Underwriting Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2020, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein
Exhibit 1.1
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
$ 600,000,000
$ 300,000,000 1.350% Senior Notes due 2025
$ 300,000,000 1.700% Senior Notes due 2027
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.
July 22, 2020
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
as Representatives of the several Underwriters named in
Schedule 1 hereto
c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
550 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the Underwriters), for whom you are acting as representatives (the Representatives), $300,000,000 principal amount of its 1.350% Senior Notes due 2025 (the 2025 Notes) and $300,000,000 principal amount of its 1.700% Senior Notes due 2027 (the 2027 Notes and together with the 2025 Notes, the Notes). The obligations of the Company under the Indenture (as defined below) and the Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed (the Guarantees and together with the Notes, the Securities), on a joint and several basis, by each of the subsidiaries of the Company identified on Schedule 2 hereto (collectively, the Guarantors and, together with the Company, the Issuers) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of May 3, 2010 (as supplemented from time to time heretofore, the Base Indenture), as supplemented by the ninth supplemental indenture to such Base Indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) (the Supplemental Indenture, and together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the Trustee).
The Issuers hereby confirm their agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
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1. Registration Statement. The Issuers have prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Securities Act), a registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333- 234283), including a prospectus (the Base Prospectus), relating to debt securities and guarantees to be issued from time to time by the Issuers. The Issuers have also filed, or propose to file, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act a prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities (the Prospectus Supplement). The registration statement, as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (Rule 430 Information), is referred to herein as the Registration Statement; and as used herein, the term Prospectus means the Base Prospectus as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities, and the term Preliminary Prospectus means any preliminary Prospectus Supplement specifically relating to the Securities that is used prior to the filing of the Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. References herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to amend, amendment or supplement with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed by the Issuers after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Exchange Act) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Effective Time means the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement with respect to the offering of Securities, as determined for the Issuers pursuant to Section 11 of the Securities Act and Item 512 of Regulation S-K, as applicable.
At or prior to the Time of Sale (as defined below), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the Time of Sale Information): a Preliminary Prospectus dated July 22, 2020 and each free-writing prospectus (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed in section a. on Schedule 3 hereto.
Time of Sale means 3:00 P.M. New York City time, on July 22, 2020.
2. Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters. (a) The Issuers agree to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuers the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriters name in Schedule 1 hereto at a purchase price equal to: (i) 99.308% of the principal amount of the 2025 Notes and (ii) 99.080% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, in each case, plus accrued interest, if any, from July 30, 2020 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Issuers will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
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(b) The Issuers understand that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Issuers acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on July 30, 2020, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment for the Securities is referred to herein as the Closing Date.
(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the Global Note), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.
(e) The Issuers acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arms length contractual counterparty to the Issuers with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Issuer or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Issuers or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Issuers shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Issuers with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Issuers, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Issuers.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Issuers. The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to each Underwriter that:
(a) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A
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of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Securities has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the Effective Time, the Registration Statement complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Trust Indenture Act), and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers make no representation and warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.
(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers make no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. The Issuers (including their agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Issuers or their agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) any Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed in section a. on Schedule 3 hereto as constituting the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications listed in section b. on Schedule 3 hereto, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date, when taken together with any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus delivered prior to such date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
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circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers make no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus.
(d) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and, during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined in Section 4(b)) any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, when such documents are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(e) Financial Statements. The financial statements (including the related notes thereto) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and presents fairly, in all material respects, the information shown thereby.
(f) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been (A) any change in the capital stock (other than the issuance of common shares of the Company upon exercise or settlement of equity awards described as outstanding in, and the grant of stock options and other equity awards under existing equity compensation plans described in, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus) or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock (other than regular dividends on the common shares of the Company), or (C) any material adverse change, or any
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development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that is from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in each case, as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(g) Organization and Good Standing. The Company, each Guarantor and each of the Companys other subsidiaries that, as of December 31, 2019 was a significant subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) (each, a Significant Subsidiary) (i) have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, (ii) have the power and authority to own their respective properties and to conduct the business in which they are engaged as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and (iii) have been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or limited liability company for the transaction of business and are in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which their ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective business requires such qualification, except where the failure to have such power or authority or to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial position, stockholders equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Issuers of their respective obligations under the Securities (a Material Adverse Effect).
