Underwriting Agreement, dated August 2, 2018, among Four Corners Property Trust, Inc., Four Corners Operating Partnership, LP, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc
Exhibit 1.1
3,500,000 Shares
FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | August 2, 2018 | |
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., | ||
As Representatives of the several | ||
Underwriters named in Schedule I attached hereto, c/o Barclays Capital Inc. 745 Seventh Avenue | ||
New York, New York 10019 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Each of Four Corners Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company), and Four Corners Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Operating Partnership), on the one hand, and each of the several Underwriters (as defined below), on the other hand, agree as follows:
The Company proposes to sell 3,500,000 shares (the Firm Stock) of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock). In addition, the Company proposes to grant to the underwriters named in Schedule I (the Underwriters) attached to this agreement (this Agreement) an option to purchase up to 525,000 additional shares of the Common Stock on the terms set forth in Section 2 hereof (the Option Stock). The Firm Stock and the Option Stock, if purchased, are hereinafter collectively called the Stock. This Agreement is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Stock from the Company by the Underwriters.
On August 1, 2018, FCPT Acquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, entered into an agreement (the Acquisition Agreement) to acquire up to 48 restaurant properties (the Acquired Properties) from Brinker Property Corporation and Brinker Propco Florida, Inc. (the Proposed Acquisition) as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (each as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, if, after the date hereof, the Company shall determine that less than all of the 48 restaurant properties comprising the Acquired Properties shall be acquired in the Proposed Acquisition, the term Acquired Properties shall be deemed to include only such properties that the Company intends to acquire as of any applicable Delivery Date.
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company and the Operating Partnership. Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership jointly and severally represents and warrants to and agrees with each Underwriter that:
(a) An automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-214908) relating to the Stock (i) has been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) thereunder; (ii) has been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act; and (iii) has become effective under the Securities Act. Copies of such registration statement and any amendment thereto have been delivered by the Company to you as the representatives (the Representatives) of the Underwriters. As used in this Agreement:
(i) Applicable Time means 7:15 P.M. (New York City time) on August 2, 2018;
(ii) Effective Date means any date as of which any part of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto relating to the Stock became, or is deemed to have become, effective under the Securities Act in accordance with the rules and regulations under the Securities Act;
(iii) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means each issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act);
(iv) Preliminary Prospectus means any preliminary prospectus relating to the Stock included in such registration statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act;
(v) Pricing Disclosure Package means, as of the Applicable Time, the most recent Preliminary Prospectus, together with the information included in Schedule II hereto;
(vi) Prospectus means the final prospectus relating to the Stock, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act; and
(vii) Registration Statement means such registration statement, as amended as of the Effective Date, including any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, all exhibits to such registration statement and including the information deemed by virtue of Rule 430B under the Securities Act to be part of such registration statement as of the Effective Date.
Any reference to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Form S-3 under the Securities Act as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. Any reference to the most recent Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to the latest Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registration Statement or filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act prior to or on the date hereof. Any reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), after the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and before the date of
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such amendment or supplement and incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to include any document filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the Effective Date and before the date of such amendment that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. The Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and no proceeding or examination for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act has been instituted or threatened by the Commission. The Commission has not notified the Company of any objection to the use of the form of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto.
(b) The Company was not at the time of initial filing of the Registration Statement and at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Stock, is not on the date hereof and will not be on the applicable Delivery Date (as defined below), an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act).
(c) Since the time of initial filing of the Registration Statement, the Company has been, and continues to be, a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), and is eligible to use Form S-3 for the offering of the Stock. The Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and was filed not earlier than the date that is three years prior to the applicable Delivery Date.
(d) The Registration Statement conformed and will conform in all material respects on the Effective Date and on the applicable Delivery Date, and any amendment to the Registration Statement filed after the date hereof will conform in all material respects when filed, to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The most recent Preliminary Prospectus conformed, and the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects when filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act and on the applicable Delivery Date to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The documents incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus conformed, and any further documents so incorporated will conform, when filed with the Commission, in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(e) The Registration Statement did not, as of the Effective Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in Section 8(e).
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(f) The Prospectus will not, as of its date or as of the applicable Delivery Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in Section 8(e).
(g) The documents incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus did not, and any further documents filed and incorporated by reference therein will not, when filed with the Commission, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(h) The Pricing Disclosure Package did not, as of the Applicable Time or as of the applicable Delivery Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in Section 8(e).
(i) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed in Schedule III hereto, when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, did not, as of the Applicable Time, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed in Schedule III hereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is specified in Section 8(e).
