Common use of Offering by Underwriter Clause in Contracts

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. (c) The Underwriter agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer and/or solicit offers for the Certificates to be purchased by it for sale to the public as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC that all such offers, solicitations and sales by it shall be made in compliance with information related all applicable laws and regulations. Prior to the offer and sale date hereof, you have not offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate or any security backed by the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASCMortgage Loans, from time to time (but not any interest in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificatesany Certificate or such security or any Mortgage Loan. (b) The It is understood that the Underwriter agrees will solicit offers to purchase the Certificates as follows: (1) Prior to the time you have received the Definitive Free Writing Prospectus you may, in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, solicit offers to purchase Certificates; provided, that it will you shall not sell accept any such offer to purchase a Certificate or transfer any interest in any Certificate or Mortgage Loan or otherwise enter into any Contract of Sale for any Certificate, any interest therein in any Certificate or any Mortgage Loan prior to the initial sale or transfer investor’s receipt of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus SupplementDefinitive Free Writing Prospectus. (c2) Any Free Writing Prospectus (other than the Definitive Free Writing Prospectus) relating to the Certificates used by an Underwriter in compliance with the terms of this Agreement prior to the time such Underwriter has entered into a Contract of Sale for Certificates shall prominently set forth substantially the following statement: The Underwriter agrees that (i) if it delivers information in this free writing prospectus is preliminary, and will be superseded by the Definitive Free Writing Prospectus. This free writing prospectus is being delivered to an investor you solely to provide you with information about the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery offering of the Prospectus is requiredCertificates referred to in this free writing prospectus and to solicit an offer to purchase the Certificates, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASCwhen, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation if issued. Any such offer to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has purchase made by you will not made be accepted and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of constitute a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved contractual commitment by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide you to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) until we have accepted your offer to purchase Certificates. We will not accept any offer by you to purchase Certificates, and you will not have any contractual commitment to purchase any of the FSMA does not apply Certificates until after you have received the Definitive Free Writing Prospectus. You may withdraw your offer to the issuerpurchase Certificates at any time prior to our acceptance of your offer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) . The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. (c) . The Underwriter further agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) . The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. (c) . The Underwriter further agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a9(b)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement. (c) The Underwriter further agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; euro)43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) 4.1 It is understood that the Underwriter proposes propose to offer the Certificates for sale to the public as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under Blue Sky laws or state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the your direction of the Underwriter under such Blue Sky laws or state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with Prior to the date of the first contract of sale made based on the Definitive Free Writing Prospectus, you have not offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate or any security backed by the Mortgage Loans, any interest in any Certificate or such offering(s), security or any Mortgage Loan except as set forth in Section 4.2. 4.2 It is understood that the Underwriter agrees will solicit offers to provide WFASC with information related purchase the Certificates as follows: (a) Prior to the time you have received the Definitive Free Writing Prospectus you may, in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, solicit offers to purchase Certificates; provided, that you shall not accept any such offer and sale to purchase a Certificate or any interest in any Certificate or Mortgage Loan or otherwise enter into any Contract of Sale for any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any Mortgage Loan prior to the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess investor's receipt of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the CertificatesDefinitive Free Writing Prospectus. (b) The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in Any Free Writing Prospectus (other than the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate Definitive Free Writing Prospectus) relating to the Certificates used by the Underwriter in an amount less than compliance with the minimum denomination terms of this Agreement prior to the time such Underwriter has entered into a Contract of Sale for such Certificate to be Certificates shall prominently set forth substantially the following statement: The information in this free writing prospectus is preliminary, and will be superseded by the Prospectus Supplement. (c) The Underwriter agrees that (i) if it delivers Definitive Free Writing Prospectus. This free writing prospectus is being delivered to an investor you solely to provide you with information about the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery offering of the Prospectus is requiredCertificates referred to in this free writing prospectus and to solicit an offer to purchase the Certificates, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASCwhen, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation if issued. Any such offer to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has purchase made by you will not made be accepted and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of constitute a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved contractual commitment by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide you to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) until we have accepted your offer to purchase Certificates. We will not accept any offer by you to purchase Certificates, and you will not have any contractual commitment to purchase any of the FSMA does not apply Certificates until after you have received the Definitive Free Writing Prospectus. You may withdraw your offer to the issuerpurchase Certificates at any time prior to our acceptance of your offer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. (c) The Underwriter agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000E43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000E50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) . The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. (c) . The Underwriter further agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement. (c) The Underwriter further agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; euro)43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates for sale as set forth in the Prospectus and that the Underwriter will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not in excess of three years one year from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) . The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. (c) . The Underwriter further agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses Computational Materials (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission 9) in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, Computational Materials in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this representation, the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. (ii) It has only communicated or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA")) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer. (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Offering by Underwriter. (a) It is understood that The Company and the Issuer authorize the Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriter represents that, prior to the date hereof, it has not made a public announcement through one or more media within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1275-2(k) pertaining to offers or sales of the Notes unless it has obtained the prior written approval of the Company, the Issuer and the Seller. Upon the authorization by the Underwriter of the release of the Notes, the Underwriter proposes to offer the Certificates Notes for sale as upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus and that specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriter may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriter agrees that it will not offer or sell any Notes in any country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities laws of such country, territory or possession. (d) The Underwriter agrees that: (i) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (as amended, the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; (ii) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and (iii) if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement, after the Closing Date, it will provide the Company with a list of any foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent. Further, the Underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Certificates (except for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in make available any state in which the Certificates are not exempt from registration under state securities laws or Blue Sky laws (except where the Certificates will have been qualified for offering and sale at the direction of the Underwriter under such state securities laws or Blue Sky laws). In connection with such offering(s), the Underwriter agrees Notes to provide WFASC with information related to the offer and sale of the Certificates that is reasonably requested by WFASC, from time to time (but not any retail investor in excess of three years from the Closing Date), and necessary for complying with its tax reporting obligations, including, without limitation, the issue price of the Certificates. (b) The Underwriter agrees that it will not sell or transfer any Certificate or interest therein in the initial sale or transfer of such Certificate by the Underwriter in an amount less than the minimum denomination for such Certificate to be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. (c) The Underwriter agrees that (i) if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in portable document format ("PDF"), upon the Underwriter's receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, the Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus and (ii) it will provide to WFASC any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined in Section 9(a)), or portions thereof, which WFASC is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to WFASC such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word(R) or Microsoft Excel(R) format and not in a PDF, except to the extent that WFASC, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements. (d) The Underwriter represents and warrants to, and agrees with, WFASC, as of the date of the applicable Terms Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that: (i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), it has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time: (A) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (B) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than (euro)43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than (euro)50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or (C) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus DirectiveArea. For the purposes of this representationthe immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (B) 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 ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended); and (ii) the expression an "offer of Certificates to the public" in relation to any Certificates in any Relevant Member State means “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Certificates Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. Further, the Underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any of the Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of the immediately preceding sentence: (i) the expression on “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement the Insurance Distribution Directive, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; and (ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member StateNotes. (iie) It The Underwriter agrees that on or prior to the Closing Date it has only communicated not and it will not provide any Rating Information (as defined below) to a Hired NRSRO or cause to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of Section 21 the Exchange Act), unless a designated representative from the Company participated in or participates in such communication; provided, however, that if the Underwriter received or receives an oral communication from a Hired NRSRO, the Underwriter was and is authorized to inform such Hired NRSRO that it will respond to the oral communication with a designated representative from the Company or refer such Hired NRSRO to the Company, who will respond to the oral communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided for the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 purpose of determining the initial credit rating for the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes (the "FSMA")) received as contemplated by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(C) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuerRule 17g-5). (iii) It has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.