EXHIBIT 1.1
$250,000,000
THERMOTREX CORPORATION
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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_________, 1997
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
Three World Financial Center
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
SALOMON BROTHERS INC
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
ThermoTrex Corporation., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
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proposes to issue and sell up to $250,000,000 of a combination of the Company's
(i) debt securities, consisting of debentures, notes or other unsecured
evidences of indebtedness which may be either senior debt securities (the
"Senior Debt Securities") or subordinated debt securities (the "Subordinated
Debt Securities"), and (ii) shares of common stock, $.01 value par value (the
"Common Stock"), in one or more offerings on terms and conditions determined at
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the time of sale. Debt Securities that may be issued by the Company will be
guaranteed (the "Guarantees"), on either a senior or subordinated basis, by
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Thermo Electron Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the corporate parent of
the Company ("Thermo Electron"), and, in certain circumstances, common stock,
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$1.00 par value, of Thermo Electron (the "Thermo Electron Common Stock") may be
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issued on conversion of Debt Securities in lieu of the issuance of Common Stock
on conversion thereof. The Debt Securities, the Common Stock, the Guarantees and
the Thermo Electron Common Stock are sometimes referred to herein as the
"Offered Securities." The Senior Debt Securities will be issued pursuant to an
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indenture dated as of _________, 1997 (the "Senior Indenture") among the
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Company, Thermo Electron and Bankers Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee")
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and the Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture
dated as of ______ ____, 1997 (the "Subordinated Indenture") among the Company,
Thermo Electron and the Trustee (the Senior Indenture and Subordinated Indenture
are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Indentures" and
individually as an "Indenture").
From time to time, the Company and Thermo Electron may enter into one
or more terms agreements (each a "Terms Agreement") that provide for the sale of
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such designated Offered Securities to, and the purchase and offering thereof by,
either or both of you, as applicable, and the underwriter or underwriters named
therein (the "Underwriters" or "you", which terms shall
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include the underwriter or underwriters named therein whether acting alone in
the sale of Offered Securities or as members of an underwriting syndicate), and
the provisions set forth herein (except for provisions which relate to
securities other than Offered Securities designated in the applicable Terms
Agreement) shall be incorporated by reference in any such Terms Agreement. The
applicable Terms Agreement, including the provisions incorporated therein by
reference, is herein referred to as "this Agreement."
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1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company and
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Thermo Electron. The Company and Thermo Electron, jointly and severally,
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represent and warrant as to the Company (and its Subsidiaries) as follows,
Thermo Electron represents and warrants as to itself (and its Subsidiaries) as
follows, and the Company and Thermo Electron, jointly and severally, agree with
each Underwriter as follows:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-32035), including a
prospectus relating to the Offered Securities of the Company and Thermo Electron
for the registration of such securities under the United States Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), has (i) been prepared by the Company
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and Thermo Electron in material conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of
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the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
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thereunder, (ii) been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and
(iii) become effective under the Securities Act; and each Indenture has been
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
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Indenture Act"). Copies of such registration statement and any amendments
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thereto have been delivered by the Company and Thermo Electron to you. As used
in this Agreement, "Effective Date" means the date and the time as of which such
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registration statement, or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, if
any, was declared effective by the Commission; "Registration Statement" means
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the registration statement in the form it became or becomes, as the case may be,
effective (including, if the Company omitted information from the registration
statement pursuant to Rule 430A(a) or files a term sheet pursuant to Rule 434 of
the Rules and Regulations, the information deemed to be a part of the
registration statement at the time it became effective pursuant to Rule 430A(b)
or Rule 434(d) of the Rules and Regulations), including all documents
incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein and
the exhibits thereto and, in the event of any amendment thereto or the filing of
any abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Rules and
Regulations relating thereto after the effective date of such registration
statement, shall also mean (from and after the effectiveness of such amendment
or the filing of such abbreviated registration statement) such registration
statement as so amended, together with any such abbreviated registration
statement; "Base Prospectus" means the prospectus included in the Registration
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Statement; "Preliminary Prospectus" means any preliminary form of Prospectus (as
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defined herein) specifically relating to designated Offered Securities in the
form first filed with, or transmitted for filing to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424 of the Rules and Regulations; "Prospectus Supplement" means any
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prospectus supplement specifically relating to designated Offered Securities in
the form first filed with, or transmitted for filing to, the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; "Prospectus" means the Base Prospectus
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together with the Prospectus Supplement except that if such Base Prospectus is
amended or supplemented on or prior to the date on which the Prospectus
Supplement was first filed pursuant to Rule 424,
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the term "Prospectus" shall refer to the Base Prospectus as so amended or
supplemented and as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement; "Base
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Prospectus," "Prospectus," "Preliminary Prospectus" and "Prospectus Supplement"
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shall include in each case the documents, if any, filed by the Company or Thermo
Electron with the Commission pursuant to the United States Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and incorporated by reference
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therein; and "supplement" and "amendment", shall be deemed to refer to and
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include any documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
under the Securities Act that are filed subsequent to the date of the Base
Prospectus by the Company or Thermo Electron with the Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act. Any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to include any annual report of the Company or Thermo Electron, as the
case may be, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the Effective Date that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement. Any reference herein to information "contained in,"
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"contemplated by," "described in," "disclosed in," "included in" or "set forth
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in" any of the foregoing documents, or words of similar effect, shall be deemed
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to include the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
therein.
(b) The Registration Statement complies as to form in all material
respects, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus will, when they become effective or are
filed with the Commission, as the case may be, comply as to form in all material
respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations
and do not and will not, as of the applicable Effective Date (as to the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto) and as of the applicable
filing date and applicable Closing Date (as to the Prospectus and any amendment
or supplement thereto) contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made), not misleading; provided, however, that no
representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted
from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of
any Underwriter specifically for use in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus. To the extent applicable, the copies of the Registration Statement
and each other document referred to in subparagraph (a) above that have been or
will be furnished to the Underwriters have been and will be identical to the
electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to
the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System
("XXXXX"), except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
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(c) If the Offered Securities are Debt Securities: Each Indenture
conforms in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act
and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
(d) The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed
in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue
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statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading; and
any further documents so filed and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed
with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects
to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder 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.
(e) The Company and Thermo Electron and each of their respective
Subsidiaries have been duly incorporated and are validly existing as
corporations in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions
of incorporation. The Company, Thermo Electron and each of their respective
Subsidiaries are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing as
foreign corporations in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or
lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing
would not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial
condition, shareholders' equity, results of operations or business of such
corporation (meaning herein the Company or Thermo Electron, as the case may be)
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and where so qualified have all corporate
power and authority necessary to own, lease or operate their respective
properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as described
in the Prospectus. Except as described in the Prospectus, the Company, Thermo
Electron and their respective Subsidiaries hold all material licenses,
certificates and permits from governmental authorities necessary for the conduct
of their respective businesses as described in the Prospectus.