(j) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conformed or will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder on the date of first use, and the Company has complied with all prospectus delivery and any filing requirements applicable to such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to the Securities Act and rules and regulations thereunder. The Company has not made any offer relating to the Stock that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Representatives. The Company has retained in accordance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that were not required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Stock or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representatives, did not, does not and will not include any material information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.
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(k) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(l) Each subsidiary (which term, for the purposes of this Agreement, includes the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership) of the Company has been duly incorporated, formed or organized, as the case may be, is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, formation or organization, has the full power and authority to own or lease its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(m) Except with respect to the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries, all of the issued shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, are owned directly by the Company or indirectly through one or more wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, have been issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, and are not subject to any preemptive or similar rights. Four Corners GP, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership.
(n) All of the issued shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, are owned as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, have been issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, are not subject to any preemptive or similar rights, and, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, all such shares of capital stock or other ownership interests owned by the Company, the Operating Partnership or a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
(o) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package.
(p) The shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the Stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and have been issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and not in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. The information set forth under the caption Capitalization in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents, on the basis stated therein, the information included therein.
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(q) The Stock has been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Stock will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(r) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Company and the Operating Partnership.
(s) The execution and delivery by the Company and the Operating Partnership of, and the performance by the Company and the Operating Partnership of their respective obligations under, this Agreement and the Acquisition Agreement, as applicable, will not contravene any provision of applicable law or the charter or amended and restated bylaws of the Company, or the certificate of limited partnership or the amended and restated agreement of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company or the Operating Partnership of their respective obligations under this Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement, as applicable, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Stock and, in the case of the Acquisition Agreement, such approvals, consents, authorizations, orders, registrations and filings as have been or will be obtained prior to the applicable closing dates under the Acquisition Agreement.
(t) The Acquisition Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be subject to or limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally or by general equitable principles. To the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, the Acquisition Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of the seller named therein, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be subject to or limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally or by general equitable principles. To the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, the conditions to the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement will be satisfied and such transaction will be consummated on the terms and by the date, and as otherwise contemplated by, the Prospectus and the Acquisition Agreement. The description of certain terms of the Acquisition Agreement set forth under the heading SummaryRecent Developments in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus constitutes a fair and accurate summary of such terms.
(u) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, management, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package.
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(v) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject or to which, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, any of the Acquired Properties is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Pricing Disclosure Package and proceedings that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement and the Pricing Disclosure Package or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.
(w) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened against or affecting any of the Acquired Properties where (A) there is a reasonable possibility that such action, suit or proceeding might be determined adversely to the Acquired Properties and (B) any such action, suit or proceeding, if so determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Acquisition Agreement.
(x) Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Stock and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Pricing Disclosure Package will not be, required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act).
(y) The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, Federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (Environmental Laws), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(z) There are no (and, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, upon the closing of the Proposed Acquisition, there will be no) costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties (including, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, the Acquired Properties) or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Companys subsidiaries and the Acquired Properties, taken as a whole.
(aa) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company or the Operating Partnership and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Stock registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(bb) (i) None of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any director, officer, or employee thereof, or, to the Companys knowledge, any agent or representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment, giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any government official (including any officer or employee of a government or 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) in order to influence official action, or to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representations and warranties contained herein; and (iii) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws.
(cc) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Anti-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 Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company or the Operating Partnership, threatened.
(dd) None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any director, officer, or, to the Companys knowledge or the Operating Partnerships knowledge, any employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (Person) that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more Persons that are:
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(A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), or
(B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
(ii) The Company and the Operating Partnership will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
(A) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or
(B) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
(iii) The Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.
(ee) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction; (ii) the Company has not purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, except in each case as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, respectively.
(ff) The Company and its subsidiaries have (or will have in relation to each Acquired Property upon the closing of the Proposed Acquisition) good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package or as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Companys subsidiaries and the Acquired Properties, taken as a whole; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package.
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(gg) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, rights to use all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(hh) No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, or, to the best knowledge of the Company or the Operating Partnership, is imminent; and the Company and the Operating Partnership are not aware of any existing, threatened or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers or contractors that could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(ii) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, title insurance in favor of the Company, the Operating Partnership or their respective subsidiaries is maintained (or will be maintained in relation to each Acquired Property that is acquired in the Proposed Acquisition) with respect to each property acquired by the Company on or after November 9, 2015, in an amount at least equal to (a) the cost of acquisition of such property or (b) the cost of construction of such property (measured at the time of such construction), except, in each case, as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package or where the failure to maintain such title insurance would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Companys subsidiaries and the Acquired Properties, taken as a whole.
