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EXHIBIT 1.1
SignalSoft Corporation
Shares(a)
Common Stock
($.001 par value)
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
, 2000
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Lehman Brothers Inc.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
SignalSoft Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware
(the "Company"), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule
I hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you (the "Representatives") are acting
as representatives, shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value ("Common
Stock"), of the Company (said shares to be issued and sold by the Company being
hereinafter called the "Underwritten Securities"). The Company also proposes to
grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to additional shares
of Common Stock to cover over-allotments (the "Option Securities"; the Option
Securities, together with the Underwritten Securities, being hereinafter called
the "Securities"). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on
Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean
you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean
either the singular or plural as the context requires. Certain terms used herein
are defined in Section 17 hereof.
As part of the offering contemplated by this Agreement, Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. has agreed to reserve out of the Securities set forth opposite its
name on the Schedule II to this Agreement, up to Underwritten Securities
(representing 10% of the
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(A) PLUS AN OPTION TO PURCHASE FROM THE COMPANY, UP TO ADDITIONAL SECURITIES TO
COVER OVER-ALLOTMENTS.
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Underwritten Securities), for sale to the Company's employees, officers, and
directors and other parties associated with the Company (collectively,
"Participants"), as set forth in the Prospectus under the heading "Underwriting"
(the "Directed Share Program"). The Securities to be sold by Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. pursuant to the Directed Share Program (the "Directed Shares") will
be sold by Salomon Smith Barney Inc. pursuant to this Agreement at the public
offering price. Any Directed Shares not orally confirmed for purchase by any
Participants by the end of the business day on which this Agreement is executed
will be offered to the public by Salomon Smith Barney Inc. as set forth in the
Prospectus.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants
to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.
(a) The Company has prepared and filed with the Commission a
registration statement (file number 333-34670) on Form S-1, including a
related preliminary prospectus, for registration under the Act of the
offering and sale of the Securities. The Company may have filed one or more
amendments thereto, including a related preliminary prospectus, each of
which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will next file with
the Commission either (1) prior to the Effective Date of such registration
statement, a further amendment to such registration statement (including
the form of final prospectus) or (2) after the Effective Date of such
registration statement, a final prospectus in accordance with Rules 430A
and 424(b). In the case of clause (2), the Company has included in such
registration statement, as amended at the Effective Date, all information
(other than Rule 430A Information) required by the Act and the rules
thereunder to be included in such registration statement and the
Prospectus. As filed, such amendment and form of final prospectus, or such
final prospectus, shall contain all Rule 430A Information, together with
all other such required information, and, except to the extent the
Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all
substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution
Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain
only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that
contained in the latest Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised
you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein.
(b) On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or will, and
when the Prospectus is first filed (if required) in accordance with Rule
424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined herein) and on any date on which
Option Securities are purchased, if such date is not the Closing Date (a
"settlement date"), the Prospectus (and any supplements thereto) will,
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act
and the rules thereunder; on the Effective Date and at the Execution Time,
the Registration Statement did not or will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
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stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not
misleading; and, on the Effective Date, the Prospectus, if not filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b), will not, and on the date of any filing pursuant
to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date and any settlement date, the
Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not, include 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,
however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the
information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, or the
Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).
(c) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly incorporated
and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized with full corporate
power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such
qualification.
(d) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary have
been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in the Prospectus, all
outstanding shares of capital stock of the subsidiaries are owned by the
Company either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear
of any perfected security interest or any other security interests, claims,
liens or encumbrances.
(e) The Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in
the Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material
respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus; the
outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly authorized
and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; the Securities have been
duly and validly authorized, and, when issued and delivered to and paid for
by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, will be fully paid and
nonassessable; the Securities are duly included for quotation, and admitted
and authorized for trading, subject to official notice of issuance, on the
Nasdaq National Market; the certificates for the Securities are in valid
and sufficient form; the holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company are not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for
the Securities; and, except as set forth in the Prospectus, no options,
warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to
issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or
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exchange any securities for, shares of capital stock of or ownership
interests in the Company are outstanding.
(f) There is no franchise, contract or other document of a character
required to be described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to
be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as
required; and the statements in the Prospectus under the headings "Risk
Factors -- Changes in government regulation could increase our expenses or
decrease the demand for our products", "Risk Factors -- We have limited
ability to protect our intellectual property rights and may be subject to
claims alleging infringement of the intellectual rights of others", "Risk
Factors -- Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law
contain provisions that could discourage a takeover", "Business --
Regulation", "Business -- Intellectual Property", "Description of Capital
Stock", "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" and "Material Tax Considerations
For Non-United States Holders", insofar as such statements summarize legal
matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are
materially accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings.
(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(h) The Company 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 Prospectus, will not be an "investment company" as defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(i) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required in connection with the
transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained under
the Act and the Exchange Act and such as may be required under the blue sky
laws of any jurisdiction and by the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") in connection with the purchase and distribution
of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and
in the Prospectus.
