Underwriting Agreement
On October 29, 2020, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as the representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale of 1,403,509 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Underwritten Shares”). The price to the public in the offering is $28.50 per share and the Underwriters have agreed to purchase the shares of common stock from the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $28.50 per share. In addition, Forte has granted to the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 210,526 shares of common stock at the public offering price of $28.50 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
The offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-224880) (the “Registration Statement) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a related prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 28, 2020, and a final prospectus supplement dated October 29, 2020.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the executive officers and directors of the Company have entered into “lock-up” agreements with the Underwriters in substantially the form included as Exhibit A to the Underwriting Agreement, which generally prohibit the sale, transfer or other disposition of securities of the Company for a 90-day period, subject to certain exceptions.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares in the offering is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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