(jj) The Company and its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, the Acquired Properties possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company and the Operating Partnership, any of the Acquired Properties, has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package.
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(kk) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements 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 managements 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 Registration Statement is accurate. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, since the end of the Companys most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Companys internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
(ll) The Company maintains an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to 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 Commissions rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act and such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the Companys most recently completed fiscal quarter.
(mm) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect) and have paid all taxes and any other assessments, penalties or fines required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file or pay would not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company or its subsidiaries, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to have) a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company or its subsidiaries.
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(nn) The interactive data in eXtensibile Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(oo) KPMG LLP, who audited the consolidated and combined financial statements and supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and will deliver the letters referred to in Sections 7(f) and (g) hereof, is an independent public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(pp) The financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and the respective entities to which such financial statements relate (the Covered Entities) at the dates indicated and the results of operations, changes in equity and cash flows of the Covered Entities for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and comply in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements under the Securities Act. The supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. No other historical or pro forma financial information is required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package which is not so included. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package regarding non-GAAP financial measures (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G under the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. No other financial statements or schedules are required by Form S-3 or otherwise to be included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.
(qq) Commencing with the taxable year beginning January 1, 2016, the Company has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, the Code), and the Companys current and proposed method of operations as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2018 and thereafter. No transaction or other event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to cause the Company to not be able to qualify as a REIT for its taxable year ending December 31, 2018 or future taxable years. The descriptions of the Companys organization and current and proposed method of operations and its qualification and taxation as a REIT set forth in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package are accurate in all material respects and present fairly the matters referred to therein. The Operating Partnership is and has at all times since its formation been considered as either a disregarded entity or a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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(rr) Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, none of the Companys subsidiaries are currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any distributions to the Company, from making any other distribution on the Operating Partnerships partnership interests or any of the Companys subsidiaries capital stock, from repaying any debt owed to the Company, or from transferring any of its property or assets to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than prohibitions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent the Company from making distributions to its stockholders in a manner necessary to maintain its status as a REIT under the Code.
(ss) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the mortgages and deeds of trust encumbering the properties and assets described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Acquired Properties) (i) are not convertible (in the absence of foreclosure) into an equity interest in the property or asset described therein or in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor do the Company or any of its subsidiaries hold a participating interest therein (other than intercompany loans), (ii) are not cross-defaulted to any indebtedness other than indebtedness of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (iii) are not cross-collateralized to any property not owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, provided that the representation contained in this clause (iii) shall not apply to any mortgage or deed of trust that encumbers an Acquired Property prior to the closing of the Proposed Acquisition, but only to the extent such mortgage or deed of trust is extinguished prior to the closing of the Proposed Acquisition.
(tt) The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (ERISA), other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; no reportable event (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any pension plan (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company or the Operating Partnership would have any liability, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; none of the Company or its subsidiaries has incurred or expects to incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any pension plan or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder, in each case, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and each pension plan for which the Company or any of its subsidiaries would have any liability and that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have, or reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(uu) The outstanding shares of Common Stock have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (the Exchange) and are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and neither the Company nor the Operating Partnership has taken any action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting any such securities from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission or the Exchange is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. The Stock has been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance.
(vv) Any statistical, demographic or market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate and the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources to the extent required.
(ww) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications and databases (collectively, IT Systems) are adequate for, and operate and perform as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, and, to the knowledge of the Company, are free and clear of all bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (Personal Data)) used in connection with their businesses, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any material incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.
(xx) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates 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 the Stock.
2. Purchase of the Stock by the Underwriters. On the basis of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell 3,500,000 shares of the Firm Stock to the several Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the number of shares of the Firm Stock set forth opposite that Underwriters name in Schedule I hereto. The respective purchase obligations of the Underwriters with respect to the Firm Stock shall be rounded among the Underwriters to avoid fractional shares, as the Representatives may determine.
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In addition, the Company grants to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 525,000 additional shares of Option Stock. Such option is exercisable in the event that the Underwriters sell more shares of Common Stock than the number of shares of Firm Stock in the offering and as set forth in Section 4 hereof. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of shares of Option Stock (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the Representatives may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of shares of Option Stock to be sold on such Delivery Date as the number of shares of Firm Stock set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of shares of Firm Stock.
