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Exhibit 1.1
5,000,000 Shares
SBA Communications Corporation
Class A Common Stock
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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July 27, 2000
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
FIDELITY CAPITAL MARKETS, a division of
National Financial Services Corporation
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto,
c/o Lehman Brothers Inc.
Three World Financial Center
New York New York 10285
Dear Sirs:
SBA Communications Corporation, a Florida corporation (the "Company")
proposes to sell to the underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto (the
"Underwriters"), for whom Lehman Brothers Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.,
Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and Fidelity Capital Markets, a division of National
Financial Services Corporation, are acting as representatives (the
"Representatives"), 5,000,000 shares (the "Firm Stock") of the Company's Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock").
In addition, the Company proposes to grant to the Underwriters an
option to purchase up to 750,000 additional shares of the Common Stock on the
terms and for the purposes set forth in Section 2 (the "Option Stock"). The Firm
Stock and the Option Stock, if purchased, are hereinafter collectively called
the "Stock." This is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the
Stock from the Company by the Underwriters.
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SECTION 1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company
and the Principal Subsidiary. Each of the Company and SBA Telecommunications,
Inc., its principal operating subsidiary (the "Principal Subsidiary")
represent, warrant and agree that:
(a) A registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to the Stock
has (i) been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the rules and
regulations (the "Rules and Regulations") of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") thereunder, (ii) been filed with the Commission
under the Securities Act and (iii) become effective under the Securities Act.
Copies of such registration statement and each of the amendments thereto have
been delivered by the Company to you. As used in this Agreement, "Effective
Time " means the date and the time as of which such registration statement, or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective
by the Commission; "Effective Date" means the date of the Effective Time;
"Preliminary Prospectus" means each prospectus included in such registration
statement, or amendments thereof, before it became effective under the
Securities Act and any prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the
Commission by the Company with the consent of the Representatives pursuant to
Rule 424(a) of the Rules and Regulations; "Registration Statement" means such
registration statement, as amended at the Effective Time, including all
documents incorporated by reference therein at such time and all information
contained in the final prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations and deemed to be
a part of the registration statement as of the Effective Time pursuant to Rule
430A of the Rules and Regulations; and "Prospectus" means such final prospectus
or prospectus supplement as first used to confirm sales of Stock. Reference
made herein to any Preliminary Prospectus or to the Prospectus shall be deemed
to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant
to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the date of such
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference
to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus
shall be deemed to refer to and include any document filed under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") after the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and incorporated by reference
in such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any
reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
include any annual report of the Company filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the Effective Time that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. If the Company has
filed an abbreviated registration statement to register additional shares of
Common Stock pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the "Rule 462
Registration Statement"), then any reference herein to the term "Registration
Statement" shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. The
Commission has not issued any order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus.
(b) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any
further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus will, when they become effective or are filed with the Commission, as
the case may be, conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and do not and will not, as of the
applicable effective date (as to the Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto) and as of the applicable filing date (as to the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto) contain an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading; provided
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that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or
omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the
Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion
therein.
(c) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when
they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be,
conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such
documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading; and any further documents so filed and
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when such documents are filed with
Commission will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(d) The Company and each of its subsidiaries (as defined in Section
15) have been duly incorporated and are validly existing as corporations in good
standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation, are
duly qualified to do business and are in good standing as foreign corporations
in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or
the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have
all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and
to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged; and none of the
subsidiaries of the Company other than the Principal Subsidiary, SBA Sites, Inc.
and SBA Towers, Inc. is a "significant subsidiary", as such term is defined in
Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.
(e) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have
been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable
and conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus; and all of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of
the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid
and non-assessable and (except as set forth in the Registration Statement with
respect to shares subject to liens under the Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1999 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company,
the Principal Subsidiary, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto,
Lehman Brothers Inc., as co-arranger, General Electric Capital Corporation, as
co-arranger and syndication agent, Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc., as
documentation agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as co-documentation agent, and Lehman
Commercial Paper Inc., as administrative agent) are owned directly or indirectly
by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
(f) The shares of the Stock to be issued and sold by the Company to
the Underwriters hereunder have been duly and validly authorized and, when
issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and the Stock will conform to
the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
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(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by each of the Company and the Principal Subsidiary.
