EXHIBIT 1.1
CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION
( a Delaware corporation)
[ ] Shares of Common Stock
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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Dated: ___________, 1999
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SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties.................................. 2
(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company................... 2
(b) Officer's Certificates.......................................... 9
SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing...................... 9
(a) Initial Securities.............................................. 9
(b) Option Securities............................................... 9
(c) Payment......................................................... 9
(d) Denominations; Registration..................................... 10
SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company........................................ 10
(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests.. 10
(b) Filing of Amendments............................................ 11
(c) Delivery of Registration Statements............................. 11
(d) Delivery of Prospectuses........................................ 11
(e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws....................... 11
(f) Blue Sky Qualifications......................................... 12
(g) Rule 158........................................................ 12
(h) Use of Proceeds................................................. 12
(i) Listing......................................................... 12
(j) Restriction on Sale of Securities............................... 12
(k) Reporting Requirements.......................................... 13
(l) Compliance with NASD Rules...................................... 13
SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses............................................. 13
(a) Expenses........................................................ 13
(b) Termination of Agreement........................................ 14
SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations......................... 14
(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement......................... 14
(b) Opinion of Counsel for Company.................................. 14
(c) Opinion of Counsel for Subsidiary............................... 14
(d) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters............................. 14
(e) Officers' Certificate........................................... 15
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(f) Accountant's Comfort Letter..................................... 15
(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter....................................... 15
(h) Approval of Listing............................................. 15
(i) No Objection.................................................... 15
(j) Lockup Agreements............................................... 15
(k) Conditions to Purchase of Option Securities..................... 16
(l) Additional Documents............................................ 16
(m) Termination of Agreement........................................ 16
SECTION 6. Indemnification................................................. 17
(a) Indemnification of Underwriters................................. 17
(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers.............. 18
(c) Actions against Parties; Notification........................... 18
(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse.............. 19
(e) Indemnification for Reserved Securities......................... 19
SECTION 7. Contribution.................................................... 20
SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery.. 21
SECTION 9. Termination of Agreement........................................ 21
(a) Termination; General............................................ 21
(b) Liabilities..................................................... 22
SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters...................... 22
SECTION 11. Notices......................................................... 23
SECTION 12. Parties......................................................... 23
SECTION 13. Governing Law and Time.......................................... 23
SECTION 14. Effect of Headings.............................................. 23
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CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
[ ] Shares of Common Stock
(Par Value $0.001 Per Share)
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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_________, 1999
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
X.X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Incorporated
X.X. Xxxxxxxxx, Towbin
as Representatives of the several Underwriters
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xx.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
CyberSource Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), confirms
its agreement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated ("Xxxxxxx Xxxxx") and each of the other Underwriters named in
Schedule A hereto (collectively, the "Underwriters", which term shall also
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include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10
hereof), for whom Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Incorporated and X.X.
Xxxxxxxxx, Towbin are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the
"Representatives"), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the
purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the
respective numbers of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company ("Common Stock") set forth in said Schedule A, and with respect to the
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grant by the Company to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of
the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of [
] additional shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The
aforesaid [ ] shares of Common Stock (the "Initial Securities") to be
purchased by the Underwriters and all or any part of the [ ] shares of Common
Stock subject to the option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the "Option
Securities") are hereinafter called, collectively, the "Securities."
The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public
offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after
this Agreement has been executed and delivered.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that up to [ ] shares of the
Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters (the "Reserved Securities") shall
be reserved for sale by the Underwriters to certain eligible employees and
persons having business relationships with the Company, as part of the
distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, the applicable rules, regulations and interpretations of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and all other applicable laws, rules and
regulations. To the extent that such Reserved Securities are not orally
confirmed for purchase by such eligible employees and persons having business
relationships with the Company (collectively, the "Reserved Securities
Purchasers") by the end of the first business day after the date of this
Agreement, such Reserved Securities may be offered to the public as part of the
public offering contemplated hereby.
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-[ ])
covering the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"), including the related preliminary prospectus or
prospectuses. Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of
Rule 430A ("Rule 430A") of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the
1933 Act (the "1933 Act Regulations") and paragraph (b) of Rule 424 ("Rule
424(b)") of the 1933 Act Regulations. The information included in such
prospectus that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it
became effective but that is deemed to be part of such registration statement at
the time it became effective pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A is referred
to as "Rule 430A Information." Each prospectus used before such registration
statement became effective, and any prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A
Information that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a "preliminary prospectus."
Such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto and schedules
thereto, at the time it became effective and including the Rule 430A Information
is herein called the "Registration Statement." Any registration statement filed
pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations is herein referred to as the
"Rule 462(b) Registration Statement," and after such filing the term
"Registration Statement" shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.
