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EXHIBIT 1.1
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
COMMON STOCK
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FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
July __, 2000
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Incorporated
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothers Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.
As representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto,
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell
to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters") an aggregate
of ........ shares (the "Firm Shares") and, at the election of the Underwriters,
up to ........ additional shares (the "Optional Shares") of common stock, par
value $.001 per share ("Stock") of the Company (the Firm Shares and the Optional
Shares that the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuant to Section 2 hereof
being collectively called the "Shares").
1. The Company and ▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, an Ohio corporation ("Eaton"),
jointly and severally represent and warrant to, and agree with, each of the
Underwriters that:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-36330)
(the "Initial Registration Statement") in respect of the Shares has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"); the Initial Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto, each in the form heretofore delivered
to you, and, excluding exhibits thereto, to you for each of the other
Underwriters, have been declared effective by the Commission in such
form; other than a registration statement, if any, increasing the size
of the offering (a "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), filed
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), which became effective upon filing, no other document with
respect to the Initial Registration Statement has heretofore been filed
with the Commission; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Initial Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment
thereto or the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, has been
issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or
threatened by the Commission (any preliminary prospectus included in
the Initial
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Registration Statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(a) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Act is
hereinafter called a "Preliminary Prospectus"; the various parts of the
Initial Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, if any, including all exhibits thereto and including the
information contained in the form of final prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with
Section 5(a) hereof and deemed by virtue of Rule 430A under the Act to
be part of the Initial Registration Statement at the time it was
declared effective, each as amended at the time such part of the
Initial Registration Statement became effective or such part of the
Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, became or hereafter becomes
effective, are hereinafter collectively called the "Registration
Statement"; and such final prospectus, in the form first filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Act, is hereinafter called the "Prospectus";
(b) No order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each
Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all
material respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, and did not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty
shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company
by an Underwriter through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. expressly for use
therein;
(c) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus
and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date
as to the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, and as of
the applicable filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any
statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter
through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co. expressly for use therein;
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (for the
purposes of this Agreement, "subsidiaries" shall not include Sumitomo
▇▇▇▇▇ Nova Corporation ("SEN"), a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of Japan) has sustained since the date of the latest
audited financial statements included in the Prospectus any loss or
interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor
dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree which has had
a material adverse effect on the Company, its subsidiaries and its
interest in SEN taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, there has not been any change in
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the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the
business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders'
equity or results of operations of the Company, its subsidiaries and
its interest in SEN taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus;
(e) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title
to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the
Prospectus or such as do not have a material adverse effect on the
Company, its subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole, and
any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its
subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable
leases with such exceptions as do not have a material adverse effect on
the Company, its subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole;
(f) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and
has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of
business and is in good standing under the laws of each other
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any
business so as to require such qualification, or is subject to no
material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so
qualified in any such jurisdiction; and each "Significant Subsidiary"
(as such term is defined under Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the Company has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;
(g) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth
in the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully
paid and non-assessable, conform to the description of the Stock
contained in the Prospectus and are owned by Eaton free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims; and all of the issued
shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been
duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable and (except for directors' qualifying shares and except
as set forth in the Prospectus) are owned directly or indirectly by the
Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims;
(h) The unissued Shares to be issued and sold by the Company
to the Underwriters hereunder have been duly and validly authorized
and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided
herein, will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable and will conform to the description of the Stock
contained in the Prospectus;
(i) The issue and sale of the Shares by the Company and the
compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement
and the
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consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and the
performance by each of the Company and Eaton of their respective
obligations under the Intercompany Agreements (as defined below) will
not (unless the effect thereof, in the case of each of (A) and (C)
below, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company, its
subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole): (A) conflict
with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company, Eaton or any of their subsidiaries is a party or by which
the Company, Eaton or any of their subsidiaries is bound or to which
any of the property or assets of the Company, Eaton or any of their
subsidiaries is subject; (B) result in any violation of the provisions
of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or Eaton;
or (C) result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or
regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company, Eaton or any of their subsidiaries or
any of their properties. No consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental
agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Shares or the
consummation by the Company or Eaton of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except the registration under the Act of the Shares
and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky
laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by
the Underwriters;
(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its Articles or Certificate of
Incorporation or Regulations or By-laws or (ii) in default in the
performance or observance of any obligation covenant or condition
contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement,
lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it or any of its properties may be bound which, in the case of
this sub-clause (ii), would have a material adverse effect on the
Company, its subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole;
(k) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock", insofar as they purport to
constitute a summary of the terms of the Stock, and under the captions,
"Arrangements with Eaton", "United States Federal Tax Considerations to
Non-United States Holders" and "Underwriting", insofar as they purport
to describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to
therein, are accurate, complete and fair;
(l) Other than as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no
legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which have a reasonable
possibility, individually or in the aggregate, of having a material
adverse effect on the current or future consolidated financial
position, stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries; and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, no
such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental
authorities or threatened by others;
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(m) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Shares will not be, an "investment company",
as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Investment Company Act");
(n) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates does
business with the government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate
located in Cuba within the meaning of Section 517.075, Florida
Statutes;
(o) Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public
accountants as required by the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder;
(p) To the best knowledge of the Company and Eaton, except as
set forth in the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries own or
possess valid licenses or other rights to use all patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets and
other intellectual property which are material to the business of the
Company, its subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole,
and, except as set forth in the Prospectus, none of the Company, Eaton
or any of their subsidiaries have received any notice of infringement
or of conflict with (and neither the Company nor Eaton knows of any
such infringement or conflict with) asserted rights of others with
respect to any patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, know-how, trade secrets or other intellectual property
which are reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to
have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management,
current or future consolidated financial position, stockholders' equity
or results of operations of the Company, its subsidiaries and its
interest in SEN taken as a whole; and the inventions, products or
processes referred to in the Prospectus do not, to the best knowledge
of the Company and Eaton, infringe or conflict with any right or
patent, or any invention, product or process which is the subject of a
patent application known to the Company or Eaton, which is reasonably
expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties,
management, current or future consolidated financial position, business
prospects, stockholders' equity or results of operations of the
Company, its subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole;
(q) To the best knowledge of the Company and Eaton, there is
no existing or imminent labor dispute or organizational effort by the
employees of the Company, Eaton or any of their subsidiaries or any
existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of the
principal suppliers, contractors or customers of the Company or its
subsidiaries that is reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect upon the business, properties, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole;
(r) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus and except as is not
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect upon the
business, properties, financial condition, results of operations or
prospects of the Company, its subsidiaries and its interest in SEN
taken as a whole, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws. As used herein,
"Environmental Laws" means any United States or Canadian, federal,
state, local or municipal statute,
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law, rule, regulation, ordinance, judicial or administrative order,
consent decree or judgment, relating to the protection of the
environment, the protection of public health and safety from
environmental concerns or the protection of worker health and safety;
(s) There are no contracts or other documents which are
required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the
Act or by the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder which
have not been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement; and
(t) Each of the Master Separation and Distribution Agreement,
General Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Trademark License
Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, Tax Sharing and Indemnification
Agreement, Transitional Services Agreement, Real Estate Matters
Agreement and Indemnification and Insurance Matters Agreement
(collectively, the "Intercompany Agreements") has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and Eaton, is in full force and
effect, and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of each
of the Company and Eaton, enforceable against each of the Company and
Eaton in accordance with its terms.
2. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (a) the
Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the
Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at
a purchase price per share of $................, the number of Firm Shares set
forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and (b) in the
event and to the extent that the Underwriters shall exercise the election to
purchase Optional Shares as provided below, the Company agrees to issue and sell
to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the purchase price per share set
forth in clause (a) of this Section 2, that portion of the number of Optional
Shares as to which such election shall have been exercised (to be adjusted by
you so as to eliminate fractional shares) determined by multiplying such number
of Optional Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which is the maximum number
of Optional Shares which such Underwriter is entitled to purchase as set forth
opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and the denominator
of which is the maximum number of Optional Shares that all of the Underwriters
are entitled to purchase hereunder.
The Company hereby grants to the Underwriters the right to purchase at
their election up to ................... Optional Shares, at the purchase price
per share set forth in the paragraph above, for the sole purpose of covering
sales of shares in excess of the number of Firm Shares. Any such election to
purchase Optional Shares may be exercised only by written notice from you to the
Company, given within a period of 30 calendar days after the date of this
Agreement, setting forth the aggregate number of Optional Shares to be purchased
and the date on which such Optional Shares are to be delivered, as determined by
you but in no event earlier than the First Time of Delivery (as defined in
Section 4 hereof) or, unless you and the Company otherwise agree in writing,
earlier than two or later than ten business days after the date of such notice.
3. Upon the authorization by you of the release of the Firm Shares, the
several Underwriters propose to offer the Firm Shares for sale upon the terms
and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.