The purchase price payable by the Underwriters for both the Firm Stock and any Option Stock is $24.00 per share, less, in the case of the Option Stock, an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company on its Common Stock and payable on the Firm Stock but not payable on such Option Stock.
The Company is not obligated to deliver any of the Firm Stock or Option Stock to be delivered on the applicable Delivery Date, except upon payment for all such Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date as provided herein.
3. Offering of Stock by the Underwriters. Upon authorization by the Representatives of the release of the Firm Stock, the several Underwriters propose to offer the Firm Stock for sale upon the terms and conditions to be set forth in the Prospectus.
4. Delivery of and Payment for the Stock. Delivery of and payment for the Firm Stock shall be made at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second full business day following the date of this Agreement or at such other date or place as shall be determined by agreement between the Representatives and the Company. This date and time are sometimes referred to as the Initial Delivery Date. Delivery of the Firm Stock shall be made to the Representatives for the account of each Underwriter against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the aggregate purchase price of the Firm Stock being sold by the Company to or upon the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. The Company shall deliver the Firm Stock through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (DTC) unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
The option granted in Section 2 hereof will expire 30 days after the date of this Agreement and may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by written notice being given to the Company by the Representatives; provided that if such date falls on a day that is not a business day, the option granted in Section 2 hereof will expire on the next succeeding business day. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of shares of Option Stock as to which the option is being exercised, the names in which the shares of Option Stock are to be registered, the denominations in which the shares of Option Stock are to be issued and the date and time, as
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determined by the Representatives, when the shares of Option Stock are to be delivered; provided, however, that this date and time shall not be earlier than the Initial Delivery Date nor earlier than the second business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor later than the fifth business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised. Each date and time the shares of Option Stock are delivered is sometimes referred to as an Option Stock Delivery Date, and the Initial Delivery Date and any Option Stock Delivery Date are sometimes each referred to as a Delivery Date.
Delivery of the Option Stock by the Company and payment for the Option Stock by the several Underwriters through the Representatives shall be made at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding notice described in the preceding paragraph or at such other date or place as shall be determined by agreement between the Representatives and the Company. On each Option Stock Delivery Date, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Option Stock, to the Representatives for the account of each Underwriter, against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the aggregate purchase price of the Option Stock being sold by the Company to or upon the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. The Company shall deliver the Option Stock through the facilities of DTC unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
5. Further Agreements of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters. (a) Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, agrees:
(i) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Representatives and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act not later than the Commissions close of business on the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement; to make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prior to the last Delivery Date except as provided herein; subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering and sale of the Stock, to advise the Representatives, promptly after either of them receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the Representatives with copies thereof; to advise the Representatives promptly after either of them receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding or examination for any such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly their best efforts to obtain its withdrawal.
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(ii) To furnish promptly to each of the Representatives and to counsel for the Underwriters a signed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereto filed with the Commission, including all consents and exhibits filed therewith.
(iii) To deliver promptly to the Representatives such number of the following documents as the Representatives shall reasonably request: (A) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits other than this Agreement and the computation of per share earnings), (B) each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus, (C) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (D) any document incorporated by reference in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus; and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time after the date hereof in connection with the offering or sale of the Stock or any other securities relating thereto (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) and if at such time any events shall have occurred as a result of which the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or with a request from the Commission, to notify the Representatives and, upon their request, to file such document required to be filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Registration Statement or amended or supplemented Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.
(iv) Subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Stock, to file promptly with the Commission any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that may, in the judgment of the Company or the Representatives, be required by the Securities Act or requested by the Commission, subject to Section 5(a)(v) hereof.
(v) Subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Stock. prior to filing with the Commission any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any amendment to any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, to furnish a copy thereof to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters and obtain the consent of the Representatives to the filing.
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(vi) Not to make any offer relating to the Stock that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Representatives.
(vii) To comply with all applicable requirements of Rule 433 under the Securities Act with respect to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. If at any time after the date hereof any events shall have occurred as a result of which any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the most recent Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to notify the Representatives and, upon their request, to file such document and to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter as many copies as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that will correct such conflict, statement or omission or effect such compliance. Prior to filing any document referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall furnish a copy thereof to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters and obtain the consent of the Representatives to the filing.
(viii) To make generally available to the Companys security holders and to the Representatives as soon as practicable an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(ix) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Representatives may reasonably request to qualify the Stock for offering and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of Canada and such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Stock; provided, that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to (A) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (B) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction, or (C) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it would not otherwise be subject.
