Nanometrics Incorporated
3,500,000 Shares /
Common Stock
(no par value)
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
____________, 2000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.
Soundview Technology Group, Inc.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc.
Xxxxxxx & Company
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Nanometrics Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws of
California (the "Company"), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named
in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you (the "Representatives")
are acting as representatives, 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value
("Common Stock") of the Company and the shareholders of the Company named in
Schedule II hereto (the "Selling Shareholders") propose to sell to the
Underwriters an aggregate of 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock (said shares to be
issued and sold by the Company and the Selling Shareholder being hereinafter
called the "Underwritten Securities"). The Company also proposes to grant to
the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 262,500 additional shares of Common
Stock and the Selling Shareholders propose to grant to the Underwriters an
option to purchase up to 262,500 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments
(the aggregate of 525,000 shares referred to as the "Option Securities"; the
Option Securities, together with the Underwritten Securities, being hereinafter
called the "Securities"). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters
listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as used herein
shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters
shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference
herein to the Registration Statement, a Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of
Form S-2 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date
of the Registration Statement or the issue date of such Preliminary Prospectus
or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms
"amend", "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration Statement,
any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective
Date of Registration Statement or the issue date of any Preliminary Prospectus
or the Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be
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/ Plus an option to purchase from the Company and a Selling Shareholder,
up to 525,000 additional Securities to cover over-allotments.
incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in
Section 17 hereof.
1. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Company and each of the Selling Shareholders severally
represent and warrant to, and agree with, each Underwriter as set forth
below in this section 1
(i) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-2 under
the Act and has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement on Form S-2
(File No. 333-95115) which contains a form of prospectus to be used in
connection with the public offering and sale of the Securities. Such
registration statement, as amended, including the financial
statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, in the form in which it
was declared effective by the Commission under the Act of 1933 and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the
"Act"), including all documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein and any information deemed to be a
part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or
Rule 434 under the Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively the
"Exchange Act"), is called the "Registration Statement." Any
registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 462(b)
under the Act is called the "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement," and
from and after the date and time of filing of the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement the term "Registration Statement" shall include
the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Such prospectus, in the form
first used by the Underwriters to confirm sales of the Securities, is
called the "Prospectus." All references in this Agreement to the
Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, a
preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, or any amendments or
supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy thereof
filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval System ("XXXXX"). All references in this
Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information
which is "contained," "included" or "stated" in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import)
shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and
schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement
to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any
document under the Exchange Act which is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, as the case may be.
(ii) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or
will, and when the Prospectus is first filed (if required) in
accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined
herein) and on any date on which Option
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Securities are purchased, if such date is not the Closing Date (a
"settlement date"), the Prospectus (and any supplements thereto) will,
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the Act and the rules thereunder; on the Effective Date and at the
Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not or will not contain
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 not misleading; and, on the Effective Date, the
Prospectus, if not filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), will not, and on the
date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and
any settlement date, the Prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) will not, include any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company and
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and each of the Selling Shareholders make no representations or
warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the
Registration Statement, or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto)
in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the
Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).
(iii) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or
organized with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as
the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its
business as described in the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation except where failure to be so
qualified in any such jurisdiction would not have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties of the Company or its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole (a "Material Adverse Effect") and is in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification.
(iv) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in
the Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Subsidiaries are owned by the Company either directly or through
wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security
interest or any other security interests, claims, liens or
encumbrances.
(v) The Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set
forth in the Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms in
all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus; the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and
validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable;
the Securities have been duly and validly authorized, and,
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when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant
to this Agreement, will be fully paid and nonassessable; the
Securities are duly listed, and admitted and authorized for trading on
the Nasdaq National Market, subject to official notice of issuance,
the certificates for the Securities are in valid and sufficient form;
the holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are
not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the
Securities; and, except as set forth in 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 outstanding.
(vi) There is no franchise, contract or other document of a
character required to be described in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not
described or filed as required; and the statements in the Prospectus
insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements or
documents or proceedings discussed in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus are accurate and fair summaries of such franchise, contract
or other document.
(vii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(viii) 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 Prospectus, will not be an
"investment company" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
(ix) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order
of any court or governmental agency or body is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein, except (i) such as have
been obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue
sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner
contemplated herein and in the Prospectus or (ii) where a failure to
obtain such consent, approval, authorization, filing or order would
individually or in the aggregate result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach or violation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
pursuant to, (i) the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease,
mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other
agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party
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or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or (iii) any
statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable
to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other
authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; except in the case of
(ii) and (iii), where such conflict, breach, violation or imposition
of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the
Company would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(xi) No holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
(xii) The consolidated historical financial statements and
schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included in
the Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein).