(h) Each of the Company and the Principal Subsidiary has all
requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
(i) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each
of the Company and the Principal Subsidiary and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under,
any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which
any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
subject, nor will such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the
charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any statute or
any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
properties or assets; and except for the registration of the Stock under the
Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may be required under the Exchange Act and applicable state or
foreign securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the
Stock by the Underwriters, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or
filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby other than
such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings or registrations the
failure of which to make or obtain would not have a material adverse effect on
the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, stockholders'
equity, results of operations, business or prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect").
(j) Except as described in the Registration Statement, there are no
contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person
granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company
owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such
securities in the securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement
or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration
statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act.
(k) Other than the public offering of 9,000,000 shares of Common
Stock on February 2, 2000 and the issuance of 422,533 shares of Common Stock
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 under the Securities Act, the
Company has not sold or issued any shares of Common Stock during the six-month
period preceding the date of the Prospectus, including any sales pursuant to
Rule 144A under, or Regulations D or S of, the Securities Act other than shares
issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock options plans or
other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or
warrants.
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained,
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, any material loss or interference
with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity,
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whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus; and, since such date, there has not been any
change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company on a consolidated
basis or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective
material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management,
consolidated financial position, stockholders' equity, results of operations,
business or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, in
each case otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus.
(m) The financial statements (including the related notes and
supporting schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus present fairly the financial condition and results
of operations of the entities purported to be shown thereby, at the dates and
for the periods indicated, and have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved. The other financial information and data filed as part of the
Registration Statement or included or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus is fairly presented and prepared on a basis consistent with such
financial statements and the books and records of the Company.
(n) Arthur Andersen LLP, who have certified certain financial
statements of the Company, whose report appears in the Prospectus or is
incorporated by reference therein and who have delivered the initial letter
referred to in Section 7(g) hereof, are independent public accountants as
required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(o) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all
personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects, except such as are described in the Prospectus or such
as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially
interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the
Company and its subsidiaries; all assets held under lease by the Company and its
subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases,
with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with
the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and the present and contemplated
use of the assets owned or leased by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for
the operation of towers is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable zoning ordinances and regulations and other laws and regulations
where failure so to comply would result, or create reasonable risk of resulting,
in a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) The Company and each of its subsidiaries carry, or are covered
by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the
conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective
properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in
similar industries.
(q) The Company and each of its subsidiaries own or possess adequate
rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights and
licenses necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses and have no
reason to believe that the conduct of their respective businesses will conflict
with, and have not received any notice of any claim of conflict with, any such
rights
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of others, in each case except as could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(r) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property or
assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if
determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, might have a
Material Adverse Effect; and to the best of the Company's knowledge, no such
proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or
threatened by others.
(s) The conditions for use of Form S-3, as set forth in the General
Instructions thereto, have been satisfied.
(t) There are no contracts or other documents which are required to
be described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration
Statement by the Securities Act or by the Rules and Regulations which have not
been described in the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration
Statement or incorporated therein by reference as permitted by the Rules and
Regulations.
(u) No material relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or
among the Company or the Principal Subsidiary on the one hand, and the
directors, officers, shareholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or the
Principal Subsidiary on the other hand, which is required to be described in the
Prospectus which is not so described.
(v) No labor disturbance by the employees of the Company exists or,
to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, which might be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(w) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all
presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations
thereunder ("ERISA"); no "reportable event" (as defined in ERISA) has occurred
with respect to any "pension plan" (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company
would have any liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to
incur liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or
withdrawal from, any "pension plan" or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder (the "Code"); and each "pension plan" for which the
Company would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has
occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of
such qualification.
(x) The Company has filed all federal, state and local income and
franchise tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof and has paid
all taxes due thereon, and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has had (nor does the Company have
any knowledge of any tax deficiency which, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, might have) a Material Adverse Effect.
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(y) Since the date as of which information is given in the
Prospectus through the date hereof, and except as may otherwise be disclosed or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, the Company has not (i) issued or
granted any securities, other than securities issued pursuant to outstanding
options, rights or warrants as of such date, (ii) incurred any material
liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than liabilities and
obligations which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii)
entered into any material transaction not in the ordinary course of business or
(iv) declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock.
(z) The Company (i) makes and keeps accurate books and records and
(ii) maintains internal accounting controls which provide reasonable assurance
that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of its financial statements and to maintain accountability for its assets, (C)
access to its assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
authorization and (D) the reported accountability for its assets is compared
with existing assets at reasonable intervals.
