Exhibit h.2
UBS Warburg LLC
Master Agreement Among Underwriters
MAY 2000
Master Agreement Among Underwriters
January 1, 1999
UBS Warburg LLC
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby agree that this Master Agreement Among Underwriters (this "Agreement")
will apply to our participation in offerings of securities where you act as
Manager or one of the Managers of the underwriting syndicate (including
offerings subject to competitive bidding where you act as Representative of a
group of bidders or purchasers). The issuer of the securities is referred to as
the "Company", the seller of any such securities other than the Company is
referred to as the "Seller" and such securities are referred to as the
"Securities".
1. Applicability
This Agreement as amended or supplemented by the Terms Communication (as defined
below) will apply to any offering of Securities, pursuant to a registration
statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder (collectively, the "Securities Act"), or exempt from such
registration, where you have informed us that this Agreement applies. Any such
offering in which we participate as an Underwriter is referred to as an
"Offering".
You may, from time to time, invite us to participate in an Offering by sending a
wire, telex, facsimile or other means of invitation relating to that Offering
(an "Invitation"). As to any such Offering, you will promptly advise us of the
following as applicable: the amount of Securities to be underwritten by us, the
expected offering and closing dates, the offering price and the purchase price,
the interest or dividend rate (or the method by which such rate is to be
determined), the conversion price, the underwriting discount, the management
fee, the concession and the reallowance. If the offering price is to be
determined by a formula based upon the market price of certain securities
("Formula Pricing"), you will so indicate and specify the maximum underwriting
discount, management fee and concession. You will also advise us if the Offering
includes Delayed Delivery Contracts or if the Underwriting Agreement (as defined
below) grants the Underwriters an option to purchase additional Securities (the
"Option Securities"). The foregoing information may be conveyed in the
Invitation or in a Terms Wire substantially in the forms of Exhibits A and B
hereto, respectively (collectively, the "Terms Communication"). The Terms
Communication may also supplement or amend the terms of this Agreement
applicable to an Offering.
Receipt of our acceptance substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
without receipt of our written revocation before the time specified in the Terms
Communication constitutes our "Final Acceptance". By our Final Acceptance, we
agree that this Agreement will be incorporated by reference in such Terms
Communication as though set forth in its entirety and will govern our
participation in such Offering.
2. Underwriting Agreement and Master Underwriters' Questionnaire
For each Offering, the Company, any Seller and/or any guarantor of such
Securities will enter into an underwriting or purchase agreement or similar
agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), which will be sent to us, available
for review in your office or in publicly available form with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). By our Final Acceptance, we authorize
you to purchase on our behalf the amount of the Securities set forth in the
Terms Communication (our "Initial Commitment") plus our share of any Option
Securities less any amount of our Securities to be sold pursuant to Delayed
Delivery Contracts under Section 7 below. The Securities we are obligated to
purchase after any such adjustment are referred to as "Our Securities." If the
Securities are debt obligations maturing serially, our allocation of the
maturities will be proportionate to our underwriting obligation.
Our Final Acceptance will also constitute (i) our representation that our
commitment with respect to the Offering will not violate any applicable capital
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act"), the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") or any securities exchange and
(ii) our confirmation that the information given or deemed given in response to
the Master Underwriters' Questionnaire attached as Exhibit C is correct. We will
notify you immediately whenever such information becomes inaccurate or
incomplete during an Offering.
3. Offering Documents
Registered Offerings. For an Offering of Securities registered under the
Securities Act ("Registered Offering"), you will provide the file number(s) of
the Registration Statement (as defined below) filed with the Commission or, to
the extent made available by the Company, send us or make available for our
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review in your office a copy of such Registration Statement except for any
exhibits and documents incorporated therein by reference. As soon as practicable
after sufficient quantities of the final prospectus (excluding documents
incorporated by reference therein) are made available to you by the Company to
be used in connection with the Offering of the Securities, you will furnish to
us sufficient copies thereof or arrange to have such copies furnished to us. We
understand that we are not authorized to give any information or make any
representation not contained in the Prospectus (including documents incorporated
by reference therein), as amended or supplemented, in connection with the
Offering.
