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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

This Separation and Release Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of February 23, 2015, by and between Venaxis, Inc. (the "Company") and Don Hurd ("Hurd").  The Company and Hurd are referred to jointly herein as "the Parties" and individually as a "Party" to this Agreement.  The "Effective Date" of this Agreement shall be as of the lapse of the seven day revocation period set forth in ARTICLE 7 hereof.

RECITALS

A.            Hurd is currently an employee of the Company serving in the office of Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, and is party with the Company to that certain Employment Agreement dated May 23, 2012 (the "Employment Agreement").  Hurd resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and employee of the Company by delivering the resignation letter attached hereto as Exhibit A, which resignation was accepted by the Company on the date of execution of this Agreement.

B.            The Parties desire to set forth their understandings and agreements regarding or relating to Hurd's employment with, and service as an officer and employee of the Company and the termination thereof, and to memorialize the terms of such agreements in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the following covenants and promises and for other valuable consideration as described below, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 1.       Incorporation of Recitals.  The above recitals are incorporated herein as if restated and are made a part of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 2.      Termination of Employment.  Hurd hereby resigns as an officer and employee of the Company effective as of the close of business on February 22, 2015.  In connection with such resignation, the Employment Agreement between the Parties is hereby voluntarily terminated in full, and all obligations of the Parties to each other are set forth in this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3.      Severance Payments.  In consideration for the execution of this Agreement, the termination of the Employment Agreement and the release of all claims and other promises by Hurd as set forth herein, Company agrees to the pay to Hurd the following consideration:

 

Section 3.1         Hurd shall continue to receive monthly compensation equal to $22,997 through February 22, 2015.  Such payments shall be made to Hurd in accordance with Company's normal payroll practices and Company will deduct all normal withholdings from such payments.

 

Section 3.2        The Company and Hurd will enter into a Consulting Agreement, with a minimum term through December 31, 2015, under which Hurd will provide transition services to the Company, and be compensated for such services, in accordance with the terms of such Consulting Agreement.

 

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Section 3.3        Hurd shall be paid or have been paid the cash bonus for the 2014 fiscal year as approved by the Board during its February 11, 2015 meeting, under the Company's 2014 Incentive Compensation Plan.  Any such bonus payment shall not be pro-rated.  

 

Section 3.4        In accordance with the terms of the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), while Hurd continues to provide services to the Company under the Consulting Agreement, the stock options awarded to Hurd prior to the Effective Date and listed on Exhibit A to the Consulting Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and continue to vest in accordance with the applicable vesting schedules.

 

The Parties agree to make all necessary and usual reports to the Internal Revenue Service, state taxing authorities and any similar agencies and to perform all withholdings normally applicable to the types and amounts of payments and other consideration Hurd is entitled to receive as a result of the Consulting Agreement and this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4.       Hurd's Acknowledgements, Representations and Agreements.

 

Section 4.1         Hurd acknowledges that certain of the consideration and payments described in Section 3 are substantially greater than the compensation Hurd would otherwise be entitled to receive in connection with a voluntary resignation from the Company and/or payments under the terminated Employment Agreement, and represent valuable consideration for his obligations and agreements under this Agreement.

 

Section 4.2         Hurd has returned, or will return upon the termination of the Consulting Agreement, all of the property of, and information pertaining to, the Company, and its affiliates, in his possession and control.  Any Company property retained by Hurd during the term of the Consulting Agreement will be returned by Hurd to the Company at the end of such term and will remain the property of the Company until such time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees that Hurd may retain his Company-provided personal computer during the term of the Consulting Agreement as a resource in assisting Company, including any data thereon; provided, that such computer and information shall be controlled by Hurd to ensure that no third parties may gain access to them; and provided further, that all Company information and data will be removed permanently from such computer, or any replacement personal computer, tablet or other similar device at the end of the term of the Consulting Agreement.

 

Section 4.3         Hurd shall not disparage the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, or agents during or after the term of his employment with Company.  Hurd acknowledges that, to the extent he has received confidential or non‐public information regarding the Company, he will keep such information confidential and comply with all legal obligations with respect thereto.  Failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph may, in addition to any other remedies available under applicable law and at the Company's option, result in a termination of any payments and benefits which have not been made.  The obligations under this paragraph shall survive indefinitely.

 

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ARTICLE 5.       General Release by Company.  In consideration for Hurd's releases and agreements contained in this Agreement and upon receipt of a fully executed copy of this Agreement by the Company and the expiration of the waiting period set forth in ARTICLE 7 without revocation of this Agreement, Company forever releases and discharges Hurd and each of Hurd's heirs, beneficiaries, successors, assigns, agents, employees, executors, administrators, and representatives from any and all claims and causes of action arising before the Effective Date of this Agreement, whether known or unknown and including, but not limited to, all claims arising out of Hurd's employment with Company or arising out of any act or omission Hurd made in good faith as an officer and director of Company; provided, however, Company's release does not include a release for any liability or obligation arising under this Agreement, or arising from any fraud or willful misconduct by Hurd or a breach of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 6.       General Releases by Hurd.

 

Section 6.1        In consideration for the Company's releases and agreements contained in this Agreement, the payment of the consideration described herein and upon his receipt of a fully executed copy of this Agreement that is not revoked by Hurd during the revocation period set forth in ARTICLE 7, Hurd, for himself, for his heirs, beneficiaries, successors, assigns, agents, employees, executors, administrators, and representatives, and for anyone who has or obtains rights or claims from his, forever releases and discharges Company, and each of Company's affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, successors, assigns, agents, employees, and representatives (collectively, "Company Releasees") from any and all claims and causes of action arising before the Effective Date of this Agreement, whether known or unknown and including, but not limited to, all claims arising out of Hurd's employment with Company or arising out of any act or omission of Company or any of its officers and directors; provided, however, Hurd's release does not include a release for any liability or obligation arising under this Agreement, or arising from any fraud or willful misconduct by Company, or any of its officers and directors, and further does not apply to any rights that Hurd might have as a shareholder of Company or as a holder of stock options awarded by the Company.

 

Section 6.2          To the extent permitted by law, Hurd specifically releases the Company Releasees from all claims arising under or in connection with the following federal and state laws, as amended, and all related regulations, the: Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Civil Rights Act of 1991; Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871; Equal Pay Act of 1963; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; National Labor Relations Act; Occupation Safety and Health Act of 1970; Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990; Pregnancy Disability Act of 1978; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Executive Order 11246; Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act of 1957; Colorado's Minimum Wages of Workers Act; Colorado Wage Equality Regardless of Sex Act; Colorado Labor Peace Act; Colorado's Wage Claim Act (C.R.S. §84101 et seq.), Colorado employment practice statutes (including C.R.S. § 24-43-401 et. seq.) and the common law of the State of Colorado for compensation, damages, tort, breach of express or implied employment contract, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, infliction of emotional distress, defamation and for any other damages or injuries incurred on the job, in relation to Hurd's employment or incurred as a result of loss of employment.