(j) Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor the consummation
of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of
the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the charter or
by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any
indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan
agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument
to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to
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which its or their property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any of
its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties,
except in the case of items (ii) and (iii) above for any breach, violation
or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would not reasonably
be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in
or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(k) No holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
(l) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Prospectus
and the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as
of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act
and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved
(except as otherwise noted therein). The selected financial data set forth
under the caption "Selected Financial Data" in the Prospectus and
Registration Statement fairly present, on the basis stated in the
Prospectus and the Registration Statement, the information included
therein. The pro forma financial statements included in the Prospectus and
the Registration Statement include assumptions that provide a reasonable
basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the
transactions and events described therein, the related pro forma
adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma
adjustments reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the
historical financial statement amounts in the pro forma financial
statements included in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement. The
pro forma financial statements included in the Prospectus and the
Registration Statement comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X under the Act and the
pro forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts
in the compilation of those statements.
(m) 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 or its or their property is pending or,
to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a
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material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(n) Each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or leases all
such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations as
presently conducted.
(o) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation or default
of (i) any provision of its charter or bylaws, (ii) the terms of any
indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan
agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument
to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject, or
(iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such
subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, except in the case of
items (ii) and (iii) above for any violation or default that would not
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as
set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(p) KPMG LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the
Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and BFound.com Services, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada
("BFound.com"), and delivered their reports with respect to the audited
consolidated financial statements and schedules included in the Prospectus,
are independent public accountants with respect to the Company and
BFound.com within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules
and regulations thereunder.
(q) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges under
Federal law or the laws of any state, or any political subdivision thereof,
required to be paid in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company or the issuance by the Company or sale by the
Company of the Securities.
(r) The Company has filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax
returns that are required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof
(except in any case in which the failure so to file would not have a
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) and has paid all taxes
required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied
against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable,
except for any such assessment, fine or
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penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as would not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in
or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(s) No material labor problem or dispute with the employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or is threatened or imminent, and
the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by
the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries' principal suppliers,
contractors or customers, that could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(t) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of
recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in
such amounts as are prudent and, to the knowledge of the Company, customary
in the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance
insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective
businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and
effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms
of such policies and instruments in all material respects; and there are no
claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy or
instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or
defending under a reservation of rights clause; neither the Company nor any
such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied
for; and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to
believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage
as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost
that would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(u) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or
indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other
distribution on such subsidiary's capital stock, from repaying to the
Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from
transferring any of such subsidiary's property or assets to the Company or
any other subsidiary of the Company, except as described in or contemplated
by the Prospectus.
(v) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the appropriate
federal, state or foreign
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regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses,
the failure of which to possess would reasonably be expected to have
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), and neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject
of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated
in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(w) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of
internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general
or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general
or specific authorization; and (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.
(x) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action that
has constituted or that was designed to or might reasonably be expected to
cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of the Securities.
(y) The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and
all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants
("Environmental Laws"), (ii) have received and are in compliance with all
permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable
Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) have
not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the
investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or
toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except where such
non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required
permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually
or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings,
business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive
of any supplement thereto). Except as set forth in the Prospectus, neither
the Company nor
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any of the subsidiaries has been named as a "potentially responsible party"
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended.
(z) In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically
reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and
properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, in the course of which it
identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including,
without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for
clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or
any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating
activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of
such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated
costs and liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(aa) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has fulfilled its
obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of
the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA")
and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect
to each "plan" (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and such regulations
and published interpretations) in which employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries are eligible to participate and each such plan is in
compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable
provisions of ERISA and such regulations and published interpretations. The
Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any unpaid liability to the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (other than for the payment of
premiums in the ordinary course) or to any such plan under Title IV of
ERISA.
(ab) The subsidiaries listed on Annex A attached hereto are the only
significant subsidiaries of the Company as defined by Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X (the "Subsidiaries").
(ac) The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have
other rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trade and service
marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights,
licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other
intellectual property (collectively, the "Intellectual Property") necessary
for the conduct of the Company's business as now conducted or as proposed
in the Prospectus to be conducted. Except as set forth in the Prospectus
under the caption "Business--Intellectual Property," (a) there are no
rights of third parties (other than licensees of the Company) to any such
Intellectual Property; (b) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no
material infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property;
(c) there is no pending or, to the
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knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by
others challenging the Company's rights in or to any such Intellectual
Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a
reasonable basis for any such claim; (d) there is no pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by
others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property,
and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis
for any such claim; (e) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the
Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright,
trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is
unaware of any other fact which would form a reasonable basis for any such
claim; (f) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no U.S. patent or
published U.S. patent application which contains claims that dominate or
may dominate any Intellectual Property described in the Prospectus as being
owned by or licensed to the Company or that interferes with the issued or
pending claims of any such Intellectual Property; and (g) there is no prior
art of which the Company is aware that may render any U.S. patent held by
the Company invalid or any U.S. patent application held by the Company
unpatentable which has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office.