Our Final Acceptance will constitute (i) our acknowledgment that we are familiar
with such Registration Statement, as amended to the date of the Offering,
including any exhibits or documents incorporated therein by reference (the
"Registration Statement"), and with any preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus, or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission (collectively,
the "Prospectus") and the forms of Underwriting Agreement and indenture or other
document describing the terms of the Securities filed as exhibits thereto or
otherwise made available to us, (ii) our representation that the information
relating to us in such Registration Statement and Prospectus is correct and not
misleading, (iii) our consent to be named as an Underwriter therein, and (iv)
our representation that we will furnish a Prospectus to each person to whom we
sell Securities or to whom we furnished a previous Prospectus as required by
applicable regulation or as requested by you. We will maintain accurate records
of our distribution of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
Where specified in the Terms Communication, we will not without your consent
sell any of the Securities to an account over which we have investment
discretion.
Offerings Pursuant to Offering Circular. For other than a Registered Offering,
you will provide or make available to us for our review in your office, to the
extent made available by the Company, copies of any preliminary and final
offering circulars or other offering materials and any amendments thereto (the
"Offering Circular"). As soon as practicable after sufficient quantities of the
final offering circular (excluding documents incorporated by reference therein)
are made available to you by the Company to be used in connection with the
Offering of the Securities, you will furnish to us sufficient copies thereof or
arrange to have such copies furnished to us. We understand that we are not
authorized to give any information or make any representation not contained in
the Offering Circular (including documents incorporated by reference therein),
as amended or supplemented, in connection with the Offering.
Our Final Acceptance will also constitute (i) our acknowledgment that we are
familiar with the Offering Circular, and the forms of Underwriting Agreement and
indenture or other document describing the terms of the Securities made
available to us (ii) our representation that the information relating to us in
the Offering Circular is correct and not misleading, (iii) our consent to being
named as an Underwriter therein, and (iv) our representation that we will
furnish an Offering Circular to each person to whom we sell Securities or to
whom we furnish a previous Offering Circular as required by any regulation or as
requested by you. We will maintain accurate records of our distribution of the
Offering Circular.
4. Manager's Authority
We authorize you, acting as Manager, to (i) negotiate, execute and deliver the
Underwriting Agreement, (ii) exercise all authority and discretion granted by
the Underwriting Agreement and take all action you deem desirable in connection
with this Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement including, but not limited
to, waiving performance or satisfaction by the Company, any selling security
holder or any other party to the Underwriting Agreement of its or their
obligations or conditions included in the Underwriting Agreement or the Terms
Communication (including this Agreement), if in your judgment such waiver will
not have a material adverse effect upon the interests of the Underwriters and
exercising any right of cancellation or termination, (iii) modify, vary or waive
any provision in the Underwriting Agreement except the amount of Our Securities
or the purchase price (except you may determine the price by Formula Pricing
where applicable), (iv) determine the timing and the terms of the Offering
(including varying the offering terms and the concessions and discounts to
dealers), (v) exercise any option relating to the purchase of Option Securities,
and (vi) take all action you deem desirable in connection with the Offering and
the purchase, carrying, sale and distribution of the Securities. If there are
other Managers with respect to an Offering, you may take any action hereunder
alone on behalf of the Managers, and our representations, agreements and
authorizations given herein shall also be for the benefit of such other Manager
to whom you may grant any of your authority to act hereunder.
You may arrange for the purchase by others, who may include your or other
Underwriters, of any Securities not taken up by an Underwriter in respect of its
obligations hereunder who defaults under this Agreement and/or the Underwriting
Agreement. We will assume our proportionate share of all defaulted obligations
not assumed by others and any Securities so assumed shall be included in Our
Securities. However, nothing in this paragraph will affect our liability or
obligations in the event of a default by us or any other Underwriter(s).