 

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ARTICLE 7.       ADEA Disclosure.  Hurd is over the age of 40 and recognizes and agrees that under the terms and provisions of this Agreement he is releasing and waiving rights he may have to pursue any claims against Company arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et. seq. (the "ADEA").  In connection with this waiver of those rights, Hurd specifically acknowledges the following:

 

Section 7.1         Hurd has the right to a 21 day period to review this Agreement, and to the extent that such period has not fully elapsed as of the Effective Date hereof, he has waived the remainder of that period by executing this Agreement.

 

Section 7.2         Prior to executing this Agreement, Hurd has been advised that he has the right to consult with an attorney before executing this Agreement, and has done so to the extent he deemed necessary or appropriate.

 

Section 7.3         Hurd has read this Agreement, understands all of its terms, and he KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY and with full knowledge of its significance and the consequences thereof entered into this Agreement.

 

Section 7.4         Hurd has seven days following the execution of this Agreement to revoke the Agreement, and the Agreement will not become effective or enforceable until such seven day period has lapsed.  To revoke the Agreement within seven days of its execution, Hurd must advise Company in writing of his election to revoke the Agreement.  The Effective Date of this Agreement is the beginning of the eighth calendar day after the date of execution of this Agreement by the Parties (the "Effective Date").

 

Section 7.5         This Agreement is intended by the Parties to comply with the terms of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 and all amendments thereto.

 

ARTICLE 8.      Claims Not Released.  Notwithstanding ARTICLES 6 and 7 of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that Hurd is not waiving claims filed under any state workers' compensation or unemployment law or any claim not waiveable under law.  Further, it is understood and agreed that Hurd is not prohibited from communicating with or participating in any administrative proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor, or other federal, state or local law agency. Should any entity, agency, commission, or person file a charge, action, complaint or lawsuit against the Company Releasees based upon any of the above-released claims in ARTICLES 6 or 7 of this Agreement, Hurd agrees not to seek or accept any resulting relief whatsoever.

 

ARTICLE 9.        Further Inquiries.  Following the Effective Date, Hurd will direct inquiries from prospective employers or other entities to the Company's Chief Financial Officer.  The Company agrees that, upon such inquiry, it will provide a reference of employment regarding Hurd, which shall include the dates of his employment, his positions held and duties and a statement that he voluntarily resigned from Company.

 

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ARTICLE 10.      Taxes.  All payments to Hurd that are described in this Agreement are subject to applicable withholding taxes.  In addition, each payment shall be designated as a "separate payment" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and will be made subject to compliance with Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) if at the time of Hurd's "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is expected to occur on the Effective Date) he is a "specified employee" as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and any related regulations or other pronouncements thereunder) and the deferral of the commencement of any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder or payable under any other compensatory arrangement between Hurd and Company or any of its affiliates as a result of such separation from service is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then Company will defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Hurd) until the date that is six months following Hurd's separation from service (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code), at which point all payments deferred pursuant to this Section 10 shall be paid to Hurd in a lump sum and (b) if any other payments of money or other benefits due to Hurd hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax.  Additionally, nothing under this Agreement shall be deemed to change the scheduled payment date(s) of any deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent that such a change in payment date would be impermissible under Section 409A of the Code.

 

ARTICLE 11.         Entire Agreement; Amendment; Enforceability.  This Agreement expresses the entire understanding between the Parties about its subject matter and is the only agreement, promise or understanding on which the Parties are relying in connection with the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may only be amended, changed or waived will be through a written document signed by both Parties.  This Agreement is enforceable by and against each Party and anyone else who has or who obtains rights under this Agreement from either Party.  This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under Colorado law.  Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration in the City and County of Denver, Colorado in accordance with the rules then existing of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  Further, should any Party be forced to bring an action to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing Party, in addition to all other applicable remedies, shall be awarded all reasonable cost and attorneys' fees.

 

ARTICLE 12.        Notices; Process.  Any notice this Agreement requires must be in writing and will be effective only if hand-delivered or sent by certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight delivery service to the Party entitled to receive the notice at the Party's address stated below, or at such other address as that Party may later provide to the other Party.  The Parties agree to waive service of process in any action or arbitration brought to enforce or to interpret this Agreement, and agree that service of a complaint or any other pleading, discovery, order or similar legal document in any such action that would otherwise have to be served by personal service will be deemed served three days after being sent to the other Party and that Party's attorney, as applicable, by certified U.S. mail as provided below:

 

 

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to Hurd at:                                           720 King Road

Cox's Creek, KY 40013

Email: churd60041@aol.com

to Company at:                                Venaxis, Inc.

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

1585 South Perry Street

Castle Rock, CO 80104

with a copy to:                                 Mary Mullany, Esq.

Ballard Spahr LLP

1735 Market Street

51st Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599

ARTICLE 13.   Signatory's Authority; All Necessary Consents.  Each Party expressly represents that such Party does not require any third party's consent to enter into this Agreement, including the consent of any spouse, insurer, assignee, licensee, secured lender, or regulatory agency.

 

ARTICLE 14.    SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.  HURD ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT, THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT HE SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE HE EXECUTES THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT HE UNDERSTANDS ALL OF ITS TERMS AND EXECUTES IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF.

 

ARTICLE 15.    No Admission.  This Agreement, and compliance with this Agreement, shall not be construed as an admission of liability on the part of the Parties, such liability being hereby expressly denied.  The Parties' intent in this Agreement is to provide the other Party with a complete, total, irrevocable and binding release of all matters arising before the date of this Agreement (except those matters reserved herein), which might result in a dispute and avoid any further differences or conflicts. The Parties hereby represent that they have neither filed nor caused to be filed any pending charges, suits, claims, grievances or other action (hereinafter referred to as "Claims") which in any way arise from or relate to the subject matter covered by this Agreement.  Each Party further represents to each other that such Party has not directly or indirectly assigned any Claim related to the subject matter hereof or released hereby to any other person.

 

ARTICLE 16.    No Knowledge of Securities or Disclosure Violations.  Each of Company and Hurd affirmatively states and represents to the other that it has no knowledge that the other has violated the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, the requirements for disclosure controls and financial controls imposed by the 1934 Act, or other provisions of the federal or applicable state securities laws.

 

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ARTICLE 17.    Full and Complete Defense.  This Agreement and the releases contained herein, may be pled as a full and complete defense, counterclaim or cross-claim to, and may be used as a basis for an injunction against, any action, suit, or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of this Agreement or the releases contained herein.  In the event of any action by any Party hereto to enforce this Agreement, the releases contained herein, or any other agreement delivered pursuant hereto, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

 

ARTICLE 18.    Attorneys' Fees.  Each of the Parties shall be responsible to pay his or its respective attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  Each Party shall release and forever hold the other harmless from any liability to the attorneys for payment of such fees pursuant to any agreement or understanding between each Party and his or its attorneys.

