EXHIBIT 1.1
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FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
(a Michigan corporation)
Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Debt Securities
UNIVERSAL SHELF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Dated: June ., 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT............................................................................................ 1
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SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties............................................................... 4
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(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company................................................... 4
(1) Compliance with Registration Requirements............................................... 4
(2) Incorporated Documents.................................................................. 5
(3) Independent Accountants................................................................. 5
(4) Financial Statements.................................................................... 5
(5) No Material Adverse Change in Business.................................................. 6
(6) Good Standing of the Company............................................................ 6
(7) Good Standing of Subsidiaries........................................................... 6
(8) Capitalization.......................................................................... 7
(9) Authorization of this Underwriting Agreement and Terms Agreement........................ 7
(10) Authorization of Common Stock........................................................... 7
(11) Authorization of Preferred Stock........................................................ 7
(12) Authorization of Senior Debt Securities and/or Subordinated Debt Securities............. 8
(13) Authorization of the Indentures......................................................... 8
(14) Authorization of Underlying Securities.................................................. 8
(15) Descriptions of the Underwritten Securities, Underlying Securities and Indentures ...... 9
(16) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts....................................................... 9
(17) Absence of Labor Dispute................................................................ 10
(18) Absence of Proceedings.................................................................. 10
(19) Accuracy of Exhibits.................................................................... 11
(20) Absence of Further Requirements......................................................... 11
(21) Possession of Intellectual Property..................................................... 11
(22) Possession of Licenses and Permits...................................................... 11
(23) Title to Property....................................................................... 11
(24) Commodity Exchange Act.................................................................. 12
(25) Investment Company Act.................................................................. 12
(26) Environmental Laws...................................................................... 12
(b) Officers' Certificates.......................................................................... 13
SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing................................................... 13
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(a) Underwritten Securities......................................................................... 13
(b) Option Underwritten Securities.................................................................. 13
(c) Payment......................................................................................... 14
(d) Denominations; Registration..................................................................... 14
SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company..................................................................... 15
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(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests.................................. 15
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(b) Filing of Amendments............................................................................ 15
(c) Delivery of Registration Statements............................................................. 15
(d) Delivery of Prospectuses........................................................................ 16
(e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws....................................................... 16
(f) Blue Sky Qualifications......................................................................... 16
(g) Earnings Statement.............................................................................. 17
(h) Reservation of Securities....................................................................... 17
(i) Use of Proceeds................................................................................. 17
(j) Listing......................................................................................... 17
(k) Restriction on Sale of Securities............................................................... 17
(l) Reporting Requirements.......................................................................... 17
SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.......................................................................... 18
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(a) Expenses........................................................................................ 18
(b) Termination of Agreement........................................................................ 18
SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations...................................................... 18
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(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement......................................................... 19
(b) Opinion of Counsel for Company.................................................................. 19
(c) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters............................................................. 19
(d) Officers' Certificate........................................................................... 19
(e) Accountant's Comfort Letter..................................................................... 20
(f) Bring-down Comfort Letter....................................................................... 20
(g) Ratings......................................................................................... 20
(h) Approval of Listing............................................................................. 20
(i) No Objection.................................................................................... 21
(j) Lock-up Agreements.............................................................................. 21
(k) Over-Allotment Option........................................................................... 21
(l) Additional Documents............................................................................ 22
(m) Termination of Terms Agreement.................................................................. 22
SECTION 6. Indemnification.............................................................................. 22
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(a) Indemnification of Underwriters................................................................. 22
(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers.............................................. 23
(c) Actions against Parties; Notification........................................................... 23
(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse.............................................. 24
SECTION 7. Contribution................................................................................. 24
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SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery............................... 26
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SECTION 9. Termination.................................................................................. 26
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(a) Underwriting Agreement.......................................................................... 26
(b) Terms Agreement................................................................................. 26
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(c) Liabilities..................................................................................... 27
SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters.................................................. 27
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SECTION 11. Notices..................................................................................... 28
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SECTION 12. Parties..................................................................................... 28
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SECTION 13. Governing Law and Time..................................................................... 28
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SECTION 14. Effect of Headings.......................................................................... 28
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Draft of June 1, 1998
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
(a Michigan corporation)
Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Debt Securities
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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June ., 199__
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & CO.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lynch, Pierce, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇
Incorporated
North Tower
World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281-1209
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Federal-Mogul Corporation, a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), proposes
to issue and sell up to $2,500,000,000 aggregate initial public offering price
of its (i) shares of common stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock"),
(ii) shares of preferred stock, without par value (the "Preferred Stock"), or
(iii) senior or subordinated debt securities (the "Debt Securities"), or any
combination thereof, from time to time, in or pursuant to one or more offerings
on terms to be determined at the time of sale.
The Preferred Stock will be issued in one or more series and each series of
Preferred Stock may vary, as applicable, as to the title, specific number of
shares, rank, stated value, liquidation preference, dividend rate or rates (or
method of calculation), dividend payment dates, redemption provisions, sinking
fund requirements, conversion provisions (and terms of the related Underlying
Securities (as defined below)) and any other variable terms as set forth in the
applicable certificate of designations (each, the "Certificate of Designations")
relating to such series of Preferred Stock.
The Debt Securities will be issued in one or more series as senior
indebtedness (the "Senior Debt Securities") under an indenture, dated as of .
(the "Senior Indenture"), between the Company and The Bank of New York, as
trustee (the "Senior Trustee"), or as subordinated indebtedness (the
"Subordinated Debt Securities") under an indenture, dated as of . (the
"Subordinated Indenture", and collectively with the Senior Indenture, the
"Indentures", and each, an "Indenture"), between the Company and The Bank of New
York, as trustee (the "Subordinated Trustee", and collectively with the Senior
Trustee, the "Trustees", and each, a "Trustee"). Each series of Debt Securities
may vary, as applicable, as to title, aggregate principal amount, rank, interest
rate or formula and timing of payments thereof, stated maturity date, redemption
and/or repayment provisions, sinking fund requirements, conversion provisions
(and terms of the related Underlying Securities) and any other variable terms
established by or pursuant to the applicable Indenture.