You may advertise the Offering as you determine and determine all matters
relating to communications with dealers or others. We will not advertise the
Offering without your consent, and we assume all expense and risk with respect
to any advertising by us.
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Notwithstanding any information you furnish as to jurisdictions where you
believe the Securities may be sold, you have no obligation for qualification of
the Securities for sale under the laws of any jurisdiction. You may file a New
York Further State Notice. You have no liability to us except for your own lack
of good faith in meeting obligations expressly assumed by you hereunder.
5. Management Fee
We will pay and authorize you to charge our account with our share of the
Management Fee set forth in the Terms Communication and calculated without
deduction in respect of any Delayed Delivery Securities. Such compensation may
be divided among the Managers as you decide.
6. Offering
We will comply with any applicable requirement of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and any other applicable Federal or state statute and the rules and
regulations thereunder. We will make no sales of Securities until you release us
to do so. Any Securities released to us for public offering will be promptly
offered in conformity with the Prospectus or Offering Circular and we will not
allow any discount except as permitted by this Agreement. If we offer Securities
outside the United States, its territories or possessions, we will take all
action necessary to comply with all applicable laws at our own expense and risk.
You may reserve for sale, sell and deliver for our account any of Our Securities
(i) to customers, (ii) to dealers (including Underwriters) who are members of
the NASD and agree to comply with the terms of Section 16 below and (iii) to
foreign dealers or other institutions (including Underwriters) not eligible for
NASD membership who agree to comply with the terms of Section 16 below. Sales of
Securities to customers for the account of Underwriters will be as nearly as
practicable in proportion to their respective Initial Commitments, and sales of
Securities to dealers for the account of Underwriters will be as nearly as
practicable in proportion to each Underwriter's pro rata share of Securities
reserved for such sales. You will advise us of the amount of Our Securities
which we will retain for direct sale. Any Securities reserved by you for sale
for our account but not sold may be released by you to us for direct sale, in
which event the amount of Securities so reserved shall be correspondingly
reduced. We will obtain an agreement containing the representations in Section
16 below from dealers to whom we sell Securities.
In connection with any Offering of Securities that are registered under the Act
and issued by a company that was not, immediately prior to the filing of the
Registration Statement, subject to the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, we agree that unless otherwise advised by you and disclosed in
the Prospectus we will not make sales to any account over which we exercise
discretionary authority with respect to that sale (discretionary accounts). We
will advise you on request of the unsold amount of Our Securities. You may at
any time (i) reserve such Securities for sale by you for our account, (ii)
purchase any such Securities to make deliveries for the Underwriters (at the
public offering price or at such price less all or part of the concession) or
(iii) reserve such Securities for sale by the Company pursuant to Delayed
Delivery Contracts. If the total of the unsold Securities does not exceed 15% of
all Securities, you may sell the unsold Securities for the Underwriters as you
determine.
If prior to the termination of this Agreement with respect to the offering of
the Securities, you shall purchase or contract to purchase any of Our Securities
sold or loaned directly by us, in your discretion you may (i) sell for our
account the Securities so purchased and debit or credit our account for the loss
or profit resulting from such sale, (ii) charge our account with an amount not
in excess of the concession to dealers with respect thereto and credit such
amount against the cost thereof or (iii) require us to purchase such Securities
at a price equal to the total cost of such purchase, including commissions,
accrued interest, amortization of original issue discount or dividends and
transfer taxes on redelivery.
7. Arrangements for Delayed Delivery
Arrangements for Delayed Delivery Securities will be made only through you
directly, or through dealers (which may be Underwriters) to whom you may pay a
commission. Our Initial Commitment will be reduced by the Delayed Delivery
Securities attributed to us. Delayed Delivery Securities will be attributed in
the same manner and proportions as provided in Section 6 above.