(ad) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other
relationship with any bank or lending person or entity that, to the
Company's knowledge, is an affiliate of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.
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 such
affiliate of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc.
(ae) The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented a comprehensive,
detailed program to analyze and address the risk that their computer
hardware and software may be unable to recognize and properly execute
date-sensitive functions involving any dates after December 31, 1999 (the
"Year 2000 Problem") and have determined that their computer hardware and
software are, and will continue to be, able to process all date information
without any errors, aborts, delays or other interruptions in operations
associated with the Year 2000 Problem; and the Company believes, after due
inquiry, that each supplier, vendor, customer or financial service
organization used or serviced by the Company and its subsidiaries has
remedied the Year 2000 Problem, except to the extent that a failure to
remedy by any such supplier, vendor, customer or financial service
organization would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(af) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any of its or
their properties or assets has any immunity from the jurisdiction of any
court or from any
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legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to
judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) under the laws of
Delaware or Colorado or the Federal laws of the United States.
(ag) The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters to offer,
Securities to any person pursuant to the Directed Share Program with the
intent to unlawfully influence (i) a customer or supplier of the Company to
alter the customer's or supplier's level or type of business with the
Company, or (ii) a trade journalist or publication to write or publish
favorable information about the Company or its products or services.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to
the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the
offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the
Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
Furthermore, the Company represents and warrants to Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. that (i) the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any
preliminary prospectus comply, and any further amendments or supplements thereto
will comply, in all material respects, with any applicable laws or regulations
of foreign jurisdictions in which the Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus,
as amended or supplemented, if applicable, are distributed in connection with
the Directed Share Program, and (ii) no authorization, approval, consent,
license, order, registration or qualification of or with any government,
governmental instrumentality or court, other than such as have been obtained, is
necessary under the securities laws and regulations of foreign jurisdictions in
which the Directed Shares are offered outside the United States.
2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in
reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company
agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of $ per share
(reflecting a 7 % discount from the public offering price), the amount of the
Underwritten Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter's name in Schedule I
hereto.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an
option to the several Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to
Option Securities (representing 15% of the Underwritten Securities) at the same
purchase price per share as the Underwriters shall pay for the Underwritten
Securities. Said option may be exercised only to cover over-allotments in the
sale of the Underwritten Securities by the Underwriters. Said option may be
exercised in whole or in part at any time (but not more than once) on or before
the 30th day after the date of the Prospectus upon written or telegraphic notice
by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the number of shares
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of the Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters are exercising the
option and the settlement date. The number of Option Securities to be purchased
by each Underwriter shall be the same percentage of the total number of shares
of the Option Securities to be purchased by the several Underwriters as such
Underwriter is purchasing of the Underwritten Securities, subject to such
adjustments as you in your absolute discretion shall make to eliminate any
fractional shares.
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Underwritten
Securities and the Option Securities (if the option provided for in Section 2(b)
hereof shall have been exercised on or before the third Business Day prior to
the Closing Date) shall be made at 10:00 AM, New York City time, on , 2000,
or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after the
foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and time may
be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company or as
provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the
Securities being herein called the "Closing Date"). Delivery of the Securities
shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several
Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the
Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the
Company by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by
the Company. Delivery of the Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities
shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the
Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
If the option provided for in Section 2(b) hereof is exercised after
the third Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the Company will deliver the
Option Securities (at the expense of the Company) to the Representatives, at 388
Greenwich Street, New York, New York, on the date specified by the
Representatives (which shall be within three Business Days after exercise of
said option) for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against
payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase
price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in
same-day funds to an account specified by the Company. If settlement for the
Option Securities occurs after the Closing Date, the Company will deliver to the
Representatives on the settlement date for the Option Securities, and the
obligation of the Underwriters to purchase the Option Securities shall be
conditioned upon receipt of, supplemental opinions, certificates and letters
confirming as of such date the opinions, certificates and letters delivered on
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several
Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth
in the Prospectus.
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5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:
(a) The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any amendment
thereof, to become effective. Prior to the termination of the offering of
the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration
Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement unless the Company has furnished you a copy for your review prior
to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to
which you reasonably object. Subject to the foregoing sentence, if the
Registration Statement has become or becomes effective pursuant to Rule
430A, or filing of the Prospectus is otherwise required under Rule 424(b),
the Company will cause the Prospectus, properly completed, and any
supplement thereto to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the
applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and
will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely
filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (1) when the
Registration Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, shall have
become effective, (2) when the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto,
shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) or when any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have been filed
with the Commission, (3) when, prior to termination of the offering of the
Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been
filed or become effective, (4) of any request by the Commission or its
staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Prospectus or for any
additional information, (5) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the
institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (6) of
the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the
suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of
any such stop order or the suspension of any such qualification and, if
issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(b) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is
required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of
which the Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend
the Registration Statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the
Act or the rules thereunder, the Company promptly will (1) notify the
Representatives of any such event, (2) prepare and file with the
Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section
5, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission
or effect such compliance;
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and (3) supply any supplemented Prospectus to you in such quantities as you
may reasonably request.
