Form 8-K INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUS For: Jul 30
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EXHIBIT 1.1
14,000,000 Shares
Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
Common Stock
($0.01 Par Value Per Share)
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
July 27, 2021
Barclays Capital Inc.
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
c/o BMO Capital Markets Corp.
3 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), BMO Capital Markets Corp. in its capacity as agent for Bank of Montreal (in such agency capacity, the “Forward Seller”), at the request of the Company in connection with the Forward Sale Agreement (as defined below), confirm their agreement with each of the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter hereinafter substituted as provided in Section 11 hereof), for whom Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. are acting as representatives (in such capacity, if and as applicable, the “Representatives”) with respect to (i) the sale by the Forward Seller and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of an aggregate of 14,000,000 shares (the “Borrowed Firm Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) the grant to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the option described in Section 2 hereof to purchase all or any part of 2,100,000 additional shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”).
Any Additional Shares sold to the Underwriters by the Forward Seller pursuant to Section 2 hereof upon exercise of the option described therein are herein referred to as the “Borrowed Additional Shares.” Any Additional Shares sold to the Underwriters by the Company pursuant to Section 2 hereof upon exercise of such option and any Company Top-Up Additional Shares (as defined in Section 23(a) hereof) are herein referred to as the “Company Additional Shares.” The Borrowed Firm Shares and the Company Top-Up Firm Shares (as defined in Section 23(a) hereof) are herein referred to collectively as the “Firm Shares.” The Company Top-Up Firm Shares and the Company Additional Shares are herein referred to collectively as the “Company Shares.” The Borrowed Firm Shares and the Borrowed Additional Shares are herein referred to collectively as the “Borrowed Shares.” The Borrowed Shares and the Company Shares are herein referred to as the “Shares.” The Shares are described in the Prospectus which is referred to below.
As used herein, “Forward Sale Agreement” means the letter agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Company, BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Bank of Montreal (the “Forward Counterparty”), relating to the forward sale by the Company, subject to the Company’s right to elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement (as such terms are defined in the Forward Sale Agreement), of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Borrowed
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Firm Shares sold by the Forward Seller to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement. References herein to the “Forward Sale Agreement” are to the initial Forward Sale Agreement and/or the Additional Forward Sale Agreement (as defined in Section 2 hereof) as the context requires.
The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Shares on the terms set forth herein as soon as the Underwriters deem advisable after this Underwriting Agreement (the “Agreement”) has been executed and delivered, it being understood that the Company, the Forward Counterparty, the Forward Seller and the Underwriters will determine the public offering price per share for the Shares on the first business day after the date the Agreement has been executed and delivered.
1. Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company has prepared and filed on June 15, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Act”), a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-239176) under the Act (“Registration Statement 333-239176”), including the prospectus contained therein (the “Basic Prospectus”), relating to the issuance and sale of certain securities, including the Shares. The Company has filed with, or transmitted for filing to, or shall promptly hereafter file with or transmit for filing to, the Commission a supplement to the prospectus included in such registration statement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) specifically relating to the Shares and the plan of distribution thereof pursuant to Rule 424. Registration Statement 333-239176 became effective on June 15, 2020. Except where the context otherwise requires, Registration Statement 333-239176, on each date and time that such registration statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective (each, an “Effective Date”), including all exhibits filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein, and including any information contained in a Prospectus (as defined below) subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement by virtue of Rule 430B (the “Rule 430B Information”), collectively, are herein called the “Registration Statement,” and the Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the final Prospectus Supplement, in the form first used by the Company in connection with confirmation of sales of the Shares, is herein called the “Prospectus;” and the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means each preliminary form of the Prospectus Supplement used in connection with the offering of the Shares that omitted Rule 430B Information, including the related Basic Prospectus in the form first filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b). The Basic Prospectus together with the Preliminary Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, immediately prior to the Applicable Time is hereafter called the “Pricing Prospectus,” and any “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433) relating to the Shares is hereafter called an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.” The “Applicable Time” shall mean 5:50 p.m. (Eastern Time) on July 27, 2021 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives. The Pricing Prospectus, as supplemented by the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, listed in Schedule II hereto or that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package (as defined below) together with the information included on Exhibit A all considered together, are hereafter collectively called the “Disclosure Package.” Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act (the “Incorporated Documents”), as of each Effective Date or the Applicable Time or the date of the Prospectus, as the case may be (it being understood that the several specific references in this Agreement to documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are for clarifying purposes only and are not meant to limit the inclusiveness of any other definition herein). For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include the copy 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,” “stated” or “described” in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package 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 is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus shall be deemed to include the filing after the Applicable Time of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange
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Act”), which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be.
2. Agreement to Sell and Purchase.
Upon the basis of the warranties and representations and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Forward Seller (with respect to the Borrowed Firm Shares) and the Company (with respect to any Company Top-Up Firm Shares), severally and not jointly, agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Forward Seller (with respect to the Borrowed Firm Shares) and the Company (with respect to any Company Top-Up Firm Shares), at a purchase price of $17.04 (the “Purchase Price”) per Firm Share, the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter. The Forward Seller’s obligations extend solely to the respective number of Borrowed Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Forward Seller in Schedule I hereto under the heading “Number of Borrowed Firm Shares To Be Sold” at the Purchase Price.
In addition, the several Underwriters shall have the option to purchase pursuant to clause (a) or clause (b) below as applicable, severally and not jointly, ratably in accordance with the number of Firm Shares to be purchased by each of them, all or a portion of the Additional Shares at a purchase price per Additional Share equal to the Purchase Price (the “Additional Shares Purchase Price”). This option may be exercised by the Underwriters at any time (but not more than once) on or before the thirtieth day following the date hereof, by written notice to the Company and the Forward Seller. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of Additional Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Additional Shares are to be delivered (such date and time being herein referred to as the “Option Closing Date”); provided, however, that the Option Closing Date shall not be (i) earlier than the Closing Date (as defined below) or (ii) unless otherwise agreed to by the Company, the Forward Seller and the Underwriters, earlier than the second or later than the tenth Business Day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised. As used herein “Business Day” shall mean a day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading or commercial banks in the City of New York are open for business.
Following delivery of an exercise notice:
(a) The Company agrees that it will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to, within one Business Day after such notice is given, execute and deliver to the Forward Seller an additional letter agreement between the Company and the Forward Counterparty (the “Additional Forward Sale Agreement”) relating to the forward sale by the Company, subject to the Company’s right to elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement (as such terms are defined in such Additional Forward Sale Agreement), of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of Additional Shares being purchased by the Underwriters from the Forward Seller pursuant to the exercise of such option, on terms substantially similar to the initial Forward Sale Agreement, mutatis mutandis, as agreed by the parties. Upon the Company’s execution and delivery to the Forward Counterparty of such Additional Forward Sale Agreement, the Forward Counterparty shall promptly execute and deliver such Additional Forward Sale Agreement to the Company, and upon such execution and delivery to the Company, upon the basis of the warranties and representations and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Forward Seller (or, in the case of any Company Top-Up Additional Shares, the Company), severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters such number of Additional Shares at the Additional Shares Purchase Price. The Forward Seller’s obligations extend solely to the number of Borrowed Additional Shares, which shall be not more than the number set forth opposite the name of such Forward Seller in Schedule I hereto under the heading “Maximum Number of Borrowed Additional Shares To Be Sold,” at the Additional Shares Purchase Price.
(b) If the Company does not timely execute and deliver the Additional Forward Sale Agreement pursuant to clause (a) above, then, upon the basis of the warranties and representations and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the several Underwriters the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which the option is being exercised at the Additional Shares Purchase Price.
If (i) any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant hereto are not true and correct as of the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, as if made as of the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, (ii) the Company has not performed all
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of the obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, (iii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 8 hereof have not been satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, (iv) this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 10 hereof on or prior to the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date or the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date shall not have occurred, (v) any of the conditions set forth in Section 3 of the initial Forward Sale Agreement (or the equivalent section of the Additional Forward Sale Agreement) shall not have been satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date or (vi) any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Forward Sale Agreement are not true and correct as of the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date as if made as of the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date (clauses (i) through (vi), together, the “Conditions”), then the Forward Seller, in its sole discretion, may elect not to (or in the case of clause (iv), will not) borrow and deliver for sale to the Underwriters the Borrowed Shares otherwise deliverable on such date. In addition, in the event the Forward Seller determines in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner that (A) in connection with establishing its commercially reasonable hedge position such Forward Seller is unable, after using commercially reasonable efforts, to borrow and deliver for sale under this Agreement a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Borrowed Shares to be sold by it hereunder, or (B) it would be impracticable for such Forward Seller to do so, then, in each case, such Forward Seller shall only be required to deliver for sale to the Underwriters at the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Forward Seller or its affiliate is able to so borrow in connection with establishing its commercially reasonable hedge position at or below such cost.
If the Forward Seller elects, pursuant to the preceding paragraph not to borrow and deliver for sale to the Underwriters at the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the total number of Borrowed Shares to be sold by it hereunder, such Forward Seller will use its commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Company no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the Company be required to issue or deliver any Company Shares prior to the Business Day following notice to the Company of the relevant number of Shares so deliverable in accordance with this paragraph.
3. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Shares for sale to the public as soon after this Agreement has become effective as in their judgment is advisable and initially to offer the Shares upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.
The Underwriters represent and agree that, unless they have or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, the Underwriters have not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405, a “Free Writing Prospectus”) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of any Free Writing Prospectuses listed in Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show.
4. Delivery of the Shares and Payment Therefor.
a)Firm Shares. The Firm Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters hereunder, in definitive form, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives may request upon at least forty-eight (48) hours’ prior notice to the Forward Seller or the Company, as the case may be, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Forward Seller or the Company, as the case may be, to the Representatives, including, at the option of the Representatives, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for the account of the Underwriters, against payment by or on behalf of the Underwriters of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal (same-day) funds to the account specified to the Representatives by the Forward Seller (with respect to the Borrowed Firm Shares) or by the Company (with respect to the Company Top-Up Shares), in either case, upon at least forty-eight (48) hours’ prior notice. The time, date and place of such delivery and payment shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second (third, if the determination of the purchase price of the Firm Shares occurs after 4:00 p.m., New York City time) business day after the date hereof (unless another time and date shall be agreed to by the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Company, as applicable) at the office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, 801 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006. The time and date at which such delivery and payment are actually made is hereinafter called the “Closing Date.”
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b)Additional Shares. Any Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters hereunder, in definitive form, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives may request upon at least forty-eight (48) hours’ prior notice to the Forward Seller shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Forward Seller or the Company, as the case may be, to the Representatives, including, at the option of the Representatives, through the facilities of DTC for the account of the Underwriters, against payment by or on behalf of the Underwriters of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal (same-day) funds to the account specified to the Representatives by the Company (with respect to the Company Additional Shares) or the Forward Seller (with respect to the Borrowed Additional Shares), as the case may be, upon at least forty-eight (48) hours’ prior notice. The time, date and place of such delivery and payment shall be 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified by the Representatives in the notice given by the Representatives to the Company or the Forward Seller, as the case may be, of the Underwriters’ election to purchase such Additional Shares or on such other time and date as the Company and the Representatives may agree upon in writing at the office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, 801 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006.
5. Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees with the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty as follows:
a)If, at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered, it is necessary for a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to be declared effective before the offering of the Shares may commence, the Company will use its best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to become effective as soon as possible and will advise the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty promptly and, if requested by the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty, will confirm such advice in writing, immediately after such post-effective amendment has become effective.
b)If, at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would (x) include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading or (y) conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement, omission or conflicting information; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty in such quantities as may be reasonably requested.
c)The Company will advise the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty promptly and, if requested by the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty, will confirm such advice in writing: (i) of any review, issuance of comments or request by the Commission or its staff on or for an amendment of or a supplement to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or for additional information regarding the Company, its affiliates or its filings with the Commission, whether or not such filings are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the suspension of qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose or any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Act relating to the Registration Statement or Section 8A of the Act in connection with the offering of the Shares; (iii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and (iv) within the period of time referred to in the first sentence in subsection (f) below, of any change in the Company’s condition (financial or other), business, prospects, properties, net worth or results of operations, or of the happening of any event, which results in any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) being untrue or which requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) in order to state a material fact required by the Act to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or of the necessity to amend or supplement the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) to comply with the Act or any other law. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company will make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest possible time.
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d)On request, the Company will furnish to the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, and to counsel to the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, without charge: (i) one (1) signed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and all exhibits to the Registration Statement; (ii) such number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, but without exhibits, as the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty may request; (iii) such number of copies of the Incorporated Documents, without exhibits, as the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty may request; and (iv) one (1) copy of the exhibits to the Incorporated Documents.
e)The Company will not file any amendment to the Registration Statement or make any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or, prior to the end of the period of time referred to in the first sentence in subsection (f) below, file any document which upon filing becomes an Incorporated Document, of which the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty shall not previously have been advised or to which, after the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty shall have received a copy of the document proposed to be filed, the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty shall reasonably object; and no such further document, when it is filed, will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company will give the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty notice of its intention to make any other filing pursuant to the Exchange Act from the Applicable Time to the Closing Date and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing.
f)After the execution and delivery of this Agreement and thereafter from time to time for such period as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a)) in connection with sales by the Underwriters or any dealer (including circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), the Company will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the Company will expeditiously deliver to the Underwriters and each dealer, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as each Underwriter may request. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement thereto) in accordance with the provisions of the Act and with the securities or blue sky laws of the jurisdictions in which the Shares are offered by the Underwriters and by all dealers to whom Shares may be sold, both in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares and for such period of time thereafter as the Prospectus is required by the Act to be delivered (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a)) in connection with sales by the Underwriters or any dealers. If during such period of time: (i) any event shall occur as a result of which, in the judgment of the Company, or in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus as supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; or (ii) if it is necessary to supplement the Prospectus or amend the Registration Statement (or to file under the Exchange Act any document which, upon filing, becomes an Incorporated Document) in order to comply with the Act, the Exchange Act or any other law, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty of such event and forthwith prepare and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) above, file with the Commission an appropriate supplement or amendment thereto (or to such document), and will expeditiously furnish to the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and dealers a reasonable number of copies thereof. In the event that the Company and the Representatives agree that the Prospectus should be amended or supplemented, the Company, if requested by the Representatives, will promptly issue a press release announcing or disclosing the matters to be covered by the proposed amendment or supplement.
g)The Company will: (i) cooperate with the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of the Shares for offering and sale by the Underwriters and by dealers under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate; (ii) maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Shares; and (iii) file such consents to service of process or other documents necessary or appropriate in order to effect such registration or qualification; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business
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in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Shares, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
h)The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses listed in Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.
i)The Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Underwriters a consolidated earnings statement, which need not be audited, covering a twelve (12) month period commencing after the date hereof and ending not later than fifteen (15) months thereafter, as soon as practicable after the end of such period, which consolidated earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.
j)During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the date occurring three (3) years hereafter, the Company will furnish to the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty: (i) as soon as available, if requested, a copy of each report of the Company mailed to stockholders or filed with the Commission that is not publicly available on EDGAR or the Company’s website; and (ii) from time to time such other information concerning the Company as the Representatives, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty may reasonably request.
k)If this Agreement shall terminate or shall be terminated after execution pursuant to any provisions hereof, or if this Agreement shall be terminated by the Representatives because of any inability, failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty) incurred by the Underwriters, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty, as applicable, in connection herewith.
l)The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares in the manner specified in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds.”
m)If Rule 430A, 430B or 430C is employed, the Company will timely file the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) and will advise the Representatives of the time and manner of such filing.
n)Neither the Company nor any affiliate of the Company has taken, nor will the Company or any affiliate of the Company take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might reasonably be 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 the sale or resale of the Shares.
o)The Company will use its best efforts to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, the “Code”), so long as its Board of Directors deems it in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders to remain so qualified.
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p)The Company will use all reasonable best efforts to do or perform all things required to be done or performed by the Company prior to the Closing Date to satisfy all conditions precedent to the delivery of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
q)The Company covenants with each Underwriter that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters (which consent may be withheld by the Representatives in their sole discretion), it will not, during the period ending sixty (60) days after the date of the Prospectus, (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or any contract to purchase, purchase any option or any contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (including OP Units) or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (including OP Units) (other than by the Company on or prior to the expiration of the Registration Statement in order to maintain an effective shelf registration statement on file with the SEC).
The restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to: (a) the Shares to be sold hereunder and any OP Units to be issued by the Operating Partnership to the Company in connection with the sale of the Shares hereunder and the contribution of the proceeds therefrom by the Company to the Operating Partnership; (b) [Reserved.]; (c) the issuance of Common Stock by the Company upon an exchange request from a holder of OP Units, provided, that such holder immediately prior to the requested exchange is not affiliated with the Company or is not otherwise subject to a lock-up agreement in connection with the offering of the Shares contemplated herein; and (d) the issuance of awards under the Company’s 2016 Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of the date hereof) to eligible plan participants (including directors and officers), and the vesting or issuance of shares of Common Stock under any award issued or issuable under such plan.
r)The Company will comply with all applicable securities and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company’s directors and officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with such laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
s)The Company will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 within the time period required by such rule. The Company will retain, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433(g).
t)The Company will use reasonable best efforts to complete all required filings with the NYSE and other necessary actions in order to cause the Shares to be listed and admitted and authorized for trading on the NYSE, subject solely to notice of issuance.
u)The Company will use reasonable best efforts to not be or become, at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) years after the date of this Agreement, an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); provided, however, that this provision shall not be applicable and shall have no legal force or effect in the event that the Company is deemed to have become an “investment company” solely as a result of any amendment to, or modification, rescission or revision of the 1940 Act, or the Commission amending, revising, rescinding or otherwise modifying the rules and regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act or the Commission’s interpretations and guidance relating thereto after the Closing Date.
6. Representations and Warranties of the Company and Operating Partnership. The Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, represent, warrant and covenant to each Underwriter, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty as follows:
a)No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the Act and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or
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is pending or, to each of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s knowledge, is threatened by the Commission. The Commission has not issued an order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus relating to the proposed offering of the Shares, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act has been instituted or is pending or, to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s knowledge, is threatened by the Commission. The Registration Statement conforms in all material respects, and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will conform in all material respects to, the requirements of the Securities Act. The documents incorporated, or to be incorporated, by reference in the Prospectus, at the time filed with the Commission conformed or will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Act, as applicable. The Registration Statement and any amendments thereto do not contain, and will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact and do not omit, and will not omit, to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Prospectus and any amendments and supplements thereto do not contain, and will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact, and do not omit, and will not 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; provided, however, that the Company and the Operating Partnership make no representations or warranties as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters Content (as hereinafter defined).
b)No Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and any Preliminary Prospectus that has not been superseded or modified.
c)The Company has not, directly or indirectly, distributed and will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and other materials, if any, permitted under the Act and consistent with this Agreement. The Company will file with the Commission all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses in the time required under Rule 433(d) under the Act.
d)(i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and (ii) as of the date hereof (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, without taking into account any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 under the Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer), including, without limitation, for purposes of Rules 164 and 433 under the Act with respect to the offering of the Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement.
e)The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its property and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares) and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not (i) have a material adverse effect on the properties described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as owned or leased by the Company, taken as a whole (each a “Property” and collectively, the “Properties”), or on the business, earnings, management, rights, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (each, including the Operating Partnership, a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the occurrence of any such event or any such prevention described in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii), a “Material Adverse Effect”). The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule III hereto. The Company’s only “significant subsidiaries” within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X are those entities listed as such on Schedule III hereto.
f)Each Subsidiary has been duly formed or incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or incorporation, has the corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its property and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and
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is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing in any jurisdiction would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and, in the case of the Operating Partnership, prevent it from performing its obligations under this Agreement; all of the issued shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of each Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and those shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of each Subsidiary that are owned by the Company directly or through Subsidiaries, are owned free and clear of all pledges, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims, security interests, defects or other restrictions (“Liens”) of any kind other than Liens that are disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding options, warrants, or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities or interests for capital stock or other ownership interests of any Subsidiary.
g)Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership has the corporate or limited partnership (as applicable) power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations hereunder, and all corporate or limited partnership (as applicable) action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly taken. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Company and the Operating Partnership.
h)The Forward Sale Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity, and except to the extent that any indemnification provisions thereof may be limited by public policy considerations in respect thereof.
i)The Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized for issuance, sale and delivery and, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the Forward Sale Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth herein and therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to any preemptive, co-sale right, registration right, right of first refusal or similar rights with respect to the sale of the Shares by the Company or the Forward Seller. The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
j)A number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Capped Number (as defined in the Forward Sale Agreement) have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon settlement of the Forward Sale Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company to the Forward Counterparty pursuant thereto, against payment of any consideration required to be paid by the Forward Counterparty pursuant to the terms of the Forward Sale Agreement, the shares of Common Stock so issued and delivered will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim, and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock will not be subject to any preemptive or other similar rights arising by operation of law, under the articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or any one of its subsidiaries or under any agreement to which the Company or any one of its subsidiaries is a party or otherwise.
k)All of the issued and outstanding units of the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) have been duly authorized for issuance by the Operating Partnership and its general partner and validly issued. The terms of the OP Units conform in all material respects to the descriptions related thereto in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus: (i) no OP Units are reserved for any purpose, (ii) there are no outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for any OP Units and (iii) there are no outstanding options, rights (preemptive or otherwise) or warrants to purchase or subscribe for OP Units or any other securities of the Operating Partnership. Any prior offers and sales of the OP Units described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, have been offered and sold in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and applicable state securities, real estate syndication and blue sky laws.