As used herein, "Securities" shall mean the Common Stock, Preferred Stock,
Senior Debt Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities, or any combination
thereof, initially issuable by the Company and "Underlying Securities" shall
mean the Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Senior Debt Securities or Subordinated
Debt Securities issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, Senior Debt
Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities, as applicable.
Whenever the Company determines to make an offering of Securities through
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lynch, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ Incorporated
("▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇"), or through an underwriting syndicate managed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, the Company will enter into an agreement (each, a "Terms Agreement")
providing for the sale of such Securities to, and the purchase and offering
thereof by, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and such other underwriters, if any, selected by
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Underwriters", which term shall include ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
whether acting as sole Underwriter or as a member of an underwriting syndicate,
as well as any Underwriter substituted pursuant to Section 10 hereof). The
Terms Agreement relating to the offering of Securities shall specify the number
or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be, of Securities to be initially
issued (the "Initial Underwritten Securities"), the name of each Underwriter
participating in such offering (subject to substitution as provided in Section
10 hereof) and the name of any Underwriter other ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ acting as
co-manager in connection with such offering, the number or aggregate principal
amount, as the case may be, of Initial Underwritten Securities which each such
Underwriter severally agrees to purchase, whether such offering is on a fixed or
variable price basis and, if on a fixed price basis, the initial offering price,
the price at which the Initial Underwritten Securities are to be purchased by
the Underwriters, the form, time, date and place of delivery and payment of the
Initial Underwritten Securities and any other material variable terms of the
Initial Underwritten Securities, as well as the material variable terms of any
related Underlying Securities. In addition, if applicable, such Terms Agreement
shall specify whether the Company has agreed to grant to the Underwriters an
option to purchase additional Securities to cover over-allotments, if any, and
the number or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be, of Securities
subject to such option (the "Option Underwritten Securities"). As used herein,
the term "Underwritten Securities" shall include the Initial Underwritten
Securities and all or any portion of any Option Underwritten Securities. The
Terms Agreement, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto,
may take the form of an exchange of any standard form of written
telecommunication between the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, acting for itself and,
if applicable, as representative of any other Underwriters. Each offering of
Underwritten Securities through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ as sole Underwriter or through an
underwriting syndicate
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managed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ will be governed by this Underwriting Agreement, as
supplemented by the applicable Terms Agreement.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-50413) and pre-
effective amendments nos. 1 and 2 thereto for the registration of the Securities
and the Underlying Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule
415 of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the "1933
Act Regulations"), and the Company has filed such post-effective amendments
thereto as may be required prior to the execution of the applicable Terms
Agreement. Such registration statement (as so amended, if applicable) has been
declared effective by the Commission and each Indenture has been duly qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939 Act"). Such
registration statement (as so amended, if applicable), including the
information, if any, deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A(b) of the
1933 Act Regulations (the "Rule 430A Information") or Rule 434(d) of the 1933
Act Regulations (the "Rule 434 Information"), is referred to herein as the
"Registration Statement"; and the final prospectus and the final prospectus
supplement relating to the offering of the Underwritten Securities, in the form
first furnished to the Underwriters by the Company for use in connection with
the offering of the Underwritten Securities, are collectively referred to herein
as the "Prospectus"; provided, however, that all references to the "Registration
Statement" and the "Prospectus" shall also be deemed to include all documents
incorporated therein by reference pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), prior to the execution of the applicable
Terms Agreement; provided, further, that if the Company files a registration
statement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act
Regulations (the "Rule 462 Registration Statement"), then, after such filing,
all references to "Registration Statement" shall also be deemed to include the
Rule 462 Registration Statement; and provided, further, that if the Company
elects to rely upon Rule 434 of the 1933 Act Regulations, then all references to
"Prospectus" shall also be deemed to include the final or preliminary prospectus
and the applicable term sheet or abbreviated term sheet (the "Term Sheet"), as
the case may be, in the form first furnished to the Underwriters by the Company
in reliance upon Rule 434 of the 1933 Act Regulations, and all references in
this Underwriting Agreement to the date of the Prospectus shall mean the date of
the Term Sheet. A "preliminary prospectus" shall be deemed to refer to any
prospectus used before the registration statement became effective and any
prospectus that omitted, as applicable, the Rule 430A Information, the Rule 434
Information or other information to be included upon pricing in a form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act
Regulations, that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution
and delivery of the applicable Terms Agreement. For purposes of this
Underwriting Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement,
Prospectus, Term Sheet or preliminary prospectus or to any amendment or
supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include any copy filed
with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Retrieval system ("▇▇▇▇▇").
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All references in this Underwriting Agreement to financial statements and
schedules and other information which is "contained," "included" or "stated" (or
other references of like import) in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or
preliminary prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial
statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus,
as the case may be; and all references in this Underwriting Agreement to
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or
preliminary prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any
document under the 1934 Act which is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus, as the case may
be.
SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties.
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(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents
and warrants to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as of the date hereof, and to each Underwriter
named in the applicable Terms Agreement, as of the date thereof, as of the
Closing Time (as defined below) and, if applicable, as of each Date of Delivery
(as defined below) (in each case, a "Representation Date"), as follows:
(1) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Company meets the
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requirements for use of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act. Each of the
Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has
become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of
the Commission for additional information has been complied with. In
addition, each Indenture has been duly qualified under the 1939 Act.
At the respective times the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto (including
the filing of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K with the
Commission (the "Annual Report on Form 10-K")) became effective and at each
Representation Date, the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto complied
and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933
Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission under the 1939 Act (the "1939 Act
Regulations") and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. At the
date of the Prospectus, at the Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery,
if any, the Prospectus and any amendments and supplements thereto did not
and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 434 of
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the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will comply with the requirements of
Rule 434. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties
in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by any
Underwriter through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ expressly for use in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus.