The final prospectus in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in
connection with the offering of the Securities is herein called the
"Prospectus." For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the
copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval system ("XXXXX").
SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties.
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(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents
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and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Closing Time
referred to in Section 2(c)
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hereof, and as of each Date of Delivery (if any) referred to in Section 2(b)
hereof, and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:
(i) Compliance with Registration Requirements. Each of the
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Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has
become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of
the Commission for additional information has been complied with. At the
respective times the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto became effective and at
the Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are purchased, at the Date
of Delivery), the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto complied and will
comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and
the 1933 Act Regulations and did not and will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading. Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements
thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement was
issued and at the Closing Time (and, if any Option Securities are
purchased, at the Date of Delivery), included or will include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or will 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. The
representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or Prospectus
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the
Company in writing by any Underwriter through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx expressly for
use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus.
Each preliminary prospectus and the prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment
thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, complied when so
filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations and each
preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for
use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically
transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX,
except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(ii) Independent Accountants. The accountants who certified the
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financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Registration
Statement are independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act
and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(ii) Financial Statements. The financial statements included in the
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Registration Statement and the Prospectus, together with the related
schedules and notes, present fairly the financial position of the Company
and its consolidated subsidiary at the dates indicated and the statement of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its
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consolidated subsidiary for the periods specified; said financial
statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved. The supporting schedules included in the Registration
Statement present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required
to be stated therein. The selected financial statements and the summary
financial information included in the Prospectus present fairly the
information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with
that of the audited financial statements included in the Registration
Statement.
(iv) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the respective
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dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no
material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its
subsidiary considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the
ordinary course of business (a "Material Adverse Effect"), (B) there have
been no transactions entered into by the Company or its subsidiary, other
than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with
respect to the Company and its subsidiary considered as one enterprise, and
(C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid
or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.
(v) Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly
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organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under
the laws of the state of Delaware and has corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of
the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except
where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(vi) Good Standing of Subsidiary. The Company's subsidiary,
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Cybersource International, Ltd. (the "Subsidiary"), has been duly organized
and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so
to qualify or to be in good standing would not be reasonably expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as otherwise disclosed in the
Registration Statement, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid
and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly, free and clear of
any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or
equity; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiary
was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any
securityholder of
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the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is the only subsidiary of the Company. The
Subsidiary is not a "significant subsidiary" of the Company as such term is
defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
(vii) Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding
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capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus in the
column entitled "Actual" under the caption "Capitalization" (except for
subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to
reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the
Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of options referred to in the
Prospectus). The shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights
of any securityholder of the Company.
(viii) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
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authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(ix) Authorization and Description of Securities. The Securities
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have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters
pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth
herein, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable; the
Common Stock conforms to all statements relating thereto contained in the
Prospectus and such description conforms to the rights set forth in the
instruments defining the same; no holder of the Securities will be subject
to personal liability by reason of being such a holder; and the issuance of
the Securities is not subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of
any securityholder of the Company.
(x) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor
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its subsidiary is in violation of its charter or by-laws or in default in
the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to
which the Company or its subsidiary is a party or by which either of them
may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or
its subsidiary is subject (collectively, "Agreements and Instruments")
except for such defaults that would not be reasonably expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein
and in the Registration Statement (including the issuance and sale of the
Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as
described in the Prospectus under the caption "Use of Proceeds") and
compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not,
whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both,
conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as
defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or its
subsidiary pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such
conflicts, breaches
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or defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of
the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or its subsidiary,
nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of any
applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree
of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or
foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiary or any of
their assets, properties or operations, except for such violations of any
applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree
of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or
foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company that would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a "Repayment Event" means any
event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other
evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder's behalf) the
right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a
portion of such indebtedness by the Company or its subsidiary.
(xi) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the
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employees of the Company or the Company's subsidiary exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any
existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or
its subsidiary's principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or
contractors, which, in either case, may reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
(xii) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit,
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proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or
governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or its
subsidiary, which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement
(other than as disclosed therein), or which might reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which might reasonably be expected
to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof taken
as a whole or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder;
the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the
Company or its subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective
property or assets is the subject which are not described in the
Registration Statement, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to
the business, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xiii) Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents
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which are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so
described and filed as required.
