UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2018

 

B. Riley Financial, Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-37503   27-0223495
         

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

21255 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 400

Woodland Hills, California

  91367
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 884-3737

 

  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)  

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act

 

 

 

 

  Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 6, 2018, B. Riley Financial, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) with B. Riley FBR, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “ Underwriters ”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Underwriters $87,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Firm Notes ”) plus an additional $13,050,000 aggregate principal amount of the senior notes to cover underwriter overallotments (the “ Additional Notes ” and together with the Firm Notes, the “ Notes ”). The Notes were offered pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-223789) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on March 20, 2018 and declared effective by the Commission on April 6, 2018. On September 6, 2018, the Company priced the offering and on September 11, 2018, the offering of the Notes closed. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

 

The foregoing description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On September 11, 2018, the Company entered into a supplemental indenture (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ”) with U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), further supplementing the indenture dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as previously supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 13, 2017 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), a Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 17, 2018 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ,” and together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) among the Company and the Trustee. The Indenture establishes the form and, provides for the issuance, of the Notes.

 

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other existing and future senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes are effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of the Company’s subsidiaries, including trade payables. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 6.875% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year, commencing on October 31, 2018. The Notes will mature on September 30, 2023.

 

The Company may, at its option, at any time and from time to time, redeem the Notes (i) on or after September 30, 2020 and prior to September 30, 2021, at a price equal to $25.50 per note, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, (ii) on or after September 30, 2021 and prior to September 30, 2022, at a price equal to $25.25 per note, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and (iii) on or after September 30, 2022 and prior to maturity, at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed Notes.

 

 

 

 

The Indenture contains customary events of default and cure provisions. If an uncured default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the Notes may declare the entire amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to be immediately due and payable. In the case of an event of default involving the Company’s bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or the holders of the Notes, become due and payable.

 

The foregoing description of the Base Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture, Third Supplemental Indenture, Fourth Supplemental Indenture, Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Base Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture, Third Supplemental Indenture, Fourth Supplemental Indenture, Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the form of Note which is attached as an exhibit to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. A copy of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the form of Note are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement. Copies of the Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture are attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 2, 2016, as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement. A copy of the Second Supplemental Indenture is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 31, 2017, as Exhibit 4.1, and is incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement. A copy of the Third Supplemental Indenture is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December 13, 2017, as Exhibit 4.1, and is incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement. A copy of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 17, 2018, as Exhibit 4.1, and is incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement.

  

Attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the opinion of The NBD Group, Inc. relating to the validity of the Notes that may be sold in the offering (the “ Legal Opinion ”). The Legal Opinion is also filed with reference to, and is hereby incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information regarding the Notes and the Indenture set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On September 6, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the offering. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On September 11, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the offering. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits .

 

Exhibit No.   Description

1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2018, by and among the Company and B. Riley FBR, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein.

     
4.1   Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2018, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
     

4.2

 

Form of 6.875% Senior Note due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.1).

     
5.1   Opinion of The NBD Group, Inc.
     
23.1   Consent of The NBD Group, Inc. to the filing of Exhibit 5.1 herewith (included in Exhibit 5.1).
     
99.1  

Press release, dated September 6, 2018.

     
99.2   Press release, dated September 11, 2018.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

September 11, 2018 B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.  
     
  By: /s/ Phillip J. Ahn  
    Name: Phillip J. Ahn  
    Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit 1.1

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

B. RILEY FINANCIAL , INC .
6.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2023
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

September 6, 2018

 

B. Riley FBR, Inc.

As representative of the several underwriters

 

c/o B. Riley FBR, Inc.

299 Park Avenue, 7 th Floor

New York, NY 10171

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

B. Riley Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters on Schedule A hereto (the “ Underwriters ”), for whom B. Riley FBR, Inc. is acting as representative (in such capacity, the “ Representative ”), $87,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Firm Notes ”). In addition, the Company proposes to grant to the Underwriters the option to purchase from the Company up to an additional $13,050,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Additional Notes ”), to cover overallotments, if any. The Firm Notes and, if and to the extent such option is exercised, the Additional Notes are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Notes .”

 

The Notes will be issued under an indenture dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 13, 2017 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 17, 2018 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”), and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of September 11, 2018 (together with the Base Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture, Third Supplemental Indenture and Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”). The Notes will be issued to Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) pursuant to a blanket letter of representations (the “ DTC Agreement ”) to be dated on or prior to the Closing Date (as defined herein), between the Company and DTC. The Indenture will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “ Trust Indenture Act ”).

 

The Company has entered into that Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 9, 2017 (the “ magicJack Merger Agreement ”) by and among magicJack Vocaltec Ltd. an Israeli corporation (“ magicJack ”), and others pursuant to which magicJack shall, subject to the conditions set forth therein, become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ Acquisition ”).

 

 

 

 

The Company and the Underwriters agree as follows:

 

1.              The Offering . Upon the basis of the representations and warranties and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, the aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule A , and each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company at the price (the “ Purchase Price ”) set forth in Schedule B hereto the aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule A hereto subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

 

In addition, the Company hereby grants to the several Underwriters the option to purchase and, upon the basis of the representations and warranties and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company, ratably in accordance with the number of Firm Notes to be purchased by each of them, all or a portion of the Additional Notes, for the sole purpose of covering overallotments made in the offering of the Firm Notes, at the same Purchase Price to be paid by the Underwriters for the Firm Notes (without giving effect to any accrued interest from the Closing Date to the Additional Closing Date). This option may be exercised by the Representative on behalf of the several Underwriters at any time and from time to time in whole or in part by written notice from the Representative to the Company, which notice may be given at any time within 30 days from the date of this Agreement. Such notice shall set forth (i) the aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes as to which the option is being exercised and (ii) the date, time and place at which such Additional Notes are to be delivered (such date, the “ Additional Closing Date ” and such time of such date, the “ Additional Time of Purchase ”); provided , however , that the Additional Time of Purchase may be simultaneous with, but shall not be earlier than the Time of Purchase (as defined below) and shall not be earlier than two nor later than five full business days after delivery of such notice of exercise. The aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes to be sold to each Underwriter shall be the aggregate principal amount which bears the same proportion to the total aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes being purchased as the number of Firm Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule A hereto bears to the total aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 7 hereof. The Representative may cancel the option at any time prior to its expiration by giving written notice of such cancellation to the Company.