(x) For a period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 60th day after the date of the Prospectus (or for such shorter period set forth in this Section 5(a)(x)) (the Lock-Up Period), not to, directly or indirectly, (A) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (other than (i) the Stock and shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof that are described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (ii) to effect any issuances of Common Stock in connection
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with a redemption of limited partnership interests of the Operating Partnership (OP Units) outstanding on the date hereof or (iii) commencing on the 45th day after the date of the Prospectus, offers and sales of shares of Common Stock under the Companys at-the-market equity program pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated December 5, 2016, between the Company, the Operating Partnership and the sales agents named therein (the ATM Program) and the issuance of OP Units to the Company in connection with the issuance of Common Stock in the ATM Program), or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, (B) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such shares of Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (A) or (B) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (C) file or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock or any other securities of the Company (other than any registration statement on Form S-8), or (D) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of the Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, and to cause each officer and director of the Company set forth on Schedule IV hereto to furnish to the Representatives, prior to the Initial Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the Lock-Up Agreements).
(xi) To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Stock being sold by the Company in accordance with the description as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption Use of Proceeds.
(xii) To file with the Commission such information on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K as may be required by Rule 463 under the Securities Act.
(xiii) The Company, the Operating Partnership and their affiliates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that reasonably would be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company in connection with the offering of the Stock.
(xiv) The Company and the Operating Partnership will do and perform all things required or necessary to be done and performed under this Agreement by them prior to each Delivery Date, and to satisfy all conditions precedent to the Underwriters obligations hereunder to purchase the Stock.
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(xv) The Company and the Operating Partnership will use their best efforts to ensure the Company meets the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2018, and will use their best efforts to continue to have the Company qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code thereafter and not take any action to revoke or otherwise terminate the Companys REIT election, unless the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company to be so qualified.
(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees that such Underwriter shall not include any issuer information (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) used or referred to by such Underwriter without the prior consent of the Company (any such issuer information with respect to whose use the Company has given its consent, Permitted Issuer Information); provided that (i) no such consent shall be required with respect to any such issuer information contained in any document filed by the Company with the Commission prior to the use of such free writing prospectus, and (ii) issuer information, as used in this Section 5(b), shall not be deemed to include information prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter on the basis of or derived from issuer information.
6. Expenses. The Company and the Operating Partnership agree, whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay all expenses, costs, fees and taxes incident to and in connection with (a) the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Stock and any stamp duties or other taxes payable in that connection, and the preparation and printing of certificates for the Stock; (b) the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto; (c) the distribution of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein, all as provided in this Agreement; (d) the production and distribution of this Agreement, any supplemental agreement among Underwriters, and any other related documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Stock; (e) any required review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of the terms of sale of the Stock (including related reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters in an amount that is not greater than $10,000); (f) the listing of the Stock on the Exchange and/or any other exchange; (g) the qualification of the Stock under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(a)(ix) and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including related reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters in an amount that is not greater than $10,000); (h) the preparation, printing and distribution of one or more versions of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus for distribution in Canada, including in the form of a Canadian wrapper (including related reasonable fees and expenses of Canadian counsel to the Underwriters); (i) the investor presentations on any road show undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Stock, including, without limitation, expenses associated with any electronic road show, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show; and (j) all other costs and expenses incident to the
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performance of the obligations of the Company and the Operating Partnership under this Agreement; provided that, except as provided in this Section 6 and in Section 11 hereof, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses, including the costs and expenses of their counsel, any transfer taxes on the Stock which they may sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Stock made by the Underwriters.
7. Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The respective obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made and on each Delivery Date, of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Operating Partnership contained herein, to the performance by the Company and the Operating Partnership of their respective obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission in accordance with Section 5(a)(i) hereof. The Company shall have complied with all filing requirements applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus used or referred to after the date hereof; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been issued and no proceeding or examination for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and any request of the Commission for inclusion of additional information in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise shall have been complied with.
(b) No Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to such Delivery Date that the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package, or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of a fact which is material or omits to state a fact which, in the opinion of such Underwriter, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Stock, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all other legal matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Underwriters, and the Company and the Operating Partnership shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(d) Hogan Lovells US LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives (i) its written opinion, as counsel to the Company and the Operating Partnership, addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1, (ii) its written negative assurance letter, as counsel to the Company and the Operating Partnership, addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 and (iii) its written opinion, as tax counsel for the Company and the Operating Partnership, regarding certain U.S. federal income tax matters, addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-3.
