The Euro Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 14, 2018 (such indenture, the “Existing Euro Notes Indenture”), to be supplemented by a third supplemental indenture to be dated as of the Delivery Date (the “Supplemental Euro Notes Indenture”), among the Euro Notes Issuer, the Guarantor, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as principal paying agent.
The Dollar Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 14, 2018 (such indenture, the “Existing Dollar Notes Indenture” and, together with the Existing Euro Notes Indenture, the “Existing Indentures”), to be supplemented by a third supplemental indenture to be dated as of the Delivery Date (as defined in Section 2(a)) (the “Supplemental Dollar Notes Indenture” and, together with the Supplemental Euro Notes Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures” and, the Supplemental Indentures together with the Existing Indentures, the “Indentures” and each individually an “Indenture”), among the Dollar Notes Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee.
The Underwriters have advised the Issuers and the Guarantor that they will offer and sell the Securities purchased from the Issuers and the Guarantor hereunder in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement as soon as they deem advisable.
This Agreement, the Indentures and the Notes are referred to herein collectively as the “Operative Documents.”
Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the Incorporated Documents as of the Effective Time of the Registration Statement or the issue date of such Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus, respectively, and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the Effective Time of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus, respectively, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 19.
This is to confirm the agreement between the Issuers, the Guarantor and the Underwriters concerning the issue, offer and sale of the Securities.
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Issuers and the Guarantor. Each of the Issuers (except for the representation in Section 1(ll), which is given by the Euro Notes Issuer only) and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, represent, warrant to and agree with, the Underwriters that:
(a) The Registration Statement, setting forth information with respect to the Issuers, the Guarantor and the Securities is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”). The Registration Statement, including the Base prospectus, has (i) been prepared by the Issuers and the Guarantor in conformity in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (ii) been filed with the Commission under the Securities Act and (iii) become effective upon filing under the Securities Act. The Issuers and the Guarantor have included in such registration statement, as amended at the Effective Time, all information required by the Securities Act and the rules thereunder to be included in such registration statement and the Base prospectus. The Issuers may have filed with the Commission a Preliminary Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, which has previously been furnished to the Underwriters. The Issuers and the Guarantor will file with the Commission the Prospectus in accordance with Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations. As filed, such Prospectus will contain all information required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and, except to the extent the Representatives will agree in writing to a modification, will be in all substantial respects in the form furnished to the Underwriters prior to the Execution Time, or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such additional information and other changes as the Issuers and Guarantor have advised the Underwriters, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein or such changes as are made after consulting with the Underwriters or their counsel.
(b) The conditions for use of Form S-3, as set forth in the General Instructions thereto, have been satisfied or waived.
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