The selected financial data set forth under the caption "Selected
Financial Information" in the Prospectus and Registration Statement
fairly present, on the basis stated in the Prospectus and the
Registration Statement, the information included therein.
(xiii) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or the Subsidiaries or its or their property is pending or, to
the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(xiv) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries owns or leases
all such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations
as presently conducted.
(xv) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or
default of (i) any provision of its charter or bylaws, (ii) the terms
of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note
agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition,
covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its
property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other
authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such subsidiary or
any of its properties, as applicable; except in the
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case of (ii) and (iii), where such violation or default would not
result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(xvi) Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have certified certain
financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
and delivered their report with respect to the audited consolidated
financial statements and schedules included in the Prospectus, are
independent public accountants with respect to the Company within the
meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules and regulations
thereunder.
(xvii) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or
charges under Federal law or the laws of any state, or any political
subdivision thereof, required to be paid in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the
Company or sale by the Company of the Securities.
(xviii) The Company has filed all foreign, federal, state and
local tax returns that are required to be filed or has requested
extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure so to file
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto))
and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it and any other
assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any
of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment,
fine or penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(xix) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries exists or is threatened or
imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent
labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or the Subsidiaries'
principal suppliers, contractors or customers, that could have a
Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(xx) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses
and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the
businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance
insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective
businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full
force and effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in material
compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all
material respects; and there are no claims by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any
insurance company is denying liability or defending under a
reservation of rights clause; and neither the Company nor any such
subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew
its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or
to obtain similar
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coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its
business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto).
(xxi) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited,
directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from
making any other distribution on such subsidiary's capital stock, from
repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from
the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary's property or
assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, except
as described in or contemplated by the Prospectus.
(xxii) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary
to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor
any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to
the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization
or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse
Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(xxiii) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management's general or specific authorizations; (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals
and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
(xxiv) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably
be expected to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise,
in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(xxv) The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance
with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and
regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the
environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants ("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received and are in
compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of
them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective
businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or
potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any
disposal or release of hazardous or toxic
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substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except where such
non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required
permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect,
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of
any supplement thereto). Except as set forth in the Prospectus,
neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries has been named as a
"potentially responsible party" under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
(xxvi) In the ordinary course of its business, the Company
periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business,
operations and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, in the
course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and
liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating
expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or
compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or
approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any
potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review,
the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and
liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(xxvii) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has fulfilled
its obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of
Xxxxxxx 000 xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder with respect to each "plan" (as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA and such regulations and published
interpretations) in which employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries are eligible to participate and each such plan is in
compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable
provisions of ERISA and such regulations and published
interpretations. The Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred
any unpaid liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(other than for the payment of premiums in the ordinary course) or to
any such plan under Title IV of ERISA.
(xxviii) The subsidiaries listed on Annex A attached hereto are
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the only significant subsidiaries of the Company as defined by Rule 1-
02 of Regulation S-X (the "Subsidiaries").
(xxix) Except as set forth in the Prospectus, the Company and
the Subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use, on
reasonable terms, all patents, patent applications, trade and service
marks, trade and service xxxx registrations, trade names, copyrights,
licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other
intellectual property (collectively, the "Intellectual Property")
reasonably necessary for the conduct of the Company's
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business as now conducted or as proposed in the Prospectus to be
conducted. Except as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
"Business--Intellectual Property," (a) to the Company's knowledge,
there are no rights of third parties to any such Intellectual
Property; (b) to the Company's knowledge, there is no material
infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property; (c)
there is no pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened action,
suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company's rights
in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of
any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (d)
to the Company's knowledge, there is no pending or threatened action,
suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope
of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any
facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (e)
there is no pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened action,
suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes or
otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or
other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware of any
other fact which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (f)
to the Company's knowledge, there is no U.S. patent or published U.S.
patent application which contains claims that dominate or may dominate
any Intellectual Property described in the Prospectus as being owned
by or licensed to the Company or that interferes with the issued or
pending claims of any such Intellectual Property; and (g) there is no
prior art of which the Company is aware that may render any U.S.
patent held by the Company invalid or any U.S. patent application held
by the Company unpatentable which has not been disclosed to the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office.
(xxx) The statements contained in the Prospectus under the
captions "Risk Factors - Successful infringement claims by third
parties could result in substantial damages, lost product sales and
the loss of intellectual property rights by us", "Business -
Intellectual Property," "Business - Legal Proceedings" and
"Description of Capital Stock" insofar as such statements summarize
legal matters, agreements, documents, or proceedings discussed
therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters,
agreements, documents or proceedings.