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4. (a) The Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter hereunder, in
definitive form, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such
names as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. may request upon at least forty-eight hours' prior
notice to the Company shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co., through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company
("DTC"), for the account of such Underwriter, against payment by or on behalf of
such Underwriter of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal
(same-day) funds to the account specified by the Company to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.
at least forty-eight hours in advance. The Company will cause the certificates
representing the Shares to be made available for checking and packaging at least
twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery (as defined below) with respect
thereto at the office of DTC or its designated custodian (the "Designated
Office"). The time and date of such delivery and payment shall be, with respect
to the Firm Shares, 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on July __, 2000 or such
other time and date as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co. and the Company may agree upon in
writing, and, with respect to the Optional Shares, 10:00 a.m., New York time, on
the date specified in accordance herewith by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. in the written
notice given by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co. of the Underwriters' election to purchase
such Optional Shares, or such other time and date as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. and
the Company may agree upon in writing. Such time and date for delivery of the
Firm Shares is herein called the "First Time of Delivery", such time and date
for delivery of the Optional Shares, if not the First Time of Delivery, is
herein called the "Second Time of Delivery", and each such time and date for
delivery is herein called a "Time of Delivery".
(b) The documents to be delivered at each Time of Delivery by or on
behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 7 hereof, including the cross
receipt for the Shares and any additional documents requested by the
Underwriters pursuant to Section 7(j) hereof, will be delivered at the offices
of Shearman & Sterling, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the
"Closing Location"), and the Shares will be delivered at the Designated Office,
all at such Time of Delivery. A meeting will be held at the Closing Location at
3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the New York Business Day next preceding such
Time of Delivery, at which meeting the final drafts of the documents to be
delivered pursuant to the preceding sentence will be available for review by the
parties hereto. For the purposes of this Section 4, "New York Business Day"
shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a
day on which banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close.
5. The Company agrees, and for so long as Eaton controls the Company,
the Company and Eaton jointly and severally agree, with each of the
Underwriters:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form reasonably approved by
you and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act
not later than the Commission's close of business on the second
business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule
430A(a)(3) under the Act; to make no further amendment or any
supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus which shall be
reasonably disapproved by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof;
to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time
when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or
becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended
Prospectus has
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been filed and to furnish you with copies thereof; to advise you,
promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending
the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, of the suspension
of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending
or supplementing of the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for
additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus or suspending any such
qualification, promptly to use its best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of such order;
(b) Promptly from time to time to take such action as you may
reasonably request to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under
the securities laws of such jurisdictions as you may request and to
comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and
dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary
to complete the distribution of the Shares, provided that in connection
therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign
corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction;
(c) To use its reasonable best efforts, taking into account
the timeliness of the Underwriters' approval pursuant to Section 5(a),
to furnish the Underwriters, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City
time (or as soon as possible thereafter), on the New York Business Day
next succeeding the date of this Agreement and from time to time, with
copies of the Prospectus in New York City in such quantities as you may
reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at
any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the time of issue
of the Prospectus in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares
and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which
the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is
delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be
necessary during such period to amend or supplement the Prospectus in
order to comply with the Act, to notify you and upon your request to
prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any
dealer in securities as many copies as you may from time to time
reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the
Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such
compliance, and in case any Underwriter is required to deliver a
prospectus in connection with sales of any of the Shares at any time
nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, upon
your request but at the expense of such Underwriter, to prepare and
deliver to such Underwriter as many copies as you may request of an
amended or supplemented Prospectus complying with Section 10(a)(3) of
the Act. Compliance with the provisions of this Section 5(c) shall be
interpreted without regard to the first sentence of Section 14;
(d) To make generally available to its securityholders as soon
as practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule
158(c) under the Act), an earnings statement of the Company and its
subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a)
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of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (including, at the
option of the Company, Rule 158);
(e) Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 5, the
Company and Eaton agree with each Underwriter, during the period
beginning from the date hereof and continuing to and including the date
180 days after the date of the Prospectus, not to dispose of or hedge
any Stock or any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable
for Stock or any such substantially similar securities, without your
prior written consent, provided that the foregoing restrictions shall
not apply to (i) the divestiture of Stock owned by Eaton to its
shareholders on or after November 1, 2000, (ii) any sale by Eaton of
its Stock to a purchaser who offers to buy all other outstanding shares
of Stock at the same price, (iii) any grants under the Company's
existing employee benefit plans, or (iv) transactions in Eaton common
shares;
(f) To furnish to its stockholders as soon as practicable
after the end of each fiscal year an annual report (including a balance
sheet and statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries certified by independent
public accountants) and, as soon as practicable after the end of each
of the first three quarters of each fiscal year (beginning with the
fiscal quarter ending after the effective date of the Registration
Statement), to make available to its stockholders consolidated summary
financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries for such
quarter in reasonable detail;
(g) During a period of five years from the effective date of
the Registration Statement, to furnish to you copies of all reports or
other communications (financial or other) furnished to stockholders and
to deliver to you (i) as soon as they are available, copies of any
reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the
Commission or any national securities exchange on which any class of
securities of the Company is listed; and (ii) from time to time, such
other publicly available information concerning the Company as you may
reasonably request;
(h) To use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of
the Shares pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified in the
Prospectus under the caption "Use of Proceeds";
(i) To use its best efforts to list for quotation the Shares
on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
National Market System ("NASDAQ");
(j) To file with the Commission such information on Form 10-Q
or Form 10-K as may be required by Rule 463 under the Act; and
(k) If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 462(b), the
Company shall file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the
Commission in compliance with Rule 462(b) by 10:00 P.M., Washington,
D.C. time, on the date of this Agreement, and the Company shall at the
time of filing either pay to the Commission the filing fee for the Rule
462(b)
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Registration Statement or give irrevocable instructions for the payment
of such fee pursuant to Rule 111(b) under the Act.