 

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2.              Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters that:

 

(a)               The Company has prepared and filed in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and published rules and regulations thereunder (the “ Rules and Regulations ”) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a “shelf” Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223789), which was declared effective by the Commission as of April 6, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”), including a base prospectus relating to the securities registered pursuant to such Registration Statement (the “ Base Prospectus ”), and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this Agreement. The term “ Registration Statement ” as used in this Agreement means the registration statement (including all exhibits, financial schedules and all documents and information deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Rules and Regulations), as amended and/or supplemented to the date of this Agreement, including the Base Prospectus. The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act, and no stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus (as defined below) has been issued by the Commission, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are threatened by the Commission. The Company, if required by the Rules and Regulations of the Commission, will file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations. The term “ Prospectus ” as used in this Agreement means the prospectus, in the form in which it is to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, except that if any revised prospectus or prospectus supplement shall be provided to the Underwriters by the Company for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes (the “ Offering ”) which differs from the Prospectus (whether or not such revised prospectus or prospectus supplement is required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations), the term “ Prospectus ” shall refer to such revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, as the case may be, from and after the time it is first provided to the Underwriters for such use. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), on or before the last to occur of the Effective Date, or the date of the Prospectus, and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment,” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include (i) the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date or the date of the Prospectus, as the case may be, which is incorporated by reference and (ii) any such document so filed. The Company will file an abbreviated registration statement to register additional securities pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Rules and Regulations (the “ 462 ( b ) Registration Statement ”), and any reference herein to the Registration Statement shall also be deemed to include such 462(b) Registration Statement.

 

(b)              As of the Applicable Time (as defined below) and as of the Time of Purchase and any Additional Time of Purchase, as the case may be, none of (i) any General Use Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, and the Pricing Prospectus (as defined below), all considered together (collectively, the “ General Disclosure Package ”), (ii) any individual Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) issued at or prior to the Time of Purchase and any Additional Time of Purchase, as the case may be, or (iii) the bona fide electronic road show, if any (as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) of the Rules and Regulations), that has been made available without restriction to any person, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included or will include any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, or as of the Time of Purchase and any Additional Time of Purchase, as the case may be, will 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 makes no representations or warranties as to information contained in or omitted from the General Disclosure Package, any individual Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus or the bona fide electronic road show, if any, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for inclusion therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the “ Underwriter’s Information ” which is defined as the information set forth in Section 15 . As used in this Section 2(b) and elsewhere in this Agreement:

 

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Applicable Time ” means 1:00 P.M., Los Angeles time, on the date of this Agreement.

 

General Use Free Writing Prospectus ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus identified on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means any “ issuer free writing prospectus ,” as defined in Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations relating to the Notes in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) of the Rules and Regulations.

 

Limited Use Free Writing Prospectuses ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not a General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

 

Pricing Prospectus ” means the Base Prospectus as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof.

 

(c)              No order preventing or suspending the use of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus relating to the Offering has been issued by the Commission, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act has been instituted or threatened by the Commission.

 

(d)                At the time the Registration Statement became effective, at the Applicable Time and at the Time of Purchase and any Additional Time of Purchase, as the case may be, the Registration Statement conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and did not and will 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 not misleading; the Prospectus, at the time the Prospectus became effective and at the Time of Purchase and any Additional Time of Purchase, as the case may be, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , however , that the foregoing representations and warranties in this Section 2(d) shall not apply to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Underwriter’s Information.

 

(e)              Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Notes or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representative as described in Section 4(c) , did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified, or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, and in conformity with, the Underwriter’s Information.

 

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(f)               The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, the Rules and Regulations and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, the Rules and Regulations and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Exchange Act and will 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(g)              The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the Offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, distributed and will not distribute any offering material in connection with the Offering other than the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, any General Use Free Writing Prospectuses and any Limited Use Free Writing Prospectuses reviewed and consented to by the Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). The Company will file with the Commission all Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses (other than a “road show,” as defined in Rule 433(d)(8) of the Rules and Regulations), if any, in the time and manner required under Rules 163(b)(2) and 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations.

 

(h)              Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, pro forma for the Acquisition, has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation or other legal entity in good standing (or the foreign equivalent thereof) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, pro forma for the Acquisition, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and has all power and authority (corporate or other) necessary to own or hold its properties and to conduct the businesses in which each is engaged, except where the failure to so qualify or have such power or authority would not (i) have, singularly or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets, or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate any transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the General Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus (any such effect as described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”, and any such effect as described in clauses (i) or (ii), pro forma for the Acquisition, a “ Pro Forma Material Adverse Effect ”). “ Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

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(i)               The Company has the full right, power and authority to execute and deliver, and perform its obligations under, this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes and the DTC Agreement.

 

(j)               This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

 

(k)              The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, as of the Closing Date, will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming it has been executed and delivered by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or thereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

 

(l)               The DTC Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or thereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

 

(m)             The Notes have been duly authorized for sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and, when executed and delivered by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and of the Indenture relating thereto, against payment of the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or thereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or law), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture relating thereto.

 

(n)              The Notes and the Indenture conform in all material respect to the statements relating thereto contained in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and other than as contemplated in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has issued any debt securities or entered into any agreement or arrangement relating to the issuance of any debt securities.

 

(o)              All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company outstanding prior to the issuance of the Firm Notes have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were issued in compliance in all material respects with United States federal and applicable state securities laws. All of the Company’s options, warrants and other rights to purchase or exchange any securities for shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and were issued in compliance in all material respects with United States federal and applicable state securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock was issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company.

 

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(p)              The membership interests, capital stock, partnership interests or other similar equity interests, as applicable, of each Subsidiary, (on both an actual and a pro forma basis that gives effect to the Acquisition), have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and, except to the extent set forth in the General Disclosure Package, are owned by the Company directly, free and clear of any claim, lien, encumbrance, security interest, restriction upon voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.

 

(q)              None of (1) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Indenture by the Company and (2) the issuance and sale of the Notes by the Company (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) (x) conflicts with or results in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, constitutes a default under, gives rise to any right of termination or other right or the cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation or loss of a benefit under or pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (y) results in any violation of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or analogous governing instruments, as applicable) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (z) results in any violation of provisions of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets; except, with respect to clauses (x) or (z), any contravention which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(r)               No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency or self-regulatory authority is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture, the DTC Agreement and the Notes, except as have been obtained or as may be required by (1) the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states, (2) the bylaws, rules and regulations of FINRA or the NASDAQ Capital Market or (3) any necessary qualification under the Trust Indenture Act, in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes.

 

(s)              Marcum LLP, who has audited certain financial statements of the Company and related schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company as required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). To the knowledge of the Company, except as pre-approved in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 10A of the Exchange Act, the applicable independent registered public accounting firms above have not been engaged by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to perform any “prohibited activities” (as defined in Section 10A of the Exchange Act).

 

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(t)               BDO USA LLP, who has audited certain financial statements of FBR & Co. (“ FBRCO ”) and magicJack, and related schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, was an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to FBRCO and magicJack, as applicable, as required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

 

(u)              The financial statements, together with the related notes and schedules included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and in the Registration Statement fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations and changes in financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and other consolidated entities at the respective dates or for the respective periods therein specified. Such statements and related notes and schedules have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved except as may be set forth in the related notes included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package. The financial statements, together with the related notes and schedules, included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the Rules and Regulations and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. No other financial statements or supporting schedules or exhibits are required by the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations to be described, or included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus. There is no pro forma or as adjusted financial information which is required to be included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, or the Prospectus or a document incorporated by reference therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations which has not been included or incorporated as so required. The pro forma financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in to the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly, in all material respects, the information contained therein, have been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly presented on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.

