EXECUTION VERSION
“Covered Free Writing Prospectuses,” as used herein, means (i) each “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(1) under the Act), if any, relating to the Offered ADSs, which is not a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.
“Disclosure Package,” as used herein, means, collectively, the pricing information set forth on Schedule B attached hereto under the heading “Pricing Information Provided Orally by Underwriters,” thePre-Pricing Prospectus immediately prior to the Applicable Time and all Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, if any, considered together. “Applicable Time,” as used herein, means 8:00 P.M., New York City time, on October 17, 2018.
In connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has entered into or will enter into, among other things, (i) an implementation agreement (the “Implementation Agreement”) with MCE Cotai Investments Limited, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited, New Cotai, LLC and MSC Cotai Limited (“MSC Cotai,” and together with the Company, the “Company Parties”) and the joinder thereto (the “Joinder to Implementation Agreement”), (ii) a transfer agreement with MSC Cotai (the “Transfer Agreement”), (iii) a participation agreement with New Cotai, LLC and MSC Cotai (the “Participation Agreement”), (iv) a share exchange agreement with New Cotai, LLC (“theShare Exchange Agreement”), and (v) various documents in order to effectuate there-domiciliation of the Company by way of continuation as an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Cayman Islands (the “Continuation Documents”and collectively, the “Reorganization Documents”). Prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company and MSC Cotai will complete the reorganization transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Documents as described in “Corporate History and Organizational Structure” of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (the “Reorganization Transactions”).
As used in this Agreement, “business day” shall mean a day on which the NYSE Global Market (the “NYSE”) is open for trading. The terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereinafter” and similar terms, as used in this Agreement, shall in each case refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph, sentence or other subdivision of this Agreement. The term “or,” as used herein, is not exclusive.
The Company and the Underwriters agree as follows:
1.Sale and Purchase.
(a) Upon the basis of the representations and warranties and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the respective Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company (i) the respective number of Firm ADSs set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule A attached hereto at the Public Offering Price (as defined below), which will be allocated and resold by the Underwriters to MCE Cotai Investments Limited and certain affiliates of New Cotai, LLC (the “Sponsor Firm ADSs”), and (ii) the respective number of Firm ADSs set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule A attached hereto (the “Public Firm ADSs”) at the Public Offering Price less an underwriting commission in the amount of US$0.875 per ADS. In addition, the Company agrees to pay the Underwriters, as a structuring fee, a total amount of US$3,773,438 (the “Structuring Fee”) in consideration of their services relating to the public offering, which fee shall be allocated among the Underwriters pro rata based on the respective numbers of Public Firm ADSs set forth opposite their names in Schedule A attached hereto.
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