(aa) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) is in
violation of its charter or by-laws, (ii) is in default in any material respect,
and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term,
covenant or condition contained in any material indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or
by which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject or
(iii) is in violation in any material respect of any law, ordinance,
governmental rule, regulation or court decree to which it or its property or
assets may be subject or has failed to obtain any material license, permit,
certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization or permit necessary
to the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its business.
(bb) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any
director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on
behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has used any corporate funds
for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense
relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to
any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds;
violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or
other unlawful payment.
(cc) There has been no storage, disposal, generation, manufacture,
refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of toxic wastes, medical
wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their predecessors in
interest) at, upon or from any of the property now or previously owned or leased
by the Company or its subsidiaries in violation of any applicable law,
ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would
require remedial action under any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, decree or permit, except for any violation or remedial action
which would not have, or could not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or
in the aggregate with all such violations and remedial actions, a Material
Adverse Effect; there has been no material spill, discharge, leak emission,
injection, escape, dumping or release of any kind onto such property or into the
environment surrounding such property of any toxic wastes, medical wastes, solid
wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous
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substances due to or caused by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or with
respect to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries have knowledge, except
for any such spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or
release which would not have or would not be reasonably likely to have,
singularly or in the aggregate with all such spills, discharges, leaks,
emissions, injections, escapes, dumpings and releases, a Material Adverse
Effect; and the terms "hazardous wastes", "toxic wastes", "hazardous substances"
and "medical wastes" shall have the meanings specified in any applicable local,
state, federal and foreign laws or regulations with respect to environmental
protection.
(dd) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is, or upon application
of the net proceeds from the sale of the Stock as set forth in the Prospectus,
will be, an "investment company" as defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
(ee) Any reprogramming required to permit the proper functioning, in
and following the year 2000, of (i) the Company's computer systems and (ii)
equipment containing embedded microchips (including systems and equipment
supplied by others or with which the Company's systems interface) and the
testing of all such systems and equipment, as so reprogrammed, has been
completed. The cost to the Company of such reprogramming and testing and of the
reasonably foreseeable consequences of year 2000 to the Company (including,
without limitation, reprogramming errors and the failure of others' systems or
equipment) will not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except for such of the
reprogramming referred to in the preceding sentence as was necessary, the
computer and management information systems of the Company and its subsidiaries
are and, with ordinary course upgrading and maintenance, will continue to be,
sufficient to permit the Company to conduct its business without a Material
Adverse Effect.
(ff) The Company (i) has duly and timely filed all material reports,
registrations and other material filings, if any, which are required to be filed
by it or any of its subsidiaries under the Communications Act of 1934, any
similar or successor federal statute, and the rules of the Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC") thereunder or any other applicable law, rule
or regulation of any governmental authority, including the FCC and the Federal
Aviation Authority ("FAA"), the non-filing of which would not result, or be
reasonably likely to result, in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) is in
compliance with all such laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, including
those promulgated by the FCC and the FAA, to the extent the non-compliance with
which would result, or be reasonably likely to result, in a Material Adverse
Effect. All information provided by or on behalf of the Company or any affiliate
in any material filing, if any, with the FCC and the FAA relating to the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries was, to the knowledge of such
person at the time of filing, complete and correct in all material respects when
made, and the FCC and the FAA have been notified of any substantial or
significant changes in such information as may be required in accordance with
applicable requirements of law.
(gg) The industry-related and tower-related data and estimates
included in the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources which the
Company believes to be reliable and accurate.
(hh) For each existing tower of the Company (or of its subsidiaries)
not yet registered with the FCC where registration will be required, the FCC's
grant of an application for
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registration of such tower will not have a significant environmental effect as
defined under Section 1.1307(a) of the FCC's rules.
(ii) Neither the Company, nor to its knowledge, any of its
affiliates, has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or
result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to
constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of
Common Stock (including the Stock) to facilitate the sale or resale of such
shares.
(jj) Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, there are no
affiliations or associations between any member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and any of the Company's officers or directors
or shareholders that own at least five percent of the aggregate number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
SECTION 2. Purchase of the Stock by the Underwriters. On the basis
of the representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the terms and
conditions of, this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell 5,000,000 shares of
the Firm Stock to the several Underwriters and each of the Underwriters,
severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the number of shares of the Firm
Stock set forth opposite that Underwriter's name in Schedule 1 hereto. The
respective purchase obligations of the Underwriters with respect to the Firm
Stock shall be rounded among the Underwriters to avoid fractional shares, as the
Representatives may determine.