The fee payable to us will be credited to our account based on the amount by
which our Initial Commitment is reduced in accordance with the above paragraph,
less the commission paid on Delayed Delivery Securities that are sold through
dealers and attributed to us. We will be treated as only a dealer and receive
only the concession with respect to the Securities, if any, by which the
aggregate of the Delayed Delivery Securities attributable to us exceeds our
Initial Commitment.
8. Stabilization and Over-Allotment
During an Offering, and longer if necessary to cover any short position, you may
buy and sell for either long or short account in the open market or otherwise
(i) the Securities, (ii) if the Securities are common stock or a security
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for common stock (including any
option on common stock), the common stock of the Company and any security
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for common stock including any
option on such common stock (referred to as "Equivalent Securities"), and (iii)
any other securities that you may designate in the
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Terms Communication. In arranging for sales of Securities, you may also over-
allot and cover such over-allotment on such terms as you deem advisable. At no
time (except for over-allotments which may be covered by an over-allotment
option and except as a result of a default by an Underwriter) shall our net
commitment pursuant to this Section exceed 20% of our Initial Commitment. All
transactions pursuant to this Section shall be made for the respective accounts
of the Underwriters as nearly as practicable in proportion to their Initial
Commitments. Any securities purchased by you for stabilizing purposes prior to
our Final Acceptance will also be subject to this Section. On demand, we will
(x) pay for any Securities purchased, deliver any Securities sold or over-
allotted, or pay any losses or expenses incurred for our account pursuant to
this Section and (y) advise you of the Securities retained by us and unsold and
will sell to you for the account of one or more of the Underwriters such of our
unsold Securities at such price, not less than the net price to selected dealers
nor more than the public offering price, as you determine.
You will notify us promptly of any transaction which in your judgment may be a
"stabilizing purchase" within the meaning of the applicable rules of the
Commission and will also notify us of the date and time when any such
stabilizing was terminated. If stabilization is effected we will provide you not
later than the fifth full business day following the termination of
stabilization, with such information and reports as are required in relation to
such stabilization pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission under
the Exchange Act.
9. Open Market Transactions
Until notified by you to the contrary, we will not buy, sell, deal or trade in
Securities, any Equivalent Securities, or any other securities designated in the
Terms Communication. However, such restrictions will not apply to unsolicited
brokerage orders received in the ordinary course of business. We may, with your
prior consent, make purchases of the Securities from and sales to other
Underwriters at the public offering price, less all or any part of the
concession to dealers. We will also comply with the provisions of Regulation M
under the Exchange Act if applicable to us.
10. Payment, Delivery and Settlement
In payment for the Securities we are obligated to purchase, we will deliver a
federal funds wire transfer to your order in accordance with your instructions
as to time and place of delivery and amount of funds. As our agent you may pay
the Company and any Seller the amount due against delivery of the Securities.
Unless we promptly provide contrary instructions, transactions may be settled
through The Depository Trust Company if we or our correspondent is a member. If
you do not receive our payment as instructed, you may make payment for our
account without relieving us of our obligations under this Agreement and, we
will repay promptly on demand the amount advanced plus interest at current
rates.
You may deliver to us from time to time against payment, for carrying purposes
only, the unsold amount of Our Securities except that if the aggregate amount of
reserved but unsold Securities upon termination in accordance with the second
paragraph of Section 13 below does not exceed 10% of the total amount of
Securities, you may in your discretion sell such Securities for the accounts of
the Underwriters, at such prices and in such manner as you determine. On demand,
we will redeliver against payment any Securities so delivered.
As soon as practicable after any Offering, the net credit or debit balance in
our account shall be paid to or collected from us; provided, however, that you
may reserve any amount for possible additional expenses chargeable to the
Underwriters. No statement by you regarding a balance in our account or the
establishment of any reserve shall constitute a representation as to the
existence or nonexistence of amounts chargeable to us. Notwithstanding any
distribution to us, we will remain liable for and pay on demand (i) any transfer
taxes paid after settlement of our account, and (ii) our proportionate share
based on our Initial Commitment of all expenses and liability incurred for the
Underwriters, including any liability based on the claim that the Underwriters
constitute an association, unincorporated business, partnership or any separate
entity. You may at any time make partial distribution of credit balances or
require partial payment of debit balances.