(xxxi) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or
other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Barney Holdings Inc. and (ii) does not intend to use any of the
proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any
outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Holding
Inc.
(xxxii) The Company has tested its systems to evaluate whether its
computer hardware and software will be able to recognize and properly
execute date-sensitive functions involving certain dates prior to and
any dates after December 31, 1999, executing remediation activities to
fix non-compliant systems and
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monitoring and testing products and systems. To date the Company has
not experienced any problems complying with the Year 2000 issue and
have not been informed of any failures of its products from customers.
(xxxiii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any
of its or their properties or assets has any immunity from the
jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through
service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution or otherwise).
(xxxiv) The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are
filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and, when read
together with the other information in the Prospectus, at the time of
the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto become effective
and at the Closing Date, will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the 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.
(xxxv) The Company has filed all reports required to be filed
pursuant to the Act and the Exchange Act.
(xxxvi) The Company has satisfied the conditions for the use of
Form S-2, as set forth in the general instructions thereto, with
respect to the Registration Statement.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to
the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the
offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the
Company, as the case may be, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
(b) Each Selling Shareholder represents and warrants with respect to
himself or itself, as the case may, severally or not jointly, to, and
agrees with, each of the Underwriters that:
(i) Such Selling Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner
of the Securities to be sold by it hereunder free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, equities and claims and has duly endorsed such
Securities in blank, and, assuming that each Underwriter acquires its
interest in the Securities it has purchased from such Selling
Shareholder without notice of any adverse claim (within the meaning of
Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC")), each
Underwriter that has purchased such Securities delivered on the
Closing Date to The Depository Trust Company or other securities
intermediary by making payment therefor as provided herein, and that
has had such Securities credited to
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the securities account or accounts of such Underwriters maintained
with The Depository Trust Company or such other securities
intermediary will have acquired a security entitlement (within the
meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC) to such Securities
purchased by such Underwriter, and no action based on an adverse claim
(within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the UCC) may be asserted
against such Underwriter with respect to such Securities.
(ii) Such Selling Shareholder has not taken, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to or which has constituted or which
might reasonably be expected to cause or result, under the Exchange
Act or otherwise, in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any
security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Securities.
(iii) Certificates in negotiable form for such Selling
Shareholder's Securities have been placed in custody, for delivery
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, under a Custody Agreement and
Power of Attorney duly authorized (if applicable) executed and
delivered by such Selling Shareholder, in the form heretofore
furnished to you (the "Custody Agreement") with ____________, as
Custodian (the "Custodian"); the Securities represented by the
certificates so held in custody for such Selling Shareholder are
subject to the interests hereunder of the Underwriters; the
arrangements for custody and delivery of such certificates, made by
such Selling Shareholder hereunder and under the Custody Agreement,
are not subject to termination by any acts of such Selling
Shareholder, or by operation of law, whether by the death or
incapacity of such Selling Shareholder or the occurrence of any other
event; and if any such death, incapacity or any other such event shall
occur before the delivery of such Securities hereunder, certificates
for the Securities will be delivered by the Custodian in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Custody
Agreement as if such death, incapacity or other event had not
occurred, regardless of whether or not the Custodian shall have
received notice of such death, incapacity or other event.
(iv) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the
Selling Shareholder of the transactions contemplated herein, except
such as may have been obtained under the Act and such as may be
required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection
with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the
Underwriters and such other approvals as have been obtained.
(v) Neither the sale of the Securities being sold by such
Selling Shareholder nor the consummation of any other of the
transactions herein contemplated by such Selling Shareholder or the
fulfillment of the terms hereof by the Selling Shareholder will
conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a
default under any law or other agreement or instrument to which such
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Selling Shareholder is a party or bound, or any judgment, order or
decree applicable to such Selling Shareholder of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having
jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder.
(vi) Such Selling Shareholder has no reason to believe that the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Section 1 are not true and correct, is familiar with the Registration
Statement and has no knowledge of any material fact, condition or
information not disclosed in the Prospectus or any supplement thereto
which has adversely affected or may adversely affect the business of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and the sale of Securities by
such Selling Shareholder pursuant hereto is not prompted by any
information concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries which is
not set forth in the Prospectus or any supplement thereto.
(vii) In respect of any statements in or omissions from the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplements thereto
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company by the Selling Shareholder specifically for use
in connection with the preparation thereof, such Selling Shareholder
hereby makes the same representations and warranties to each
Underwriter as the Company makes to such Underwriter under paragraph
(a)(2)of this Section.