(c) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available
to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the Act.
(d) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the
Underwriters signed copies of the Registration Statement (including
exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration
Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a
prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act, as many
copies of each Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any supplement
thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request.
(e) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the
Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may designate and will maintain such qualifications in
effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities; provided
that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business
in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action
that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those
arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction
where it is not now so subject.
(f) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of Salomon
Smith Barney Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise
dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might
reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or
otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in
privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company) directly or
indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a
registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or
increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call
equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
any other shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable, or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock; or publicly
announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 180
days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, provided, however, that
the Company may issue and sell Common Stock pursuant to any employee stock
option plan, stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment plan of the
Company in effect at the Execution Time and the Company may issue Common
Stock issuable upon the conversion of securities or the exercise of
warrants outstanding at the Execution Time.
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(g) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action
designed to or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected
to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of the Securities.
(h) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the
following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing
with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial
statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the
printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight
charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the
Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and
all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be
reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of
the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance
and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or
transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the
Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this
Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents
printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of
the Securities; (v) the registration of the Securities under the Exchange
Act and the listing of the Securities on the Nasdaq National Market; (vi)
any registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale
under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including
filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any
filings required to be made with the NASD, including filing fees and the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to
such filings; (viii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or
on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to
prospective purchasers of the Securities; (ix) the fees and expenses of the
Company's accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local
and special counsel) for the Company; and (x) all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.
(i) In connection with the Directed Share Program, the Company will
ensure that the Directed Shares will be restricted to the extent required
by the NASD or the NASD rules from sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or
hypothecation for a period of three months following the date of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Salomon Smith Barney Inc. will
notify the Company as to which Participants will need to be so restricted.
The Company will direct the removal of such transfer restrictions upon the
expiration of such period of time.
(j) The Company will pay all fees and disbursements of counsel incurred
by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program and stamp
duties,
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similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if any, incurred by the
Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program.
Furthermore, the Company covenants with Salomon Smith Barney Inc. that
the Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable securities
and other applicable laws, rules and regulations in each foreign jurisdiction in
which the Directed Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share
Program.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations
of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Securities and the Option
Securities, as the case may be, shall be subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of
the Execution Time, the Closing Date and any settlement date pursuant to Section
3 hereof, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any
certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective prior to the
Execution Time, unless the Representatives agree in writing to a later
time, the Registration Statement will become effective not later than (i)
6:00 PM New York City time on the date of determination of the public
offering price, if such determination occurred at or prior to 3:00 PM New
York City time on such date or (ii) 9:30 AM on the Business Day following
the day on which the public offering price was determined, if such
determination occurred after 3:00 PM New York City time on such date; if
filing of the Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is required pursuant
to Rule 424(b), the Prospectus, and any such supplement, will be filed in
the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); and no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted
or threatened.
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Holme Roberts & Owen
LLP, counsel for the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives
their opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives,
to the effect that:
(i) each of the Company and BFound.com Services, Inc. (the
"Subsidiary") is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or
organized, with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as
the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business
as described in the Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as
a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction which requires such qualification;
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(ii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in the
Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiaries
are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly owned
subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to
the knowledge of such counsel, any other security interest, claim, lien
or encumbrance;
(iii) the Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set
forth in the Prospectus; the capital stock of the Company conforms in
all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus; the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly and
validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; the
Securities have been duly and validly authorized, and, when issued and
delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement, will be fully paid and nonassessable; the Securities are
duly included for quotation, and admitted and authorized for trading,
subject to official notice of issuance, on the Nasdaq National Market;
the certificates for the Securities are in valid and sufficient form;
the holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are
not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the
Securities; and, to the knowledge of such counsel, except as set forth
in the Prospectus, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase,
agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any
obligations into or exchange any securities for, shares of capital
stock of or ownership interests in the Company are outstanding;
(iv) to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no pending or
threatened 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 or its or their property of a
character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement which
is not adequately disclosed in the Prospectus, and there is no
franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be
described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or to be filed
as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required; and
the statements included in the Prospectus under the headings "Material
Tax Considerations for Non-United States Holders", "Business --
Intellectual Property", "Business -- Legal Proceedings" and "Business
-- Regulation", insofar as such statements summarize legal matters,
agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are materially
accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings;
(v) the Registration Statement has become effective under the
Act; any required filing of the Prospectus, and any supplements
thereto, pursuant
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to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period
required by Rule 424(b); to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