(h) Capitalization. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading Capitalization; and, except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Guarantor have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.
(i) Due Authorization. Each of the Issuers has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture (collectively, the Transaction Documents) and to perform its respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.
(j) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and each Guarantor and, when
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executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally or by general equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (collectively, the Enforceability Exceptions).
(k) The Securities. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and each Guarantor for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and, when the Securities are duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuers enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(l) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor.
(m) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents. The statements in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, insofar as they summarize provisions of the Transaction Documents, fairly summarize the applicable provisions of the Transaction Documents in all material respects.
(n) No Violation or Default. None of the Issuers is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation or instrument to which such Issuer is a party or by which such Issuer is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Issuer is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Issuers or any of their properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuers of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities and compliance by the Issuers with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Issuers pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation or instrument to which any of the Issuers is a party or by which any of the Issuers is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuers is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of any of the Issuers or
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(iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over any of the Issuers or any of their properties, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of, or filing with, any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuers of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities by the Issuers to the Underwriters, and compliance by the Issuers with the terms of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for (i) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as have been obtained by the Issuers, (ii) the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, (iii) the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, (iv) periodic and other reporting requirements under the Exchange Act or (v) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters.
(q) Legal Proceedings. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or, to the Companys knowledge, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending legal, governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement, Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus that are not so described and (ii) there are no contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus that are not so filed and described.
(r) Independent Accountants. KPMG LLP, who has audited certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries is, to the knowledge of the Company, an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.
(s) Title to Real and Personal Property. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Issuers have good and marketable title to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property and assets that are material to the respective businesses of the Issuers, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Issuers or (ii) would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(t) Intellectual Property. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i) the Issuers own or possess adequate rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and (ii) the conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus does not conflict with any such rights of others, except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Issuers have not have not received any notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or conflict with any such rights of others in connection with its patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and know-how, which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) No Undisclosed Relationships with the Underwriters. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any Underwriter or affiliate of any Underwriter and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Underwriter.
(v) Investment Company Act. Each of the Issuers is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will not be an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(w) Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes and filed all returns that are required to be paid or filed through the date hereof, except where the failure to pay such taxes or file such returns would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, each Issuer has no knowledge of any tax deficiency that has been asserted against any such Issuer, except for any tax deficiency that is currently being contested by such Issuer in good faith or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonable expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Licenses and Permits. The Issuers possess all adequate licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, none of
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the Issuers has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such licenses, certificates, permits or other authorizations or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or other authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where such revocation, modification or failure to renew would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened, and to the Companys knowledge, there is no existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) Compliance With Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, Environmental Laws); (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; (iii) are not aware of, and have not received notice of, any actual or potential costs or liabilities relating to or under any Environmental Law and (iv) have not been named as a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or similar state or local Environmental laws except (x) where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive or comply with required permits, licenses or other approvals, actual or potential cost or liability, or designation as a potentially responsible party would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i) there are no proceedings that are pending, or that are known by the Company to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental authority is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which the Company reasonably believes no monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed, (ii) the Company is not aware of any facts or issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (iii) none of the Company and its subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to any Environmental Laws.
(aa) Disclosure Controls. The Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been 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 of the Exchange Act.
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(bb) Accounting Controls. The Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company maintains 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 GAAP 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) interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information is prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(cc) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(dd) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and, have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts 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), except, in each case, where such noncompliance or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 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 knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ee) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a specially designated national or blocked person), the United
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Nations Security Council (UNSC), the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury (HMT), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is the Company controlled or 50% or more owned by one or more individuals or entities that are currently the subject of Sanctions, nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of comprehensive Sanctions (at this time, Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria) (each, a Sanctioned Country); and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not, in violation of Sanctions, knowingly engaged in, and are not now knowingly engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
(ff) Cybersecurity. The Issuers information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, IT Systems) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Issuers as currently conducted. The Issuers 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 Issuers knowledge, 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 incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Issuers are presently in material 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.