 

ARTICLE 19.    No Reliance.  The Parties warrant to each other that in agreeing to the terms of this Agreement, they have not relied in any way upon any representations or statements of the other Party regarding the subject matter hereof for the basis or effect of this Agreement other than those representations or statements contained herein.  In entering into this Agreement, each Party represents that in entering into this Agreement and completing the transactions hereunder, he or it has done so after completing such investigation as he or it has determined to be necessary or appropriate in the circumstances, and after having consulted with and taken advice from such Party's legal, financial, tax, investment, and other advisors to the extent such Party has determined such consultation to be necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

 

ARTICLE 20.    No Mistake; Final Settlement.  In connection with this Agreement, the Parties hereby acknowledge that they are aware that they may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from those which they now know or believe to be true with respect to this Agreement, but that it is their intention hereby to settle, fully, finally and forever, and to release all matters, issues and differences, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which now exist, which may exist, or which heretofore have existed against any and all Parties under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 21.    Severability.  If any part of this Agreement shall be determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining part shall not be affected thereby, and the illegal, unenforceable or invalid parts shall be deemed not to be a part of this Agreement, although this Agreement will be rewritten by the court or person making such finding to reflect the intention of the Parties to the maximum extent permitted by law. Each Party represents and warrants that he or it has full capacity and authority to settle, compromise, and release his or its Claims and to enter into this Agreement and that no other person or entity has acquired, or will in the future acquire or have any right to assert, against any person or entity released by this Agreement any portion of that Party's Claims released herein.

 

ARTICLE 22 .    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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ARTICLE 23.    Survival.  The Parties agree that the obligations, representations and warranties contained herein shall indefinitely survive the execution of this Agreement, the delivery of all documents hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Severance and Release Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

VENAXIS, INC.

By: /s/Steve Lundy                                                                                    

Its: President and Chief Executive Officer

DON HURD

Signature: /s/ Don Hurd                                                                                    

9Exhibit 4.1

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

February 17, 2015

 

	
MERRILL   LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
    	
 
    
	
INCORPORATED
    	
 
    
	
As Representative of the several
    	
 
    
	
Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule A hereto
    	
 
    
	
c/o   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
    	
 
    
	
Incorporated
    	
 
    
	
One   Bryant Park
    	
 
    
	
New   York, New York 10036
    	
 
    

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Introductory.  Oshkosh Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Initial Purchasers named in Schedule A (the “Initial Purchasers”), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in such Schedule A of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.375%  Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”).  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has agreed to act as the representative of the several Initial Purchasers (the “Representative”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes.

 

The Securities (as defined below) will be issued pursuant to an indenture, to be dated as of March 2, 2015 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors (as defined below) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).  Notes will be issued only in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) pursuant to a letter of representations, dated as of February 22, 2010 (the “DTC Agreement”), among the Company, the Trustee and the Depositary.

 

The holders of the Notes will be entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement, to be dated as of March 2, 2015 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, pursuant to which the Company and the Guarantors may be required to file with the Commission (as defined below), under the circumstances set forth therein, (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act (as defined below) relating to another series of debt securities of the Company with terms substantially identical to the Notes (the “Exchange Notes”) to be offered in exchange for the Notes (the “Exchange Offer”) and (ii) a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act relating to the resale by certain holders of the Notes, and in each case, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statements to be declared effective.  All references herein to the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Offer are only applicable if the Company and the Guarantors are in fact required to consummate the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

 

The payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally by (i) the entities listed on the signature pages hereof as “Guarantors” in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (ii) any subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) that executes an additional guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Guarantors”), pursuant to their guarantees (the “Guarantees”).  The Notes and the Guarantees related thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Securities”; and the Exchange Notes and the Guarantees related thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Exchange Securities.”

 

The Company understands that the Initial Purchasers propose to make an offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth herein and in the Pricing Disclosure Package (as defined below) and agrees that the Initial Purchasers may resell, subject to the conditions set forth herein, all or a portion of the Securities to purchasers (the “Subsequent Purchasers”) on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package (the first time when sales of the Securities are made is referred to as the “Time of Sale”).  The Securities are to be offered and sold to or through the Initial Purchasers without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder), in reliance upon exemptions therefrom.  Pursuant to the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, investors who acquire Securities shall be deemed to have agreed that Securities may only be resold or otherwise transferred, after the date hereof, if such Securities are registered for sale under the Securities Act or if an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available (including the exemptions afforded by Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) or Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”)).

 

The Company has prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies of a Preliminary Offering Memorandum, dated February 17, 2015 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”), and has prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies of a Pricing Supplement, dated February 17, 2015 (the “Pricing Supplement”), describing the terms of the Securities, each for use by such Initial Purchaser in connection with its solicitation of offers to purchase the Securities.  The Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Pricing Supplement are herein referred to as the “Pricing Disclosure Package.”  Promptly after this Agreement is executed and delivered, the Company will prepare and deliver to each Initial Purchaser a final offering memorandum dated the date hereof (the “Final Offering Memorandum”).

 

All references herein to the terms “Pricing Disclosure Package” and “Final Offering Memorandum” shall be deemed to mean and include all information filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder) prior to the Time of Sale and incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package (including the Preliminary Offering Memorandum) or the Final Offering Memorandum (as the case may be), and all references herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Final Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to mean and include all information filed under the Exchange Act after the Time of Sale and incorporated by reference in the Final Offering Memorandum.  References herein to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Pricing Disclosure

 

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Package shall be deemed to refer to and include the preliminary Canadian offering memorandum dated February 17, 2015, and references herein to the Final Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to refer to and include the Canadian offering memorandum dated the date hereof.

 

The Company and the Guarantors hereby confirm their agreements with the Initial Purchasers as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Initial Purchaser that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (references in this Section 1 to the “Offering Memorandum” are to (x) the Pricing Disclosure Package in the case of representations and warranties made as of the date hereof and (y) the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum in the case of representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date):

 

(a)                                 No Registration Required.  Subject to compliance by the Initial Purchasers with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 hereof and with the procedures set forth in Section 7 hereof, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and to each Subsequent Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Offering Memorandum to register the Securities under the Securities Act or, until such time as the Exchange Securities are issued pursuant to an effective registration statement, to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Trust Indenture Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder).

 

(b)                                 No Integration of Offerings or General Solicitation.  None of the Company, its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) (each, an “Affiliate”), or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers and their Affiliates, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, or will, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, in the United States or to any United States citizen or resident, any security which is or would be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the Securities to be registered under the Securities Act.  None of the Company, its Affiliates, or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers and their Affiliates, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage, in connection with the offering of the Securities, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act.  With respect to those Securities sold in reliance upon Regulation S, (i) none of the Company, its Affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers and their Affiliates, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S and (ii) each of the Company and its Affiliates and any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers and their Affiliates, as to whom the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions set forth in Regulation S.

 

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(c)                                  Eligibility for Resale under Rule 144A.  The Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will not be, at the Closing Date, of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system.

 

(d)                                 The Pricing Disclosure Package and Offering Memorandum.  Neither the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Time of Sale, nor the Final Offering Memorandum, as of its date or (as amended or supplemented in accordance with Section 3(a), as applicable) as of the Closing Date, contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Final Offering Memorandum or amendment or supplement thereto, as the case may be.  The Pricing Disclosure Package contains, and the Final Offering Memorandum will contain, all the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A.  The Company and the Guarantors have not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Closing Date and the completion of the Initial Purchasers’ distribution of the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

(e)                                  Company Additional Written Communications.  The Company and the Guarantors have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or distributed and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or distribute any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Pricing Disclosure Package, (ii) the Final Offering Memorandum and (iii) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 3(a).  Each communication by the Company and the Guarantors or their respective agents and representatives pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence (each, a “Company Additional Written Communication”), when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not as of the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from each such Company Additional Written Communication made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in any Company Additional Written Communication.