threatened and the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (other
than the financial statements and other financial, accounting or
statistical information contained therein, as to which such counsel
need express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Act and the rules thereunder;
and such counsel has no reason to believe that on the Effective Date or
the date the Registration Statement was last deemed amended the
Registration Statement 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 or
that the Prospectus as of its date and on the Closing Date included or
includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(in each case, other than the financial statements and other financial,
accounting or statistical information contained therein, as to which
such counsel need express no opinion);
(vi) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
(vii) the Company 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 Prospectus, will not be, an "investment company" as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(viii) no consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order
of any court or governmental agency or body is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under the blue sky
laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner
contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus and such other
approvals (specified in such opinion) as have been obtained;
(ix) neither the issue and sale of the Securities, nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a
breach or violation of or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
upon any property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant
to, (i) the charter or by-laws of the Company or its subsidiaries, (ii)
the terms of any indenture, contract, lease,
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mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other
agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the
Company or its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or
their property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries
of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental
body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the
Company or its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, except
in the case of items (ii) and (iii) above for any breach, violation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would not reasonably
be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto); and
(x) no holders of securities of the Company have rights to the
registration of such securities under the Registration Statement.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters
involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the States
of Colorado or Delaware or the Federal laws of the United States, to the
extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of
other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact
or qualification to do business or good standing, to the extent they deem
proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public
officials. References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (b) include any
supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Cravath, Swaine &
Moore, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the
issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) 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.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a
certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the
President and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company,
dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate
have carefully examined the Registration
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Statement, the Prospectus, any supplements to the Prospectus and this
Agreement and that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the
same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Company has complied
with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to
be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that
purpose have been instituted or, to the Company's knowledge,
threatened; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements
included in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there
has been no material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from
transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in
or contemplated in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto).
(e) The Company shall have requested and caused KPMG LLP to have
furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at the Closing
Date, letters, dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the
Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives,
confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the
Act and the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission
thereunder and that they have performed a review of the unaudited interim
financial information of the Company for the three-month period ended March
31, 2000, and as at March 31, 2000, in accordance with Statement on
Auditing Standards No. 71 and stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and
financial statement schedules of the Company included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by them
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission;
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest unaudited financial
statements made available by the Company and its subsidiaries; their
limited review, in accordance with standards established under
Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71, of the unaudited interim
financial information of the Company for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2000, and as at March 31, 2000, as indicated in their report
dated , 2000; carrying out
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certain specified procedures (but not an examination in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards) which would not necessarily
reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments set forth
in such letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the
stockholders, directors and audit and compensation committees of the
Company and the Subsidiaries; and inquiries of certain officials of the
Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters of
the Company and its subsidiaries, as to transactions and events
subsequent to December 31, 1999, nothing came to their attention which
caused them to believe that:
(1) any unaudited financial statements of the Company
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus do not
comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and with the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission with respect to
registration statements on Form S-1; and said unaudited financial
statements are not in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent
with that of the audited financial statements included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus;
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to March 31, 2000,
there were any changes, at a specified date not more than five
days prior to the date of the letter, in the long-term
liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries or capital stock
of the Company or increases in the accumulated deficit or total
stockholders' deficit of the Company or decreases in total assets
of the Company as compared with the amounts shown on the March
31, 2000 consolidated balance sheet included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, or for the period from April 1,
2000 to such specified date there were any decreases, as compared
with the corresponding period in the immediately preceding
quarter, in total revenue or gross profit of the Company and its
subsidiaries or any increases, as compared with the corresponding
period in the immediately preceding quarter, in loss from
operations, net loss or loss per share of the Company and its
subsidiaries, except in all instances for changes, decreases or
increases set forth in such letter, in which case the letter
shall be accompanied by an explanation by the Company as to the
significance thereof unless said explanation is not deemed
necessary by the Representatives;
(3) the information included in the Registration Statement
and Prospectus in response to Regulation S-K, Item 301 (Selected
Financial Data) and Item 402 (Executive Compensation) is not in
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conformity with the applicable disclosure requirements of
Regulation S-K; and
(4) the unaudited amounts of [CAPSULE INFORMATION] do not
agree with the amounts set forth in the unaudited financial
statements for the same periods or were not determined on a basis
substantially consistent with that of the corresponding amounts
in the audited financial statements included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus;
(iii) they have performed certain other specified procedures as a
result of which they determined that certain information of an
accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to
accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the
general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set
forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus agrees with the
accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any
questions of legal interpretation; and
(iv) on the basis of a reading of the unaudited pro forma
financial statements included in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus (the "pro forma financial statements"); carrying out certain
specified procedures; inquiries of certain officials of the Company and
BFound.com Services, Inc., who have responsibility for financial and
accounting matters; and proving the arithmetic accuracy of the
application of the pro forma adjustments to the historical amounts in
the pro forma financial statements, nothing came to their attention
which caused them to believe that the pro forma financial statements do
not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X or that the pro
forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical
amounts in the compilation of such statements.
