Prudential Financial, Inc. 4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060 UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.2
$500,000,000
Prudential Financial, Inc.
4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060
August 18, 2020
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Securities, LLC
BofA Securities, Inc.
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UBS Securities LLC
as Representatives of the several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
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BofA Securities, Inc.
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UBS Securities LLC
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Prudential Financial, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), $500,000,000 principal amount of its 4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060 (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to a Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture dated as of June 17, 2008 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the fifteenth supplemental indenture, to be dated as of August 21, 2020 (the “Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee.
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223355), including a prospectus filed as part of such registration statement (the “Base Prospectus”), relating to securities, including the Securities, to be issued from time to time by the Company. Such registration statement, as amended as of its most recent effective date, is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means any preliminary prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, together with the Base Prospectus, and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities, together with the Base Prospectus, in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the most recent effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made at 5:15 P.M. (Eastern time) on the date of this Agreement (the “Time of Sale”), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated August 18, 2020 (including the Base Prospectus), and each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex B hereto as constituting part of the Time of Sale Information. The final term sheet relating to the Securities in substantially the form of Annex C hereto is referred to herein as the “Final Term Sheet.”
2. Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters. (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to (i) 99.000% of the principal amount thereof (the “Institutional Purchase Price”), in the case of sales made by the Underwriters to certain institutional purchasers (the “Institutional Purchasers”) and (ii) 96.850% of the principal amount thereof (the “Retail Purchase Price”), in the case of sales made by the Underwriters in all other cases, plus, in each case, accrued interest, if any, from August 21, 2020 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Representatives confirm to the Company that for this purpose, the number of Securities sold to Institutional Purchasers is 11,975,000.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
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(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities for sale to the public on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on August 21, 2020 or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery for the Securities is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”
(d) Payment for the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Company to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the “Global Note”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.
(e) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, none of the Representatives or any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, management, financial position, shareholders’ equity or results of operations (in each case considered on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) basis) of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”); and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a New Jersey
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stock life insurance company (the “Principal Subsidiary”), has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a stock life insurance company in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; to the extent that each of The Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, Ltd. and The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. is a “significant subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, each such subsidiary (i) has been duly incorporated and is an existing Japanese kabushiki kaisha in good standing under the laws of Japan, (ii) is registered with the Japanese Financial Supervisory Authority, (iii) such registration is in full force and effect and neither The Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, Ltd. nor The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. has received any notice of any event, inquiry, investigation or proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in the suspension, revocation or limitation of any such registration, except as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (iv) is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, By-Laws and similar requirements in connection with such registration, except as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company, and, when the Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the Securities will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture; the Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement was duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee, when the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture is executed and delivered by the Company, the Indenture will constitute a valid and legally binding instrument of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; the Indenture and the Securities will conform, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof contained in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(iii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms to the description thereof contained in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership interests in the Company are authorized or outstanding.
(iv) No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
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to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty as to the information contained in or omitted from any Preliminary Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein.
(v) The Time of Sale Information, as of the Time of Sale, did not contain any 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; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty as to the information contained in or omitted from the Time of Sale Information in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein.
(vi) The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made and will not make any offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities that would constitute an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” without the prior consent of the Representatives other than the documents listed in Annex B hereto as constituting the Time of Sale Information for which the Company has received such consent. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied or complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, and has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby).
(vii) The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and, to the knowledge of the Company, no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein.
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(viii) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ix) The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, together with the related schedules, set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and interpretations thereof, as applicable, and present fairly in all material respects the financial position, the results of operations and the changes in cash flows of such entities in conformity with GAAP at the respective dates or for the respective periods to which they apply; such statements and related schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except for any normal year-end adjustments, the adoption of new accounting principles and except as described therein; and the interactive data in the eXtensible Business Reporting Language included in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(x) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and delivered its report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act.
(xi) The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.
(xii) Since the date of the last audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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(xiii) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.