Each preliminary prospectus and prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment
thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, complied when so
filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations and each
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for
use in connection with the offering of Underwritten Securities will, at the
time of such delivery, be identical to any electronically transmitted
copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇, except to the
extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(2) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated or deemed to
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be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, when they became effective or at the time they were or
hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all
material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder (the "1934 Act Regulations") and,
when read together with the other information in the Prospectus, at the
date of the Prospectus, at the Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery,
if any, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(3) Independent Accountants. The accountants who certified the
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financial statements and any supporting schedules thereto included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus are independent public
accountants as required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(4) Financial Statements. The financial statements of the Company
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and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, as well
as those financial statements, schedules and notes of any other entity
included therein, present fairly the financial position of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries, or such other entity, as the case may be, at
the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders' equity
and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, or such
other entity, as the case may be, for the periods specified. Such financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved except as disclosed therein, except that financial
statements of T & N plc ("T & N") have been prepared in accordance with
U.K. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved
except as disclosed therein. The supporting schedules, if any, included in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly in accordance
with GAAP the
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information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and
the summary financial information included in the Prospectus present fairly
the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent
with that of the audited financial statements included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus. In addition, any pro forma financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the related notes
thereto included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus present
fairly the information shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with
the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial
statements and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein,
and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the
adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions
and circumstances referred to therein.
(5) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the respective
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dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the
ordinary course of business (a "Material Adverse Effect"), (B) there have
been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, other than those arising in the ordinary course of business,
which are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries
considered as one enterprise and (C) except for regular dividends on the
Company's common stock or preferred stock, in amounts per share that are
consistent with past practice or the applicable charter document or
supplement thereto, respectively, there has been no dividend or
distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class
of its capital stock.
(6) Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly
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organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under
the laws of the State of Michigan and has corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations
under, or as contemplated under, this Underwriting Agreement and the
applicable Terms Agreement. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of
the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except
where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would not result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
(7) Good Standing of Subsidiaries. Each "significant subsidiary" of
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the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X
promulgated under the 1933 Act) and (each, a "Subsidiary" and,
collectively, the "Subsidiaries"), if any, has been duly organized and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and is
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duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required,
whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of
business, except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing
would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise stated
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and
is validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the
Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security
interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity. None of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary was issued in
violation of preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of
such Subsidiary.
(8) Capitalization. If the Prospectus contains a "Capitalization"
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section, the authorized, issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company is as set forth in the column entitled "Actual" under such
section (except for subsequent issuances thereof, if any, contemplated
under this Underwriting Agreement, pursuant to reservations, agreements or
employee benefit plans referred to in the Prospectus or pursuant to the
exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the
Prospectus). Such shares of capital stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued by the Company and are fully paid and non-assessable, and
none of such shares of capital stock was issued in violation of preemptive
or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.
(9) Authorization of this Underwriting Agreement and Terms Agreement.
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This Underwriting Agreement has been, and the applicable Terms Agreement as
of the date thereof will have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company.
(10) Authorization of Common Stock. If the Underwritten Securities
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being sold pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement include Common Stock,
such Underwritten Securities have been, or as of the date of such Terms
Agreement will have been, duly authorized by the Company for issuance and
sale pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and such Terms Agreement.
Such Underwritten Securities, when issued and delivered by the Company
pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and such Terms Agreement against
payment of the consideration therefor specified in such Terms Agreement,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not be
subject to preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the
Company. No holder of such Underwritten Securities is or will be subject
to personal liability by reason of being such a holder.
(11) Authorization of Preferred Stock. If the Underwritten Securities
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being sold pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement include Preferred
Stock, such Underwritten Securities have been, or as of the date of such
Terms Agreement will have been, duly authorized by the Company for issuance
and sale pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and such Terms Agreement.
The applicable Preferred Stock, when issued and delivered by the Company
pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and such Terms Agreement against
payment of the consideration therefor specified in such Terms
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Agreement will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will
not be subject to preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder
of the Company. No holder of such Preferred Stock is or will be subject to
personal liability by reason of being such a holder. The applicable
Certificate of Designations will be in full force and effect prior to the
Closing Time.
(12) Authorization of Senior Debt Securities and/or Subordinated Debt
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Securities. If the Underwritten Securities being sold pursuant to the
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applicable Terms Agreement include Senior Debt Securities and/or
Subordinated Debt Securities, such Underwritten Securities have been, or as
of the date of such Terms Agreement will have been, duly authorized by the
Company for issuance and sale pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and
such Terms Agreement. Such Underwritten Securities, when issued and
authenticated in the manner provided for in the applicable Indenture and
delivered against payment of the consideration therefor specified in such
Terms Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles,
and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (A)
requirements that a claim with respect to any Debt Securities denominated
other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign or composite currency judgment in
respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange
prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (B)
governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments
outside the United States. Such Underwritten Securities will be in the form
contemplated by, and each registered holder thereof is entitled to the
benefits of, the applicable Indenture.
(13) Authorization of the Indentures. If the Underwritten Securities
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being sold pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement include Senior Debt
Securities and/or Subordinated Debt Securities or if Preferred Stock is
convertible into Debt Securities, each applicable Indenture has been, or
prior to the issuance of the Debt Securities thereunder will have been,
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, upon such
authorization, execution and delivery, will constitute a valid and legally
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or by general
equitable principles.
(14) Authorization of Underlying Securities. If the Underlying
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Securities related to the Underwritten Securities being sold pursuant to
the applicable Terms Agreement include Common Stock or Preferred Stock,
such Underlying Securities have been, or as of the date of such Terms
Agreement will have been, duly authorized and reserved for issuance by the
Company upon conversion of the related Preferred Stock, Senior Debt
Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities, as applicable. If the
Underlying
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Securities include Common Stock or Preferred Stock, such Underlying
Securities, when issued upon such conversion, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable and will not be subject to preemptive or other
similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. No holder of such
Common Stock or Preferred Stock is or will be subject to personal liability
by reason of being such a holder. If the Underlying Securities related to
the Underwritten Securities being sold pursuant to the applicable Terms
Agreement include Senior Debt Securities and/or Subordinated Debt
Securities, such Underlying Securities have been, or as of the date of such
Terms Agreement will have been, duly authorized for issuance by the Company
upon conversion of the related Preferred Stock. Such Underlying
Securities, when issued and authenticated in the manner provided for in the
applicable Indenture and delivered in accordance with the terms of the
related Preferred Stock, will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or by general
equitable principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be
limited by (A) requirements that a claim with respect to any Debt
Securities denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign or
composite currency judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into
U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant
to applicable law or (B) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit
the making of payments outside the United States.