Any certificate signed by such Selling Shareholder and delivered to
the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the
offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by such
Selling Shareholder, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in
reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company
and each Selling Shareholder agree, severally and not jointly, to sell to each
Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase
from the Company and each Selling Shareholder, at a purchase price of $
per share, the amount of the Underwritten Securities set forth opposite such
Underwriter's name in Schedule I hereto.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company and the
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Foundation hereby grant, severally and not jointly an
option to the several Underwriters to purchase the 525,000 shares of Option
Securities (262,500 shares of which shall be sold by the Company and
262,500 shares of which shall be sold by the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Foundation)
at the same purchase price per share as the Underwriters shall pay for the
Underwritten Securities. Said option may be exercised only to cover over-
allotments in the sale of the Underwritten Securities by the Underwriters.
Said option may be exercised in whole or
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in part at any time (but not more than once) on or before the 30th day
after the date of the Prospectus upon written or telegraphic notice by the
Representatives to the Company and the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Foundation setting
forth the number of shares of the Option Securities as to which the several
Underwriters are exercising the option and the settlement date. In the
event that the Underwriters exercise less than their full over-allotment
option, the number of Option Securities purchased by each Underwriter shall
be the same percentage of the total number of shares of the Option
Securities to be purchased by the several Underwriters as such Underwriter
is purchasing of the Underwritten Securities, subject to such adjustments
as you in your absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any fractional
shares.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the
Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities (if the option provided for in
Section 2(b) hereof shall have been exercised on or before the third Business
Day prior to the Closing Date) shall be made at 10:00 AM, New York City time, on
, 2000, or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days
after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and
time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company
or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment
for the Securities being herein called the "Closing Date"). Delivery of the
Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of
the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the
Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the
Company and each Selling Shareholder by wire transfer payable in same-day funds
to accounts specified by the Company and the Selling Shareholders. Delivery of
the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities shall be made through the
facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives shall
otherwise instruct.
If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised
after the third Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company and each
Selling Shareholders will deliver the Option Securities (at the expense of the
Company) to the Representatives, at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx
the date specified by the Representatives (which shall be within three Business
Days after exercise of said option) for the respective accounts of the several
Underwriters, against payment by the several Underwriters through the
Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the
Company and Selling Shareholders by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to
an account specified by the Company and the Selling Shareholders. If settlement
for the Option Securities occurs after the Closing Date, the Company and the
Selling Shareholders will deliver to the Representatives on the settlement date
for the Option Securities, and the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase
the Option Securities shall be conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental
opinions, certificates and letters confirming as of such date the opinions,
certificates and letters delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6
hereof.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several
Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth
in the Prospectus.
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5. Agreements.
(a) The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:
(i) The Company will use its best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and
any amendment thereof, to become effective. Prior to the termination
of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any
amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement to the
Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement unless the
Company has furnished you a copy for your review prior to filing and
will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you
reasonably object. Subject to the foregoing sentence, if the
Registration Statement has become or becomes effective pursuant to
Rule 430A, or filing of the Prospectus is otherwise required under
Rule 424(b), the Company will cause the Prospectus, properly
completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed with the Commission
pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time
period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the
Representatives of such timely filing. The Company will promptly
advise the Representatives (1) when the Registration Statement, if not
effective at the Execution Time, shall have become effective, (2) when
the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if
required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or when any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed with the
Commission, (3) when, prior to termination of the offering of the
Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have
been filed or become effective, (4) of any request by the Commission
or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the
Prospectus or for any additional information, (5) of the issuance by
the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any
proceeding for that purpose and (6) 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 or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use
its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the
suspension of any such qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon
as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(ii) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities
is required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a
result of which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it
shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or supplement
the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the
respective rules thereunder, the Company promptly will (1) notify the
Representatives of any such event, (2) prepare and file with the
Commission, subject to the second sentence of
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paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement which
will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and
(3) supply any supplemented Prospectus to you in such quantities as
you may reasonably request.
(iii) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally
available to its security holders and to the Representatives an
earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule
158 under the Act.
(iv) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel
for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the
Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other
Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits
thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or
dealer may be required by the Act, as many copies of each Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the
Representatives may reasonably request.
(v) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the
qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such
jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will maintain
such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution
of the Securities and will pay any fee of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. in connection with its review of the
offering; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to
qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of
process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale
of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(vi) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or
otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed
to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition
(whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due
to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of
the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate
of the Company) directly or indirectly, including the filing (or
participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the
Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent
position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within
the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any other shares of
Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable, or
exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock; or publicly announce an
intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 90 days
after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, provided, however, that
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(i) the Company may issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any
employee stock option plan, stock ownership plan or dividend
reinvestment plan of the Company in effect at the Execution Time and,
(ii) the Company may issue Common Stock issuable upon the
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conversion of securities or the exercise of warrants outstanding at
the Execution Time.