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(e) The Representatives shall have received from Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel for the Underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters and (ii) a negative assurance letter, dated such Delivery Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, and the Company and the Operating Partnership shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(f) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG LLP a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the date hereof (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, and (ii) stating, as of the date hereof (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus, as of a date not more than three days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants comfort letters to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings.
(g) With respect to the letter of KPMG LLP referred to in the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Representatives concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the initial letter), the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter (the bring-down letter) of such accountants, addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of the bring-down letter (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a date not more than three days prior to the date of the bring-down letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters covered by the initial letter, and (iii) confirming in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the initial letter.
(h) Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate, dated such Delivery Date and signed by an executive officer of each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, as applicable, as to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, including, without limitation, a statement:
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(i) That the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Operating Partnership, as applicable, contained in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of such Delivery Date, and each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, as applicable, has complied with all of its respective agreements contained herein and satisfied all the conditions on its respective part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Delivery Date;
(ii) That no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued; no proceedings or examination for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act have been instituted or, to the knowledge of such officers, threatened; and the Commission shall not have notified the Company or the Operating Partnership, as applicable, of any objection to the use of the form of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto;
(iii) That they have examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, and, in their opinion, (A) (1) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, (2) the Prospectus, as of its date and on the applicable Delivery Date, and (3) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and did not and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (except in the case of the Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and (B) since the Effective Date, no event has occurred that should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that has not been so set forth; and
(iv) To the effect of Section 7(i) hereof (provided that no representation with respect to the judgment of the Representatives need be made) and Section 7(j) hereof.
(i) Except as described in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus, (i) neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company or the Operating Partnership, any of the Acquired Properties shall have sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus, any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, stockholders equity, properties, management, business or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Operating Partnership, the Acquired Properties, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, individually or in the aggregate, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
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(j) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Companys debt securities or preferred stock by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act), and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Companys debt securities or preferred stock.
(k) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) (A) trading in securities generally on any securities exchange that has registered with the Commission under Section 6 of the Exchange Act (including the Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market), or (B) trading in any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or materially limited or the settlement of such trading generally shall have been materially disrupted or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or state authorities, (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States, or (iv) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions, including, without limitation, as a result of terrorist activities after the date hereof (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such) or any other calamity or crisis within the United States, as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or delivery of the Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(l) The Exchange shall have approved the Stock for listing, subject only to official notice of issuance.
(m) The Lock-Up Agreements between the Representatives and the officers and directors of the Company set forth on Schedule IV, delivered to the Representatives on or before the date of this Agreement, shall be in full force and effect on such Delivery Date.
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8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases and sales of Stock), to which that Underwriter, affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (A) any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, (B) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, (C) any Permitted Issuer Information used or referred to in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) used or referred to by any Underwriter, (D) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company or the Operating Partnership in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Stock, including any road show (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) not constituting an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (Marketing Materials), or (E) any Blue Sky application or other document prepared or executed by the Company or the Operating Partnership (or based upon any written information furnished by the Company or the Operating Partnership for use therein) specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Stock under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any such application, document or information being hereinafter called a Blue Sky Application) or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Permitted Issuer Information, any Marketing Materials or any Blue Sky Application, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse each Underwriter and each such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Underwriter, affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any such amendment or supplement thereto or in any Permitted Issuer Information, any Marketing Materials or any Blue Sky Application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Underwriter furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information consists solely of the information specified in Section 8(e) hereof. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which the Company or the Operating Partnership may otherwise have to any Underwriter or to any affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person of that Underwriter.
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(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Operating Partnership and their respective directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Operating Partnership within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the Company, the Operating Partnership or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Marketing Materials or Blue Sky Application, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Marketing Materials or Blue Sky Application, any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Underwriter furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of that Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, which information is limited to the information set forth in Section 8(e) hereof. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability that any Underwriter may otherwise have to the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or controlling persons.
(c) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to this Section 8, such person (the Indemnified Person) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the Indemnifying Person) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the preceding paragraphs of this Section 8. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified
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Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company or the Operating Partnership and their respective directors, officers and any control persons of the Company or the Operating Partnership shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person..
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or (b) hereof in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering of the Stock, 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 Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the
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other, with respect to the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Stock purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Operating Partnership, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters with respect to the shares of Stock purchased under this Agreement, as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the Operating Partnership or the Underwriters, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company, the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 8(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Stock exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.