(xiv) Other than litigation (none of which is reasonably likely to be material) incidental to the kinds of business conducted by the Company and its subsidiaries, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, other than as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others, other than as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(xv) None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus any loss or interference with its business that is, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole, from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any insurance underwriting losses of the Company or its subsidiaries), or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, and prior to the Closing Date, there has not been any material decrease in the stockholders’ equity of the Company, any material decrease in the capital stock of the Company or any material increase in the consolidated long-term debt of the Company (other than as a result of (i) the sale of the Securities and $800,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 3.700% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2050 (the “2050 Notes”), (ii) the sale of notes issued pursuant to the Company’s Medium-Term Note program or InterNotes® Program, (iii) the sale of notes issued pursuant to the Commercial Paper Program of either the Company or Prudential Funding, LLC, (iv) borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York by the Principal Subsidiary, (v) borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston by Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company, (vi) borrowings by subsidiaries of the Company in the ordinary course of business pursuant to securities lending, repurchase or reverse repurchase arrangements, (vii) borrowings by the Company or Prudential Funding, LLC from their five-year revolving credit facility and (viii) borrowings by Prudential Holdings of Japan, Inc. from its revolving credit facility); and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that will involve a prospective Material Adverse Effect, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(xvi) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or its Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”) or other organizational documents or instruments.
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(xvii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, which violation or default would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(xviii) The issue and sale of the Securities, the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, except where such conflict, breach, violation or default would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; nor will any such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or the organizational documents of any of its subsidiaries or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or insurance regulatory agency or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties, except where such violation (other than with respect to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company) would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental or public regulatory body or authority is required for the issue and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except (i) for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act, the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications as may be required under applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction in which the Securities are offered and sold in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters or (ii) where the failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(xix) As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates, has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(xx) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will not be, an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Investment Company Act”).
(xxi) The Company has not paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any securities of the Company (except as contemplated in this Agreement).
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(xxii) The Company is subject to and in full compliance with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(xxiii) The statements in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the headings “Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes,” “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer” in so far as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein, fairly summarize the matters therein described.
(xxiv) The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” and is a “well-known seasoned issuer,” in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.
(xxv) Neither the Company nor any of its controlled (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any non-controlled subsidiary, employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or unlawful benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or committed an offence under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit.
(xxvi) The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, and maintain and enforce, policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. The operations of the Company and its controlled subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its non-controlled subsidiaries are in compliance with the applicable money laundering statutes (including applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements) of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any applicable governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(xxvii) Neither the Company nor any of its controlled subsidiaries, directors or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any non-controlled subsidiary, employee agent or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, or other applicable sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory, where it is prohibited from being so located,
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organized or resident under applicable OFAC regulations, the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, the Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that, in each of cases (i), (ii) and (iii), will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as dealer, underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions, it being understood that the Company intends to use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities to redeem its outstanding 5.75% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2052 and 5.70% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2053 and, accordingly, the proceeds from the issuance of the Securities will be paid to the holders of those Junior Subordinated Notes.
4. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Final Term Sheet) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities. If required by Rule 430B(h) under the Securities Act, the Company shall prepare a form of prospectus in a form approved by the Representatives and will file such form of prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act not later than may be required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Company will pay the required Commission filing fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, using or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company will, at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, use or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object; provided that the foregoing requirement shall not apply to any of the Company’s periodic filings with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act.
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(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period advise the Representatives promptly, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use promptly its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof, and in the event of the issuance of a notice of objection, the Company promptly will take such steps including, without limitation, amending the Registration Statement or filing a new registration statement, at its own expense, as may be necessary to permit offers and sales of the Securities by the Underwriters (references herein to the “Registration Statement” shall include any such amendment or new registration statement).
(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading or (ii) if in the discretion of the Company it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, at the expense of the Company, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law. The Company will advise the Underwriters of the time when any such amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Information has been filed with the Commission and will provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives of each such amendment, supplement or filing.
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(f) Ongoing Compliance. If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) if in the discretion of the Company or the Representatives it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, at the expense of the Company, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law. The Company will advise the Underwriters of the time when any such amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed with the Commission and will provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives of each such amendment, supplement or filing.
(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will endeavor, in cooperation with the Representatives, to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application to such offering and/or sale of) the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions of the United States as the Representatives shall reasonably request in writing and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject. The Company will promptly advise the Underwriters of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction.
(h) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 16 months after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the Securities Act), an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
(i) Clear Market. During the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing to and including the Closing Date, neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries or other affiliates over which it exercises management or voting control, nor any person acting on their behalf, will, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any securities that are substantially similar to the Securities other than the 2050 Notes.