In addition, the Company grants to the Underwriters an option to
purchase up to 750,000 shares of the Option Stock. Such option is granted for
the purpose of covering over-allotments in the sale of Firm Stock and is
exercisable as provided in Section 4 hereof. Shares of Option Stock shall be
purchased severally for the account of the Underwriters in proportion to the
number of shares of Firm Stock set forth opposite the name of such Underwriters
in Schedule 1 hereto. The respective purchase obligations of each Underwriter
with respect to the Option Stock shall be adjusted by the Representatives so
that no Underwriter shall be obligated to purchase Option Stock other than in
100 share amounts.
The price of both the Firm Stock and any Option Stock shall be $43 per
share.
The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any of the Stock to be
delivered on any Delivery Date (as hereinafter defined), except upon payment for
all the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date as provided herein.
SECTION 3. Offering of Stock by the Underwriters. Upon authorization
by the Representatives of the release of the Firm Stock, the several
Underwriters propose to offer the Firm Stock for sale upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Prospectus.
SECTION 4. Delivery of and Payment for the Stock. Delivery of and
payment for the Firm Stock shall be made at the offices of Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, at 10:00 A.M., New
York City time, on the fourth full business day following the date of this
Agreement or at such other date or place as shall be determined by agreement
between the Representatives and the Company. This date and time are sometimes
referred to as the "First Delivery Date." On the First Delivery Date, the
Company shall deliver
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or cause to be delivered certificates representing the Firm Stock to the
Representatives for the account of each Underwriter against payment to or upon
the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer in immediately
available funds. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and
place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the
obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. Upon delivery, the Firm Stock shall be
registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives shall
request in writing not less than two full business days prior to the First
Delivery Date. For the purpose of expediting the checking and packaging of the
certificates for the Firm Stock the Company shall make the certificates
representing the Firm Stock available for inspection by the Representatives in
New York, New York, not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
business day prior to the First Delivery Date.
The option granted in Section 2 will expire 30 days after the date of
this Agreement and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time by
written notice being given to the Company by the Representatives. Such notice
shall set forth the aggregate number of shares of Option Stock as to which the
option is being exercised, the names in which the shares of Option Stock are to
be registered, the denominations in which the shares of Option Stock are to be
issued and the date and time, as determined by the Representatives, when the
shares of Option Stock are to be delivered; provided, however, that this date
and time shall not be earlier than the First Delivery Date nor earlier than the
second business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised
nor later than the fifth business day after the date on which the option shall
have been exercised. The date and time the shares of Option Stock are delivered
are sometimes referred to as a "Second Delivery Date" and the First Delivery
Date and any Second Delivery Date are sometimes each referred to as a "Delivery
Date".
Delivery of and payment for the Option Stock shall be made at the
place specified in the first sentence of the first paragraph of this Section 4
(or at such other place as shall be determined by agreement between the
Representatives and the Company, at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on such
Second Delivery Date. On such Second Delivery Date, the Company shall deliver
or cause to be delivered the certificates representing the Option Stock owned by
it to the Representatives for the account of each Underwriter against payment to
or upon the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer in
immediately available funds. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the
time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of
the obligation of each Underwriter hereunder. Upon delivery, the Option Stock
shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the
Representatives shall request in the aforesaid written notice. For the purpose
of expediting the checking and packaging of the certificates for the Option
Stock, the Company shall make the certificates representing the Option Stock
owned by it available for inspection by the Representatives in New York, New
York, not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to
such Second Delivery Date.