11. Authority to Borrow
In carrying out this Agreement, you may arrange loans from yourself or others
for our account. In connection with any such loan, you may hold or pledge the
Securities or any other securities and execute and deliver any notes, agreements
or other instruments you deem appropriate. Any lender is authorized to accept
your instructions as Manager in all matters relating to such loans. Any
Securities or such other securities held by you for our account may be delivered
to us for carrying purposes, and if so delivered will be redelivered to you upon
demand.
12. Expenses
All expenses incurred by you in connection with an Offering and with this
Agreement are to be charged to the Underwriters' accounts in proportion to their
respective Initial Commitments except that any transfer taxes on sales made by
you to dealers are to be charged to the Underwriter for whose account such sales
were made. Any of our funds may be held with your general funds without
interest. Your determination, apportionment and distribution of profits, losses
and expenses will be final and conclusive.
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13. Termination
This Agreement may be terminated by either party on five business days' prior
written notice except that our notice is not effective as to any Offering where
such notice is received by you after our Final Acceptance. Further, the third
paragraph of Section 10 and Sections 12, 14, 15, and 17 and your representations
hereunder will in all circumstances survive as to all Offerings.
Except as otherwise provided in the foregoing paragraph, with respect to any
Offering this Agreement will terminate at the close of business on the thirtieth
day after the Securities are released for public sale, unless you either
terminate this Agreement earlier or extend it for up to thirty additional days.
This Agreement will continue in full force and effect regardless of (i) any
termination of any Underwriting Agreement, (ii) any investigation relating to
any Securities or any Offering and (iii) the delivery of and payment for any
Securities. No termination pursuant to this Section will affect your authority
or our obligations under Sections 8 and 10. No termination will relieve any
defaulting Underwriter.
14. Underwriters' Status
Nothing herein is to constitute any of the Underwriters a partnership,
association, unincorporated business or other separate entity or is to render
you or us liable (except as provided herein or in the Underwriting Agreement)
for any obligation of any other Underwriters; and the obligations and
liabilities of each of the Underwriters are several and not joint. In no event
will the Underwriters elect to be treated as a partnership for Federal income
tax purposes, and will not take any position inconsistent with this sentence. If
for Federal income tax purposes the Underwriters should be deemed to constitute
a partnership, then each Underwriter elects to be excluded from the application
of Subchapter K, Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code and
authorizes UBS Warburg LLC, in its discretion, on behalf of such Underwriter, to
execute such evidence of such election as may be required by the Internal
Revenue Services.
15. Default by Underwriters
Default by one or more Underwriters hereunder or under the Underwriting
Agreement will not release the other Underwriters from their respective
obligations or affect the liability of any defaulting Underwriters to the other
Underwriters for damages resulting from such default.
16. Indemnity and Contribution
We will indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse you and each other Underwriter
(and your respective controlling persons within the meaning of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act) and the successors and assigns of all of the foregoing
persons to the extent and on the terms that each Underwriter agrees to indemnify
any person in the Underwriting Agreement.