(gg) Insurance. The Issuers have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance resulting from physical damage of property, which insurance, in the Companys reasonable belief, is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect the Issuers and their respective businesses; and none of the Issuers has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that material capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) 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 at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
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(hh) No Unlawful Payments. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, none of the Issuers nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of any of the Issuers has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed or requested any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Issuers have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.
(ii) No Registration Rights. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, no person has the right to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Securities.
(jj) No Stabilization. The Issuers have not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that would reasonably be expected to, cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
(kk) Status under the Securities Act. At the time of the filing of each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Company was not an ineligible issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act and the Company was a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(ll) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Companys directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(mm) Certain Statements. The statements in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the headings Description of Our Debt Securities, Description of the Notes and Guarantees, and Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations fairly summarize the matters therein described in all material respects.
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4. Further Agreements of the Issuers. The Issuers, jointly and severally, covenant and agree with each of the several Underwriters that:
(a) Required Filings. The Issuers will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, as applicable. The Company will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheet in the form of Annex A to the Underwriting Agreement) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for the remainder of the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below); and will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fee for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, to each Underwriter, including to each of the Representatives, (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term Prospectus Delivery Period means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, before using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement that relates to, or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect, the offering and sale of the Securities and to which the Representatives reasonably object.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or
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the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Time of Sale Information. If, at any time prior to the Closing Date, (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then existing, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances then existing, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.
(f) Ongoing Compliance. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.
(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Issuers will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
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(h) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the effective date (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.
(i) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, the Issuers will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Issuers and having a tenor of more than one year.
(j) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities substantially as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading Use of Proceeds.
(k) No Stabilization. The Issuers will not take, 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 Securities.
(l) Record Retention. The Issuers will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:
(a) It has not used, authorized use of, referred to or participated in the planning for use of, and will not use, authorize use of, refer to or participate in the planning for use of, any free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule 3 or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (ii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5(a) above, the Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex A hereto without the consent of the Company; provided that any Underwriter using such term sheet shall notify the Company and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Company prior to the first use of such term sheet.
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(c) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering of the Securities (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).
6. Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase the Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Issuers of their respective covenants and obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act, shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Issuers contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Issuers and their officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock of, or guaranteed by, the Company or any of the Guarantors that is rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act, and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock of, or guaranteed by, the Company or any of the Guarantors (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(f) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(e) Officers Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date, a certificate of an executive officer of the Company and each Guarantor who has specific knowledge of the Companys and each Guarantors financial matters, as applicable, and is satisfactory to the Representatives confirming (i) that such officer has carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(a), 3(b) and 3(d) hereof of the
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Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, set forth in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) the matters set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.
(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, KPMG LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a cut-off date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Jones Day, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, its written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, substantially in the form set forth in Annex B hereto.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(i) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.
(j) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received, on and as of the Closing Date, satisfactory evidence of the good standing of each of the Issuers in their respective jurisdictions of organization, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
(k) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
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7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Issuers agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or are caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or are caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, their respective directors, and their respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls any of the Issuers within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Underwriters consists of the following: the second paragraph in the text under the caption Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest) in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus concerning the terms of the offering, including the concession and reallowance to certain dealers, by the Underwriters; the third and fourth sentences of the fifth paragraph of text under the caption Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest) in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to market making by the Underwriters; and the sixth paragraph of text under the caption Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest) in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to over-allotment, stabilization and penalty bids by the Underwriters.
(c) Notice and Procedures. 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 either paragraph (a) or (b) above, 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 7 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture
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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 paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of this Section 7. 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 7 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of 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 in writing 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 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 law 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 Issuers, their respective directors, and their respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Issuers 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 or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. 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 60 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.