(15) Descriptions of the Underwritten Securities, Underlying
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Securities and Indentures. The Underwritten Securities being sold pursuant
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to the applicable Terms Agreement and each applicable Indenture, as of the
date of the Prospectus, and any Underlying Securities, when issued and
delivered in accordance with the terms of the related Underwritten
Securities, will conform in all material respects to the statements
relating thereto contained in the Prospectus and will be in substantially
the form filed or incorporated by reference, as the case may be, as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.
(16) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any
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of its subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws or in default
in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or
any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (collectively, "Agreements
and Instruments"), except for such defaults that would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Underwriting Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement and each applicable
Indenture and any other agreement or instrument entered into or issued or
to be entered into or issued by the Company in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein and in the
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Registration Statement and the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale
of the Underwritten Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of
the Underwritten Securities as described under the caption "Use of Proceeds
") and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder and
thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and
do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or
passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or
default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets,
properties or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant
to, any Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches,
defaults, events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in
a Material Adverse Effect) nor will such action result in any violation of
the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment,
order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or any of their assets, properties or operations. As used
herein, a "Repayment Event" means any event or condition which gives the
holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any
person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require the repurchase,
redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(17) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees
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of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of
the Company, is imminent which may reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(18) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
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inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental
agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its
subsidiaries which is required to be disclosed in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus (other than as stated therein), or which might
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which
might reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Underwriting
Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement or any applicable Indenture, or
the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
The aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a parry or of which any of their
respective assets, properties or operations is the subject which are not
described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, including
ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(19) Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents which
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are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or the documents incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as
exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required.
(20) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or
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authorization, approval, consent, license, order registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency,
domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the performance by the
Company of its obligations under this Underwriting Agreement or the
applicable Terms Agreement or in connection with the actions contemplated
under this Underwriting Agreement, such Terms Agreement or any applicable
Indenture, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required
under state securities laws.
(21) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company and its
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subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate
patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how
(including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable
proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures),
trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property
(collectively, "Intellectual Property") necessary to carry on the business
now operated by them, except where the failure to own or possess or
otherwise be able to acquire such Intellectual Property would not result in
a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has received any notice or is otherwise aware of any
infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to
any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would
render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the
interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries therein, and which
infringement or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision,
ruling or finding) or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate,
would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(22) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its
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subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other
authorizations (collectively, "Governmental Licenses") issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies
necessary to conduct the business now operated by them. The Company and its
subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such
Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not,
singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of
the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except
where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such
Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(23) Title to Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good
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and marketable title to all real property owned by the Company and its
subsidiaries which is material to the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole and good title to all other properties owned
by them which is material to the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case, free and clear of all
mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or
encumbrances of any kind, except (A) as otherwise stated in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus or (B) those which do not, singly
or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do
not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries. All of the leases and subleases
material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as
one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
holds properties described in the Prospectus, are in full force and effect,
and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice
of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse
to the rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any of the
leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights
of the Company or such subsidiary of the continued possession of the leased
or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.
(24) Commodity Exchange Act. If the Underwritten Securities being
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sold pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement include Debt Securities or
if any related Underlying Securities include Debt Securities, as the case
may be, such Debt Securities, upon issuance, will be excluded or exempted
under, or beyond the purview of, the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended
(the "Commodity Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act (the
"Commodity Exchange Act Regulations").
(25) Investment Company Act. The Company is not, and upon the
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issuance and sale of the Underwritten Securities as herein contemplated and
the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the
Prospectus will not be, an "investment company" within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").
(26) Environmental Laws. Except as otherwise stated in the
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Registration Statement and the Prospectus and except as would not, singly
or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state,
local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or
rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof
including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or
judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the
environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including,
without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or
threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic
substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products
(collectively, "Hazardous Materials") or to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
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handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, "Environmental Laws"), (B)
the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and
approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in
compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or, to the
Company's knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial
actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of
noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any
Environmental Law against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D)
there are no events or circumstances that might reasonably be expected to
form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit
or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against
or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous
Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(b) Officers' Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries and delivered to any Underwriter or to
counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Underwritten
Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each
Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate
and, unless subsequently amended or supplemented, at each Representation Date
subsequent thereto.
SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing.
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(a) Underwritten Securities. The several commitments of the Underwriters
to purchase the Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms
Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations
and warranties herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions
herein set forth.
(b) Option Underwritten Securities. In addition, subject to the terms and
conditions herein set forth, the Company may grant, if so provided in the
applicable Terms Agreement, an option to the Underwriters, severally and not
jointly, to purchase up to the number or aggregate principal amount, as the case
may be, of the Option Underwritten Securities set forth therein at a price per
Option Underwritten Security equal to the price per Initial Underwritten
Security, less an amount equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the
Company and paid or payable on the Initial Underwritten Securities but not
payable on the Option Underwritten Securities. Such option, if granted, will
expire 30 days after the date of such Terms Agreement, and may be exercised in
whole or in part from time to time only for the purpose of covering over-
allotments which may be made in connection with the offering and distribution of
the Initial Underwritten Securities upon notice by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ to the Company
setting forth the number or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be, of
Option Underwritten Securities as to which the several Underwriters are then
exercising the option and the time, date and place of payment and delivery for
such Option Underwritten Securities. Any such time and date of payment and
delivery (each, a "Date of Delivery") shall be determined by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, but
shall not be later than seven full business days after the exercise of said
option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time, unless otherwise agreed upon
by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Company. If the option is exercised as to all or
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any portion of the Option Underwritten Securities, each of the Underwriters,
severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total number or
aggregate principal amount, as the case may be, of Option Underwritten
Securities then being purchased which the number or aggregate principal amount,
as the case may be, of Initial Underwritten Securities each such Underwriter has
severally agreed to purchase as set forth in such Terms Agreement bears to the
total number or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be, of Initial
Underwritten Securities, subject to such adjustments as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ in its
discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of a fractional number
or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be, of Option Underwritten
Securities.