(f) The Company and Thermo Electron had an authorized and issued
capitalization as set forth in the Prospectus (as of the date specified
therein), and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company and Thermo Electron have been duly and validly authorized and issued,
are fully paid and non-assessable and conform in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus; and all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of the Company have been
duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and
(except for directors' qualifying shares and as set forth in the Prospectus) are
owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims, except that certain of such shares are
reserved for transfer pursuant to stock option and other benefit plans under
which options to purchase common stock of such corporation owned by its
corporate parent are granted to certain employees, directors or consultants of
Thermo Electron, the Company and their Subsidiaries.
(g) If the Offered Securities are Debt Securities: The Debt
Securities have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when duly
executed, issued and delivered by the Company, and authenticated by the Trustee
pursuant to the provisions of the Senior Indenture or the Subordinated
Indenture, as the case may be, against payment therefor as provided in this
Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance and transfer,
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reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors' rights generally ("applicable bankruptcy laws") and
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general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law); and the Debt Securities, when issued and delivered, will conform in all
material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. The
Guarantees have been duly and validly authorized by Thermo Electron and, when
duly executed, issued and delivered by Thermo Electron, and, if required,
authenticated by the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture,
against payment for the Debt Securities as provided in this Agreement, will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Thermo Electron entitled to
the benefits of such Indenture and enforceable against Thermo Electron in
accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of applicable bankruptcy
laws and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law); and the Guarantees, when issued and delivered, will conform
in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(h) If the Offered Securities are Debt Securities: Each Indenture has
been duly authorized by the Company and Thermo Electron, and when duly executed
by the proper officers of the Company and Thermo Electron (assuming due
execution and delivery by the Trustee) and delivered by the Company and Thermo
Electron will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company
and Thermo Electron enforceable against them in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effects of applicable bankruptcy laws and general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and each
Indenture conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained
in the Prospectus.
(i) If the Offered Securities are shares of Common Stock: The
unissued shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized and, when
issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided in this Agreement,
such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in
the Prospectus.
(j) If the Offered Securities are convertible into shares of Common
Stock: The shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of
convertible Debt Securities have been validly authorized and reserved for such
purpose; and, if and when any of such convertible Debt Securities are converted
into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the conversion rights so
provided, such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Company's
corporate charter and by-laws; and when issued and delivered, such Common Stock
will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in
the Prospectus.
(k) If Thermo Electron Common Stock may be delivered on conversion of
convertible Debt Securities: If and when any Thermo Electron Common Stock is
delivered upon conversion of any convertible Debt Securities in lieu of the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion, such shares of Thermo Electron Common
Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and delivered in
accordance with the terms of Thermo Electron's corporate charter and by-laws;
and when issued and delivered, such Thermo Electron Common Stock will conform in
all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
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(l) If the Offered Securities are shares of Common Stock: There are
no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any
restrictions upon the voting or transfer of any shares of the Common Stock,
including any Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Offered Securities,
in each case, pursuant to the Company's corporate charter or by-laws or any
agreement or other instrument to which the Company is a party.
(m) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company and Thermo Electron.
(n) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company and Thermo Electron, the execution, delivery and performance of each
Indenture (if the Offered Securities are Debt Securities) by the Company and
Thermo Electron, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, and the issuance and delivery of the Offered Securities will not
conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under any indenture, lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any property or mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or
other agreement or instrument to which the Company or Thermo Electron or any of
their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them is bound
or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or Thermo Electron or
any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject, except in each case for such
conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults which would not have a material
adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity,
results of operations or business of such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of
the charter or by-laws of any of such corporation or any of their respective
Subsidiaries or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or Thermo
Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective
material properties or assets; and except for the registration of the Offered
Securities under the Securities Act, the qualification of each Indenture under
the Trust Indenture Act, and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Exchange Act or
applicable state or foreign securities laws or by the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. in connection with the purchase and distribution of the
Offered Securities by the Underwriters, no consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or filing, registration or qualification of or with, any such court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Indentures (if the Offered Securities are
Debt Securities) by the Company or Thermo Electron and the consummation by the
Company and Thermo Electron of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(o) Except as described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, there are no agreements or understandings between the Company and
any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a
registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities
of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to
include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the
Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any
other registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act.
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(p) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor Thermo
Electron nor any of its Subsidiaries has sustained, since the date of the latest
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus,
any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
court or governmental action, order or decree, which is material to the Company
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or to Thermo Electron and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, otherwise than as set forth
or contemplated in the Prospectus; except as contemplated by or disclosed in the
Prospectus, since such date, neither the Company nor Thermo Electron has
incurred any material liability or obligation, or entered into any transaction
other than in the ordinary course of business, or declared or paid any dividend
on its capital stock or issued or granted any securities; and except as
contemplated by or disclosed in the Prospectus, since such date, there has not
been any material change in the capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or of Thermo Electron or any of its Subsidiaries or any material
change in the consolidated long-term debt of the Company or of Thermo Electron,
or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective
material adverse change, in or affecting the business, management, financial
condition, shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or of Thermo Electron and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus.
(q) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, which has certified the financial statements
of the Company and Thermo Electron included in the Registration Statement, and
any other accounting firm which has certified any financial statements contained
in the Registration Statement, and whose reports appear in the Prospectus or are
incorporated by reference therein, are independent public accountants as
required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(r) The financial statements (including the related notes and
supporting schedules) filed as part of the Registration Statement or included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of the entities
purported to be shown thereby at the dates and for the periods indicated; and
have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted
accounting principles or International Accounting Standards, as the case may be,
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as
otherwise expressly set forth therein.
(s) Except as described in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the
Company or Thermo Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or
of which any material property or assets of the Company or Thermo Electron or
any of their respective Subsidiaries is the subject which is required to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which, if resolved
adversely to such party, would have a material adverse effect on the
consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity, results of operations or
business of such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and to the Company's and Thermo
Electron's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened by governmental
authorities or threatened by others.
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(t) There are no contracts or other documents which are required to be
described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement
by the Securities Act or by the Rules and Regulations which have not been
described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement
or incorporated therein by reference under the Rules and Regulations.
(u) Neither the Company, Thermo Electron nor any of their respective
Subsidiaries is
(i) in violation of its corporate charter or by-laws, or
(ii) except as described in the Prospectus, in default in any
material respect, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance
of any term, covenant or condition contained in any material indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement to which the Company
or Thermo Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by
which it or any of them is or may be bound or to which any of the properties or
assets of the Company or Thermo Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries
is subject, except for such defaults which would not have a material adverse
effect on the consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity, results of
operations or business of such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; or
(iii) except as described in the Prospectus, in violation in any
material respect of any law, ordinance, governmental rule, regulation or court
decree to which the Company or Thermo Electron or any of their respective
Subsidiaries or its or any of their respective property or assets may be subject
or has failed to obtain any material license, permit, certificate, franchise or
other governmental authorization or permit necessary to the ownership of its or
their property or to the conduct of its or their business, except for such
violations or failures which would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity,
results of operations or business of such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole.