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l)Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) no shares of capital stock of the Company are reserved for any purpose, (ii) there are no outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company, and (iii) there are no outstanding options, rights (preemptive or otherwise) or warrants to purchase or subscribe for shares of capital stock or any other securities of the Company.
m)The shares of capital stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive, rights of first refusal or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The OP Units outstanding prior to those that are issuable in connection with the issuance of the Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. None of the OP Units was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any holder of the Operating Partnership.
n)Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no Subsidiary is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company or any other Subsidiary any loans or advances to such Subsidiary or from transferring any of such Subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary, except for such transfers as may be prohibited under a mortgage encumbering such Subsidiary’s properties.
o)The Shares have been, or prior to the Closing Date will be, approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).
p)Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or bylaws or similar organizational documents, (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which any of them is a party or by which any of them is bound or to which any of their properties or assets is subject, or (iii) in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such breach, default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
q)The execution and delivery by each of the Company and the Operating Partnership of, and the performance by each of the Company and the Operating Partnership of its respective obligations under this Agreement will not conflict with or violate (i) the organizational documents of the Company and the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries (other than the Operating Partnership) or (ii) any provision of applicable law (except to the extent that the indemnification provisions hereof may be limited by federal or state securities laws and public policy considerations in respect thereof) or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company and the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries (other than the Operating Partnership), or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company and the Operating Partnership or any of the Subsidiaries (other than the Operating Partnership), except in the case of clause (ii) only, for such violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any federal, state, local or foreign governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company and the Operating Partnership of their respective obligations under this Agreement or the Forward Sale Agreement or the consummation by the Company and the Operating Partnership of the transactions contemplated hereby, except (A) such as have already been obtained, or will be obtained prior to the Closing Date, under the Act, (B) such as may be required by the securities or blue sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares, (C) such approvals as have been obtained in connection with the approval of the Shares for listing on the NYSE, (D) such approvals as have been obtained under the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), if required, and (E) such as have been obtained under the laws and regulations of jurisdictions outside the United States in which the Shares are offered.
r)Since the date of the most recent consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition
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(financial or otherwise), or the earnings, business, or operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, (ii) there has not been any transaction entered into by the Company or the Subsidiaries, other than transactions in the ordinary course of business and changes and transactions described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as each may be amended or supplemented, which is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole and (iii) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or from any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
s)The statements in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the headings “Summary—Independence Realty Trust, Inc.,” “Underwriting,” “Description of Securities,” “Description of Capital Stock,” “Description of Warrants,” “Description of Stockholder Rights,” “Description of Units,” “Description of Debt Securities,” “Material Provisions of Maryland Law and Our Charter and Bylaws,” and “Description of Our Operating Partnership and Our Operating Partnership Agreement,” the statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the headings “Business—Regulation,” “Risk Factors” and “Legal Proceedings” and in Exhibit 99.1 attached thereto (“Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”), insofar as such statements summarize agreements, documents or legal or governmental proceedings discussed therein, are accurate, complete and fair summaries of such agreements, documents or legal or governmental proceedings.
t)There are no actions, suits, inquiries, investigations, legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or the Subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the Properties, directors or officers is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and proceedings that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or which would materially and adversely impact the ability of the Company and the Operating Partnership to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and are not so described.
u)Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Borrowed Shares and the Company Shares and the application of the net proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, under the caption “Use of Proceeds,” will be, required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the 1940 Act.
Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus: (i) the Company and each of the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; (iii) the Company and each of the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval; (iv) there are no administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that if determined adversely to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries would have a Material Adverse Effect; and (v) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no events or circumstances that would form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined) or any Environmental Laws. As used herein, “Hazardous Material” shall mean any hazardous material, hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous constituent, toxic substance, pollutant, contaminant, asbestos, petroleum, petroleum waste, radioactive material, biohazardous material, explosive or any other material, the presence of which in the environment is prohibited, regulated, or serves as the basis of liability, as defined, listed, or regulated by any applicable federal, state, or local environmental law, ordinance, rule, or regulation.
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Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is aware of any costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (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 parties) that would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the capital expenditures or earnings of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
v)Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
w)The Company has not sold or issued, or offered or agreed to sell or issue, any securities that would be integrated with the offering of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the Act.
x)Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor to the Company’s knowledge, any of their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates or other persons acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries: (i) has used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) has made any direct or indirect unlawful contribution or payment to any official of, or candidate for, or any employee of, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, any federal, state or foreign office from corporate funds; (iii) has made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment; or (iv) is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (“OECD Convention”), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “FCPA”) or any similar law or regulation to which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is subject. The Company, the Subsidiaries and their affiliates have each conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and any applicable similar law or regulation and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
y)The operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and the Subsidiaries conduct business, the applicable 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 or any of the Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary, with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened.
z)Neither the Company or any of the Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, affiliate or representative of the Company, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) or any similar sanctions imposed by any other body, governmental or other, to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject (collectively, “other economic sanctions”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or other economic sanctions.
aa)Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transaction; (ii)
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neither the Company nor any Subsidiaries has purchased any of its outstanding capital stock or other ownership interests or declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or other distribution of any kind on its outstanding capital stock or other ownership interests other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock or other ownership interests, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and the Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, respectively.
bb)(i) The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title (fee simple or, in the case of ground leases and as disclosed in the Disclosure Package, a valid leasehold interest) to each Property, in each case, free and clear of all Liens, restrictions and defects, except such as are disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect the value of such Property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such Property by the Company or its Subsidiaries; (ii) except as otherwise set forth in or described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the mortgages and deeds of trust encumbering the Properties are not convertible into debt or equity securities of the Company and the Subsidiaries and such mortgages and deeds of trust are not cross-defaulted with any loan not made to, or cross-collateralized to any property not owned directly or indirectly by, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries; (iii) except as otherwise set forth in or described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received from any governmental authority any written notice of any condemnation of or zoning change affecting the Properties or any part thereof which if consummated would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary knows of any such condemnation or zoning change which is threatened and, in each case, which if consummated would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) each of the Properties complies with all applicable codes, laws and regulations (including without limitation, building and zoning codes, laws and regulations and laws relating to access to the Properties), except if and to the extent disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and except for such failures to comply that would not reasonably be expected to materially affect the value of the Properties or interfere in any material respect with the use made and proposed to be made of the Properties by the Company and its Subsidiaries; (v) the Company and the Subsidiaries have obtained title insurance on the fee interests in each of the Properties, in an amount that is commercially reasonable for each Property, but at least equal to the original purchase price of each such Property, and all such policies of insurance are in full force and effect; (vi) except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any tenant of any of the Properties, is in default under (x) any space lease (as lessor or lessee, as the case may be) relating to any of the Properties, (y) any of the mortgages or other security documents or other agreements encumbering or otherwise recorded against the Properties or (z) any ground lease, sublease or operating sublease relating to any of the Properties, and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is aware of any event which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under any of such documents or agreements, except with respect to (x), (y) and (z) immediately above any such default that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) except as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no tenant under any of the leases at the Properties has a right of first refusal to purchase the premises demised under such lease; and (viii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owns any real property other than the Properties described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
cc)To the knowledge of each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, electricity and telephone service are all available at the property lines of each Property over duly dedicated streets or perpetual easements of record benefiting the applicable Property.
dd)The Company and the Subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names currently employed by them in connection with the business now operated by them, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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ee)No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries exists, except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or, to the knowledge of each of the Company and the Partnership, is imminent, which, in any such case, would, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
ff)The Company and each of the Subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance from reputable insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as is adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries, and all such policies of insurance are in full force and effect; the Company and each of the Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies in all material respects; neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that they will not be able to (i) renew existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires, or (ii) obtain comparable coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue the business as now conducted by them and at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
gg)Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of the Subsidiaries possess all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates of need and other approvals or authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities (“Permits”) as are necessary under applicable law to own their respective properties and conduct their respective businesses, (ii) the Company and the Subsidiaries have fulfilled and performed all of their obligations with respect to the Permits, and no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or would result in any other impairment of the rights of the holder or any such Permits; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Permits.
hh)The statistical, demographic and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company and the Operating Partnership believe to be reliable and accurate in all material respects and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent to use such data from such sources.
ii)Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.
jj)Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) has any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any Underwriter, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty or (ii) intends to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any Underwriter, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty.
kk)The consolidated financial statements of the Company together with the related schedules and notes thereto, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly the financial position of the entities purported to be shown thereby (including the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries) as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and the selected financial data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been derived from the accounting records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. Except as included or incorporated by reference therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Act. All disclosures contained in the
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Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Act, to the extent applicable.
ll)The Company and each of the Subsidiaries maintain (a) effective internal controls over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) and (b) a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with their management’s respective general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (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 the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the board of directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
mm)The interactive data in inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly present the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
nn)The Company and each of the Subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in 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, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.
oo)There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
pp)KPMG LLP, whose reports on the consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules of the Company and its subsidiaries are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Act, the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”).
qq)Ernst & Young LLP, whose reports on the consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules of Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“STAR”), and its subsidiaries are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Act, the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the PCAOB.
rr)Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and the Operating Partnership have not sold, issued or distributed any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, OP Units) during the six-month period preceding the date hereof, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulation D or S of, the Securities Act.
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ss)Except for the underwriting discounts and commissions payable by the Company to the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Shares contemplated herein or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, the Company has not incurred any liability for any brokerage commission, finder’s fees or similar payments in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares contemplated hereby.
tt)No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus which is not so described.
uu)Each Subsidiary that is a partnership or a limited liability company under state law, other than IRT UPREIT Lender Limited Partner, LLC and Kentucky TRS, LLC, has been at all relevant times properly classified as a partnership or a disregarded entity, and not as a corporation or an association taxable as a corporation, for federal income tax purposes.
vv)The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have filed in a timely manner, and accurately and completely, all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, reports, information returns and statements required to be filed or have properly requested and been granted extensions thereof. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have paid all material taxes required to be paid by them, including any material tax assessment, fine or penalty levied against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, except for any taxes that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceeding. There is no material tax deficiency that has been asserted against any such entity, nor does any such entity know of any material tax deficiency which is likely to be asserted against any such entity. All material tax liabilities are adequately provided for in the Company’s financial statements.
ww)The Company has been organized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for its taxable years ended December 31, 2011 through December 31, 2020, and the Company’s organization and method of operation (as described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package) will enable the Company to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2021 and thereafter. All statements regarding the Company’s qualification and taxation as a REIT and descriptions of the Company’s organization and method of operation set forth in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are accurate and fair summaries of the legal or tax matters described therein in all material respects.
xx)There are no contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.
yy)Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), that is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any of its affiliates for employees or former employees of the Company or any of its affiliates has been maintained in compliance in all material respects with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any such plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; and for each such plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no “accumulated funding deficiency” as defined in Section 412 of the Code has been incurred, whether or not waived, and the fair market value of the assets of each such plan (excluding for these purposes accrued but unpaid contributions) exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such plan determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions.
zz)Except as previously disclosed to the Representatives in writing by the Company, there are no affiliations or associations between any member of FINRA and any of the Company’s officers, directors or, to the Company’s knowledge, the beneficial owners of 5% or more of the Company’s securities.
aaa)No holder of any security of the Company or the Operating Partnership has any right to require registration of the Shares or any other security of the Company or the Operating Partnership because of the
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filing of the Registration Statement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Forward Sale Agreement, which right has not been waived in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Forward Sale Agreement. The holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and the Operating Partnership are not entitled to preemptive or other rights to subscribe for the Shares.
bbb)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 connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Forward Sale Agreement or the issuance by the Company or sale by the Company of the Shares.
ccc)(i)(x) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the Company’s knowledge, there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect and (y) the Company has not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Company is presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, in the case of this clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) the Company has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices.
ddd)The Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 26, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership, IRSTAR Sub, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, STAR and Steadfast Apartment REIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a subsidiary of STAR (the “STAR OP” and together with STAR, the “STAR Parties”), has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, is a valid and binding agreement of the Company and each of its subsidiaries party thereto, enforceable against each in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability. To the Company’s knowledge, there has been no material breach of the representations and warranties or covenants contained in the Merger Agreement and the Merger Agreement conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
eee)To the knowledge of the Company, the representations and warranties of the STAR Parties contained in Article 3 of the Merger Agreement (as qualified therein and in the disclosure schedules thereto) were, as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and are, as of the date hereof, true and accurate in all material respects (or, if any such representations or warranties are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or similar language, true and correct in all respects). To the knowledge of the Company, the STAR Parties were not, as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and are not, as of the date hereof, in default or breach, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such default or breach, of the due performance or observance of any term, agreement, covenant or condition contained in the Merger Agreement (as qualified therein and in the disclosure schedules thereto), in each case except to the extent that such default or breach would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, or results of operations of the STAR Parties or on the ability of the STAR Parties to consummate the mergers contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
fff)None of the information with respect to STAR incorporated by reference into the Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 26, 2021 as of the respective dates of such information contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
ggg)The pro forma financial statements incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus include assumptions that provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions and events described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate
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effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma adjustments reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the historical financial statement amounts in the pro forma financial statements incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus. The pro forma financial statements incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
Any certificate signed by any officer of either the Company or the Operating Partnership, as applicable, and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by each of the Company and the Operating Partnership as to matters covered thereby, as applicable, to each Underwriter.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
a)Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, agrees:
(i) to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls the Underwriters, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty, their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents and any person who controls the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the aforementioned may become subject under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares, including any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) not constituting an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (“Marketing Materials”), (B) with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, 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 or (C) with respect to any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Marketing Materials, 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided, however, that the Company and the Operating Partnership will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus, or such amendment or supplement, or any Marketing Materials, in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters Content; and
(ii) to reimburse each of the Underwriters, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls the Underwriters, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty, their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents and any person who controls the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, upon demand for any legal or other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the aforementioned in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage or liability, action or proceeding or in responding to a subpoena or governmental inquiry related to the offering of the Shares, whether or not such person is a party to any action or proceeding. In the event that it is finally judicially determined that such person was not entitled to receive payments for legal and other expenses pursuant to this subparagraph, such person will promptly return all sums that had been advanced pursuant hereto.
b)Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty, their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents and any person who controls the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the aforementioned may become subject under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or
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proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, (ii) with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, 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 or (iii) with respect to any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made; and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding; provided, however, that each Underwriter will be liable in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission has been made in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters Content. The indemnity agreement pursuant to this Section 7(b) will be in addition to any liability which such Underwriter may otherwise have.
c)In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Section 7, such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing. No indemnification provided for in Section 7(a) or 7(b) hereof shall be available to any party who shall fail to give notice as provided in this Section 7(c) if the party to whom notice was not given was unaware of the proceeding to which such notice would have related and was materially prejudiced by the failure to give such notice, but the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party or parties from any liability which it or they may have to the indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than on account of the provisions of Section 7(a) or 7(b) hereof. In case any such proceeding shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party and shall pay as incurred the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel at its own expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnifying party shall pay as incurred (or within thirty (30) days of presentation) the fees and expenses of the counsel retained by the indemnified party in the event (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them or (iii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense and employ counsel acceptable to the indemnified party within a reasonable period of time after notice of commencement of the action. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Representatives in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof and by the Company in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(b) hereof. The indemnifying party 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 indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. In addition, the indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action or proceeding of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such claim, action or proceeding) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such 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 forty-five (45) days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least thirty (30) days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement or not have advised the indemnified party in good faith that the Company is contesting the amount of such reimbursement amount.
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d)To the extent the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 7(a) or 7(b) hereof in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, the Forward Counterparty and the Forward Seller on the other, from the offering of the Shares. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law, each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, the Forward Counterparty or the Forward Seller, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, which such proceeds shall include the proceeds to be received by the Company pursuant to the Forward Sale Agreement assuming full Physical Settlement on the Effective Date (each as defined in the Forward Sale Agreement), and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus. Benefits received by the Forward Counterparty and the Forward Seller shall be deemed to be equal to the Spread (as defined in the Forward Sale Agreement) deducted from the Initial Forward Price (as defined in the Forward Sale Agreement). The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company and the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, the Forward Counterparty or the Forward Seller, on the other, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 7(d) 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 that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section 7(d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7(d), (i) no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the Shares purchased by such Underwriter and (ii) no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the number of Borrowed Firm Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I hereto and not joint.
e)In any proceeding relating to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus or any supplement or amendment thereto, each party against whom contribution may be sought under this Section 7 hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of (i) the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan and (ii) the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), agrees that process issuing from such Specified Courts may be served upon it by any other contributing party and consents to the service of such process and agrees that any other contributing party may join it as an additional defendant in any such proceeding in which such other contributing party is a party.
f)Any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses for which an indemnified party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Section 7 shall be paid by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are incurred. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 7 and the representations and warranties of the Company and the Operating Partnership set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriters, its directors or officers or any person controlling any Underwriters, the Company, its directors or officers or any persons controlling the Company, (ii) acceptance of any Shares and payment therefor hereunder, and (iii) any termination of this Agreement. A successor to any Underwriter,
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its directors or officers or any person controlling any Underwriter, or to the Company, its directors or officers, or any person controlling the Company, shall be entitled to the benefits of the indemnity, contribution and reimbursement agreements contained in this Section 7.
8. Conditions of the Obligations Underwriters and the Forward Seller. The obligations of the Forward Seller hereunder to sell and deliver the Borrowed Firm Shares and the Borrowed Additional Shares and of the Underwriters hereunder to purchase and pay for the Shares, in each case on the Closing Date or on each Option Closing Date, as applicable, are subject to the following further conditions:
a)Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as applicable:
(i) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the Act, and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information (to be included in the Registration Statement or otherwise) shall have been disclosed to the Representatives and complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters;
(ii) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), except as may otherwise be stated in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), there has not been any material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the business, management, Properties, assets, rights, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; and
(iii)The Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rules 424, 430A, 430B, 430C or 433 of the Act, as applicable, shall have been filed within the time period prescribed by, and in compliance with, the Act.
b)The Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty shall have received (i) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and (ii) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, of the general partner of the Operating Partnership, in each case, to the effect set forth in Section 8(a) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company and the Operating Partnership contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and that the Company and the Operating Partnership have complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be. Any officer signing and delivering a certificate required pursuant to this Section 8(b) may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
c)The Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty shall have received on the Closing Date or on each Option Closing Date, as applicable, an opinion and tax opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of such date and addressed to the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, to the effect set forth on Exhibit C and Exhibit D, respectively.
d)The Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty shall have received on the Closing Date or on each Option Closing Date, as applicable, an opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of such date and addressed to the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, to the effect set forth on Exhibit E.
e)The Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty shall have received on the Closing Date or on each Option Closing Date, as applicable, an opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP, Maryland counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of such date and addressed to the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, to the effect set forth on Exhibit F.
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f)The Representatives shall have received letters addressed to the Underwriters and dated as of the date hereof, the Closing Date or on each Option Closing Date, as applicable, from each of KPMG LLP and Ernst & Young LLP, each an independent registered public accounting firm, substantially in the form heretofore approved by the Representatives; provided that the letters delivered on the Closing Date or any applicable Option Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date or each Option Closing Date, as the case may be.
g)The Common Stock shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject only to official notice of issuance.
h)On or about the date of this Agreement, but in no event later than the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received “lock-up” agreements relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, each substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, from the persons set forth on Schedule IV attached hereto, and all of such “lock-up” agreements shall be in full force and effect at the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, as applicable.
i)The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty such further certificates and documents as the Representatives, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty shall have reasonably requested.