(j) Exchange Listing. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange within 30 days of the Closing Date.
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(k) Conflicts with Registration Statement. The Company agrees that each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities or until any earlier date that the issuer notified or notifies the Representatives as described in the next sentence, did not, and does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented. The Company further agrees that if at any time following the issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if not amended, would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, or would include any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statement therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, the Company will give prompt notice thereof to the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission. The foregoing two sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein.
(l) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds.”
(m) No Stabilization. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that constitutes or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, any stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(n) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:
(a) It has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that constitutes or would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) required to be filed (i) by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 under the Securities Act, other than the information contained in the Final Term Sheet, or (ii) by such Underwriter pursuant to Rule 433(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities Act, in each case without the prior consent of the Company, and that Annex B will include all such free writing prospectuses for which the Underwriters have received such consent.
(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).
(c) It will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, (i) retain copies of each free writing prospectus used or referred to by it, in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act and (ii) file any free writing prospectus used or referred by it as set forth in Rule 433(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities Act.
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6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any downgrading nor shall any notice have been given of (i) downgrading, (ii) any intended or potential downgrading or (iii) any review or possible change with possible negative implications in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock of or guaranteed by the Company by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(xv) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, and the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Company to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, and prior to the Closing Date, there has not been any material decrease in the stockholders’ equity of the Company, any material decrease in the capital stock of the Company or any material increase in the consolidated long-term debt of the Company (other than as a result of the (s) the sale of the Securities and the 2050 Notes, (t) the sale of notes issued pursuant to the Company’s Medium-Term Note program or
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InterNotes® Program, (u) the sale of notes issued pursuant to the Commercial Paper Program of either the Company or Prudential Funding, LLC, (v) borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York by the Principal Subsidiary, (w) borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston by Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company, (x) borrowings by subsidiaries of the Company in the ordinary course of business pursuant to securities lending, repurchase or reverse repurchase arrangements, (y) borrowings by the Company or Prudential Funding, LLC from their five-year revolving credit facility and (z) borrowings by Prudential Holdings of Japan, Inc. from its revolving credit facility); (iii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that will involve a prospective Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above have been satisfied.
(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. The Representatives shall have received the opinion or opinions of corporate and tax counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 Statement of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(i) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim as to which it is entitled to
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indemnification hereunder as such expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished to the Company in writing by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter (y) either directly or (z) through the Representatives, in each case expressly for use in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished to the Company by the Underwriters through the Representatives pursuant to clause (z) above consists of the following: (i) the initial public offering price, (ii) the fourth sentence under “Risk Factors—The trading market for the notes may be limited”, (iii) the names of the Underwriters on the cover pages of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and (iv) under the heading “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, (A) the list of Underwriters, (B) the fifth paragraph in the Preliminary Prospectus and the fourth paragraph in the Prospectus related to the terms of the offering by the Underwriters and concessions and reallowances, (C) the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh paragraphs in the Preliminary Prospectus and the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth paragraphs in the Prospectus related to over-allotment, stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids, (D) the fourth sentence of the thirteenth paragraph in the Preliminary Prospectus and the fourth sentence of the twelfth paragraph in the Prospectus related to market making, (E) the first sentence of the sixteenth paragraph in the Preliminary Prospectus and the first sentence of the fifteenth paragraph in the Prospectus related to services provided by the Underwriters and (F) the seventeenth paragraph in the Preliminary Prospectus and the sixteenth paragraph in the Prospectus related to investments and securities activities by the Underwriters.
(c) Notice and Procedures. Promptly after receipt of notice of the commencement of any action by any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “Indemnified Person”), shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the person against whom such indemnification may be sought under such paragraph (the “Indemnifying Person”), notify the Indemnifying Person in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Person otherwise than under such paragraph. In case any such action shall be brought against any Indemnified Person and it shall notify the Indemnifying Person of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Person similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such Indemnified Person (who
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shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) and, after notice from the Indemnifying Person to such Indemnified Person of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall not be liable to such Indemnified Person under such paragraph for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Person, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Person (or such other release of the Indemnified Person as shall be satisfactory to the Indemnified Person) from all liability arising out of such action 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 Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) (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 from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law or if the Indemnified Person failed to give the notice required under paragraph (c) above, then each Indemnifying Person shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof), 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 shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading 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.