(v) Except as described in the Prospectus, the Company and Thermo
Electron and their respective Subsidiaries own, or have valid rights to use, all
items of real and personal property which are material to the business of such
corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and claims which may materially interfere with the consolidated
financial condition, shareholders' equity, results of operations or business of
such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(w) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company and Thermo
Electron and their respective Subsidiaries own or possess adequate licenses or
other rights to use all intellectual property rights, including patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or know-how, necessary to
conduct their respective businesses as described in the Prospectus, except where
such failure, singularly or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse
effect on the consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity, results of
operations or business of such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, and, except as disclosed in the Prospectus, none of the Company or Thermo
Electron or their respective Subsidiaries has
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received any written notice of infringement of or conflict with (or knows of any
such infringement of or conflict with) rights or claims of others with respect
to any patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or know-how,
that if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result
in a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition,
shareholders' equity, results of operations or business of such corporation and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and, except as disclosed in the Prospectus,
all products or processes referred to in the Prospectus and relating to the
business of the Company or Thermo Electron or their respective Subsidiaries now
conducted by it do not infringe upon or conflict with any right or patent, or
with any discovery, invention, product or process which is the subject of any
patent application known to the Company or Thermo Electron, in a manner which
would materially and adversely affect the consolidated financial condition,
shareholders' equity, results of operations or business of such corporation and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(x) Neither the Company, nor Thermo Electron, nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries, is an "investment company" within the meaning of such
term under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations of
the Commission thereunder.
(y) Since the date which is three months prior to this Agreement, no
debt rating assigned to Thermo Electron by any "nationally recognized
statistical rating organization," as that term is defined by the Commission for
purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations, has been lowered or, to
Thermo Electron's knowledge, threatened to be lowered by any such rating
organization nor, to Thermo Electron's knowledge, has it been placed under
surveillance or review by any such rating organization.
(z) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or Thermo
Electron and delivered to the Underwriters or to counsel for the Underwriters
pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed a representation and warranty
hereunder by the Company or Thermo Electron, as the case may be, to each
Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.
2. Purchase of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters. On the
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basis of the representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell to the
Underwriters and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to
purchase from the Company, at the price and/or principal amount, as the case may
be, set forth in the applicable Terms Agreement attached hereto as Schedule I
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and in the respective amounts and number of shares, as the case may be, of the
designated Offered Securities set forth opposite the name of each such
Underwriter in Exhibit A to such Terms Agreement. In addition, the Company may
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specify in any Terms Agreement relating to any offering that the Company thereby
grants to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to the number of shares or
principal amount of additional Offered Securities (the "Option Securities," and
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if so purchased shall also be "Offered Securities" herein) in the amount set
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forth in such Terms Agreement. The option thereby granted is exercisable as
provided in Section 4 hereof, shall expire at the close of business on the 30th
day after the date of the applicable Terms Agreement (unless otherwise specified
therein) and will be granted solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments
which may be made in connection with the applicable offering. The Option
Securities shall be purchased severally for the account of the Underwriters in
proportion
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to the number or amount of Offered Securities set opposite the name of such
Underwriters in Exhibit A of the applicable Terms Agreement. The respective
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purchase obligations of each Underwriter with respect to the Option Securities
shall be adjusted by the managing Underwriter so that no Underwriter shall be
obligated to purchase Option Securities in amounts other than in 100 share or
$1,000 principal amount increments.
3. Offering of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters. (a) The
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several Underwriters propose to offer the Offered Securities for sale upon the
terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto relating to the Offered Securities.
(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees to comply with the following
restrictions in the offering and sale of any Debt Securities:
(i) except to the extent permitted under U.S. Treasury
Regulation (S)1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D) (the "D Rules"), (A) the Underwriters have not
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offered or sold, and during the restricted period will not offer or sell, Debt
Securities in bearer form to a person who is within the United States or its
possessions or to a United States person, and (B) the Underwriters have not
delivered, and will not deliver, within the United States or its possessions
definitive Debt Securities in bearer form that are sold during the restricted
period;
(ii) The Underwriters and each of their affiliates that is
acquiring from them Debt Securities in bearer form for the purposes of offering
or selling such Debt Securities during the restricted period, presently have in
effect, and throughout the restricted period will have in effect, procedures
reasonably designed to ensure that such Underwriters and such affiliates and
their respective employees or agents who are directly engaged in selling Debt
Securities in bearer form are aware that such Debt Securities may not be offered
or sold during the restricted period to a person who is within the United States
or its possessions or to a United States person, except as permitted by the D
Rules;
(iii) Each Underwriter that is a United States person, if
any, is acquiring, either as agent or on its own behalf, the Debt Securities in
bearer form for purposes of resale in connection with their original issuance,
and if it retains Debt Securities in bearer form for its own account, it will
only do so in accordance with the requirements of U.S. Treasury Regulation
(S)1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(6); and
(iv) With respect to each of the Underwriters' affiliates that
acquires from such Underwriter Debt Securities in bearer form for the purpose of
offering or selling such Debt Securities during the restricted period, such
Underwriter agrees that it will obtain from such affiliate for the benefit of
the Company the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
Terms used in this Section 3(b) have the meanings given to them by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder, including the D Rules.
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(c) Each Underwriter severally represents and agrees that (i) it has
not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in the United Kingdom any Offered
Securities except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in
acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent)
for the purpose of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not
resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom
within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (the
"Regulations") or the Financial Services Xxx 0000, (ii) it has complied and will
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comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services Xxx 0000 and the
Regulations with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Offered
Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom and (iii) it has
only issued or passed on, and will only issue or pass on, in the United Kingdom
any document received by it in connection with the issue of the Offered
Securities if that person is of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the
Financial Services Xxx 0000 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996
or is a person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed
on.