(c) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the
Initial Underwritten Securities shall be made at the offices of counsel for the
Underwriters, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
and the Company, at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the third (fourth, if the
pricing occurs after 4:30 P.M. (Eastern time) on any given day) business day
after the date of the applicable Terms Agreement (unless postponed in accordance
with the provisions of Section 10 hereof), or such other time not later than ten
business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and the
Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called "Closing
Time"). In addition, in the event that the Underwriters have exercised their
option, if any, to purchase any or all of the Option Underwritten Securities,
payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of such Option Underwritten
Securities, shall, be made at the above-mentioned offices of counsel for the
Underwriters, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
and the Company, on the relevant Date of Delivery as specified in the notice
from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ to the Company.
Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account designated by the Company, against delivery to
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of the
Underwritten Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that each
Underwriter has authorized ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, for its account, to accept delivery
of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Underwritten
Securities which it has severally agreed to purchase. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
individually and not as representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not
be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Underwritten
Securities to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received
by the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, but
such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.
(d) Denominations; Registration. The Underwritten Securities or
certificates for the Underwritten Securities, as applicable, shall be in such
denominations and registered in such names as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ may request in
writing at least one full business day prior to the Closing Time or the relevant
Date of Delivery, as the case may be. The Underwritten Securities or
certificates for the Underwritten Securities, as applicable, will be made
available for examination and packaging by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ in The City of New York
not later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the business day prior to the
Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be.
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SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇ and with each Underwriter participating in the offering of Underwritten
Securities, as follows:
(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests.
The Company, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of
Rule 430A of the 1933 Act Regulations and/or Rule 434 of the 1933 Act
Regulations, if and as applicable, and, during the period in which the
Prospectus is required to be delivered in connection with the sales of
Underwritten Securities purchased pursuant to this Agreement, will notify
the Representative(s) immediately, and confirm the notice in writing, of
(i) the effectiveness of any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or the filing of any supplement or amendment to the Prospectus,
(ii) the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) any request by
the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information,
and (iv) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or
suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of
the qualification of the Underwritten Securities for offering or sale in
any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings
for any of such purposes. The Company will promptly effect the filings
necessary pursuant to Rule 424 and will take such steps as it deems
necessary to ascertain promptly whether the Prospectus transmitted for
filing under Rule 424 was received for filing by the Commission and, in the
event that it was not, it will promptly file the Prospectus. The Company
will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order
and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the
earliest possible moment.
(b) Filing of Amendments. The Company will, during the period in
which the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in
connection with sales of Underwritten Securities purchased pursuant to this
Agreement, give ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ notice of its intention to file or prepare
any amendment to the Registration Statement (including any filing under
Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations), any Term Sheet or any amendment,
supplement or revision to either the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement at the time it became effective or to the
Prospectus, whether pursuant to the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise,
will ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ with copies of any such documents a reasonable
amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be,
and will not file or use any such document to which ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or
counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.
(c) Delivery of Registration Statements. The Company has furnished
or will deliver to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and counsel for the Underwriters, without
charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and
of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or
incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of all consents and
certificates of experts, and will also deliver to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, without
charge, a conformed
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copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each
amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. Copies
of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the
Underwriters will be identical to any electronically transmitted copies
thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇, except to the extent
permitted by Regulation S-T.
(d) Delivery of Prospectuses. The Company will deliver to each
Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus
as such Underwriter may reasonably request, and the Company hereby consents
to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The
Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period
when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the
1934 Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus as such Underwriter may
reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to any
electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission
pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will
comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1934 Act and
the 1934 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution
of the Underwritten Securities as contemplated in this Underwriting
Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement and in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus. If at any time when the Prospectus is
required by the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act to be delivered in connection with
sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as
a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the
Underwriters or for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement in
order that the Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or to
amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not
include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in
the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a
purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at
any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement
the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or
the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with
the Commission, subject to Section 3(b), such amendment or supplement as
may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, and
the Company will furnish to the Underwriters, without charge, such number
of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may
reasonably request.
(f) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will use its best efforts,
in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Underwritten
Securities and any related Underlying Securities for offering and sale
under the applicable securities laws of such states and other
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jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ may designate and to
maintain such qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one
year from the date of the applicable Terms Agreement; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to
service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in
securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to
subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction
in which it is not otherwise so subject. In each jurisdiction in which the
Underwritten Securities or any related Underlying Securities have been so
qualified, the Company will file such statements and reports as may be
required by the laws of such jurisdiction to continue such qualification in
effect for a period of not less than one year from the date of such Terms
Agreement.
(g) Earnings Statement. The Company will timely file such reports
pursuant to the 1934 Act as are necessary in order to make generally
available to its security holders as soon as practicable an earnings
statement for the purposes of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by,
the last paragraph of Section 11 (a) of the 1933 Act.
(h) Reservation of Securities. If the applicable Terms Agreement
specifies that any related Underlying Securities include Common Stock
and/or Preferred Stock, the Company will reserve and keep available at all
times, free of preemptive or other similar rights, a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock, as applicable, for the
purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy any obligations to issue such
Underlying Securities upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or Senior Debt
Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities, as applicable.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received
by it from the sale of the Underwritten Securities in the manner specified
in the Prospectus under "Use of Proceeds".
(j) Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to effect the
listing of the Underwritten Securities and any related Underlying
Securities, prior to the Closing Time, on any national securities exchange
or quotation system if and as specified in the applicable Terms Agreement.