 

(v)              The financial statements of each of FBRCO and magicJack, together with the related notes and schedules included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and in the Registration Statement fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations and changes in financial position of each of FBRCO and magicJack and each of its respective consolidated Subsidiaries and other consolidated entities at the respective dates or for the respective periods therein specified. Such statements and related notes and schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved except as may be set forth in the related notes included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package. Such financial statements, together with the related notes and schedules, included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the Rules and Regulations and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act.

 

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(w)             The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations or any “variable interest entities” within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810), which are not disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement.

 

(x)              Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, pro forma for the Acquisition (i) there has not occurred any event or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as one entity, has not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business nor entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of business, in each case, other than is set forth or contemplated therein.

 

(y)              There is no legal or governmental proceeding, action, suit or claim pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the General Disclosure Package or proceedings that would not have a Material Adverse Effect or a Pro Forma Material Adverse Effect), or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and are not so described; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.

 

(z)               Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or, after giving effect to the Offering and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will become an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

(aa)            Except to the extent expressly set forth in the General Disclosure Package as part of the offering contemplated hereby, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ officers, directors or affiliates has bid for or purchased, for any account in which it or any of its affiliated purchasers has a beneficial interest, any Notes, or attempted to induce any person to purchase any Notes; and has not, and has not caused its affiliated purchasers to, make bids or purchase for the purpose of creating actual, or apparent, active trading in or of raising the price of the Notes.

 

(bb)           The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real and personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects of title except such as are described in the General Disclosure Package or would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases except such as are described in the General Disclosure Package or would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(cc)            Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (on both an actual and a pro forma basis that gives effect to the Acquisition) is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect or a Pro Forma Material Adverse Effect; and the Company is not aware of any pending investigation which might lead to such a claim.

 

(dd)           Except as described in the General Disclosure Package, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess, or have the right to use, adequate trademarks, trade names and other rights to inventions, know-how, patents, copyrights, confidential information and other intellectual property (collectively, “ Intellectual Property Rights ”) necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, or presently employed by them, and have not received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights, except such as will not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ee)            Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting and other controls (A) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (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 existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (B) which are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established. Except as described in the General Disclosure Package, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (A) no material weakness or significant deficiencies in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated), (B) 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, and (C) no fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

(ff)             No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders (or analogous interest holders), customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, which is required to be described in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or a document incorporated by reference therein and which is not so described.

 

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(gg)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (on both an actual and a pro forma basis that gives effect to the Acquisition), nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, affiliates or other person acting on their behalf is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that has violated or would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA. The Company and its Subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

(hh)           The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (on both an actual and a pro forma basis that gives effect to the Acquisition) are and have been conducted at all times, in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar applicable 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 its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(ii)              Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (on both an actual and a pro forma basis that gives effect to the Acquisition) is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of this 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.

 

(jj)              No person or entity has the right to require registration of any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Securities Act because of the filing or effectiveness of the Registration Statement, except as set forth in therein or in the General Disclosure Package.

 

(kk)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or the Underwriters for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the Offering or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.

 

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(ll)              No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in either the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

 

(mm)         The Company is subject to, and in compliance in all material respects with, the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As of the filing date of the Registration Statement and as of any update of the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (including the filing of any Annual Report on Form 10-K), the Company was eligible to file a “shelf” Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Commission.

 

(nn)           The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or is implementing the provisions thereof that are currently in effect.

 

(oo)           The statistical and market-related data included in the General Disclosure Package are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate, and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived.

 

(pp)           Except as otherwise disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (on both an actual and a pro forma basis that gives effect to the Acquisition) possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received, or has any reason to believe that it will receive, any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, could result in a Material Adverse Effect or a Pro Forma Material Adverse Effect.

 

(qq)           Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all material federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns or have properly requested extensions thereof and have paid all material taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them except as may be being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings.

 

(rr)             Except as set forth in the General Disclosure Package, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, or is an associated person (within the meaning of Article I, Section 1(ee) of the By-laws of FINRA) of, any member firm of FINRA.

 

(ss)            No approval of the stockholders of the Company under the rules and regulations of NASDAQ (including Rule 5635 of the NASDAQ Capital Rules) is required for the Company to issue and deliver the Notes.

 

(tt)             Except as described in the General Disclosure Package, the Company has not sold, issued or distributed any securities 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, other than shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified equity compensation plans or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants.

 

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(uu)           Except as otherwise disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries maintains insurance issued by nationally recognized insurers covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as the Company reasonably deems adequate. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(vv)           The Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its respective directors, officers or affiliates has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any “reference security” (as defined in Rule 100 of Regulation M under the 1934 Act (“ Regulation M ”)), whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Notes or otherwise, and has taken no action which would directly or indirectly violate Regulation M.

 

(ww)         The Company has not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of (i) the expiration or termination of the option granted to the Underwriters in Section 1 and (ii) the completion of distribution of the Notes, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes other than a preliminary prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus reviewed and consented to by the Representative, or the Registration Statement.

 

(xx)           The magicJack Merger Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, and to the knowledge of the Company, the magicJack Merger Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of the parties thereto, enforceable against such in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or thereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

 

(yy)           The Company expects that the transaction contemplated by the magicJack Merger Agreement will be consummated in all material respects on the terms and by the date and as contemplated by the magicJack Merger Agreement and the description thereof set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(zz)            Any certificate signed by or on behalf of the Company and delivered to the Representative or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.

 

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3.             The Closing .

 

(a)              Payment of the purchase price for the Firm Notes shall be made to the Company by Federal Funds wire transfer against delivery of such Firm Notes to or as designated by the Representative through the facilities of DTC for the respective accounts of the Underwriters. Such payment and delivery shall be made at 7:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on September 11, 2018 (such date, the “ Closing Date ”). The time at which such payment and delivery are to be made is hereinafter sometimes called the “ Time of Purchase .” Electronic transfer of the Firm Notes shall be made at the Time of Purchase in such names and in such denominations as the Representative shall specify.

 

(b)              Payment of the purchase price for the Additional Notes shall be made at the Additional Time of Purchase in the same manner and at the same office and time of day as the payment for the Firm Notes. Electronic transfer of the Additional Notes shall be made at the Additional Time of Purchase in such names and in such denominations as the Representative shall specify.

 

(c)              Delivery of the documents required to be delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof shall be at 7:00 A.M., Los Angeles time, on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, at the offices of Duane Morris LLP, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036.

 

4.             Further Covenants and Agreements of the Company .

 

The Company covenants and agrees with the Underwriters as follows:

 

(a)              To prepare the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if necessary, in a form approved by the Representative, and file such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission on the date hereof; to prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Representative, containing information previously omitted at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement in reliance on rules 430A, 430B and 430C and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations not later than the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations; to notify the Representative promptly of the Company’s intention to file or prepare any supplement or amendment to any Registration Statement or to the Prospectus in connection with this Offering and to provide a draft of any such amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus to the Representative, for review within an amount of time that is reasonably practical under the circumstances and prior to filing, and to file no such amendment or supplement to which the Representative shall have reasonably objected in writing; to advise the Representative, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to any Registration Statement has been filed in connection with the Offering or becomes effective or any supplement to the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed and to furnish the Representative with copies thereof; to file within the time periods prescribed by the Exchange Act, including any extension thereof, all material required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) or 163(b)(2), as the case may be; to advise the Representative, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus, of the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, and promptly to use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order.

