UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2004
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Acadia Realty Trust
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 1-12002 23-2715194
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 260
White Plains, New York 10605
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(Address of principal executive offices) Zip Code)
(914) 288-8100
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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CFR 230.425)
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240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 4, 2004, the Registrant entered into an Underwriting
Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2004 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), with
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the "Underwriter"), Yale University, The Yale
University Retirement Plan for Staff Employees and Kenneth F. Bernstein, with
respect to the offering of an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of the Registrant's
common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share ("Common
Shares") by the Registrant (1,890,000 Common Shares), Yale University (954,225
Common Shares), The Yale University Retirement Plan for Staff Employees (45,775
Common Shares) and Kenneth F. Bernstein (110,000 Common Shares) (the
"Offering"), and up to an additional 450,000 Common Shares which may be issued
and sold pursuant to the Underwriter's over-allotment option, pursuant to
effective registration statements and supplemented by a prospectus supplement
dated November 4, 2004. The Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1
hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
On November 4, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
the Offering (the "Press Release"). A copy of the Press Release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated November 4, 2004.
99.1 Press Release
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
By: ACADIA REALTY TRUST
Date: November 8, 2004
By: /s/ Mike Nelsen
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Name: Mike Nelsen
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated November 4, 2004.
99.1 Press Release
Exhibit 1.1
Execution Copy
Acadia Realty Trust
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
($.001 par value)
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
November 4, 2004
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
As Representative of the Several Underwriters
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Acadia Realty Trust, a self-administered Maryland real estate
investment trust (the "Company") proposes to issue and sell to the firm or firms
named in Schedule A hereto, each as an underwriter (each, an "Underwriter;"
together, the "Underwriters"), an aggregate of 1,890,000 common shares (the
"Primary Securities") of beneficial interests of the Company, par value $.001
per share (the "Common Shares"). In addition, Kenneth F. Bernstein
("Bernstein"), Yale University and The Yale University Retirement Plan for Staff
Employees (together, "Yale," and collectively with Bernstein, the "Selling
Shareholders") propose to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of 1,110,000
Common Shares (the "Secondary Securities"). The Primary Securities and the
Secondary Securities are collectively called the "Firm Securities." Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. has agreed to act as representative of the several
Underwriters (in such capacity, the "Representative") in connection with the
offering and sale of the Securities. To the extent that there are no additional
Underwriters listed on Schedule A hereto other than you, the term
"Representatives" as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriter, and the terms
"Representatives" and "Underwriters" shall mean either the singular or plural as
the context requires. To the extent that there is only a single Underwriter
listed on Schedule A hereto, then references to the "several" Underwriters shall
be disregarded.
In addition, the Company and certain of the Selling Shareholders have
granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 450,000
Common Shares, as provided in Section 2 hereof. The additional shares to be sold
pursuant to such option are collectively called the "Optional Securities." The
Firm Securities and, if and to the extent such options are exercised, the
Optional Securities are collectively called the "Securities."
All of the Company's assets are held by, and all of its operations are
conducted through, Acadia Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership"), its majority owned subsidiaries and the joint
ventures in which the Partnership holds a minority
interest. The Company is the sole general partner of the Partnership. For
purposes of this agreement, the term "subsidiaries" shall include the Company's
and the Partnership's minority interests in its joint ventures.
SECTION 1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
A. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Partnership.
As of the date hereof, the Company and the Partnership, jointly and severally,
represent, warrant and covenant to each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Preparation and Filing of Registration Statement. The Company has
prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") (i) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-104727),
which contains a prospectus dated May 14, 2003 (the "Issuer Registration
Statement"), (ii) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-31630),
which contains a prospectus dated March 29, 2000 (the "Resale Registration
Statement") and (iii) post-effective amendment no. 2 to a registration statement
on Form S-8 (File No. 333-87993) and a re-offer prospectus dated March 19, 2004
(the "Reoffer Registration Statement"), to be used in connection with the public
offering and sale of the Securities. Each of the Issuer Registration Statement,
Reoffer Registration Statement and the Resale Registration Statement, as
amended, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, in
the form in which it was declared effective by the Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (collectively, the "Securities Act"), all documents incorporated by
reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, including any
information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to
Rule 430A or Rule 434 under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the "Exchange Act") are collectively called the "Registration
Statement." Any registration statement filed by the Company pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act is called the "Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement," and from and after the date and time of filing of the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement the term "Registration Statement" shall include the Rule
462(b) Registration Statement. A prospectus supplement (the "Prospectus
Supplement") setting forth the terms of the offering, the plan of distribution
of the Securities and additional information concerning the Company and its
business and the information concerning the Selling Shareholders has been or
will be so prepared and will be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities
Act on or before the second business day after the date hereof (or such earlier
time as may be required by the Securities Act). The prospectus dated May 14,
2003, the prospectus dated March 29, 2000 and the re-offer prospectus dated
March 19, 2004, collectively with the Prospectus Supplement dated November 4,
2004, in the form first used by the Underwriters to confirm sales of the
Securities, are called the "Prospectus;" provided, however, if the Company has,
with the consent of the Representative, elected to rely upon Rule 434 under the
Securities Act, the term "Prospectus" shall mean the Company's "prospectus
subject to completion" (as defined in Rule 434(g) under the Securities Act) last
provided to the Underwriters by the Company (a "preliminary prospectus") (such
preliminary prospectus is called the "Rule 434 preliminary prospectus").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any revised prospectus shall be provided to
the Underwriters by the Company for use in connection with the offering of the
Securities that differs from the prospectus referred to in the immediately
preceding sentence (whether or not such revised prospectus is required to be
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act), the
term
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"Prospectus" shall refer to such revised prospectus from and after the time it
is first provided to the Underwriters for such use. All references in this
Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement,
a preliminary prospectus, or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to
any of the foregoing, shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission
pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System
("EDGAR").
All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules
and other information which is "contained," "included," "set forth,"
"described," "disclosed" or "stated" (or words of similar import) in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like
import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and
schedules and other information which are or are deemed to be incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be;
and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the
filing of any document under the Exchange Act which is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as
the case may be.
(b) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Resale Registration
Statement was declared effective by the Commission on March 29, 2000, Reoffer
Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission on March 19,
2004 and the Issuer Registration Statement was declared effective by the
Commission on May 14, 2003. Any Rule 462(b) Registration Statements have been
declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act. The Securities
all have been duly registered under the Securities Act. The Company has complied
to the Commission's satisfaction with all requests of the Commission for
additional or supplemental information. No stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted
or are pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or
threatened by the Commission. The Company and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement meet the requirements and conditions for use of a registration
statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Company is eligible to use a
Form S-3 registration statement under the Securities Act pursuant to the
standards for that Form in effect immediately prior to October 21, 1992.
Each preliminary prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus (and each
document incorporated by reference therein) when filed complied or will comply
in all material respects with disclosure, form and other requirements of the
Securities Act and, if filed by electronic transmission pursuant to EDGAR
(except as may be permitted by Regulation S-T under the Securities Act), the
text thereof (excluding any pictures) was identical or will be identical to the
copy thereof delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offer
and sale of the Securities. Each of the Resale Registration Statement, the
Reoffer Registration Statement, the Issuer Registration Statement, any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (and each
document incorporated by reference into such registration statements or
post-effective amendment), at the time it became effective and at all subsequent
times up to and on the First Closing Date (as defined below) and on any Second
Closing Date (as defined below), complied and will comply in all material
respects with the disclosure, form and other requirements of the Securities Act
and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of
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a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus (and
each document incorporated by reference therein), as amended or supplemented, as
of its date and at all subsequent times up to and on the First Closing Date (as
defined below) and on any Second Closing Date (as defined below), complied and
will comply in all material respects with the disclosure, form and other
requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties set forth in
this paragraph do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration
Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or any post-effective
amendment thereto, or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto,
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any
Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by the Representative expressly
for use therein. There are no contracts or other documents required to be
described in the Prospectus or the Registration Statement or to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been described or filed as
required.
(c) Offering Materials Furnished to Underwriters. The Company has delivered
or will deliver to the Representative one complete manually signed copy of the
Registration Statement and of each consent and certificate of experts filed as a
part thereof and conformed copies of the Registration Statement (without
exhibits) and preliminary prospectuses and the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the Representative has
reasonably requested for each of the Underwriters.
(d) Distribution of Offering Material by the Company. The Company has not
distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Second Closing
Date (as defined below) and the completion of the Underwriters' distribution of
the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale
of the Securities other than a preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and the
Registration Statement or other materials permitted by the Securities Act.
(e) The Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company
and the Partnership, enforceable against the Company and the Partnership in
accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification hereunder may be
limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general
equitable principles.
(f) Authorization of the Securities. The Securities to be purchased by the
Underwriters were duly authorized for issuance and when the Primary Securities
have been delivered and paid for in accordance with this Agreement on the First
Closing Date (as defined below) or the Second Closing Date (as defined below),
as applicable, the Securities will have been validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and will have been offered and sold in compliance with all
applicable federal and state securities laws.
(g) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. There are no persons
with registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities
registered for sale under the Registration Statement or included in the offering
contemplated by this Agreement, other
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than the Selling Shareholders with respect to the Secondary Securities included
in the Registration Statement, except for such rights as have been satisfied
under this Agreement or have been duly waived.
(h) No Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given
in the Prospectus: (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any
development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse
change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business,
operations or prospects, whether or not arising from transactions in the
ordinary course of business, of the Company, the Partnership, and their
subsidiaries, considered as one entity (any such change is called a "Material
Adverse Change"); (ii) the Company, the Partnership and their subsidiaries,
considered as one entity, have not incurred any material liability or
obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of
business nor entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the
ordinary course of business; and (iii) there has been no dividend or
distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or the
Partnership or, except for dividends paid to the Company, the Partnership or
other subsidiaries, any of their subsidiaries on any class of capital stock or
repurchase or redemption by the Company, the Partnership or any of their
subsidiaries of any class of capital stock.
(i) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who have expressed their
opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this
Agreement includes the related notes thereto) and supporting schedules filed
with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the
Prospectus, are independent registered public accountants as required by the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(j) Preparation of the Financial Statements. The financial statements filed
with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the
Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and
its subsidiaries as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods specified. The supporting schedules
included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required
to be stated therein. Such financial statements and supporting schedules comply
as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Exchange Act and
the Securities Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles as applied in the United States applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the
related notes thereto. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are
required to be included in the Registration Statement. The financial data
contained in the Prospectus fairly present the information set forth therein on
a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained in
the Registration Statement. Any non-GAAP financial measures, as defined under
Regulation G under the Securities Act, included in the Prospectus are permitted
for use in documents filed with the Commission.