 

(f)                                   Incorporated Documents.  The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission (collectively, the “Incorporated Documents”) complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.  Each

 

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such Incorporated Document, when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not as of the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(g)                                  Financial Statements.  The financial statements (including the related notes thereto) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and any supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum present fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and presents fairly, in all material respects, the information shown thereby.  The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum fairly present the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

(h)                                 No Material Adverse Change.  Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company (other than (A) the issuance of shares of common stock of the Company upon exercise of stock options and warrants or vesting of awards described as outstanding in, and the grant of options and awards under existing equity incentive plans described in, the Offering Memorandum and (B) the repurchase of shares of common stock of the Company pursuant to the share repurchase authorizations described in the Offering Memorandum), any material change in the short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock (other than the quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock of the Company payable on February 26, 2015), or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire,

 

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explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).  For purposes of this Agreement, any event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) shall be referred to as a “Material Adverse Change.”

 

(i)                                     Organization and Good Standing.  The Company, each of the Guarantors and each of the Significant Subsidiaries (as defined below) have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial position, results of operations or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, of their obligations under this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Indenture (a “Material Adverse Effect”).  The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.  The subsidiaries listed in Schedule B to this Agreement (the “Significant Subsidiaries”) are the only significant subsidiaries of the Company.

 

(j)                                    Capitalization.  All the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Guarantor and of each Significant Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, except as may secure the obligations of the Company under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 21, 2014, among the Company, the financial institutions party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Credit Agreement”).

 

(k)                                 Stock Options.  With respect to the stock options (the “Stock Options”) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company (the “Company Stock Plans”), (i) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the Board of Directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required shareholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by

 

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each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and any other exchange on which Company securities are traded, and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws.  The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects.

 

(l)                                     Due Authorization.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Indenture and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Indenture and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly and validly taken.

 

(m)                             The Purchase Agreement.  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors.

 

(n)                                 The Registration Rights Agreement and DTC Agreement.  The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors and (assuming due execution and delivery by the other parties thereto) will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and except as rights to indemnification may be limited by applicable law.  The DTC Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors and (assuming due execution and delivery by the other parties thereto) constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

(o)                                 Authorization of the Notes, the Guarantees and the Exchange Notes.  The Notes to be purchased by the Initial Purchasers from the Company will, on the Closing Date, be in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture, will have been duly executed by the Company and (assuming the due authentication thereof by the

 

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Trustee in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivery against payment of the purchase price therefor) will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.  The Exchange Notes, if any, have been duly and validly authorized for issuance by the Company and, when issued, executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.  The Guarantees of the Notes on the Closing Date and the Guarantees of the Exchange Notes, if any, when issued will be in the respective forms contemplated by the Indenture and have been duly authorized by each of the Guarantors for issuance pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture; the Guarantees of the Notes, at the Closing Date will have been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantors and, when the Notes have been executed and authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and issued and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors; and the Guarantees of the Exchange Notes, if any, when such Guarantees have been executed and delivered by the Guarantors and the Exchange Notes, if any, have been executed and authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and issued and delivered in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors, in each case, enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

(p)                                 Authorization of the Indenture.  The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and the Guarantors and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors and (assuming due execution and delivery by the Trustee) will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.  On the Closing Date, the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to an indenture that is qualified thereunder.

 

(q)                                 Description of the Securities, the Indenture and Registration Rights Agreement.  The Securities, the Exchange Securities, the Indenture and the Registration

 

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Rights Agreement will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Offering Memorandum.

 

(r)                                    No Violation or Default.  None of the Company, the Guarantors or any of the Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default (“Default”), in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (each, an “Existing Instrument”); or (ii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(s)                                   No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture, the performance by the Company of the DTC Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the Exchange Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any Existing Instrument, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule  or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, Default, Debt Repayment Triggering Event, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.  As used herein, a “Debt Repayment Triggering Event” means any event or condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(t)                                    No Consents Required.  No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Indenture, the performance by the Company of the DTC Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the Exchange Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required (i) by the Financial 

 

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Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and under applicable state and foreign securities laws in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, (ii) under the Securities Act and applicable state and foreign securities laws with respect to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and (iii) under the Trust Indenture Act with respect to the Indenture upon the registration of the Exchange Securities.

 

(u)                                 Legal Proceedings.  Except as described in the Offering Memorandum, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, threatened by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that would be required under the Exchange Act to be described in an Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not so described in the Offering Memorandum and (ii) there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that would be required under the Exchange Act to be described in an Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not so described in the Offering Memorandum.

 

(v)                                 Independent Accountants.  Deloitte & Touche LLP, who have audited certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Exchange Act.

 

(w)                               Title to Real and Personal Property.  The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple (in the case of owned real property) to, or have valid and marketable rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property and assets that are material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) secure the obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement or (iii) would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(x)                                 Title to Intellectual Property.  The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess or license adequate rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and to the knowledge of the

 

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Company and the Guarantors, the conduct of their respective businesses will not conflict in any material respect with any such valid rights of others. To the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or conflict with any such valid rights of others in connection with its patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and know-how that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(y)                                 No Undisclosed Relationships.  No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers or stockholders of the Company or the customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that would be required by the Exchange Act to be described in an Annual Report on Form 10-K and that is not so described in the Offering Memorandum.

 

(z)                                  Investment Company Act.  Neither the Company nor any Guarantor is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Offering Memorandum, will be required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).

 

(aa)                          Taxes.  The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes (other than those taxes which are being contested in good faith or which, if not paid, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and filed all tax returns (except in any case in which the failure to so file would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) required to be paid or filed through the date hereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, there is no tax deficiency that has been asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except for such tax deficiencies that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(bb)                          Licenses and Permits.  The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are reasonably necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Offering Memorandum, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in the Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization, except such revocations or modifications that would not, individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(cc)                            No Labor Disputes.  No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, is threatened, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(dd)                          Compliance with and Liability under Environmental Laws.  Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries (a) are, and at all prior times were, in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions, judgments, decrees, orders and the common law relating to pollution or the protection of the environment, natural resources or human health or safety, including those relating to hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (b) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted and (c) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to, or actual violation of, any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, except where, in each case, such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive permits, licenses, certificates, authorizations or approvals or liability would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ee)                            Compliance with ERISA.  (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), for which the Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code) would have any liability (each, a “Plan”) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, except for noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;  (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that either has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ff)                              Disclosure Controls.  The Company maintains an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to

 

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ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The Company’s management has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

 

(gg)                            Accounting Controls.  The Company maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) relating to the Company and its subsidiaries that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum and are prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.  Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, there are no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls relating to the Company and its subsidiaries.  The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of:  (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

(hh)                          Insurance.  The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their properties, operations, personnel and businesses taken as a whole, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are customary in the businesses in which they are engaged.