Any certificate or document signed by any officer of the Company or the general partner of the Operating Partnership and delivered to the Representatives, or to counsel for the Underwriters, shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or the Operating Partnership, as the case may be, to the Underwriters as to the statements made therein.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 8 shall not have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and their counsel, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters and the Forward Seller hereunder may be canceled by the Representatives or the Forward Seller, as applicable, at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date or on each Option Closing Date, as applicable, with respect to any Additional Shares remaining to be purchased. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
With respect to the Closing Date and each applicable Option Closing Date, the documents required to be delivered by this Section 8 shall be delivered at the offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Attention: Stuart A. Barr, counsel for the Underwriters, at 801 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 on or prior to such date.
9. Expenses. The Company and the Operating Partnership agree to pay all costs, expenses, fees (including legal and accounting fees of the Company and the Operating Partnership), stamp duties, and taxes incident to and in connection with (a) the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares, and the preparation and printing of any certificates for the Shares; (b) the preparation, printing and filing under the Act of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto; (c) the distribution of the Registration Statement (including any exhibits thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, all as provided in this Agreement, including the electronic distribution of the foregoing by the Underwriters to the investors; (d) any required review by FINRA of the terms of sale of the Shares (including filing fees and reasonable expenses of counsel to the Underwriters, which shall not exceed $10,000); (e) the listing of the Shares on the NYSE and/or any other exchange and listing of the Shares, if any, issuable upon settlement of the Forward Sale Agreement; (f) the qualification of the Shares under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions and the preparation, printing and distribution of a blue sky memorandum (including filing fees and reasonable expenses of counsel to the Underwriters); (g) the preparation, printing and electronic distribution of one or more versions of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus for distribution in any non-U.S. country in which the offering of Shares is made (including related fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters in such country); (h)
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the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses associated with any electronic roadshow and travel and lodging expenses of the Company, and provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Underwriters will pay their own travel and lodging expenses; (j) the costs and expenses (including without limitation any damages or other amounts payable in connection with legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any contracts for sale of the Shares made by the Underwriters caused by a breach of the representation included herein; (k) the cost and charges of any transfer agent or registrar; and (l) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company and the Operating Partnership under this Agreement. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay for any of the Underwriters’ expenses (other than those related to qualification under FINRA regulation and state securities or blue sky laws) except that, if this Agreement shall not be consummated because the conditions in Section 8 hereof are not satisfied, or because this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives pursuant to Section 10 hereof, or by reason of any failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company and the Operating Partnership to perform any undertaking or satisfy any condition of this Agreement or to comply with any of the terms hereof on their part to be performed, unless such failure, refusal or inability is due primarily to the default or omission of any Underwriter, the Company shall reimburse the several Underwriters for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, marketing and proposing to market the Shares or in contemplation of performing their several obligations hereunder; but the Company shall not in any event be liable to any of the several Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated profits from the sale by them of the Shares.
10. Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, without liability on the part of the Underwriters, the Forward Seller or the Forward Counterparty to the Company, by notice to the Company, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, if, prior to the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date (if different from the Closing Date and then only as to Option Shares): (i) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse change in or affecting the earnings, business, management, properties, assets, rights, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or declaration of war or national emergency or other national or international calamity or crisis (including, without limitation, an act of terrorism) or change in economic or political conditions if the effect of such outbreak, escalation, declaration, emergency, calamity, crisis or change on the financial markets of the United States would, in the Representatives’ judgment, materially impair the investment quality of the Shares; (iii) suspension of trading in securities generally on the NYSE or the NASDAQ Global Market or limitation on prices (other than limitations on hours or numbers of days of trading) for securities on any such exchange; (iv) the enactment, publication, decree or other promulgation of any statute, regulation, rule or order of any court or other governmental authority which in the Representatives’ opinion materially and adversely affects the business or operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (v) the declaration of a banking moratorium by the United States or New York State authorities; (vi) any downgrading, or placement on any watch list for possible downgrading, in the rating of any of the Company’s debt securities or preferred stock by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) or any public announcement by such organization that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of any such debt securities or preferred stock (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading); (vii) the suspension of trading of the Common Stock by the NYSE, the Commission or any other governmental authority; or (viii) the taking of any action by any governmental body or agency in respect of its monetary or fiscal affairs which in your opinion has a material adverse effect on the securities markets in the United States; or (b) as provided in Sections 8 and 11 of this Agreement.
11. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If, on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, any Underwriter shall fail to purchase and pay for the portion of the Shares which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase and pay for on such date (otherwise than by reason of any default on the part of the Company or the Operating Partnership), the Representatives shall use their reasonable efforts to procure within thirty-six (36) hours thereafter one or more of the other Underwriters, or any others, to purchase from the Company such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms set forth herein, the Shares which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase. If after such thirty-six (36) hours the Representatives shall not have procured such other Underwriters, or any others, to purchase the Shares agreed to be purchased by the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then (a) if the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which such default shall occur does not exceed 10% of the Shares to
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be purchased on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in proportion to the respective numbers of Shares which they are obligated to purchase hereunder, to purchase the Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase, or (b) if the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which such default shall occur exceeds 10% of the Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company or the Representatives will have the right, by written notice given within the next thirty-six (36) hour period to the parties to this Agreement, to terminate this Agreement without liability on the part of the nondefaulting Underwriters or of the Company, except to the extent set forth in Sections 7 and 9 hereof. Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company for damages caused by its default. If other Underwriters are obligated or agree to purchase the Shares of a defaulting or withdrawing Underwriter, either the Representatives or the Company may postpone the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date for up to seven (7) full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement.
12. Information Furnished by the Underwriters. The Company hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Underwriters have furnished to the Company expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are paragraph 22 and paragraph 29 under the heading “Underwriting” in such documents (collectively, the “Underwriters Content”). The Company hereby acknowledges that no information has been provided by the Forward Counterparty or the Forward Seller for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.
13. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of their officers and of the 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 the Underwriters or the Company, the Operating Partnership or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares. The provisions of 7 and 9 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
14. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the offer and sale of the Shares or any other services the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting may be deemed to be providing hereunder, notwithstanding any preexisting relationship, advisory or otherwise, between the parties or any oral representations or assurances previously or subsequently made by the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting: (i) no fiduciary or agency relationship between the Company and the Operating Partnership and any other person, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting, on the other, exists in connection with any activity that the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting may undertake or have undertaken in furtherance of the purchase and sale of the Company’s securities, either before or after the date hereof; (ii) the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting are not acting as advisors, expert or otherwise, to the Company or the Operating Partnership, including, without limitation, with respect to the determination of the public offering price of the Shares, and the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting, on the other hand; (iii) any duties and obligations that the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting may have to the Company and the Operating Partnership shall be limited to those duties and obligations specifically stated herein; and (iv) the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting may have interests that differ from those of the Company and the Operating Partnership. Each of the Company and the
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Operating Partnership hereby waives any claims that the Company and the Operating Partnership may have against the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty and any affiliate or affiliates through which the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty may be acting with respect to any breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this offering.
15. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, (i) if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed or delivered to Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Syndicate Registration, with a copy, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 7(c), to the Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, and BMO Capital Markets Corp., 3 Times Square, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Eric Benedict; (ii) if to the Forward Seller or Forward Counterparty, will be mailed or delivered to BMO Capital Markets Corp., 3 Times Square, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Eric Benedict or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed or delivered to the office of the Company at Two Liberty Place, 50 S. 16th Street, Suite 3575, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Attention: Scott Schaeffer, Email: [email protected].
16. Successors. This Agreement has been made solely for the benefit of the Underwriters, the Forward Seller, the Forward Counterparty, the Company, the Operating Partnership, their directors and officers, and the other controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof and their respective successors and assigns, to the extent provided herein. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. Neither the term “successor” nor the term “successors and assigns” as used in this Agreement shall include a purchaser from the Underwriters of any of the Shares in his status as such purchaser.
17. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the Forward Sale Agreement.
18. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
19. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
21. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
22. Research Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that each Underwriter is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the Company and any other companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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23. Issuance and Sale by the Company.
a)In the event that the Forward Seller elects not to borrow Shares, pursuant to Section 2 hereof, or the Forward Seller is unable to borrow and deliver for sale under this Agreement a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Borrowed Firm Shares or Borrowed Additional Shares, as applicable, to be purchased by the Underwriters on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, and deliverable by the Forward Seller hereunder, or the Forward Seller determines in good faith, in its commercially reasonable judgment, it is either impracticable to do so, then, upon notice by the Forward Seller to the Company (which notice shall be delivered no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be), the Company shall issue and sell to the Underwriters, pursuant to Section 2 hereof, in whole but not in part, an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Borrowed Firm Shares or Borrowed Additional Shares, as applicable, deliverable by the Forward Seller hereunder that the Forward Seller does not so deliver and sell to the Underwriters. In connection with any such issuance and sale by the Company, the Company or the Representatives shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, for one business day in order to effect any required changes in any documents or arrangements. Any shares of Common Stock sold by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to this Section 23(a) in lieu of any Borrowed Firm Shares are referred to herein as the “Company Top-Up Firm Shares.” Any shares of Common Stock sold by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to this Section 23(a) in lieu of any Borrowed Additional Shares in respect of which an Additional Forward Sale Agreement has been executed are referred to herein as the “Company Top-Up Additional Shares.”
b)Neither the Forward Counterparty nor the Forward Seller shall have any liability whatsoever for any Borrowed Firm Shares or Borrowed Additional Shares that the Forward Seller does not deliver and sell to the Underwriters or any other party if (i) all of the Conditions with respect to the Forward Counterparty and the Forward Seller are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date or any additional time of purchase (in respect of any Borrowed Additional Shares in respect of which an Additional Forward Sale Agreement has been executed), as applicable, and the Forward Seller elects pursuant to Section 2 hereof not to deliver and sell to the Underwriters the Borrowed Firm Shares or Borrowed Additional Shares, as applicable, deliverable by the Forward Seller hereunder, or (ii) the Forward Seller determines in good faith, in its commercially reasonable judgment, it is unable to borrow and cause the Forward Seller to deliver for sale under this Agreement on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as applicable, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Borrowed Firm Shares or Borrowed Additional Shares, as applicable, deliverable by the Forward Seller hereunder or (iii) the Forward Seller determines in good faith, in its commercially reasonable judgment, it is either impracticable to do so, it being understood that the foregoing exclusion of liability shall not apply in the case of fraud and/or any intentional misconduct.
24. Duties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between the parties. The parties hereto undertake to perform such duties and obligations only as expressly set forth herein. Such duties and obligations of the parties hereto with respect to the Shares shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, and the parties hereto shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations with respect to the Shares as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty disclaim any implied duties (including any fiduciary duty), covenants or obligations arising from the Underwriters’, the Forward Seller’s and the Forward Counterparty’s performance of their respective duties and obligations expressly set forth herein.
25. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
a)In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
b)In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than
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such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
As used in this Section 15, “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k); “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b) or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b); “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable; and “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
26. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated:
“Rule 158,” “Rule 172,” “Rule 173,” “Rule 405,” “Rule 424,” “Rule 430A,” “Rule 430B” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under the Act.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding among the Company, the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty, please so indicate in the space provided below for the purpose, whereupon this Agreement shall constitute a binding agreement among the Company, the Underwriters, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty.
Very truly yours,
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James Sebra |
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BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., in its capacity as the Forward Seller |
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Name: Matthew Coley |
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Bank of Montreal, in its capacity as Forward Counterparty, solely as the recipient and/or beneficiary of certain representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth in this Agreement |
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Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written:
For itself and as Representatives of the
several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.
Barclays Capital Inc.
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By: /s/ Victoria Hale |
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Name: Victoria Hale
Title: Authorized Signatory
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
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By: /s/ Matthew Henderson |
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Name: Matthew Henderson
Title: Manager, Derivatives Operations
SCHEDULE I
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Name of Underwriter |
Number of Firm |
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Barclays Capital Inc. |
3,080,000 |
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BMO Capital Markets Corp. |
3,080,000 |
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
2,380,000 |
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KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. |
1,190,000 |
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BofA Securities, Inc. |
560,000 |
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Capital One Securities, Inc. |
560,000 |
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Jefferies LLC |
560,000 |
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Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated |
560,000 |
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Truist Securities Inc. |
560,000 |
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Regions Securities LLC |
490,000 |
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Comerica Securities, Inc. |
280,000 |
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Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. |
280,000 |
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Compass Point Research & Trading LLC |
210,000 |
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Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. |
140,000 |
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Bancroft Capital, LLC |
70,000 |
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Roberts & Ryan Investments Inc. |
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Total |
14,000,000 |
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Name of Forward Seller |
Number of Borrowed Firm Shares To Be Sold |
Maximum Number of Borrowed Additional Shares To Be Sold |
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Bank of Montreal |
14,000,000 |
2,100,000 |
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Total |
14,000,000 |
2,100,000 |
SCHEDULE II
FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES INCLUDED IN THE DISCLOSURE PACKAGE
None
SCHEDULE III
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Entity Name |
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Domestic Jurisdiction |
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Adley Craig Ranch Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Texas |
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Arbor Loop Apartments Owner, LLC |
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North Carolina |
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Bayview Club Apartments Indiana, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Bennington Pond Managing Member, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Bennington Pond, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Bridgeview Apartments, LLC |
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Florida |
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Brookside CRA-B1, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Brunswick Point North Carolina, LLC |
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Delaware |
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BSF Lakeshore, LLC |
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Florida |
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BSF Trails, LLC |
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Florida |
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BSF-Arbors River Oaks, LLC |
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Florida |
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Cherry Grove South Carolina, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Chelsea Square Apartments Holding Company, LLC |
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Ohio |
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Creekside Corners Georgia, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Cyan Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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DD CR V, LLC |
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Georgia |
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DD CR III, LLC |
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Georgia |
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Feldman Holdings Business Trust I |
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Massachusetts |
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Feldman Holdings Business Trust II |
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Massachusetts |
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Fox Partners, LLC |
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Texas |
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Haverford Place Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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HPI Collier Park LLC |
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Delaware |
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HPI Hartshire LLC |
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Delaware |
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HPI Kensington Commons LLC |
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Delaware |
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HPI Riverchase LLC |
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Delaware |
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HPI Schirm Farms LLC |
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Delaware |
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Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP |
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Delaware |
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Innsbrook Apartments I LLC |
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Delaware |
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IR TS Op Co, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Captive Trs, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Crestmont Apartments Georgia, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Global, LLC |
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Florida |
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IRT Innsbrook Investor, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Robinson Innsbrook Apartments I LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Lenoxplace Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Limited Partner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Live Oak Trace Louisiana, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Management, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT OKC Portfolio Member, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT OKC Portfolio Owner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Renovations, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Runaway Bay Apartments, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT Stonebridge Crossing Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT UPREIT Lender Limited Partner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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IRT UPREIT Lender, LP |
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Delaware |
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IRT Walnut Hill Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Jamestown CRA-B1, LLC |
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Delaware |
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JLC/BUSF Associates, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Kentucky TRS, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Lakes Of Northdale Apartments LLC |
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Delaware |
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Legacy Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Lucerne Apartments Tampa, LLC |
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Florida |
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Meadows CRA-B1, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Merce Partners, LLC |
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Texas |
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Millenia 700, LLC |
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Delaware |
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North Park Property Owner, LLC |
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Georgia |
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Oxmoor CRA-B1, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Pointe At Canyon Ridge, LLC |
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Georgia |
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Prospect Park CRA-B1, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Rocky Creek Apartments Owner, LLC |
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Florida |
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SPG Avalon Apts LLC |
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Ohio |
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South Terrace Apartments North Carolina, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Thornhill Apartments Owner, LLC |
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North Carolina |
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Tides At Calabash North Carolina, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Tides Land North Carolina, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Big Creek, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Brier Creek, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Craig Ranch, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Creekstone, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Goose Creek, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Manager, LLC |
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Florida |
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TS Miller Creek, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS New Bern, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Talison Row, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Vintage, LLC |
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Delaware |
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TS Westmont, LLC |
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Delaware |
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Vantage II Owner, LLC |
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Florida |
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Wake Forest Apartments LLC |
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Delaware |
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Waterford Landing Apartments, LLC |
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Delaware |
SCHEDULE IV
Persons Delivering Lock-Up Agreements
Scott F. Schaeffer
James J. Sebra
William C. Dunkelberg
Mack D. Pridgen III
DeForest Blake Soaries Jr.
Melinda H. McClure
Farrell M. Ender
Richard D. Gebert
Jessica K. Norman
Jason R. Delozier
Lisa Washington
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EXHIBIT A
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Aggregate number of shares offered: |
14,000,000 |
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Offering price to public: |
$17.75 |
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
[●], 2021
Barclays Capital Inc.
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
c/o BMO Capital Markets Corp.
3 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as representatives of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with the forward seller named therein, the forward purchaser named therein, Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) and Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP (the “Operating Partnership”), providing for the public offering by the Company of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Offering”).
To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Offering to continue their efforts in connection with the Offering, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (1) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of any options or warrants) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, (2) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of shares of Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, including units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”) or any other securities of the Company (including OP Units) or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 60th day after the date of the Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) relating to the Offering (such 60-day period, the “Lock-Up Period”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may: (1) transfer shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock by bona fide gift, will or intestate succession or to a trust for the benefit of the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s “immediate family,” which shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin; and (2) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock to the Company for the sole purpose of cashlessly exercising any Stock Appreciation Rights issued pursuant to the Company’s 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of May 12, 2016, and as amended to date (the “Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan”), or satisfying any tax or other governmental withholding obligation (a “Withholding Disposition”) with respect to any equity or equity-based award granted by the Company to the undersigned pursuant to the Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan; provided, however, that, in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (1) of this paragraph, (a) each resulting transferee of Common Stock executes and delivers to you an agreement satisfactory to you in which such transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Lock-
Up Agreement for the remainder of the Lock-Up Period, and (b) any such transfer fully complies with, and is not required to be or voluntarily disclosed or reported under, applicable law, including, but not limited to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (other than on a Form 5 made after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period); provided, further, that, in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition pursuant to clause (2) of this paragraph, any such transfer fully complies with, and is not required to be or voluntarily disclosed or reported under, applicable law, including, but not limited to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (other than a filing under Section 16 of the Exchange Act that indicates such sale, transfer or disposition to the Company consisted of a Withholding Disposition or did not involve a disposition for value).
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its transfer agent are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Lock-Up Agreement.
It is understood that, if the Company notifies the Underwriters that it does not intend to proceed with the Offering, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective, or if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Common Stock, the undersigned will be released from its obligations under this Lock-Up Agreement.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters will proceed with the Offering in reliance on this Lock-Up Agreement.
Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the parties thereto.
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters have not provided any recommendation or investment advice nor have the Underwriters solicited any action from the undersigned with respect to the Offering and the undersigned has consulted their own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent deemed appropriate.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Agreement and that, upon request, the undersigned will execute any additional documents necessary in connection with the enforcement hereof. Any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
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EXHIBIT C
[Form of Opinion of TROUTMAN Pepper Hamilton SANDERS, LLP]
EXHIBIT D
[Form of TAX Opinion of TROUTMAN Pepper Hamilton SANDERS, LLP]
EXHIBIT e
[Form of Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP]
EXHIBIT F
[Form of Opinion of bALLARD sPAHR LLP]
Execution Version
EXHIBIT 1.2
CONFIRMATION
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To: |
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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. |
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From: |
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Bank of Montreal 55 Bloor Street West, 18th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A5 Telephone No.:(416) 552-4177 Facsimile No.:(416) 552-7904 |
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Date: |
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July 27, 2021 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Bank of Montreal (“Dealer”) and Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (“Counterparty”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”). Dealer is acting as principal in this Transaction, and its affiliate BMO Capital Markets Corp. (“Agent”) is acting as agent for this Transaction solely in connection with Rule 15a-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction is a Share Forward Transaction.
1.This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”), as published by ISDA, as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed the ISDA Form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for the election of New York law (without regard to New York’s choice of laws doctrine other than Title 14 of Article 5 of the New York General Obligations Law (the “General Obligations Law”)) as the governing law and US Dollars (“USD”) as the Termination Currency).