(xiv) Possession of Intellectual Property. The Company and its
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subsidiary own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate
patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how
(including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable
proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures),
trademarks, service marks, trade names or other intellectual property
(collectively, "Intellectual Property")
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necessary to carry on the business now operated by them, and neither the
Company nor its subsidiary has received any notice or is otherwise aware of
any infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect
to any Intellectual Property or of any facts or circumstances which would
render any Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the
interest of the Company or its subsidiary therein, and which infringement
or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding)
or invalidity or inadequacy, singly or in the aggregate, would result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(xv) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or
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authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency
is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of
the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been already obtained
or as may be required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or
state securities laws.
(xvi) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its
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subsidiary possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other
authorizations (collectively, "Governmental Licenses") issued by the
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies
necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the
failure to possess such Governmental Licenses would not have a Material
Adverse Effect; the Company and its subsidiary are in compliance with the
terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the
failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full
force and effect, except where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses
or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect
would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor its
subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly
or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(xvii) Title to Property. The Company and its subsidiary have good
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and marketable title to all real property owned by the Company and its
subsidiary and good title to all other properties owned by them, in each
case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests,
claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (a) are
described in the Prospectus or (b) do not, singly or in the aggregate,
materially affect the value of such property and do not materially
interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the
Company or its subsidiary; and all of the leases and subleases material to
the business of the Company and its subsidiary, considered as one
enterprise, and under which the Company or its subsidiary holds properties
described in the Prospectus, are in full force and effect, and neither the
Company nor its subsidiary has any notice of any material claim of any sort
that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or
its subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or
affecting
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or questioning the rights of the Company or such subsidiary to the
continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such
lease or sublease.
(xviii) Compliance with Cuba Act. The Company has complied with,
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and is and will be in compliance with, the provisions of that certain
Florida act relating to disclosure of doing business with Cuba, codified as
Section 517.075 of the Florida statutes, and the rules and regulations
thereunder (collectively, the "Cuba Act") or is exempt therefrom.
(xix) Investment Company Act. The Company is not, and upon the
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issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the
application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Prospectus
will not be, an "investment company" or an entity "controlled" by an
"investment company" as such terms are defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").
(xx) Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Registration
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Statement and except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a
Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor its subsidiary is in
violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule,
regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial
or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or
administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or
protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata)
or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating
to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or
petroleum products (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") or to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, "Environmental
Laws"), (B) the Company and its subsidiary have all permits, authorizations
and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each
in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or
threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands,
demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation,
investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the
Company or its subsidiary and (D) there are no events or circumstances that
might reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or
remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or
governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or its
subsidiary relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(xxi) Registration Rights. There are no persons with registration
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rights or other similar rights to have any securities registered pursuant
to the Registration Statement or otherwise registered by the Company under
the 1933 Act, except pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement
described in the Prospectus, which rights have been waived in writing or
which are not applicable to the offering contemplated by the Registration
Statement.
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(b) Officer's Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the
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Company or its subsidiary delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the
Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to
each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.
SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing.
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(a) Initial Securities. On the basis of the representations and
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warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not
jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase
from the Company, at the price per share set forth in Schedule B, the number of
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Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such
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Underwriter, plus any additional number of Initial Securities which such
Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of
Section 10 hereof.
(b) Option Securities. In addition, on the basis of the representations
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and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein
set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Underwriters, severally
and not jointly, to purchase up to an additional [ ] shares of
Common Stock at the price per share set forth in Schedule B, less an amount per
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share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and
payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option Securities. The
option hereby granted will expire 30 days after the date hereof and may be
exercised in whole or in part from time to time only for the purpose of covering
over-allotments which may be made in connection with the offering and
distribution of the Initial Securities upon notice by the Representatives to the
Company setting forth the number of Option Securities as to which the several
Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and
delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a
"Date of Delivery") shall be determined by the Representatives, but shall not be
later than seven full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in
any event prior to the Closing Time, as hereinafter defined. If the option is
exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the
Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of
the total number of Option Securities then being purchased which the number of
Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter
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bears to the total number of Initial Securities, subject in each case to such
adjustments as the Representatives in their discretion shall make to eliminate
any sales or purchases of fractional shares.
(c) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of
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certificates for, the Initial Securities shall be made at the offices of
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the
Representatives and the Company, at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the third
(fourth, if the pricing occurs after 4:30 P.M. (Eastern time) on any given day)
business day after the date hereof (unless postponed in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10), or such other time not later than ten business days
after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company
(such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called "Closing Time").
In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are
purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery
of certificates for, such Option
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Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned offices, or at such other place
as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, on each Date of
Delivery as specified in the notice from the Representatives to the Company.
Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account designated by the Company, against delivery to
the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of
certificates for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that
each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept
delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the
Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, which it has agreed to
purchase. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, individually and not as representative of the
Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase
price for the Initial Securities or the Option Securities, if any, to be
purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing
Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, but such payment
shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.