6. The Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that
the Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees,
disbursements and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants in
connection with the registration of the Shares under the Act and all other
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing
of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and
amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing
any Agreement among Underwriters, this Agreement, the Blue Sky Memorandum,
closing documents (including any compilations thereof) and any other documents
in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Shares;
(iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Shares for
offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(b)
hereof, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in
connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky survey;
(iv) all fees and expenses in connection with listing the Shares on the NASDAQ;
(v) the filing fees incident to, and the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Underwriters in connection with, securing any required review by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the terms of the sale of the
Shares; (vi) the cost of preparing stock certificates; and (vii) the cost and
charges of any transfer agent or registrar. It is understood, however, that,
except as provided in this Section, and Sections 8 and 11 hereof, the
Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of
their counsel, stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Shares by them, and
any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
7. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, as to the Shares to
be delivered at each Time of Delivery, shall be subject, in their discretion, to
the condition that all representations and warranties and other statements of
the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇ herein are, at and as of such Time of Delivery, true and
correct, the condition that the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇ shall have performed all of
their obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed, and the following
additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the applicable time period prescribed
for such filing by the rules and regulations under the Act and in
accordance with Section 5(a) hereof; if the Company has elected to rely
upon Rule 462(b), the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have
become effective by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of
this Agreement; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and
no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened
by the Commission; and all requests for additional information on the
part of the Commission shall have been complied with to your reasonable
satisfaction;
(b) Shearman & Sterling, counsel for the Underwriters, shall
have furnished to you such written opinion or opinions (a draft of each
such opinion is attached as Annex II(a) hereto), dated such Time of
Delivery, with respect to certain matters covered in paragraphs (i),
(ii), (vii), (xii) and (xiv) of subsection (c) below as well as such
other
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related matters as you may reasonably request, and such counsel shall
have received such papers and information as they may reasonably
request to enable them to pass upon such matters;
(c) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel for the Company and
▇▇▇▇▇, shall have furnished to you their written opinion (a draft of
such opinion is attached as Annex II(b) hereto), dated such Time of
Delivery, in form and substance satisfactory to you, 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 State of Delaware, with corporate power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus;
(ii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as
set forth in the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of
capital stock of the Company (including the Shares being
delivered at such Time of Delivery) have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;
and the Shares conform to the description of the Stock
contained in the Prospectus;
(iii) The Company has been duly qualified as a
foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in
good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in
which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so
as to require such qualification or is subject to no material
liability or disability by reason of failure to be so
qualified in any such jurisdiction (such counsel being
entitled to rely in respect of the opinion in this clause upon
opinions of local counsel and in respect of matters of fact
upon certificates of officers of the Company, provided that
such counsel shall state that they believe that both you and
they are justified in relying upon such opinions and
certificates);
(iv) This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each of the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇;
(v) The Intercompany Agreements have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and each
constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to
or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity
principles;
(vi) The issue and sale of the Shares being delivered
at such Time of Delivery by the Company and the compliance by
the Company with the provisions of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and the
performance by the Company of its obligations under the
Intercompany Agreements will not (unless the effect thereof,
in the case of each of (A) and (C) below, will not have a
material adverse effect on the Company, its subsidiaries and
SEN taken as a whole): (A) conflict with or result in a breach
or
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violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute
a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement or other agreement or instrument known to such
counsel to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is subject; (B) result in any
violation of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Company; or (C) result in any
violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation
known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or any of their properties;
(vii) Other than as described in the Prospectus, no
consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency
or body is required for the issue and sale of the Shares or
the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the execution and delivery
by the Company of the Intercompany Agreements and the
performance of the Company of its obligations under the
Intercompany Agreements, except the registration under the Act
of the Shares, and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under state
securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase
and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters or where
any failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or