(e) The Underwriters severally confirm and the Company and the Operating Partnership each acknowledge and agree that the statements regarding delivery of shares by the Underwriters set forth on the cover page of, and the concession and reallowance figures and the paragraph relating to stabilization by the Underwriters appearing under the caption Underwriting in, the most recent Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus are correct and constitute the only information concerning such Underwriters furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Marketing Materials or Blue Sky Application.
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9. Defaulting Underwriters.
(a) If, on any Delivery Date, any Underwriter defaults in its obligations to purchase the Stock that it has agreed to purchase under this Agreement, and the aggregate amount of Stock which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Stock to be purchased on such date, the Representatives may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the purchase of such Stock by other persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by such dates, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, in the proportions that the number of shares of Firm Stock set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of shares of Firm Stock set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase the Stock which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date.
(b) If, on any Delivery Date, any Underwriter defaults in its obligations to purchase the Stock that it has agreed to purchase under this Agreement, and the aggregate amount of Stock which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase exceeds 10% of the aggregate amount of Stock to be purchased on such date, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Stock by the non-defaulting Underwriters or other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Stock, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Stock on such terms. In the event that within the respective prescribed periods, the non-defaulting Underwriters notify the Company that they have so arranged for the purchase of such Stock, or the Company notifies the non-defaulting Underwriters that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Stock, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone such Delivery Date for up to seven full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any such other document or arrangement that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term Underwriter includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise, any party not listed in Schedule I hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Stock that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
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(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Stock of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the total number of shares of Stock that remains unpurchased exceeds one-tenth of the total number of shares of all the Stock, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Company or the Operating Partnership, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Sections 6 and 11 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 8 shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company, the Operating Partnership or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
10. Termination. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be terminated by the Representatives by notice given to and received by the Company and the Operating Partnership prior to delivery of and payment for the Firm Stock if, prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 7(i), (j) and (k) hereof shall have occurred or if the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Stock for any reason permitted under this Agreement.
11. Reimbursement of Underwriters Expenses. If (a) the Company shall fail to tender the Stock for delivery to the Underwriters by reason of any failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company to perform any agreement on its part to be performed, or because any other condition to the Underwriters obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by the Company or any of its subsidiaries is not fulfilled for any reason, or (b) the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Stock for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company and the Operating Partnership will reimburse the Underwriters for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters) incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Stock, and upon demand the Company and the Operating Partnership shall pay the full amount thereof to the Representatives. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof by reason of the default of one or more Underwriters, the Company shall not be obligated to reimburse any defaulting Underwriter on account of those expenses.
12. Research Analyst Independence. The Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledge that the Underwriters research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company or the Operating Partnership may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or the Operating Partnership by such Underwriters investment banking divisions. The Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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13. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledge and agree that in connection with this offering, the sale of the Stock or any other services the Underwriters may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriters: (a) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Company, the Operating Partnership and any other person, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, exists; (b) the Underwriters are not acting as advisors, expert or otherwise, to either the Company or the Operating Partnership, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the public offering price of the Stock, and such relationship between the Company and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, is entirely and solely commercial, based on arms-length negotiations; (c) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters may have to the Company or the Operating Partnership shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein; and (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may have interests that differ from those of the Company and the Operating Partnership. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby waive any claims that the Company or the Operating Partnership may have against the Underwriters with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this offering.
14. Notices, etc. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk and (ii) Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Syndicate Registration (Fax: (646) 834-8133), with a copy, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 8(c), to the Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019; and
(b) if to the Company or the Operating Partnership, shall be delivered or sent by mail or electronic transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: James L. Brat, General Counsel & Secretary (E-mail: ***@***).
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof. The Company and the Operating Partnership shall be entitled to act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given or made on behalf of the Underwriters by the Representatives.
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15. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company, the Operating Partnership and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (a) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company and the Operating Partnership contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the directors, officers, affiliates and employees of the Underwriters and each person or persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and (b) the indemnity agreement of the Underwriters contained in Section 8(b) hereof shall be deemed to be for the benefit of the directors of the Company, the officers of the Company who have signed the Registration Statement and any person controlling the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 15, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
16. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Stock and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.
17. Definition of the Terms Business Day, Affiliate and Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) business day means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close, and (b) affiliate and subsidiary have the meanings set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
18. Governing Law. 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 laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law).
19. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company, the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
20. Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Operating Partnership each hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company and the Operating Partnership each waive any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. The Company and the Operating Partnership each agree that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and the Operating Partnership, as applicable, and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which the Company and the Operating Partnership, as applicable, are subject by a suit upon such judgment.
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21. 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 Underwriters 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 Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
23. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Underwriters, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.