(k) Restriction on Sale of Securities. Between the date of the
applicable Terms Agreement and the Closing Time or such other date
specified in such Terms Agreement, the Company will not, without the prior
written consent of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, directly or indirectly, issue, sell,
offer to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of,
the securities specified in such Terms Agreement.
(l) Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when the
prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act,
will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant
to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the
1934 Act Regulations.
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SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses. (a) Expenses. The Company will pay all
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expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Underwriting
Agreement or the applicable Terms Agreement, including (i) the preparation,
printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial
statements and exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii)
the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this Underwriting
Agreement, any Terms Agreement, any Agreement among Underwriters, the
Indentures, and such other documents as may be required in connection with the
offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Underwritten Securities or
any related Underlying Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery
of the Underwritten Securities and any related Underlying Securities, any
certificates for the Underwritten Securities or such Underlying Securities, as
applicable, to the Underwriters, including any transfer taxes and any stamp or
other duties payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Underwritten
Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company's
counsel, accountants and other advisors or agents (including transfer agents and
registrars), as well as the fees and disbursements of the Trustees and their
respective counsel, (v) the qualification of the Underwritten Securities and any
related Underlying Securities under state securities laws in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3(f) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in
connection with the preparation, printing and delivery of the Blue Sky Survey
and any Legal Investment Survey, and any amendment thereto, (vi) the printing
and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each preliminary prospectus, any
Term Sheet, and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vii)
the fees charged by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations for
the rating of the Underwritten Securities and any related Underlying Securities,
if applicable, (viii) the fees and expenses incurred with respect to the listing
of the Underwritten Securities and any related Underlying Securities, if
applicable, (ix) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection with, the review, if
any, by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") of the
terms of the sale of the Underwritten Securities and any related Underlying
Securities, and (x) the fees and expenses of any Underwriter acting in the
capacity of a "qualified independent underwriter" (as defined in Section 2(l) of
Schedule E of the bylaws of the NASD), if applicable.
(b) Termination of Agreement. If the applicable Terms Agreement is
terminated by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or
Section 9(b)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of
their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters.
SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of
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the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Underwritten Securities pursuant to
the applicable Terms Agreement are subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 hereof or
in certificates of any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company
of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further
conditions:
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(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration
Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has become
effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act and
no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or be pending or
threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission
for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable
satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters. A prospectus containing
information relating to the description of the Underwritten Securities and
any related Underlying Securities, the specific method of distribution and
similar matters shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance
with Rule 424(b)(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), as applicable (or any required
post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed
and declared effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A),
or, if the Company has elected to rely upon Rule 434 of the 1933 Act
Regulations, a Term Sheet including the Rule 434 Information shall have
been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b)(7).
(b) Opinion of Counsel for Company. At Closing Time, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time, of
counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for
the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter
for each of the other Underwriters, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B
hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may
reasonably request.
(c) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters. At Closing Time, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time,
of counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies
of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, with respect to the
matters set forth in (1), (6), (7) to (14), as applicable, (15), (16)
(solely as to the information in the Prospectus under "Description of the
Underwritten Securities" and "Description of the Underlying Securities", if
any, or any caption purporting to describe any such Securities), (22), (23)
and the penultimate paragraph of Exhibit B hereto. In giving such opinion,
such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of
jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York, the federal law
of the United States and the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. Such
counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual
matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon
certificates of officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and
certificates of public officials.
(d) Officers' Certificate. At Closing Time, there shall not have
been, since the date of the applicable Terms Agreement or since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus, any
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the
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ordinary course of business, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall have received a
certificate of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of the
chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company, dated
as of Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material
adverse change, (h) the representations and warranties in Section 1 are
true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at
and as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied with all
agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time, and (iv) no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or threatened by
the Commission.
(e) Accountant's Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of
the applicable Terms Agreement, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall have received from each
firm of independent certified public accountants that have certified
financial statements contained in or incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement a letter dated such date, in form and substance
satisfactory to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, together with signed or reproduced copies of
such letter for each of the other Underwriters, containing statements and
information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort
letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and
certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus.
(f) Bring-down Comfort Letter. At Closing Time, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall
have received from each firm of independent certified public accountants
that have certified financial statements contained in or incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement a letter, dated as of Closing
Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter
finished pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section 5, except that the
specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business
days prior to the Closing Time.
(g) Ratings. At Closing Time and at any relevant Date of Delivery,
the Underwritten Securities shall have the ratings accorded by any
"nationally recognized statistical rating organization", as defined by the
Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations, if
and as specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, and the Company shall
have delivered to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ a letter, dated as of such date, from each
such rating organization, or other evidence satisfactory to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
confirming that the Underwritten Securities have such ratings. Since the
time of execution of such Terms Agreement, there shall not have occurred a
downgrading in the rating assigned to the Underwritten Securities or any of
the Company's other securities by any such rating organization, and no such
rating organization shall have publicly announced that it has under
surveillance or review its rating of the Underwritten Securities or any of
the Company's other securities.
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(h) Approval of Listing. At Closing Time, the Underwritten
Securities shall have been approved for listing, subject only to official
notice of issuance, if and as specified in the applicable Terms Agreement.
(i) No Objection. If the Registration Statement or an offering of
Underwritten Securities has been filed with the NASD for review, the NASD
shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and
reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.
(j) Lock-up Agreements. On the date of the applicable Terms
Agreement, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall have received, in form and substance
satisfactory to it, each lock-up agreement, if any, specified in such Terms
Agreement as being required to be delivered by the persons listed therein.
(k) Over-Allotment Option. In the event that the Underwriters are
granted an overallotment option by the Company in the applicable Terms
Agreement and the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase all or any
portion of the Option Underwritten Securities, the representations and
warranties of the Company contained herein and the statements in any
certificates furnished by the Company or any of its subsidiaries hereunder
shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery, and, at the relevant
Date of Delivery, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall have received:
(1) A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the
President or a Vice President of the Company and the chief
financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company,
confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time
pursuant to Section 5(d) hereof remains true and correct as of
such Date of Delivery.