order, or to make any filings registrations or qualifications
could not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, its
subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole or the
ability of the Company and the Underwriters to consummate the
offering contemplated hereby;
(viii) Neither the Company nor any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its Articles or
Certificate of Incorporation or Regulations or By-laws or (ii)
in default in the performance or observance of any obligation
covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties may be bound which, in the case of this sub-clause
(ii), would have a material adverse effect on the Company, its
subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole;
(ix) The statements set forth in the Prospectus under
the caption "Description of Capital Stock", insofar as they
purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Stock, and
under the captions "Arrangements with ▇▇▇▇▇", "United States
Federal Tax Considerations to Non-United States Holders" and
"Underwriting", insofar as they purport to describe the
provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein,
fairly summarize the matters referred to therein in all
material respects;
(x) The Company is not an "investment company", as
such term is defined in the Investment Company Act; and
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(xi) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus
and any further amendments and supplements thereto made by the
Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than the
financial statements and related schedules and other financial
data included therein, as to which such counsel need express
no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with
the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder; such counsel does not know of any amendment to the
Registration Statement required to be filed or of any
contracts or other documents of a character required to be
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or required
to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus which are not filed or described as required;
although they do not assume any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, except to the
extent referred to in the opinion in subsection (ix) of this
section 7(c), they have no reason to believe that, as of its
effective date, the Registration Statement or any further
amendment thereto made by the Company prior to such Time of
Delivery as of the date of such amendment or supplement (other
than the financial statements and related schedules and other
financial data included therein, as to which such counsel need
express no opinion) contained an 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, or that, as of its date, the Prospectus or any
further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company
prior to such Time of Delivery (other than the financial
statements and related schedules and other financial data
included therein, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading or that, as of such Time
of Delivery, either the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto made
by the Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than the
financial statements and related schedules therein, as to
which such counsel need express no opinion) contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, vice president and general counsel of
▇▇▇▇▇ and counsel to the Company, shall have furnished to you such
written opinion or opinions (a draft of such opinion is attached as
Annex II(c) hereto), dated such Time of Delivery, to the effect that:
(i) The Intercompany Agreements have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by ▇▇▇▇▇, and each
constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of ▇▇▇▇▇
enforceable against ▇▇▇▇▇ in accordance with its terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles;
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(ii) The performance by ▇▇▇▇▇ of its obligations
under the Intercompany Agreements does not (unless the effect
thereof, in the case of each of (A) and (C) below, will not
have a material adverse effect on ▇▇▇▇▇ and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole): (A) conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute
a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement or other agreement or instrument known to such
counsel to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is subject (excluding agreements
which are related to the Company's business as described in
the Prospectus or are contemplated to be transferred or
assigned under the Intercompany Agreements to the Company or
its subsidiaries other than agreements relating to SEN); (B)
result in any violation of the provisions of the Amended
Articles and Amended Regulations of ▇▇▇▇▇; or (C) result in
any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation
known to such counsel of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over ▇▇▇▇▇ or any of its subsidiaries
or any of their properties;
(iii) No consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration or qualification of or with any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution and
delivery by ▇▇▇▇▇ of the Intercompany Agreements and the
performance of its obligations under the Intercompany
Agreements, except such as shall have been obtained or waived
or that, if not obtained or waived, would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
separation of the Company's business from that of ▇▇▇▇▇ as
described in the Prospectus or on the ability of the Company
and the Underwriters to consummate the offering contemplated
hereby;
(iv) Each Significant Subsidiary of the Company has
been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation; and all of the issued shares of
capital stock of each such subsidiary have been duly and
validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable, and (except for directors' qualifying shares
and except as otherwise set forth in the Prospectus) are owned
directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all
liens, encumbrances, equities or claims (such counsel being
entitled to rely in respect of the opinion in this clause upon
opinions of local counsel and in respect to matters of fact
upon certificates of officers of the Company or its
subsidiaries, provided that such counsel shall state that they
believe that both you and they are justified in relying upon
such opinions and certificates); and
(v) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and other
than as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which have a
reasonable possibility, individually or in the aggregate, of
having a material adverse effect on the current or future
consolidated financial position, stockholders' equity or
results
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of operations of the Company, its subsidiaries and its
interest in SEN taken as a whole; and, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or
contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by
others.