(vii) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably
be expected to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise,
in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(viii) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating
to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or
reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and each amendment or
supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and
delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for
counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement,
each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and all amendments or
supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably
requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the
Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance
and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp
or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of
the Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of
this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or
documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the
offering of the Securities; (v) the registration of the Securities
under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Securities on the Nasdaq
National Market; (vi) any registration or qualification of the
Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of
the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration
and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (including filing
fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and
other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in
connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the
Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Company's accountants
and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special
counsel) for the Company; and (x) all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder.
(b) Each Selling Shareholder agrees with the several Underwriters
that:
(i) Such Selling Shareholder will not, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge
or otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is
designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the
disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective
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economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the
Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in privity with
the Company or any affiliate of the Company) directly or indirectly,
or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement
with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put
equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent
position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such
capital stock, or publicly announce an intention to effect any such
transaction, for a period of 90 days after the date of this Agreement,
other than shares of Common Stock disposed of as bona fide gifts
approved by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. or as otherwise provided by the
Lock-Up Agreement between the Representatives and such Selling
Shareholder relating to the sale of the Securities.
(ii) Such Selling Shareholder will not take any action designed to
or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to
cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(iii) Such Selling Shareholder will advise you promptly, and if
requested by you, will confirm such advice in writing, so long as
delivery of a prospectus relating to the Securities by an underwriter
or dealer may be required under the Act, of (i) any material change in
the Company's condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties, (ii) any change in information in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Selling
Shareholder or (iii) any new material information relating to the
Company or relating to any matter stated in the Prospectus which comes
to the attention of the Selling Shareholder.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations
of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities and the Option
Securities, as the case may be, shall be subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties on the part of the Company and each of the
Selling Shareholders contained herein as of the Execution Time, the Closing Date
and any settlement date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, to the accuracy of the
statements of the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders made in any
certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Company and each Selling Shareholder of their respective obligations hereunder
and to the following additional conditions:
(a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective prior to
the Execution Time, unless the Representatives agree in writing to a later
time, the Registration Statement will become effective not later than (i)
6:00 PM New York City time on the date of determination of the public
offering price, if such determination occurred at or prior to 3:00 PM New
York City time on such date or (ii) 9:30 AM on the Business Day following
the day on which the public offering price was determined, if
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such determination occurred after 3:00 PM New York City time on such date;
if filing of the Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is required
pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Prospectus, and any such supplement, will be
filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); and
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been
instituted or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, counsel for the Company, to
have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date
and addressed to the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized, with full
corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and
to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in which it owns or leases property and is in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such
qualification except where failure to be so qualified does not have a
Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) to the knowledge of such counsel the Company's authorized
equity capitalization is as set forth in the Prospectus; the capital
stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus; the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (including the Securities being sold hereunder
by each of the Selling Shareholders) have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; the
Securities being sold hereunder by each of the Company have been duly
and validly authorized, and, when issued and delivered to and paid for
by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, will be fully paid and
nonassessable; the Securities being sold by the Selling Shareholders
and the Company are duly listed, and admitted and authorized for
trading, subject to official notice of issuance, the certificates for
the Securities are in valid and sufficient form; the holders of
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to
preemptive rights under the Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
California law, or to our knowledge other preemptive or other rights
to subscribe for the Securities; and, except as set forth in the
Prospectus, to such counsel's knowledge 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
outstanding;
(iii) to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no pending or
threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or any of the
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Subsidiaries or its or their property of a character required to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement which is not adequately
disclosed in the Prospectus, and to the knowledge of such counsel
there is no contract or other document of a character required to be
described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or to be filed
as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required;
(iv) the conditions of the use of Form S-2 set forth in the
General Instructions thereto have been satisfied;
(v) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
(vi) 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 Prospectus, will not be, an "investment company"
as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(vii) no consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of
any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the
Company is required in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein, except such as have been obtained under the Act and such as
may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in
connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the
Underwriters in the manner contemplated in this Agreement and in the
Prospectus and such other approvals (specified in such opinion) as
have been obtained or waived, or if not obtained or waived, would not
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(viii) neither the issue and sale of the Securities, nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach, violation or constitute a default of (i) the charter or by-
laws of the Company or its subsidiaries, or (ii) the terms of any
material indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note
agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition,
covenant or instrument to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a
party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or (iii)
statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree known to
such counsel applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or
its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and
(ix) no holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement; and
(x) each document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act (other than
the financial statements and supporting schedules included therein, as
to which no
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opinion need be rendered) and incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus complied when so filed as
to form in all material respects with the Exchange Act.