 

(ii)                                  No Unlawful Payments.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, any director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii)

 

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made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit.  The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

 

(jj)                                Compliance with Money Laundering Laws.  The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, threatened.

 

(kk)                          No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Guarantors, any director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Guarantors located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that

 

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will result in a violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Guarantor of Sanctions.

 

(ll)                                  No Restrictions on Significant Subsidiaries.  No Significant Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Significant Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity interest, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Significant Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Significant Subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.

 

(mm)                  No Broker’s Fees.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Initial Purchaser for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.

 

(nn)                          No Registration Rights.  No person has the right (other than under the Registration Rights Agreement) to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of a registration statement with the Commission in compliance with the Registration Rights Agreement or the issuance and sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.

 

(oo)                          No Stabilization.  Neither the Company nor any Guarantor has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

 

(pp)                          Margin Rules.  The application of the proceeds received by the Company from the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities as described in the Offering Memorandum will not violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

 

(qq)                          Forward-Looking Statements.  No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Offering Memorandum has been made or reaffirmed by the Company without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

(rr)                                Statistical and Market Data.  Nothing has come to the attention of the Company or any Guarantor that has caused the Company or such Guarantor to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in the Offering Memorandum is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.

 

(ss)                              Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors or 

 

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officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

 

(tt)                                Solvency.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor is, and immediately after the Closing Date will be, Solvent.  As used herein, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to any person on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair market value of the assets of such person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such person, (ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, including contingent obligations, as they mature and (iv) such person does not have unreasonably small capital.

 

(uu)                          Regulation S.  The Securities sold in reliance on Regulation S will be represented upon issuance by a temporary global security that may not be exchanged for definitive securities until the expiration of the 40-day restricted period referred to in Rule 903 of the Securities Act and only upon certification of beneficial ownership of such Securities by non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who purchased such Securities in transactions that were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company or any Guarantor and delivered to the Initial Purchasers or to counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company or such Guarantor to each Initial Purchaser as to the matters set forth therein.

 

SECTION 2.                                      Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities.

 

(a)                                 The Securities.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, all of the Securities, and the Initial Purchasers agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company and the Guarantors the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names on Schedule A, at a purchase price of 98.50% of the principal amount of the Notes, payable on the Closing Date, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms, subject to the conditions thereto, herein set forth.

 

(b)                                 The Closing Date.  Delivery of certificates for the Securities in definitive global form to be purchased by the Initial Purchasers and payment therefor shall be made at the offices of Mayer Brown LLP, 71 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3200, Chicago, Illinois, 60606 (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representative) at 9:00 a.m. New York City time, on March 2, 2015, or such other time and date as the Representative shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of such closing are called the “Closing Date”).  The Company hereby acknowledges that circumstances under which the Representative may provide notice to postpone the Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to, any determination by the Company or the Initial Purchasers to recirculate to investors copies of

 

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an amended or supplemented Offering Memorandum or a delay as contemplated by the provisions of Section 17 hereof.

 

(c)                                  Delivery of the Securities.  The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Representative for the accounts of the several Initial Purchasers certificates for the Notes through the facilities of the Depositary on the Closing Date against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor.  The certificates for the Notes shall be in such denominations and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depositary, pursuant to the DTC Agreement, and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding the Closing Date at a location in New York City, as the Representative may designate.  Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers.

 

(d)                                 Initial Purchasers as Qualified Institutional Buyers.  Each Initial Purchaser severally and not jointly represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that:

 

(i)                  it will offer and sell Securities only to (a) persons who it reasonably believes are “qualified institutional buyers” within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Qualified Institutional Buyers”) in transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or (b) upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I to this Agreement;

 

(ii)               it is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act; and

 

(iii)            it will not offer or sell Securities by, any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including but not limited to the methods described in Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act.

 

SECTION 3.                                      Additional Covenants.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor further covenants and agrees with each Initial Purchaser as follows:

 

(a)                                 Preparation of Final Offering Memorandum; Initial Purchasers’ Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements and Company Additional Written Communications.  As promptly as practicable following the Time of Sale and in any event not later than the second business day following the date hereof, the Company will prepare and deliver to the Initial Purchasers the Final Offering Memorandum, which shall consist of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum as modified only by the information contained in the Pricing Supplement.  The Company will not amend or supplement the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Pricing Supplement, except as set forth in Section 3(b).  The Company will not amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum prior to the Closing Date unless the Representative shall previously have been furnished a copy of the proposed amendment or supplement at least two business days prior to the proposed use or filing, and shall not have objected to such amendment or supplement.  Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or distributing any Company Additional Written Communication, the Company and the Guarantors will furnish to the

 

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Representative a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or distribute any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.

 

(b)                                 Amendments and Supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum and Other Securities Act Matters.  If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any 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, not misleading or (ii) if in the judgment of the Representative or counsel for the Initial Purchasers it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement any of the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with law, the Company and the Guarantors will immediately notify the Initial Purchasers thereof and forthwith prepare and (subject to Section 3(a) hereof) furnish to the Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Pricing Disclosure Package will comply with all applicable law.  If, prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum, as then amended or supplemented, in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Final Offering Memorandum is delivered to a Subsequent Purchaser, not misleading, or if in the judgment of the Representative or counsel for the Initial Purchasers it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Company agrees to promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(a) hereof) and furnish at its own expense to the Initial Purchasers, amendments or supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum so that the statements in the Final Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances at the Closing Date and at the time of sale of Securities, be misleading or so that the Final Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, will comply with all applicable law.

 

The Company hereby expressly acknowledges that the indemnification and contribution provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof are specifically applicable and relate to each offering memorandum, amendment or supplement referred to in this Section 3.

 

(c)                                  Copies of the Offering Memorandum.  The Company agrees to furnish the Initial Purchasers, without charge, as many copies of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto as they shall reasonably request.

 

(d)                                 Blue Sky Compliance.  Each of the Company and the Guarantors shall cooperate with the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers to qualify or register (or to obtain exemptions from qualifying or registering) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of the several states of the United States,

 

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the provinces of Canada or any other jurisdictions designated by the Representative, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities.  None of the Company or any of the Guarantors shall be required to qualify as a foreign entity or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign entity.  The Company will advise the Representative promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, each of the Company and each Guarantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

(e)                                  Use of Proceeds.  The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities sold by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Pricing Disclosure Package.

 

(f)                                   The Depositary.  The Company will cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and use its commercially reasonable efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of the Depositary.

 

(g)                                  Additional Issuer Information.  Prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, the Company shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the NYSE all reports and documents required to be filed under Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act.  Additionally, at any time when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act, for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners from time to time of the Securities, the Company shall furnish, at its expense, upon request, to holders and beneficial owners of Securities and prospective purchasers of Securities information (“Additional Issuer Information”) satisfying the requirements of Rule 144A(d).

 

(h)                                 Agreement Not To Offer or Sell Additional Securities.  During the period of 90 days following the date hereof, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Representative), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any debt securities of the Company or securities exchangeable for or convertible into debt securities of the Company (other than as contemplated by this Agreement and to register the Exchange Securities).  For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph (h) shall not affect the Company’s ability to borrow amounts under any revolving credit facility or enter into a new revolving credit facility or term loan facility.