(e) Limitation on Liability. 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 that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
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by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of 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 Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) The obligations of the Company under this Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to affiliates of the Underwriters and to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company (including any person who, with his or her consent, is named in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus as about to become a director of the Company) and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) since the date as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, any Material Adverse Effect or any development that will involve a prospective Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (ii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex Equities or the Nasdaq National Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange or market; (iii) the suspension of trading of the Company’s securities by the New York Stock Exchange, the Commission, or any other governmental authority; (iv) the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation of any statute, regulation, rule or order of any court or other governmental authority which in the opinion of the Representatives materially and adversely affects or may materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; (v) the declaration of a banking moratorium by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or other relevant jurisdiction; (vi) the taking of any action by any governmental body or agency in respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs which in the reasonable opinion of the Representatives has a material adverse effect on the securities markets in the United States, or (vii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, make it impracticable or inadvisable to market the Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities.
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10. Defaulting Underwriter. (a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder (the “Defaulted Securities”), the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of the Defaulted Securities by one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters or any other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of the Defaulted Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase the Defaulted Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Defaulted Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date, for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Defaulted Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Defaulted Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of the Defaulted Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of the Defaulted Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Defaulted Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Defaulted Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Defaulted Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
11. Payment of Expenses. (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery
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of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing, reproduction, delivery to or at the direction of the Representatives and filing under the Securities Act of the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto); (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of this Agreement, the Securities, the Indenture and any Blue Sky Memorandum; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the qualification of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) if required, all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; and (ix) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 or 10 hereof, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the Indemnified Persons referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
15. Bail-in Powers. Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other agreement, arrangement, or understanding between the Covered Underwriters and the Company, the Company acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:
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(a) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of each Covered Underwriter to the Company under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof, (i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the relevant Covered Underwriter or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations); (iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; and (iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and
(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.
As used in this Section 15, (i) “Bail-in Legislation” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time; (ii) “Bail-in Powers” means any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in relation to the relevant Bail-in Legislation; (iii) “BRRD” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms; (iv) “Covered Underwriter” means any Underwriter subject to the Bail-in Legislation; (v) “EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/; (vi) “BRRD Liability” has the same meaning as in such laws, regulations, rules or requirements implementing the BRRD under the applicable Bail-in Legislation; and (vii) “Relevant Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the relevant Covered Underwriter.
16. Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regime.
In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement was governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
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“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
17. Miscellaneous. (a) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives in the case of:
| • | ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Securities, LLC, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Transaction Management, e-mail: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇; |
| • | BofA Securities, Inc., ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: HG Transaction Management, ▇▇.▇▇_▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇; |
| • | ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Investment Banking Division (fax no.: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇); |
| • | UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate (fax no.: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇). |
Notices to the Company shall be given to it at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention: Treasurer, at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.
In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
(b) Prior Agreements. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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(d) Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company and the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Counterparts. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
(f) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(g) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer | ||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Accepted: August 18, 2020
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
| By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: Director |
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
| By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: Managing Director |
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & CO. LLC
| By: |
/s/ Ian Drewe | |
| Name: Ian Drewe | ||
| Title: Executive Director |
UBS SECURITIES LLC
| By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: Managing Director |
| By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: Executive Director |
For themselves and on behalf of
the several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Schedule 1
| Underwriters |
Principal Amount | |||
| ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Securities, LLC |
$ | 106,250,000 | ||
| BofA Securities, Inc. |
$ | 106,250,000 | ||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC |
$ | 106,250,000 | ||
| UBS Securities LLC |
$ | 106,250,000 | ||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sachs & Co. LLC |
$ | 12,500,000 | ||
| ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities LLC |
$ | 12,500,000 | ||
| Natixis Securities Americas LLC |
$ | 12,500,000 | ||
| Standard Chartered Bank |
$ | 12,500,000 | ||
| Academy Securities, Inc. |
$ | 4,166,675 | ||