(k) Organization and Good Standing of the Company, the Partnership and their
Subsidiaries. Each of the Company, the Partnership, and their subsidiaries has
been duly incorporated, formed or organized, as the case may be, and is validly
existing as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other legal
entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation,
organization or formation and has full corporate or other power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described
in
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the Prospectus and, in the case of the Company and the Partnership, to enter
into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. Each of the
Company and each subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other
legal entity to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions
where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. All of
the issued and outstanding capital stock, membership interests, partnership
interests or similar equity interests of each subsidiary have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and the equity
interests in each subsidiary which are owned by the Company, directly or through
subsidiaries, are free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge,
lien, encumbrance or claim. The Company does not own or control, directly or
indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the
subsidiaries listed on Schedule C attached hereto. There are no subsidiaries,
except for the Partnership, of the Company that meet the definition of
"significant subsidiaries" under Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
(l) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters. The authorized, issued
and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as contained in the Prospectus
(other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit plans
described in the Prospectus or upon exercise of outstanding options described in
the Prospectus). The Common Shares (including the Securities) conform in all
material respects to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus. All of
the issued and outstanding Common Shares (including the Common Shares owned by
the Selling Shareholders) have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully paid and nonassessable and have been offered, sold and issued in
compliance with federal and state securities laws. All of the issued and
outstanding units of limited partnership interest in the Partnership (the "OP
Units") have been duly authorized by the Partnership. None of the outstanding
Common Shares were issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first
refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the
Company and the holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
are not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the Securities.
There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, preemptive rights,
rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital
stock or ownership interests in the Company or any of its subsidiaries other
than those accurately described in the Prospectus. The description of the
Company's stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and
the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in the Prospectus
accurately and fairly presents the information required to be shown with respect
to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.
(m) Stock Exchange Listing. On the First Closing Date and the Second Closing
Date, the Securities will be duly listed and admitted and authorized for trading
on the New York Stock Exchange.
(n) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or
Approvals Required. Neither the Company, the Partnership nor any of their
subsidiaries is in violation of its respective charter, declaration of trust,
by-laws, certificate of formation, partnership agreement, operating agreement or
similar documents or is in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of
time, would be in default) ("Default") under any indenture, mortgage, loan or
credit
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agreement, note, contract, franchise, lease or other agreement, obligation,
condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company, the Partnership or any
of their subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or
to which any of the property or assets of the Company, the Partnership or any of
their subsidiaries is subject (each, an "Existing Instrument"), except for such
Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change. The Company's and the Partnership's execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and by the Prospectus (i) will not result in any violation of the
provisions of the respective charter, declaration of trust, by-laws, certificate
of formation, partnership agreement, operating agreement or similar documents of
the Company, the Partnership or any subsidiary, (ii) will not conflict with or
constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as
defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien,
charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company, the
Partnership or any of their subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of
any other party to, any Existing Instrument, except for such conflicts,
breaches, Defaults, Debt Repayment Triggering Events (as defined below), liens,
charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result
in a Material Adverse Change and (iii) will not result in any violation of any
law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree, administrative
regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company, the
Partnership or any subsidiary or any of its or their property. No consent,
approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any
court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for
the Company or the Partnership's execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Prospectus, except such as have been obtained or made by the Company and the
Partnership and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act,
applicable state securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection
with the purchase and distribution of Securities in the manner contemplated
hereby and in the Prospectus. As used herein, a "Debt Repayment Triggering
Event" means any event or condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or
lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of
indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder's behalf) the right to require
the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness
by the Company, the Partnership or any of its subsidiaries.
(o) No Material Actions or Proceedings. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental actions, suits, investigations or
proceedings pending or, to the best of the Company's or the Partnership's
knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Company, the Partnership or
any of their subsidiaries, (ii) which has as the subject thereof any officer or
trustee of, or property owned or leased by, the Company, the Partnership or any
of their subsidiaries or (iii) relating to environmental or discrimination
matters, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company, the
Partnership or any of their subsidiaries exists or, to the best of the Company's
and the Partnership's knowledge, is threatened or imminent and the Company and
Partnership is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the
employees at any of its or its subsidiaries' principal suppliers, contractors or
customers that could result in a Material Adverse Change.
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(p) Intellectual Property Rights. The Company, the Partnership and their
subsidiaries own or possess sufficient trademarks, trade names, patent rights,
copyrights, domain names, licenses, approvals, trade secrets and other similar
rights (collectively, "Intellectual Property Rights") reasonably necessary to
conduct their businesses as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted in the
Prospectus, and the expected expiration of any of such Intellectual Property
Rights would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company, the
Partnership, nor any of their subsidiaries has received any notice of
infringement or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others,
which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would
result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company and the Partnership are not
parties to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the
Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to
be set forth in the Prospectus and are not described in all material respects.
None of the technology employed by the Company or the Partnership has been
obtained or is being used by the Company or the Partnership in violation of any
contractual obligation binding on the Company, the Partnership or, to the
Company or Partnership's knowledge, any of their officers, trustees or employees
or is otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons, except for violations
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change.
(q) All Necessary Permits, etc. The Company, the Partnership and each
subsidiary possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations, licenses
or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory
agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except
where the failure to possess such certificate, authorizations or permits would
not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change, and
neither the Company, the Partnership nor any subsidiary has received any notice
of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance
with, any such certificate, authorization, license or permit which, singly or in
the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
could result in a Material Adverse Change.
(r) Title to Properties. Each of the Company, the Partnership and each of
their subsidiaries owns or leases all such properties as are necessary to the
conduct of their respective operations as presently conducted. The Company, the
Partnership and each of their subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all
the properties and assets reflected as owned in the Company's consolidated
financial statements (and schedules thereto) or elsewhere in the Prospectus, in
each case free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens,
encumbrances, equities, claims and other defects, except where the existence of
any security interest, mortgage, lien, encumbrance, equity, claim or other
defect would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held
under lease by the Company, the Partnership or any subsidiary are held under
valid and enforceable leases, except where the invalidity or unenforceability of
any leases would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change.
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(s) Tax Law Compliance. The Company, the Partnership and their subsidiaries
have filed all necessary federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise
tax returns or have properly requested extensions thereof and have paid all
taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any related or
similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them except as may be
being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. To the knowledge
of the Company, there is no tax deficiency likely to be asserted against the
Company, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries. All tax liabilities, if
any, of the Company, the Partnership and their subsidiaries are adequately
provided for on the respective books of the entities.
(t) Qualification as a Real Estate Investment Trust. The Company has met the
requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust
("REIT") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), as of
the close of every taxable year during the Company's existence, and the
Company's current and proposed method of operation will enable it to continue to
meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment
trust for federal income tax purposes.
(u) Partnership Qualification. Each of the Partnership and any subsidiary
limited liability company or partnership is qualified as a partnership or a
disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes and not as an association
taxable as a corporation or as a publicly traded partnership.
(v) Company Not an "Investment Company." Each of the Company and the
Partnership are not, and after the sale of the Securities will not be, an
"investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company" within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment
Company Act") and will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not
become subject to the Investment Company Act.
(w) Insurance. Each of the Company, the Partnership and their subsidiaries
are insured by recognized, financially sound and reputable institutions with
policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as
are prudent and customary for their respective businesses including, but not
limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the
Company, the Partnership and their subsidiaries against theft, damage,
destruction, acts of vandalism and all other risks customarily insured against.
All such policies of insurance are in full force and effect. There are no claims
by the Company, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries under any such
policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or
defending under a reservation of rights clause, except where such denial or
defense would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material
Adverse Change. Neither the Company, the Partnership nor any subsidiary has been
refused insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company, the
Partnership nor any subsidiary has reason to believe that it or any subsidiary
will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such
policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions
as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and
at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
(x) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. The Company and the Partnership
have not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to
or that might be reasonably
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expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise,
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate resale of the Securities. The Company acknowledges that the
Underwriters may engage in passive market making transactions in the Securities
in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
(y) Exchange Act Compliance. The documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter
are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects
with the disclosure, form and other requirements of the Exchange Act, and, when
read together with the other information in the Prospectus, at the time the
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto become effective and at the
First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(z) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Neither the Company, the
Partnership nor any of their subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company
or the Partnership, any trustee, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the
Company, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries is aware of or has taken
any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation of such
persons of the FCPA, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or
any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of
an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money,
or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of
anything of value to any "foreign official" (as such term is defined in the
FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for
foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company, the
Partnership, their subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company and the
Partnership, their affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with
the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to
ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued
compliance therewith. "FCPA" means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(aa) Company's Accounting System. The Company has implemented controls and
other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time
periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms and is accumulated and
communicated to the Company's executive management as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company makes and keeps
books, records, and accounts, which accurately and fairly reflect in reasonable
detail the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company. The
Company, the Partnership and each of their subsidiaries maintain a system of
internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles as applied in the United States and to maintain
accountability for assets; (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 existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
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(bb) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as (x) otherwise described
in the Prospectus or (y) would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in
a Material Adverse Change (i) neither the Company, the Partnership, nor any of
their subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law
or regulation relating to pollution or protection of human health or the
environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including without
limitation, laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic
substances, hazardous substances, petroleum and petroleum products
(collectively, "Materials of Environmental Concern"), or otherwise relating to
the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (collectively,
"Environmental Laws"), which violation includes, but is not limited to,
noncompliance with any permits or other governmental authorizations required for
the operation of the business of the Company, the Partnership or their
subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, or noncompliance with the
terms and conditions thereof, nor has the Company, the Partnership or any of
their subsidiaries received any written communication, whether from a
governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that
the Company, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries is in violation of any
Environmental Law; (ii) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed with
a court or governmental authority, no investigation with respect to which the
Company or the Partnership has received written notice, and no written notice by
any person or entity alleging potential liability for investigatory costs,
cleanup costs, governmental responses costs, natural resources damages, property
damages, personal injuries, attorneys' fees or penalties arising out of, based
on or resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any
Materials of Environmental Concern at any location owned, leased or operated by
the Company, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries, now or in the past
(collectively, "Environmental Claims"), pending or, to the best of the Company's
and the Partnership's knowledge, threatened against the Company, the Partnership
or any of their subsidiaries or any person or entity whose liability for any
Environmental Claim the Company, the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries
has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law; and (iii)
to the Company's and the Partnership's knowledge, there are no past or present
actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including,
without limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence or disposal of
any Materials of Environmental Concern, that reasonably could result in a
violation of any Environmental Law or form the basis of a potential
Environmental Claim against the Company, the Partnership or any of their
subsidiaries or against any person or entity whose liability for any
Environmental Claim the Company, the Partnership, or any of their subsidiaries
has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law. Except as
set forth in the Prospectus, neither the Company, the Partnership nor any
subsidiary has been named as a "potentially responsible party" under the
Comprehensive Environmental Responses Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended.
(cc) Periodic Review of Costs of Environmental Compliance. In the ordinary
course of its business, the Company and the Partnership conduct a periodic
review of the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and
properties of the Company, the Partnership and their 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
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parties). On the basis of such review and the amount of its established
reserves, the Company and the Partnership have reasonably concluded that such
associated costs and liabilities would not, individually or in the aggregate,
result in a Material Adverse Change.
(dd) ERISA Compliance. The Company, the Partnership and their subsidiaries
and any "employee benefit plan" (as defined under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published
interpretations thereunder (collectively, "ERISA")) established or maintained by
the Company, the Partnership and their subsidiaries or their "ERISA Affiliates"
(as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with ERISA. "ERISA
Affiliate" means, with respect to the Company, the Partnership or a subsidiary,
any member of any group of organizations described in Sections 414(b), (c), (m)
or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and
published interpretations thereunder (the "Code"), of which the Company, the
Partnership or such subsidiary is a member. No "reportable event" (as defined
under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any
"employee benefit plan" established or maintained by the Company, the
Partnership, their subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates. No "employee
benefit plan" established or maintained by the Company, the Partnership, their
subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, if such "employee benefit plan"
were terminated, would have any "amount of unfunded benefit liabilities" (as
defined under ERISA). Neither the Company, the Partnership, their subsidiaries
nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur
any liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or
withdrawal from, any "employee benefit plan" or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or
4980B of the Code. Each "employee benefit plan" established or maintained by the
Company, the Partnership, their subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates
that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so
qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which
would cause the loss of such qualification.