 

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(i)                                     Future Reports to the Initial Purchasers.  At any time when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act and any Securities or Exchange Securities remain outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Representative and, upon request, to each of the other Initial Purchasers:  (i) as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, copies of the Annual Report of the Company containing the balance sheet of the Company as of the close of such fiscal year and statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended and the opinion thereon of the Company’s independent public or certified public accountants; (ii) as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, copies of each proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other report filed by the Company with the Commission, FINRA or any securities exchange; and (iii) as soon as available, copies of any report or communication of the Company mailed generally to holders of its capital stock or debt securities (including the holders of the Securities), if, in each case, such documents are not filed with the Commission within the time periods specified by the Commission’s rules and regulations under Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act.

 

(j)                                    No Integration.  The Company agrees that it will not and will cause its Affiliates not to make any offer or sale of securities of the Company or such Affiliate of any class if, as a result of the doctrine of “integration” referred to in Rule 502 under the Securities Act, such offer or sale would render invalid (for the purpose of (i) the sale of the Securities by the Company and the Guarantors to the Initial Purchasers, (ii) the resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers or (iii) the resale of the Securities by such Subsequent Purchasers to others) the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof or by Rule 144A or by Regulation S thereunder or otherwise.

 

(k)                                 No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts.  The Company agrees that it will not and will not permit any of its Affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no covenant is given) to (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Securities within the meaning of Regulation S, and the Company will and will cause all such persons to comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S with respect to the Securities.

 

(l)                                     No Restricted Resales.  For a period of one year after the Closing Date, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates to, resell any of the Notes, which constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144, that have been reacquired by any of them.

 

(m)                             Legended Securities.  Each certificate for a Note will bear a legend substantially in the form of that contained in “Notice to Investors” in the Preliminary Offering

 

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Memorandum for the time period and upon the other terms stated in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

 

The Representative on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers, may, in its sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Company or any Guarantor of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their performance.

 

SECTION 4.                                      Payment of Expenses.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Securities (including all printing costs), (ii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers, (iii) all fees and expenses of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (iv) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (including financial statements and exhibits), and all amendments and supplements thereto, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Indenture, the DTC Agreement and the Notes and Guarantees, (v) all filing fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers (which shall not exceed $5,000) in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of the several states of the United States, the provinces of Canada or other jurisdictions designated by the Initial Purchasers (including, without limitation, the cost of preparing, printing and mailing preliminary and final blue sky or legal investment memoranda and any related supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum), (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture, the Securities and the Exchange Securities, (vii) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities or the Exchange Securities with the ratings agencies, (viii) any filing fees incident to, and any reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Initial Purchasers in connection with the review by FINRA, if any, of the terms of the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, (ix) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company and the Guarantors in connection with approval of the Securities by the Depositary for “book-entry” transfer, and the performance by the Company and the Guarantors their respective other obligations under this Agreement and (x) all expenses incident to the “road show” for the offering of the Securities, including the cost of any chartered airplane or other transportation.  Except as provided in this Section 4 and Sections 6, 8 and 9 hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.

 

SECTION 5.                                      Conditions of the Obligations of the Initial Purchasers.  The obligations of the several Initial Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Securities as provided herein on the Closing Date shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made and to the timely performance by the Company and the Guarantors of their covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:

 

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(a)                                 Accountants’ Comfort Letter.  On the date hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company, a “comfort letter” dated the date hereof addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, covering the financial information in the Pricing Disclosure Package and other customary matters.  In addition, on the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from such accounting firm, a “bring-down comfort letter” dated the Closing Date addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, in the form of the “comfort letter” delivered on the date hereof, except that (i) it shall cover the financial information in the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendment or supplement thereto and (ii) procedures shall be brought down to a date no more than three (3) days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)                                 No Ratings Agency Change.  For the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their securities or indebtedness by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.

 

(c)                                  Opinions and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company.  On the Closing Date the Initial Purchasers shall have received, at the request of the Company, the opinion and 10b-5 statement of Foley & Lardner LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto, and the opinion of Bryan J. Blankfield, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

 

(d)                                 Opinion of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers.  On the Closing Date the Initial Purchasers shall have received the favorable opinion of Mayer Brown LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated as of such Closing Date, with respect to such matters as may be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers.

 

(e)                                  Officers’ Certificate.  On the Closing Date the Initial Purchasers shall have received a written certificate, on behalf of the Company and each Guarantor, executed by the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, and one additional senior executive officer of the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, who is satisfactory to the Representative, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 5(b) hereof, and further to the effect that:

 

(i)                                     for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;

 

(ii)                                  the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in Section 1 hereof were true and correct as of the date

 

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hereof and are true and correct as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of the Closing Date; and

 

(iii)                               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.

 

(f)                                   Indenture; Registration Rights Agreement.  The Company and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered the Indenture, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers shall have received executed copies thereof.  The Company and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers shall have received such executed counterparts.

 

(g)                                  Additional Documents.  On or before the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.

 

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

SECTION 6.                                      Reimbursement of Initial Purchasers’ Expenses.  If this Agreement is terminated by the Representative pursuant to Section 5 or 10 (other than subsections (ii), (iii) or (iv)) thereof, including if the sale to the Initial Purchasers of the Securities on the Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company and the Guarantors agree to reimburse the Initial Purchasers, severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Securities, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.

 

SECTION 7.                                      Offer, Sale and Resale Procedures.  Each of the Initial Purchasers, on the one hand, and the Company and each of the Guarantors, on the other hand, hereby agree to observe the following procedures in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities:

 

(a)                                 Offers and sales of the Securities have been and will be made only by the Initial Purchasers or Affiliates thereof qualified to do so in the jurisdictions in which such offers or sales are permitted to be made.  Each such offer or sale has been and shall be

 

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made only to persons whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes to be Qualified Institutional Buyers and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or to be non-U.S. persons outside the United States to whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes offers and sales of the Securities may be made in reliance upon Regulation S upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I hereto, which Annex I is hereby expressly made a part hereof.

 

(b)                                 No general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act) will be used in the United States in connection with the offering of the Securities.

 

(c)                                  Upon original issuance by the Company, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Notes (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, other than the Exchange Notes) shall bear a legend substantially in the form of that contained in “Notice to Investors” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum for the time period and upon the other terms stated in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.

 

Following the sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers pursuant to the terms hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall not be liable or responsible to the Company for any losses, damages or liabilities suffered or incurred by the Company, including any losses, damages or liabilities under the Securities Act, arising from or relating to any resale or transfer of any Security.

 

SECTION 8.                                   Indemnification.

 

(a)                                 Indemnification of the Initial Purchasers.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its Affiliates, directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Initial Purchaser, Affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is either effected with the written consent of the Company or does not require the consent of the Company as contemplated in Section 8(d)), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and to reimburse each Initial Purchaser and each such Affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representative) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Initial Purchaser or such Affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying 

 

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any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply, with respect to an Initial Purchaser, to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto).  The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.

