“Effective Date” shall mean each date that the Registration Statement and any post- effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective and each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2).
“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base Prospectus or, if no filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) is required, shall mean the form of final prospectus relating to the Securities, including the Base Prospectus, included in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean the preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus which describes the Securities and the offering thereof filed with the Commission at 12:38 p.m. New York City time on January 19, 2021.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph (a) above, as amended at the Execution Time (or, if not effective at the Execution Time, in the form in which it shall become effective) and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), shall also mean such registration statement as so amended. Such term shall include any Rule 430B Information deemed to be included therein at the Effective Date as provided by Rule 430B. References to the “Registration Statement” shall include any new shelf registration statement relating to the Securities which is filed prior to the completion of the offering of these Securities.
“Release” shall mean Release No. 33-6424 under the Act relating to delayed offerings by foreign governments or political subdivisions thereof.
“Republic Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, relating to the Securities in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in The Republic’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).
“Republic General Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean any Republic Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule III hereto.
“Republic Limited-Use Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean any Republic Free Writing Prospectus that is not a Republic General Free Writing Prospectus.
“Rule 415”, “Rule 424” and “Rule 430B” refer to such rules under the Act as applicable to registration statements subject to Schedule B under the Act in accordance with the Release and, to the extent any such rule is not directly applicable, means the provisions thereunder as made applicable by the Release.
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