In addition such counsel shall state that in addition to rendering
legal advice and assistance to the Company in the course of the preparation
of the Registration Statement and Prospectus, involving, among other
things, discussions and inquiries concerning various legal matters and the
review of certain corporate records, documents and proceedings (in addition
to those described in paragraph (i) through (x) above), such counsel also
participated in conferences with certain officers and other representatives
of the Company, including its independent certified public accountants and
with the Underwriters and their counsel, at which the contents of the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were
discussed; provided, however, that such counsel may state that they have
not independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
information contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
Such counsel shall also state that based upon its participation as
described in the preceding paragraph, they confirm that they have no reason
to believe that (except for financial statements and schedules and other
financial and statistical data as to which such counsel need not express
any belief) (A) the Registration Statement and the prospectus included
therein at the time the Registration Statement became effective 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
not misleading and (B) the Prospectus when issued contained, or as of the
date such opinion is delivered, contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that their opinion is
limited to the federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State
of California.
(c) Each of the Selling Shareholders shall have requested and caused
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, counsel for
each of the Selling Shareholders, to have furnished to the Representatives
their opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives
to the effect that:
(i) this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney
have been duly executed and delivered by each Selling Shareholder, the
Custody Agreement is valid and binding on each Selling Shareholder and
each Selling Shareholder has full legal right and authority to sell,
transfer and deliver in the manner provided in this Agreement and the
Custody Agreement the Securities being sold by each Selling
Shareholder hereunder;
(ii) the delivery by each Selling Shareholder to the several
Underwriters of certificates for the Securities being sold hereunder
by each Selling Shareholder
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against payment therefor as provided herein, will pass valid and
marketable title to such Securities to the several Underwriters, free
and clear of any adverse claim, assuming the Underwriter purchase such
Securities for value, in good faith and without notice of adverse
claim, as such terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in
effect in California;
(iii) to the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is
required for the consummation by each Selling Shareholder of the
transactions contemplated herein, except such as may have been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue sky
laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters and such other
approvals (specified in such opinion) as have been obtained; and
(iv) neither the sale of the Securities being sold by each Selling
Shareholder nor the consummation of any other of the transactions
herein contemplated by each Selling Shareholder or the fulfillment of
the terms hereof by each Selling Stockholder will conflict with,
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any
law the terms of any agreement or instrument known to such counsel and
to which either Selling Shareholder is party to or bound, or any
judgment, order or decree known to such counsel to be applicable to
the Selling Shareholders of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over each
of the Selling Shareholders.
(v) Each Selling Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner
of the Securities to be sold by it hereunder free and clear of all
adverse claims.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters
involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of California or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they
deem proper and specified in such opinion,
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upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be
reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, and (B)
as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of
the Selling Shareholders and public officials.
(d) The Company shall have requested and caused counsel for each of
the Company's Subsidiaries, to have furnished to the Representatives their
opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives to the
effect that:
(i) the Subsidiary has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized, with full
corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and
to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction which requires such qualification;
(ii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiary
have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid
and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in the
Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiary
are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly owned
subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to
the knowledge of such counsel, after due inquiry, any other security
interest, claim, lien or encumbrance;
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused Fenwick and West LLP,
special litigation counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the
Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representatives, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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(f) The Company shall have requested and caused Skjerven, Morrill,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, patent counsel for the Company, to have
furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Representatives, substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C.
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(g) The Representatives shall have received from Xxxxxxx, Phleger &
Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated
the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the
issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related matters
as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have
furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of
enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(h) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the
President and the principal
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financial or accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to
the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any supplements to the Prospectus
and this Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date
and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all
the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to
the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge,
threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements
included, or incorporated by references in the Prospectus (exclusive
of any supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(i) On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received a
written certificate executed by the Selling Shareholders or the Attorney-
in-Fact of the Selling Shareholders, dated as of such Closing Date, to the
effect that the signer of such certificate has carefully examined the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any supplement to the Prospectus
and this Agreement and that the representations and warranties of the
Selling Shareholders in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the Closing Date to the same effect as if made on the
Closing Date.
(j) At least three business days prior to the date hereof, the
Company and the Selling Shareholders shall have furnished for review by the
Representatives copies of the Power of Attorney and Custody Agreement
executed by each Selling Shareholder and such further information,
certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(k) The Company shall have requested and caused Deloitte & Touche
LLP to have furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at
the Closing Date, letters, dated respectively as of the Execution Time and
as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representatives, confirming that they are independent accountants within
the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and respective applicable rules
adopted by the Commission thereunder and that they have performed a review
of the unaudited interim financial information of the Company for the nine-
month
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period ended December 31, 1999, and as at December 31, 1999, in accordance
with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71 and stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and
financial statement schedules included in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus and reported on by them comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the
Act and the Exchange Act and the related rules and regulations adopted
by the Commission;
(ii) they have performed certain other specified procedures as a
result of which they determined that certain information of an
accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to
accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the
general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set
forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, including the
information set forth under the captions "Prospectus Summary - Summary
Consolidated Financial Data", "Selected Consolidated Financial Data"
and "Management's Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" in the Prospectus, agrees with the accounting
records of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any questions
of legal interpretation;
References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any
supplement thereto at the date of the letter.