(d) Denominations; Registration. Certificates for the Initial Securities
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and the Option Securities, if any, shall be in such denominations and registered
in such names as the Representatives may request in writing at least one full
business day before the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the
case may be. The certificates for the Initial Securities and the Option
Securities, if any, will be made available for examination and packaging by the
Representatives in the City of New York not later than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time)
on the business day prior to the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery,
as the case may be.
SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each
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Underwriter as follows:
(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests. The
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Company, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of Rule 430A
and will notify the Representatives immediately, and confirm the notice in
writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
shall become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended
Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the
Commission, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for
additional information, and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the
suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of
such purposes. The Company will promptly effect the filings necessary pursuant
to Rule 424(b) and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain
promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b)
was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it
will promptly file such prospectus. The Company will make every reasonable
effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is
issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.
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(b) Filing of Amendments. The Company will give the Representatives
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notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration
Statement (including any filing under Rule 462(b)) or any amendment, supplement
or revision to either the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at
the time it became effective or to the Prospectus, will furnish the
Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time
prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or
use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the
Underwriters shall object.
(c) Delivery of Registration Statements. The Company has furnished or
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will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without
charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of
each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by
reference therein) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of
experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives, without charge, a
conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each
amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The copies
of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the
Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof
filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by
Regulation S-T.
(d) Delivery of Prospectuses. The Company has delivered to each
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Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as
such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the
use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will
furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when the
Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), such number of copies of the Prospectus
(as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The
Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the
Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof
filed with the Commission pursuant to XXXXX, except to the extent permitted by
Regulation S-T.
(e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will comply
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with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of
the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the
Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be
delivered in connection with sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or
condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of
counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to amend the Registration
Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus
will not include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading
in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a
purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at any
such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933
Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the Commission,
subject to Section 3(b), such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to
correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus comply with such requirements, and the Company will furnish to the
Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the
Underwriters may reasonably request.
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(f) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will use its best efforts, in
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cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for offering and
sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions
(domestic or foreign) as the Representatives may designate and to maintain such
qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one year from the later
of the effective date of the Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
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obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a
foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it
is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing
business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. In each
jurisdiction in which the Securities have been so qualified, the Company will
file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of such
jurisdiction to continue such qualification in effect for a period of not less
than one year from the effective date of the Registration Statement and any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement.
(g) Rule 158. The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the
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1934 Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its
securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes
of, and to provide the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section
11(a) of the 1933 Act.
(h) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it
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from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Prospectus under
"Use of Proceeds."
(i) Listing. The Company will use its best efforts to effect and maintain
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the quotation of the Common Stock (including the Securities) on the Nasdaq
National Market and will file with the Nasdaq National Market all documents and
notices required by the Nasdaq National Market of companies that have securities
that are traded in the over-the-counter market and quotations for which are
reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
(j) Restriction on Sale of Securities. During a period of 180 days from
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the date of this Agreement, the Company will not, without the prior written
consent of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, (i) directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell,
contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option
or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise
transfer or dispose of any share of Common Stock or any securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or file any registration
statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter
into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole
or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the
Common Stock, whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (i) or
(ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other
securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A)
the Securities to be sold hereunder, (B) any shares of Common Stock issued by
the Company upon the exercise of an option outstanding on the date hereof and
referred to in the Prospectus, (C) any shares of Common Stock issued or options
to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to existing employee benefit plans of
the Company referred to in the Prospectus or (D) any shares of Common Stock
issued pursuant to any non-employee director stock plan referred to in the
Prospectus. The Company agrees not to, without the prior written consent of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx on behalf of the Underwriters, release any stockholder or
optionholder from any agreement with the
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Company, whether by contract or by law, whereby such person or entity has agreed
not to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Common Stock (or other
securities) of the Company for a period of up to one hundred eighty 180 days
following the commencement of the public offering of the Common Stock by the
Underwriters or otherwise.
(k) Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when the
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Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, will
file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934
Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(l) Compliance with NASD Rules. The Company hereby agrees that it will
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ensure that the Reserved Securities will be restricted as required by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") or the NASD rules
from sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation for a period of three
months following the date of this Agreement. The Underwriters will notify the
Company prior to the Closing Time as to which persons will need to be so
restricted. At the request of the Underwriters, the Company will direct the
transfer agent to place a stop transfer restriction upon such securities for
such period of time. Should the Company release, or seek to release, from such
restrictions any of the Reserved Securities, the Company agrees to reimburse the
Underwriters for any reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, legal
expenses) they incur in connection with such release.
SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.
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(a) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the
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performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the
preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including
financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment
thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this
Agreement, any Agreement among Underwriters and such other documents as may be
required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery
of the Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the
certificates for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any stock or
other transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale,
issuance or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and
disbursements of the Company's counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v) the
qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3(f) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in
connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement
thereto, (vi) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each
preliminary prospectus and of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements
thereto, (vii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of
copies of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (viii) the fees and
expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Securities and (ix) the
filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to
the Underwriters in connection with, the review by the NASD of the terms of the
sale of the Securities and (x) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the inclusion of the Securities in the Nasdaq National Market and (xi) all costs
and expenses of the Underwriters, including the fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters, in connection with matters
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related to the Reserved Securities which are designated by the Company for sale
outside of the United States to employees and others having a business
relationship with the Company.
(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the
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Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or Section
9(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their
out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters.
SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of
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the several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 hereof or
in certificates of any officer of the Company or its subsidiary of the Company
delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company
of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further
conditions:
(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement,
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including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has become effective and at
Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor
initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the
Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the
reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters. A prospectus containing
the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission in
accordance with Rule 424(b) (or a post-effective amendment providing such
information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 430A).
(b) Opinion of Counsel for Company. At Closing Time, the Representatives
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shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing Time, of Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such
letter for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibit A
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hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably
request. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves
factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certain
officers of the Company and certificates of public officials.
(c) Opinion of Counsel for Subsidiary. At Closing Time, the
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Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing
Time, of Dibb Xxxxxx Xxxxx, counsel for the Subsidiary, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced
copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth
in Exhibit B hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters
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may reasonably request. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such
opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem
proper, upon certain officers of the Subsidiary and certificates of public
officials.
(d) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters. At Closing Time, the
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Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of Closing
Time, of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, counsel for
the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced
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copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters with respect to the
matters set forth on Exhibit A in clauses (i), (ii), (v), (vi) (solely as to
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preemptive or other similar rights arising by operation of law or under the
charter or by-laws of the Company), (viii) through (x), inclusive, (xii) (solely
as to the information in the Prospectus under "Description of Capital Stock--
Common Stock") and the penultimate paragraph of Exhibit A hereto. Such counsel
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may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have
relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the
Company and its subsidiary and certificates of public officials.
(e) Officers' Certificate. At Closing Time, there shall not have been,
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since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial
or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the
Company and its subsidiary considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising
in the ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have received
a certificate of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of the
chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company, dated as of Closing
Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change,
(ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1(a) hereof are true and
correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of
Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied
all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to Closing
Time, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or are pending or are contemplated by the Commission.
(f) Accountant's Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this
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Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a
letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for
each of the other Underwriters containing statements and information of the type
ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with
respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter. At Closing Time, the Representatives shall
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have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter, dated as of Closing Time, to the
effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant
to subsection (e) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to
shall be a date not more than three business days prior to Closing Time.
(h) Approval of Listing. At Closing Time, the Securities shall have been
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approved for inclusion in the Nasdaq National Market, subject only to official
notice of issuance.
(i) No Objection. The NASD has confirmed that it has not raised any
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objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting
terms and arrangements.
(j) Lockup Agreements. At the date of this Agreement, the Representatives
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shall have received an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto
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signed by the persons listed on Schedule C hereto.
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(k) Conditions to Purchase of Option Securities. In the event that the
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Underwriters exercise their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase
all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and warranties
of the Company contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished
by the Company or its subsidiary hereunder shall be true and correct as of each
Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the Representatives
shall have received:
(i) Officers' Certificate. A certificate, dated such Date of
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Delivery, of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of the
chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company confirming that
the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(e)
hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.
(ii) Opinion of Counsel for Company. The favorable opinion of
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Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery,
relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery
and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b)
hereof.
(iii) Opinion of Counsel for Subsidiary. The favorable opinion of
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Dibb Xxxxxx Xxxxx, counsel for the Subsidiary, in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery,
relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery
and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c)
hereof.
(iv) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters. The favorable opinion of
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, counsel for the
Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option
Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the
same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof.
(v) Bring-down Comfort Letter. A letter from Ernst & Young LLP, in
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form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Date
of Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter
furnished to the Representatives pursuant to Section 5(g) hereof, except
that the "specified date" in the letter furnished pursuant to this
paragraph shall be a date not more than five days prior to such Date of
Delivery.
(l) Additional Documents. At Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery,
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counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and
opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the
issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to
evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the
fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings
taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities
as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.