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. |
$ | 4,166,675 | ||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLC |
$ | 4,166,675 | ||
| ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., LLC |
$ | 4,166,650 | ||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Company, Inc. |
$ | 4,166,675 | ||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., LLC |
$ | 4,166,650 | ||
|
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| Total |
$ | 500,000,000 | ||
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Annex A
Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Company
| (1) | The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date of the Underwriting Agreement; each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus was filed with the Commission pursuant to the subparagraph of Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act specified in such opinion on the date specified therein; and no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company and, to the knowledge of such counsel, no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or in connection with the offering of the Securities has been initiated or threatened by the Commission. |
| (2) | The Company has been duly incorporated and is an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey. The Company has power and authority, corporate and other, to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Securities. |
| (3) | (A) PGIM, Inc. has been duly organized and is an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey; and (B) The Prudential Insurance Company of America has been duly organized and is an existing stock life insurance company in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey. |
| (4) | This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and other similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). |
| (5) | The issuance and sale of the Securities have been authorized by the Company. The Securities to be delivered on the Closing Date have been duly executed and delivered by, and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). |
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| (6) | Such counsel does not know of any litigation or governmental proceeding instituted or threatened against the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries that would be required to be described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and is not so described; and, to such counsel’s knowledge, no legal or governmental proceeding is pending or is currently being threatened challenging the offering of the Securities by the Underwriters that would be required to be described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and is not so described. |
| (7) | No authorization, decree, approval, consent, order registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental authority, agency or official is required to be obtained by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, or in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated therein, except such as have been obtained and made under the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act, the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange and such as may be required under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws (as to which counsel need express no opinion). |
| (8) | The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities to be delivered on the Closing Date, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated therein, and compliance by the Company with its obligations thereunder will not result in a breach of, or default under, any material contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other material agreement or instrument known to such counsel (after due inquiry and investigation) to which the Company is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company or any Covered Law, except (other than with respect to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company) to the extent that such breach, default or violation would not have individually or in the aggregate a Material Adverse Effect. “Covered Laws” means the federal laws of the United States and the laws of the States of New Jersey and New York (including the published rules or regulations thereunder) that, in such counsel’s experience, normally are applicable to transactions such as those contemplated by this Agreement or any order or regulation of any court or insurance regulatory agency or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties; provided, however that such term does not include Federal or state securities laws, other antifraud laws and fraudulent transfer laws, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. |
| (9) | (A) To such counsel’s knowledge, each of the Company, and, to the extent that each of the following entities is a “significant subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, each of PGIM, Inc. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America is registered in all capacities with each federal, state, local or other governmental authority and is registered with, a member of, or a participant in, each self-regulatory organization, in each case, as is necessary to conduct its business as described in or contemplated by the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus except as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and except where failure to be |
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| so registered would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (B) to such counsel’s knowledge, all such registrations and memberships are in full force and effect and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of any event, inquiry, investigation or proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in the suspension, revocation or limitation of any such registrations or memberships, except as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and (C) to such counsel’s knowledge, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, By-Laws and similar requirements in connection with such registrations or memberships, as the case may be, except as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (10) | The Securities and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. The statements set forth under the headings “Description of the Junior Subordinated Notes” and “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain provisions of the Indenture and the Securities, provide a fair summary of such provisions. |
| (11) | The Company has the authorized capitalization set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. |
| (12) | Subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the statements in the discussion under the heading “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, insofar as they purport to describe the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to the holders of the Securities, are correct in all material respects. |
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the laws of the State of New Jersey and that such counsel is expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction; that, as to certain factual matters, such counsel has relied upon certificates of officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and certificates of public officials and other sources believed by such counsel to be responsible; and that such counsel has assumed that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee, that the Securities conform to the form thereof examined by such counsel (or members of the Company’s legal department), that the Trustee’s certificates of authentication of the Securities have been executed by one of the Trustee’s authorized signatories, and that the signatures on all documents examined by such counsel (or members of the Company’s legal department) are genuine (assumptions that such counsel has not independently verified). In addition, such counsel may state that such counsel has examined or caused to be examined under such counsel’s direction certificates of public officials, and copies, certified or otherwise identified to such counsel’s satisfaction, of such corporate documents and records of the Company, and of such other records, certificates, documents and other instruments, as such counsel has deemed relevant and necessary or appropriate as a basis for such opinion. Such counsel may also state that such counsel has consulted with certain attorneys in the Company’s Law Department and has relied, to the extent such counsel deemed such reliance proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company with respect to the accuracy of material factual matters that were not independently established.