 

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(b)              To prepare a final term sheet for the Notes, containing solely a description of final terms of the Notes and the offering thereof, in the form approved by you and attached as Schedule D hereto and to file such term sheet pursuant to, and within the time required by, Rule 433(d).

 

(c)              That, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Representative, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Notes that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations unless the prior written consent of the Representative has been received (each, a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus ”), other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof; provided that the prior written consent of the Representative shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule C hereto and any electronic road show, if any. The Company shall furnish to the Representative, a reasonable amount of time prior to the proposed time of filing or use thereof, a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company. The Company represents that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and that it has and will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Rules and Regulations applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including the requirements relating to timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.

 

(d)              If at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any event occurs or condition exists as a result of which the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or the Registration Statement, as then amended or supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or if for any other reason it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement any Registration Statement or the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Company will promptly notify the Representative, and upon the Representative’ request, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, at the Company’s expense, an amendment to the Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus that corrects such statement or omission or effects such compliance. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by the Underwriters.

 

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(e)              To the extent not available on the Commission’s EDGAR system, to make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen (18) months after the effective date of each Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c) of the Rules and Regulations), an earnings statement of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158).

 

(f)               To take promptly from time to time such actions as the Representative may reasonably request to qualify the Notes for offering and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representative may designate and to continue such qualifications in effect, and to comply with such laws, for so long as required to permit the offer and sale of Notes in such jurisdictions; provided that the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be obligated to qualify as foreign corporations in any jurisdiction in which they are not so qualified or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.

 

(g)              To supply the Underwriters with copies of all correspondence to and from, and all documents issued to and by, the Commission in connection with the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act or the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein.

 

(h)              Prior to the Time of Purchase and the Additional Time of Purchase, if any, not to issue any press release or other communication directly or indirectly or hold any press conference (other than the Company’s customary quarterly press release and conference call) without the prior written consent of the Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(i)               Until the Representative shall have notified the Company of the completion of the Offering, that the Company will not, and will cause its affiliated purchasers (as defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act) not to, either alone or with one or more other persons, and except to the extent expressly set forth in the General Disclosure Package as part of the offering contemplated hereby, bid for or purchase, for any account in which it or any of its affiliated purchasers has a beneficial interest, any Notes, or attempt to induce any person to purchase any Notes; and not to, and to cause its affiliated purchasers not to, make bids or purchase for the purpose of creating actual, or apparent, active trading in or of raising the price of the Notes.

 

(j)               To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds.”

 

(k)              Not to sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or file or cause to be declared effective a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any of the foregoing for a period of 30 days after the date hereof without the prior written consent of the Representative, which may not be unreasonably withheld. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the registration of the Notes and the sales to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(l)               To cooperate with the Representative and use its commercially reasonable efforts to permit the offered Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC.

 

(m)             To use its reasonable best efforts to list, effect and maintain, subject to notice of issuance, the Notes on the Nasdaq Global Market.

 

(n)              Until the Representative shall have notified the Company of the completion of the offering of the Notes, the Company will not take directly or indirectly any action designed, or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, or that will constitute, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Notes.

 

(o)              To use its reasonable best efforts to do and perform all things required to be done or performed under this Agreement by the Company prior to the Time of Purchase or the Additional Time of Purchase, as applicable and to satisfy all conditions precedent to the delivery of the Notes to be delivered at such time.

 

5.              Payment of Expenses .

 

The Company agrees to pay, or reimburse if paid by the Underwriters, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated or this Agreement is terminated: (a) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes to the Underwriters and any taxes payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act; (c) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and distribution of the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein; (d) the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection with securing any required review by FINRA and any filings made with FINRA; (e) all costs and expenses incident to listing the Notes on the NASDAQ Global Market; (f) the fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters incurred in connection with qualifying the Notes under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 4(e) and of preparing, printing and distributing wrappers and blue sky memoranda; (g) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any transfer agent, registrar or depository with respect to the Notes; (h) the expenses and application fees incurred in connection with the approval of the Notes for book-entry transfer by DTC; (i) the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000 and (j) all other costs and expenses of the Company incident to the offering of the Notes by, or the performance of the obligations of, the Company under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and the Company’s independent accountants and the travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by Company personnel in connection with any “road show”).

 

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6.              Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters, and the Sale of the Notes . The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, and the closing of the sale of the Notes, are subject to the accuracy, when made and as of the Applicable Time and at the Time of Purchase or the Additional Time of Purchase, as the case may be, of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (except for inaccuracies that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect), to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company, in all material respects, of its obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:

 

(a)              No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof, preventing or suspending the use of any Base Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall have been initiated by the Commission, and all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission (to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with; the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by, and in compliance with, the Rules and Regulations and in accordance with Section 4(a) , and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, shall have become effective immediately upon its filing with the Commission; and FINRA shall have raised no objection to the fairness and reasonableness of the terms of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)              The Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and none of the General Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, shall contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

(c)              The Company shall have furnished to the Representative a certificate, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer stating that (i) since the effective date of the Registration Statement, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (ii) to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of such date, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct, except for inaccuracies that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company has complied, in all material respects, with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such date, and (iii) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any change or development that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to involve a material adverse change in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in the Prospectus.

 

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(d)              Since the date of the latest audited financial statements with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the General Disclosure Package or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package as of the date hereof, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have sustained any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth in the General Disclosure Package, and (ii) there shall not have been any change in the capital stock of the Company or any change in the long-term debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any change or any development in or affecting the business, general affairs, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth in the General Disclosure Package, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 6(e) , would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)              No action shall have been taken and no law, statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Notes or result in a Material Adverse Effect; and no injunction, restraining order or order of any other nature by any United States federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Notes or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)               Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market or in the over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices or maximum range for prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or market or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction; (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by United States federal or state authorities or a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities, or the subject of an act of terrorism, or there shall have been an outbreak of or escalation in hostilities involving the United States, or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States; (iv) if there has been, in the judgment of the Representative, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (iv) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such) as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriter, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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(g)              The Underwriters shall have received an opinion and negative assurance letter of The NBD Group, Inc., counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, covering such matters as the Underwriters shall reasonably request.

 

(h)              The Underwriters shall have received the favorable opinion of Duane Morris LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and covering such matters as the Underwriters shall reasonably request.

 

(i)               The Underwriters shall have received from Marcum LLP letters dated, respectively, the date hereof, the Closing Date and, if applicable, the Additional Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement.

 

(j)               The Underwriters shall have received from BDO USA LLP, letters dated, respectively, the date hereof, the Closing Date and, if applicable, the Additional Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information regarding magicJack contained in the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and the Registration Statement.

 

(k)              The Company shall have furnished to the Representative such further certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling the Underwriters to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Notes as herein contemplated.

 

(l)               The Company and the Trustee shall have executed and delivered the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes.