(m) Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this Section
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shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this
Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to
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the purchase of Option Securities, on a Date of Delivery which is after the
Closing Time, the obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase the
relevant Option Securities, may be terminated by the Representatives by notice
to the Company at any time at or prior to Closing Time or such Date of Delivery,
as the case may be, and such termination shall be without liability of any party
to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1,
6, 7 and 8 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 6. Indemnification.
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(a) Indemnification of Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and
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hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, if
applicable, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact included in any preliminary prospectus
or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission
or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in
settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section
6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the
Company; and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including
the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx), reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation,
or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body,
commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue
statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to
the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that (x) this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any
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loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Company by any Underwriter through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx expressly for use in the
Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A
Information, if applicable, or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto); and (y) the
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Company will not be liable to any Underwriter with respect to any Prospectus to
the extent that the Company shall sustain the burden of proving that any such
loss, liability, claim, damage or expense resulted from the fact that such
Underwriter, in contravention of a requirement of this Agreement or applicable
law, sold Securities to a person to whom such Underwriter failed to send or
give, at or prior to the Closing Time, a copy of the Prospectus, as then amended
or supplemented if: (i) the Company has previously furnished copies thereof
(sufficiently in advance of the Closing Time to allow for distribution by the
Closing Time) to the Underwriter and the loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense of such Underwriter resulted from an untrue statement or omission of a
material fact contained in or omitted from the preliminary prospectus which was
corrected in the Prospectus as, if applicable, amended or supplemented prior to
the Closing Time and such Prospectus was required by law to be delivered at or
prior the written confirmation of sale to such person and (ii) the giving or
sending of such Prospectus by the Closing Time to the party or parties asserting
such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would have constituted a defense
of the claim asserted by such person.
(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers. Each Underwriter
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severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each
of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any,
who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage
and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this
Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions,
or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, if applicable,
or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by such Underwriter through Xxxxxxx Xxxxx expressly for use in
the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).
(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall
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give written notice ("Notice of Indemnification") as promptly as reasonably
practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in
respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an
indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability
hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and
in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise
than on account of this indemnity agreement. In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with the other indemnifying
party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that if the
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defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it and/or other
indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to
the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to
direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or
parties. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of
its election so to assume the defense thereof and approval by such indemnified
party of counsel appointed to defend such action, the
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indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this
Section 6 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of
investigation, subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with the defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed
separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence
(it being understood, however, that in connection with such action the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) in any one action or separate
but substantially similar actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the
same general allegations or circumstances, designated by the Underwriters in
this Section 6, representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such
action or actions) or (ii) the indemnifying party does not promptly retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (iii) the
indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the
indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party. After such notice
from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party
will not be liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action
effected by such indemnified party without the consent of the indemnifying
party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and
expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate
from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one
action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction
arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying
party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties,
settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which
indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section
7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties
thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out
of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include
a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by
or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an
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indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party
agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by
Section 6(a) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is
entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the
aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of
the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being
entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such
indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement; provided that an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any such
settlement effected without its consent if such indemnifying party, prior to the
date of such settlement, (i) reimburses such indemnified party in accordance
with such request for the amount of such fees and expenses of counsel as the
indemnifying party believes in good faith to be reasonable, and (ii) provides
written notice to the indemnified party that the indemnifying party disputes in
good faith the reasonableness of the unpaid balance of such fees and expenses.
(e) Indemnification for Reserved Securities. In connection with the offer
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and sale of the Reserved Securities, the Company agrees, promptly upon a request
in writing, to indemnify and hold
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harmless the Underwriters from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
claims, damages and expenses incurred by them as a result of the failure of any
of the Reserved Securities Purchasers to pay for and accept delivery of Reserved
Securities which, by the end of the first business day following the date of
this Agreement, were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to purchase.
SECTION 7. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in
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Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold
harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall
contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages
and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering
of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided
by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the
Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well
as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective
proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company
and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case
as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company
on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate
amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an
indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any
investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or
threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public
were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any
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damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of
any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Each party entitled to contribution agrees that it will give written notice
as promptly as reasonably practicable to the party or parties from whom
contribution may be sought of any action commenced against it in respect of
which contribution may be sought, but the omission so to notify such party or
parties of any such service shall not relieve the party from whom contribution
may be sought from any obligation it may have hereunder or otherwise. In no
event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more
than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or
separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or
compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which
indemnification or contribution could be sought under Section 6 or Section 7
hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties
thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out
of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include
a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by
or on behalf of any indemnified party.