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(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuers, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Issuers, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Issuers, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuers from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Issuers, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuers or by the Underwriters and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Issuers and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, 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 Securities 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 pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
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9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by written notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
10. Defaulting Underwriter. (a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by 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 Securities, 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 Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five 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 and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus required to effect such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term Underwriter includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriters pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, 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
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of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof (other than to a defaulting Underwriter) and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof 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 or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
11. Payment of Expenses. (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Issuers will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities, including any taxes payable by the Issuers with respect to such authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Companys counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); and (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; and (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company relating to investor presentations on any non-deal roadshow or in connection with any road show presentation to potential investors.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9, (ii) the Issuers for any reason fail to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in Section 10(c) hereof, the Issuers agree to reimburse the Underwriters for all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Issuers and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or
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made by or on behalf of the Issuers or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Issuers or the Underwriters.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term business day means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term subsidiary has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
15. Miscellaneous. (a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to (1) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax: 212 ###-###-####), Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk and (2) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at 550 South Tryon, 5th floor, Charlotte, NC 28202 (fax: 704 ###-###-####), Attention: Transaction Management. Notices to the Company or the Guarantors shall be given to Lennox International Inc., 2140 Lake Park Blvd., Richardson, Texas 75080, Attention: General Counsel.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(f) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
16. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
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(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
As used in this Section 16, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below:
BHC Act Affiliate has the meaning assigned to the term affiliate in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
Covered Entity means any of the following:
(i) | a covered entity as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); |
(ii) | a covered bank as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or |
(iii) | a covered FSI as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). |
Default Right has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
U.S. Special Resolution Regime means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, | ||
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Richard A. Pelini | |
Richard A. Pelini | ||
Vice President, Corporate Treasurer |
ADVANCED DISTRIBUTOR PRODUCTS LLC | ||
ALLIED AIR ENTERPRISES LLC | ||
HEATCRAFT INC. | ||
HEATCRAFT REFRIGERATION PRODUCTS LLC | ||
LENNOX GLOBAL LLC | ||
LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC. | ||
LENNOX NATIONAL ACCOUNT SERVICES LLC | ||
LGL AUSTRALIA (US) INC. | ||
LGL EUROPE HOLDING CO. | ||
By | /s/ Richard A. Pelini | |
Richard A. Pelini | ||
Vice President, Treasurer |
Lennox Switzerland GmbH | ||
By | /s/ Sarah Wood Braley | |
Sarah Wood Braley | ||
President of the Management | ||
By | /s/ Theresa A. McCray | |
Theresa A. McCray | ||
Manager |
Accepted: As of the date first written above
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
For itself and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
By | /s/ Som Bhattacharyya | |
Authorized Signatory |
Accepted: As of the date first written above
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
For itself and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
By | /s/ Carolyn Hurley | |
Authorized Signatory |
Schedule 1
Underwriter | Principal Amount of the 2025 Notes | Principal Amount of the 2027 Notes | ||||||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $ | 102,000,000 | $ | 102,000,000 | ||||
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $ | 96,000,000 | $ | 96,000,000 | ||||
BofA Securities, Inc. | $ | 30,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | ||||
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $ | 30,000,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | ||||
PNC Capital Markets LLC | $ | 10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | ||||
Regions Securities LLC | $ | 10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | ||||
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. | $ | 10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | ||||
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | $ | 10,500,000 | $ | 10,500,000 | ||||
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Total | $ | 300,000,000 | $ | 300,000,000 | ||||
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Schedule 2
LIST OF GUARANTORS
ADVANCED DISTRIBUTOR PRODUCTS LLC
ALLIED AIR ENTERPRISES LLC
HEATCRAFT INC.
HEATCRAFT REFRIGERATION PRODUCTS LLC
LENNOX GLOBAL LLC
LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC.
LENNOX NATIONAL ACCOUNT SERVICES LLC
LGL AUSTRALIA (US) INC.
LGL EUROPE HOLDING CO.
LENNOX SWITZERLAND GMBH
Schedule 3
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses
a. | Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in Time of Sale Information |
Final Term Sheet dated July 22, 2020 |
b. | Other Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses not included in Time of Sale Information |
Electronic (Net roadshow) road show of the Company relating to the offering of the Securities dated July 22, 2020 |
Investor presentation of the Company dated July 21, 2020 |
Annex A
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-234283
Lennox International Inc.