(ee) Brokers. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there is no broker,
finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the Company, the
Partnership or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Partnership, the Selling
Shareholders, any brokerage or finder's fee or other fee or commission as a
result of any transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ff) No Outstanding Loans or Other Indebtedness. There are no outstanding
loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary
course of business) or guarantees or indebtedness by the Company, the
Partnership or any of their subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of the
officers or trustees of the Company or any of their family members, except as
disclosed in the Prospectus.
(gg) Compliance with Laws. The Company and the Partnership have not been
advised, and have no reason to believe, that they and each of their subsidiaries
are not conducting business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting business, except
where failure to be so in compliance would not result in a Material Adverse
Change.
(hh) Transfer Taxes. 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
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connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the transfer by
the Company or the Selling Shareholders of the related Securities.
(ii) Dividends and Loans. 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.
(jj) Sarbanes-Oxley; NYSE Listing Standards. There is and has been no
failure on the part of the Company and any of the Company's trustees or
officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in
connection therewith (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act"), including Section 402 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 thereof related to
certifications. The Company is in compliance with the current listing standards
of the New York Stock Exchange.
(kk) Recordkeeping and Reporting. The operations of the Company, the
Partnership and their subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in
compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of
the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the
money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations
thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued,
administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the "Money
Laundering Laws") and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or
governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company,
the Partnership or any of their subsidiaries with respect to the Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company or the
Partnership threatened.
(ll) Treasury Department Sanctions. Neither the Company, the Partnership nor
any of their subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, the Partnership,
any trustee, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or Partnership
or any of their subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury
Department.
(mm) Partnership Agreement. The limited partnership agreement of the
Partnership, including any amendments thereto, has been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, to the best knowledge of
the Company, all the partners of the Partnership and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of equity.
B. Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling
Shareholder severally, and not jointly, represents, warrants and covenants to
each Underwriter as follows:
(a) The Underwriting Agreement; Custody Agreement; Power of Attorney. This
Agreement, that certain custody agreement (the "Custody Agreement"), dated
November 4, 2004, between
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the Company, as custodian (the "Custodian"), and such Selling Shareholder, as
applicable, and that certain power of attorney (the "Power of Attorney"), dated
November 4, 2004, executed by such Selling Shareholder appointing such person
indicated in the Schedule D hereto as such Selling Shareholder's
attorney-in-fact (the "Attorney-in-Fact") have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder and are valid and
binding agreements of such Selling Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, except as rights to indemnification or contribution
hereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof
or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of
creditors or by general equitable principles.
(b) Title to Secondary Securities to be Sold; All Authorizations Obtained.
On the First Closing Date (as defined below) and the Second Closing Date (as
defined below), such Selling Shareholder will have good and marketable title to
all of the Secondary Securities which may be sold by such Selling Shareholder
pursuant to this Agreement on such date free and clear of all security
interests, claims, liens, equities or other encumbrances and the legal right and
power (other than as provided for in the Custody Agreement), and all
authorizations and approvals required by law and under its organizational
documents, if applicable, to enter into this Agreement, the Custody Agreement
and the Power of Attorney, to sell, transfer and deliver all of the Secondary
Securities which may be sold by such Selling Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement and to comply with its other obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(c) Delivery of the Secondary Securities to be Sold. Upon payment for the
Secondary Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder as provided herein,
delivery of such Secondary Securities, as directed by the Underwriters, to Cede
& Co. ("Cede") or such other nominee as may be designated by Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"), registration of such Secondary Securities in the name of Cede
or such other nominee and on the Company's share registry in accordance with the
Company's Declaration of Trust, By-laws and applicable law and as required by
Section 8-401 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New
York (the "UCC") and an indication from DTC by book entry that in the case of
each Underwriter, the Secondary Securities being purchased by or on behalf of
such Underwriter have been credited to "securities accounts" (as defined in
Section 8-501 of the UCC) of such Underwriter with DTC (assuming that neither
DTC nor any such Underwriter has notice of any adverse claim (as such phrase is
defined in Section 8-105 of the UCC) to such Secondary Securities), (i) DTC
shall be a "protected purchaser" of such Secondary Securities within the meaning
of Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC"), and (ii) under Section
8-501 of the UCC, each Underwriter will acquire a valid "security entitlement"
(as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) to the Secondary Securities being so
purchased by or on behalf of such Underwriter, and, to the extent governed by
the UCC, no action based on any "adverse claim" (as defined in Section 8-102 of
the UCC) (a "UCC Adverse Claim") to such Secondary Securities (or security
entitlement with respect thereto) may properly be asserted against such
Underwriter with respect to such security entitlement; it being understood that
for the purpose of this representation and warranty, such Selling Shareholder
may assume that when such payment, delivery, registration and crediting occur,
(x) Cede or such other nominee is not a "securities intermediary" (as defined in
Section 8-102 of the UCC), (y) registration of such Secondary Securities in the
name of Cede or another nominee designated by DTC is effective to register
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such Secondary Securities in the name of DTC for purposes of Section 8-106(b)(2)
of the UCC, and (z) DTC is a "clearing corporation" (as defined in Section 8-102
of the UCC).
(d) Non-Contravention; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. The
execution and delivery by such Selling Shareholder of, and the performance by
such Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Custody
Agreement or the Power of Attorney will not contravene or conflict with, result
in a breach of, or constitute a Default under, or require the consent of any
other party to, the organizational documents of such Selling Shareholder or any
other agreement or instrument to which such Selling Shareholder is a party or by
which it is bound or under which it is entitled to any right or benefit, any
provision of applicable law or any judgment, order, decree or regulation
applicable to such Selling Shareholder of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over
such Selling Shareholder. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of,
or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental authority or
agency, is required for the consummation by such Selling Shareholder of the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power
of Attorney, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and
effect under the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws
and from the NASD.
(e) No Registration or Other Similar Rights. Such Selling Shareholder does
not have any registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt
securities registered for sale by the Company under the Registration Statement
or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except rights that
are waived for purposes of this offering or satisfied by this offering.
(f) No Further Consents, etc. No consent, approval or waiver is required
under any instrument or agreement to which such Selling Shareholder is a party
or by which it is bound or under which it is entitled to any right or benefit,
in connection with the offering, sale or purchase by the Underwriters of any of
the Secondary Securities which may be sold by such Selling Shareholder under
this Agreement or the consummation by such Selling Shareholder of any of the
other transactions contemplated hereunder or under the Custody Agreement or the
Power of Attorney.
(g) Disclosure Made by Such Selling Shareholder in the Prospectus. All
information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder in writing
expressly for use in the Registration Statement and Prospectus is, and on the
First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date will be, true, correct, and
complete in all material respects, and does not, and on the First Closing Date
and the Second Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make such information not
misleading. Such Selling Shareholder confirms as accurate the number of shares
of the Secondary Securities set forth opposite such Selling Shareholder's name
in the Prospectus under the caption titled "Selling Shareholders" (both prior to
and after giving effect to the sale of the Secondary Securities).
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(h) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation. Such Selling Shareholder has not
taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation
of the price of the Secondary Securities to facilitate the sale or resale of the
Secondary Securities.
(i) Registration Statement and Prospectus. Such Selling Shareholder is not
prompted to sell the Secondary Securities by any material information concerning
the Company of which such Selling Shareholder is aware and which is not set
forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Any certificate signed
by or on behalf of such Selling Shareholder and delivered to the Representative
or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty by such Selling Shareholder to each Underwriter as to the matters
covered thereby. Such Selling Shareholder acknowledges that the Underwriters
and, for purposes of the opinion to be delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof,
counsel to the Company and counsel to the Underwriters, will rely upon the
accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents
to such reliance.
(j) Certificates Representing Secondary Securities. The certificates of the
Common Shares in negotiable form, together, representing all of the Secondary
Securities to be sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder have been (i) made
subject to a Power of Attorney, in the form heretofore furnished to you, or (ii)
placed in custody under the Custody Agreement, in the form heretofore furnished
to you, and under the Power of Attorney, in the form heretofore furnished to
you, the Attorney-in-Fact has been granted authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement on behalf of such Selling Shareholder, to determine the purchase price
to be paid by the Underwriters to the Selling Shareholders as provided in
Section 2 hereof, to authorize the delivery of the Secondary Securities to be
sold by such Selling Shareholder hereunder and otherwise to act on behalf of
such Selling Shareholder in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney.
(k) Interest in Shares. The Secondary Securities represented by the
certificates held in custody for such Selling Shareholder under the Custody
Agreement and Power of Attorney are subject to the interests of the Underwriters
hereunder; the appointment by such Selling Shareholder of the Attorney-in-Fact
by the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney is irrevocable to the extent
set forth in the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney; the obligations of
such Selling Shareholder hereunder shall not be terminated by operation of law,
whether by the death or incapacity of any individual Selling Shareholder or, in
the case of an estate or trust, by the death or incapacity of any executor or
trustee or the termination of such estate or trust, or in the case of a
partnership, limited liability company or corporation, by the dissolution of
such partnership, limited liability company or corporation, or by the occurrence
of any other event; if any individual Selling Shareholder or any such executor
or trustee should die or become incapacitated, or if any such estate or trust
should be terminated, or if any such partnership, limited liability company or
corporation should be dissolved, or if any other such event should occur, before
the delivery of the certificates representing the Secondary Securities shall be
delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholders in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Custody Agreement and the Power
of Attorney; and actions taken by the Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to any Custody
Agreement and Power of Attorney shall be as valid as if such death, incapacity,
termination, dissolution or other event had not occurred,
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regardless of whether or not the Custodian, the Attorney-in-Fact, or any of
them, shall have received notice of such death, incapacity, termination,
dissolution or other event.
SECTION 2. PURCHASE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF THE SECURITIES
(a) The Securities. Upon the terms herein set forth, the Company agrees to
sell to the several Underwriters an aggregate of 1,890,000 Primary Securities
and the Selling Shareholders agree to sell to the several Underwriters an
aggregate of 1,110,000 Secondary Securities, each Selling Shareholder selling
the number of Secondary Securities set forth opposite such Selling Shareholder's
name on Schedule B. On the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions
herein set forth, the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase
from the Company and the Selling Shareholders the respective number of Firm
Securities set forth opposite their names on Schedule B. The purchase price per
Common Share to be paid by the several Underwriters to the Company and the
Selling Shareholders shall be $15.08 per share.
(b) The First Closing Date. Delivery of certificates for the Securities to
be purchased by the Underwriters and payment therefor shall be made at the
offices of the Representative, 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013
(or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representative)
at 9:00 a.m. New York time, on November 10, 2004, or such other time and date
not later than 12:30 p.m. New York time, on December 3, 2004, as the
Representative shall designate by written notice to the Company (the time and
date of such closing are called the "First Closing Date"). The Company and the
Selling Shareholders hereby acknowledge that circumstances under which the
Representative may provide notice to postpone the First Closing Date as
originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to, any determination by
the Company, the Selling Shareholders or the Representative to recirculate to
the public copies of an amended or supplemented Prospectus or a delay as
contemplated by the provisions of Section 9 hereof.