For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of
the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and
each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the
Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall
have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters'
respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in
proportion to the number of Initial Securities set forth opposite their
respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.
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SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive
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Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement or
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in certificates of officers of the Company or its subsidiary submitted pursuant
hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person, or
by or on behalf of the Company, and shall survive delivery of the Securities to
the Underwriters.
SECTION 9. Termination of Agreement.
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(a) Termination; General. The Representatives may terminate this
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Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to Closing Time (i)
if there has been, since the time of
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execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or
business prospects of the Company and its subsidiary considered as one
enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii)
if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in
the United States, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other
calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change
in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in
each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the
Representatives, impracticable to market the Securities or to enforce contracts
for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if trading in any securities of the
Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the Nasdaq
National Market, or if trading generally on the American Stock Exchange or the
New York Stock Exchange or in the Nasdaq National Market has been suspended or
materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or
maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by
such system or by order of the Commission, the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other governmental authority, or (iv) if a
banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York authorities.
(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this
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Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other
party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections
1, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more
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of the Underwriters shall fail at Closing Time or a Date of Delivery to purchase
the Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement
(the "Defaulted Securities"), the Representatives shall have the right, within
24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting
Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all,
of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the
terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have
completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the
number of Securities to be purchased on such date, each of the non-
defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to
purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective
underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of
all non-defaulting Underwriters, or
(b) if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the number of
Securities to be purchased on such date, this Agreement or, with respect to
any Date of Delivery which occurs after the Closing Time, the obligation of
the Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the Option
Securities to be purchased and sold on such Date of Delivery shall
terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.
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No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of
this Agreement or, in the case of a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing
Time, which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the
Underwriters to purchase and the Company to sell the relevant Option Securities,
as the case may be, either the Representatives or the Company shall have the
right to postpone Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may
be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required
changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or
arrangements. As used herein, the term "Underwriter" includes any person
substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 10.
SECTION 11. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
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shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or
transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the
Underwriters shall be directed to the Representatives at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, attention of Xxxxxx Xxxxx; and notices
to the Company shall be directed to Cybersource Corporation at 000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, attention of the Chief Executive
Officer.
SECTION 12. Parties. This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of
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and be binding upon the Underwriters and the Company and their respective
successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the
Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling
persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their
heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This
Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters and the Company and their
respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors
and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other
person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter
shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.
SECTION 13. Governing Law and Time. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
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AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.
SECTION 14. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein
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and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this
instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement between
the Underwriters and the Company in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION
By: ___________________________________
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first above written:
XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO.
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
X.X. XXXXXX
XXXXX XXXXXX INCORPORATED
X.X. XXXXXXXXX, TOWBIN
By: XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
By: ___________________________________
Authorized Signatory
Name: __________________________
Title: ___________________________
For themselves and as Representatives of the other Underwriters named in
Schedule A hereto.
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SCHEDULE A
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Number of
Name of Underwriter Initial Securities
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Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated....................
X.X. Xxxxxx...............................
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Incorporated.................
X.X. Xxxxxxxxx, Towbin....................
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Total..................................... -------
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SCHEDULE B
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CyberSource Corporation
[ ] Shares of Common Stock
(Par Value $0.001 Per Share)
1. The initial public offering price per share for the Securities,
determined as provided in said Section 2, shall be [$ ].
2. The purchase price per share for the Securities to be paid by the
several Underwriters shall be [$ ] being an amount equal to the initial
public offering price set forth above less [$ ] per share; provided
that the purchase price per share for any Option Securities purchased upon the
exercise of the over-allotment option described in Section 2(b) shall be reduced
by an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the
Company and payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option
Securities.
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SCHEDULE C
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List of Persons and Entities
Subject to Lockup
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EXHIBIT A
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Form of Opinion of Company's Counsel
To Be Delivered Pursuant to Section 5(b)
(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.
(ii) The Company has corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Purchase
Agreement.
(iii) The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of
property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or
to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company is as set forth in the Prospectus in the column entitled "Actual" under
the caption "Capitalization" (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement or pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee
benefit plans referred to in the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of
options referred to in the Prospectus); the shares of issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and
are fully paid and non-assessable; and, to our knowledge, none of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation of
the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.
(v) The Securities have been duly authorized for issuance and sale
to the Underwriters pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and, when issued and
delivered by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement against payment of
the consideration set forth in the Purchase Agreement, will be validly issued
and fully paid and non-assessable and no holder of the Securities is or will be
subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder.
(vi) To our knowledge, the issuance of the Securities is not subject
to preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.
(vii) The Subsidiary is not a "significant subsidiary" of the
Company as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.
(viii) The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company.