Pricing Term Sheet
July 22, 2020
Issuer: | Lennox International Inc. | |
Title of Securities: | 1.350% Senior Notes due 2025 (the 2025 notes) 1.700% Senior Notes due 2027 (the 2027 notes) | |
Guarantors: | Advanced Distributor Products LLC Allied Air Enterprises LLC Heatcraft Inc. Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC Lennox Global LLC Lennox Industries Inc. Lennox National Account Services LLC LGL Australia (US) Inc. LGL Europe Holding Co. Lennox Switzerland GmbH | |
Size: | 2025 notes: $300,000,000 2027 notes: $300,000,000 | |
Maturity: | 2025 notes: August 1, 2025 2027 notes: August 1, 2027 | |
Coupon (Interest Rate): | 2025 notes: 1.350% 2027 notes: 1.700% | |
Price: | 2025 notes: 99.908% of face amount 2027 notes: 99.705% of face amount | |
Yield to maturity: | 2025 notes: 1.369% 2027 notes: 1.745% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | 2025 notes: +110bps 2027 notes: +130bps | |
Benchmark Treasury: | 2025 notes: 0.250% due June 30, 2025 2027 notes: 0.500% due June 30, 2027 | |
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield: | 2025 notes: 99-29 / 0.269% 2027 notes: 100-12 / 0.445% |
Interest Payment Dates: | 2025 notes: February 1 and August 1 commencing February 1, 2021 2027 notes: February 1 and August 1 commencing February 1, 2021 | |
Optional Redemption: | 2025 notes: Make-whole call at T+20 bps prior to July 1, 2025 (the date that is one month prior to the final maturity date). Par call on or after July 1, 2025 (the date that is one month prior to the final maturity date) 2027 notes: Make-whole call at T+20 bps prior to June 1, 2027 (the date that is two months prior to the final maturity date). Par call on or after June 1, 2027 (the date that is two months prior to the final maturity date) | |
Expected Settlement*: | T+6; July 30, 2020 | |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 2025 notes: 526107 AE7 / US526107AE75 2027 notes: 526107 AF4 / US526107AF41 | |
Ratings**: | Intentionally Omitted | |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
Co-Managers: | PNC Capital Markets LLC Regions Securities LLC SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. |
* It is expected that delivery of the notes will be made to investors against payment therefor on or about July 30, 2020, which will be the sixth business day following the date hereof (such settlement being referred to as T+6). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market are generally required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on the date of pricing or the next business day will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially settle in T+6, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the notes who wish to trade the notes on the date of pricing or the next business day should consult their own advisors.
** Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
The issuer has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (including a base prospectus, dated October 21, 2019, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement, dated July 22, 2020, the Prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Prospectus and the other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at ###-###-#### or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at ###-###-####.
Annex B
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
As the Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule 1
to the Underwriting Agreement referred to below
c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Re: | $[ ] of [ ]% Notes Due [20 ] and $[ ] of [ ]% Notes Due [20 ] of Lennox International Inc. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the purchase from the Company by the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below) (collectively, the Underwriters), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of July [22], 2020 (the Underwriting Agreement), by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto (each, a Guarantor and, collectively, the Guarantors), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, acting as representatives of the several Underwriters (in such capacity, the Representatives), of $[ ] aggregate principal amount of [ ]% Notes due [20 ] and $[ ] aggregate principal amount of [ ]% Notes due [20 ] of the Company (collectively, the Notes) issued under the Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date hereof, the Base Indenture), between the Company and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), as further supplemented by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of [], 2020 (the Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. This letter is furnished to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Underwriting Agreement. Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used in this letter but not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Underwriting Agreement.