All provisions contained in the Agreement are incorporated into and shall govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction and replaces any previous agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Other than any additional Transaction which may be entered into between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to an Additional Forward Sale Agreement (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), the Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency among the Agreement, this Confirmation and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
2.The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
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Trade Date: |
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July 28, 2021 |
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Effective Date: |
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July 28, 2021 |
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Buyer: |
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Dealer. |
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Seller: |
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Counterparty. |
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Maturity Date: |
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July 30, 2022 (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day). |
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Shares: |
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The shares of common stock, par value USD 0.01 per Share, of Counterparty (Ticker: “IRT”). |
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Number of Shares: |
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Initially, the Initial Number of Shares; provided that the Number of Shares is subject to reduction as provided in Section 3 below. On each Settlement Date, the Number of Shares shall be reduced by the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date. |
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Initial Number of Shares: |
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14,000,000 Shares. |
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Settlement Currency: |
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USD. |
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The New York Stock Exchange. |
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Related Exchange: |
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All Exchanges. |
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Prepayment: |
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Not Applicable. |
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Variable Obligation: |
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Not Applicable. |
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Forward Price: |
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On the Effective Date, the Initial Forward Price, and on any day thereafter, the product of the Forward Price on the immediately preceding calendar day and |
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1 + the Daily Rate * (1/365); |
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provided that the Forward Price on each Forward Price Reduction Date shall be the Forward Price otherwise in effect on such date minus the Forward Price Reduction Amount per Share for such Forward Price Reduction Date.
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Initial Forward Price: |
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USD 17.04 per Share. |
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Daily Rate: |
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For any day, the Overnight Bank Funding Rate minus the Spread. |
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Overnight Bank Funding Rate: |
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For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Overnight bank funding rate” as such rate is displayed on the page “OBFR01 <Index> <GO>“ on the BLOOMBERG Professional Service, or any successor page; provided that if no such rate appears for such day on such page, the rate for such day will be determined by the Calculation Agent based on its estimate of the prevailing USD overnight bank funding rate for such day. |
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Spread: |
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For any day, an amount (expressed in basis points per annum) equal to the average market cost to Dealer (or any affiliate of Dealer) of borrowing a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to hedge its exposure to this Transaction plus 0.35% |
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Forward Price Reduction Dates: |
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Each ex-dividend date in respect of a dividend or distribution on the Shares (including any Extraordinary Dividend) occurring after the Trade Date. |
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Forward Price Reduction Amount per Share: |
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For each Forward Price Reduction Date, the amount of any dividend or distribution (including any Extraordinary Dividend) payable in respect of the applicable ex-dividend date. |
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Valuation:
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For any Settlement (as defined below), if Physical Settlement is applicable, as designated in the relevant Settlement Notice (as defined below); or if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement is applicable, the last Unwind Date for such Settlement. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date. |
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Unwind Dates: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, each day on which Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) purchases Shares in the market in connection with such Settlement, starting on the First Unwind Date for such Settlement. |
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First Unwind Date: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as designated in the relevant Settlement Notice. |
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Unwind Period: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, the period starting on the First Unwind Date for such Settlement and ending on the Valuation Date for such Settlement. |
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Settlement Terms:
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Settlement: |
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Any of Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement of all or any portion of the Transaction. |
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Subject to “Early Valuation” below, Counterparty may elect to effect a Settlement of all or any portion of the Transaction by designating one or more Scheduled Trading Days following the Effective Date and on or prior to the Maturity Date to be Valuation Dates (or, with respect to Cash Settlements or Net Share Settlements, First Unwind Dates, each of which First Unwind Dates shall occur no later than the 60th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date) in a written notice to Dealer delivered no later than the applicable 5th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the First Unwind Date (in the case of a Net Share Settlement or Cash Settlement) or the 2nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Valuation Date (in the case of a Physical Settlement), which notice shall also specify (i) the number of Shares (the “Settlement Shares”) for such Settlement (not to exceed the number of Undesignated Shares as of the date of such Settlement Notice) and (ii) the Settlement Method applicable to such Settlement; provided that (A) Counterparty may not designate a First Unwind Date for a Cash Settlement or a Net Share Settlement if, as of the date of such Settlement Notice, any Shares have been designated as Settlement Shares for a Cash Settlement or a Net Share Settlement for which the related Relevant Settlement Date has not occurred; (B) if the Number of Shares as of the Maturity Date is not zero, then the Maturity Date shall be a Valuation Date for a Physical Settlement and the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement shall be the Number of Shares as of the Maturity Date (provided that if the Maturity Date occurs during any Unwind Period, then the provisions set forth below opposite “Early Valuation” shall apply as if the Maturity Date were the Early Valuation Date); and (C) notwithstanding any other provision hereof, a Settlement Notice delivered by Counterparty that specifies Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement will neither be effective to establish a Settlement Date nor require Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement unless Counterparty delivers to Dealer with such Settlement Notice representations signed by Counterparty, containing the provision that neither Counterparty nor any of its subsidiaries has applied, and shall not until after the first date on which no portion of the Transaction remains outstanding following any final exercise and settlement, cancellation or early termination of the Transaction, apply for a loan, loan guarantee, direct loan (as that term is defined in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”)) or other investment, or receive any financial assistance or relief under any program or facility (collectively “Financial Assistance”) that (I) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently enacted, adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (II) (X) requires under applicable law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement of a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility) as a condition of such Financial Assistance, that Party B comply with any requirement not to, or otherwise agree, attest, certify or warrant that it has not, as of the date specified in such condition, repurchased, or will not repurchase, any equity security of Issuer, and that it has not, as of the date specified in the condition, made a capital distribution or will make a capital distribution, or (Y) where the terms of the Transaction would cause Counterparty under any circumstance to fail to satisfy any condition for application for or receipt or retention of the Financial Assistance (collectively “Restricted Financial Assistance”), other than any such applications for Restricted Financial Assistance that were (or would be) made (x) determined based on the advice of outside counsel of national standing that the terms of the Transaction would not cause Counterparty to fail to satisfy any condition for application for or receipt or retention of such Financial Assistance based on the terms of the program or facility as of the date of such advice or (y) after delivery to Dealer evidence or other guidance from a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility that the Transaction is permitted under such program or facility (either by specific reference to the Transaction or by general reference to transactions with the attributes of the Transaction in all relevant respects). |
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As of any date, the Number of Shares minus the number of Shares designated as Settlement Shares for Settlements for which the related Relevant Settlement Date has not occurred. |
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(i)Net Share Settlement shall be deemed to be included as an additional settlement method under Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions; |
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(ii)Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in the Settlement Notice containing such election that, as of the date of such Settlement Notice, (A) Counterparty is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning itself or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing the settlement method and designating the First Unwind Date specified in such Settlement Notice in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-5”) or any other provision of the federal securities laws, (C) Counterparty is not “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)), (D) Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice, in case of an election of Cash Settlement, or (y) a number of Shares with a value as of the date of such Settlement Notice equal to the product of (I) such number of Settlement Shares and (II) the then-current Forward Price, in case of an election of Net Share Settlement, in compliance with the laws of Counterparty’s jurisdiction of organization, (E) it is not electing Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) and (F) such election, and settlement in accordance therewith, does not and will not violate or conflict with any law, regulation or supervisory guidance applicable to Counterparty, or any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets, and any governmental consents that are required to have been obtained by Counterparty with respect to such election or settlement have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with; and |
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(iii)Notwithstanding any election to the contrary in any Settlement Notice, Physical Settlement shall be applicable: |
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(A)to all of the Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice if, on the date such Settlement Notice is received by Dealer, (I) the trading price per Share on the Exchange (as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner) is below 50% of the Initial Forward Price (the “Threshold Price”) or (II) Dealer, as Hedging Party, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment, after using commercially reasonable efforts, that it would be unable to purchase a number of Shares in the market sufficient to unwind its commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the portion of the Transaction represented by such Settlement Shares and satisfy its delivery obligation hereunder, if any, by the Maturity Date (taking into account any additional share forward or other equity derivative transaction (each, an “Additional Equity Derivative Transaction”) Counterparty has entered into) (x) in a manner that (A) would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be subject to the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18(b) under the Exchange Act and (B) based on advice of counsel, would not raise material risks under applicable securities laws or (y) due to the lack of sufficient liquidity in the Shares (each, a “Trading Condition”); or |
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(B)to all or a portion of the Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice if, on any day during the relevant Unwind Period, (I) the trading price per Share on the Exchange (as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner) is below the Threshold Price or (II) Dealer, as Hedging Party, determines, in its good faith, reasonable judgment, that a Trading Condition has occurred, in which case the provisions set forth below in the third paragraph opposite “Early Valuation” shall apply as if such day were the Early Valuation Date and (x) for purposes of clause (i) of such paragraph, such day shall be the last Unwind Date of such Unwind Period and the “Unwound Shares” shall be calculated to, and including, such day and (y) for purposes of clause (ii) of such paragraph, the “Remaining Shares” shall be equal to the number of Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice minus the Unwound Shares determined in accordance with clause (x) of this sentence. |
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Physical Settlement: |
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Notwithstanding Section 9.2(a)(i) of the Equity Definitions, on the Settlement Date, Dealer shall pay to Counterparty an amount equal to the Forward Price on the relevant Valuation Date multiplied by the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement, and Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer such Settlement Shares. |
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Settlement Date: |
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The Valuation Date. |
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Net Share Settlement: |
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If Net Share Settlement applies, on the Net Share Settlement Date, if the Net Share Settlement Amount is greater than zero, Counterparty shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount (rounded down to the nearest integer) to Dealer, and if the Net Share Settlement Amount is less than zero, Dealer shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the absolute value of the Net Share Settlement Amount (rounded down to the nearest integer) to Counterparty, in either case, in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, with the Net Share Settlement Date deemed to be a “Settlement Date” for purposes of such Section 9.4, and, in either case, plus cash in lieu of any fractional Shares included in the Net Share Settlement Amount but not delivered due to rounding required hereby, valued at the Settlement Price. |
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Net Share Settlement Date: |
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The date that follows the Valuation Date by one Settlement Cycle. |
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Net Share Settlement Amount: |
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For any Net Share Settlement, an amount equal to (i) the Forward Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price plus (ii) a number of Shares, valued at the Settlement Price (determined as if, solely for purposes of this clause (ii), the reference to the phrase “on each Unwind Date during the Unwind Period relating to such Settlement” in the definition of “Settlement Price” were instead deemed to refer, in respect of any relevant Forward Price Reduction Date, to the phrase “during a commercially reasonable period of time corresponding to the relevant Forward Price Reduction Date in order to account for the related Forward Price Reduction Amount during such period”), equal to the aggregate Unwind Adjustment Amount(s), if any, for the relevant Unwind Period, as determined by the Calculation Agent. |
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Forward Cash Settlement Amount: |
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Notwithstanding Section 8.5(c) of the Equity Definitions, the Forward Cash Settlement Amount for any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement shall be equal to (i) the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement multiplied by (ii) an amount equal to (A) the Settlement Price minus (B) the Relevant Forward Price. |
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Relevant Forward Price: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as determined by the Calculation Agent, the weighted average Forward Price per Share on each Unwind Date during the Unwind Period relating to such Settlement (weighted based on the number of Shares purchased by Dealer or its agent or affiliate in connection with unwinding its commercially reasonable hedge position on each such Unwind Date in connection with such Settlement). |
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Settlement Price: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as determined by the Calculation Agent, the weighted average price per Share of the purchases of Shares made by Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) on each Unwind Date during the Unwind Period relating to such Settlement (weighted based on the number of Shares purchased by Dealer or its agent or affiliate at each such price per Share in connection with unwinding its commercially reasonable hedge position in connection with such Settlement), plus commercially reasonable commissions not to exceed USD 0.03 per Share. |
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The times and prices at which Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) purchases any Shares during any Unwind Period in connection with unwinding its commercially reasonable hedge position shall be determined by Dealer in a commercially reasonable manner. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Dealer concludes, in its good faith and reasonable discretion based upon advice of counsel, that it is appropriate with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) for it, as Hedging Party, to refrain from purchasing Shares on any Scheduled Trading Day (a “Regulatory Disruption”), that would have been an Unwind Date but for the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, Dealer shall notify Counterparty in writing that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred on such Scheduled Trading Day without specifying (and Dealer shall not otherwise communicate to Counterparty) the nature of such Regulatory Disruption, and, for the avoidance of doubt, such Scheduled Trading Day shall not be an Unwind Date and such Regulatory Disruption shall be deemed to be a Market Disruption Event. |
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Relevant Settlement Date: |
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For any Settlement, the Settlement Date, Cash Settlement Payment Date or Net Share Settlement Date, as the case may be. |
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Unwind Adjustment Amount: |
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For any Net Share Settlement, for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during the period from, and including, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the relevant First Unwind Date to, and including, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the relevant Valuation Date, an amount determined by the Calculation Agent equal to the product of (i) the Forward Price Reduction Amount per Share for such Forward Price Reduction Date multiplied by (ii)(A) if the Net Share Settlement Amount calculated as of the date immediately prior to the relevant Forward Price Reduction Date is a positive number, such Net Share Settlement Amount or (B) otherwise, zero. |
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Other Applicable Provisions: |
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To the extent Dealer or Counterparty is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.2 (last sentence only), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the applicable Transaction; provided that, in such case, with respect to any delivery of Shares by Dealer the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares. In addition, to the extent Counterparty is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Section 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to such Transaction. |
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An Extraordinary Dividend shall not constitute a Potential Adjustment Event. |
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Extraordinary Dividend: |
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Method of Adjustment: |
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Extraordinary Events: |
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The consequences that would otherwise apply under Article 12 of the Equity Definitions to any applicable Extraordinary Event (excluding any Failure to Deliver, Increased Cost of Hedging, Increased Cost of Stock Borrow or any Extraordinary Event that also constitutes a Bankruptcy Termination Event (as defined below), but including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other applicable Additional Disruption Event) shall not apply. |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of such Section beginning with the words “in each case if the Merger Date is on or before” in the fourth to last line thereof; provided, further, that the announcement of the merger of Independence Realty Trust and Steadfast Apartment REIT, as described in such companies’ press release dated July 26, 2021, shall not constitute a “Merger Event.”. |
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Applicable, provided that Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the reference therein to “10%” with a reference to “20%”. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Agreement or in the Equity Definitions, at any time (x) concurrently with or following the occurrence of a Hedging Event or an ISDA Event or (y) if an Excess Section 13 Ownership Position (as defined below) or an Excess Regulatory Ownership Position (as defined below) exists, in either case, Dealer (or, in the case of an ISDA Event that is an Event of Default or Termination Event, the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date in respect of such event pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement) shall have the right to designate any Scheduled Trading Day to be the “Early Valuation Date”, in which case the provisions set forth in this “Early Valuation” section shall apply, in the case of an Event of Default or Termination Event, in lieu of Section 6 of the Agreement. |
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If the Early Valuation Date occurs on a date that is not during an Unwind Period, then the Early Valuation Date shall be a Valuation Date for a Physical Settlement, and the number of Settlement Shares for such Physical Settlement shall be the Number of Shares on such Early Valuation Date; provided that Dealer may in its good faith and reasonable discretion elect to permit Counterparty to elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, in which case Dealer, as Hedging Party, will determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the Scheduled Trading Day that will be the First Unwind Date for such Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement. |
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If the Early Valuation Date occurs during an Unwind Period, then (i) (A) the last Unwind Date of such Unwind Period shall be deemed to occur on the Early Valuation Date, (B) a Settlement shall occur in respect of such Unwind Period, to which the Settlement Method elected by Counterparty in respect of such Settlement shall apply (subject to the provisions under “Settlement Terms” above in respect of the applicable Settlement Method), and (C) the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement shall be the number of Unwound Shares for such Unwind Period on the Early Valuation Date, and (ii) (A) the Early Valuation Date shall be a Valuation Date for an additional Physical Settlement (provided that Dealer may in its good faith and reasonable discretion elect that the Settlement Method elected by Counterparty for the Settlement described in clause (i) of this sentence shall apply, in which case Dealer, in its good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, will determine the Scheduled Trading Day that will be the First Unwind Date for such Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement) and (B) the number of Settlement Shares for such additional Settlement shall be the number of Remaining Shares on the Early Valuation Date. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Nationalization or Merger Event, if at the time of the related Settlement Date or Net Share Settlement Date, as applicable, the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the applicable Transaction as appropriate to account for such change to the nature of the Shares. |
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Dealer may, without Counterparty’s consent, assign or transfer all or any part of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder (A) to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer generally for similar transactions, by Dealer or Dealer’s ultimate parent, or (B) to any other third party with a long-term issuer rating equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (2) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“S&P”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that either (1) the transferee or assignee is a “dealer in securities” within the meaning of Section 475(c)(1) of the Tax Code or (2) the transfer does not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty within the meaning of Section 1001 of the Tax Code. After such transfer or assignment, (1) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from the transferee or assignee an amount less than the amount that Counterparty would have received from Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if any such transfer or assignment would otherwise result in Counterparty receiving such lesser amount, the transferee shall pay such additional amounts as necessary to result in Counterparty’s receiving the amount that Counterparty would have received from Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment), and (2) Dealer shall cause any transferee or assignee to make such Payee Tax Representations to make any necessary determination pursuant to clause (1) of this sentence. |
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Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation, (i) whenever Dealer, acting as any of the Calculation Agent, Determining Party or Hedging Party, is required to act or to exercise judgment or discretion in any way with respect to the Transaction pursuant to this Confirmation (including, without limitation, by making calculations, adjustments or determinations with respect to the Transaction but not, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any election it is entitled to make), it will do so in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and (ii) to the extent Dealer, acting in any capacity, makes any judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination, or exercises its discretion to take into account the effect of an event on the Transaction, it shall do so taking into account its Hedge Position. Dealer shall, within five Exchange Business Days of a written request by Counterparty, provide a written explanation of any judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination made by Dealer, as to the Transaction, in its capacity as Calculation Agent, Determining Party or Hedging Party, including, where applicable, a description of the methodology and the basis for such judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination in reasonable detail, it being agreed and understood that Dealer shall not be obligated to disclose any confidential or proprietary models or other information that Dealer believes to be confidential, proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations not to disclose such information, in each case, used by it for such judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination. |
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Counterparty’s Contact Details for Purpose of Giving Notice:
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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. |
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Dealer’s Contact Details for Purpose of Giving Notice:
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Bank of Montreal 55 Bloor Street West, 18th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A5 Canada
Attn:Manager, Derivatives Operations Facsimile:(416) 552-7904 Telephone:(416) 552-4177
And a copy to:
Bank of Montreal 100 King Street West, 20th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1 Canada
Attn:Associate General Counsel & Managing Director, Derivatives Legal Group Facsimile:(416) 956-2318
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BMO Capital Markets Corp. 3 Times Square 25th Floor New York, New York 10036 Attn:Brian Riley Facsimile:(212) 885-4165
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3.Effectiveness.
The effectiveness of this Confirmation on the Effective Date shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Dealer of the following conditions: (i) the condition that the representations and warranties of Counterparty contained in the Underwriting Agreement, dated the date hereof, among Independence Realty Trust, Inc., Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP and Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”) and any certificate delivered pursuant thereto by Counterparty are true and correct on the Effective Date as if made as of the Effective Date, (ii) the condition that Counterparty has performed all of the obligations required to be performed by it under the Underwriting Agreement on or prior to the Effective Date, (iii) all of the conditions set forth or referenced in Section 8 of the Underwriting Agreement, (iv) the Underwriting Agreement remains in effect and has not terminated pursuant to Section 10 of the Underwriting Agreement, and (v) the condition that, as determined by Dealer in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, neither of the following has occurred (A) Dealer is unable to borrow and deliver for sale a number of Shares equal to the Initial Number of Shares, or (B) in Dealer’s commercially reasonable judgment it is impracticable to do so (in which event this Confirmation shall be effective but the Initial Number of Shares for this Transaction shall be the number of Shares Dealer is required to deliver in accordance with Section 4 of the Underwriting Agreement).
4.Additional Mutual Representations and Warranties.
In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement, each party represents and warrants to the other party that it is an “eligible contract participant”, as defined in the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act (as amended), and an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the “Securities Act”), and is entering into the Transaction as principal and not on behalf of any third party.
5.Additional Representations and Warranties of Counterparty.