(c) The Optional Securities; the Second Closing Date. In addition, on the
basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and
upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Company and
Yale hereby grant an option to the several Underwriters to purchase, severally
and not jointly, up to an aggregate of 450,000 Optional Securities from the
Company at the purchase price per share to be paid by the Underwriters for the
Firm Securities. The option granted hereunder is for use by the Underwriters
solely in covering any over-allotments in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Firm Securities. The option granted hereunder may be
exercised at any time, from time to time, upon written notice by the
Representative to the Company and Yale, which notices may be given at any time
within 30 days from the date of this Agreement. Such notice shall set forth (i)
the aggregate number of Optional Securities as to which the Underwriters are
exercising the option, (ii) the names and denominations in which the
certificates for the Optional Securities are to be registered and (iii) the
time, date and place at which such certificates will be delivered (which time
and date may be simultaneous with, but not earlier than, the First Closing Date;
and in such case the term "First Closing Date" shall refer to the time and date
of delivery of certificates for the Firm Securities and the Optional
Securities). Such time and date of delivery, if subsequent to the First Closing
Date, is called the "Second Closing Date" and shall be determined by the
Representative and shall not be earlier than three (3) nor later than five (5)
full Business Days (any day, other
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than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York, on which
banks are open for business in New York City) after delivery of such notice of
exercise. If any Optional Securities are to be purchased, (a) each Underwriter
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Optional Securities
(subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the
Representative may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number
of Optional Securities to be purchased as the number of Firm Securities set
forth on Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total
number of Firm Securities and (b) each Selling Shareholder, as applicable,
agrees, severally and not jointly, to sell the number of Optional Securities
(subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the
Representative may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number
of Optional Securities to be sold as the number of Optional Securities set forth
in Schedule B opposite the name of such Selling Stockholder bears to the total
number of Optional Securities. The Representative may cancel the option at any
time prior to its expiration by giving written notice of such cancellation to
the Company and Yale.
(d) Public Offering of the Securities. The Representative hereby advises the
Company and the Selling Shareholders that the Underwriters intend to offer for
sale to the public, as described in the Prospectus, their respective portions of
the Securities as soon after this Agreement has been executed as the
Representative, in their sole judgment, has determined is advisable and
practicable.
(e) Payment for the Securities. Payment for the Securities to be sold by the
Company and the Selling Shareholders shall be made at the First Closing Date
(and, if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase Optional Securities,
at the Second Closing Date) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the Company, acting on its own behalf and as custodian for each of the Selling
Shareholders under the respective Custody Agreements, according to instructions
previously provided by the Company to the Representative.
It is understood that the Representative has been authorized, for its
own account and the accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of
and receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Firm Securities
and any Optional Securities the Underwriters have agreed to purchase. The
Representative, individually and not as the Representative of the Underwriters,
may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment for any Securities to be
purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by the
Representative by the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case
may be, for the account of such Underwriter, but any such payment shall not
relieve such Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement.
The Company and each Selling Shareholder hereby agree that each will
pay all stock transfer taxes, stamp duties and other similar taxes, if any,
payable upon the sale or delivery of the Securities to be sold by the respective
party to the several Underwriters, or otherwise in connection with the
performance of the respective party's obligations hereunder.
(f) Delivery of the Securities. On the First Closing Date, the Company and
the Selling Shareholders shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, a credit
representing the Primary Securities and the Secondary Securities, respectively,
to an account or accounts at The Depository Trust Company as designated by the
Representative for the accounts of the several Underwriters,
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against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available
funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. On the Second Closing Date,
the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, a credit representing the
Optional Securities to an account or accounts at The Depository Trust Company as
designated by the Representative for the accounts of the several Underwriters,
against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available
funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. Time shall be of the
essence, and delivery on the date and at the place specified in this Agreement
is a further condition to the obligations of the Underwriters.
(g) Delivery of Prospectus to the Underwriters. Not later than 12:00 p.m. on
the second business day following the date the Firm Securities are first
released by the Underwriters for sale to the public, the Company shall deliver
or cause to be delivered, copies of the Prospectus in such quantities and at
such places as the Representative shall reasonably request.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
A. Covenants of the Company. The Company further covenants and agrees
with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Representative's Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements. During
such period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the later of the First
Closing Date or such date, as in the reasonable and good faith opinion of
counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by the
Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or
dealer (the "Prospectus Delivery Period"), prior to amending or supplementing
the Registration Statement (including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement) or
the Prospectus (including any amendment or supplement through incorporation by
reference of any report filed under the Exchange Act), the Company shall furnish
to the Representative for review a copy of each such proposed amendment or
supplement, and the Company shall not file any such proposed amendment or
supplement to which the Representative reasonably objects in writing.
(b) Securities Act Compliance. During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the
Company shall promptly advise the Representative in writing (i) of the receipt
of any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from,
the Commission, (ii) of the time and date of any filing of any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to any
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, (iii) of the time and date that any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective and
(iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus, or of any proceedings to remove, suspend or
terminate from listing or quotation the Common Shares from any securities
exchange upon which it is listed for trading or included or designated for
quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any proceedings for any of
such purposes. If the Commission shall enter any such stop order at any time,
the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting of
such order at the earliest possible moment. Additionally, the Company agrees
that it shall comply with the provisions of Rules 424(b), 430A and 434, as
applicable, under the Securities Act and will use its reasonable efforts to
confirm that any filings made by the Company under such Rule 424(b) were
received in a timely manner by the Commission.
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(c) Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus and Other Securities Act
Matters. If, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event shall occur or
condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading,
or if in the opinion of the Representative or counsel for the Underwriters it is
otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law,
the Company agrees to promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(A)(a) hereof), file
with the Commission and furnish at its own expense to the Underwriters,
amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or
so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with law.
(d) Copies of any Amendments and Supplements to the Prospectus. The Company
agrees to furnish the Representative, without charge, during the Prospectus
Delivery Period, as many copies of the Prospectus and any amendments and
supplements thereto (including any documents incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference therein) as the Representative may reasonably request.
(e) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company shall cooperate with the Representative
and counsel for the Underwriters to qualify or register the Securities for sale
under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or
blue sky laws of those jurisdictions designated by the Representative, shall
comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and
exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities.
The Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take
any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to
taxation as a foreign corporation. The Company will advise the Representative
promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such
exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any
jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose,
and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification,
registration or exemption, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.
(f) [Intentionally Omitted].
(g) Transfer Agent. The Company shall maintain, at its expense, a registrar
and transfer agent for the Common Shares.
(h) Earnings Statement. As soon as practicable, the Company will make
generally available to its security holders and to the Representative an
earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 under
the Securities Act.
(i) Periodic Reporting Obligations. During the Prospectus Delivery Period,
the Company shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the New York
Stock Exchange all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange
Act.
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(j) Company to Provide Interim Financial Statements. Prior to the Closing
Date, the Company will furnish the Underwriters, as soon as they have been
prepared by or are available to the Company, a copy of any unaudited interim
financial statements of the Company for any period subsequent to the period
covered by the most recent financial statements appearing in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus.
(k) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities. During the period
commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 60th day following the date of
the Prospectus, neither the Company nor the Partnership will, without the prior
written consent of the Representative (which consent may be withheld at the sole
discretion of the Representative), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract
or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open "put
equivalent position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act,
or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any
registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any Common Shares
or OP Units, options or warrants to acquire Common Shares or OP Units or other
securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Common Shares
(other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Securities);
provided, however, that the Company or the Partnership may issue Common Shares
or OP Units or options to purchase Common Shares or OP Units, or the Common
Shares or OP Units upon exercise of options, (A) pursuant to any stock option,
stock bonus or other stock plan or arrangement described in the Prospectus or
(B) in connection with any acquisitions, joint ventures or similar arrangements
entered into in the normal course of the Company's or the Partnership's
operations, so long as the recipients of any such securities agree not to sell
or transfer such securities in a public market transaction during the lock-up
period.
(l) Future Reports to the Representative. To the extent unavailable on an
open-access public filing retrieval system, during the period of two (2) years
hereafter the Company will furnish to the Representative at 388 Greenwich
Street, New York, NY 10013: (i) as soon as practicable after the end of each
fiscal year, copies of the Annual Report of the Company containing the balance
sheet of the Company as of the close of such fiscal year and statements of
income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended and the
opinion thereon of the Company's independent public or certified public
accountants; (ii) as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, copies of
each proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
Current Report on Form 8-K or other report filed by the Company with the
Commission, the NASD or any securities exchange; and (iii) as soon as available,
copies of any report or communication of the Company mailed generally to holders
of its capital stock.
(m) No Manipulation of Price. The Company will not take, directly or
indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted
or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation
of the price of any securities of the Company.
The Representative, on behalf of the several Underwriters, may, in its
sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Company of any one or
more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their performance.
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B. Covenants of the Selling Shareholders. Each Selling Shareholder,
individually and not jointly, further covenants and agrees with each
Underwriter:
(a) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities. Such Selling
Shareholder will not, without the prior written consent of the Representative
(which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly,
sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell (including, without
limitation, any short sale), pledge, transfer, establish an open "put equivalent
position" within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or
otherwise dispose of any Common Shares, options or warrants to acquire Common
Shares, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Common
Shares currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by the undersigned, or publicly announce
the undersigned's intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing
on the date hereof and continuing through the close of trading on the date 90
days after the date of the Prospectus; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall prohibit (i) transfers to an Affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act) of such Selling Shareholder that agrees in writing to be bound
by the foregoing restrictions or (ii) the exercise by Bernstein of outstanding
stock options held by Bernstein, provided the Securities received by Bernstein
upon any such exercise shall be subject to this Section. Any such transfer shall
not release such Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Delivery of Form W-9. To deliver to the Representative prior to the
First Closing Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury
Department Form W-9.
C. Waiver. The Representative, on behalf of the several Underwriters, may,
in its sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Company or any
Selling Shareholder of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or extend the
time for their performance.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES
The Company and the Selling Shareholders, on a pro rata basis, agree to
pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of
their obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, without limitation, (i) all expenses incident to the
issuance, delivery and listing of the Securities (including all printing and
engraving costs) as contemplated hereunder, (ii) all fees and expenses of the
registrar and transfer agent of the Common Shares, (iii) all necessary issue,
transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale by the
Company of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) all fees and expenses of the
Company's counsel, independent registered public accountants and other advisors,
(v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation,
printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement
(including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates
of experts), each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments
and supplements thereto, and this Agreement, (vi) all filing fees, attorneys'
fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Underwriters in connection with
qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or
registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the
state securities or blue sky laws, and, if requested by the Representative,
preparing and printing a "Blue Sky Survey" or memorandum, and any supplements
thereto, advising the Underwriters of such qualifications, registrations and
exemptions, (vii) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel for
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the Underwriters in connection with, the NASD's review and approval of the
Underwriters' participation in the offering and distribution of the Securities,
and (viii) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Item 14 of Part II
of the Registration Statement, to the extent not already paid. Each Selling
Shareholder agrees to pay all fees and expenses of its counsel incurred in
connection with the performance of such Selling Shareholder's obligations
hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as
provided in this Section 4, Section 6, Section 8 and Section 10 hereof, the
Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements
of their counsel.