 

If any condition specified in this Section 6 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of either Representative by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date and, with respect to the Additional Notes, at any time on or prior to the applicable Additional Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party (except to the extent provided in Section 8 hereof), except that Sections 5 , 6 , 8 and 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

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7.              Increase in Underwriters’ Commitments .

 

Subject to Section 6 hereof, if any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to take up and pay for the Firm Notes to be purchased by it hereunder (otherwise than for a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6 hereof) and if the aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes which all Underwriters so defaulting shall have agreed but failed to take up and pay for does not exceed 10% of the total aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall take up and pay for (in addition to the aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes they are obligated to purchase pursuant to Section 1 hereof) the aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes agreed to be purchased by all such defaulting Underwriters, as hereinafter provided. Such Notes shall be taken up and paid for by such non-defaulting Underwriters in such amount or amounts as the Representative may designate with the consent of each Underwriter so designated or, in the event no such designation is made, such Notes shall be taken up and paid for by all non-defaulting Underwriters pro rata in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes set opposite the names of such non-defaulting Underwriters in Schedule A.

 

Without relieving any defaulting Underwriter from its obligations hereunder, the Company agrees with the non-defaulting Underwriters that it will not sell any Firm Notes hereunder unless all of the Firm Notes are purchased by the Underwriters (or by substituted Underwriters selected by the Representative with the approval of the Company or selected by the Company with the Representative’s approval).

 

If a new Underwriter or Underwriters are substituted by the Representative or by the Company for a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters in accordance with the foregoing provision, the Company or the Representative shall have the right to postpone the time of purchase for a period not exceeding five business days in order that any necessary changes in the General Disclosure Package and other documents that may be effected.

 

The term Underwriter as used in this Agreement shall refer to and include any Underwriter substituted under this Section 7 with like effect as if such substituted Underwriter had originally been named in Schedule A .

 

If the aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed to purchase exceeds 10% of the total aggregate principal amount of Firm Notes which all Underwriters agreed to purchase hereunder, and if neither the non-defaulting Underwriters nor the Company shall make arrangements within the five business day-period stated above for the purchase of all the Firm Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed to purchase hereunder, then this Agreement shall terminate without further act or deed and without any liability on the part of the Company to any non-defaulting Underwriter (except as provided in Section 8 ) and without any liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter to the Company. Nothing in this paragraph, and no action taken hereunder, shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

 

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8.              Indemnification and Contribution .

 

(a)              The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its respective affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, members, employees, representatives and agents and their respective affiliates, and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “ Underwriter Indemnified Parties ,” and each, an “ Underwriter Indemnified Party ”) against any loss, claim, damage, expense or liability whatsoever (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Underwriter Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding arises out of or is based upon (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein, (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (C) any breach of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or failure of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder or pursuant to any law, and shall reimburse the Underwriter Indemnified Party promptly upon demand for any legal fees or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter Indemnified Party in connection with investigating, or preparing to defend, or defending against, or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding, as such fees and expenses are incurred; provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in, or omission or alleged omission from, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning the Underwriters furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for use therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Underwriter’s Information. This indemnity agreement is not exclusive and will be in addition to any liability, which the Company may otherwise have and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available at law or in equity to each Underwriter Indemnified Party.

 

(b)              Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “ Company Indemnified Parties ” and each a “ Company Indemnified Party ”) against any loss, claim, damage, expense or liability whatsoever (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Company Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations, any Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter specifically for use therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Underwriter’s Information, and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as third party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action, investigation or proceeding, as such fees and expenses are incurred. This indemnity agreement is not exclusive and will be in addition to any liability which such Underwriter might otherwise have and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available under this Agreement, at law or in equity to the Company Indemnified Parties.

 

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(c)              Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify such indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure; and, provided , further , that the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party (which counsel shall not, except with the written consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party). After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel as set forth herein, except as provided herein, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense of such action other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided , however , that any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense of such action but the fees and expenses of such counsel (other than reasonable costs of investigation which shall remain the expense of the Company) shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) in the case of an Underwriter Indemnified Party, the employment thereof has been specifically authorized in writing by the Company in the case of a claim for indemnification under Section 8(a) , or (ii) such indemnified party shall have been advised by its counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party within a reasonable period of time after notice of the commencement of the action or the indemnifying party does not diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of (or, in the case of a failure to diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense, to continue to defend) such action on behalf of such indemnified party and the indemnifying party shall be responsible for legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense of such action; provided , however , that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties (in addition to any local counsel), which firm shall be designated in writing by the Underwriter if the indemnified parties under this Section 8 consist of any Underwriter Indemnified Party or by the Company if the indemnified parties under this Section 8 consist of any Company Indemnified Parties. Subject to this Section 8(d), the amount payable by an indemnifying party under Section 8 shall include, but not be limited to, (x) reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel to the indemnified party and any other expenses in investigating, or preparing to defend or defending against, or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any action, investigation, proceeding or claim, and (y) all amounts paid in settlement of any of the foregoing. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever, in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 8 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim 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. Subject to the provisions of the following sentence, no indemnifying party shall be liable for settlement of any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever that is effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with its written consent, or if its consent has been unreasonably withheld or delayed, or if there be a judgment for the plaintiff in any such matter, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. In addition, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested that an indemnifying party reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated herein 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 request for reimbursement, (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.

 

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(d)              If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a) , Section 8(b) or Section 8(c) , then each applicable indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid, payable or otherwise incurred by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof), as incurred, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the Offering, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) of this Section 8(f) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) of this Section 8(f) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and each of the respective Underwriters on the other with respect to the statements, omissions, acts or failures to act which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand with respect to such Offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the Offering pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total compensation received by the Underwriter in connection with the Offering, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand 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 on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement, omission, act or failure to act.

 

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The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 8(f) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding referred to above in this Section 8(f) shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d) , any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(f) , no Underwriter shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the total compensation received by such Underwriter hereunder less the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission, act or alleged act or failure to act or alleged failure to act.

 

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

9.              Absence of Fiduciary Relationship . The Company acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(a)               the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature, the Underwriters have been retained solely to act as underwriters in connection with the Offering and no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and any Underwriter has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is advising the Company on other matters;

 

(b)               the price of the Notes set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Underwriters, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

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(c)               no Underwriter has advised, and no Underwriter is advising, the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(d)               the Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto;

 

(e)               no Underwriter has or will be rendering an opinion to the Company as to the fairness of the terms of the offering of the Notes;

 

(f)                it has been advised that each Underwriter, and their respective affiliates, are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and no Underwriter has an obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and

 

(g)               it waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against any Underwriter for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees that each Underwriter shall not have any liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, including stockholders, employees or creditors of the Company.

 

10.            Successors; Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company, and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons mentioned in the preceding sentence, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other person; except that the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities of the Company contained in this Agreement shall also be for the benefit of the Underwriter Indemnified Parties, and the indemnity of the Underwriters shall be for benefit of the Company Indemnified Parties.