In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer, and agrees with Dealer, as of the Trade Date that:
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Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Counterparty’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Counterparty and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general |
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principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto; |
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neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Counterparty hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of (1) the certificate of incorporation or by‑laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty, or (2) any applicable law or regulation, or (3) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or (4) any agreement or instrument to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument; |
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no consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or state securities laws; |
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without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, it acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of any Transaction, including without limitation ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, FASB Statements 128, 133, as amended, 149 or 150, EITF 00-19, 01-6, 03-6 or 07-5, ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Liabilities & Equity Project; |
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Counterparty has delivered to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors, or duly authorized committee thereof, authorizing the Transaction. Based on such resolutions, Section 4.9(ii)(a)(g)(III) of Counterparty’s Articles of Restatement (“Charter”) applies to Dealer (and its affiliates acting in connection with such Transaction) (i) in respect of Shares delivered to Dealer (or such respective affiliates) from time to time in connection with the settlement of such Transaction (which deliveries are necessary to facilitate the offering of Shares contemplated pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement)) and (ii) otherwise to the extent necessary to facilitate such Transaction; |
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Counterparty shall not take any action to reduce or decrease the number of authorized and unissued Shares below the sum of (i) the Capped Number (as defined below) plus (ii) the total number of Shares issuable upon settlement (whether by net share settlement or otherwise) of any other transaction or agreement to which it is a party; |
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Counterparty will not repurchase any Shares if, immediately following such repurchase, the Number of Shares Percentage (as defined below) would alone or in the aggregate be equal to or greater than 12.5% of the number of then-outstanding Shares, and it will notify Dealer (a “Repurchase Notice”) immediately upon the announcement or consummation of any repurchase of Shares in an amount that, taken together with the amount of all repurchases since the date of the last such Repurchase Notice (or, if no such Repurchase Notice has been given, since the Trade Date), exceeds 0.5% of the number of then-outstanding Shares; the “Number of Shares Percentage” as of any day is the fraction of (1) the numerator of which is the aggregate of the Number of Shares and each “Number of Shares” or comparable amount under any Additional Equity Derivative Transaction and (2) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day; |
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(i) neither Counterparty nor any of its officers or directors is aware of any material non-public information regarding itself or the Shares; (ii) Counterparty is entering into this Confirmation and will provide any Settlement Notice in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with Rule 10b-5 or any other provision of the federal securities laws; (iii) Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction; and (iv) Counterparty has consulted with its own advisors as to the legal aspects of its adoption and implementation of this Confirmation under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1”); |
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Counterparty is in compliance with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, and its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with all reports subsequently filed by it pursuant to the Exchange Act, taken together and as amended and supplemented to the date of this representation, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material 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; |
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no state or local (including, to the best of Counterparty’s knowledge, any U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable specifically to the Shares (and not generally to ownership of equity securities by a financial institution that is not generally applicable to holders of the Shares) would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares as a commercially reasonable Hedge Position in connection with the Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Confirmation and the Agreement; |
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as of the Trade Date and as of the date of any payment or delivery by Counterparty or Dealer hereunder, it is not and will not be “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code); |
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Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; |
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Counterparty: (i) is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (iii) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating any recommendations of Dealer or its associated persons; |
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Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer (subject to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation) or any governmental agency; |
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COUNTERPARTY UNDERSTANDS THAT EACH TRANSACTION IS SUBJECT TO COMPLEX RISKS WHICH MAY ARISE WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY AT TIMES BE VOLATILE AND THAT LOSSES MAY OCCUR QUICKLY AND IN UNANTICIPATED MAGNITUDE AND IS WILLING TO ACCEPT SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ASSUME (FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE) SUCH RISKS; and |
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as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction (for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any advisory relationship that Dealer and/or its affiliates may have, or may have had in the past, with Counterparty and/or its affiliates). Counterparty shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the Relevant Transactions, and none of Dealer and/or its affiliates shall have any responsibility or liability to Counterparty with respect thereto. Any review by the Dealer and/or its affiliates of Counterparty, the Relevant Transactions or other matters relating to the Relevant Transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of Dealer and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of Counterparty. Counterparty waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against Dealer and/or its affiliates arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the Relevant Transactions. |
6.Additional Covenants of Counterparty.
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Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any Shares delivered by Counterparty to Dealer on any Settlement Date or Net Share Settlement Date will be (i) newly issued, (ii) approved for listing or quotation on the Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance, and (iii) registered under the Exchange Act, and, when delivered by Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer) to securities lenders from whom Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer) borrowed Shares in connection with hedging its exposure to the applicable Transaction, will be freely saleable without further registration or other restrictions under the Securities Act in the hands of those securities lenders, irrespective of whether any such stock loan is effected by Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer. Accordingly, Counterparty agrees that any Shares so delivered will not bear a restrictive legend and will be deposited in, and the delivery thereof shall be effected through the facilities of, the Clearance System. In addition (and without limitation of the representations and warranties of Counterparty made pursuant to Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions), Counterparty represents and agrees that any such Shares have been duly authorized and shall be, upon delivery, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
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Counterparty agrees that Counterparty shall not enter into or alter any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction. Without limiting the generality of the provisions set forth under the caption “Settlement Terms” in Section 2 of this Confirmation, Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that it will not seek to, control or influence Dealer’s decision to make any “purchases or sales” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under or in connection with the Transaction, including, without limitation, Dealer’s decision to enter into any hedging transactions. |
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Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5, and no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which Counterparty or any officer or director, of Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares. |
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Counterparty shall promptly provide notice to Dealer (in which notice Counterparty will be deemed to make the representation and warranty set forth in Section 5(i)(i) of this Confirmation as of the date of such notice) promptly after (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default, or a Termination Event in respect of which Counterparty is a Defaulting Party or an Affected Party, as the case may be, and (ii) the making of any public announcement by Counterparty or its controlled affiliates of any event that, if consummated, would constitute an Extraordinary Event or Potential Adjustment Event. |
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Neither Counterparty nor any of its “affiliated purchasers” (as defined by Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall take any action that would cause any purchases of Shares by Dealer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement not to meet the requirements of the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 if such purchases were made by Counterparty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during any Unwind Period, except with the prior written consent of Dealer, Counterparty will not, and will cause its affiliated purchasers (as defined in Rule 10b-18) not to, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of a derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or announce or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares. |
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Counterparty will not take, or permit to be taken, any action to cause any “restricted period” (as such term is defined in Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”)) to occur in respect of Shares or any security with respect to which the Shares are a “reference security” (as such term is defined in Regulation M) during any Unwind Period. |
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Counterparty shall: (i) prior to the opening of trading in the Shares on any day on which Counterparty makes, or expects to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction, notify Dealer of such public announcement; (ii) promptly notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; (iii) promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (A) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date for the Merger Transaction that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (B) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding such announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that under the terms of this Confirmation, any such notice may result in a Regulatory Disruption, a Trading Condition or an Early Valuation or may affect the length of any ongoing Unwind Period; accordingly, Counterparty acknowledges that its delivery of such notice shall comply with the standards set forth in Section 6(c) of this Confirmation. “Merger Transaction” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization with respect to the Counterparty and/or the Shares as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. |
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Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Dealer that Counterparty has not and will not, without the prior written consent of Dealer, enter into any structured share purchase or sale transaction (including the purchase or sale of any option or combination of options relating to the Shares), or any other transaction similar to the Transaction described herein, where any valuation period (however defined) in such other transaction will overlap at any time (including as a result of acceleration, postponement or extension in such valuation period as provided in the relevant agreement) with any Unwind Period under this Confirmation. In the event that the valuation period in any such other transaction overlaps with any Unwind Period under this Confirmation as a result of any acceleration, postponement or extension of such Unwind Period, Counterparty shall promptly amend such transaction to avoid any such overlap; |
7.Termination on Bankruptcy.
The parties hereto agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Equity Definitions, this Transaction constitutes a contract to issue a security of Counterparty as contemplated by Section 365(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and that the Transaction and the obligations and rights of Counterparty and Dealer (except for any liability as a result of breach of any of the representations or warranties provided by
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Counterparty in Section 4 or Section 5 of this Confirmation) shall immediately terminate, without the necessity of any notice, payment (whether directly, by netting or otherwise) or other action by Counterparty or Dealer, if, on or prior to the relevant final Settlement Date, Cash Settlement Payment Date or Net Share Settlement Date, an Insolvency Filing occurs or any other proceeding commences with respect to Counterparty under the Bankruptcy Code (a “Bankruptcy Termination Event”).
8.Additional Provisions.
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Dealer acknowledges and agrees that Counterparty’s obligations under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral and that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to this Confirmation or the Agreement; provided further that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transaction other than the Transaction. |
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Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 5(a) through (c) of this Confirmation; provided that with respect to any “agreement or instrument” referred to in Section 5(b), such opinion shall only refer to each of the material agreements that would be required to be listed as exhibits to the Counterparty’s Annual Report on Form 10-K if such report was filed as of the date of such counsel’s opinion (it being understood that such opinion of counsel shall be limited to the federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware and may contain customary limitations, exceptions and qualifications). |
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the Transaction to be a “securities contract” as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code; |
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the rights given to Dealer pursuant to “Early Valuation” in Section 2 of this Confirmation to constitute “contractual rights” to cause the liquidation of a “securities contract” and to set off mutual debts and claims in connection with a “securities contract”, as such terms are used in Sections 555 and 362(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code; |
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any cash, securities or other property provided as performance assurance, credit support or collateral with respect to the Transaction to constitute “margin payments” and “transfers” under a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code; |
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all payments for, under or in connection with the Transaction, all payments for Shares and the transfer of Shares to constitute “settlement payments” and “transfers” under a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code; and |
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any or all obligations that either party has with respect to this Confirmation or the Agreement to constitute property held by or due from such party to margin, guaranty or settle obligations of the other party with respect to the transactions under the Agreement (including the Transaction) or any other agreement between such parties. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver in the aggregate in respect of all Settlement Dates, Net Share Settlement Dates or other dates on which Shares are delivered in respect of any amount owed under this Confirmation a number of Shares greater than 1.4 times the Initial Number of Shares (as |
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adjusted for stock splits and similar events) (the “Capped Number”). The Capped Number shall be subject to adjustment only on account of (x) Potential Adjustment Events of the type specified in (1) Sections 11.2(e)(i) through (vi) of the Equity Definitions or (2) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions so long as, in the case of this sub-clause (2), such event is within Counterparty’s control, (y) Merger Events requiring corporate action of Counterparty (or any surviving entity of the Issuer hereunder in connection with any such Merger Event) and (z) an event for which an Announcement Date has occurred that is not outside Counterparty’s control. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that this Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than this Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Counterparty shall not have delivered the Number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(d) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Counterparty shall be continually obligated to deliver Shares, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, when, and to the extent that, (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (C) Counterparty additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such events as set forth in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, collectively, the “Share Issuance Events”). Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the Share Issuance Events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B) or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, shall deliver such Shares thereafter. Counterparty shall not, until Counterparty’s Share delivery obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full, use any Shares that become available for potential delivery to Dealer as a result of any Share Issuance Event for the settlement or satisfaction of any transaction or obligation other than this Transactions or reserve any such Shares for future issuance for any purpose other than to satisfy Counterparty’s obligations to Dealer under this Transaction. |
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The parties intend for this Confirmation to constitute a “Contract” as described in the letter dated October 6, 2003 submitted on behalf of Goldman, Sachs &Co. to Paula Dubberly of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) to which the Staff responded in an interpretive letter dated October 9, 2003 (the “Interpretive Letter”) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that this Transaction is being entered into in accordance with the Interpretive Letter and agrees to take all actions, and to omit to take any actions, reasonably requested by Dealer for this Transaction to comply with the Interpretive Letter. Without limiting the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that neither it nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Regulation M) will, directly or indirectly, bid for, purchase or attempt to induce any person to bid for or purchase, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares during any “restricted period” as such term is defined in Regulation M. In addition, Counterparty represents that it is eligible to conduct a primary offering of Shares on Form S-3, the offering contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement complies with Rule 415 under the Securities Act, and the Shares are “actively traded” as defined in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M. |
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The parties intend for the Transaction (taking into account purchases of Shares in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement) to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A) under the Exchange Act and for this Confirmation to constitute a binding contract or instruction satisfying the requirements of 10b5-1(c) and to be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. |
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Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands Dealer’s “Risk Disclosure Statement Regarding OTC Derivatives Products” and acknowledges the terms thereof as if it had signed the Risk Disclosure Statement Verification contained therein as of the date hereof. |
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Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and to and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction (including arising from any failure by Dealer or Counterparty to pay or perform any obligation under the Transaction), (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Counterparty is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Counterparty acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder. |
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10.Beneficial Ownership.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or be deemed to receive, Shares to the extent that, upon such receipt of such Shares, (i) the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Shares by Dealer, any of its affiliates’ business units subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer with respect to “beneficial ownership” of any Shares (collectively, “Dealer Group”) would be equal to or greater than 4.9% of the outstanding Shares (an “Excess Section 13 Ownership Position”), (ii) violation would occur in respect of any restriction on ownership and/or transfers set forth in Section 4.9 of the Charter or (iii) Dealer, Dealer Group or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under Sections 3-601 to 3-605 and 3-701 to 3-710 of the Maryland General Corporation Law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws of any applicable jurisdiction (including, without limitation, Canada and the United States), or any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), would own, beneficially own, constructively own, control, hold the power to vote or otherwise meet a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the lesser of (A) the maximum number of Shares that would be permitted under Applicable Restrictions and (B) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (such condition described in clause (iii), an “Excess Regulatory Ownership Position”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, (i) Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that such delivery would not result in (x) Dealer Group directly or indirectly so beneficially owning in excess of 4.9% of the outstanding Shares and (y) the occurrence of an Excess Regulatory Ownership Position and (ii) if such delivery relates to a Physical Settlement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer shall not be obligated to satisfy the portion of its payment obligation corresponding to any Shares required to be so delivered until the date Counterparty makes such delivery.
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11.Non-Confidentiality.
The parties hereby agree that (i) Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind, including opinions or other tax analyses, provided by Dealer and its affiliates to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure and (ii) Dealer does not assert any claim of proprietary ownership in respect of any description contained herein or therein relating to the use of any entities, plans or arrangements to give rise to a particular United States federal income tax treatment for Counterparty.
12.Use of Shares.
Dealer acknowledges and agrees that, except in the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer (or its agents or affiliates, as applicable) shall use any Shares delivered by Counterparty to Dealer on any Settlement Date to return to securities lenders to close out borrowings created by Dealer (or its agents or affiliates, as applicable) in connection with its hedging activities related to exposure under the Transaction or in a manner that Dealer otherwise believes in good faith and based on the advice of counsel to be in compliance with applicable securities law.
13.Restricted Shares.
If Counterparty is unable to comply with the covenant of Counterparty contained in Section 6(a) of this Confirmation or Dealer otherwise determines in its reasonable opinion, based on advice of counsel, that any Shares to be delivered to Dealer by Counterparty may not be freely returned by Dealer to securities lenders as described in Section 6(a) of this Confirmation, then delivery of any such Settlement Shares (the “Unregistered Settlement Shares”) shall be effected pursuant to Annex A hereto, unless waived by Dealer.
14. Set-Off.
Notwithstanding Section 6(f) of the Agreement, Dealer agrees not to set off or net amounts due from Counterparty with respect to the Transaction against amounts due from Dealer to Counterparty with respect to contracts or instruments that are not Equity Contracts. “Equity Contract” means any transaction or instrument that does not convey to Dealer rights, or the ability to assert claims, that are senior to the rights and claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy.
15.Staggered Settlement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer may, by prior notice to Counterparty, satisfy its obligation to deliver any Shares or other securities on any date due (an “Original Delivery Date”) by making separate deliveries of Shares or such securities, as the case may be, at more than one time on or prior to such Original Delivery Date, so long as the aggregate number of Shares and other securities so delivered on or prior to such Original Delivery Date is equal to the number required to be delivered on such Original Delivery Date.
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17.Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION, THE TRANSACTION HEREUNDER AND/OR ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND/OR THE TRANSACTION HEREUNDER. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED
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TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.
18.Submission to Jurisdiction.
Section 13(b) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any suit, legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and/or any Transaction, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, (each, “Proceedings”) to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof. Nothing in the Confirmation or this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction if (A) the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America for the Southern District of New York lack jurisdiction over the parties or the subject matter of the Proceedings or declines to accept the Proceedings on the grounds of lacking such jurisdiction; (B) the Proceedings are commenced by a party for the purpose of enforcing against the other party’s property, assets or estate any decision or judgment rendered by any court in which Proceedings may be brought as provided hereunder; (C) the Proceedings are commenced to appeal any such court’s decision or judgment to any higher court with competent appellate jurisdiction over that court’s decisions or judgments if that higher court is located outside the State of New York or Borough of Manhattan, such as a federal court of appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court; or (D) any suit, action or proceeding has been commenced in another jurisdiction by or against the other party or against its property, assets or estate and, in order to exercise or protect its rights, interests or remedies under this Agreement or the Confirmation, the party (1) joins, files a claim, or takes any other action, in any such suit, action or proceeding, or (2) otherwise commences any Proceeding in that other jurisdiction as the result of that other suit, action or proceeding having commenced in that other jurisdiction.”
19.Counterparts.
This Confirmation may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Confirmation by signing and delivering one or more counterparts.
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Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Confirmation is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States. |
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For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representations: |
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It is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and an “exempt recipient” (as that term is used in section 1.6049-4(c)(1) of the United States Treasury Regulations). |
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It is a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, and it is an exempt recipient under section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii)(J) of the United States Treasury Regulations. |
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For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty one duly executed and completed United States an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI “Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States” (or successor thereto) upon execution of this |
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“Tax” and “Indemnifiable Tax,” each as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement shall not include any withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the United States Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement. |
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To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction is not an adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol published by the ISDA on November 2, 2015 and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from time to time (the “871(m) Protocol”), the parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to the Transaction as if set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect to the Transaction, references to “each Covered Master Agreement” in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Agreement with respect to the Transaction, and references to the “Implementation Date” in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade Date of the Transaction. For greater certainty, if there is any inconsistency between this provision and the provisions contained in any other agreement between the parties with respect to the Transaction, this provision shall prevail unless such other agreement expressly overrides the provisions of the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol. |
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Please confirm your agreement to be bound by the terms stated herein by executing the copy of this Confirmation enclosed for that purpose and returning it to us.
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Bank of MontrealBy:/s/ Sue HendersonAuthorized SignatoryName:Sue HendersonTitle: Director, Derivatives Operations BMO Capital Markets Corp., solely in its capacity as agentBy:/s/ Matthew ColeyAuthorized SignatoryName:Matthew ColeyTitle: Manager, Derivatives Operations
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ANNEX A
PRIVATE PLACEMENT PROCEDURES
If Counterparty delivers Unregistered Settlement Shares pursuant to Section 12 above (a “Private Placement Settlement”), then:
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all Unregistered Settlement Shares shall be delivered to Dealer (or any affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof; |
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as of or prior to the date of delivery, Dealer and any potential purchaser of any such shares from Dealer (or any affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for private placements of equity securities of issuers comparable to Counterparty (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them); |
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as of the date of delivery, Counterparty shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) with Dealer. (or any affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) in connection with the private placement of such shares by Counterparty to Dealer (or any such affiliate) and the private resale of such shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate), substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating, without limitation, to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and the provision of customary opinions, accountants’ comfort letters and lawyers’ negative assurance letters, and shall provide for the payment by Counterparty of all reasonable fees and expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, and shall contain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Counterparty reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales; and |
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in connection with the private placement of such shares by Counterparty to Dealer (or any such affiliate) and the private resale of such shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate), Counterparty shall, if so requested by Dealer, prepare, in cooperation with Dealer, a private placement memorandum in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer. |
In connection with the foregoing, Dealer acknowledges and agrees that a Private Placement Agreement and private placement memorandum substantially similar to the Underwriting Agreement and prospectus used in connection with the public offering of Shares pursuant thereto (with such modifications thereto as are reasonably satisfactory to Dealer taking into account the exempt resale of the Unregistered Settlement Shares, then-current facts and circumstances and such other factors as Dealer determines appropriate in its good faith and reasonable discretion, including with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer)), respectively, shall satisfy the documentation requirements set forth in clauses (c) and (d) above.
In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall, in its good faith discretion, adjust the amount of Unregistered Settlement Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder in a commercially reasonable manner to reflect the fact that such Unregistered Settlement Shares may not be freely returned to securities lenders by Dealer and may only be saleable by Dealer at a discount to reflect the lack of liquidity in Unregistered Settlement Shares.