Each Selling Shareholder further agrees with each Underwriter to pay
(directly or by reimbursement) all taxes incident to the sale and delivery of
the Secondary Securities to be sold to the Underwriters hereunder.
This Section 4 shall not affect or modify any separate, valid agreement
relating to the allocation of payment of expenses between the Company, on the
one hand, and the Selling Shareholder, on the other hand.
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNDERWRITERS
The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the
Securities as provided herein on the First Closing Date and, with respect to the
Optional Securities, the Second Closing Date, shall be subject to the accuracy
of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company, the
Partnership and the Selling Shareholders set forth herein, respectively, as of
the date hereof and as of the First Closing Date as though then made and, with
respect to the Optional Securities, as of the Second Closing Date as though then
made, to the performance by the Company and the Selling Shareholders of their
respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the
following additional conditions:
(a) Accountants' Comfort Letter. On the date hereof, the Representative
shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accountants for the Company, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the
Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Representative, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily
included in accountant's "comfort letters" to underwriters, delivered according
to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with
respect to the audited and unaudited financial statements, if any, and certain
financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
(b) Compliance with Registration Requirements; No Stop Order; No Objection
from NASD. For the period from and after effectiveness of this Agreement and
prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Securities,
the Second Closing Date:
(i) the Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission
(including the information required by Rule 430A under the Securities Act)
in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act; or the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment
to the Registration Statement containing the information required by such
Rule 430A, and such post-effective amendment shall have become effective;
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(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement, shall be in effect and no
proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened by the Commission; and
(iii) the NASD shall have raised no objection to the fairness and
reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.
(c) No Material Adverse Change. For the period from and after the date of
this Agreement and to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional
Securities, the Second Closing Date, in the judgment of the Representative there
shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change.
(d) Opinions of Counsel for the Company and Partnership. On each of the
First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall
have received (i) the favorable opinion of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of such First Closing Date, and the
Second Closing Date, if any, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-1
and (ii) the favorable opinion of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe L.L.P., Maryland
counsel to the Company, dated as of such First Closing Date and the Second
Closing Date, if any, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-2, and
which shall expressly state that the counsel for the Representative may rely on
such opinion as to matters of Maryland law.
(e) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters. On each of the First Closing
Date and the Second Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received
the favorable opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP, counsel for the Underwriters,
dated as of such First Closing Date and Second Closing Date, if any, with
respect to the matters customarily addressed in such transactions.
(f) Officers' Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second
Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received a written
certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief
Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, dated as of such
Closing Date, confirming that they have reviewed the Registration Statement and
Prospectus and to the effect set forth in subsections (b)(ii) of this Section 5
and further to the effect that:
(i) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and
prior to such Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse
Change;
(ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company
set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement are true and correct with the same
force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such Closing Date;
(iii)the Company has complied with all the agreements hereunder and
satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date; and
(iv) such other matters as may be reasonably requested.
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(g) Bring-Down Comfort Letter. On each of the First Closing Date and the
Second Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received from Ernst &
Young LLP, independent registered public accountants for the Company, a letter
dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, to
the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by
them pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 5, except that the specified
date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more
than three business days prior to the First Closing Date or Second Closing Date,
as the case may be.
(h) Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Shareholders. On each of the First
Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have
received the favorable opinion of each of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, each being a counsel for one or more Selling
Shareholders, dated as of such First or Second Closing Date, substantially in
the form attached as Exhibit B.
(i) Selling Shareholders' Certificate. On each of the First Closing Date and
the Second Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall receive a written
certificate executed by each Selling Shareholder, dated as of such First or
Second Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) the representations, warranties and covenants of such Selling
Shareholder set forth in this Agreement are true and correct with the same
force and effect as though expressly made by such Selling Shareholder as of
such Closing Date;
(ii) such Selling Shareholder has complied with all the agreements
and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at
or prior to such First or Second Closing Date; and
(iii) such other matters as may be reasonably requested.
(j) Selling Shareholders' Documents. On the date hereof, the Company and the
Selling Shareholders shall have furnished for review by the Representative such
information, certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably
request.
(k) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Security Holders of the Company. On or
prior to the date hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Representative
an agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto from each trustee and executive
officer of the Company, and such agreement shall be in full force and effect on
each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, if any.
(l) Listing on the NYSE. On the Closing Date, the Securities shall have been
approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject only to official
notice of issuance.
(m) Additional Documents. On or before each of the First Closing Date and
the Second Closing Date, if any, the Representative and counsel for the
Underwriters shall have received such information, documents and opinions as
they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the
issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to
evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the
satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.
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If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and
as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the
Representative by notice to the Company and the Selling Shareholders at any time
on or prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional
Securities, at any time prior to the Second Closing Date, which termination
shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except
that Section 4, Section 6, Section 7 and Section 8 shall at all times be
effective and shall survive such termination.
SECTION 6. REIMBURSEMENT OF UNDERWRITERS' EXPENSES
(a) Reimbursement by the Company. If this Agreement is terminated by the
Representative pursuant to Sections 5 (other than solely as a result of failure
to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 5(h), -(i) or -(j)) or 11(i)
hereof or if the sale to the Underwriters of the Securities on the First Closing
Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part
of the Company to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision
hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Representative and the other
Underwriters (or such underwriters as have terminated this Agreement with
respect to themselves), severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses
that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Representative and the
Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale
of the Securities, including, but not limited to, fees and disbursements of
counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone
charges.
(b) Reimbursement by the Selling Shareholders. If this Agreement is
terminated by the Representative solely as a result of the failure of one or
more Selling Shareholders to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 5(h),
- -(i) or -(j), or if the sale to the Underwriters of the Securities on the First
Closing Date is not consummated solely because of any refusal, inability or
failure on the part of such Selling Shareholder to perform any agreement herein
or to comply with any provision hereof, each such Selling Shareholder,
severally, and not jointly, agrees to reimburse the Representative and the other
Underwriters (or such underwriters as have terminated this Agreement with
respect to themselves), upon demand for such Selling Shareholder's pro-rata
share of all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by
the Representative and the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase
and the offering and sale of the Securities, including, but not limited to, fees
and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage,
facsimile and telephone charges.
SECTION 7. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Company and the Partnership.
The Company and the Partnership, jointly and severally, agree (i) to indemnify
and hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and employees, and each person,
if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against any loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or
otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is
effected with the written consent of the Company or the Partnership), insofar as
such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as
contemplated below) arises out of or is based (A) upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
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Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a
part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 434 under the Securities Act, or the
omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (B) upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or
alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; and (ii) to reimburse each Underwriter and each such
indemnified person for any and all expenses (including the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representative) as such expenses are
reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such indemnified person in connection
with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss,
claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the
foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or
based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Representative (or its counsel)
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). The indemnity agreement
set forth in this Section 7(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the
Company or Partnership may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification of the Underwriters by the Selling Shareholders. Each of
the Selling Shareholders severally, and not jointly, agrees (i) to indemnify and
hold harmless each Underwriter, its officers and employees, and each person, if
any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against any loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or
otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is
effected with the written consent of such Selling Shareholder), insofar as such
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as
contemplated below) arises out of or is based (A) upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a
part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 434 under the Securities Act, or the
omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (B) upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or
alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and (ii) to reimburse
each Underwriter and each such indemnified person for any and all expenses
(including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the
Representative) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or
such indemnified person in connection with investigating, defending, settling,
compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or
action; provided, however, that each Selling Shareholder shall only be subject
to such liability with respect to subsections (A) and (B) above to the extent
that the untrue or alleged untrue statement or the omission or alleged omission
arises in reliance upon and in conformity with written information relating to
such Selling Shareholder furnished by such Selling Shareholder expressly for use
in such documents; and provided, further, that the foregoing indemnity agreement
shall not apply to any loss, claim,
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damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out
of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Representative (or its counsel)
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). Notwithstanding any of
the foregoing to the contrary, (1) each Underwriter agrees that the sole remedy
of the Underwriter from and after the First Closing Date (or the Second Closing,
if any, with respect to the Optional Securities) shall be pursuant to this
Section 7(b) and Section 8, if applicable, (2) the maximum liability of each
Selling Shareholder under this Section 7(b) shall be limited to an amount equal
to the gross proceeds, net of underwriting commissions and discounts but before
expenses, to such Selling Shareholder from the sale of its Secondary Securities
hereunder and (3) the Company and each of the Underwriters agree that any Claims
of the Underwriters against the Selling Shareholders for breach of contract,
indemnification, reimbursement or advancement of expenses or otherwise pursuant
to subsections (A) or (B) of this Section 7(b) or subsection (C) of this Section
7(b) (but only if, and to the extent that, any Claim brought under subsection
(C) relates solely to the breach of the representation and warranty made by the
Selling Shareholders in Section 1(B)(a) of this Agreement) shall first be sought
by such Underwriters to be satisfied in full by the Company and shall be
satisfied by the Selling Shareholders only to the extent the Company shall not
have paid such claim in full or otherwise satisfied the indemnification
obligations hereunder.
(c) Indemnification of the Company, its Trustees and Officers, the
Partnership and the Selling Shareholders. Each Underwriter agrees severally, and
not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its trustees
and officers, the Selling Shareholders, the Partnership and each person, if any,
who controls any Selling Shareholder, the Company or the Partnership within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act Section 20(a) of Exchange Act,
against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the
Company, the Partnership or any such trustee, officer, Selling Shareholder or
controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or
otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is
effected with the written consent of such Underwriter, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or
is based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or arises out of or is
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, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, or the Prospectus (or
any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company (or its counsel) by the
Representative (or its counsel) expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the
Company, the Partnership or any such trustee, officer, Selling Shareholder, or
controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the
Company, the Partnership or any such trustee, officer, Selling Shareholder, or
controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling,
compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or
action. The Company and each of the Selling Shareholders hereby acknowledge that
the only information that the Underwriters have furnished
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to the Company and the Selling Shareholders expressly for use in the
Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in the last
paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities and, in the
section entitled "Underwriting" in the Prospectus; (i) the sentence related to
commission equivalents received from investors and (ii) the paragraphs related
to stabilization and syndicate covering transactions; and the Underwriters
confirm that such statements are correct. The indemnity agreement set forth in
this Section 7(c) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Underwriter
may otherwise have.
(d) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after
receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify
the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission
so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which
it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than under
the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7 to the extent it is not
prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or
intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party
will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect,
jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written
notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid
notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the
defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there
may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are
different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to
assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such
action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice
from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying
party's election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the
indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently and reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed
separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence
(it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable
for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local
counsel), approved by the indemnifying party (the Representative in the case of
Section 7(c) and Section 8), representing the indemnified parties who are
parties to such action) or (ii) 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 commencement of the
action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall
be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
(e) Settlements. The indemnifying party under this Section 7 shall not be
liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for
the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the
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indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by
reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence,
if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party
to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as
contemplated by Section 7(d) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall
be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt
by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying
party shall not have responded to the aforesaid request or reimbursed the
indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such
settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of
the indemnified party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any
settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or
threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party
is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought
hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or
consent includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all
liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or
proceeding.