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In addition, such counsel shall confirm that, on the basis of such counsel’s own knowledge and knowledge such counsel has gained from attorneys in the Company’s law department, with whom such counsel has consulted for the purpose of preparing the Company’s disclosure documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, considered in the light of such counsel’s understanding of the applicable law and experience such counsel has gained through such counsel’s practice in this field, (i) the Registration Statement, as of its most recent effective date determined pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act, and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, as of the date thereof and as of the Closing Date, appeared or appear on their face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and (ii) nothing has come to such counsel’s attention that has caused such counsel to believe that (x) the Registration Statement, as of its most recent effective date determined pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (y) the Time of Sale Information, as amended or supplemented at the Time of Sale, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (z) the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, as of the date thereof and as of the Closing Date, included or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits 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.
Such counsel may also state that the limitations inherent in the independent verification of factual matters and the character of determinations involved in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus are such, however, that (except to the extent expressly set forth in numbered paragraphs 10 and 12) such counsel does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus. Such counsel may state that he or she does not express any opinion or belief as to the financial statements or other financial data contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, or as to the statement of the eligibility of the Trustee under the Indenture under which the Securities are being issued.
The opinion of counsel described above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
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Annex B
Time of Sale Information
Final Term Sheet, dated August 18, 2020.
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Annex C
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
Final Term Sheet
Dated August 18, 2020
$500,000,000
4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060
| Issuer: | Prudential Financial, Inc. | |
| Securities: | 4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060 | |
| Principal Amount: | $500,000,000 | |
| Over-allotment: | No over-allotment option | |
| Denominations: | $25.00 and integral multiples thereof | |
| Maturity Date: | September 1, 2060 | |
| Interest Rate and Interest Payment Dates: | 4.125%, accruing from and including August 21, 2020, payable quarterly in arrears on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing December 1, 2020. | |
| Day Count Convention: | 30/360 | |
| Optional Redemption: | Redeemable in whole at any time or in part from time to time on or after September 1, 2025 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the redemption date. | |
| Redemption after the Occurrence of a Tax Event, Rating Agency Event or Regulatory Capital Event: | Redeemable in whole, but not in part, at any time prior to September 1, 2025, within 90 days after the occurrence of a “tax event,” a “rating agency event” or a “regulatory capital event” (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at a redemption price equal to (i) in the case of a tax event or a regulatory capital event, their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption or (ii) in the case of a rating agency event, 102% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption. | |
| Offering Price: | $25.00 per note | |
| Underwriting Discount: | $0.7875 per note (retail), $6,319,687.50 total / $0.2500 per note (institutional), $2,993,750.00 total | |
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| Proceeds (after underwriting discount and before expenses) to the Issuer: | $490,686,562.50 | |
| Pricing Date: | August 18, 2020 | |
| Settlement Date: | August 21, 2020 (T+3) Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, or “T+2”, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on the Pricing Date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in “T+3”, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the notes who wish to make such trades should consult their own advisors. | |
| Listing: | Application is expected to be made to list the notes on the New York Stock Exchange. | |
| CUSIP/ISIN: | 744320 888 / US7443208886 | |
| Anticipated Security Ratings*: | [Reserved] | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Securities, LLC BofA Securities, Inc. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC UBS Securities LLC | |
| Senior Co-Managers: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sachs & Co. LLC ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities LLC Natixis Securities Americas LLC Standard Chartered Bank | |
| Junior Co-Managers: | Academy Securities, Inc. CastleOak Securities, L.P. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLC ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., LLC ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Company, Inc. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., LLC | |
| Concurrent Offering: | The Company expects to issue $800 million principal amount of its 3.700% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2050. | |
| * | The rating of the notes should be evaluated independently from similar ratings of other securities. A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting ▇▇▇▇▇ on the SEC Web site at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, by calling ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. LLC toll-free at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ or by calling UBS Securities LLC toll-free at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.
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The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the UK may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. This term sheet, the related preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of notes in any Member State of the EEA or in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. This term sheet, the related preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.
MIFID II product governance / target market – Manufacturer target market (MIFID II product governance) is eligible counterparties, professional clients and retail clients (all distribution channels).
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