If Counterparty delivers any Unregistered Settlement Shares in respect of this Transaction, Counterparty agrees that (i) such Shares may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after the applicable Settlement Date, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for the Shares to remove, any legends referring to any transfer restrictions from such Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, each without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer)
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EXHIBIT 1.3
CONFIRMATION
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Bank of Montreal (“Dealer”) and Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (“Counterparty”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”). Dealer is acting as principal in this Transaction, and its affiliate BMO Capital Markets Corp. (“Agent”) is acting as agent for this Transaction solely in connection with Rule 15a-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction is a Share Forward Transaction.
1.This Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the ISDA Master Agreement deemed to have been entered between the Dealer and the Counterparty pursuant to the confirmation dated July 27, 2021, as amended and supplemented from time to time, (the “Agreement”). All provisions contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below.
All provisions contained in the Agreement are incorporated into and shall govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction and replaces any previous agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty (other than the Agreement referenced above) pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency among the Agreement, this Confirmation and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement.
Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
2.The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
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For any Settlement (as defined below), if Physical Settlement is applicable, as designated in the relevant Settlement Notice (as defined below); or if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement is applicable, the last Unwind Date for such Settlement. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date. |
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Unwind Dates: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, each day on which Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) purchases Shares in the market in connection with such Settlement, starting on the First Unwind Date for such Settlement. |
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First Unwind Date: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as designated in the relevant Settlement Notice. |
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Unwind Period: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, the period starting on the First Unwind Date for such Settlement and ending on the Valuation Date for such Settlement. |
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Settlement: |
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Any of Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement of all or any portion of the Transaction. |
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Settlement Notice: |
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Subject to “Early Valuation” below, Counterparty may elect to effect a Settlement of all or any portion of the Transaction by designating one or more Scheduled Trading Days following the Effective Date and on or prior to the Maturity Date to be Valuation Dates (or, with respect to Cash Settlements or Net Share Settlements, First Unwind Dates, each of which First Unwind Dates shall occur no later than the 60th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date) in a written notice to Dealer delivered no later than the applicable 5th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the First Unwind Date (in the case of a Net Share Settlement or Cash Settlement) or the 2nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Valuation Date (in the case of a Physical Settlement), which notice shall also specify (i) the number of Shares (the “Settlement Shares”) for such Settlement (not to exceed the number of Undesignated Shares as of the date of such Settlement Notice) and (ii) the Settlement Method applicable to such Settlement; provided that (A) Counterparty may not designate a First Unwind Date for a Cash Settlement or a Net Share Settlement if, as of the date of such Settlement Notice, any Shares have been designated as Settlement Shares for a Cash Settlement or a Net Share Settlement for which the related Relevant Settlement Date has not occurred; (B) if the Number of Shares as of the Maturity Date is not zero, then the Maturity Date shall be a Valuation Date for a Physical Settlement and the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement shall be the Number of Shares as of the Maturity Date (provided that if the Maturity Date occurs during any Unwind Period, then the provisions set forth below opposite “Early Valuation” shall apply as if the Maturity Date were the Early Valuation Date); and (C) notwithstanding any other provision hereof, a Settlement Notice delivered by Counterparty that specifies Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement will neither be effective to establish a Settlement Date nor require Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement unless Counterparty delivers to Dealer with such Settlement Notice representations signed by Counterparty, containing the provision that neither Counterparty nor any of its subsidiaries has applied, and shall not until after the first date on which no portion of the Transaction remains outstanding following any final exercise and settlement, cancellation or early termination of the Transaction, apply for a loan, loan guarantee, direct loan (as that term is defined in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”)) or other investment, or receive any financial assistance or relief under any program or facility (collectively “Financial Assistance”) that (I) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently enacted, adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (II) (X) requires under applicable law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement of a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility) as a condition of such Financial Assistance, that Party B comply with any requirement not to, or otherwise agree, attest, certify or warrant that it has not, as of the date specified in such condition, repurchased, or will not repurchase, any equity security of Issuer, and that it has not, as of the date specified in the condition, made a capital distribution or will make a capital distribution, or (Y) where the terms of the Transaction would cause Counterparty under any circumstance to fail to satisfy any condition for application for or receipt or retention of the Financial Assistance (collectively “Restricted Financial Assistance”), other than any such applications for Restricted Financial Assistance that were (or would be) made (x) determined based on the advice of outside counsel of national standing that the terms of the Transaction would not cause Counterparty to fail to satisfy any condition for application for or receipt or retention of such Financial Assistance based on the terms of the program or facility as of the date of such advice or (y) after delivery to Dealer evidence or other guidance from a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility that the Transaction is permitted under such program or facility (either by specific reference to the Transaction or by general reference to transactions with the attributes of the Transaction in all relevant respects). |
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Undesignated Shares: |
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As of any date, the Number of Shares minus the number of Shares designated as Settlement Shares for Settlements for which the related Relevant Settlement Date has not occurred. |
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Settlement Method Election: |
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(i)Net Share Settlement shall be deemed to be included as an additional settlement method under Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions; |
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(ii)Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in the Settlement Notice containing such election that, as of the date of such Settlement Notice, (A) Counterparty is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning itself or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing the settlement method and designating the First Unwind Date specified in such Settlement Notice in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-5”) or any other provision of the federal securities laws, (C) Counterparty is not “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code”)), (D) Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice, in case of an election of Cash Settlement, or (y) a number of Shares with a value as of the date of such Settlement Notice equal to the product of (I) such number of Settlement Shares and (II) the then-current Forward Price, in case of an election of Net Share Settlement, in compliance with the laws of Counterparty’s jurisdiction of organization, (E) it is not electing Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) and (F) such election, and settlement in accordance therewith, does not and will not violate or conflict with any law, regulation or supervisory guidance applicable to Counterparty, or any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets, and any governmental consents that are required to have been obtained by Counterparty with respect to such election or settlement have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with; and |
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(iii)Notwithstanding any election to the contrary in any Settlement Notice, Physical Settlement shall be applicable: |
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(A)to all of the Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice if, on the date such Settlement Notice is received by Dealer, (I) the trading price per Share on the Exchange (as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner) is below 50% of the Initial Forward Price (the “Threshold Price”) or (II) Dealer, as Hedging Party, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment, after using commercially reasonable efforts, that it would be unable to purchase a number of Shares in the market sufficient to unwind its commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the portion of the Transaction represented by such Settlement Shares and satisfy its delivery obligation hereunder, if any, by the Maturity Date (taking into account any additional share forward or other equity derivative transaction (each, an “Additional Equity Derivative Transaction”) Counterparty has entered into) (x) in a manner that (A) would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be subject to the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18(b) under the Exchange Act and (B) based on advice of counsel, would not raise material risks under applicable securities laws or (y) due to the lack of sufficient liquidity in the Shares (each, a “Trading Condition”); or |
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(B)to all or a portion of the Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice if, on any day during the relevant Unwind Period, (I) the trading price per Share on the Exchange (as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner) is below the Threshold Price or (II) Dealer, as Hedging Party, determines, in its good faith, reasonable judgment, that a Trading Condition has occurred, in which case the provisions set forth below in the third paragraph opposite “Early Valuation” shall apply as if such day were the Early Valuation Date and (x) for purposes of clause (i) of such paragraph, such day shall be the last Unwind Date of such Unwind Period and the “Unwound Shares” shall be calculated to, and including, such day and (y) for purposes of clause (ii) of such paragraph, the “Remaining Shares” shall be equal to the number of Settlement Shares designated in such Settlement Notice minus the Unwound Shares determined in accordance with clause (x) of this sentence. |
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Default Settlement Method: |
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Physical Settlement. |
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Physical Settlement: |
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Notwithstanding Section 9.2(a)(i) of the Equity Definitions, on the Settlement Date, Dealer shall pay to Counterparty an amount equal to the Forward Price on the relevant Valuation Date multiplied by the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement, and Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer such Settlement Shares. |
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Settlement Date: |
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The Valuation Date. |
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Net Share Settlement: |
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If Net Share Settlement applies, on the Net Share Settlement Date, if the Net Share Settlement Amount is greater than zero, Counterparty shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount (rounded down to the nearest integer) to Dealer, and if the Net Share Settlement Amount is less than zero, Dealer shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the absolute value of the Net Share Settlement Amount (rounded down to the nearest integer) to Counterparty, in either case, in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, with the Net Share Settlement Date deemed to be a “Settlement Date” for purposes of such Section 9.4, and, in either case, plus cash in lieu of any fractional Shares included in the Net Share Settlement Amount but not delivered due to rounding required hereby, valued at the Settlement Price. |
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Net Share Settlement Date: |
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The date that follows the Valuation Date by one Settlement Cycle. |
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Net Share Settlement Amount: |
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For any Net Share Settlement, an amount equal to (i) the Forward Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price plus (ii) a number of Shares, valued at the Settlement Price (determined as if, solely for purposes of this clause (ii), the reference to the phrase “on each Unwind Date during the Unwind Period relating to such Settlement” in the definition of “Settlement Price” were instead deemed to refer, in respect of any relevant Forward Price Reduction Date, to the phrase “during a commercially reasonable period of time corresponding to the relevant Forward Price Reduction Date in order to account for the related Forward Price Reduction Amount during such period”), equal to the aggregate Unwind Adjustment Amount(s), if any, for the relevant Unwind Period, as determined by the Calculation Agent. |
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Forward Cash Settlement Amount: |
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Notwithstanding Section 8.5(c) of the Equity Definitions, the Forward Cash Settlement Amount for any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement shall be equal to (i) the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement multiplied by (ii) an amount equal to (A) the Settlement Price minus (B) the Relevant Forward Price. |
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Relevant Forward Price: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as determined by the Calculation Agent, the weighted average Forward Price per Share on each Unwind Date during the Unwind Period relating to such Settlement (weighted based on the number of Shares purchased by Dealer or its agent or affiliate in connection with unwinding its commercially reasonable hedge position on each such Unwind Date in connection with such Settlement). |
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Settlement Price: |
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For any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as determined by the Calculation Agent, the weighted average price per Share of the purchases of Shares made by Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) on each Unwind Date during the Unwind Period relating to such Settlement (weighted based on the number of Shares purchased by Dealer or its agent or affiliate at each such price per Share in connection with unwinding its commercially reasonable hedge position in connection with such Settlement), plus commercially reasonable commissions not to exceed USD 0.03 per Share. |
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The times and prices at which Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) purchases any Shares during any Unwind Period in connection with unwinding its commercially reasonable hedge position shall be determined by Dealer in a commercially reasonable manner. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that Dealer concludes, in its good faith and reasonable discretion based upon advice of counsel, that it is appropriate with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) for it, as Hedging Party, to refrain from purchasing Shares on any Scheduled Trading Day (a “Regulatory Disruption”), that would have been an Unwind Date but for the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, Dealer shall notify Counterparty in writing that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred on such Scheduled Trading Day without specifying (and Dealer shall not otherwise communicate to Counterparty) the nature of such Regulatory Disruption, and, for the avoidance of doubt, such Scheduled Trading Day shall not be an Unwind Date and such Regulatory Disruption shall be deemed to be a Market Disruption Event. |
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Relevant Settlement Date: |
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For any Settlement, the Settlement Date, Cash Settlement Payment Date or Net Share Settlement Date, as the case may be. |
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Unwind Adjustment Amount: |
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For any Net Share Settlement, for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during the period from, and including, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the relevant First Unwind Date to, and including, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the relevant Valuation Date, an amount determined by the Calculation Agent equal to the product of (i) the Forward Price Reduction Amount per Share for such Forward Price Reduction Date multiplied by (ii)(A) if the Net Share Settlement Amount calculated as of the date immediately prior to the relevant Forward Price Reduction Date is a positive number, such Net Share Settlement Amount or (B) otherwise, zero. |
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Settlement Currency: |
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Other Applicable Provisions: |
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To the extent Dealer or Counterparty is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.2 (last sentence only), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the applicable Transaction; provided that, in such case, with respect to any delivery of Shares by Dealer the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares. In addition, to the extent Counterparty is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Section 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to such Transaction. |
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Share Adjustments:
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Potential Adjustment Events: |
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An Extraordinary Dividend shall not constitute a Potential Adjustment Event. |
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Extraordinary Dividend: |
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Method of Adjustment: |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment.
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Extraordinary Events:
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Extraordinary Events: |
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The consequences that would otherwise apply under Article 12 of the Equity Definitions to any applicable Extraordinary Event (excluding any Failure to Deliver, Increased Cost of Hedging, Increased Cost of Stock Borrow or any Extraordinary Event that also constitutes a Bankruptcy Termination Event (as defined below), but including, for the avoidance of doubt, any other applicable Additional Disruption Event) shall not apply. |
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Merger Event: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of such Section beginning with the words “in each case if the Merger Date is on or before” in the fourth to last line thereof; provided, further, that the announcement of the merger of Independence Realty Trust and Steadfast Apartment REIT, as described in such companies’ press release dated July 26, 2021, shall not constitute a “Merger Event.”. |
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Tender Offer: |
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Applicable, provided that Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the reference therein to “10%” with a reference to “20%”. |
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Delisting: |
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In addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall be deemed to be the Exchange. |
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Additional Disruption Events:
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Change in Law: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (i) by replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by adding the phrase “and/or Hedge Position” after the word “Shares” in clause (X) thereof and (iii) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word “regulation” in the second line thereof with the phrase “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)”. |
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Failure to Deliver: |
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Hedging Disruption: |
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Applicable; provided that: (i)Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (b) inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section: “For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms. ; and (ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”. |
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Increased Cost of Hedging: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(b)(vi) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) deleting clause (C) of the second sentence thereof and (ii) deleting the third and fourth sentences thereof. |
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Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: |
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Loss of Stock Borrow: |
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Hedging Party: |
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For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer. |
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Determining Party: |
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For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer. |
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Early Valuation:
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Early Valuation: |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Agreement or in the Equity Definitions, at any time (x) concurrently with or following the occurrence of a Hedging Event or an ISDA Event or (y) if an Excess Section 13 Ownership Position (as defined below) or an Excess Regulatory Ownership Position (as defined below) exists, in either case, Dealer (or, in the case of an ISDA Event that is an Event of Default or Termination Event, the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date in respect of such event pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement) shall have the right to designate any Scheduled Trading Day to be the “Early Valuation Date”, in which case the provisions set forth in this “Early Valuation” section shall apply, in the case of an Event of Default or Termination Event, in lieu of Section 6 of the Agreement. |
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If the Early Valuation Date occurs on a date that is not during an Unwind Period, then the Early Valuation Date shall be a Valuation Date for a Physical Settlement, and the number of Settlement Shares for such Physical Settlement shall be the Number of Shares on such Early Valuation Date; provided that Dealer may in its good faith and reasonable discretion elect to permit Counterparty to elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, in which case Dealer, as Hedging Party, will determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the Scheduled Trading Day that will be the First Unwind Date for such Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement. |
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If the Early Valuation Date occurs during an Unwind Period, then (i) (A) the last Unwind Date of such Unwind Period shall be deemed to occur on the Early Valuation Date, (B) a Settlement shall occur in respect of such Unwind Period, to which the Settlement Method elected by Counterparty in respect of such Settlement shall apply (subject to the provisions under “Settlement Terms” above in respect of the applicable Settlement Method), and (C) the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement shall be the number of Unwound Shares for such Unwind Period on the Early Valuation Date, and (ii) (A) the Early Valuation Date shall be a Valuation Date for an additional Physical Settlement (provided that Dealer may in its good faith and reasonable discretion elect that the Settlement Method elected by Counterparty for the Settlement described in clause (i) of this sentence shall apply, in which case Dealer, in its good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, will determine the Scheduled Trading Day that will be the First Unwind Date for such Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement) and (B) the number of Settlement Shares for such additional Settlement shall be the number of Remaining Shares on the Early Valuation Date. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Nationalization or Merger Event, if at the time of the related Settlement Date or Net Share Settlement Date, as applicable, the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the applicable Transaction as appropriate to account for such change to the nature of the Shares. |
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ISDA Event: |
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(i) Any Event of Default or Termination Event, other than an Event of Default or Termination Event that also constitutes a Bankruptcy Termination Event, that gives rise to the right of either party to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement or (ii) the announcement of any event or transaction that, if consummated, would result in a Merger Event, Tender Offer, Nationalization, Delisting or Change in Law, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent. |
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Hedging Event: |
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(i) A Hedging Disruption or Increased Cost of Hedging or (ii) the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event during an Unwind Period and the continuance of such Market Disruption Event for at least eight Scheduled Trading Days. |
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Remaining Shares: |
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On any day, the Number of Shares as of such day (or, if such day occurs during an Unwind Period, the Number of Shares as of such day minus the Unwound Shares for such Unwind Period on such day). |
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Unwound Shares: |
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For any Unwind Period on any day, the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Dealer has unwound its commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the applicable Transaction in connection with the related Settlement as of such day, as determined by Dealer, as Hedging Party, acting in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner. |
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Acknowledgements:
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Non-Reliance: |
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Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities: |
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Applicable. |
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Additional Acknowledgements: |
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Transfer: |
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Dealer may, without Counterparty’s consent, assign or transfer all or any part of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder (A) to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer generally for similar transactions, by Dealer or Dealer’s ultimate parent, or (B) to any other third party with a long-term issuer rating equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (2) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“S&P”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that either (1) the transferee or assignee is a “dealer in securities” within the meaning of Section 475(c)(1) of the Tax Code or (2) the transfer does not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty within the meaning of Section 1001 of the Tax Code. After such transfer or assignment, (1) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from the transferee or assignee an amount less than the amount that Counterparty would have received from Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if any such transfer or assignment would otherwise result in Counterparty receiving such lesser amount, the transferee shall pay such additional amounts as necessary to result in Counterparty’s receiving the amount that Counterparty would have received from Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment), and (2) Dealer shall cause any transferee or assignee to make such Payee Tax Representations to make any necessary determination pursuant to clause (1) of this sentence. |
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Calculation Agent: |
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Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation, (i) whenever Dealer, acting as any of the Calculation Agent, Determining Party or Hedging Party, is required to act or to exercise judgment or discretion in any way with respect to the Transaction pursuant to this Confirmation (including, without limitation, by making calculations, adjustments or determinations with respect to the Transaction but not, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any election it is entitled to make), it will do so in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and (ii) to the extent Dealer, acting in any capacity, makes any judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination, or exercises its discretion to take into account the effect of an event on the Transaction, it shall do so taking into account its Hedge Position. Dealer shall, within five Exchange Business Days of a written request by Counterparty, provide a written explanation of any judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination made by Dealer, as to the Transaction, in its capacity as Calculation Agent, Determining Party or Hedging Party, including, where applicable, a description of the methodology and the basis for such judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination in reasonable detail, it being agreed and understood that Dealer shall not be obligated to disclose any confidential or proprietary models or other information that Dealer believes to be confidential, proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations not to disclose such information, in each case, used by it for such judgment, calculation, adjustment or determination. |
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Counterparty Payment Instructions:
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To be provided by Counterparty. |
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Dealer Payment Instructions: |
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To be provided by Dealer. |
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Counterparty’s Contact Details for Purpose of Giving Notice:
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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. |
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Dealer’s Contact Details for Purpose of Giving Notice:
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Bank of Montreal 55 Bloor Street West, 18th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A5 Canada
Attn:Manager, Derivatives Operations Facsimile:(416) 552-7904 Telephone:(416) 552-4177
And a copy to:
Bank of Montreal 100 King Street West, 20th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1 Canada
Attn:Associate General Counsel & Managing Director, Derivatives Legal Group Facsimile:(416) 956-2318
and
BMO Capital Markets Corp. 3 Times Square 25th Floor New York, New York 10036 Attn:Brian Riley Facsimile:(212) 885-4165
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3.Effectiveness.