SECTION 8. CONTRIBUTION
If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 is for any reason held
to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the
aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a
result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to
therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand,
and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but
also the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one
hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements
or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein which
resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by
the Company and the Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters,
on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to
this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the
total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this
Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters,
in each case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus (or, if Rule
434 under the Securities Act is used, the corresponding location on the Term
Sheet) bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Securities as set
forth on such cover. The relative fault of the Company and the Selling
Shareholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact or any such inaccurate or alleged inaccurate
representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company or the
Selling Shareholders, on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other hand,
and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
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The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7(c), any legal or
other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with
investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in
Section 7(c) with respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if
a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 8; provided, however,
that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which
notice has been given under Section 7(c) for purposes of indemnification.
The Company, the Selling Shareholders and the Underwriters agree that
it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8
were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as
one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not
take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 8.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall
be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions
received by such Underwriter in connection with the Securities underwritten by
it and distributed to the public. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 8 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their
respective underwriting commitments as set forth opposite their names in
Schedule A. The obligations of the Selling Shareholders to contribute pursuant
to this Section 8 are several, and not joint, and in proportion to the gross
proceeds, net of underwriting commissions and discounts, to be received by the
respective Selling Shareholders in respect of the Firm Securities to be sold as
set forth opposite each Selling Shareholder's name in Schedule A. For purposes
of this Section 8, each officer and employee of an Underwriter and each person,
if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights
to contribution as such Underwriter, and each trustee and officer of the
Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company with the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act shall have
the same rights to contribution as the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Selling Shareholder shall be obligated to make contributions hereunder which
in the aggregate exceed the amount for which such Selling Shareholder would have
been liable pursuant to Section 7(b) of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, the liability of each
Selling Shareholder under this Section 8 shall be limited to an amount equal to
the gross proceeds, net of underwriting commissions and discounts but before
expenses, to such Selling Shareholder from the sale of their Securities
hereunder.
SECTION 9. DEFAULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SEVERAL UNDERWRITERS
If, on the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case
may be, any one or more of the several Underwriters shall fail or refuse to
purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such
date, and the aggregate number of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter
or Underwriters agreed by failed or refused to purchase does not exceed
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10% of the aggregate number of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the
other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions that the
number of Securities set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A
bears to the aggregate number of Securities set forth opposite the names of all
such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as may be
specified by the Representative with the consent of the non-defaulting
Underwriters, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the
First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or
more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the
aggregate number of Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds
10% of the aggregate number of Securities to be purchased on such date, and
arrangements satisfactory to the Representative and the Company for the purchase
of such Securities are not made within 72 hours after such default, this
Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party (other than the
defaulting Underwriter who shall remain liable for any damages incurred by the
Company, the Selling Shareholder or other Underwriter that are occasioned by its
breach or default hereunder) to any other party except that the provisions of
Section 4, Section 6, Section 7 and Section 8 shall at all times be effective
and shall survive such termination. In any such case, either the Representative
or the Company shall have the right to postpone the First Closing Date or the
Second Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than seven
days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.
As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" shall be deemed to
include any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section
9. Any action taken under this Section 9 shall not relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under
this Agreement.
SECTION 10. FAILURE OF THE SELLING SHAREHOLDER OR THE COMPANY
TO SELL AND DELIVER COMMON SHARES
If, on the First Closing Date, any Selling Shareholder shall fail to
sell and deliver to the Underwriters the Secondary Securities pursuant to this
Agreement, then the Underwriters may at their option purchase the Securities
which the Company and the other Selling Shareholders have agreed to sell and
deliver in accordance with the terms hereof or, by written notice from the
Representative to the Company and the Selling Shareholder, may postpone the
First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no
event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or
arrangements may be effected. No action taken pursuant to this Section 10 shall
relieve the Selling Shareholder so defaulting from liability, if any, in respect
of such default. If, on the First Closing Date, the Company shall fail to sell
and deliver to the Underwriters the Primary Securities pursuant to this
Agreement, then this Agreement shall terminate without any liability on the part
of any non-defaulting party; provided, however, that the provisions of Section
1, 4, 6 and 12 shall remain in full force and effect. No action taken pursuant
to this Section 10 shall relieve the Company so defaulting from liability, if
any, in respect of such default.
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SECTION 11. TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT
Prior to the First Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by
the Representative by written notice given to the Company and the Selling
Shareholders if at any time since the date hereof (i) trading or quotation of
the Common Shares shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by
the New York Stock Exchange, or trading in securities generally on the New York
Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum
prices shall have been generally established on such exchange; (ii) a general
banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal or New York State
authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of
national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change
in the United States or international financial markets, as in the judgment of
the Representative is material and adverse and makes it impracticable to proceed
with the offering or the delivery of the Securities in the manner and on the
terms described in the Prospectus. Any termination pursuant to this Section 11
shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company or the Selling
Shareholders to any Underwriter, except that the Company and the Selling
Shareholders shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Representative
and the Underwriters as provided for in Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (b) any
Underwriter to the Company or the Selling Shareholders, or (c) of any party
hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Section 7 and Section 8
shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
SECTION 12. REPRESENTATIONS AND INDEMNITIES TO SURVIVE DELIVERY
The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and
other statements of the Company, of its officers, of the Partnership, of the
Selling Shareholders and of the several 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 the
Partnership or any of its or their partners, officers, trustees or directors or
any controlling person or the Selling Shareholders, as the case may be, and will
survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any
termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that the covenant of the
Selling Shareholders in Section 3(B)(a) hereof shall not survive any such
termination of the Agreement or failure of the Secondary Securities to have been
purchased and sold by the Closing Date.
SECTION 13. NOTICES
All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed,
hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Representative:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Facsimile: 212-516-7912
Attention: General Counsel
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Hunton & Williams LLP
Bank of America Plaza, 35th Floor
101 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28280
Facsimile: 704-378-4890
Attention: Andrew A. Gerber, Esq.
If to the Company:
Acadia Realty Trust Acadia Realty Trust
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 260 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 260
White Plains, NY 10605 White Plains, NY 10605
Attention: Kenneth F. Bernstein Attention: Robert Masters, Esq.
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
75 E. 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
Facsimile: 212-319-4090
Attention: Mark Schonberger, Esq.
If to the Selling Shareholders:
Kenneth F. Bernstein
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 260
White Plains, NY 10605
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Acadia Realty Trust
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 260
White Plains, NY 10605
Attention: Robert Masters, Esq.
Yale University
Yale Investments Office
55 Whitney Avenue, 5th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510-1300
Att'n: Alan Forman, Director
Yale University Retirement Plan for Staff Employees
c/o Yale University, as Administrator
Yale Investments Office
55 Whitney Avenue, 5th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510-1300
Att'n: Alan Forman, Director
with a copy to:
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Steven Ostner, Esq.
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications
by giving written notice to the others.
SECTION 14. SUCCESSORS
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto, including any substitute Underwriters pursuant to Section 9
hereof, and to the benefit of the employees, officers, trustees and directors
and controlling persons referred to in Section 7 and Section 8 hereof, and in
each case their respective successors, and personal representatives, and no
other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term "successors"
shall not include any purchaser of the Securities as such from any of the
Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase.
SECTION 15. PARTIAL UNENFORCEABILITY
The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or
provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only
such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
SECTION 16. GOVERNING LAW PROVISIONS
(a) Governing Law Provisions. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York
applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.
(b) Consent to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
("Related Proceedings") may be instituted in the federal courts of the United
States of America located in New York City or the courts of the State of New
York located in New York City (collectively, the "Specified Courts"), and each
party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings
instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a
"Related Judgment"), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive, of such
courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons,
notice or document by mail to such party's address set forth above shall be
effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in
any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection
to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified
Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim
in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any
such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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SECTION 17. GENERAL PROVISIONS
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this
Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral
agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of
which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or
modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein
(express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom
the condition is meant to benefit. The Section headings herein are for the
convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated
business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations
regarding the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the
indemnification provisions of Section 7 hereof and the contribution provisions
of Section 8 hereof, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of
the parties hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 7 and 8
hereof fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to
investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that
adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary
prospectus and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as
required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
The respective indemnities, contribution agreements, representations,
warranties and other statements of the Company, the Partnership, the Selling
Shareholders and the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i)
any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf
of any Underwriter, the officers or employees of any Underwriter, any person
controlling any Underwriter, the Partnership, the Company, the officers or
employees of the Company, or any person controlling the Company, any Selling
Shareholder or any person controlling such Selling Shareholder, (ii) acceptance
of the Securities and payment for them hereunder and (iii) termination of this
Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided, this Agreement has been and is made
solely for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company, the
Partnership, the Selling Shareholders, the Underwriters, the Underwriters'
officers and employees, any controlling persons referred to herein, the
Company's trustees and the Company's officers and their respective successors
and assigns, all as and to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other
person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The
term "successors and assigns" shall not include a purchaser of any of the
Securities from any of the several Underwriters merely because of such purchase.
[Signatures on the Following Page]
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof,
whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a
binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
ACADIA REALTY TRUST
By: /s/ Robert Masters
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Name: Robert Masters
Title: Senior Vice President
ACADIA REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: ACADIA REALTY TRUST
its sole general partner
By: /s/ Robert Masters
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Name: Robert Masters
Title: Senior Vice President
KENNETH F. BERNSTEIN
By: /s/ Robert Masters
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Name: Robert Masters
Title: Attorney-in-Fact acting on behalf of
Kenneth F. Bernstein
YALE UNIVERSITY
By: /s/ Robert Masters
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Name: Robert Masters
Title: Attorney-in-Fact acting on behalf of
Yale University
THE YALE UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT
PLAN FOR STAFF EMPLOYEES
By: /s/ Robert Masters
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Name: Robert Masters
Title: Attorney-in-Fact acting on behalf of
The Yale University Retirement Plan
For Staff Employees
[Underwriting Agreement -- Acadia, Selling Shareholders and
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.]
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and
accepted by the Representative in New York, New York, as of the date first above
written.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
Acting as Representative of the
several Underwriters named in
the attached Schedule A.
By: /s/ Chris Djoganopoulos
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Name: Chris Djoganopoulos
Title: Vice President
[Underwriting Agreement -- Acadia, Selling Shareholders and
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.]
SCHEDULE A
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Number of
Number of Optional
Firm Securities Securities to be
Underwriter to be Purchased Purchased
Citigroup Global Markets Inc............ 1,890,000 450,000
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Total.......................... 1,890,000 450,000
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Schedule A
SCHEDULE B
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Number of
Firm Maximum Number
Securities to of Optional
be Sold Securities to be Sold
Selling Shareholder
Yale University 954,225 143,134
The Yale University Retirement Plan For Staff
Employees 45,755 6,866
Kenneth F. Bernstein 110,000 0
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1,110,000 150,000
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Schedule B
SCHEDULE C
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Acadia Realty Trust
Acadia Realty Limited Partnership
ACRS, Inc.
Acadia Realty Management Services, Corp.
Acadia Bartow Avenue, LLC
Acadia Mad River Property LLC
Acadia Merrillville Realty, L.P.
Acadia Town Line, LLC
Acadia Crescent Land, LLC
Blackman Fifty L.P.
Heathcote Associates, L.P.
Mark Plaza Fifty L.P.
Mark Twelve Associates, L.P.
Pacesetter/Ramapo Associates
RD Abington Associates Limited Partnership
RD Absecon Associates, L.P.