References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (e) include any supplement
thereto at the date of the letter.
The Company shall have received from KPMG LLP (and furnished to the
Representatives) a report with respect to a review of unaudited interim
financial information of the Company for the four quarters ending December
31, 1999, in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 71.
(f) The Company shall have requested and caused KPMG LLP to have
furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at the Closing
Date, letters, dated respectively as of the Execution Time and as of the
Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives,
confirming that they are
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independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the applicable
rules and regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder and that they
have performed a review of the unaudited interim financial information of
BFound.com for the six-month period ended April 30, 2000, and as at
April 30, 2000, in accordance with Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 71 and stating in effect that:
(i) in their opinion the audited financial statements and
financial statement schedules of BFound.com included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and reported on by them
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission; and
(ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest unaudited financial
statements made available by BFound.com; their limited review, in
accordance with standards established under Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 71, of the unaudited interim financial information of
BFound.com for the six-month period ended April 30, 2000, and as at
April 30, 2000, as indicated in their report dated , 2000;
carrying out certain specified procedures (but not an examination in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards) which would not
necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments
set forth in such letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of
the shareholders and directors of BFound.com; and inquiries of certain
officials of BFound.com who have responsibility for financial and
accounting matters of BFound.com, as to transactions and events
subsequent to October 31, 1999, nothing came to their attention which
caused them to believe that:
(1) any unaudited financial statements of BFound.com
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus do not
comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements of the Act and with the related rules and
regulations adopted by the Commission with respect to
registration statements on Form S-1; and said unaudited financial
statements are not in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a basis substantially consistent
with that of the audited financial statements included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus; and
(2) with respect to the period subsequent to April 30, 2000,
there were any changes, at a specified date not more than five
days prior to the date of the letter, in the long-term
liabilities or capital stock of BFound.com or increases in the
accumulated deficit of BFound.com or decreases in total assets or
shareholders' equity of
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BFound.com as compared with the amounts shown on the April 30,
2000 consolidated balance sheet included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, or for the period from May 1, 2000
to such specified date there were any decreases, as compared with
the corresponding period in the immediately preceding quarter, in
total revenue of BFound.com or any increases, as compared with
the corresponding period in the immediately preceding quarter, in
costs of goods and services sold, loss before income taxes, net
loss or comprehensive loss of BFound.com, except in all instances
for changes, decreases or increases set forth in such letter, in
which case the letter shall be accompanied by an explanation by
BFound.com as to the significance thereof unless said explanation
is not deemed necessary by the Representatives.
References to the Prospectus in this paragraph (f) include any supplement
thereto at the date of the letter.
(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of
which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any
amendment thereof) and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change, decrease or increase
specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraphs (e) and (f) of
this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise),
earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken
as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case
referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the
Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as
contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment
thereof) and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(h) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the
Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the
Representatives may reasonably request.
(i) The Securities shall have been included for quotation and admitted
and authorized for trading on the Nasdaq National Market, and satisfactory
evidence of such actions shall have been provided to the Representatives.
(j) At the Execution Time, the Company shall have furnished to the
Representatives a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto from
each officer, director and stockholder of the Company addressed to the
Representatives.
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(j) The Company shall have requested and caused Marsh Fischmann &
Breyfogle LLP, special intellectual property counsel for the Company, to
have furnished to the representatives their opinion in the form of Exhibit
B hereto, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have
been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement,
or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this
Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at,
or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such
cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or
facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be
delivered at the office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel for the
Underwriters, at Worldwide Plaza, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, on the
Closing Date.
7. Reimbursement of Underwriters' Expenses. If the sale of the
Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the
obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied,
because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any
refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any
agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a
default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters
severally through Salomon Smith Barney on demand for all out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been
incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the
Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees
and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any
of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or
state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of
the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse
each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
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however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that
any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through
the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein; and provided further,
that with respect to any untrue statement or omission of a material fact made in
any Preliminary Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section
8(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person
asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the securities
concerned, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such
Underwriter occurs under the circumstance where it shall have been determined by
a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment that (w)
the Company had previously furnished copies of the Prospectus to the
Representatives, (x) delivery of the Prospectus was required by the Act to be
made to such person, (y) the untrue statement or omission of a material fact
contained in the Preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Prospectus and (z)
there was not sent or given to such person, at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of such securities to such person, a copy of the
Prospectus. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
the Company may otherwise have.