The effectiveness of this Confirmation on the Effective Date shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Dealer of the following conditions: (i) the condition that the representations and warranties of Counterparty contained in the Underwriting Agreement, dated the date hereof, among Independence Realty Trust, Inc., Independence Realty Operating Partnership, LP and Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”) and any certificate delivered pursuant thereto by Counterparty are true and correct on the Effective Date as if made as of the Effective Date, (ii) the condition that Counterparty has performed all of the obligations required to be performed by it under the Underwriting Agreement on or prior to the Effective Date, (iii) all of the conditions set forth or referenced in Section 8 of the Underwriting Agreement, (iv) the Underwriting Agreement remains in effect and has not terminated pursuant to Section 10 of the Underwriting Agreement, and (v) the condition that, as determined by Dealer in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, neither of the following has occurred (A) Dealer is unable to borrow and deliver for sale a number of Shares equal to the Initial Number of Shares, or (B) in Dealer’s commercially reasonable judgment it is impracticable to do so (in which event this Confirmation shall be effective but the Initial Number of Shares for this Transaction shall be the number of Shares Dealer is required to deliver in accordance with Section 4 of the Underwriting Agreement).
4.Additional Mutual Representations and Warranties.
In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement, each party represents and warrants to the other party that it is an “eligible contract participant”, as defined in the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act (as amended), and an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the “Securities Act”), and is entering into the Transaction as principal and not on behalf of any third party.
5.Additional Representations and Warranties of Counterparty.
In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer, and agrees with Dealer, as of the Trade Date that:
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Counterparty has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Counterparty’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Counterparty and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general |
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principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto; |
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neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Counterparty hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of (1) the certificate of incorporation or by‑laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty, or (2) any applicable law or regulation, or (3) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or (4) any agreement or instrument to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument; |
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no consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or state securities laws; |
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without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, it acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of any Transaction, including without limitation ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, FASB Statements 128, 133, as amended, 149 or 150, EITF 00-19, 01-6, 03-6 or 07-5, ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Liabilities & Equity Project; |
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Counterparty has delivered to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors, or duly authorized committee thereof, authorizing the Transaction. Based on such resolutions, Section 4.9(ii)(a)(g)(III) of Counterparty’s Articles of Restatement (“Charter”) applies to Dealer (and its affiliates acting in connection with such Transaction) (i) in respect of Shares delivered to Dealer (or such respective affiliates) from time to time in connection with the settlement of such Transaction (which deliveries are necessary to facilitate the offering of Shares contemplated pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement)) and (ii) otherwise to the extent necessary to facilitate such Transaction; |
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Counterparty shall not take any action to reduce or decrease the number of authorized and unissued Shares below the sum of (i) the Capped Number (as defined below) plus (ii) the total number of Shares issuable upon settlement (whether by net share settlement or otherwise) of any other transaction or agreement to which it is a party; |
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Counterparty will not repurchase any Shares if, immediately following such repurchase, the Number of Shares Percentage (as defined below) would alone or in the aggregate be equal to or greater than 12.5% of the number of then-outstanding Shares, and it will notify Dealer (a “Repurchase Notice”) immediately upon the announcement or consummation of any repurchase of Shares in an amount that, taken together with the amount of all repurchases since the date of the last such Repurchase Notice (or, if no such Repurchase Notice has been given, since the Trade Date), exceeds 0.5% of the number of then-outstanding Shares; the “Number of Shares Percentage” as of any day is the fraction of (1) the numerator of which is the aggregate of the Number of Shares and each “Number of Shares” or comparable amount under any Additional Equity Derivative Transaction and (2) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day; |
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Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or |
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otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares); |
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(i) neither Counterparty nor any of its officers or directors is aware of any material non-public information regarding itself or the Shares; (ii) Counterparty is entering into this Confirmation and will provide any Settlement Notice in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with Rule 10b-5 or any other provision of the federal securities laws; (iii) Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction; and (iv) Counterparty has consulted with its own advisors as to the legal aspects of its adoption and implementation of this Confirmation under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1”); |
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Counterparty is in compliance with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, and its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with all reports subsequently filed by it pursuant to the Exchange Act, taken together and as amended and supplemented to the date of this representation, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material 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; |
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no state or local (including, to the best of Counterparty’s knowledge, any U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable specifically to the Shares (and not generally to ownership of equity securities by a financial institution that is not generally applicable to holders of the Shares) would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares as a commercially reasonable Hedge Position in connection with the Transaction in accordance with the terms of this Confirmation and the Agreement; |
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as of the Trade Date and as of the date of any payment or delivery by Counterparty or Dealer hereunder, it is not and will not be “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code); |
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Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; |
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Counterparty: (i) is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (iii) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating any recommendations of Dealer or its associated persons; |
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Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer (subject to Section 8(b) of this Confirmation) or any governmental agency; |
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COUNTERPARTY UNDERSTANDS THAT EACH TRANSACTION IS SUBJECT TO COMPLEX RISKS WHICH MAY ARISE WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY AT TIMES BE VOLATILE AND THAT LOSSES MAY OCCUR QUICKLY AND IN UNANTICIPATED MAGNITUDE AND IS WILLING TO ACCEPT SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ASSUME (FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE) SUCH RISKS; and |
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in connection with this Confirmation, the Underwriting Agreement, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder (the “Relevant Transactions”), Counterparty acknowledges that none of Dealer and/or its affiliates is advising Counterparty or any other person |
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as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction (for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any advisory relationship that Dealer and/or its affiliates may have, or may have had in the past, with Counterparty and/or its affiliates). Counterparty shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the Relevant Transactions, and none of Dealer and/or its affiliates shall have any responsibility or liability to Counterparty with respect thereto. Any review by the Dealer and/or its affiliates of Counterparty, the Relevant Transactions or other matters relating to the Relevant Transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of Dealer and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of Counterparty. Counterparty waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against Dealer and/or its affiliates arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the Relevant Transactions. |
6.Additional Covenants of Counterparty.
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Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any Shares delivered by Counterparty to Dealer on any Settlement Date or Net Share Settlement Date will be (i) newly issued, (ii) approved for listing or quotation on the Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance, and (iii) registered under the Exchange Act, and, when delivered by Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer) to securities lenders from whom Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer) borrowed Shares in connection with hedging its exposure to the applicable Transaction, will be freely saleable without further registration or other restrictions under the Securities Act in the hands of those securities lenders, irrespective of whether any such stock loan is effected by Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer. Accordingly, Counterparty agrees that any Shares so delivered will not bear a restrictive legend and will be deposited in, and the delivery thereof shall be effected through the facilities of, the Clearance System. In addition (and without limitation of the representations and warranties of Counterparty made pursuant to Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions), Counterparty represents and agrees that any such Shares have been duly authorized and shall be, upon delivery, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
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Counterparty agrees that Counterparty shall not enter into or alter any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction. Without limiting the generality of the provisions set forth under the caption “Settlement Terms” in Section 2 of this Confirmation, Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that it will not seek to, control or influence Dealer’s decision to make any “purchases or sales” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under or in connection with the Transaction, including, without limitation, Dealer’s decision to enter into any hedging transactions. |
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Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5, and no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which Counterparty or any officer or director, of Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares. |
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Counterparty shall promptly provide notice to Dealer (in which notice Counterparty will be deemed to make the representation and warranty set forth in Section 5(i)(i) of this Confirmation as of the date of such notice) promptly after (i) the occurrence of any Event of Default, or a Termination Event in respect of which Counterparty is a Defaulting Party or an Affected Party, as the case may be, and (ii) the making of any public announcement by Counterparty or its controlled affiliates of any event that, if consummated, would constitute an Extraordinary Event or Potential Adjustment Event. |
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Neither Counterparty nor any of its “affiliated purchasers” (as defined by Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall take any action that would cause any purchases of Shares by Dealer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement not to meet the requirements of the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 if such purchases were made by Counterparty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during any Unwind Period, except with the prior written consent of Dealer, Counterparty will not, and will cause its affiliated purchasers (as defined in Rule 10b-18) not to, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of a derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or announce or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares. |
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Counterparty will not take, or permit to be taken, any action to cause any “restricted period” (as such term is defined in Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”)) to occur in respect of Shares or any security with respect to which the Shares are a “reference security” (as such term is defined in Regulation M) during any Unwind Period. |
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Counterparty shall: (i) prior to the opening of trading in the Shares on any day on which Counterparty makes, or expects to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction, notify Dealer of such public announcement; (ii) promptly notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; (iii) promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (A) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date for the Merger Transaction that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (B) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding such announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that under the terms of this Confirmation, any such notice may result in a Regulatory Disruption, a Trading Condition or an Early Valuation or may affect the length of any ongoing Unwind Period; accordingly, Counterparty acknowledges that its delivery of such notice shall comply with the standards set forth in Section 6(c) of this Confirmation. “Merger Transaction” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization with respect to the Counterparty and/or the Shares as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. |
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Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Dealer that Counterparty has not and will not, without the prior written consent of Dealer, enter into any structured share purchase or sale transaction (including the purchase or sale of any option or combination of options relating to the Shares), or any other transaction similar to the Transaction described herein, where any valuation period (however defined) in such other transaction will overlap at any time (including as a result of acceleration, postponement or extension in such valuation period as provided in the relevant agreement) with any Unwind Period under this Confirmation. In the event that the valuation period in any such other transaction overlaps with any Unwind Period under this Confirmation as a result of any acceleration, postponement or extension of such Unwind Period, Counterparty shall promptly amend such transaction to avoid any such overlap; |
7.Termination on Bankruptcy.
The parties hereto agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Equity Definitions, this Transaction constitutes a contract to issue a security of Counterparty as contemplated by Section 365(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and that the Transaction and the obligations and rights of Counterparty and Dealer (except for any liability as a result of breach of any of the representations or warranties provided by
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Counterparty in Section 4 or Section 5 of this Confirmation) shall immediately terminate, without the necessity of any notice, payment (whether directly, by netting or otherwise) or other action by Counterparty or Dealer, if, on or prior to the relevant final Settlement Date, Cash Settlement Payment Date or Net Share Settlement Date, an Insolvency Filing occurs or any other proceeding commences with respect to Counterparty under the Bankruptcy Code (a “Bankruptcy Termination Event”).
8.Additional Provisions.
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Dealer acknowledges and agrees that Counterparty’s obligations under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral and that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to this Confirmation or the Agreement; provided further that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transaction other than the Transaction. |
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Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 5(a) through (c) of this Confirmation; provided that with respect to any “agreement or instrument” referred to in Section 5(b), such opinion shall only refer to each of the material agreements that would be required to be listed as exhibits to the Counterparty’s Annual Report on Form 10-K if such report was filed as of the date of such counsel’s opinion (it being understood that such opinion of counsel shall be limited to the federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware and may contain customary limitations, exceptions and qualifications). |
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the Transaction to be a “securities contract” as defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code; |
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the rights given to Dealer pursuant to “Early Valuation” in Section 2 of this Confirmation to constitute “contractual rights” to cause the liquidation of a “securities contract” and to set off mutual debts and claims in connection with a “securities contract”, as such terms are used in Sections 555 and 362(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code; |
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any cash, securities or other property provided as performance assurance, credit support or collateral with respect to the Transaction to constitute “margin payments” and “transfers” under a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code; |
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all payments for, under or in connection with the Transaction, all payments for Shares and the transfer of Shares to constitute “settlement payments” and “transfers” under a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code; and |
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any or all obligations that either party has with respect to this Confirmation or the Agreement to constitute property held by or due from such party to margin, guaranty or settle obligations of the other party with respect to the transactions under the Agreement (including the Transaction) or any other agreement between such parties. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver in the aggregate in respect of all Settlement Dates, Net Share Settlement Dates or other dates on which Shares are delivered in respect of any amount owed under this Confirmation a number of Shares greater than 1.4 times the Initial Number of Shares (as |
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adjusted for stock splits and similar events) (the “Capped Number”). The Capped Number shall be subject to adjustment only on account of (x) Potential Adjustment Events of the type specified in (1) Sections 11.2(e)(i) through (vi) of the Equity Definitions or (2) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions so long as, in the case of this sub-clause (2), such event is within Counterparty’s control, (y) Merger Events requiring corporate action of Counterparty (or any surviving entity of the Issuer hereunder in connection with any such Merger Event) and (z) an event for which an Announcement Date has occurred that is not outside Counterparty’s control. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that this Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than this Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Counterparty shall not have delivered the Number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(d) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Counterparty shall be continually obligated to deliver Shares, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, when, and to the extent that, (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (C) Counterparty additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such events as set forth in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, collectively, the “Share Issuance Events”). Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the Share Issuance Events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B) or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, shall deliver such Shares thereafter. Counterparty shall not, until Counterparty’s Share delivery obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full, use any Shares that become available for potential delivery to Dealer as a result of any Share Issuance Event for the settlement or satisfaction of any transaction or obligation other than this Transactions or reserve any such Shares for future issuance for any purpose other than to satisfy Counterparty’s obligations to Dealer under this Transaction. |
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The parties intend for this Confirmation to constitute a “Contract” as described in the letter dated October 6, 2003 submitted on behalf of Goldman, Sachs & Co. to Paula Dubberly of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) to which the Staff responded in an interpretive letter dated October 9, 2003 (the “Interpretive Letter”) Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that this Transaction is being entered into in accordance with the Interpretive Letter and agrees to take all actions, and to omit to take any actions, reasonably requested by Dealer for this Transaction to comply with the Interpretive Letter. Without limiting the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that neither it nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Regulation M) will, directly or indirectly, bid for, purchase or attempt to induce any person to bid for or purchase, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Shares during any “restricted period” as such term is defined in Regulation M. In addition, Counterparty represents that it is eligible to conduct a primary offering of Shares on Form S-3, the offering contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement complies with Rule 415 under the Securities Act, and the Shares are “actively traded” as defined in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M. |
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The parties intend for the Transaction (taking into account purchases of Shares in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement) to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A) under the Exchange Act and for this Confirmation to constitute a binding contract or instruction satisfying the requirements of 10b5-1(c) and to be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. |
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Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands Dealer’s “Risk Disclosure Statement Regarding OTC Derivatives Products” and acknowledges the terms thereof as if it had signed the Risk Disclosure Statement Verification contained therein as of the date hereof. |
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10.Beneficial Ownership.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or be deemed to receive, Shares to the extent that, upon such receipt of such Shares, (i) the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Shares by Dealer, any of its affiliates’ business units subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer with respect to “beneficial ownership” of any Shares (collectively, “Dealer Group”) would be equal to or greater than 4.9% of the outstanding Shares (an “Excess Section 13 Ownership Position”), (ii) violation would occur in respect of any restriction on ownership and/or transfers set forth in Section 4.9 of the Charter or (iii) Dealer, Dealer Group or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under Sections 3-601 to 3-605 and 3-701 to 3-710 of the Maryland General Corporation Law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws of any applicable jurisdiction (including, without limitation, Canada and the United States), or any federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), would own, beneficially own, constructively own, control, hold the power to vote or otherwise meet a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the lesser of (A) the maximum number of Shares that would be permitted under Applicable Restrictions and (B) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (such condition described in clause (iii), an “Excess Regulatory Ownership Position”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, (i) Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that such delivery would not result in (x) Dealer Group directly or indirectly so beneficially owning in excess of 4.9% of the outstanding Shares and (y) the occurrence of an Excess Regulatory Ownership Position and (ii) if such delivery relates to a Physical Settlement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer shall not be obligated to satisfy the portion of its payment obligation corresponding to any Shares required to be so delivered until the date Counterparty makes such delivery.
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11.Non-Confidentiality.
The parties hereby agree that (i) Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind, including opinions or other tax analyses, provided by Dealer and its affiliates to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure and (ii) Dealer does not assert any claim of proprietary ownership in respect of any description contained herein or therein relating to the use of any entities, plans or arrangements to give rise to a particular United States federal income tax treatment for Counterparty.
12.Use of Shares.
Dealer acknowledges and agrees that, except in the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer (or its agents or affiliates, as applicable) shall use any Shares delivered by Counterparty to Dealer on any Settlement Date to return to securities lenders to close out borrowings created by Dealer (or its agents or affiliates, as applicable) in connection with its hedging activities related to exposure under the Transaction or in a manner that Dealer otherwise believes in good faith and based on the advice of counsel to be in compliance with applicable securities law.
13.Restricted Shares.
If Counterparty is unable to comply with the covenant of Counterparty contained in Section 6(a) of this Confirmation or Dealer otherwise determines in its reasonable opinion, based on advice of counsel, that any Shares to be delivered to Dealer by Counterparty may not be freely returned by Dealer to securities lenders as described in Section 6(a) of this Confirmation, then delivery of any such Settlement Shares (the “Unregistered Settlement Shares”) shall be effected pursuant to Annex A hereto, unless waived by Dealer.
14.Set-Off.
Notwithstanding Section 6(f) of the Agreement, Dealer agrees not to set off or net amounts due from Counterparty with respect to the Transaction against amounts due from Dealer to Counterparty with respect to contracts or instruments that are not Equity Contracts. “Equity Contract” means any transaction or instrument that does not convey to Dealer rights, or the ability to assert claims, that are senior to the rights and claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy.
15.Staggered Settlement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer may, by prior notice to Counterparty, satisfy its obligation to deliver any Shares or other securities on any date due (an “Original Delivery Date”) by making separate deliveries of Shares or such securities, as the case may be, at more than one time on or prior to such Original Delivery Date, so long as the aggregate number of Shares and other securities so delivered on or prior to such Original Delivery Date is equal to the number required to be delivered on such Original Delivery Date.
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17.Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION, THE TRANSACTION HEREUNDER AND/OR ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND/OR THE TRANSACTION HEREUNDER. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED
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TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.
18.Submission to Jurisdiction.
Section 13(b) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property in any suit, legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and/or any Transaction, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, (each, “Proceedings”) to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof. Nothing in the Confirmation or this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction if (A) the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America for the Southern District of New York lack jurisdiction over the parties or the subject matter of the Proceedings or declines to accept the Proceedings on the grounds of lacking such jurisdiction; (B) the Proceedings are commenced by a party for the purpose of enforcing against the other party’s property, assets or estate any decision or judgment rendered by any court in which Proceedings may be brought as provided hereunder; (C) the Proceedings are commenced to appeal any such court’s decision or judgment to any higher court with competent appellate jurisdiction over that court’s decisions or judgments if that higher court is located outside the State of New York or Borough of Manhattan, such as a federal court of appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court; or (D) any suit, action or proceeding has been commenced in another jurisdiction by or against the other party or against its property, assets or estate and, in order to exercise or protect its rights, interests or remedies under this Agreement or the Confirmation, the party (1) joins, files a claim, or takes any other action, in any such suit, action or proceeding, or (2) otherwise commences any Proceeding in that other jurisdiction as the result of that other suit, action or proceeding having commenced in that other jurisdiction.”
19.Counterparts.
This Confirmation may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Confirmation by signing and delivering one or more counterparts.
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For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty one duly executed and completed United States an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI “Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States” (or successor thereto) upon execution of this |
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“Tax” and “Indemnifiable Tax,” each as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement shall not include any withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the United States Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement. |
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To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction is not an adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol published by the ISDA on November 2, 2015 and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from time to time (the “871(m) Protocol”), the parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to the Transaction as if set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect to the Transaction, references to “each Covered Master Agreement” in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Agreement with respect to the Transaction, and references to the “Implementation Date” in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade Date of the Transaction. For greater certainty, if there is any inconsistency between this provision and the provisions contained in any other agreement between the parties with respect to the Transaction, this provision shall prevail unless such other agreement expressly overrides the provisions of the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol. |
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PRIVATE PLACEMENT PROCEDURES
If Counterparty delivers Unregistered Settlement Shares pursuant to Section 12 above (a “Private Placement Settlement”), then:
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as of or prior to the date of delivery, Dealer and any potential purchaser of any such shares from Dealer (or any affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for private placements of equity securities of issuers comparable to Counterparty (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them); |
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as of the date of delivery, Counterparty shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) with Dealer. (or any affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) in connection with the private placement of such shares by Counterparty to Dealer (or any such affiliate) and the private resale of such shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate), substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating, without limitation, to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and the provision of customary opinions, accountants’ comfort letters and lawyers’ negative assurance letters, and shall provide for the payment by Counterparty of all reasonable fees and expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, and shall contain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Counterparty reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales; and |
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in connection with the private placement of such shares by Counterparty to Dealer (or any such affiliate) and the private resale of such shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate), Counterparty shall, if so requested by Dealer, prepare, in cooperation with Dealer, a private placement memorandum in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer. |
In connection with the foregoing, Dealer acknowledges and agrees that a Private Placement Agreement and private placement memorandum substantially similar to the Underwriting Agreement and prospectus used in connection with the public offering of Shares pursuant thereto (with such modifications thereto as are reasonably satisfactory to Dealer taking into account the exempt resale of the Unregistered Settlement Shares, then-current facts and circumstances and such other factors as Dealer determines appropriate in its good faith and reasonable discretion, including with respect to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer)), respectively, shall satisfy the documentation requirements set forth in clauses (c) and (d) above.