(ix) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, has been declared effective under the 1933 Act; any
required filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule
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424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule
424(b); and, to our knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has been issued
under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
are pending or threatened by the Commission.
(x) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, the Rule 430A Information, as applicable, the Prospectus
and each amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and Prospectus as
of their respective effective or issue dates (other than the financial
statements and supporting schedules included therein or omitted therefrom, as to
which we need express no opinion) complied as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.
(xi) To our knowledge, there is not pending or threatened any
action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, not otherwise disclosed
under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement, to which the
Company or its subsidiary is a party, or to which the property of the Company or
its subsidiary is subject, before or brought by any court or governmental agency
or body, domestic or foreign, which might reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, or which might reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement or the performance by the
Company of its obligations thereunder.
(xii) The information in the Prospectus under "Description of Capital
Stock," in the third and fourth paragraphs of "Shares Eligible" and in the
Registration Statement under Item 14, in each case insofar as such statements
constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to
therein, fairly present the information called for with respect to such legal
matters, documents and proceedings and fairly summarize the matters referred to
therein in all material respects.
(xiii) To our knowledge, there are no franchises, contracts,
indentures, mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other instruments
required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement or to be
filed as exhibits thereto.
(xiv) To our knowledge, the Company is not in violation of its
charter or by-laws and no default by the Company or its subsidiary exists in the
due performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note,
lease or other agreement or instrument that is described or referred to in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement (a "Material Contract").
(xv) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license,
order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental
authority or agency, domestic or foreign (other than under the 1933 Act and the
1933 Act Regulations, which have been obtained, or as may be required under the
securities or blue sky laws of the various states, as to which we need express
no
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opinion) is necessary or required in connection with the due authorization,
execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement or for the offering, issuance
or sale of the Securities.
(xvi) The execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Purchase
Agreement and in the Registration Statement (including the issuance and sale of
the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as
described in the Prospectus under the caption "Use Of Proceeds") and compliance
by the Company with its obligations under the Purchase Agreement do not and will
not, whether with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both,
conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as
defined in Section 1(a)(x) of the Purchase Agreement) under or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or
assets of the Company or its subsidiary pursuant to any contract, indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or any other
agreement or instrument, known to us which is a material contract, to which the
Company or its subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound,
or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or its subsidiary is
subject (except for such conflicts, breaches or defaults or liens, charges or
encumbrances that would not have a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of
the Company, or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order,
writ or decree, known to us, of any government, government instrumentality or
court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
properties, assets or operations (except for such violations of any applicable
law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree that would not
result in a Material Adverse Effect).
(xvii) To our knowledge, there are no persons with registration
rights or other similar rights to have any securities registered pursuant to the
Registration Statement or otherwise registered by the Company under the 1933 Act
other than those rights which are mentioned in writing in the Registration
Statement, all of which have been waived.
(xviii) The Company is not an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company," as such terms are defined in the 1940
Act.
Nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe that
the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, including the Rule 430A
Information (except for financial statements and schedules and other financial
data included therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we need make no
statement), at the time such Registration Statement or any such amendment became
effective, 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 the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto (except for financial statements and schedules and other
financial data included therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we need make
no statement), at the time the Prospectus was issued, at the time any such
amended or supplemented prospectus was issued or at the Closing Time, included
or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact (but
not as to legal conclusions), to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of
responsible officers of the Company and public officials. Such opinion shall
not state that it is to be governed or qualified by, or that it is otherwise
subject to the Legal Opinion Accord of the ABA Section of Business Law (1991).
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EXHIBIT B
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Form of Opinion of the Subsidiary's Counsel
To Be Delivered Pursuant to Section 5(c)
(i) The Subsidiary has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the United Kingdom.
(ii) The Subsidiary has corporate power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted.
(iii) The Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of
property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or
to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Subsidiary is _________ shares of Common Stock; all of the shares of issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Subsidiary have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are held of record and
beneficially owned by the Company; and, to our knowledge, none of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiary was issued in violation of
the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Subsidiary.
(v) To our knowledge, there is not pending or threatened any
action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation to which the Subsidiary is a
party, or to which the property of the Subsidiary is subject, before or brought
by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, which might
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which might
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or
assets thereof.
(vi) To our knowledge, the Subsidiary is not in violation of its
charter or by-laws and no default by the Subsidiary exists in the due
performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note,
lease or other agreement or instrument (a "Material Contract").
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact (but
not as to legal conclusions), to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of
responsible officers of the Subsidiary and public officials.
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EXHIBIT C
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Form of Lockup from Directors, Officers or Other Stockholders Pursuant to
Section 5(j)
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