SECTION 5. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the
Representatives and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act not later than the Commission's close of business on the second
business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if
applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the
Securities Act; to make no further amendment or any supplement to the
Registration Statement
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or to the Prospectus except as permitted herein; to advise the Representatives,
promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the
Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to
the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the
Representatives with copies thereof; to 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 so long as the
delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of
the Stock; to advise the Representatives, promptly after it receives notice
thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Stock for offering or
sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for
any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or
supplementing of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional
information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus
or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain
its withdrawal;
(b) To furnish promptly to each of the Representatives and to counsel
for the Underwriters a signed copy of the Registration Statement as originally
filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereto filed with the Commission,
including all consents and exhibits filed therewith;
(c) To deliver promptly to the Representatives such number of the
following documents as the Representatives shall reasonably request: (i)
conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the
Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits), (ii)
each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amended or supplemented
Prospectus and (iii) any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
(excluding exhibits thereto); and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required
at any time after the Effective Time in connection with the offering or sale of
the Stock or any other securities relating thereto and if at such time any
events shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended
or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus
is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary
to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any
document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to file such document, to notify the
Representatives and, upon their request, to prepare and furnish without charge
to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the
Representatives may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or
supplemented Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect
such compliance;
(d) To file promptly with the Commission any amendment to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus
that may, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the Representatives, be
required by the Securities Act or requested by the Commission;
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(e) Prior to filing with the Commission any amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus, any document
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any Prospectus pursuant to Rule
424 of the Rules and Regulations, to furnish a copy thereof to the
Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters and obtain the consent of the
Representatives to the filing (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld);
(f) As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, to make
generally available to the Company's security holders and to deliver to the
Representatives an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which
need not be audited) complying with Section 1l(a) of the Securities Act and the
Rules and Regulations (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158);
(g) Until completion of the distribution contemplated hereby, to
furnish to the Representatives copies of all materials furnished by the Company
to its shareholders and all public reports and all reports and financial
statements furnished by the Company to the principal national securities
exchange upon which the Common Stock may be listed pursuant to requirements of
or agreements with such exchange or to the Commission pursuant to the Exchange
Act or any rule or regulation of the Commission thereunder;
(h) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the
Representatives may reasonably request to qualify the Stock for offering and
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may
request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales
and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to
complete the distribution of the Stock; provided that in connection therewith
the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file
a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction;
(i) For a period of 45 days from the date of the Prospectus, not to,
directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of
(or enter into any transaction or device which is designed to, or could be
expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future
of) any shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, shares of Common
Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and shares of Common
Stock that may be issued upon exercise of any option or warrant) or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (other than the Stock and
shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans
or other employee compensation plans existing on the date hereof or pursuant to
currently outstanding options, warrants or rights) or substantially similar
securities, or sell or grant options, rights or warrants with respect to any
shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common
Stock or substantially similar securities (other than the grant of options
pursuant to option plans existing on the date hereof), or (2) enter into any
swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in
part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such shares of
Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above
is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or
otherwise, in each case without the prior written consent of Lehman Brothers
Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters (it being understood that (x) gifts and other
private transfers of Common Stock solely for the purpose of estate planning and
(y) transfers of Common Stock in private transactions shall each be permitted;
provided, that in the case of any transfer pursuant to the foregoing clauses (x)
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and provisions of this Section 5(i)); and to cause each executive officer and
director of the Company to furnish to the Representatives, prior to the First
Delivery Date, a letter or letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto;
(j) To apply for the listing of the Stock on the National Market
System, and to use its best efforts to complete that listing, subject only to
official notice of issuance, prior to the First Delivery Date;
(k) To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Stock as set forth
in the Prospectus;
(l) To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that neither
the Company nor any subsidiary shall become an "investment company" as defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and
(m) Not to take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause
or result in, or which constitutes or which might reasonably be expected to
constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of
Common Stock (including the Stock) to facilitate the sale or resale of such
shares.
SECTION 6. Expenses. The Company agrees to pay (a) the costs incident
to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Stock and any taxes
payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing
and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement and any
amendments and exhibits thereto; (c) the costs of distributing the Registration
Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto and any post-effective
amendments thereof (including, in each case, exhibits), any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or
any document incorporated by reference therein, all as provided in this
Agreement; (d) the filing fees incident to securing the review by the NASD of
the terms of sale of the Stock; (e) any applicable listing or other fees; (f)
the fees and expenses of qualifying the Stock under the securities laws of the
several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(h) and preparing, printing and
distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum (including related fees and expenses of
counsel to the Underwriters not to exceed $7500); and (g) all other costs and
expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under
this Agreement; provided that, except as provided in this Section 6 and in
Section 11, the Underwriters shall pay their own costs and expenses, including
the costs and expenses of their counsel, any transfer taxes on the Stock which
they may sell and the expenses of advertising any offering of the Stock made by
the Underwriters.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters agree to pay the costs
and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any "road
show" undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Stock,
including, without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road
show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in
connection with the road show presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the
representatives of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any
aircraft chartered in connection with the road show.
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SECTION 7. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The respective
obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject (x) to the accuracy when
made and on each Delivery Date, of the representations and warranties of the
Company and the Principal Subsidiary contained herein (provided, that in the
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case of this clause (x), the obligations of the Underwriters hereunder shall be
subject to the accuracy in all material respects of those representations and
warranties that are not qualified by material adverse effect), (y) to the
performance in all material respects by the Company of its obligations hereunder
and (z) to each of the following additional terms and conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission
in accordance with Section 5(a); no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no
proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the
Commission; and any request of the Commission for inclusion of additional
information in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise shall
have been complied with.