 

11.            Survival of Indemnities, Representations, Warranties, Etc . The respective indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the Underwriters, as set forth in this Agreement or made by them respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the Company or any person controlling any of them and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Notes. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the indemnity and contribution agreements contained in Section 8 and the covenants, representations, warranties set forth in this Agreement shall not terminate and shall remain in full force and effect at all times.

 

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12.            Notices . All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:

 

(a)               if to the Underwriters, shall be delivered or sent by mail, facsimile transmission, overnight courier or email to B. Riley FBR, Inc., 299 Park Avenue, 7 th Floor, New York, New York 10171, Attention: Syndicate Department, with a copy to Duane Morris LLP Attn: James T. Seery, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036.

 

(b)              if to the Company, shall be delivered or sent by mail, facsimile transmission, overnight courier or email to B. Riley Financial, Inc., Facsimile: (818) 746-9921, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, 21255 Burbank Blvd Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, with a copy to The NBD Group, Inc., Attn: Sara Terheggen, 350 N. Glendale Avenue. Suite B522, Los Angeles, California 91206.

 

13.            Definition of Certain Terms . For purposes of this Agreement “ business day ” means any day on which the NASDAQ Stock Market is open for trading.

 

14.            Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

15.            Underwriter’s Information . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Underwriter’s Information consists solely of the following information in the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and in the Registration Statement: the concession figure appearing in the first paragraph under the section entitled “Underwriting – Discounts and Expenses” and the information contained in the second and fourth paragraphs relating to stabilization transactions under the section entitled “Underwriting – Price Stabilization; Short Positions.”

 

16.            Partial Unenforceability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph, clause or provision hereof. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

 

17.            General . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. In this Agreement, the masculine, feminine and neuter genders and the singular and the plural include one another. The section headings in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and will not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended or modified, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived, only by a writing signed by the Company and the Representative.

 

18.            Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument and such signatures may be delivered by facsimile.

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Company and the several Underwriters, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this agreement and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between the Company and the Underwriters, severally.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.

 

  By: /s/ Phillip J. Ahn
    Name: Phillip J. Ahn
    Title:

Chief Financial Officer & Chief  Operating Officer 

 

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B. RILEY FBR, INC.

 

For themselves and as Representative

of the several Underwriters named

in Schedule A hereto

 

Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written:

 

By: B. RILEY FBR, INC.  
By: /s/ Patrice McNicoll  
  Name: Patrice McNicoll  
  Title: Co-Head of Investment Banking  

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

Underwriters

 

Underwriters   Aggregate
Principal
Amount of
Securities to
be Purchased
 
B. Riley FBR, Inc.   $ 57,637,500  
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC     6,960,000  
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.     6,090,000  
Incapital LLC     5,437,500  
Wedbush Securities, Inc.     4,350,000  
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.     4,350,000  
Tribal Capital Markets, LLC     2,175,000  
Total   $ 87,000,000  

 

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SCHEDULE B

 

Pricing Information

 

The aggregate principal amount of the Firm Notes is $87,000,000

 

The public offering price for the Notes shall be 100% of the aggregate principal amount.

 

The purchase price for the Notes to be paid by the several Underwriters shall be 96.85% of the aggregate principal amount thereof.

 

The interest rate is 6.875%.

 

The maturity date for the Notes shall be September 30, 2023.

 

The expiration of the no-call period shall be September 30, 2020. Thereafter the Notes may be redeemed for cash in whole or in part at any time at the issuer’s option (i) on or after September 30, 2020 and prior to September 30, 2021, at a price equal to $25.50 per note, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, (ii) on or after September 30, 2021 and prior to September 30, 2022, at a price equal to $25.25 per note, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and (iii) on or after September 30, 2022 and prior to maturity, at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

 

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SCHEDULE C

 

Free Writing Prospectuses

 

Final term sheet as prepared pursuant to Section 4(b) hereto and filed as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus by the Company with the Commission on September 6, 2018.

 

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SCHEDULE D

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-223789

 

B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.
US $87,000,000

 

6.875% Senior Notes Due 2023
Final Term Sheet

 

Issuer: B. Riley Financial, Inc.
Securities: 6.875% Senior Notes Due 2023 (the “Notes”)
Type: SEC Registered
Trade Date: September 6, 2018
Settlement Date: September 11, 2018
Listing: Expected NASDAQ “RILYI”
Size: $87,000,000
Overallotment Option: $13,050,000
Maturity Date: September 30, 2023
Ratings: The Notes have received an “A-” investment-grade rating from Egan-Jones Rating Co., an independent, unaffiliated rating agency. Ratings are not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell notes, inasmuch as the ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor. The ratings are based upon current information furnished to the rating agency by the Issuer and information obtained by the rating agency from other sources. The ratings are only accurate as of the date thereof and may be changed, superseded or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, and therefore a prospective purchaser should check the current ratings before purchasing the Notes. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
Annual Coupon: 6.875%, paid quarterly in arrears
Interest Payment Dates: January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing October 31, 2018
Price to the Public: 100%
Day Count: 30/360
Optional Redemption: The Notes may be redeemed for cash in whole or in part at any time at the issuer’s option (i) on or after September 30, 2020 and prior to September 30, 2021, at a price equal to $25.50 per note, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, (ii) on or after September 30, 2021 and prior to September 30, 2022, at a price equal to $25.25 per note, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and (iii) on or after September 30, 2022 and prior to maturity, at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
Minimum Denomination / Multiples: $25.00/$25.00
CUSIP/ISIN: 05580M 603/US05580M6030
Book-Running Managers: B. Riley FBR, Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., Incapital LLC
Co-Managers: Wedbush Securities Inc., William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Tribal Capital Markets, LLC  

 

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This communication is intended for the sole use of the person to whom it is provided by the issuer.

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a base prospectus dated April 6, 2018) and a preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 6, 2018 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering.

 

You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and related preliminary prospectus supplement if you request them from B. Riley FBR, Inc. by calling (703) 312-9580 or by emailing prospectuses@brileyfbr.com.

 

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER E-MAIL SYSTEM.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

 

and

 

U.S. Bank National Association,

 

as Trustee

 

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Dated as of September 11, 2018

 

to the Indenture dated as of November 2, 2016

 

6.875% Senior Notes due 2023

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE 1 APPLICATION OF FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 1
     
Section 1.01. Application of Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 1
     
ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS 2
     
Section 2.01. Certain Terms Defined in the Indenture. 2
     
Section 2.02. Definitions. 2
     
ARTICLE 3 FORM AND TERMS OF THE NOTES 2
     
Section 3.01. Form and Dating. 2
     
Section 3.02. Terms of the Notes. 2
     
Section 3.03. Optional Redemption. 3
     
ARTICLE 4 CERTAIN COVENANTS 4
     
Section 4.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets. 4
     
Section 4.02. Reporting. 4
     
Section 4.03. Payment of Taxes. 4
     
ARTICLE 5 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 5
     
Section 5.01. Events of Default. 5
     
ARTICLE 6 MISCELLANEOUS 5
     
Section 6.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. 5
     
Section 6.02. New York Law to Govern. 5
     
Section 6.03. Counterparts. 6
     
Section 6.04. Severability. 6
     
Section 6.05. Ratification. 6
     
Section 6.06. Effectiveness. 6
     
Section 6.07. Trustee Makes No Representation. 6
     
EXHIBIT A Form of 6.875% Senior Note due 2023 A-1

 