 

(b)                                 Indemnification of the Company and the Guarantors.  Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each Guarantor, each of their respective Affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Guarantor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, any Guarantor or any such Affiliate, director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is either effected with the written consent of such Initial Purchaser or does not require the consent of such Initial Purchaser as contemplated in Section 8(d)), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, any Guarantor and each such Affiliate, director, officer or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Company, any Guarantor or such Affiliate, director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Initial Purchasers through the Representative have furnished to the Company expressly for use in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Supplement, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in the fourth, fifth (third sentence), sixth (fourth and fifth sentences), eighth, ninth and tenth paragraphs under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum.  The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Initial Purchaser may otherwise have.

 

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(c)                                  Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures.  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8 except to the extent it is materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) as a result of such failure and shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that the indemnifying party may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 8 and Section 9.  In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties.  Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel (in each jurisdiction)), approved by the indemnifying party (the Representative in the case of Sections 8(b) and 9 hereof) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.

 

(d)                                 Settlements.  The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this Section 8, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such Indemnifying Person shall have received notice of the terms of the settlement 

 

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at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request or disputed in good faith the indemnified party’s entitlement to such reimbursement prior to the date of such settlement.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include any statements as to or any findings of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

SECTION 9.                                      Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement 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 relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses, but after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions) received by the Company, and the total discount received by the Initial Purchasers bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Securities.  The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8 hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.  The provisions set forth in Section 8 hereof with respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 8 hereof for purposes of indemnification.

 

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The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Initial Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the discount received by such Initial Purchaser in connection with the Securities distributed by it.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  The Initial Purchasers’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective commitments as set forth opposite their names in Schedule A.  For purposes of this Section 9, each director, Affiliate, officer and employee of an Initial Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Initial Purchaser, and each director, Affiliate and officer of the Company or any Guarantor, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Guarantor with the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company and the Guarantors.

 

SECTION 10.                               Termination of this Agreement.  This Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice given to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:  (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by the NYSE, (ii) trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the NYSE shall have been suspended or materially limited; (iii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal or New York authorities; (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, as in the judgment of the Representative is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date in the manner and on the terms described in the Pricing Disclosure Package or (v) there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change the effect of which in the judgment of the Representative makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date in the manner and on the terms and in the manner described in the Pricing Disclosure Package.  Any termination pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of (i) the Company or any Guarantor to any Initial Purchaser, except that the Company and the Guarantors shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (ii) any Initial Purchaser to the Company, or (iii) any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

SECTION 11.                               Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery.  The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, the Guarantors and the several Initial Purchasers set forth in or made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors and the several Initial Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation

 

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made by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser, the Company, any Guarantor or any of their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 12.                               Notices.  All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered, couriered or facsimiled and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

 

If to the Initial Purchasers:

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
 50 Rockefeller Plaza
 New York, New York 10020 
 Facsimile: 212-901-7897
 Attention: High Yield Legal Department

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP

 

71 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3200

Chicago, Illinois  60606
 Facsimile:  (312) 706-8106
 Attention:  Edward S. Best, Esq.

 

If to the Company or the Guarantors:

 

Oshkosh Corporation

2307 Oregon Street

Oshkosh, Wisconsin  54902

Facsimile:  (920) 966-5955

Attention:  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

with a copy to:

 

Foley & Lardner LLP

777 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
 Facsimile:  (414) 297-4900
 Attention:  Patrick G. Quick, Esq.
                                                      John K. Wilson, Esq.

 

Any party hereto may change the address or facsimile number for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

 

SECTION 13.                               Successors.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the indemnified parties referred to in Sections 8 and

 

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9 hereof, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.  The term “successors” shall not include any Subsequent Purchaser or other purchaser of the Securities as such from any of the Initial Purchasers merely by reason of such purchase.

 

SECTION 14.                               Authority of the Representative.  Any action by the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be taken by the Representative on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, and any such action taken by the Representative shall be binding upon the Initial Purchasers.

 

SECTION 15.                               Partial Unenforceability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof.  If any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

 

SECTION 16.                               Governing Law Provisions.  THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

 

SECTION 17.                               Default of One or More of the Several Initial Purchasers.  If any one or more of the several Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Initial Purchasers shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions that the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, or in such other proportions as may be specified by the Initial Purchasers with the consent of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase on the Closing Date.  If any one or more of the Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.  In any such case either the Initial Purchasers or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Final Offering Memorandum or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.

 

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As used in this Agreement, the term “Initial Purchaser” shall be deemed to include any person substituted for a defaulting Initial Purchaser under this Section 17.  Any action taken under this Section 17 shall not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of any default of such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 18.                               No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  Each of the Company and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that:  (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the several Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the Company and the Guarantors are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Guarantors or their respective Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (iii) no Initial Purchaser has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company and the Guarantors with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Company and the Guarantors on other matters) or any other obligation to the Company and the Guarantors except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (iv) the several Initial Purchasers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and the Guarantors and that the several Initial Purchasers have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any fiduciary or advisory relationship; and (v) the Initial Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and the Guarantors have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate.

 

This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company, the Guarantors and the several Initial Purchasers, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.  The Company and the Guarantors hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company and the Guarantors may have against the several Initial Purchasers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

SECTION 19.                               General Provisions.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit.  The section

 

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headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 20.                               Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Initial Purchasers are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Initial Purchasers to properly identify their respective clients.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
OSHKOSH   CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   R. Scott Grennier
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
R.   Scott Grennier
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Senior   Vice President and Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JLG   INDUSTRIES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
McNEILUS   FINANCIAL, INC.
    
	
 
    	
OSHKOSH   AIRPORT PRODUCTS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
OSHKOSH   COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
OSHKOSH   DEFENSE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
PIERCE   MANUFACTURING INC.,
    
	
 
    	
as   Guarantors
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   R. Scott Grennier
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
R.   Scott Grennier
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Senior   Vice President and Treasurer
    

 

 

The foregoing Purchase Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Initial Purchasers as of the date first above written.

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

INCORPORATED

Acting on behalf of itself
 and as the Representative of
 the other several Initial Purchasers

 

 

	
By:
    	
/s/   Neil Kahrim
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Neil   Kahrim
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    	
 
    

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

	
Initial Purchasers
    	
 
    	
Aggregate Principal
   Amount of Notes to be
   Purchased
    	
 
    
	
Merrill   Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
65,006,000
    	
 
    
	
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 
    	
 
    	
45,000,000
    	
 
    
	
RBS Securities Inc. 
    	
 
    	
45,000,000
    	
 
    
	
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 
    	
 
    	
45,000,000
    	
 
    
	
Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. 
    	
 
    	
7,142,000
    	
 
    
	
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 
    	
 
    	
7,142,000
    	
 
    
	
PNC Capital Markets LLC 
    	
 
    	
7,142,000
    	
 
    
	
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. 
    	
 
    	
7,142,000
    	
 
    
	
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. 
    	
 
    	
7,142,000
    	
 
    
	
TD Securities (USA) LLC 
    	
 
    	
7,142,000
    	
 
    
	
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. 
    	
 
    	
7,142,000
    	
 
    
	
Total 
    	
 
    	
$
    	
250,000,000
    	
 
    

 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

Significant Subsidiaries

 

Fulton International, Inc.

JLG Industries, Inc.