Very truly yours, | ||
FOUR CORNERS PROPERTY TRUST, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Gerald R. Morgan | |
Name: Gerald R. Morgan | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
FOUR CORNERS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP | ||
By: Four Corners GP, LLC, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Gerald R. Morgan | |
Name: Gerald R. Morgan | ||
Title: President |
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Accepted: | ||
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. | ||
For themselves and as Representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto | ||
By J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Karin Fronczke | |
Authorized Representative | ||
By BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Victoria Hale | |
Authorized Representative |
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SCHEDULE I
Underwriters | Number of Shares of Firm Stock | |||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | 1,225,000 | |||
Barclays Capital Inc. | 1,225,000 | |||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 612,500 | |||
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | 437,500 | |||
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Total | 3,500,000 | |||
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SCHEDULE II
ORALLY CONVEYED PRICING INFORMATION
1. Public offering price: $25.00 per share
2. Number of shares of Firm Stock to be Issued by the Company: 3,500,000
SCHEDULE III
ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES
None
SCHEDULE IV
PERSONS DELIVERING LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS
Directors
William H. Lenehan
Douglas B. Hansen
John S. Moody
Marran H. Ogilvie
Paul E. Szurek
Charles L. Jemley
Eric S. Hirschhorn
Officers
Gerald R. Morgan
James L. Brat
EXHIBIT A
LOCK-UP LETTER AGREEMENT
J. P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule I to
the Underwriting Agreement,
c/o J. P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
383 Madison AvenueNew York,
New York 10179
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you and certain other firms (the Underwriters) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) providing for the purchase by the Underwriters of shares (the Stock) of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock), of Four Corners Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company), and that the Underwriters propose to reoffer the Stock to the public (the Offering).
In consideration of the execution of the Underwriting Agreement by the Underwriters, and for other good and valuable consideration, the undersigned hereby irrevocably agrees that, without the prior written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., on behalf of the Underwriters, the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) and shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of any options or warrants) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of shares of Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or any other securities of the Company, or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing for a period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 90th day after the date of the Prospectus relating to the Offering (such period, the Lock-Up Period).
The foregoing paragraph shall not apply to (a) transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or other securities acquired in the open market after the completion of the offering; provided, that the undersigned is not required to report such transaction in any public report or filing with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), during the Lock-Up Period and does not otherwise voluntarily effect any such public filing or report regarding such transaction, (b) bona fide gifts or transfers of shares of any class of the Companys capital stock by will or intestate succession, (c) sales or other dispositions of shares of any class of the Companys capital stock that are made exclusively between and among the undersigned or members of the undersigneds family, or affiliates of the undersigned, including its partners (if a partnership) or members (if a limited liability company); provided that it shall be a condition to any transfer pursuant to clauses (b) or (c) that (i) the transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement (including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence) to the same extent as if the transferee/donee were a party hereto and (ii) each party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) shall not be required by law (including without limitation the disclosure requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the Exchange Act) to make, and shall agree to not voluntarily make, any filing or public announcement of the transfer or disposition prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period referred to above, (d) the exercise of warrants or the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Companys stock option/incentive plans or otherwise outstanding on the date hereof; provided, that the restrictions shall apply to shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise or conversion, (e) the establishment of any contract, instruction or plan that satisfies all of the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 (a Rule 10b5-1 Plan) under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that no sales of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock, shall be made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (as the same may be extended pursuant to the provisions hereof); provided further, that the Company is not required to report the establishment of such Rule 10b5-1 Plan in any public report or filing with the Commission under the Exchange Act during the Lock-Up Period and does not otherwise voluntarily effect any such public filing or report regarding such Rule 10b5-1 Plan and (f) the transfer of Common Stock to the Company in respect of tax withholding payments due upon the vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock unit grants pursuant to any employee equity incentive plan of the Company outstanding on the date of the Underwriting Agreement, provided, that, in the case of clause (f), any filings required to be made with the Commission or other publicity made regarding the same will indicate that such transactions have been net share settled.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its transfer agent are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters will proceed with the Offering in reliance on this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters.
This Lock-Up Letter Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (1) the termination of the Underwriting Agreement before the sale of any Stock to the Underwriters or (2) August 15, 2018, in the event that the Underwriting Agreement has not been executed by that date.
This Lock-Up Letter Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Lock-Up Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law).
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The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Letter Agreement and that, upon request, the undersigned will execute any additional documents necessary in connection with the enforcement hereof. Any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
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