(2) The favorable opinion of counsel for the Company, in
form and substance satisfactory to, counsel for the Underwriters,
dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Underwritten
Securities and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion
required by Section 5(b) hereof.
(3) The favorable opinion of counsel for the Underwriters,
dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Underwritten
Securities and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion
required by Section 5(c) hereof.
(4) A letter from each firm of independent certified public
accountants that have certified financial statements contained in
or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, in
form and substance satisfactory to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and dated such
Date of Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as
the letter furnished to
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof, except that the
"specified date" on the letter furnished pursuant to this
paragraph shall be a date not more than three business days prior
to such Date of Delivery.
(l) Additional Documents. At Closing Time and at each Date of
Delivery, counsel for the Under writers shall have been furnished with such
documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling them
to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Underwritten Securities as herein
contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the
representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions,
herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection
with the issuance and sale of the Underwritten Securities as herein
contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
and counsel for the Underwriters.
(m) Termination of Terms Agreement. If any condition specified in
this Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be
fulfilled, the applicable Terms Agreement (or, with respect to the
Underwriters' exercise of any applicable over-allotment option for the
purchase of Option Underwritten Securities on a Date of Delivery after the
Closing Time, the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Option
Underwritten Securities on such Date of Delivery) may be terminated by
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the
Closing Time (or such Date of Delivery, as applicable), and such
termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party
except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8
shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification of Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act as follows:
(1) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information and the
Rule 434 Information deemed to be a part thereof, if applicable, or the
omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact included in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading;
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(2) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in
settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section
6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
Company; and
(3) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including
the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇), reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation,
or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body,
commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue
statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to
the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss,
liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ expressly for use in the Registration
Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information and
the Rule 434 Information deemed to be a part thereof, if applicable, or any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto); and provided further that the Company will not be liable to an
Underwriter with respect to any preliminary prospectus to the extent that the
Company shall sustain the burden of proving that any such loss, liability,
claim, damage or expense resulted from the fact that such Underwriter failed to
send or give, at or prior to the Closing Date, a copy of the Prospectus, as then
amended or supplemented if: (i) the Company has previously furnished copies
thereof (sufficiently in advance of the Closing Date to allow for distribution
by the Closing Date) to the Underwriters and the loss, liability, claim, damage
or expense of such Underwriter resulted from an untrue statement or omission of
a material fact contained in or omitted from the preliminary prospectus which
was corrected in the Prospectus as, if applicable, amended or supplemented prior
to the Closing Date and such Prospectus was required by law to be delivered at
or prior to the written confirmation of sale to such person and (ii) such
failure to give or send such Prospectus by the Closing Date to the party or
parties asserting such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would have
constituted the sole defense to the claim asserted by such person.
Insofar as this indemnity agreement may permit indemnification for
liabilities under the 1933 Act of any person who is a partner of an Underwriter
or who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act
or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and who is a director or officer of the Company or
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section
20 of the 1934 Act, such indemnity agreement is subject to the undertaking of
the Company in the Registration Statement under Item 13 of Form S-3.
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(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers. Each Underwriter
severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each
of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage
and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this
Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions,
or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information and the Rule 434
Information deemed to be a part thereof, if applicable, or any preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by such Underwriter through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ expressly for use in the
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary prospectus
or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall
give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of
any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought
hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such
indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not
materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it
from any liability which it may have otherwise Om on account of this indemnity
agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a) above,
counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, and, in
the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b) above, counsel to the
indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may
participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided,
however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the
consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In
no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more
than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or
compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which
indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section
7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties
thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out
of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include
a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by
or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time
an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by
Section 6(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement
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is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of
the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice
of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being
entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such
indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement.
SECTION 7. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section
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6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses
incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one
hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the
Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement or (ii) if
the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on
the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the
Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the
Underwritten Securities pursuant to the applicable Terms Agreement shall be
deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from
the offering of such Underwritten Securities (before deducting expenses)
received by the Company and the total underwriting discount received by the
Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, or, if
Rule 434 is used, the corresponding location on the Term Sheet bear to the
aggregate initial public offering price of such Underwritten Securities as set
forth on such cover.
The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters,
on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate
amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an
indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency
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or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Underwritten Securities underwritten by it and distributed to
the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which
such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and
each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall
have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters'
respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in
proportion to the number or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be, of
Initial Underwritten Securities set forth opposite their respective names in the
applicable Terms Agreement, and not joint.
SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery.
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All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Underwriting
Agreement or the applicable Terms Agreement or in certificates of officers of
the Company submitted, pursuant hereto or thereto shall remain operative and in
full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
any Underwriter or controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Company, and
shall survive delivery of and payment for the Underwritten Securities.
SECTION 9. Termination.
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(a) Underwriting Agreement. This Underwriting Agreement (excluding the
applicable Terms Agreement) may be terminated for any reason at any time by the
Company or by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ upon the giving of 30 days' prior written notice of
such termination to the other party hereto.
(b) Terms Agreement. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ may terminate the applicable Terms
Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time
or any relevant Date of Delivery, if (i) there has been, since the time of
execution of such Terms Agreement or since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or
business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one
enterprise, whether or not arising in the
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ordinary course of business, or (ii) there has occurred any material adverse
change in the financial markets in the United States or, if the Underwritten
Securities or any related Underlying Securities include Debt Securities
denominated or payable in, or indexed to, one or more foreign or composite
currencies, in the international financial markets, or any outbreak of
hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or
development involving a prospective change in national or international
political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is
such as to make it, in the judgment of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, impracticable to market
the Underwritten Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the
Underwritten Securities, or (iii) trading in any securities of the Company has
been suspended or limited by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or
if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange has been suspended or
limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum
ranges for prices have been required, by either of said exchanges or by such
system or by order of the Commission, the NASD or any other governmental
authority, or (iv) a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or
New York authorities or, if the Underwritten Securities or any related
Underlying Securities include Debt Securities denominated or payable in, or
indexed to, one or more foreign or composite currencies, by the relevant
authorities in the related foreign country or countries.