RD Bloomfield Associates Limited Partnership
RD Branch Associates L.P.
RD Columbia Associates, L.P.
RD Elmwood Associates, L.P.
RD Hobson Associates, L.P.
RD Methuen Associates Limited Partnership
RD Smithtown, LLC
RD Village Associates Limited Partnership
RD Whitegate Associates, L.P.
RD Woonsocket Associates Limited Partnership
Acadia 239 Greenwich Avenue, LLC
Acadia Heathcote, LLC
Acadia Merrillville Realty, Inc.
Acadia Pacesetter LLC
Acadia Property Holdings, LLC
Blackman Fifty Realty Corp.
Mark Plaza Fifty Realty Corp.
New Castle Fifty Realty Corp.
RD Absecon, Inc.
239 Greenwich Associates Limited Partnership
Crossroads II
Crossroads Joint Venture
Port Bay Associates, LLC
Acadia Realty Acquisition I, LLC
Acadia Strategic Opportunity Fund, LP
Acadia Amherst, LLC
Acadia Granville, LLC
Acadia Sheffield Crossing, LLC
Acadia Brandywine Condominium, LLC
Acadia Brandywine Holdings Special Member, LLC
Acadia Brandywine Holdings, Inc.
Acadia Brandywine Holdings, LLC
Acadia Brandywine Subsidiary, Inc.
Acadia Brandywine Subsidiary, LLC
Schedule C-1
Acadia Brandywine Town Center Special Member, LLC
Acadia Brandywine Town Center, Inc.
Acadia Brandywine Town Center, LLC
Acadia Market Square Special Member, LLC
Acadia Market Square, Inc.
Acadia Market Square, LLC
Acadia K-H, LLC
AmCap Acadia 8th Addition, LLC
AmCap Acadia 9th Addition, LLC
AmCap Acadia Agent, LLC
AmCap Acadia Atlanta LP
AmCap Acadia Batesville, LLC
AmCap Acadia Benton, LLC
AmCap Acadia Carthage LP
AmCap Acadia Cary, LLC
AmCap Acadia Cincinnati, LLC
AmCap Acadia Conroe LP
AmCap Acadia Great Bend, LLC
AmCap Acadia Hanrahan, LLC
AmCap Acadia Indianapolis, LLC
AmCap Acadia Irving LP
AmCap Acadia K-H Holding, LLC
AmCap Acadia K-H, LLC
AmCap Acadia Little Rock, LLC
AmCap Acadia Longview, LLC
AmCap Acadia Mustang, LLC
AmCap Acadia Pratt, LLC
AmCap Acadia Roanoke, LLC
AmCap Acadia Roswell, LLC
AmCap Acadia Ruidoso, LLC
AmCap Acadia San Ramon, LLC
AmCap Acadia Shreveport, LLC
AmCap Acadia Springerville, LLC
AmCap Acadia Tucson, LLC
AmCap Acadia Tulsa, LLC
Acadia Tarrytown, LLC
Acadia-Noddle Tarrytown Development Co., LLC
Acadia D.R. Management, Inc.
Acadia Hendon Hitchcock Plaza, LLC
Acadia Haygood, LLC
Acadia Sterling Heights, LLC
Acadia Realty Acquisition II, LLC
Acadia Strategic Opportunity Fund II, LLC
Acadia Crossroads, LLC
Crossroads Joint Venture, LLC
Crossroads II, LLC
Acadia New Loudon, LLC
Acadia Mervyn I, LLC
Acadia Mervyn II, LLC
Acadia Mervyn Investors I, LLC
Acadia Mervyn Investors II, LLC
Acadia Mervyn Promote Member I, LLC
Acadia Mervyn Promote Member II, LLC
Schedule C-2
Acadia-PA East Fordham Acquisitions, LLC
P/A-Acadia Pelham Manor, LLC
Acadia-P/A Holding Company, LLC
Schedule C-3
SCHEDULE D
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ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT FOR THE SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
Selling Stockholder Attorney-in-Fact
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Yale University Kenneth F. Bernstein
Robert Masters
The Yale University Retirement
Plan For Staff Employees Kenneth F. Bernstein
Robert Masters
Kenneth F. Bernstein Robert Masters
Schedule D
EXHIBIT A-1
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Form of Opinion of Issuer Counsel
Opinion of counsel for the Company to be delivered pursuant to Section
5(d) of the Underwriting Agreement.
For the purpose of this opinion, unless otherwise noted, the term
"subsidiary" or "subsidiaries" includes the Partnership.
References to the Prospectus in this Exhibit A-1 include any
supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(a) Each of the Partnership and the Company's subsidiaries is validly
existing as a corporation, trust, limited liability company or partnership, as
applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated, organized or formed. [exception for good standing of New York
general partnerships set forth on Schedule __] Based solely on the review of
foreign good standing certificates, each of the Company, the Partnership and the
Company's subsidiaries is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign
entity in each jurisdiction set forth opposite its name on Schedule ___ attached
hereto;
(b) Each of the Partnership and the Company's subsidiaries has the
corporate, limited liability company or partnership power and authority to own
and lease its assets and properties and conduct its business as now being
conducted as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and, with
respect to the Partnership, to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement. The Company is the sole general partner of the Partnership;
(c) The description of the capital stock of the Company in the Prospectus
meets the requirements of Item 9 of Form S-3 under the Act; other than statutory
rights which may exist under the laws of the State of Maryland (with respect to
which such counsel need not make any statement), the holders of outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to any statutory or, to
the best knowledge of counsel, contractual preemptive or other rights to
subscribe for the Securities; except as set forth in the Prospectus, to the best
of such counsel's knowledge, there exist no options, warrants or other
instruments or agreements obligating the Company to issue any shares of its
capital stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for or
evidencing the right to purchase or subscribe for shares of such stock; and, to
the best of such counsel's knowledge, no person or entity has a right to
participate in the registration under the Act of the Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement;
(d) All of the outstanding equity interests of each subsidiary have been
duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable,
were not issued and are not owned or held in violation of any preemptive rights,
and, except
Exhibit A-1-1
as otherwise set forth in the Prospectus, all outstanding equity interests of
the subsidiaries are owned of record by the Company either directly or through
subsidiaries and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, free of any security
interest, claim, lien or encumbrance. The equity interests in the Partnership
have been issued, offered and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, sold in
compliance with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, federal and
state securities laws;
(e) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Partnership and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Partnership
enforceable against the Partnership in accordance with its terms, except as may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally or by general principles of equity;
(f) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof by the Company or the Partnership do not breach,
conflict with or violate (A) the respective charter, declaration of trust,
by-laws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, limited liability company
certificate or certificate of limited partnership of the Partnership or any
subsidiary; (B) the terms of any material indenture, contract, lease, mortgage,
deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation,
condition, covenant or instrument filed or incorporated by reference as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement; or (C) any statute, law, rule,
regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company's subsidiaries
of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company (except those
in the State of Maryland) or its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties
or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge, claim or encumbrance upon any property or asset
of the Company or any subsidiary;
(g) No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, certificate,
permit, registration, designation or filing is required for the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company (other than as may
arise under the laws of the State of Maryland with respect to which such counsel
need not make any statement) or the Partnership, except such as have been
obtained under the Act and such as may be required under state or foreign blue
sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by
the Underwriter in the manner contemplated in this Agreement and in the
Prospectus;
(h) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, 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 which, individually or in the aggregate,
might have a Material Adverse Change, or might materially and adversely affect
the consummation of this Agreement or which are required to be disclosed in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are not so disclosed, and there is
no contract, lease or other document, or statute, rule or regulation,
Exhibit A-1-2
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 or incorporated by reference in
the Prospectus under the headings "Our Company," "Recent Developments," "Risk
Factors," "Restrictions on Transfers of Capital Shares and Anti-Takeover
Provisions," "Federal Income Tax Considerations," "Description of Our Common
Shares" and "Description of Our Shares" (other than relating to matters of
Maryland law or to the Declaration of Trust of the Company with respect to which
such counsel need not make any statement) insofar as such statements constitute
summaries of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein has
been reviewed by such counsel, are correct in all material respects and the
discussion thereunder does not omit any material provisions with respect to the
matters covered and fairly presents the information called for with respect to
such legal matters, documents and proceedings and fairly summarizes the matters
therein described;
(i) Based solely upon confirmation from the Commission, the Reoffer
Registration Statement, the Resale Registration Statement and the Registration
Statement have been declared effective by the Commission under the Act; any
required filing of the Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule
424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule
424(b); to the knowledge (based solely upon oral advice from the Commission) of
such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any of the Reoffer
Registration Statement, the Resale Registration Statement and the Registration
Statement has been issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted
or threatened and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, the Reoffer
Registration Statement, the Resale Registration Statement and the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, notes and
supporting schedules and other financial and statistical information contained
therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in
all material respects with the applicable disclosure, form and other
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules thereunder; and the
Incorporated Documents (other than the financial statements, notes and
supporting schedules and other financial and statistical information contained
therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) at the time they
became effective or were filed complied as to form in all material respects with
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; the Securities all
have been duly registered under the Securities Act;
(j) The Securities have been listed and admitted and authorized for trading
on the New York Stock Exchange subject to notice of issuance;
(k) 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" or an entity "controlled" by an
"investment company" within the meaning of the 1940 Act;
(l) Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1996, the Company
has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for
qualification as a
Exhibit A-1-3
real estate investment trust pursuant to Sections 856 through 860 of the Code,
and the Company's current and proposed method of operation will enable it to
continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real
estate investment trust under the Code; and
(m) The Partnership and each subsidiary limited liability company or
partnership will be treated for federal income tax purposes as partnerships and
not as associations taxable as corporations or as publicly traded partnerships.
To the extent deemed advisable by such counsel, they may rely as to
matters of fact on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and
public officials on the opinion of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe L.L.P. as to
matters of Maryland law and on the opinions of other counsel satisfactory to the
Underwriter as to matters which are governed by laws other than the laws of New
York, Delaware or the Federal laws of the United States; provided that
____________ and such other counsel shall state that, in their opinion, the
Underwriter and they are justified in relying on such other opinions. Copies of
such certificates and other opinions shall be furnished to the Underwriter and
counsel for the Underwriter. Such other opinions shall also permit counsel for
the Underwriter to rely thereon.
In addition, such counsel shall state that such counsel has
participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the
Company, representatives of the Underwriter and representatives of the
independent certified public accountants of the Company, at which conferences
the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related
matters were discussed and, although such counsel is not passing upon and does
not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the
statements contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except as
specified in the foregoing opinion), on the basis of the foregoing, no facts
have come to the attention of such counsel which lead such counsel to believe
that the Registration Statement at the time it became effective and on the
Closing Date (except with respect to the financial statements and notes and
schedules thereto and other financial data, as to which such counsel need
express no belief and after giving effect to any changes incorporated pursuant
to Section 430A under the Act) contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented (except with respect to the financial statements, notes and
schedules thereto and other financial data, as to which such counsel need make
no statement) on the date thereof and on the Closing Date contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
Exhibit A-1-4
EXHIBIT A-2
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Opinion of Issuer Counsel (Maryland)
Opinion of counsel for the Company to be delivered pursuant to Section
5(d) of the Underwriting Agreement.
For the purpose of this opinion, unless otherwise noted, the term
"subsidiary" or "subsidiaries" includes the Partnership.