(b) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Salomon Smith
Barney Inc., the directors, officers, employees and agents of Salomon Smith
Barney Inc. and each person, who controls Salomon Smith Barney Inc. within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act ("Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Entities"), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
to which they may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other
Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise
(including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim), insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the prospectus wrapper material
prepared by or with the consent of the Company for distribution in foreign
jurisdictions in connection with the Directed Share Program attached to the
Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein, when considered in
conjunction with the Prospectus or any applicable preliminary prospectus, not
misleading; (ii) caused by the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept
delivery of the securities which immediately following the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement, were subject to a properly confirmed agreement to
purchase; or (iii) related to, arising out of, or in connection with the
Directed Share Program, provided that, the Company will not be liable in any
such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises
out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of Salomon
Smith Barney Inc. specifically for inclusion therein. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, with respect to any such untrue statement or omission of material
fact made in any such supplement or prospectus wrapper material, the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 8(b) shall not inure to the benefit of any
of the Salomon Smith Barney Entities from whom the person asserting any such
loss, claim, damage or liability purchased the securities concerned, to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such Salomon Smith
Barney Entity occurs under the circumstance where it shall have been determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment that
(w) the Company had previously furnished copies of an amended or supplemented
supplement or prospectus wrapper material to the Salomon Smith Barney Entities,
(x) delivery of such supplement or prospectus wrapper material, as so amended or
supplemented, was required by law to be made to such person, (y) the untrue
statement or omission of a material fact contained in the supplement or
prospectus wrapper material was corrected in such supplement or prospectus
wrapper material as so amended or supplemented and (z) there was not sent or
given to such person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of
such securities to such person, a copy of such supplement or prospectus wrapper
material as so amended or supplemented.
(c) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs
the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with
reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing
indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements
set forth (i) in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the
Securities and (ii) under the heading "Underwriting", (1) the list of
Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Securities,
(2) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (3) the paragraph
related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in
any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus constitute the only information
furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion
in any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8
of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this
Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof;
but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from
liability under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above unless and to the extent it did
not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by
the indemnifying party of rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event,
relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party
other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)
above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the
indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying
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party's expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which
indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not
thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel
retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below);
provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to appoint
counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party
shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and
the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of
such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party
to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying
party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the
prior written consent of the indemnified parties, 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 properly 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. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if
indemnity may properly be sought pursuant to paragraph (b) hereof in respect of
such action or proceeding, then in addition to such separate firm for the
indemnified parties, the indemnifying party shall be liable for the reasonable
fees and expenses of not more than one separate firm (in addition to any local
counsel) for Salomon Smith Barney Inc., the directors, officers, employees and
agents of Salomon Smith Barney Inc., and all persons, if any, who control
Salomon Smith Barney Inc. within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange
Act for the defense of any losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising out
of the Directed Share Program.
(e) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or
(c) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally
agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending same) (collectively "Losses") to which the Company
and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one
hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities;
provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be
provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the
Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the
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underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by
such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately
preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the
Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with
the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be
deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be
deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each
case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus. Relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the
one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their
relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such untrue statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that
it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata
allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this paragraph (e), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and
agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such
Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of
either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have
signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have
the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the
applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (e).
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall
fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by
such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall
constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this
Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up
and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set
forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of
Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the
Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate amount of
Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate amount of Securities set forth in
Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase
all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities,
and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this
Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting
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Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set
forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period,
not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in
order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in
this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if
any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by
its default hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the
absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior
to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such time
(i) trading in the Company's Common Stock shall have been suspended by the
Commission or the Nasdaq National Market or trading in securities generally on
the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market shall have been
suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such
Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have
been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there
shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by
the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis
the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole
judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto).
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective
agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the
Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of
the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in
Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or
cancellation of this Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed,
delivered or telefaxed to the Salomon Smith Barney Inc. General Counsel (fax
no.: (212) 816-7912) and confirmed to the General Counsel, Salomon Smith Barney
Inc., at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: General
Counsel; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to
(303) 381-3001 and confirmed to it at 1495 Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, CO 80302,
attention of Andy Murray, with a copy to Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, 1700 Lincoln,
Suite 4100, Denver, CO 80203, attention of Francis R. Wheeler.
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers, directors, employees,
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agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other
person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
14. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and to be performed within the State of New York.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
16. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only
and shall not affect the construction hereof.
17. Definitions. The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement,
shall have the meanings indicated.
"Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are
authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Effective Date" shall mean each date and time that the Registration
Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement became or become effective.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
"Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is
executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
"Preliminary Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary prospectus referred
to in paragraph 1(a) above and any preliminary prospectus included in the
Registration Statement at the Effective Date that omits Rule 430A
Information.
"Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus relating to the Securities that
is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time or, if no
filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) is required, shall mean the form of final
prospectus relating to the
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Securities included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
Such term shall include any Rule 430A information deemed to be included
therein at the Effective Date as provided by Rule 430A.
"Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement referred
to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements, as
amended at the Execution Time (or, if not effective at the Execution Time,
in the form in which it shall become effective) and, in the event any
post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement
becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such
registration statement as so amended or such Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, as the case may be. Such term shall include any Rule 430A
Information deemed to be included therein at the Effective Date as provided
by Rule 430A.