 

 

 

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of September 11, 2018, between B. Riley Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

 

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

 

WHEREAS , the Company and the Trustee executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture ,” as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), the Third Supplemental Indenture dated, dated as of December 13, 2017 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”) and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 17, 2018 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ) and this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2018 (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ,” and together with the Base Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture, Third Supplemental Indenture and Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), to provide for the issuance by the Company from time to time of Securities to be issued in one or more series as provided in the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS , Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental to the Base Indenture, without the consent of any Holders of Securities, to establish the form of any Security, as permitted by Section 2.1 of the Base Indenture, and to provide for the issuance of the Notes (as defined below), as permitted by Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture, and to set forth the terms thereof;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to execute this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Base Indenture, to establish the form and, pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture, to provide for the issuance, of a series of its senior notes designated as its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Notes ”), in an initial aggregate principal amount of $100,050,000. The Notes are a series of securities as referred to in Section 3.1 of the Base Indenture.

 

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Fifth Supplemental Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done by the Company to make this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, when executed and delivered by the Company, a valid supplement to the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done by the Company to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, the valid obligations of the Company;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises stated herein and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
APPLICATION OF FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Section 1.01. Application of Fifth Supplemental Indenture .

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, all provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, and any such provisions shall not be deemed to apply to any other securities issued under the Base Indenture and shall not be deemed to amend, modify or supplement the Base Indenture for any purpose other than with respect to the Notes. Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as they amend or supplement the Base Indenture, and not the Base Indenture or any other document. All Initial Notes and Additional Notes, if any, shall be treated as a single class for all purposes of this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

 

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ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 2.01. Certain Terms Defined in the Indenture .

 

For purposes of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Base Indenture, as amended hereby.

 

Section 2.02. Definitions . (a) For the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 2.02:

 

Additional Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b) of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

Depositary ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(c) of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

Global Notes ” means the Notes in the form of Global Securities issued to the Depositary or its nominee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

 

Initial Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b) of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

Notes ” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

Person ” has the meaning given thereto in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

 

ARTICLE 3
FORM AND TERMS OF THE NOTES

 

Section 3.01. Form and Dating .

 

a) The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes and any beneficial interest in the Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof.

 

b) The terms and notations contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of the Indenture, and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

 

c) Global Notes. The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of fully registered Global Securities, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (the “ Depositary ”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., the Depositary’s nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.

 

d) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 3.01(d) shall apply only to the Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary. The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 3.01(d), authenticate and deliver the Global Notes that shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary and shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions.

 

e) Paying Agent. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes and the office of the Trustee at U.S. Bank National Association, 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071, is hereby designated as the Place of Payment where the Notes may be presented for payment.

 

Section 3.02. Terms of the Notes . The following terms relating to the Notes are hereby established:

 

a) Title. The Notes shall constitute a series of Securities having the title “6.875% Senior Notes due 2023”.

 

b) Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be initially authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (the “ Initial Notes ”) shall be $100,050,000 (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of, transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 9.6 or 11.7 of the Base Indenture). The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of Notes, issue additional Notes (in any such case “ Additional Notes ”) having the same ranking and the same interest rate, Maturity and other terms as the Initial Notes. Any Additional Notes and the Initial Notes shall constitute a single series under the Indenture and all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes unless the context otherwise requires.

 

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c) Maturity Date. The entire outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall be payable on September 30, 2023 (the “ Maturity Date ”).

 

d) Interest Rate. The rate at which the Notes shall bear interest shall be 6.875% per annum; the date from which interest shall accrue on the Notes shall be September 11, 2018, or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for; the Interest Payment Dates for the Notes shall be January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year and on the Maturity Date, beginning October 31, 2018; the interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date, will be paid, in immediately available funds, to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or predecessor Notes) are registered (which shall initially be the Depositary) at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the January 15, April 15, July 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, preceding such Interest Payment Date, and the September 15 immediately preceding the Maturity Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. For so long as the Notes are represented in global form by one or more Global Securities, all payments of principal (and premium, if any) and interest shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the Global Security representing such Notes. In the event that definitive Notes shall have been issued, all payments of principal (and premium, if any) and interest shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts of the registered Holders thereof; provided, that the Company may elect to make such payments at the office of the Paying Agent in The City of Los Angeles; and provided further, that the Company may at its option pay interest by check to the registered address of each Holder of a definitive Note.

 

e) Currency. The currency of denomination of the Notes is United States Dollars. Payment of principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Notes shall be made in United States Dollars.

 

f) Sinking Fund. The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

 

g) Additional Interest. At the Company’s election, the sole remedy with respect to an Event of Default due to a failure to comply with reporting requirements under the Trust Indenture Act or under Section 4.02 below, for the first 180 calendar days after the occurrence of such Event of Default, consists exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Notes at an annual rate equal to (1) 0.25% for the first 90 calendar days after such default and (2) 0.50% for calendar days 91 through 180 after such default. On the 181st day after such Event of Default, if such violation is not cured or waived, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes may declare the principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes to be due and payable immediately. If the Company chooses to pay such additional interest, the Company must notify the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes by certificate of the Company’s election at any time on or before the close of business on the first business day following the Event of Default.

 

Section 3.03. Optional Redemption .

 

a) The provisions of Article 11 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, shall apply to the Notes.

 

b) The Notes shall be redeemable as a whole or in part, at any time and from time to time (i) on or after September 30, 2020 and prior to September 30, 2021, at a price equal to $25.50 per note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption, (ii) on or after September 30, 2021 and prior to September 30, 2022, at a price equal to $25.25 per note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption, and (iii) on or after September, 2022 and prior to maturity, at a price equal to the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. In each case, redemption shall be upon notice not fewer than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption.

 

c) If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the particular Notes to be redeemed will be selected not more than 45 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, by lot, or in the Trustee’s discretion, on a pro-rata basis, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Notes will be in an authorized denomination (which will not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Notes. The Trustee will promptly notify us in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

 

d) Unless the Company defaults on the payment of the redemption price, on and after the date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes called for redemption.

 

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ARTICLE 4
CERTAIN COVENANTS

 

The following covenants shall be applicable to the Company for so long as any of the Notes are Outstanding. Nothing in this Article will, however, affect the Company’s rights or obligations under any other provision of the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture or this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 4.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets .

 

The Company shall not merge or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than a merger of a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company into the Company) or sell, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a pledge of assets pursuant to any secured debt instrument of the Company or its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be any such sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition) in one transaction or series of related transactions unless:

 

a) the Company shall be the surviving Person (the “ Surviving Person ”) or the Surviving Person (if other than the Company) formed by such merger or consolidation or to which such sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition is made shall be a corporation or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

b) the Surviving Person (if other than the Company) expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such Surviving Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, all the Notes Outstanding, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company;

 

c) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of related transactions, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

d) in the case of a merger where the Surviving Person is other than the Company, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such transaction and the supplemental indenture, if any, in respect thereto comply with this Section 4.01 and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

Section 4.02. Reporting .