(b) No Underwriter shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company
on or prior to the First Delivery date that the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement
of fact which, in the opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, counsel for the
Underwriters, is material or omits to state a fact which, in the opinion of such
counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading.
(c) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the
authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Stock, the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and all other legal matters relating to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably
satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Underwriters, and the
Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that
they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(d) Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A. shall have furnished to the
Representatives its written opinion, as counsel to the Company, addressed to the
Underwriters and dated the First Delivery Date, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(e) Wiley Rein & Fielding shall have furnished to the Representatives
its written opinion, as FCC counsel to the Company, addressed to the
Underwriters and dated the First Delivery Date, in a form satisfactory to the
Underwriters.
(f) The Representatives shall have received from Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, dated such Delivery Date, with respect
to the issuance and sale of the Stock, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably
require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as
they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such
matters.
(g) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Representatives
shall have received from Arthur Andersen LLP a letter, in form and substance
satisfactory to the
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Representatives, addressed to the Underwriters and dated the date hereof (i)
confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of
the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements
relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X
of the Commission and (ii) stating, as of the date hereof (or, with respect to
matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which
specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as of a date not
more than five days prior to the date hereof), the conclusions and findings of
such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily
covered by accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters in connection with
registered public offerings.
(h) With respect to the letter of Arthur Andersen LLP referred to in
the preceding paragraph and delivered to the Representatives concurrently with
the execution of this Agreement (the "initial letter"), the Company shall have
furnished to the Representatives a letter (the "bring-down letter") of such
accountants, addressed to the Underwriters and dated such Delivery Date (i)
confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of
the Securities Act and are in compliance with the applicable requirements
relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X
of the Commission, (ii) stating, as of the date of the bring-down letter (or,
with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective
dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Prospectus, as
of a date not more than five days prior to the date of the bring-down letter),
the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial
information and other matters covered by the initial letter and (iii) confirming
in all material respects the conclusions and findings set forth in the initial
letter.
(i) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate, dated such Delivery Date, of its Chairman of the Board or its
President and its chief financial officer stating that:
i. The representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and
the Principal Subsidiary in Section 1 are true and correct as of such
Delivery Date (provided, that such representations, warranties and
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agreements that are not qualified by material adverse effect shall be true
and correct in all material respects); the Company has complied in all
material respects with all its agreements contained herein; and the
conditions set forth in Sections 7(a), 7(j) and 7(k) have been fulfilled;
and
ii. They have carefully examined the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus and, in their opinion (A) as of the Effective Date, the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus did not include any untrue
statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and (B) since the Effective Date no event has occurred
which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
(j) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (i) any material loss or
interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity,
whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or
contemplated in the Prospectus or (ii) since such date there shall not have been
any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of
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the Company on a consolidated basis or any material adverse change, or any
development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs,
management, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in
the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or
(ii), is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to
make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the
delivery of the Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date on the terms and in
the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(k) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) no
downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company's debt
securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization", as
that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) of the
Rules and Regulations and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly
announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative
implications, its rating of any of the Company's debt securities.
(l) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there
shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or in
the over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company on any
exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or minimum
prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the
Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental
authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been
declared by Federal or state authorities, (iii) the United States shall have
become engaged in hostilities, there shall have been an escalation in
hostilities involving the United States or there shall have been a declaration
of a national emergency or war by the United States or (iv) there shall have
occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or
financial conditions (or the effect of international conditions on the financial
markets in the United States shall be such) as to make it, in the judgment of
the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public
offering or delivery of the Stock being delivered on such Delivery Date on the
terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(m) The National Market System shall have approved the Stock for
listing, subject only to official notice of issuance and evidence of
satisfactory distribution.
(n) The Representatives shall have received from each executive
officer and director an executed letter in the form of Exhibit A pursuant to
Section 5(i) hereto.
All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or
elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to counsel for the Underwriters.