4. Delivery of and Payment for the Offered Securities. Delivery of
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and payment for the Offered Securities shall be made at the headquarters office
of the managing Underwriter, or at such other location as may be agreed upon by
the Underwriters and the Company, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the third
business day (or on the fourth business day, if permitted by the Rules and
Regulations) following the date of this Agreement, or at such other time and
date as shall be agreed upon (each such date and time of payment and delivery
being herein called the "Closing Date") in the manner set forth in the
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applicable Terms Agreement. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the
time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of
the obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. Upon delivery, the Offered
Securities shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the
Underwriters shall request in writing not less than two full business days prior
to the Closing Date. For the purpose of expediting the checking and packaging of
the certificates for the Common Stock, the Company shall make the certificates
representing the Common Stock available for inspection by the Underwriters in
New York, New York, not later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the business day
prior to the Closing Date. The Debt Securities of a series may be issued in
whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be
deposited with, or on behalf of, one or more depositories, or a nominee thereof,
identified in the Prospectus relating to such series. In such a case, the manner
of delivery of such global securities will be set forth in the applicable Terms
Agreement, or if not so set forth, as described in the applicable Prospectus. At
any time on or before the thirtieth day after the date of any Terms Agreement
relating to Option Securities, if applicable, the option granted in Section 2
may be exercised by written notice being given to the Company by or on behalf of
the Underwriters. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number or amount of
Option Securities as to which the option is being exercised, the names in which
the Option Securities are to be registered if not in global form as set forth
above, the denominations in which the shares of Option Securities are to be
issued and the date and time, as determined by the Underwriters, when the Option
Securities are to be delivered; provided, however, that this date and time shall
not be earlier than the Closing Date nor earlier than the second business day
after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor later than the
third business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised.
The date and time the Option Securities are delivered are sometimes referred to
as the "Option Closing Date". Delivery of and payment
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for the Option Securities shall be made at the place specified in the first
sentence of the first paragraph of this Section 4 (or at such other place as
shall be determined by agreement between the Underwriters and the Company at
10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the Option Closing Date). On the Option Closing
Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered the certificates
representing the Option Securities to the Underwriters for the account of each
Underwriter against payment to or upon the order of the Company of the purchase
price in the manner set forth in the applicable Terms Agreement. Time shall be
of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this
Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Underwriter
hereunder. Upon delivery, the Option Securities shall be registered in such
names (if other than in global form) and in such denominations as the
Underwriters shall request in the aforesaid notice. For the purpose of
expediting the checking and packaging of certificates for the Option Securities
that are Common Stock, the Company shall make the certificates representing such
Common Stock available for inspection by the Underwriters in New York, New York,
not later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the business day prior to the Option
Closing Date.
5. Further Agreements of the Company and Thermo Electron. The
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Company and Thermo Electron each agree:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form reasonably approved by the
Underwriters and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act not later than the Commission's close of business on the second
business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if
applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the
Securities Act; after the date of the applicable Terms Agreement, to make no
further amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or to the
Prospectus prior to the applicable Closing Date except as permitted herein; to
advise the Underwriters, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time
when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes
effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been
filed and to furnish the Underwriters with copies thereof; to file promptly all
reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed
by the Company or Thermo Electron with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus
and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with
the offering or sale of the Offered Securities; to advise the Underwriters,
promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of
any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification
of the Offered Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, of any request
by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of
the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use
of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such
qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal;
(b) To furnish, promptly upon request by the representatives of the
Underwriters named in any applicable Terms Agreement (the "Representatives" and
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if no Representatives are so named, then any references herein to the
Representatives shall be deemed to refer to the Underwriters), to the
Underwriters and to counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the Registration
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Statement as originally filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereto
filed with the Commission, including all consents and exhibits filed therewith;
(c) To deliver promptly to the Underwriters such number of the
following documents as the Representatives shall reasonably request:
(i) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as
originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case
excluding exhibits other than this Agreement and the Indentures and such other
exhibits as the Underwriters may reasonably request),
(ii) each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any
amended or supplemented Prospectus; and
(iii) any document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus (excluding exhibits thereto); and, if the delivery
of a prospectus is required at any time after the Effective Date in connection
with the offering or sale of the Offered Securities and if at such time any
events shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended
or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus
is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary
to amend or supplement the Prospectus (or to file under the Exchange Act any
document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) in order to comply with
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to notify the Underwriters and, upon the
reasonable request of the Representatives, to file such document and to prepare
and furnish without charge to each Underwriter as many copies as the
Representatives may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or
supplemented Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect
such compliance;
(d) To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus
that may, in the judgment of the Company, Thermo Electron and the Underwriters,
be required by the Securities Act, or requested by the Commission;
(e) Prior to filing with the Commission any amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus, and promptly after
filing with the Commission (or, if between the signing of any applicable Terms
Agreement and the Closing Date thereunder, prior to filing with the Commission)
any document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
or any Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 of the Rules and Regulations, to furnish
a copy thereof to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters;
(f) As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement and every
Terms Agreement relating to designated Offered Securities, to make generally
available to its security holders an earnings statement of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, and if the applicable Offered Securities include Guarantees or
Thermo Electron Common Stock, an earnings statement of
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Thermo Electron and its Subsidiaries (which, in each case, need not be audited)
complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations
(including, at the option of the Company or Thermo Electron, as the case may be,
Rule 158);
(g) For a period of five years following the applicable Closing Date,
to furnish to the Underwriters, copies of all materials furnished by the Company
or Thermo Electron to all of its shareholders and all public reports and all
reports and financial statements furnished by the Company or Thermo Electron to
the principal national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock (or
Thermo Electron Common Stock) and any other Offered Securities may be listed
pursuant to requirements of or agreements with such exchange or to the
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or any rules or regulations of the
Commission thereunder;
(h) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the
Underwriters may reasonably request to qualify the Offered Securities for
offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the
Underwriters may reasonably request and to comply with such laws so as to permit
the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long
as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Offered Securities;
provided, however, that in connection therewith the Company and Thermo Electron
shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general
consent to service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified;
(i) For a period of 90 days after the date of the Prospectus relating
to designated Common Stock, or Offered Securities convertible into Common Stock
but only if specified in the applicable Terms Agreement (unless a different time
period is set forth in the applicable Terms Agreement), the Company and Thermo
Electron will not, directly or indirectly, offer for sale, sell or otherwise
dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device which is designed to, or
could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the
future of) any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible or
exchangeable for Common Stock (other than shares sold to Thermo Electron or its
Subsidiaries or shares issuable pursuant to employee benefit plans, stock option
plans or other compensation plans existing on the date thereof or pursuant to
then currently outstanding options, warrants or rights and other than the
issuance of shares of Common Stock as consideration for the acquisition of one
or more businesses provided that such Common Stock may not be resold prior to
the expiration of the 90-day period referenced above), or sell or grant options,
rights or warrants with respect to any shares of Common Stock (other than the
grant of options pursuant to option plans existing on the date thereof)
otherwise than in accordance with this Agreement or as contemplated in the
Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Representatives;
(j) In the event designated Offered Securities are to be listed on a
securities exchange, to apply for any listing of such designated Offered
Securities on such securities exchange and to use its best efforts to complete
and maintain that listing, subject only to official notice of issuance, prior to
the relevant Closing Date, or if not so listed by such date, as soon as
practical thereafter. In the case of Offered Securities that are Debt Securities
to be listed on a foreign securities exchange, if the Company is not able to
effect or maintain such listing, it will use its best efforts to obtain and
maintain the quotation for, or listing of, such Debt Securities on
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such other stock exchange or exchanges as the Company may, with the approval of
the Representatives, determine;
(k) To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities
being sold by the Company as set forth in the Prospectus; and
(l) If the Offered Securities include Debt Securities, not to offer
or sell such Debt Securities in bearer form during the restricted period to a
person who is within the United States or its possessions or to a United States
person (each as defined in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and regulations
thereunder, including the D Rules).