(l) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any
amendment thereof) and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in
the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (j) of this Section 6 or
(ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or
not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as
set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii)
above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and
adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration
Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(m) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as
the Representatives may reasonably request.
(n) The securities shall have been quoted, admitted and authorized
for trading on the Nasdaq National Market, and satisfactory evidence of
such actions shall have been provided to the Representatives.
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(o) Prior to the Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto
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from each officer and director of the Company and shareholders of the
Company holding more than 5% of the Company's outstanding capital stock
addressed to the Representatives.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been
fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, or if
any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this
Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at,
or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such
cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or
facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered
at the office of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C., counsel for the
Company, at 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 on the Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the sale of the
Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the
obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied,
because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any
refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or the Selling
Shareholders to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof
other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters severally through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc. on demand
for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed
purchase and sale of the Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company and each of the Selling Shareholders, severally and
not jointly, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the
directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each
person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or
the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become
subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory
law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration
of the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in
any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof
or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action;
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provided, however, that the Company and each of the Selling Shareholders
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will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made
therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the
Representatives specifically for inclusion therein; provided further, the
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Company and each of the Underwriters agrees with each of the Selling
Shareholders that any claim of such Underwriter against such Selling
Shareholder for indemnification, reimbursement or advancement of expenses
pursuant to this Section 8(a) or for breach of any representation or
warranty in Section 1 hereof shall first be sought by such Underwriter to
be satisfied in full by the Company and, subject to the limitation on the
aggregate liability of each Selling Shareholder set forth below, shall be
satisfied by the Selling Shareholders only to the extent that such claim
has not been satisfied in full by the Company within the 60-day period
following the date requested for payment in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. The liability of each Selling Shareholder under this
Agreement shall be limited to an amount as set forth in Section 8(e) below.
This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the
Company or each Selling Shareholder may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers
who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the
Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each
Selling Shareholder, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity to each
Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to
such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the
documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement
will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise
have. The Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledge that the
statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding
delivery of the Securities, under the heading "Underwriting", the sentences
related to concessions and reallowances and the paragraph related to
stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids and passive
market making in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus constitute
the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several
Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party
(i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above
unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and only
to the extent such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying
party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event,
relieve the indemnifying party from any
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obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification
obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party
shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party's choice at
the indemnifying party's expense to represent the indemnified party in any
action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying
party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any
separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set
forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to
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the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to
appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
(including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use
of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified
party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the
actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include
both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from
or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the
indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate
counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party
will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties,
settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect
to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect
of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether
or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such
claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising
out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b)
of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Selling Shareholders,
severally and not jointly, and the Underwriters severally agree to
contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending same) (collectively "Losses") to which the
Company, the Selling Shareholder and one or more of the Underwriters may be
subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company and each Selling Shareholder on the one
hand and by the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the
Securities; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter
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(except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to
the offering of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of
the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities
purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the
immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company
and each Selling Shareholder, severally and not jointly, and the
Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not
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only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company and
each Selling Shareholder on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the
other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
Benefits received by the Company and each Selling Shareholder shall be
deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the
Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of
the Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information provided by the Company or either of the Selling
Shareholders on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent
of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The
Company, each of the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters agree that
it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro
rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person
who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the
Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an
Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter,
and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the
Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed
the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the
same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the
applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the liability of each Selling
Shareholder under such Selling Shareholder's representations and warranties
contained in Section 1 hereof and under the indemnity and contribution
agreements contained in this Section 8 shall be limited to an amount equal
to the initial public offering price of the Securities sold by each Selling
Shareholder to the Underwriters. The Company and each Selling Shareholder
may agree, as among themselves and without limiting the rights of the
Underwriters under this Agreement, as to the respective amounts of such
liability for which they each shall be responsible.
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall
fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by
such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall
constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this
Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up
and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set
forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of
Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the
Securities which the defaulting
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Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however,
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that in the event that the aggregate amount of Securities which the defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of
the aggregate amount of Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining
Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any
obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting
Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate
without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter, the Company or Selling
Shareholder. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this
Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding
five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the
required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any
other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to
the Company, a Selling Shareholder and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages
occasioned by its default hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in
the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company
and the Selling Shareholder prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities,
if at any time prior to such time (i) trading in the Company's Common Stock
shall have been suspended by the Commission or the Nasdaq National Market or
trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq
National Market shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall
have been established on such Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (ii) a
banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State
authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or
other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to
make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable
to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by
the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective
agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the
Selling Shareholder, the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set
forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Selling
Shareholder, any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors,
employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and
will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of
Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed,
delivered or telefaxed to the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc. General Counsel (fax
no.: (000) 000-0000) and confirmed to the General Counsel, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney
Inc., at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Attention: General
Counsel; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to
Chief Financial Officer at 000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, facsimile:
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(000) 000-0000, or if sent to either of the Selling Shareholders, will be mailed
or delivered to c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000.