If any inquiry or investigation is initiated or if any claim is asserted against
you as Manager or otherwise involves the Underwriters generally, or relates to
any Prospectus, Registration Statement, Offering Circular, the offering of the
Securities, or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any
Underwriting Agreement, you may make such investigation, retain such counsel and
take any other action you deem desirable, including settlement of any claim if
recommended by counsel retained by you. Upon your request, we will pay our
proportionate share of all expenses incurred by you or with your consent
(including, but not limited to, fees and disbursements of counsel) in
investigating and defending against such inquiry, investigation, claim or
otherwise, and, as contributions, our proportionate share of any related
liability incurred whether such liability results from a judgment, settlement or
otherwise. A claim against or liability incurred by a person who controls an
Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or Exchange Act shall be
deemed incurred by such Underwriter. You may consent to being named as the
representative of a defendant class of Underwriters. If any Underwriter or
Underwriters default in their obligation to make any payments under Section 15,
each nondefaulting Underwriter shall be obligated to pay its proportionate share
of all defaulted payments, based upon such Underwriter's underwriting obligation
as related to the underwriting obligations of all nondefaulting Underwriters,
without relieving the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters of liability
therefor. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
17. NASD
We understand that you are a member in good standing of the NASD. We represent
that (i) we are a member in good standing of the NASD and will comply with all
applicable rules of the NASD, including the NASD's Interpretation with respect
to Free Riding and Withholding and Rule 2740 of the Conduct Rules, or (ii) we
are a foreign bank, broker, dealer or other institutions not eligible for such
membership and will not make sales within the United States, its territories or
possessions or to persons who are citizens or residents thereof except through
you (except that we may participate in group sales pursuant to Section 6 above)
and that in making sales outside the United States, we will comply with the
requirements of the NASD's
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Interpretation with respect to Free Riding and Withholding and comply as though
a member with Rules 2420, 2730, 2740 and 2750 of the Conduct Rules of the NASD.
18. Miscellaneous
This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature
whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement ("Claim"),
directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of law
provisions thereof. Except as set forth below, no Claim may be commenced,
prosecuted or continued in any court other than the courts of the State of New
York located in the City and County of New York or in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts shall have
jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters, and we and you consent to
the jurisdiction of such courts and personal service with respect thereto. We
and you waive all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way arising
out of or relating to this Agreement. We agree that a final judgment in any such
action, proceeding or counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive
and binding upon us and may be enforced in any other courts to the jurisdiction
of which we are, or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment. The Section
headings in this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of convenience of
reference and are not a part of this Agreement. This Agreement may be
supplemented or amended by you by written notice to us and, except for
supplements or amendments set forth in a Terms Communication, any such
supplement or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective with respect to any
Offering to which this Agreement applies after the date of such supplement or
amendment. Each reference to "Agreement" herein shall, as appropriate, be to
this Agreement as so amended and supplemented. This Agreement may be signed by
the parties in one or more counterparts which together shall constitute one and
the same agreement among the parties.
19. Notices
Any notice hereunder is duly given if sent from you by registered mail, telegram
or telex, to us as set forth below or if sent to you at UBS Warburg LLC, ▇▇▇
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Department.
Very truly yours,
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(Name of Firm)
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(Address of Firm)
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(Name and Title of Signatory)
By:____________________________
(Signature)
Facsimile No.:____________
Confirmed as of the date first above written.
UBS Warburg LLC
By: ______________________________
Executive Director
By: ______________________________
Managing Director
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UBS Warburg LLC
FORM OF INVITATION TO BE USED WITH MASTER AGREEMENT AMONG UNDERWRITERS
(The following form of Invitation, adapted as appropriate for debt securities,
convertible securities, stock or units, is designed for use in all offerings to
which UBS Warburg LLC Master Agreement Among Underwriters (the "Master AAU")
will apply. In certain cases, all or a part of the following form will be
combined with the form of Terms Wire.)