In connection with the opinions and views expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinions and views. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. | The Company is a corporation existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate power and authority to conduct its business and to own or lease its properties as described in the Final Prospectus (as defined below). |
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2. | Each Guarantor listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each, a Covered Guarantor) is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, existing and in good standing or active status, as applicable, under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, listed opposite such Covered Guarantors name on Exhibit A attached hereto, with the corporate or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable, to conduct its business and to own or lease its properties as described in the Final Prospectus. |
3. | The Underwriting Agreement has been authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, of, and executed and delivered by, the Company and each of the Covered Guarantors. |
4. | The Indenture has been authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, of, and executed and delivered by, the Company and each of the Covered Guarantors and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company and each of the Covered Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and each of the Covered Guarantors in accordance with its terms. |
5. | The Notes have been authorized by all necessary corporate action of, and executed by, the Company, and, when the Notes are authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will have been validly issued and delivered by the Company and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms. |
6. | The guarantee of the Notes by each Covered Guarantor has been authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, of each Covered Guarantor and when the Notes are authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and are delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, such guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of such Covered Guarantor, enforceable against such Covered Guarantor in accordance with its terms. |
7. | No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture by the Company and the Covered Guarantors, or in connection with the issuance or sale of the Notes by the Company and the issuance of the guarantees of the Notes by the Covered Guarantors to the Underwriters, except (i) such as have been obtained or made under (A) the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) and the rules and regulations thereunder, (B) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder and (C) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the Trust Indenture Act) and the rules and regulations thereunder or (ii) as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws. |
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8. | The (i) execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement by the Company and the Covered Guarantors, (ii) issuance and sale of the Notes by the Company, (iii) issuance of the guarantees of the Notes by the Covered Guarantors and (iv) compliance with the terms and provisions thereof by the Company and the Covered Guarantors, as applicable, will not violate any law or regulation known to us to be generally applicable to transactions of this type (other than federal and state securities or blue sky laws, as to which we express no opinion in this paragraph), or any order or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency that is binding upon the Company or the Covered Guarantors or their respective properties or violate or result in a default under any of the terms and provisions of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or the certificate of formation, articles of organization or operating agreement, as applicable, of the Company or the Covered Guarantors or any agreement to which the Company or any of the Covered Guarantors is a party or bound (this opinion being limited (i) to those orders and decrees identified on Exhibit B attached hereto and to those agreements identified on Exhibit C attached hereto, and (ii) in that we express no opinion with respect to any violation or default (a) not readily ascertainable from the face of any such order, decree or agreement, (b) arising under or based upon any cross-default provision insofar as it relates to a violation or default under an agreement not identified on Exhibit C attached hereto or (c) arising as a result of any violation of or default under any agreement or covenant by failure to comply with any financial or numerical requirement requiring computation). |
9. | The Company is not and, solely after giving effect to the offer and sale of the Notes and the application of the net proceeds from such sale as described under the caption Use of Proceeds in the Final Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an investment company, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
10. | The statements contained in the Final Prospectus under the captions Description of the Notes and Guarantees and Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations, insofar as such statements purport to summarize legal matters or provisions of documents referred to therein, present fair summaries of such legal matters and documents in all material respects. |
We have participated in the preparation of the Companys registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-234283) (the Initial Registration Statement), including pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange
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Commission (the Commission) on July [22], 2020 (Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 and, together with the Initial Registration Statement, the Registration Statement), the prospectus dated October 21, 2019 (the Base Prospectus), the preliminary prospectus supplement dated July [22], 2020 (together with the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus), the term sheet attached as Annex A to the Underwriting Agreement (together with the Preliminary Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package) and the prospectus supplement dated July [22], 2020 (together with the Base Prospectus, the Final Prospectus). From time to time, we have had discussions with certain officers, directors and employees of the Company, with representatives of KPMG LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm who examined the financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, with the Representatives and with counsel to the Underwriters concerning the information contained in or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and the proposed responses to various items in Form S-3. Based solely on our participation and discussions described above, we are of the view that the Registration Statement (including all information deemed to be part of and included therein pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act), as of July [22], 2020, which is the date you have identified as the earlier of the date the Final Prospectus was first used or the date of the first contract of sale of the Notes (such date, the Effective Date), and the Final Prospectus, as of its date, complied as to form in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, except that we express no view with respect to (i) the financial statements and reports relating thereto, financial schedules and other financial data included or incorporated by reference therein or excluded therefrom or (ii) the Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act.
We have not independently verified and are not passing upon, and do not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness (except as and to the extent set forth in paragraph 10 above) of the information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. Based solely on the participation and discussions set forth above, however, no facts have come to our attention that cause us to believe that the Registration Statement (including all information deemed to be part of and included therein pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act), as of the Effective Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, that the General Disclosure Package, as of [] p.m. (New York City time) on July [22], 2020 (which is specified in the Underwriting Agreement as the Time of Sale), included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or that the Final Prospectus, as of its date or on the date hereof, included or includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that we express no view with respect to (i) the financial statements and reports relating thereto, financial schedules and other financial data included or incorporated by reference therein or excluded therefrom or (ii) the Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act.