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation
hereunder.
14. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
made and to be performed within the State of New York.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
16. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
17. Definitions. The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement,
shall have the meanings indicated.
"Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday
or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust
companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
"Effective Date" shall mean each date and time that the
Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto
and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or become effective.
"Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement
is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
"Rule 424", "Rule 430A" and "Rule 462" refer to such rules under
the Act.
"Rule 430A Information" shall mean information with respect to
the Securities and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the
Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the
Company, each of the Selling
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Shareholders and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
Nanometrics Incorporated
By: _____________________
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Selling Shareholders
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx 1999 Charitable Trust UTA
dated December 17, 1999
By: _____________________
Name:
Title:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Foundation
By: _____________________
Name:
Title:
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first
above written.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Xxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
Soundview Technology Group
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Gull
By: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
By:
________________________
Name:
Title:
For themselves and the other several
Underwriters named in Schedule I to the
foregoing Agreement.
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SCHEDULE I
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Number of Underwritten
Securities to be
Underwriters Purchased
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc...................
Soundview Technology Group, Inc............
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Inc.........................
Xxxxxxx & Company..........................
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Total............................ 3,500,000
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SCHEDULE II
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Number of Underwritten
Securities to be
Selling Shareholders Sold
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx 1999 Charitable Trust
UTA dated December 17, 1999............ 1,000,000
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Foundation.............. 750,000
EXHIBIT A
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LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
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Nanometrics Incorporated
Public Offering of Common Stock
January ___, 2000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Xxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
SoundView Technology Group, Inc.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Gull
as representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed
Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), between Nanometrics
Incorporated, a California corporation (the "Company"), and each of you as
representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to an
underwritten public offering of Common Stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"),
of the Company.
In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the
Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or
otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or
might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or
otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in
privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company) directly or
indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect
of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease
a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, or publicly announce an
intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 90 days after the date
of the final Prospectus.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the undersigned is an individual, he
or she may transfer any or all of the Shares either during his or her lifetime
or on death by gift, will or intestacy to his or her immediate family or to a
trust, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, partners or equity
holders of which are exclusively the undersigned and/or a member or members of
his or her immediate family; provided, however, that in any such case, it
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shall be a condition to such transfer that the transferee execute an agreement
stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Shares subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, and there shall be no further transfer of such
Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph,
"immediate family" shall mean lineal descendant, spouse, adopted child, father,
mother, brother or sister of the transferor and the spouses, adopted children
and lineal descendants of any of the foregoing.
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior
to the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the agreement
set forth above shall likewise be terminated. In any event, the agreement set
forth above shall terminate if the pricing of the public offering shall not have
occurred prior to or on May 31, 2000.
Yours very truly,
_______________________________
Signature
_______________________________
Print Name
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EXHIBIT B
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OPINION OF FENWICK & WEST
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EXHIBIT C
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FORM OF PATENT OPINION
Such counsel are familiar with the technology used by the Company in
its business and the manner of its use thereof and have read the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, including particularly the portions of the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus referring to patents, trade secrets,
trademarks, service marks or other proprietary information or materials and:
(a) The Company is listed in the records of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office as the holder of record of the patents listed on a
schedule to such opinion (the "Patents") and each of the applications
listed on a schedule to such opinion (the "Applications").
(b) The Company is listed in the records of the appropriate foreign
offices as the holder of record of the foreign patents listed on a
schedule to such opinion (the "Foreign Patents") and each of the
applications listed on a schedule to such opinion (the "Foreign
Applications").
(c) As to the statements under the captions "Risk Factors -- 'Successful
infringement claims by third parties could result in substantial
damages, lost product sales and the loss of important intellectual
property rights by us' and 'Successful infringement claims by third
parties could result in substantial damages, lost product sales and
the loss of important intellectual property rights by us'" and
"Business -- Intellectual Property" and "Business-Legal Proceedings"
nothing has come to the attention of such counsel which caused them to
believe that the above-mentioned sections of the Registration
Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto made available and
reviewed by such counsel, at the time the Registration Statement
became effective and at all times subsequent thereto up to and on the
Closing Date and on any later date on which Option Securities are to
be purchased, 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 light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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ANNEX A
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List of Subsidiaries Pursuant to 1(a)(xxix)