JLG Equipment Services, Inc.

Oshkosh Defense, LLC

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Form of Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP]

 

(a)                                 Each of the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, has corporate or limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by the Company and each Guarantor of the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the DTC Agreement, the Securities, the Exchange Securities and the Indenture and the consummation by the Company and each Guarantor of the transactions contemplated thereby or by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum has been duly and validly taken.

 

(b)                                 The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor.

 

(c)                                  The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Initial Purchasers) constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and except as rights to indemnification may be limited by applicable law or the public policy underlying such laws, as to which such counsel need express no opinion.

 

(d)                                 The DTC Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by DTC) constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(e)                                  The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee) constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally or by general principles of equity

 

Exhibit A-1

 

(regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).  The Indenture complies as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to an indenture qualified thereunder.

 

(f)                                   The Notes are substantially in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated by the Trustee in the manner provided in the Indenture (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee) and issued and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of the rights and remedies of creditors generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

(g)                                  The Exchange Notes have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture and, if executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner provided in the Indenture (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee) and issued and delivered pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting enforcement of the rights and remedies of creditors generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

(h)                                 The Guarantees of the Notes are substantially in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized by each of the Guarantors for issuance pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, have been duly executed by each of the Guarantors and, when the Notes are authenticated by the Trustee in the manner provided for in the Indenture (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee) and issued and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.  The Guarantees of the Exchange Notes have been duly authorized by each of the Guarantors for issuance pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture and, if the Guarantees

 

Exhibit A-2

 

of the Exchange Notes are executed by each of the Guarantors and the Exchange Notes are executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in the manner provided for in the Indenture (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee) and issued and delivered pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors, enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

(i)                                     The Securities, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

(j)                                    The documents incorporated by reference in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum (other than the financial statements and related schedules therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel need express no opinion), when they were filed with the Commission, appeared on their face, to be appropriately responsive in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

(k)                                 The statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum under the captions “Description of Certain Indebtedness,” “Description of Notes,” “Exchange Offer; Registration Rights,” “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Notice to Investors,” insofar as such statements constitute matters of law, summaries of legal matters or documents, or legal conclusions, have been reviewed by such counsel and are correct in all material respects.

 

(l)                                     After giving effect to the application of the proceeds received by the Company from the offering and sale of the Securities as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company and the Guarantors will not be required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

 

(m)                             Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties and compliance with the covenants of the Company and the Initial Purchasers contained in the Purchase Agreement, no registration of the Notes or the Guarantees under the Securities Act, and no qualification of an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act with respect thereto, is required in connection with the purchase of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers or the initial resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum other than any registration or qualification that may be required in connection with the Exchange Offer contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum or in connection with the

 

Exhibit A-3

 

Registration Rights Agreement.  Such counsel need express no opinion, however, as to when or under what circumstances any Initial Notes initially sold by the Initial Purchasers may be reoffered or resold.

 

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials that are furnished to the Initial Purchasers.

 

[Form of 10b-5 Statement of Foley & Lardner LLP]

 

We have acted as counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in connection with the sale to the Initial Purchasers of the Securities.  The primary purpose of our professional engagement was not to establish or confirm factual matters or financial or quantitative information.  Moreover, many of the determinations required to be made in the preparation of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum involve matters of a non-legal nature.  Therefore, we are not passing upon, and do not take any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of, the statements contained in, or incorporated by reference in, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum (other than as set forth in paragraph (k) of our opinion addressed to you dated the date hereof) and have not made an independent check or verification thereof.  We have, however, reviewed the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and participated in conferences and telephone conversations with certain officers and other representatives of the Company and the Guarantors, representatives of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and representatives of and counsel for the Initial Purchasers, during which conferences and conversations the contents of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum and related matters were reviewed and discussed.

 

Subject to the foregoing and on the basis of the information we gained in the course of performing the services referred to above, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that (i) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Time of Sale, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (ii) the Final Offering Memorandum, as of its date or the Closing Date, contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that in each case we express no belief with respect to any financial statements and related notes, financial schedules or other financial or accounting data or information, or assessments of or reports on the effectiveness of internal control, contained or incorporated by reference in or omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

Exhibit A-4

 

EXHIBIT B

 

[Form of Opinion of General Counsel of the Company]

 

(a)                                 The Company and each of the Guarantors are validly existing and, if applicable, in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                 All the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(c)                                  All the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Guarantor have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, except, in each case, where any such failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, except as may secure the obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement.

 

(d)                                 The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, of the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Indenture, the performance by the Company of the DTC Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the Exchange Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any Existing Instrument, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of the Guarantors or (iii) result in the violation of any domestic law or statute or any judgment, order, rule  or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority to which the Company or its subsidiaries are subject, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, Default, Debt Repayment Triggering Event, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)                                  No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, of the Purchase Agreement,

 

Exhibit B-1

 

the Registration Rights Agreement or the Indenture, the performance by the Company of the DTC Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the Exchange Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required by (i) FINRA and under the Securities Act and applicable state and foreign securities laws in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, (ii) under the Securities Act and applicable state and foreign securities laws with respect to the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and (iii) under the Trust Indenture Act with respect to the Indenture upon the registration of the Exchange Securities, as to which such counsel need express no opinion.

 

(f)                                   To the knowledge of such counsel, except as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and to the knowledge of such counsel, no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are threatened by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others.

 

(g)                                  The descriptions in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum of statutes, legal, governmental and regulatory proceedings and contracts and other documents are accurate in all material respects; and, to the knowledge of such counsel, there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that would be required under the Exchange Act to be described in an Annual Report on Form 10-K and that are not so described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials that are furnished to the Initial Purchasers.

 

Exhibit B-2

 

ANNEX I

 

Resale Pursuant to Regulation S.  Each Initial Purchaser understands that:

 

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that it has not engaged and will not engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S with respect to the Securities and it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Securities in the United States or to, or for the benefit or account of, a U.S. Person (other than a distributor), in each case, as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S (i) as part of its distribution at any time and (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities pursuant hereto and the Closing Date, other than in accordance with Regulation S or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, during such 40-day restricted period, it will not cause any advertisement with respect to the Securities (including any “tombstone” advertisement) to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and will not issue any circular relating to the Securities, except such advertisements as are permitted by and include the statements required by Regulation S.

 

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of a sale of Securities by it to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration during the 40-day restricted period referred to in Rule 903 of Regulation S, it will send to such distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:

 

“The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered and sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of your distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the date the Securities were first offered to persons other than distributors in reliance on Regulation S and the Closing Date, except in either case in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (or in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act), and in connection with any subsequent sale by you of the Securities covered hereby in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act during the period referred to above to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration, you must deliver a notice to substantially the foregoing effect.  Terms used above have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation S under the Securities Act.”

 

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that the Securities offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S will be represented upon issuance by a global security that may not be exchanged for definitive securities until the expiration of the 40-day restricted period referred to in Rule 903 of Regulation S and only upon certification of beneficial ownership of such Securities by non-U.S.

 

Annex I-1

 

persons or U.S. persons who purchased such Securities in transactions that were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

Annex I-2

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