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Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3(kk) of the Underwriting Agreement, each of the Initial Registration Statement and the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 have become effective pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act. In addition, based solely upon our review of the website of the Commission, we confirm that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated by the Commission. The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
The opinions and views set forth above are subject to the following limitations, qualifications and assumptions:
We have assumed, for purposes of the opinions and views expressed herein, the legal capacity of all natural persons executing documents, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of original and certified documents and the conformity to original or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed or reproduction copies. For the purposes of the opinions and views expressed herein, we also have assumed that the Trustee has authorized, executed, authenticated and delivered the documents or securities to which it is a party and that each of such documents or securities is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Trustee.
As to facts material to the opinions and assumptions expressed herein, we have, with your consent, relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company, the Covered Guarantors and others, including the representations and warranties of the Company and the Covered Guarantors in the Underwriting Agreement. We have not independently verified such matters.
The opinions expressed in paragraphs 1 and 2 above with respect to the existence and good standing or active status, as applicable, of the Company and the Covered Guarantors referred to therein, are based solely on certificates of public officials as to factual matters or legal conclusions set forth therein.
Our opinions set forth in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 above with respect to the enforceability of the documents or securities referred to in such opinions are subject to: (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws, and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect, relating to or affecting creditors rights and remedies generally; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, good faith and fair dealing and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding may be brought; (iii) the qualification that we express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision in any document or security (A) relating to indemnification, contribution or exculpation that may be violative of the public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation (including any federal or
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state securities law, rule or regulation) or (B) that imposes payment obligations at a rate or in an amount that a court would determine in the circumstances under applicable law to be commercially unreasonable or a penalty or a forfeiture; and (iv) the qualification that to the extent any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions of the documents or securities referred to therein, our opinion is rendered in reliance upon N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 5-1401, 5-1402 (McKinney 2010) and N.Y. C.P.L.R. 327(b) (McKinney 2010), and that such enforceability may be limited by public policy considerations.
For purposes of our opinions insofar as they relate to the Covered Guarantors, we have assumed that the obligations of the Covered Guarantors under the guarantees of the Notes are, and would be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be, in furtherance of their corporate or limited liability company purposes or necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business of the Covered Guarantors and will benefit the Covered Guarantors, directly or indirectly.
The opinions and views expressed herein are limited to (i) the federal laws of the United States of America, (ii) the laws of the State of New York, (iii) the laws of the State of Florida, (iv) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and (v) the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, in each case as currently in effect, and we express no opinion or view as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction on the opinions and views expressed herein. Our opinions and views are limited to those expressly set forth herein, and we express no opinion or view by implication.
This letter is furnished by us to you, as the Representatives, solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and solely with respect to the purchase of the Notes from the Company by the Underwriters, upon the understanding that we are not hereby assuming any professional responsibility to any other person whatsoever, and that this letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose.
Very truly yours, |
Exhibit A
Guarantors
Entity | Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization | |
Lennox International Inc. | Delaware | |
Advanced Distributor Products LLC | Delaware | |
Allied Air Enterprises LLC | Delaware | |
Heatcraft Inc. | Delaware | |
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC | Delaware | |
Lennox Global LLC | Delaware | |
Lennox Industries Inc. | Delaware | |
Lennox National Account Services LLC | Florida | |
LGL Australia (US) Inc. | Delaware | |
LGL Europe Holding Co. | Delaware |
Exhibit B
Orders and Decrees
[None.]