(c) Liabilities. If this Underwriting Agreement or the applicable Terms
Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 9, such termination shall be
without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section
4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive such
termination and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of
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the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time or the relevant Date of
Delivery, as the case may be, to purchase the Underwritten Securities which it
or they are obligated to purchase under the applicable Terms Agreement (the
"Defaulted Securities"), then ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall have the right, within 24
hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting
Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all,
of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the
terms herein set forth; if, however, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ shall not have completed such
arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the number or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be,
of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the number or aggregate
principal amount, as the case may be, of Underwritten Securities to be
purchased on such date pursuant to such Terms Agreement, the non-defaulting
Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the
full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting
obligations under such Terms Agreement bear to the underwriting obligations
of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or
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(b) if the number or aggregate principal amount, as the case may be,
of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the number or aggregate principal
amount, as the case may be, of Underwritten Securities to be purchased on
such date pursuant to such Terms Agreement, such Terms Agreement (or, with
respect to the Underwriters' exercise of any applicable over-allotment
option for the purchase of Option Underwritten Securities on a Date of
Delivery after the Closing Time, the obligations of the Underwriters to
purchase, and the Company to sell, such Option Underwritten Securities on
such Date of Delivery) shall terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this Section 10 shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in (i) a termination
of the applicable Terms Agreement or (ii) in the case of a Date of Delivery
after the Closing Time, a termination of the obligations of the Underwriters and
the Company with respect to the related Option Underwritten Securities, as the
case may be, either ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or the Company shall have the right to
postpone the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be,
for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents or
arrangements.
SECTION 11. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
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shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or
transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the
Underwriters shall be directed to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ at World Financial Center, North
Tower, New York, New York 10281-1201, attention of .; and notices to the Company
shall be directed to it at ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, attention of General Counsel.
SECTION 12. Parties. This Underwriting Agreement and the applicable
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Terms Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and, upon execution of such Terms Agreement, any other
Underwriters and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in
this Underwriting Agreement or such Terms Agreement is intended or shall be
construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters
and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling persons and
officers and directors referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal
representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of this Underwriting Agreement or such Terms Agreement or any provision
herein or therein contained. This Underwriting Agreement and such Terms
Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof and thereof are intended to
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and
their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and
directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no
other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Underwritten Securities from
any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such
purchase.
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SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW AND TIME. THIS UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT AND ANY
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APPLICABLE TERMS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK
CITY TIME.
SECTION 14. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein
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and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this
Underwriting Agreement, along with all counterparts, will become a binding
agreement between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Company in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first
above written:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LYNCH, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇
INCORPORATED
By:_________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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Exhibit A
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
(a Michigan)
Common Stock, Debt Securities, Preferred Stock
TERMS AGREEMENT
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., 199__
To: Federal-Mogul Corporation
[address of Issuer]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We understand that Federal-Mogul Corporation, a Michigan corporation
(the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell [ shares of its common
stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock")] [ shares of its
preferred stock, no par value per share (the "Preferred Stock")] [$
aggregate principal amount of its [senior] [subordinated] debt securities (the
"Debt Securities")] ([such securities also being hereinafter referred to as] the
"[Initial] Underwritten Securities"). Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth or incorporated by reference herein, we [the underwriters named below (the
"Underwriters")] offer to purchase [, severally and not jointly,] the [[number]
[principal] [amount] of] Underwritten Securities [opposite their names set forth
below] at the purchase price set forth below [, and a proportionate share of
Option Underwritten Securities set forth below, to the extent any are
purchased].
A-1
[Number]
[Principal Amount]
Underwriter of [Initial] Underwritten Securities
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Total [$]
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The Underwritten Securities shall have the following terms:
[Common Stock]
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Title:
Number of shares:
Number of Option Underwritten Securities:
Initial public offering price per share: $
Purchase price per share: $
Listing requirements:
Black-out provisions:
Lock-up provisions:
Other terms and conditions:
Closing date and location:
[Preferred Stock]
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Title:
Rank:
Ratings:
Number of shares:
Number of Option Underwritten Securities:
Dividend rate (or formula) per share: $
Dividend payment dates:
Stated value: $
Liquidation preference per share: $
Redemption provisions:
Sinking fund requirements:
Conversion provisions:
Listing requirements:
Black-out provisions:
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Lock-up provisions:
Initial public offering price per share: $____ plus accumulated dividends, if
any, from ____
Purchase price per share: $____ plus accumulated dividends, if any, from ____
Other terms and conditions:
Closing date and location:
[Debt Securities]
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Title:
Rank:
Ratings:
Aggregate principal amount:
Denominations:
Currency of payment:
Interest rate or formula:
Interest payment dates:
Regular record dates:
Stated maturity date:
Redemption provisions:
Sinking fund requirements:
Conversion provisions:
Listing requirements:
Black-out provisions:
Fixed or Variable Price Offering: [Fixed] [Variable] Price Offering
If Fixed Price Offering, initial public offering price per share: % of
the principal amount, plus accrued interest [amortized original issue
discount], if any, from _______________________.
Purchase price per share: ___% of principal amount, plus accrued interest
[amortized original issue discount], if any, from ________________.
Form:
Other terms and conditions:
Closing date and location:
All of the provisions contained in the document attached as Annex I hereto
entitled "Federal-Mogul Corporation--Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Debt
Securities--Underwriting Agreement" are hereby incorporated by reference in
their entirety herein and shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement
to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.
Terms defined in such document are used herein as therein defined.
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Please accept this offer no later than ___ o'clock P.M. (New York City
time) on ________________ by signing a copy of this Terms Agreement in the space
set forth below and returning the signed copy to us.
Very truly yours,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LYNCH, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇
INCORPORATED
By_____________________________
Authorized Signatory
[Acting on behalf of itself and the other named
Underwriters.]
Accepted:
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
By_______________________
Name:
Title:
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