(Date)
(Name and address of prospective Underwriter)
Attention: Corporate Syndicate Department
Invitation Wire
(Name of Issuer)
(Title of Securities) (principal amount or number shares)
(Name of Guarantor, if any)
Registration form or application filed with (name of regulatory authority)
Seller(s): (Insert if other than or in addition to Company)
The anticipated terms are as follows:
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Call Protection: (insert if applicable)
Sinking Fund: (insert if applicable) Starts in and
retires $ per annum through
Optional Redemption Schedule: Redeemable at %, beginning declining
(straight-line) to 100%, beginning
Over-allotment Option: (insert amount, if applicable)
Ratings: (expected-confirmed)
Listing: (insert if applicable) Application has been made
to list (insert name(s) of exchange(s))
Delayed Delivery: (insert if applicable)
Name of Trustee: (insert if applicable)
Name of Parent of Trustee: (insert if applicable)
Name of Parent of Company: (insert if applicable)
Equivalent Securities and other securities subject
to stabilization pursuant to Section 8 of Master
AAU and restricted pursuant to Section 9 of Master
AAU:
(insert if applicable)
Other terms of the Offering or the Securities: (insert if applicable)
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[The issuer is not subject to the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We call your attention to the final paragraph
of Section 3(a) of our Master Agreement Among Underwriters and advise you that,
without our consent, Securities should not be sold to an account over which you
have investment discretion.] (insert if applicable)
You are hereby invited to participate as one of the several Underwriters in the
above-referenced Offering for (amount). Your participation as an
Underwriter shall be subject to the provisions of the Master Agreement Among
Underwriters between you and UBS Warburg LLC, as amended.
If you wish to accept this Invitation and thereby agree to its terms, the
Corporate Syndicate Department of UBS Warburg LLC : must receive a telegram,
telex or Graphic Scanning communication from you not later than _____________
M., New York City time, on ____________, ___, in substantially the following
form:
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"We accept the Invitation dated _____________, ____, to participate as an
Underwriter in the Offering of Securities of (insert name of issuer). We confirm
that we agree to be bound by the Master Agreement Among Underwriters as it
relates to this Offering and that there are no exceptions to your Master
Underwriters' Questionnaire (or state exceptions)."
(Signature of firm)
UBS Warburg LLC
[Name of Co-Manager(s), if any]
By: UBS Warburg LLC
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UBS Warburg LLC
FORM OF TERMS WIRE TO BE USED WITH UBS WARBURG LLC
MASTER AGREEMENT AMONG UNDERWRITERS
(The following form, adapted as appropriate for debt securities, convertible
securities, stock or units, will be used in connection with offerings to which
the UBS Warburg LLC Master Agreement Among Underwriters will apply. In certain
cases all or part of the following form will be combined with the form of
Invitation.)
(Date)
(Name and address of prospective Underwriter)
Attention: Corporate Syndicate Department
Terms Wire
(Name of Issuer)
(Title of Securities) (principal amount or number of shares)
(Name of Guarantor, if any)
Your underwriting commitment shall be ____________________
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Coupon [dividend rate] (insert if applicable)
Initial offering price[s] (1) (or specify formula pricing is being used)
Yield to Maturity:
Conversion price and other terms: (insert if applicable)
Expected Offering Date:
Expected Closing Date:
Delivery of Securities:
Type of Funds:
Gross spread: (unless formula pricing is being used)
Management fee: (or maximum amount thereof)
Underwriting: (unless formula pricing is being used)
Selling concession: (unless formula pricing is being used)
Reallowance: (unless formula pricing is being used)
Other terms of the Offering or the Securities: (insert if applicable)
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NOTE: Plus accrued interest/dividends from (insert date for fixed income
securities).
Unless a telex from you revoking your previous Acceptance of our Invitation with
respect to this offering is received by the UBS Warburg LLC Corporate Syndicate
Department, prior to New York City time on ___________, your Acceptance will
become final and our Master Agreement Among Underwriters will become effective
as to you with respect to this Offering.
UBS Warburg LLC
[Name of Co-Manager(s), if any]
By: UBS Warburg LLC
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UBS Warburg LLC
MASTER UNDERWRITERS' QUESTIONNAIRE
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meaning assigned thereto in the Master Agreement Among Underwriters between UBS
Warburg LLC and us (such agreement as amended or supplemented from time to time
being hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"). Reference will be made to
this Master Underwriters' Questionnaire in the Terms Communication described in
Section 1 of the Agreement received by us in connection with the offerings of
securities in which UBS Warburg LLC is acting as manager of the several
underwriters. Our acceptance of any Terms Communication should respond to this
Master Underwriters' Questionnaire, and state that there are "no exceptions" or,
if there are exceptions, provide details thereof. We authorize you to furnish
such information and make such representations to appropriate authorities based
on the information provided by us pursuant to this Questionnaire.