Exhibit C
Agreements
Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2010, among Lennox International Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 6, 2010, among Lennox International Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 28, 2011, among Heatcraft Inc., a Mississippi corporation, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Advanced Distributor Products LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lennox International Inc., each other then existing Guarantor under the Indenture dated as of May 3, 2010, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 27, 2011, among Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning LLC, Lennox International Inc. and each other then existing Guarantor under the Indenture dated as of May 3, 2010, as subsequently amended, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated December 10, 2013, among Lennox National Account Services LLC, LGL Australia (US) Inc., Lennox International Inc., each other then existing Guarantor under the Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2010, as subsequently amended, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 30, 2016, among LGL Europe Holding Co., Lennox International Inc., each other then existing Guarantor under the Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2010, as subsequently amended, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated November 3, 2016, among Lennox International Inc., each other then existing Guarantor under the Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2010, as subsequently amended, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated January 23, 2019, among LII Mexico Holdings Ltd., Lennox International Inc., each other then existing Guarantor under the Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2010, as subsequently amended, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 22, 2020, among Lennox Switzerland GmbH, Lennox International Inc., each other then existing Guarantor under the Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2010, as subsequently amended, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement dated as of August 30, 2016, among Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
First Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 20, 2017, among Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
Second Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement dated as of March 16, 2018, among Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
Third Amendment (Incremental Amendment) to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement dated as of January 22, 2019, among Lennox International Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
Form of Sixth Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement for the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Facility dated as of August 30, 2016 signed by Allied Air Enterprises LLC, Advanced Distributor Products LLC, Heatcraft Inc., Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC, Lennox Global Ltd., Lennox Industries Inc., LGL Australia (US) Inc., Lennox National Account Services LLC and LGL Europe Holding Co.
Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of November 18, 2011 among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, Market Street Funding LLC, as a Purchaser, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as a Liquidity Bank, as Administrative Agent and the BTMU Purchaser Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association as a Liquidity Bank and the PNC Purchaser Agent
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, effective as of November 16, 2012, among LPAC Corporation, as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation and Market Street Funding LLC, as Purchasers, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, a Liquidity Bank and the BTMU Purchaser Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as a Liquidity Bank and the PNC Purchaser Agent
Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, effective as of November 15, 2013, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, a Liquidity Bank, and the BTMU Purchaser Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association as a Liquidity Bank and the PNC Purchaser Agent
Omnibus Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase agreement, effective as of November 21, 2014 among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, a Liquidity Bank, and the BTMU Purchaser Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as a Liquidity Bank and the PNC Purchaser Agent
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, effective as of December 15, 2014, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, with Victory Receivables Corporation, as Purchaser, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, a Liquidity Bank and the BTMU purchaser agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as a Liquidity Bank and the PNC purchaser agent
Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as Purchaser, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, a Liquidity Bank and a Purchaser Agent, and PNC Bank, National Association, as a Liquidity Bank and a Purchaser Agent, effective as of November 13, 2015
Amendment No. 5 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch, as Administrative Agent for the Investors, the Purchaser Agent for the BTMU Purchaser Group and a BTMU Liquidity Bank
Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2017, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch, as Administrative Agent for the Investors, the Purchaser Agent for the BTMU Purchaser Group and a BTMU Liquidity Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the WFB Purchaser Group and a WFB Liquidity Bank
Amendment No. 7 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2018, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch, as Administrative Agent for the Investors, the Purchaser Agent for the BTMU Purchaser Group and a BTMU Liquidity Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the WFB Purchaser Group and a WFB Liquidity Bank
Amendment No. 8 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2018, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Investors, the Purchaser Agent for the BTMU Purchaser Group and a BTMU Liquidity Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the WFB Purchaser Group and a WFB Liquidity Bank, and PNC Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the PNC Purchaser Group and a PNC Liquidity Bank
Amendment No. 9 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2019, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Investors, the Purchaser Agent for the BTMU Purchaser Group and a BTMU Liquidity Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the WFB Purchaser Group and a WFB Liquidity Bank, and PNC Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the PNC Purchaser Group and a PNC Liquidity Bank
Amendment No. 10 to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2019, among LPAC Corp., as the Seller, Lennox Industries Inc., as the Master Servicer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as a Purchaser, MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Investors, the Purchaser Agent for the MUFG Purchaser Group and a MUFG Liquidity Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the WFB Purchaser Group and a WFB Liquidity Bank, and PNC Bank, National Association, as the Purchaser Agent for the PNC Purchaser Group and a PNC Liquidity Bank
Subsidiary Joinder Agreement dated as of December 10, 2013 signed by Lennox National Account Services LLC and LGL Australia (US) Inc. for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and the lenders under the Fourth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011
Subsidiary Joinder Agreement dated as of May 22, 2020 signed by Lennox Switzerland GmbH for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and the lenders under the Sixth Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of August 30, 2016, as amended