"Rule 424", "Rule 430A" and "Rule 462" refer to such rules under the
Act.
"Rule 430A Information" shall mean information with respect to the
Securities and the offering thereof permitted to be omitted from the
Registration Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A.
"Rule 462(b) Registration Statement" shall mean a registration
statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating
to the offering covered by the registration statement referred to in
Section 1(a) hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this
letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company
and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
SignalSoft Corporation
By:
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Name:
Title:
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Lehman Brothers Inc.
By: Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
By:
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Name:
Title:
For themselves and the other
several Underwriters named in
Schedule I to the foregoing
Agreement.
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SCHEDULE I
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NUMBER OF UNDERWRITTEN
SECURITIES TO BE
UNDERWRITERS PURCHASED
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<S> <C>
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Lehman Brothers Inc.
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Total . . . . . . . . .
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EXHIBIT A
[LETTERHEAD OF OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR SHAREHOLDER OF CORPORATION]
, 2000
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Lehman Brothers Inc.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters,
c/o Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed
Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), between SignalSoft
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and each of you as
representatives of a group of Underwriters named therein, relating to an
underwritten public offering of Common Stock, $.001 par value (the "Common
Stock"), of the Company.
In order to induce you and the other Underwriters to enter into the
Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written
consent of Salomon Smith Barney Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or
otherwise dispose of, (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or
might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual
disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or
otherwise) by the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned or any person
in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned) directly or
indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing of) a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect
of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease
a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any
shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for such capital stock, or publicly announce an
intention to effect any such transaction, for a period of 180 days after the
date of the Underwriting Agreement, other than shares of Common Stock disposed
of as bona fide gifts to persons who also enter into lock-up
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agreements in the form of this letter that terminate 180 days after the date of
the Underwriting Agreement.
If for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior
to the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the agreement
set forth above shall likewise be terminated.
Yours very truly,
[SIGNATURE OF OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR
SHAREHOLDER]
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR
SHAREHOLDER]
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EXHIBIT B
[LETTERHEAD OF MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP]
, 2000
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Lehman Brothers Inc.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We represent SignalSoft Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
("SignalSoft") in connection with matters involving SignalSoft's patents, patent
applications, trademarks, copyrights, service marks, trade secrets and other
proprietary rights, information and materials (collectively, "Intellectual
Property"). We have reviewed all the statements (the "Statements") under the
following sections of the Prospectus dated , 2000 (the "Prospectus"), that is
part of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-34670) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
1. "Risk Factors--We have limited ability to protect our intellectual
property rights and may be subject to claims alleging infringement of the
intellectual property rights of others" and
2. "Business--Intellectual Property".
We are familiar with the technology used by SignalSoft in its business
and the manner of its use thereof and express the following opinion:
(i) to our knowledge, after due inquiry, there are no facts that would
preclude SignalSoft from having clear title to or a valid license under the
Intellectual Property referred to in the Prospectus;
(ii) to our knowledge, except as described in the Prospectus, (A) there
are no rights of third parties to any Intellectual Property referred to in
the Prospectus or that is necessary for the conduct of SignalSoft's
business; (B) there is no infringement by third parties of any such
Intellectual Property; (C) there is no pending or threatened action, suit,
proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of SignalSoft in or
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to such Intellectual Property, and there are no facts which would form a
reasonable basis for any such claim; (D) there is no pending or threatened
action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or
scope of such Intellectual Property, and there are no facts which would
form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (E) there is no pending or
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that SignalSoft
infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, service
marks, trade secret or other proprietary right information or material of
others, and there are no facts which would form a reasonable basis for any
such claim; (F) there is no patent or patent application which contains
claims that dominate or may dominate any Intellectual Property referred to
in the Prospectus or that is necessary for the conduct of SignalSoft's
business or that interferes with the issued or pending claims of any such
Intellectual Property; and (G) there is no prior art that may render any
patent held by SignalSoft invalid or any patent application submitted by
SignalSoft unpatentable which prior art has not been disclosed to the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO");
(iii) the Statements and other references therein to patent, licensing
and other intellectual property matters insofar as such Statements and
other references summarize legal matters, agreements, documents, or
proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such
legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings. As to questions of
material fact relevant thereto, such counsel has relied, to the extent such
counsel deems appropriate, upon representations made to such counsel by
officers of SignalSoft;
(iv) to our knowledge, the description set forth in the Statements, as
of the date thereof, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make such Statements not
misleading in the context in which they are made; and
(v) each of the patent applications set forth in Schedule I to this
letter is pending in the PTO or other comparable patent and trademark
office as set forth in Schedule I, and we are unaware of any defects in the
prosecution of any such application that would irrevocably foreclose
pursuit of the patent rights thereunder.
Very truly yours,