In connection with the Offering, we advise you and the Company that, except as
indicated in our acceptance of the Terms Communication:
neither we nor any of our directors, officers or partners has, nor have we or
they had within the last three years, a "material" relationship (as the term
"material" is defined in Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act) with
the Company, its parent, if any, any Seller or Guarantor;
neither we nor any of our officers, directors or partners, separately or as a
"group" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), owns of
record or beneficially (determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the Company, its
parent or any Seller or Guarantor or is affiliated (as that term is defined in
the Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act) with any person who owns of
record or beneficially more than 5% of any such class of securities or has
knowledge that more than 5% of any such class is or is to be held subject to any
voting trust or similar arrangement;
other than as may be stated in the Agreement, the Terms Communication or the
Underwriting Agreement relating to the proposed offering or the UBS Warburg LLC
Master Dealer Agreement, we do not know of, or have any reason to believe that
there are, any arrangements (i) for any discounts or commissions to be allowed
or paid to underwriters or any other items that would be deemed by the NASD to
constitute underwriting compensation for purposes of Rule 2710 of the NASD's
Conduct Rules; (ii) for any discounts or commissions to be allowed or paid to
dealers or any cash, securities, contracts or other consideration to be received
by any dealer in connection with the sale of the Securities; (iii) for limiting
or restricting the sale of any securities of the Company or the Guarantor for
the period of distribution; (iv) for stabilizing the market for any securities
of the Company or the Guarantor; or (v) for withholding commissions or otherwise
holding each underwriter or dealer responsible for the distribution of his
participation;
neither we nor any of our directors, officers, partners or "persons associated
with" us (as defined in the By-laws of the NASD) within the last 12 months have
purchased (or intends within six months after the commencement of the offering
of the Securities to purchase) in private transactions any securities of the
Company or the Guarantor or any parent or subsidiary thereof or have had any
dealings with the Company or the Guarantor or any parent or controlling
stockholder thereof (other than relating to the proposed Underwriting
Agreement), as to which documents or information are required to be filed with
the NASD pursuant to its Conduct Rules;
no report or memorandum has been prepared by or for us for external use in
connection with the Offering, and if the Registration Statement is on Form S-1,
no engineering, management or similar report or memorandum relating to broad
aspects of the business, operations or products of the Company, the Guarantor or
any parent thereof has been prepared for or by you within the past twelve months
(except for reports solely comprised of recommendations to buy, sell or hold the
securities of the Company, the Guarantor or any parent thereof, unless such
recommendations have changed within the last six months)/1/
if the Securities are to be issued under an Indenture qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939:
we (if a corporation) do not have outstanding nor have we assumed or guaranteed
any securities issued otherwise than in our present corporate name and neither
the Trustee nor its parent is a holder of any of our securities;
neither we nor any of our directors, officers or partners is an "affiliate," as
defined in Rule 0-2 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, of the Trustee or its
parent, and neither the Trustee nor its parent, nor any of their directors or
executive officers is a director, officer, partner, employee, appointee or
representative of us as those terms are defined in said Act or in the relevant
instructions to the Trustee's Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form
T-1; and
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/1/ In the event of an exception to the type of materials referred to, three
complies of each item of such material, together with a statement describing
the actual or proposed use, the distribution thereof, and identifying the
classes of recipients, the number of copies of such materials distributed to
each such class and the period of distribution must be sent to UBS Warburg
LLC, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention: Corporate
Syndicate Department.
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neither we nor any of our directors, executive officers, partners or parents,
separately or as a group, owns beneficially 1% or more of any class of voting
securities of the Trustee or its parent; and
if the issuer is a public utility, we are not a "holding company" or a
"subsidiary company" or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "public
utility company," each as defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935.
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