6. Expenses. The Company agrees to pay:
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(a) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale and
delivery of the Offered Securities and any taxes payable in that connection
(other than taxes based on income);
(b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing
under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement and any amendments and
exhibits thereto;
(c) the costs of distributing the Registration Statement as
originally filed and each amendment thereto and any post-effective amendments
thereof (including, in each case, exhibits), any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, all as provided in
this Agreement;
(d) the costs, if any, of printing this Agreement and any other
related documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery
of the Offered Securities;
(e) any applicable listing or other fees;
(f) the filing fee of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. and the fees and expenses of qualifying the Offered Securities
under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section
5(h) and of preparing, printing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum and a
Legal Investment Survey (including related fees and expenses of counsel to the
Underwriters);
(g) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating
any Offered Securities; and
(h) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of
the obligations of the Company and Thermo Electron under this Agreement;
provided that, except as provided in this Section 6 and in Section 8 and Section
11, the Underwriters shall pay the costs and expenses of their counsel, any
transfer taxes on the Offered Securities which they may sell, the expenses of
advertising any offering of the Offered Securities made by the Underwriters and
all other costs and expenses of the Underwriters and their counsel not
enumerated in this Section 6.
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7. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of the
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Underwriters to purchase and pay for any Offered Securities are subject to the
accuracy, when made, and on each Closing Date, of the representations and
warranties of the Company and Thermo Electron contained herein, to the
performance by the Company and Thermo Electron of their respective obligations
hereunder and under any Terms Agreement, and to each of the following additional
terms and conditions:
(a) At the applicable Closing Date, the Prospectus shall have
been timely filed with the Commission in accordance with Section 5(a); no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part
thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have
been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and any request of the
Commission for inclusion of additional information in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus or otherwise shall have been complied with to the
Representatives' reasonable satisfaction.
(b) No Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the
Company on or prior to any Closing Date that the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement
of a fact that, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, is material or
omits to state a fact that, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is
required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein (in
the case of the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which they were
made), not misleading.
(c) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident
to the authorization, form, validity and enforceability of this Agreement, any
Terms Agreement, the Indentures, the Offered Securities, the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and all other legal matters relating to this
Agreement and any Terms Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for
the Underwriters, and the Company and Thermo Electron shall have furnished to
such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to
enable them to pass upon such matters.
(d) Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel to the Company and
Thermo Electron, shall have furnished to the Underwriters his opinion, in such
capacities, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Closing Date, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, to the
effect that:
(i) The Company and Thermo Electron and each of their
respective Significant Subsidiaries have been duly incorporated and are validly
existing as corporations in good standing under the laws of their respective
jurisdictions of incorporation. The Company, Thermo Electron and each of their
respective Significant Subsidiaries are duly qualified to do business and are in
good standing as foreign corporations in each jurisdiction in which their
respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective
businesses requires such qualification except where the failure to be so
qualified and in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the
consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity,
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results of operations or business of such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, and where so qualified have all corporate power and authority
necessary to own, lease or operate their respective properties and to conduct
the businesses in which they are engaged as described in the Prospectus;
(ii) The Company and Thermo Electron have an authorized
and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Prospectus (as of the date
such information is given). All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
each of the Company, Thermo Electron and their respective Significant
Subsidiaries are duly authorized and validly issued, and, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge, fully paid and non-assessable; to the best of such
counsel's knowledge, the Company and Thermo Electron own, directly or indirectly
through Subsidiaries, the amount of the outstanding capital stock of their
respective Significant Subsidiaries, as described in the Prospectus (as of the
date such information is given), and to the best of such counsel's knowledge,
such ownership is free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance or any other
claim of any third party (except for certain obligations of the Company, Thermo
Electron or their Subsidiaries, as the case may be, pursuant to their stock and
employee benefit plans). To the best of such counsel's knowledge, except as
referred to in the Prospectus, including options granted or to be granted
pursuant to stock and employee benefit plans described therein, there are no
outstanding warrants or options to purchase any shares of the capital stock of
the Company from the Company and there are no outstanding warrants or options to
purchase any shares of capital stock of Thermo Electron from Thermo Electron.
There are no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for or to purchase, nor any
restriction upon the voting or transfer of, any shares of the Common Stock,
including any Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Offered Securities,
in each case pursuant to the Company's corporate charter or by-laws or any
agreement or other instrument to which the Company is a party known to such
counsel;
(iii) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, there are
no contracts or other documents which are required to be described in the
Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the Securities
Act or by the Rules and Regulations which have not been described in the
Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or incorporated
therein by reference under the Rules and Regulations;
(iv) The documents incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus (other than the financial statements and related schedules therein,
as to which such counsel need express no opinion), when they were filed with the
Commission complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder;
(v) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and except
as described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, there are no
agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such
person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under
the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company owned or to be
owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the
securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or in any
securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed
by the Company under the Securities Act;
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(vi) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, and other
than as set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, there are no
legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company, Thermo Electron
or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or of which any material
property or assets of the Company, Thermo Electron or any of their respective
Subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company,
Thermo Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries, would have a material
adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity,
results of operations, business or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole or Thermo Electron and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as
the case may be; and to the best of such counsel's knowledge, no such
proceedings are threatened by governmental authorities or threatened by others;
(vii) If the Offered Securities are Debt Securities: The
Debt Securities have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when
duly executed, issued and delivered by the Company, and authenticated by the
Trustee pursuant to the provisions of each Indenture, against payment therefor
as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of such Indenture and
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy laws and by
general equitable principles (regardless of whether the issue of enforceability
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and the Debt Securities
conform as to legal matters in all material respects to the description thereof
contained in the Prospectus. The Guarantees have been duly and validly
authorized by Thermo Electron and, when duly executed, issued and delivered by
Thermo Electron, and, if required, authenticated by the Trustee pursuant to the
provisions of the Indenture, against payment for the Debt Securities as provided
in this Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of
Thermo Electron entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable
against Thermo Electron in accordance with their terms, subject to the effects
of applicable bankruptcy laws and to general equitable principles (whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and the Guarantees conform as
to legal matters in all material respects to the description thereof contained
in the Prospectus.