(e) On the date of the Prospectus at a time prior to the
execution of this Agreement, at 9:30 A.M., New York City time, on the
effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement and also at
each Time of Delivery, Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to you a
letter or letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, in
form and substance satisfactory to you, to the effect set forth in
Annex I hereto (the executed copy of the letter delivered prior to the
execution of this Agreement is attached as Annex I(a) hereto and a
draft of the form of letter to be delivered on the effective date of
any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and as of
each Time of Delivery is attached as Annex I(b) hereto);
(f) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall
have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial
statements included in the Prospectus any loss or interference with its
business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not
covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus, and (ii) since the respective dates as
of which information is given in the Prospectus there shall not have
been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving
a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management,
financial position, stockholders' equity or results of operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case
described in clause (i) or (ii), is reasonably expected to have a
material adverse effect upon the business, properties, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company, its
subsidiaries and its interest in SEN taken as a whole;
(g) On or after the date hereof there shall not have occurred
any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in
trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or on
NASDAQ; (ii) a suspension or material limitation in trading in the
Company's securities on NASDAQ; (iii) a general moratorium on
commercial banking activities declared by either Federal or New York
State authorities; or (iv) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities
involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of
a national emergency or war, if the effect of any such event specified
in this clause (iv) in the judgment of the Representatives (after
consultation with the Company to the extent reasonably practicable)
makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public
offering or the delivery of the Shares being delivered at such Time of
Delivery on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus;
(h) The Shares to be sold at such Time of Delivery shall have
been duly listed for quotation on NASDAQ;
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(i) The Company has obtained and delivered to the Underwriters
executed copies of an agreement from ▇▇▇▇▇ and each executive officer
and director of the Company substantially to the effect set forth in
Exhibit A hereof in form and substance satisfactory to you;
(j) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of
Section 5(c) hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses on
the New York Business Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement;
and
(k) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished
to you at such Time of Delivery certificates of officers of the Company
satisfactory to you as to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Company herein at and as of such Time of Delivery, as
to the performance by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder
to be performed at or prior to such Time of Delivery, as to the matters
set forth in subsections (a) and (f) of this Section and as to such
other matters as you may reasonably request.
8. (a) The Company and ▇▇▇▇▇ will, jointly and severally, indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject,
under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any
amendment 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 will
reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that neither
the Company nor ▇▇▇▇▇ shall be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any
such amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs &
Co. expressly for use therein.
(b) The Company or ▇▇▇▇▇ may become subject, under the Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment 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, in each case to the extent, but only to
the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission was made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such
Underwriter through ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co. expressly for use therein; and will
reimburse the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇ for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company and
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▇▇▇▇▇ in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as
such expenses are incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a)
or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall
not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party
otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought
against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the
consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and,
after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its
election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be
liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of
other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent
of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or
claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party
to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i)
includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability
arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to
or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of
any indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company and Eaton on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Shares. If, however, the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by
applicable law, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the
Company and Eaton on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company and Eaton on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be
deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering
(before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total
underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each
case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative
fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by
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the Company and/or Eaton on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other and
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company, Eaton and the
Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions
pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be
deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public
were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations in this subsection
(d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting
obligations and not joint.
(e) The obligations of the Company and Eaton under this Section 8
shall be in addition to any liability which the Company and Eaton may otherwise
have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if
any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Act; and the
obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any
liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend,
upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company
(including any person who, with his or her consent, is named in the Registration
Statement as about to become a director of the Company) and to each person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.
9. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase
the Shares which it has agreed to purchase hereunder at a Time of Delivery, you
may in your discretion arrange for you or another party or other parties to
purchase such Shares on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six hours
after such default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of
such Shares, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of
thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or other parties
reasonably satisfactory to you to purchase such Shares on such terms. In the
event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the Company
that you have so arranged for the purchase of such Shares, or the Company
notifies you that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Shares, you or the
Company shall have the right to postpone such Time of Delivery for a period of
not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be
made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other
documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any
amendments to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in your opinion
may thereby be made necessary. The term "Underwriter" as used in this Agreement
shall include any person substituted under this Section with like effect as if
such person had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such
Shares.
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(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company as
provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate number of such Shares which
remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate number of all
the Shares to be purchased at such Time of Delivery, then the Company shall have
the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of
shares which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder at such Time of
Delivery and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to
purchase its pro rata share (based on the number of Shares which such
Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Shares of such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made; but
nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its
default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of
the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company as
provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate number of such Shares which
remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate number of all the
Shares to be purchased at such Time of Delivery, or if the Company shall not
exercise the right described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting
Underwriters to purchase Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters,
then this Agreement (or, with respect to the Second Time of Delivery, the
obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the
Optional Shares) shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne
by the Company and the Underwriters as provided in Section 6 hereof and the
indemnity and contribution agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing herein
shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties
and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth
in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to
this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf
of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any Underwriter, or the Company,
or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company, and shall
survive delivery of and payment for the Shares.