In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall, in its good faith discretion, adjust the amount of Unregistered Settlement Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder in a commercially reasonable manner to reflect the fact that such Unregistered Settlement Shares may not be freely returned to securities lenders by Dealer and may only be saleable by Dealer at a discount to reflect the lack of liquidity in Unregistered Settlement Shares.
If Counterparty delivers any Unregistered Settlement Shares in respect of this Transaction, Counterparty agrees that (i) such Shares may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after the applicable Settlement Date, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for the Shares to remove, any legends referring to any transfer restrictions from such Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, each without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer)
Exhibit 3.1
independence realty trust, inc.
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: The Articles of Amendment and Restatement (the “Charter”) of the Corporation are hereby amended by amending ARTICLE IV, Section 4.1 of the Charter by changing (i) the authorized number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue from 350,000,000 to 550,000,000, (ii) the authorized number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue from 300,000,000 to 500,000,000 and (iii) the aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value from $3,500,000 to $5,500,000.
SECOND: The amendment to the Charter as set forth above has been approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation. Stockholder approval of the amendment is not required pursuant to Section 2-105(a)(13) of the Maryland General Corporation Law and Article IV, Section 4.1 of the Charter.
THIRD: Immediately prior to the above amendment, the Corporation had authority to issue 350,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of all classes of stock having par value was $3,500,000.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue pursuant to the foregoing amendment is 550,000,000, consisting of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share. The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of all classes of stock having par value is $5,500,000.
FIFTH: The information required by Section 2-607(b)(2)(i) of the Maryland General Corporation Law was not changed by the foregoing amendment.
SIXTH: These Articles of Amendment shall become effective on July 27, 2021.
SEVENTH: The undersigned Chief Financial Officer acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation, and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
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Exhibit 3.1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be executed under seal in its name and on its behalf by the undersigned officer, and attested to by its Secretary, on this 26th day of July, 2021.
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Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799
troutman.com
Exhibit 5.1
July 30, 2021
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offer and sale to the underwriters of 16,100,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) (including up to 2,100,000 shares subject to the Underwriters (as defined below) option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock) pursuant to the terms of (i) an Underwriting Agreement, dated July 27, 2021, by and among the Company, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as representatives for the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), BMO Capital Markets Corp., in its capacity as agent (in such agency capacity, the “Forward Seller”) for Bank of Montreal, as forward counterparty (the “Forward Counterparty”) and the Forward Counterparty (the “Underwriting Agreement”), (ii) the forward sale agreement (the “Initial Forward Agreement”), dated July 27, 2021, by and among the Company, the Forward Purchaser (as defined in the Initial Forward Agreement) and Forward Counterparty and (iii) the forward sale agreement, dated July 29, 2021, by and among the Company, the Forward Purchaser and Forward Counterparty (the “Additional Forward Agreement,” together with the Initial Forward Agreement, the “Forward Agreements”), subject to the Company’s right to elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement (as such terms are defined in the Forward Agreements). The Shares have been registered on a Registration Statement on Form S‑3ASR (Registration No. 333-239176) (as the same may be amended and supplemented, the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company on June 15, 2020, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
In connection with our representation of the Company, and as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Documents”):
1.The Registration Statement, including the (i) Prospectus dated June 15, 2020 therein, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated July 26, 2021, related to the offer and sale of the Common Stock (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) and (iii) the Final Prospectus Supplement, dated July 27, 2021, related to the offer and sale of the Common Stock (the “Final Prospectus Supplement”);
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2.The Articles of Restatement for the Company, as amended and supplemented through the date hereof (the “Articles of Restatement”), certified as of a recent date by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”);
3.The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended through the date hereof;
4.A certificate of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company, dated as of a recent date;
5.Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, or a duly authorized committee thereof, relating to the offer and sale of the Common Stock (the “Resolutions”), certified by an officer of the Company as being complete, accurate and in effect;
6.The Underwriting Agreement;
7.The Forward Agreements; and
8.Such other documents, records, instruments, and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein.
In expressing the opinions set forth below, we have assumed the following:
1.Each individual executing any of the Documents is legally competent to do so.
2.Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company and the Operating Partnership) is duly authorized to do so.
3.All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or conduct of the parties or otherwise.
4.The Shares will not be issued or transferred in violation of any restriction on ownership and transfer set forth in Article IV of the Articles of Restatement or other organizational document of the Company.
5.Upon the issuance of any of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock the Company is then authorized to issue under the Articles of Restatement.
Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions, exceptions and other matters set forth herein, we are of the opinion that as of the date hereof:
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1.The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.
2.The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and, when and if issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor (or, in the case of the Forward Agreements, in net share settlement thereof) in accordance with the terms of the Final Prospectus Supplement, the Resolutions, the Underwriting Agreement and the Forward Agreements, as applicable, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The foregoing opinion is limited to the substantive laws of the State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to compliance with any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.
No opinion is rendered as to matters not specifically referred to herein and under no circumstances are you to infer from anything stated or not stated herein any opinion with respect to which such reference is not made.
This opinion is being furnished to you for your submission to the Commission as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K (the “8-K”), to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the 8-K and to the use of the name of our firm therein and under the section “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and Final Prospectus Supplement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799
troutman.com
Exhibit 8.1
July 30, 2021
Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
1835 Market Street, Suite 2601
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Independence Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offer and sale to the underwriters of 16,100,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) (including 2,100,000 shares issued pursuant to the option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock) pursuant to the terms of (i) an Underwriting Agreement, dated July 27, 2021, by and among the Company, Independence Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as representatives for the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), BMO Capital Markets Corp., in its capacity as agent (in such agency capacity, the “Forward Seller”) for Bank of Montreal, as forward counterparty (the “Forward Counterparty”) and the Forward Counterparty (the “Underwriting Agreement”), (ii) the forward sale agreement (the “Initial Forward Agreement”), dated July 27, 2021, by and among the Company, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty and (iii) the additional forward sale agreement, dated July 29, 2021, by and among the Company, the Forward Seller and the Forward Counterparty (the “Additional Forward Agreement,” together with the Initial Forward Agreement, the “Forward Agreements”), subject to the Company’s right to elect Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement (as such terms are defined in the Forward Agreement), as more fully described in the Company’s prospectus supplement dated July 27, 2021 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), and the accompanying prospectus, dated June 15, 2020 (the “Base Prospectus” and, together with the Prospectus Supplement, the “Prospectus”), each of which forms a part of the Company’s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-239176) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The opinions expressed herein are based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury regulations thereunder (including proposed and temporary Treasury regulations) and interpretations of the foregoing as expressed in court decisions, legislative history and administrative determinations of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) (including its practices and policies in issuing private letter rulings, which are not binding on the IRS, except with respect to a taxpayer that receives such a ruling), all as of the date hereof. This opinion represents our best legal judgment with respect to the probable outcome on the merits and is not binding on the IRS or the courts. There can be no assurance that positions contrary to our opinion will not be taken by the IRS, or that a court considering the issues would not reach a
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conclusion contrary to such opinions. No assurance can be given that future legislative, judicial or administrative changes, on either a prospective or retroactive basis, would not adversely affect the opinions expressed herein.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have examined such statutes, regulations, records, certificates and other documents as we have considered necessary or appropriate as a basis for such opinions, including but not limited to the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus) and the discussion under the caption “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” contained in Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2021 and is incorporated by reference into the Prospectus Supplement (the “Tax Disclosure”).
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon written representations as to factual matters of the Company contained in a letter to us dated July 30, 2021 regarding its consolidated assets, operations and activities (the “Management Representation Letter”). We have not made an independent investigation or audit of the facts set forth in the Management Representation Letter or in any other document. We consequently have relied upon the accuracy of the representations as to factual matters in the Management Representation Letter. After inquiry, we are not aware of any facts or circumstances contrary to, or inconsistent with, the representations that we have relied upon or the other assumptions set forth herein. Our opinion is limited to the tax matters specifically covered herein, and we have not addressed, nor have we been asked to address, any other tax matters relevant to the Company, the Operating Partnership or any other person.
We have assumed, with your consent, that, insofar as relevant to the opinions expressed herein:
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Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing and the discussion below, we are of the opinion that:
1.Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2011, the Company has, since the effective date of its REIT election, been organized and operated in a manner so as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code, and the Company’s current and intended method of operation will enable it to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT.
2.The Tax Disclosure, to the extent that it describes provisions of federal income tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, is correct in all material respects.
We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in our opinion subsequent to the date of this letter. The Company’s qualification for taxation as a REIT depends upon the Company’s ability to meet, on a continuing basis, through actual annual operating and other results, the requirements of the Code, including the requirements with regard to the sources of its gross income, the composition of its assets, the level of its distributions to shareholders and the diversity of its share ownership. We will not review the Company’s compliance with these requirements on a continuing basis. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of the Company’s operations, the sources of its income, the nature of its assets, the level of its distributions to shareholders and the diversity of its share ownership for any given taxable year will satisfy the requirements under the Code for qualification and taxation as a REIT.
This opinion letter has been prepared for your use in connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement, including submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a current report filed on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”), to be filed by Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof, and speaks as of the date hereof. We do not purport to express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the federal income tax law of the United States. We consent to the filing of this legal opinion as an exhibit to the Form 8-K and to the use of the name of our firm therein and under the section “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Very truly yours,
/s/ TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP
Exhibit 99.1
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 14,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) (“IRT”) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 14,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $17.75 per share in connection with the forward sale agreement described below. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 2,100,000 additional shares. The offering is expected to close on or about July 30, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Baird, BofA Securities, Capital One Securities, Jefferies and Truist Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Regions Securities LLC, Ramirez & Co., Inc., Comerica Securities, Compass Point, Ladenburg Thalmann and Bancroft Capital are acting as co-managers for the offering.
IRT has entered into a forward sale agreement with Bank of Montreal (the “forward purchaser”) with respect to 14,000,000 shares of its common stock (and expects to enter into a forward sale agreement with respect to an additional 2,100,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). In connection with the forward sale agreement, the forward purchaser or its affiliates are expected to borrow and sell to the underwriters an aggregate of 14,000,000 shares of the common stock that will be delivered in this offering (or an aggregate of 16,100,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). Subject to its right to elect cash or net share settlement, which right is subject to certain conditions, IRT intends to deliver, upon physical settlement of such forward sale agreements on one or more dates specified by IRT occurring no later than July 30, 2022, an aggregate of 14,000,000 shares of its common stock (or an aggregate of 16,100,000 shares if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full) to the forward purchaser in exchange for cash proceeds per share equal to the applicable forward sale price, which will be the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, and will be subject to certain adjustments as provided in the forward sale agreements.
IRT will not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of its common stock by the forward purchaser or its affiliates in the offering. IRT expects to use the net proceeds, if any, it receives upon the future settlement of the forward sale agreements to repay indebtedness, including, potentially, indebtedness that IRT will assume upon consummation of its previously announced pending mergers with Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc. and its operating partnership subsidiary (collectively, “STAR”), and to use the balance of the net proceeds for general working capital, including to pay fees and expenses that IRT has incurred and will continue to incur in connection with the pending transaction with STAR.
A registration statement relating to the offered securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the offering, when available, may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or contacting Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: (888) 603-5847 or by emailing [email protected], BMO Capital Markets Corp., Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 3 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, telephone: 1-800-414-3627 or by emailing [email protected] or contacting Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 telephone: 800-831-9146 or by emailing: [email protected].
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 or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates multifamily apartment properties across non-gateway U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Dallas, Louisville, Memphis, Raleigh, and Tampa. IRT’s investment strategy is focused on gaining scale within key amenity rich submarkets that offer good school districts, high-quality retail and major employment centers. IRT aims to provide stockholders attractive risk-adjusted returns through diligent portfolio management, strong operational performance, and a consistent return of capital through distributions and capital appreciation.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be
identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook,” “assumption,” “projected,” “strategy”, “guidance” or other, similar words. Because such forward-looking statements involve significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are not within IRT’s control, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current judgments and expectations of IRT’s management. These risks include, but are not limited to the risk that we may not complete any potential acquisitions, other investment opportunities or other transactions in a timely fashion or at all, the risk we may not complete this offering in a timely fashion or at all, and those risks and uncertainties associated with IRT’s business that are discussed in IRT’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those under the heading “Risk Factors” in IRT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and IRT’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Dividends are subject to the discretion of IRT’s Board of Directors, and will depend on IRT’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with applicable laws and agreements and any other factors deemed relevant by IRT’s Board. IRT undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with its announced merger transaction with STAR, IRT will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of IRT Common Stock to be issued in connection with the proposed merger transaction. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the stockholders of IRT and the stockholders of STAR. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF IRT AND STAR ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (if and when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by IRT and/or STAR through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by IRT will be available free of charge on IRT’s internet website at http://www.irtliving.com or by contacting IRT’s Investor Relations Department by email at [email protected] or by phone at +1-917-365-7979. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by STAR will be available free of charge on STAR’s internet website at http://www.steadfastliving.com or by contacting STAR’s Investor Relations Department by phone at +1-888-223-9951.
Participants in Solicitation
IRT, STAR, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the announced merger transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of IRT is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2021, and its proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2021. Information about the directors and executive officers of STAR is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 12, 2021, and in its proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 14, 2021. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Exhibit 99.2
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Underwriters’ Exercise of Over-Allotment Option to Purchase Additional Shares
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) (“IRT”) today announced that the underwriters of its previously announced public offering of 14,000,000 common shares have fully exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 2,100,000 shares at a price of $17.75 per share. The offering is expected to close on or about July 30, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Baird, BofA Securities, Capital One Securities, Jefferies and Truist Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Regions Securities LLC, Ramirez & Co., Inc., Comerica Securities, Compass Point, Ladenburg Thalmann and Bancroft Capital are acting as co-managers for the offering.
IRT previously announced that it entered into a forward sale agreement with Bank of Montreal (the “forward purchaser”) with respect to 14,000,000 shares of its common stock. IRT will enter into a separate forward sale agreement with respect to an additional 2,100,000 shares in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase additional shares. In connection with the forward sale agreement, the forward purchaser or its affiliates are expected to borrow and sell to the underwriters an aggregate of 16,100,000 shares of the common stock that will be delivered in this offering. Subject to its right to elect cash or net share settlement, which right is subject to certain conditions, IRT intends to deliver, upon physical settlement of such forward sale agreement on one or more dates specified by IRT occurring no later than July 30, 2022, an aggregate of 16,100,000 shares of its common stock to the forward purchaser in exchange for cash proceeds per share equal to the applicable forward sale price, which will be the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, and will be subject to certain adjustments as provided in the forward sale agreement.
IRT will not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of its common stock by the forward purchaser or its affiliate in the offering. IRT expects to use the net proceeds, if any, it receives upon the future settlement of the forward sale agreements to repay indebtedness, including, potentially, indebtedness that IRT will assume upon consummation of its previously announced pending mergers with Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc. and its operating partnership subsidiary (collectively, “STAR”), and to use the balance of the net proceeds for general working capital, including to pay fees and expenses that IRT has incurred and will continue to incur in connection with the pending transaction with STAR.
A registration statement relating to the offered securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the offering, may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or contacting Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: (888) 603-5847 or by emailing [email protected], BMO Capital Markets Corp., Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 3 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, telephone: 1-800-414-3627 or by emailing [email protected] or contacting Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 telephone: 800-831-9146 or by emailing: [email protected].
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 or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates multifamily apartment properties across non-gateway U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Dallas, Louisville, Memphis, Raleigh and Tampa. IRT’s investment strategy is focused on gaining scale within key amenity rich submarkets that offer good school districts, high-quality retail and major employment centers. IRT aims to provide stockholders attractive risk-adjusted returns through diligent portfolio management, strong operational performance, and a consistent return of capital through distributions and capital appreciation.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook,” “assumption,” “projected,” “strategy”, “guidance” or other, similar words. Because such forward-looking statements involve significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are not within IRT’s control, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current judgments and expectations of IRT’s management. These risks include, but are not limited to the risk that we may not complete any potential acquisitions, other investment opportunities or other transactions in a timely fashion or at all, the risk we may not complete this offering in a timely fashion or at all, and those risks and uncertainties associated with IRT’s business that are discussed in IRT’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those under the heading “Risk Factors” in IRT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and IRT’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Dividends are subject to the discretion of IRT’s Board of Directors, and will depend on IRT’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with applicable laws and agreements and any other factors deemed relevant by IRT’s Board. IRT undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with its announced merger transaction with STAR, IRT will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of IRT Common Stock to be issued in connection with the proposed merger transaction. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the stockholders of IRT and the stockholders of STAR. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF IRT AND STAR ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (if and when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by IRT and/or STAR through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by IRT will be available free of charge on IRT’s internet website at http://www.irtliving.com or by contacting IRT’s Investor Relations Department by email at [email protected] or by phone at +1-917-365-7979. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by STAR will be available free of charge on STAR’s internet website at http://www.steadfastliving.com or by contacting STAR’s Investor Relations Department by phone at +1-888-223-9951.
Participants in Solicitation
IRT, STAR, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the announced merger transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of IRT is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2021, and its proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2021. Information about the directors and executive officers of STAR is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 12, 2021, and in its proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 14, 2021. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Exhibit 99.3
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering of 16,100,000 shares of Common Stock, Including Exercise in Full of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) (“IRT”) today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 16,100,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $17.75 per share, including 2,100,000 shares sold pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock. In connection with the offering, IRT entered into forward sale agreements with Bank of Montreal.
Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Baird, BofA Securities, Capital One Securities, Jefferies and Truist Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Regions Securities LLC, Ramirez & Co., Inc., Comerica Securities, Compass Point, Ladenburg Thalmann and Bancroft Capital acted as co-managers for the offering.
IRT will not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of its common stock by the forward purchaser or its affiliate in the offering. IRT expects to use the net proceeds, if any, it receives upon the future settlement of the forward sale agreements to repay indebtedness, including, potentially, indebtedness that IRT will assume upon consummation of its previously announced pending mergers with Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc. and its operating partnership subsidiary (collectively, “STAR”), and to use the balance of the net proceeds for general working capital, including to pay fees and expenses that IRT has incurred and will continue to incur in connection with the pending transaction with STAR.
A registration statement relating to the offered securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to the offering, may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or contacting Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: (888) 603-5847 or by emailing [email protected], BMO Capital Markets Corp., Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 3 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, telephone: 1-800-414-3627 or by emailing [email protected] or contacting Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 telephone: 800-831-9146 or by emailing: [email protected].
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 or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Independence Realty Trust, Inc.
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates multifamily apartment properties across non-gateway U.S. markets, including Atlanta, Dallas, Louisville, Memphis, Raleigh and Tampa. IRT’s investment strategy is focused on gaining scale within key amenity rich submarkets that offer good school districts, high-quality retail and major employment centers. IRT aims to provide stockholders attractive risk-adjusted returns through diligent portfolio management, strong operational performance, and a consistent return of capital through distributions and capital appreciation.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook,” “assumption,” “projected,” “strategy”, “guidance” or other, similar words. Because such forward-looking statements involve significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are not within IRT’s control, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current judgments and expectations of IRT’s management. These risks include, but are not limited to the risk that we may not complete any potential acquisitions, other investment opportunities or other transactions in a timely fashion or at all and those risks and uncertainties associated with IRT’s business that are discussed in IRT’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those under the heading “Risk Factors” in IRT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and IRT’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Dividends are subject to the discretion of IRT’s Board of Directors, and will depend on IRT’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with applicable laws and agreements and any other factors deemed relevant by IRT’s Board. IRT undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with its announced merger transaction with STAR, IRT will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of IRT Common Stock to be issued in connection with the proposed merger transaction. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the stockholders of IRT and the stockholders of STAR. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF IRT AND STAR ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (if and when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by IRT and/or STAR through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by IRT will be available free of charge on IRT’s internet website at http://www.irtliving.com or by contacting IRT’s Investor Relations Department by email at [email protected] or by phone at +1-917-365-7979. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by STAR will be available free of charge on STAR’s internet website at http://www.steadfastliving.com or by contacting STAR’s Investor Relations Department by phone at +1-888-223-9951.
Participants in Solicitation
IRT, STAR, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the announced merger transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of IRT is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2021, and its proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2021. Information about the directors and executive officers of STAR is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 12, 2021, and in its proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 14, 2021. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
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