References to the Prospectus in this Exhibit A-2 include any
supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
(a) The Company has been duly incorporated, organized or formed and is
validly existing as a real estate investment trust, in good standing under the
laws of Maryland;
(b) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and
lease its assets and properties and conduct its business as now being conducted
and as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and, to enter
into, deliver and perform this Agreement. The Company is the sole general
partner of the Partnership;
(c) The Company's authorized equity capitalization is as set forth in the
Prospectus; the Securities of the Company conform in all material respects to
the description thereof contained in the Prospectus; the Company has full power
and authority to authorize, issue and sell the Primary Securities as
contemplated by this Agreement; the Securities have been duly and validly
authorized and issued; the Securities upon being delivered to, and paid for by,
the Underwriter pursuant to Underwriting Agreement will be fully paid and
nonassessable; the certificates for the Securities are in valid and sufficient
form; the holders of outstanding Common Shares of the Company are not entitled
to any statutory or, to the best knowledge of counsel, contractual preemptive or
other rights to subscribe for the Securities; except as set forth in the
Prospectus, no Common Shares are reserved for any purpose and 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;
(d) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally or by general principles
of equity;
(e) None of the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement, the
consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated or the
fulfillment of the terms hereof by the Company will conflict with or, result in
a breach or violation of the declaration of trust or by-laws of the Company or
any statute, law, rule, regulation,
Exhibit A-2-1
judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or
other authority of the State of Maryland;
(f) With regard to any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body, arbitrator or other authority of the State of Maryland, no
consent, approval, authorization, order, license, certificate, permit,
registration, designation or filing is required for the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except such as have been obtained;
(g) 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 in the State of Maryland involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property which, individually
or in the aggregate, might affect the consummation of this Agreement; and
(h) The statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
under the headings "Risk Factors," "Our Company," "Restrictions on Transfers of
Capital Shares and Anti-Takeover Provisions," "Description of Our Shares" and
"Description of Our Common Shares" insofar as such statements constitute
summaries of Maryland law, documents governed by Maryland law or proceedings
under Maryland law referred to therein have been reviewed by such counsel, are
correct in all material respects and the discussion thereunder does not omit any
material provisions with respect to the matters covered and fairly presents the
information called for with respect to such legal matters, documents and
proceedings and fairly summarizes the matters therein described.
To the extent deemed advisable by such counsel, they may rely as to
matters of fact on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and
public officials; provided that ____________ and such other counsel shall state
that, in their opinion, the Underwriter and they are justified in relying on
such other opinions. Copies of such certificates and other opinions shall be
furnished to the Underwriter and counsel for the Underwriter. Such other
opinions shall also permit counsel for the Underwriter to rely thereon. Such
opinion shall state that Hunton & Williams LLP may rely in it as to matters of
Maryland law.
Exhibit A-2-2
EXHIBIT B
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Form of Opinion of Selling Shareholder
The opinion of such counsel pursuant to Section 5(h) shall be rendered
to the Representative at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
References to the Prospectus in this [Exhibit B] include any supplements thereto
at the Closing Date.
(i) The Underwriting Agreement, dated November ___, 2004 (the
"Underwriting Agreement") and the Custody Agreement (the "Custody
Agreement") and the Powers of Attorney (the "Power of Attorney"), each dated
November ___, 2004 and executed by the Selling Shareholder have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of, and are valid and
legally binding agreements of, the Selling Shareholder, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, except as rights to indemnification
thereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally
or by general equitable principles.
(ii) The execution and delivery by the Selling Shareholder of, and
the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, the
Underwriting Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney will
not contravene or conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a
default under, the organizational documents of the Selling Shareholder, or,
to the best of such counsel's knowledge, violate or contravene any provision
of applicable law or regulation, or violate, result in a breach of or
constitute a default under the terms of any other agreement or instrument to
which the Selling Shareholder is a party or by which it is bound, or any
judgment, order or decree applicable to the Selling Shareholder of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder.
(iii) The Selling Shareholder has the legal right and power, and
all authorizations and approvals required by law and under its
organizational documents, if applicable, to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney, to sell,
transfer and deliver all of the Secondary Securities which may sold by the
Selling Shareholder under the Underwriting Agreement and to comply with its
other obligations under the Underwriting Agreement and the Custody
Agreement, except such as may be required under state securities or blue sky
laws.
(iv) Upon payment for the Secondary Securities to be sold by the
Selling Shareholder (such Secondary Securities, the "Subject Secondary
Securities") in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement and pursuant to
the Custody Agreement, and an indication from DTC by book entry that, in the
case of each Underwriter, the Subject Secondary Securities being purchased
by or on behalf of such Underwriter have been credited to "securities
accounts" (as defined
Exhibit B-1
in Section 8-501 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of
New York (the "NY UCC")) of such Underwriter with DTC, under Section 8-501
of the NY UCC, each Underwriter will acquire a valid "security entitlement"
(as defined in Section 8-102 of the NY UCC) to the Subject Secondary
Securities being so purchased by or on behalf of such Underwriter, and, to
the extent governed by the UCC, no action based on any "adverse claim" (as
defined in Section 8-102 of the NY UCC) to such Subject Secondary Securities
(or security entitlement with respect thereto) may properly be asserted
against such Underwriter with respect to such security entitlement. For
purposes of the opinion in this paragraph (iv), we have assumed that (a) DTC
is a "clearing corporation" (as defined in Section 8-102 of the NY UCC), (b)
neither DTC nor any Underwriter has notice of any adverse claim (as such
phrase is defined in Section 8-102 of the NY UCC) to the Subject Secondary
Securities, and (c) the agreement between each Underwriter and DTC
pertaining to the securities accounts of each Underwriter with DTC specifies
that it is governed by the law of the State of New York.
(v) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, no consent, approval,
authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court
or governmental authority or agency, is required for the consummation by the
Selling Shareholder of the transactions contemplated in the Underwriting
Agreement or the Custody Agreement, except as required under the Securities
Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws.
Exhibit B-2
EXHIBIT C
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Form of Lock-Up Letter
November ___, 2004
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
RE: Acadia Realty Trust (the "Company")
Ladies & Gentlemen:
The undersigned is an owner of record or beneficially of certain
Securities of Beneficial Interest of the Company ("Securities") or securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Securities. The Company
proposes to carry out a public offering of Securities (the "Offering") for which
_________________ will act as the representative (the "Representative") of the
underwriters, if any. The undersigned recognizes that the Offering will be of
benefit to the undersigned and will benefit the Company and hereby acknowledges
the receipt and sufficiency of other good and valuable consideration for
executing this letter agreement. The undersigned further acknowledges that you
and the other underwriters, if any, are relying on the representations and
agreements of the undersigned contained in this letter in carrying out the
Offering and in entering into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting
Agreement") with the Company with respect to the Offering.
In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby agrees that
the undersigned will not, (and will cause any spouse or immediate family member
of the spouse or the undersigned living in the undersigned's household not to),
without the prior written consent of the Representative (which consent may be
withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract
or grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short sale),
pledge, transfer, establish an open "put equivalent position" within the meaning
of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise dispose of any shares of Securities, options or warrants to acquire
shares of Securities, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or
convertible into shares of Securities currently or hereafter owned either of
record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) by the undersigned (or such spouse or family member),
or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period
commencing on the date hereof and continuing through the close of trading on the
date ninety (90) days after the date of the Prospectus (the "Lock-Up Period").
The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry, by the Company, of stop
transfer instructions, which shall remain in effect only during the Lock-Up
Period, with the Company's transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of
shares of Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for Securities held by the undersigned except in compliance with the
foregoing restrictions or with the consent of the Representative; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall prohibit (i) transfers to affiliates, family
members, charitable remainder trusts or
Exhibit C-1
charitable institutions that agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
letter agreement or (ii) the exercise by the undersigned of outstanding stock
options held by the undersigned, provided the Securities received by the
undersigned upon any such exercise shall be subject to the provisions of this
letter agreement during the Lock-Up Period.
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.
This letter agreement shall become effective upon the execution of the
Underwriting Agreement by all the parties named therein. Once effective, this
agreement is irrevocable and will be binding on the undersigned and the
respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the
undersigned.
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Printed Name of Holder
By:
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Signature
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Printed Name of Person Signing
(and indicate capacity of person signing if
signing as custodian, trustee, or on behalf
of an entity)
Exhibit C-2
Exhibit 99.1
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Investor Relations:
Jon Grisham, VP
914-288-8142
ACADIA REALTY TRUST AND SELLING SHAREHOLDERS ANNOUNCE SALE OF
3.0 MILLION COMMON SHARES
New York, NY - November 4, 2004 - Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR), Yale
University and its affiliates, and Kenneth F. Bernstein, the Company's Chief
Executive Officer, announced today that they have entered into an underwriting
agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., under which they have agreed to
sell to Citigroup an aggregate of 3,000,000 Common Shares. The Company, Yale and
Mr. Bernstein have agreed to sell 1,890,000, 1,000,000, and 110,000 Common
Shares, respectively. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, Citigroup has been
granted a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 450,000
Common Shares (300,000 granted by the Company and 150,000 by Yale). Acadia's net
proceeds from this offering will be used for acquisitions of properties, funding
of ongoing development projects and the repayment of outstanding indebtedness.
In connection with the offering, the Company and all insiders, including Yale,
have agreed to a 90-day lockup period.
Kenneth F. Bernstein, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, has agreed to sell
110,000 Common Shares in connection with his exercise of options to purchase
150,000 Common Shares. Mr. Bernstein is selling only those shares necessary to
provide sufficient proceeds to pay certain income tax obligations and the cost
of the exercise of the options. After the sale of these shares, Mr. Bernstein
will increase his common share ownership by 40,000 shares and will own in the
aggregate 1,122,168 Common Shares, Operating Partnership Units and options. In
March 2004, the secondary offering by certain shareholders of the Company
necessitated the conversion into Common Shares of Operating Partnership Units of
Acadia Realty Limited Partnership owned by entities in which Mr. Bernstein had
an interest. Although Mr. Bernstein did not participate in the offering, this
conversion resulted in the acceleration of personal income taxes to Mr.
Bernstein.
Upon completion of the offering, assuming exercise of the over-allotment, Yale
will own over 3.4 million Common Shares. Yale was a major participant in the
reverse merger of Mark Centers Trust and RD Capital in August 1998 owning, at
one time, approximately one-third of all outstanding Common Shares.
The offering will be made under shelf registration statements filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and previously declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2000, May 14, 2003 and March 19,
2004. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Copies
of the prospectus supplement and related prospectus may be obtained from
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Acadia Realty Trust, headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., is a fully integrated
and self-managed real estate investment trust which specializes in the
acquisition, redevelopment and operation of
shopping centers which are anchored by grocery and value-oriented retail. The
Company currently owns, or has interests in, and operates 70 properties totaling
approximately 9 million square feet, located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and
Mid-West United States.
Certain matters in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of federal securities law and as such may involve known and
unknown risk, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performances or achievements of Acadia to be materially different from
any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date of this press release. Acadia expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in Acadia's expectations with
regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statement is based. The Company also refers you to the documents filed by
the Company, from time to time, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including, without limitation, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a
discussion of such risks and uncertainties.
For more information visit Acadia Realty Trust's
Web site at www.acadiarealty.com