11. If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof
or because the condition set forth in Section 7(g) is not satisfied, the Company
shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter except as provided in
Sections 6 and 8 hereof; but, if for any other reason, any Shares are not
delivered by or on behalf of the Company as provided herein, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters through you for all out-of-pocket expenses approved
in writing by you, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably
incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and
delivery of the Shares not so delivered, but the Company shall then be under no
further liability to any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 6 and 8
hereof.
12. In all dealings hereunder, you shall act on behalf of each of the
Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any
statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or
given by you jointly or by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co. on behalf of you as the
representatives.
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All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to you as the representatives in care of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ &
Co., ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Registration
Department; and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail to the
address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention:
Secretary; provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to
Section 8(c) hereof shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile
transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its Underwriters'
Questionnaire, or telex constituting such Questionnaire, which address will be
supplied to the Company by you upon request. Any such statements, requests,
notices or agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
13. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the
benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and, to the extent provided in
Sections 8 and 10 hereof, the officers and directors of the Company and each
person who controls the Company or any Underwriter, and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall
acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser of
any of the Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by
reason merely of such purchase.
14. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. As used herein, the
term "business day" shall mean any day when the banks in New York are open for
business.
15. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
16. This Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties
hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us ten counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you,
on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof
shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the
Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each
of the Underwriters is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of
Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to the
Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on your part as to
the authority of the signers thereof.
Very truly yours,
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇ CORPORATION
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date hereof:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Incorporated
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothers Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.
By: _________________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co.
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
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SCHEDULE I
NUMBER OF OPTIONAL
SHARES TO BE
TOTAL NUMBER OF PURCHASED IF
FIRM SHARES MAXIMUM OPTION
UNDERWRITER TO BE PURCHASED EXERCISED
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. .......................
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Incorporated...........
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothers Inc. .......................
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc. ..................
Total
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EXHIBIT A
LOCK-UP LETTER
___________, 2000
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Incorporated
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Brothers Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Inc.
As representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement
referred to below
c/o Goldman Sachs & Co.
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Re: Axcelis Technologies, Inc. - Lock-Up Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you, as representatives (the
"Representatives"), propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement on behalf of
the several Underwriters named in Schedule I to such agreement (collectively,
the "Underwriters"), with Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), providing for a public offering of the shares of common stock,
par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "Shares") pursuant to a
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").
In consideration of the agreement by the Underwriters to offer and sell
the Shares, and of other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that, during
the period beginning from the date of this agreement and continuing to and
including the date 180 days after the date of such final Prospectus, the
undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to
purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any shares of common stock
of the Company, or any options or warrants to purchase any shares of common
stock of the Company, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
that represent the right to receive shares of common stock of the Company,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, owned directly by the undersigned
(including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which the undersigned has
beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the SEC (collectively
the "Undersigned's Shares").
The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the
undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed
to or which reasonably could be expected
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to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of the Undersigned's Shares even
if such Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such
prohibited hedging or other transactions would include without limitation any
short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without
limitation any put or call option) with respect to any of the Undersigned's
Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any
significant part of its value from the Shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer the
Undersigned's Shares (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee
or donees thereof agree in writing to be bound by the restrictions set forth
herein, (ii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned
or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that the trustee of the
trust agrees in writing to be bound by the restrictions set forth herein, and
provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for
value, (iii) in connection with a sale by the undersigned to a purchaser who
offers to buy all of the Company's outstanding shares at the same price, (iv) in
connection with any transaction in Eaton common stock, or (v) with the prior
written consent of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sachs & Co. on behalf of the Underwriters.
For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, "immediate family" shall mean
any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first
cousin. The undersigned, except as contemplated by clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
or (v) above, for the duration of this Lock-Up Agreement will have, valid title
to the Undersigned's Shares, if any, free and clear of all adverse claims
whatsoever within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code. The undersigned
also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the
Company's transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the Undersigned's
Shares, if any, except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are
relying upon this Lock-Up Agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the
offering. The undersigned further understands that this Lock-Up Agreement is
irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned's heirs, legal
representatives and assigns.