(viii) If the Offered Securities are Debt Securities: Each
Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and
Thermo Electron, and (assuming due execution and delivery by the Trustee)
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and Thermo
Electron enforceable against the Company and Thermo Electron in accordance with
its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy laws and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether the
issue of enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and
each Indenture conforms as to legal matters in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus;
(ix) If the Offered Securities are shares of Common
Stock: The unissued shares of the Common Stock have been duly and validly
authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided
in this Agreement, such shares will be duly
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and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and the Common Stock conforms
as to legal matters in all material respects to the description thereof
contained in the Prospectus;
(x) If the Offered Securities are convertible into
shares of Common Stock: The Common Stock reserved for issuance upon conversion
of convertible Debt Securities has been validly authorized and reserved for such
purpose; and, if and when any of such convertible Debt Securities are converted
into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the conversion rights so
provided, such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Company's
corporate charter and by-laws;
(xi) If Thermo Electron Common Stock may be delivered on
conversion of convertible Debt Securities: If and when any Thermo Electron
Common Stock is delivered upon conversion of any convertible Debt Securities in
lieu of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, such shares of Thermo
Electron Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
delivered in accordance with the terms of Thermo Electron's corporate charter
and by-laws;
(xii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company and Thermo Electron;
(xiii) The issue and sale of the Offered Securities being
delivered on the Closing Date by the Company and the compliance by the Company
and Thermo Electron with all of the provisions of this Agreement and each
Indenture, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement known to such counsel
to which the Company or Thermo Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or Thermo Electron or any of such
Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company
or Thermo Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject except for
such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults which would not have a material
adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, shareholders' equity,
results of operations or business of such corporation and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, nor will such actions result in any violation of the charter or by-
laws of the Company or Thermo Electron or any provisions of any State or Federal
statute or any order, rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or Thermo
Electron or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective
material properties or assets (other than statutes, orders, rules and
regulations pertaining to securities laws matters, which are addressed elsewhere
in such opinion).
(xiv) Except for the registration of the Offered
Securities under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under the
Exchange Act, the Trust Indenture Act and applicable state securities laws or by
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters, no
consent, approval, authorization or
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order of, or filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency
or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the Indentures by the Company and Thermo Electron and the
consummation by the Company and Thermo Electron of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
(xv) The Registration Statement was declared effective
under the Securities Act and each Indenture was qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act as of the date specified in such opinion, the Prospectus was filed
with the Commission pursuant to the subparagraph of Rule 424 specified in such
opinion on the date specified therein and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and, to the best of
such counsel's knowledge, no proceeding for that purpose is pending or
threatened by the Commission;
(xvi) The statements contained in the Prospectus under the
captions relating to the Offered Securities insofar as they describe federal
statutes, rules and regulations, or portions thereof, constitute accurate
descriptions thereof in all material respects; and
(xvii) The Registration Statement, as of the Effective
Date, and the Prospectus, as of the date it was filed with the Commission and as
of the Closing Date, and any further amendments or supplements thereto made by
the Company or Thermo Electron prior to the applicable Closing Date (other than
the financial statements and related schedules therein and all other financial
and statistical data included therein or omitted therefrom and other than the
Form T-1, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) complied as to form
in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Rules and Regulations; and each Indenture conforms in all material respects to
the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the applicable rules and
regulations thereunder.
In rendering the foregoing opinions, such counsel may state that his
opinion is limited to matters governed by the federal laws of the United States
of America, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In addition, such counsel shall also have furnished to the
Underwriters a written statement, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the
Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the
effect that such counsel has acted as counsel to the Company in connection with
the preparation of the Registration Statement, and based on the foregoing, such
counsel does not believe that (i) the Registration Statement (other than the
financial statements and related schedules and all other financial and
statistical data included or incorporated by reference therein or omitted
therefrom, and other than the Form T-1, as to which such counsel shall express
no opinion or belief), as of the Effective Date, contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or
that the Prospectus (other than the financial statements and related schedules
and all other financial and statistical data included or incorporated by
reference therein or omitted therefrom, and other than the Form T-1, as to which
such counsel shall express no opinion or belief), as of its date and the
applicable Closing Date, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact
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required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading or (ii) any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
(other than the financial statements and related schedules and all other
financial and statistical data included or incorporated by reference therein or
omitted therefrom, and other than the Form T-1, as to which such counsel shall
express no opinion or belief) contained an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The foregoing opinion and statement may be qualified by statements
to the effect that such counsel does not assume any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus except for the statements made in the
Prospectus under the captions relating to the designated Offered Securities and
insofar as such statements relate to the Offered Securities and concern legal
matters.
(e) If the applicable Prospectus Supplement refers to an opinion of
tax counsel for the Company relating to tax matters concerning the Offered
Securities, the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters an opinion of
such counsel, addressed to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, to the
effect that the opinion of such counsel referred to in the Prospectus is
confirmed.
(f) At the Closing Date, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been
furnished with such documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for
the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Offered
Securities as contemplated herein and in each Terms Agreement and related
proceedings, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations
or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein and therein
contained; and the Underwriters shall have received from counsel for the
Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to
the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and other related matters as the Underwriters may reasonably require.
(g) At the time of execution of each Terms Agreement, the
Underwriters shall have received from each of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, with respect
to the Company and if the Offered Securities include Debt Securities, Thermo
Electron, and any other accounting firm which has audited financial statements
included in the Registration Statement, letters, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Underwriters, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the
date of such Terms Agreement (i) confirming that they are independent public
accountants with respect to the Company, Thermo Electron or such other
corporation, and their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, within the
meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable
requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating as of the date thereof (or with
respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates
as of which specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a
date not more than five days prior to the date thereof), the conclusions and
findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other
matters ordinarily covered by "accountants' comfort letters" to underwriters in
connection with registered public offerings in accordance with Statement of
Auditing Standards No. 72.
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(h) With respect to the letters of the accounting firms referred to
in the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Underwriters concurrently with
the execution of each Terms Agreement (the "initial letters"), the Company shall
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have furnished to the Underwriters letters (the "bring-down letters") of such
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accountants, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the Closing Date (i)
confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of
the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements
relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X
of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of the bring-down letter (or,
with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective
dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as
of a date not more than five business days prior to the date of the bring-down
letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial
information and other matters covered by the initial letters and (iii)
confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in
the initial letters.
(i) At each Closing Date, there shall not have been, since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus as in effect at the time of execution of the applicable Terms
Agreement, any material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition,
stockholders' equity, results of operations or business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or of Thermo Electron and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business.
(j) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, the President or a Vice President and the Treasurer or Secretary of the
Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such
certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus,
any supplements to the Prospectus and this Agreement and that, to the best of
such person's knowledge:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in
this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date of the
certificate with the same effect as if made on the date of the certificate,
and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the
Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
have been instituted or, to such person's knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the respective dates as of which information
is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as in effect at
the time of execution of the applicable Terms Agreement, there has been no
material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition,
stockholders' equity, results of operations or business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from
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transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in such Prospectus.