SECTION 8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company and the Principal Subsidiary, jointly and severally,
shall indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and employees
and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or
several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not
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limited to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to purchases
and sales of Stock), to which that Underwriter, officer, employee or controlling
person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon,
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, (ii) the omission or
alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in
any Blue Sky application, any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any act or
failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by any Underwriter in
connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Stock or the offering
contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any
loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based upon matters
covered by clause (i) or (ii) above (provided that the Company and the Principal
Subsidiary shall not be liable under this clause (iii) to the extent that it is
determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted directly from any such acts or
failures to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by such Underwriter through
its gross negligence or willful misconduct), and shall reimburse each
Underwriter and each such officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon
demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Underwriter,
officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or
defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company and
the Principal Subsidiary shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based
upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, or in any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information concerning such Underwriter furnished to the
Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter
specifically for inclusion therein which information consists solely of the
information specified in Section 8(e). The foregoing indemnity agreement is in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to any
Underwriter or to any officer, employee or controlling person of that
Underwriter.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, its officers and employees, each of its directors,
and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or
several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the Company or any such
director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities
Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto, or (B) in any Blue Sky application or (ii) the omission or alleged
omission to state in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Underwriter
furnished to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of that
Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein, and shall reimburse the Company
and any such director, officer or controlling person, for any legal
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or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director,
officer or controlling person, in connection with investigating or defending or
preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as
such expenses are incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to
any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have to the Company or any
such director, officer, employee or controlling person.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
8 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that
the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further, that the
failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability
which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and
it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with
any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice
from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume
the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable
to the indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that
the Representatives shall have the right to employ counsel to represent jointly
the Representatives and those other Underwriters and their respective officers,
employees and controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of
any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Underwriters
against the Company or the Principal Subsidiary under this Section 8 if, in the
reasonable judgment of the Representatives, it is advisable for the
Representatives and those Underwriters, officers, employees and controlling
persons to be jointly represented by separate counsel, and in that event the
fees and expenses of one such separate counsel (in addition to any local
counsel) shall be paid by the Company or the Principal Subsidiary. No
indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written consent of the
indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle
or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action
effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), but if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there
be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall for
any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party under Section 8(a), or 8(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or
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liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party,
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in
such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Company and the Principal Subsidiary on the one hand and the
Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Stock or (ii) if the
allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and
the Principal Subsidiary on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other with
respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim,
damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the
Principal Subsidiary on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other with
respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the
total net proceeds from the offering of the Stock purchased under this Agreement
(before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Principal
Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by the Underwriters with respect to the shares of the Stock
purchased under this Agreement, on the other hand, bear to the total gross
proceeds from the offering of the shares of the Stock under this Agreement, in
each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The
relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the Principal
Subsidiary, or the Underwriters, the intent of the parties and their relative
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. For purposes of the preceding two sentences, the net
proceeds deemed to be received by the Company shall be deemed to be also for the
benefit of the Principal Subsidiary and information supplied by the Company
shall also be deemed to have been supplied by the Principal Subsidiary. The
Company, the Principal Subsidiary and the Underwriters agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section were to be
determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one
entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not
take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount
paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage
or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section
shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 8(d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Stock
underwritten by it and distributed to the public was offered to the public
exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise paid or
become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 1l(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute as provided in
this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to their respective underwriting
obligations and not joint.
(e) The Underwriters severally confirm and the Company acknowledges
that the statements with respect to the public offering of the Stock by the
Underwriters set forth on the cover page of and the concession and reallowance
figures and the statements concerning over-allotments appearing under the
caption "Underwriting" in, the Prospectus are correct and constitute the only
information concerning such Underwriters furnished in writing to the Company by
or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for inclusion in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus.
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SECTION 9. Defaulting Underwriters.
If, on either Delivery Date, any Underwriter defaults in the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the remaining non-
defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase the Stock which the
defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase on such Delivery Date in
the respective proportions which the number of shares of the Firm Stock set
opposite the name of each remaining non-defaulting Underwriter in Schedule 1
hereto bears to the total number of shares of the Firm Stock set opposite the
names of all the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters in Schedule 1 hereto;
provided, however, that the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall not be
obligated to purchase any of the Stock on such Delivery Date if the total number
of shares of the Stock which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed
but failed to purchase on such date exceeds 9.09% of the total number of shares
of the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date, and any remaining non-
defaulting Underwriter shall not be obligated to purchase more than 110% of the
number of shares of the Stock which it agreed to purchase on such Delivery Date
pursuant to the terms of Section 2. If the foregoing maximums are exceeded, the
remaining non-defaulting Underwriters, or those other underwriters satisfactory
to the Representatives who so agree, shall have the right, but shall not be
obligated, to purchase, in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them, all
the Stock to be purchased on such Delivery Date. If the remaining Underwriters
or other underwriters satisfactory to the Representatives do not elect to
purchase the shares which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but
failed to purchase on such Delivery Date, this Agreement (or, with respect to
the Second Delivery Date, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase, and of
the Company to sell, the Option Stock) shall terminate without liability on the
part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company except that the Company
will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses to the extent set forth
in Sections 6 and 11. As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter"
includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context requires
otherwise, any party not listed in Schedule 1 hereto who, pursuant to this
Section 9, purchases Firm Stock which a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed
to purchase.
Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any
liability it may have to the Company for damages caused by its default. If
other underwriters are obligated or agree to purchase the Stock of a defaulting
or withdrawing Underwriter, either the Representatives or the Company may
postpone the Delivery Date for up to seven full business days in order to effect
any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the
Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
in any other document or arrangement.
SECTION 10. Termination. The obligations of the Underwriters
hereunder may be terminated by the Representatives by notice given to and
received by the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Firm Stock if,
prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 7(j), 7(k) or 7(l),
shall have occurred or if the Underwriters shall decline to purchase the Stock
for any reason permitted under this Agreement.
SECTION 11. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the Company
shall fail to tender the Stock for delivery to the Underwriters by reason of any
failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company to perform any
agreement on its part to be performed, or because any other condition of the
Underwriters' obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by
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the Company is not fulfilled (other than pursuant to Section 7(l)(iv)), the
Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by
the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of
the Stock and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the
Representatives. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9 by reason
of the default of one or more Underwriters, the Company shall not be obligated
to reimburse any defaulting Underwriter on account of those expenses.
SECTION 12. Notices, Etc. All statements, requests, notices and
agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex
or facsimile transmission to Lehman Brothers Inc., Three World Financial Center,
New York New York 10285, Attention: Syndicate Department (Fax: 212-526-6588),
with a copy, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 8(c), to the Director
of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, Lehman Brothers Inc., Three World
Financial Center, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10285;
(b) if to the Company or to the Principal Subsidiary, shall be
delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the
Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Jeffrey A. Stoops
(Fax: 561-997-0343) with a copy to Robert C. Boehm, Akerman, Senterfitt &
Eidson, P.A., One Southeast Third Avenue, 28th Floor, Miami, FL 33131 (Fax: 305-
374-5095);
provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c)
shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such
Underwriter at its address set forth in its acceptance telex to the
Representatives, which address will be supplied to any other party hereto by the
Representatives upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or
agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof. The Company shall
be entitled to act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given
or made on behalf of the Underwriters by Lehman Brothers Inc. on behalf of the
Underwriters.
SECTION 13. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company
and their respective representatives and successors. This Agreement and the
terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons,
except that (A) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of
the Company and the Principal Subsidiary contained in this Agreement shall also
be deemed to be for the benefit of the person or persons, if any, who control
any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (B)
the indemnity agreement of the Underwriters contained in Section 8(b) of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be for the benefit of directors of the Company,
officers of the Company who have signed the Registration Statement and any
person controlling the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to
give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 13, any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement
or any provision contained herein.
SECTION 14. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company, the Principal Subsidiary, and the
Underwriters contained in this
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Agreement or made by or on behalf on them, respectively, pursuant to this
Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Stock and shall
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them.
SECTION 15. Definition of the Terms "Business Day" and "Subsidiary".
For purposes of this Agreement, (a) "business day" means each Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions
in New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close and (b) "subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Rules
and Regulations.
SECTION 16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of New York.
SECTION 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed
counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 18. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for
convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect
the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company,
the Principal Subsidiary and the Underwriters, please indicate your acceptance
in the space provided for that purpose below.
Very truly yours,
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops
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Name: Jeffrey A. Stoops
Title: President
SBA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
The Principal Subsidiary
By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops
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Name: Jeffrey A. Stoops
Title: President
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Accepted:
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Fidelity Capital Markets, a division of
National Financial Services Corporation.
For themselves and as Representatives
of the several Underwriters named
in Schedule 1 hereto
By Lehman Brothers Inc.
By: /s/ Timothy B. Gould
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Authorized Representative
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SCHEDULE 1
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Number of Shares of
Underwriters Stock to be Purchased
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Lehman Brothers Inc...................................................... 1,750,000
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc............................................. 1,750,000
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation................................... 450,000
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.......................................... 450,000
Salomon Smith Barney Inc................................................. 550,000
Fidelity Capital Markets, a division of National Financial
Services Corporation................................................... 50,000
Total.................................................................... 5,000,000
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