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Very truly yours,
_____________________________________
(Name)
_____________________________________
(Print Name)
_____________________________________
(Address)
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ANNEX I
Pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Underwriting Agreement, the accountants
shall furnish letters to the Underwriters to the effect that:
(i) They are independent certified public accountants with
respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the
Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder;
(ii) In their opinion, the financial statements and any
supplementary financial information and schedules (and, if applicable,
financial forecasts and/or pro forma financial information) examined by
them and included in the Prospectus or the Registration Statement
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the related published rules and
regulations thereunder; and, if applicable, they have made a review in
accordance with standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants of the unaudited consolidated interim
financial statements, selected financial data, pro forma financial
information, financial forecasts and/or condensed financial statements
derived from audited financial statements of the Company for the
periods specified in such letter, as indicated in their reports
thereon, copies of which have been separately furnished to the
representatives of the Underwriters (the "Representatives");
(iii) They have made a review in accordance with standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
of the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income,
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows
included in the Prospectus as indicated in their reports thereon copies
of which have been separately furnished to the Representatives and on
the basis of specified procedures including inquiries of officials of
the Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting
matters regarding whether the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements referred to in paragraph (vi)(A)(i) below comply
as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and the related published rules and
regulations, nothing came to their attention that cause them to believe
that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the related published rules and
regulations;
(iv) The unaudited selected financial information with respect
to the consolidated results of operations and financial position of the
Company for the five most recent fiscal years included in the
Prospectus agrees with the corresponding amounts (after restatements
where applicable) in the audited consolidated financial statements for
such five fiscal years;
(v) They have compared the information in the Prospectus under
selected captions with the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K
and on the basis of limited procedures specified in such letter nothing
came to their attention as a result of the foregoing procedures that
caused them to believe that this information does not conform
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in all material respects with the disclosure requirements of Items 301,
302, 402 and 503(d), respectively, of Regulation S-K;
(vi) On the basis of limited procedures, not constituting an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards,
consisting of a reading of the unaudited financial statements and other
information referred to below, a reading of the latest available
interim financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries,
inspection of the minute books of the Company and its subsidiaries
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in
the Prospectus, inquiries of officials of the Company and its
subsidiaries responsible for financial and accounting matters and such
other inquiries and procedures as may be specified in such letter,
nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that:
(A) (i) the unaudited consolidated statements of income,
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows
included in the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the
related published rules and regulations, or (ii) any material
modifications should be made to the unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of income, consolidated balance sheets and consolidated
statements of cash flows included in the Prospectus for them to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles;
(B) any other unaudited income statement data and balance
sheet items included in the Prospectus do not agree with the
corresponding items in the unaudited consolidated financial statements
from which such data and items were derived, and any such unaudited
data and items were not determined on a basis substantially consistent
with the basis for the corresponding amounts in the audited
consolidated financial statements included in the Prospectus;
(C) the unaudited financial statements which were not included
in the Prospectus but from which were derived any unaudited condensed
financial statements referred to in clause (A) and any unaudited income
statement data and balance sheet items included in the Prospectus and
referred to in clause (B) were not determined on a basis substantially
consistent with the basis for the audited consolidated financial
statements included in the Prospectus;
(D) any unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed financial
statements included in the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the
Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder or the pro forma
adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical amounts in
the compilation of those statements;
(E) as of a specified date not more than five days prior to
the date of such letter, there have been any changes in the
consolidated capital stock (other than issuances of capital stock upon
exercise of options and stock appreciation rights, upon earn-outs of
performance shares and upon conversions of convertible securities, in
each case which were outstanding on the date of the latest financial
statements included in the Prospectus)
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or any increase in the consolidated long-term debt of the Company and
its subsidiaries, or any decreases in consolidated net current assets
or stockholders' equity or other items specified by the
Representatives, or any increases in any items specified by the
Representatives, in each case as compared with amounts shown in the
latest balance sheet included in the Prospectus, except in each case
for changes, increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have
occurred or may occur or which are described in such letter; and
(F) for the period from the date of the latest financial
statements included in the Prospectus to the specified date referred to
in clause (E) there were any decreases in consolidated net revenues or
operating profit or the total or per share amounts of consolidated net
income or other items specified by the Representatives, or any
increases in any items specified by the Representatives, in each case
as compared with the comparable period of the preceding year and with
any other period of corresponding length specified by the
Representatives, except in each case for decreases or increases which
the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may occur or which are
described in such letter; and
(vii) In addition to the examination referred to in their
report(s) included in the Prospectus and the limited procedures,
inspection of minute books, inquiries and other procedures referred to
in paragraphs (iii) and (vi) above, they have carried out certain
specified procedures, not constituting an examination in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, with respect to certain
amounts, percentages and financial information specified by the
Representatives, which are derived from the general accounting records
of the Company and its subsidiaries, which appear in the Prospectus, or
in Part II of, or in exhibits and schedules to, the Registration
Statement specified by the Representatives, and have compared certain
of such amounts, percentages and financial information with the
accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and have found
them to be in agreement.
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ANNEX II(a)
OPINION OF SHEARMAN & STERLING
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ANNEX II(b)
OPINION OF ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
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ANNEX II(c)
OPINION OF J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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