(k) Thermo Electron shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer, the President or a Vice President and the Treasurer or Secretary of
Thermo Electron, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such
certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus,
any supplements to the Prospectus and this Agreement and that, to the best of
such person's knowledge:
(i) the representations and warranties of Thermo Electron
in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date of the
certificate with the same effect as if made on the date of the certificate,
and Thermo Electron has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all
the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the
Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
have been instituted or, to such person's knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since the respective dates as of which information
is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as in effect at
the time of execution of the applicable Terms Agreement, there has been no
material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition,
stockholders' equity, results of operations or business of Thermo Electron
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in such Prospectus.
(l) (i) Neither the Company, Thermo Electron, nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries shall have sustained since the respective dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as
in effect at the time of execution of the applicable Terms Agreement, any loss
or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity,
whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree, which is material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or material to Thermo Electron and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, otherwise than as set forth,
contemplated or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or in any of the
documents incorporated by reference therein, or
(ii) since the date of the most recent financial statements of
the Company and Thermo Electron, as the case may be, contained in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus as in effect at the time of execution
of the applicable Terms Agreement, there shall not have been any change in the
capital stock or consolidated long-term debt of the Company or Thermo Electron,
except as set forth in the letters described in paragraphs (g) or (h) of this
Section 7, or any material adverse change in the general affairs, operations,
business, prospects, key personnel, capitalization, financial condition,
shareholders' equity or results of
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operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or of Thermo
Electron and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth in
or contemplated by the Prospectus as in effect at the time of execution of the
applicable Terms Agreement, the effect of which, in any such case described in
clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the Representatives or a majority in
interest of the Underwriters, so material and adverse as to make it
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery
of the Offered Securities being delivered on such Closing Date on the terms and
in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(m) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
prior to the Closing Date, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating
accorded Thermo Electron's securities by any "nationally recognized statistical
rating organization", as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of
Rule 436(g)(2) of the Rules and Regulations and (ii) no such organization shall
have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible
negative implications, its rating of any of the Company's securities.
(n) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there
shall not have occurred any of the following:
(i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market or in the
over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company or Thermo
Electron on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been
suspended or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchange or
such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory body
or governmental authority having jurisdiction,
(ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by
federal or New York state authorities;
(iii) the United States shall have become engaged in
hostilities, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the
United States or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or
war by the United States; or
(iv) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change
in general economic or financial conditions (or such a material adverse change
in international conditions the effect of which on the financial markets in the
United States shall be such) as to make it, in the judgment of the
Representatives or a majority in interest of the several Underwriters,
impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or delivery of
the Offered Securities being delivered on such Closing Date on the terms and in
the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
provisions hereof only if they are in substance reasonably satisfactory to
counsel for the Underwriters. The Company and Thermo Electron may rely on any
waiver of such conditions given by the Underwriters or counsel to the
Underwriters as if given by the Underwriters.
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8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company and Thermo Electron,
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jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its
officers and employees and each such person, if any, who controls any
Underwriter, within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any and
all loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect
thereof (including, but not limited to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or actions relating to purchases and sales of the Offered Securities), to which
that Underwriter, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject,
under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arises out of, or is based upon,
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement made by the
Company or Thermo Electron in Section 1 hereof ; or
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto; or
(iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made) not misleading; or
(iv) any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act
by any Underwriter in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Offered
Securities or the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of
or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or
based upon matters covered by clause (ii) or (iii) above (provided that the
Company and Thermo Electron shall not be liable under this clause (iv) to the
extent that it is determined in a final judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted
directly or indirectly from any such acts or failures to act undertaken or
omitted to be taken by such Underwriter through its gross negligence or willful
misconduct or breach of this Agreement);
and shall reimburse each Underwriter and each such officer, employee or
controlling person within 30 days after receiving written demand therefor for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Underwriter, officer,
employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action;
provided, however, that the Company and Thermo Electron shall not be liable in
any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission in any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any such amendment or supplement
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such
Underwriter furnished to the Company through any Underwriter by or on behalf of
any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein; and provided, further, that
the Company and Thermo Electron shall not be liable to any Underwriter under the
indemnity agreement in this subsection with respect to any Preliminary
Prospectus to the extent that any such loss, claim,
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damage, liability or any action in respect thereof of such Underwriter results
from the fact that such Underwriter sold Offered Securities to a person as to
whom it shall be established that there was not sent or given, at or prior to
the written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the Prospectus or of the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented in any case where such delivery is
required by the Securities Act if the Company has previously furnished copies
thereof in sufficient quantity to such Underwriter and the loss, claim, damage
or liability of such Underwriter results from an untrue statement or omission of
a material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus which was (i) identified
to such Underwriter at or prior to the earlier of the filing with the Commission
or the furnishing to such Underwriter of the Prospectus and (ii) corrected in
the Prospectus or in the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented. The
foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which the Company
or Thermo Electron may otherwise have to any Underwriter or to any officer,
employee or controlling person of that Underwriter.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and Thermo Electron and their respective officers and
employees, each of their respective directors, and each person, if any, who
controls the Company or Thermo Electron within the meaning of the Securities
Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or
any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or actions relating to the purchases and sales of
Offered Securities), to which the Company or Thermo Electron or any such
director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities
Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arises out of, or is based upon,
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or
(ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or
supplement thereto, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the
extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information concerning such Underwriter furnished to the Company through the
Underwriters by or on behalf of that Underwriter specifically for inclusion
therein, and shall reimburse, within 30 days after receiving written demand
therefor, the Company, Thermo Electron and any such director, officer or
controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Company, Thermo Electron or any such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The foregoing indemnity
agreement is in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise
have to the Company or Thermo Electron or any such director, officer, employee
or controlling person.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of
notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party
shall, if a claim in respect
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thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of
that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying
party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this
Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure
and, provided further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall
not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party
otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such claim or action shall be
brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party
thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to
the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified
indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party
to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or
action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party
under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation; provided that the Representatives shall have
the right to employ counsel to represent you and those other Underwriters who
may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which
indemnity may be sought by the Underwriters against the Company or Thermo
Electron hereunder if, in your reasonable judgment, it is advisable for you and
those Underwriters to be represented by separate counsel, and in that event the
fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by the indemnifying
party or parties, and provided, further, in no event, shall the indemnifying
party or parties be responsible for the expenses of more than one separate
counsel for all such indemnified parties.
No indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written consent of the
indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle
or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action
effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), but if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there
be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall for any
reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party
under Section 8(a) or 8(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability,
or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss,
claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof,
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(i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company and Thermo Electron on the one hand
and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Offered Securities or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above 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 fault of the
Company and Thermo Electron on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
with respect to the statements or omissions which in such loss, claim, damage or
liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and Thermo
Electron on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other with respect to such
offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds
from the offering of the Offered Securities purchased under this Agreement
(before deducting expenses) received by the Company on the one hand, and the
total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters with
respect to the Offered Securities purchased under this Agreement, on the other,
bear to the total gross proceeds from the offering of the Offered Securities
under this Agreement in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of
the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether
the 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 Thermo Electron, on the one hand, or the Underwriters on the other, the
intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company,
Thermo Electron and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section were to be 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 into account
the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by
an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or
action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 8 shall be deemed
to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 8(d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Offered Securities
underwritten by it and distributed to the public was offered to the public
exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise paid or
become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute as provided in
this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to their respective underwriting
obligations and not joint. The provisions of this Section 8(d) shall be applied
separately to each offering of Offered Securities.
(e) The Underwriters severally confirm that the following statements are
correct and constitute information concerning such Underwriters furnished in
writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for
inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus: (i) the legend in
the Prospectus concerning stabilization and over-allotment by the Underwriters,
(ii) the statements with respect to the public offering of the Offered
Securities by
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the Underwriters set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus and (iii) the
statements concerning concessions, allowances and reallowances set forth under
the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus.
9. Defaulting Underwriters. If on the applicable Closing Date, any
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Underwriter defaults in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase (in
addition to the amount of Offered Securities which such Underwriters are
obligated to purchase pursuant to Section 2) the Offered Securities which the
defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase on such Closing Date in the
respective proportions to the amount of Offered Securities set opposite the
names of each remaining non-defaulting Underwriter in Exhibit A to the
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applicable Terms Agreement bears to the amount of the Offered Securities set
opposite the names of all the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters in Exhibit A
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to the applicable Terms Agreement; provided, however, that the remaining non-
defaulting Underwriters shall not be obligated to purchase any of the Offered
Securities on such Closing Date if the total number of Offered Securities which
the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such
date exceeds 10% of the total amount of the Offered Securities to be purchased
on such Closing Date. If the foregoing maximum percentage is exceeded, the
remaining non-defaulting Underwriters, or those other underwriters satisfactory
to the Underwriters who so agree, shall have the right, but shall not be
obligated, to purchase, in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them, all
the Offered Securities to be purchased on such Closing Date. If the non-
defaulting Underwriters or the other underwriters satisfactory to the
Underwriters do not elect to purchase the Offered Securities which the
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase, this
Agreement shall. terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting
Underwriter or the Company or Thermo Electron, except that the Company, Thermo
Electron and the Underwriters will continue to be liable for the payment of
expenses to the extent set forth in Sections 6 and 11 and continue to be liable
under Section 8. As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" includes,
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for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise, any
party not listed in Exhibit A to any applicable Terms Agreement who, pursuant to
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this Section 9, purchases Offered Securities which a defaulting Underwriter
agreed but failed to purchase. Nothing contained herein shall relieve a
defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company for damages
caused by its default. If other underwriters are obligated or agree to purchase
the Offered Securities of a defaulting or withdrawing Underwriter, either the
Underwriters or the Company may postpone the applicable Closing Date for up to
seven full business days in order to effect any changes that in the reasonable
opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be
necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other document
or arrangement necessary to consummate the transactions described herein.
10. Termination. Except as provided in the applicable Prospectus, the
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obligations of the Underwriters under this Agreement may be terminated by the
Representatives or by Underwriters which have agreed to purchase in the
aggregate 50% or more of the aggregate amount of Offered Securities by notice
given to and received by the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the
Offered Securities if, prior to that time, any of the events described in
Sections 7(i), (l), (m) or (n) (but as to subsection (m) only, only if the
offering is of Debt
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Securities) shall have occurred or if the Underwriters shall decline to purchase
the Offered Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement.
11. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the Company shall fail to
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tender the Offered Securities for delivery to the Underwriters by reason of any
failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company or Thermo Electron to
perform any agreement on its part to be performed, or because any other
condition of the Underwriters' obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by
the Company or Thermo Electron is not fulfilled, the Company will reimburse the
Underwriters for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and
disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this
Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Offered Securities, and upon demand
the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Underwriters. If this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 by reason of the default of one or
more Underwriters, the Company shall not be obligated to reimburse any
defaulting Underwriter for any of its expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement.
12. Notices, etc. All statements, requests, notices and agreements
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hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex
or facsimile transmission, if Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. is one of the Underwriters,
c/x Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., Three World Financial Center, New York, New York
10285, Attention: Syndicate Department (Fax: 000-000-0000), with a copy, in the
case of any notice pursuant to Section 8(c), to the Director of Litigation,
Office of the General Counsel, Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., World Financial Xxxxxx,
00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, and if Salomon Brothers Inc is one of the
Underwriters, c/o Salomon Brothers Inc, Seven Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, 00000, Attention: Legal Department (Fax: 000-000-0000); and
(b) if to the Company or Thermo Electron, shall be delivered or sent
by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company or Thermo
Electron set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: General Counsel
(Fax: (000) 000-0000).
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the
time of receipt thereof. The Company and Thermo Electron shall be entitled to
act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given or made on
behalf of the Underwriters by the Representatives.
13. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure
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to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company and Thermo
Electron and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and
provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that
(A) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company
and Thermo Electron contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for
the benefit of the person or persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (B) the indemnity agreement
of the Underwriters contained in Section 8(b) of this Agreement shall be deemed
to be for the benefit of the directors of the Company and Thermo Electron,
officers of the Company and Thermo
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Electron and any person controlling the Company or Thermo Electron within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is
intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons
referred to in this Section 13, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
14. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and
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agreements of the Company, Thermo Electron and the Underwriters contained in
this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this
Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for any Offered Securities
and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made
by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.
15. Definition of the Terms "Business Day," "Significant Subsidiary" and
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"Subsidiary." For purposes of this Agreement, (a) "business day" means any day
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on which the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. is open for trading, (b) "Subsidiary"
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has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations and (c)
"Significant Subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in Item 1-02(w) of the
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Regulation S-X of the Rules and Regulations.
16. Performance by the Company. Thermo Electron agrees to cause the
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Company to perform each of the agreements and obligations of the Company
contained in this Agreement.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of Massachusetts.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and, if
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executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be
deemed to be an original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one
and the same instrument.
19. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of
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reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company,
Thermo Electron and the Underwriters, please indicate your acceptance in the
space provided for that purpose below.
Very truly yours,
THERMOTREX CORPORATION
By: _________________________
Name:
Title:
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION
By: _________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted:
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By:_______________________
Name:
Title:
SALOMON BROTHERS INC
By:_______________________
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