 

If, at any time, the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file any periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company agrees to furnish to Holders and Trustee, for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, its audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 90 days of its fiscal year end, and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 45 days of its fiscal quarter end (other than our fourth fiscal quarter). All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, as applicable.

 

Section 4.03. Payment of Taxes .

 

The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or upon the income, profits or property of the Company, except where the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment or charge whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

 

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ARTICLE 5

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 5.01. Events of Default .

 

Solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, Section 5.1 of the Base Indenture is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“Section 5.1 Events of Default

 

Event of Default ”, wherever used herein with respect to the Notes means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

 

(2) default in the payment of the principal of any Note when due and payable;  

 

(3) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant of the Company in this Indenture with respect to the Notes, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been sent to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

 

(4) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

 

(5) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Company in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1 hereof, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of an Event of Default hereunder (except for those described in paragraphs (1) and (2) above if the Trustee is then the Paying Agent) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof or shall have received written notice thereof and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.”

 

ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls .

 

If any provision of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act, the required provision shall control. If any provision of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

 

Section 6.02. New York Law to Govern .

 

This Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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Section 6.03. Counterparts .

 

This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Fifth Supplemental Indenture and signature pages for all purposes.

 

Section 6.04. Severability . If any provision of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or the Notes shall be held to be illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, then the remaining provisions hereof shall be construed as though such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision were not contained therein.

 

Section 6.05. Ratification .

 

The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Second Supplemental Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Third Supplemental Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed. The Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. All provisions included in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture supersede any conflicting provisions included in the Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Second Supplemental Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Third Supplemental Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, unless not permitted by law. The Trustee accepts the trusts created by the Indenture, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions of the Indenture.

 

Section 6.06. Effectiveness .

 

The provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the date hereof.

 

Section 6.07. Trustee Makes No Representation .

 

The recitals contained herein are made by the Company and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture. All rights, protections, privileges, indemnities and benefits granted or afforded to the Trustee under the Indenture shall be deemed incorporated herein by this reference and shall be deemed applicable to all actions taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act under this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Phillip J. Ahn
    Name: Phillip J. Ahn
    Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

 

  U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
   
  By: /s/ Paula Oswald
    Name: Paula Oswald
    Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND, UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.

 

6.875% Senior Note due 2023

 

No. 1 Principal Amount
CUSIP No. 05580M 603 $100,050,000

 

B. Riley Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to below), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of One Hundred Million and Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S. $100,050,000) on September 30, 2023 (the “ Maturity Date ”) and to pay interest thereon from September 11, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 in each year and the Maturity Date (each an “ Interest Payment Date ”), beginning October 31, 2018 at the rate of 6.875% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment. The interest so payable and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date shall, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the January 15, April 15, July 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, preceding such Interest Payment Date, and the September 15 immediately preceding the Maturity Date. Any such interest which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder hereof on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of the Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

 

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and the interest on this Note shall be made at the designated office of the Trustee (as defined below) at U.S. Bank National Association, 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071, in such currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, for so long as the Notes are represented in global form by one or more Global Securities, all payments of principal (and premium, if any) and interest shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the Global Security representing such Notes. In the event that definitive Notes shall have been issued, all payments of principal (and premium, if any) and interest shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts of the registered Holders thereof; provided, that the Company may at its option pay interest by check to the registered address of each Holder of a definitive Note.

 

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This Note is one of the duly authorized series of Securities of the Company, designated as the Company’s “6.875% Senior Notes due 2023”, initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of $100,050,000 all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture (the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of November 2, 2016, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (hereinafter referred to as the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of May 31, 2017(the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of December 13, 2017 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ,” and together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”). Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a description of the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes.

 

The Company may redeem the Notes as a whole or in part, at any time and from time to time (i) on or after September, 2020 and prior to September 30, 2021, at a price equal to $25.50 per note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption, (ii) on or after September 30, 2021 and prior to September 30, 2022, at a price equal to $25.25 per note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption, and (iii) on or after September 30, 2022 and prior to maturity, at a price equal to the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. In each case, redemption shall be upon notice not fewer than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption.

 

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 45 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, by lot, or in the Trustee’s discretion, on a pro-rata basis, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Notes will be in an authorized denomination (which will not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Notes. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

 

The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the right of the Holder of this Note, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on this Note at the times herein and in the Indenture prescribed and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment unless the Holder of this Note shall have consented to the impairment of such right.

 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Note may be registered in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, shall be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. Subject to certain limitations therein set forth in the Indenture and in this Note, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series in different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holders surrendering the same.

 

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No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or for exchange of this Note, but the Company or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of a Note, other than in certain cases provided in the Indenture.

 

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

The Indenture contains provisions whereby (i) the Company may be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes (subject to certain exceptions) or (ii) the Company may be released from its obligations under specified covenants and agreements in the Indenture, in each case if the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all Notes of this series, and satisfies certain other conditions, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

 

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

Dated: September ___, 2018

 

  B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name: Phillip J. Ahn
    Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

[Signature Page to Global Note]

 

 

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Dated: September ___, 2018

 

  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
   
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Global Note]

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations.

 

TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - . . .Custodian
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of Under Uniform Gifts to
survivorship and not as tenants in common Minor Act
   
 
  (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

 

(Please insert Assignee’s legal name)

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of Assignee)

 

the within Note of B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint   attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

  Your Signature:  
    (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

 

[NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.]

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

A California Professional Corporation

Los Angeles and Palo Alto

https://nbdpro.com/

(408) 201-2964

 

September 11, 2018

 

B. Riley Financial, Inc. 

21255 Burbank Blvd., Suite 400
Woodland Hills, California 91367

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to B. Riley Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of $87,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Firm Notes ”), and in connection with the Underwriters’ (as defined below) exercise of the over-allotment option and purchase of $13,050,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Additional Notes ” and together with the Firm Notes, the “ Notes ”), pursuant to the terms of an Underwriting Agreement, dated September 6, 2018 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), by and among the Company and B. Riley FBR, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto (the “ Underwriters ”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of, and in the form set forth in, an Indenture entered into by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture relating to the Notes, dated as of November 2, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 13, 2017 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 17, 2018 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”), and as supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2018 (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ,” and together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”). This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-223789), initially filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on March 20, 2018, and declared effective by the Commission on April 6, 2018 (the “ Registration Statement ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “ Act ”), relating to the issuance and sale of the Notes.

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals, copies or forms of: (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the prospectus, dated April 6, 2018 (the “ Base Prospectus ”), which forms a part of the Registration Statement; (iii) the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated September 6, 2018, relating to the Notes (together with the Base Prospectus, the “ Preliminary Prospectus ”); (iv) the prospectus supplement, dated September 6, 2018, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act (the Base Prospectus, together with Preliminary Prospectus and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, herein collectively referred to as the “ Prospectus ”); and (v) the Indenture (such documents the “ Documents ”). In addition, we have examined such records, documents, certificates of public officials and of the Company, made such inquiries of officers of the Company, and considered such questions of law as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of rendering the opinions set forth herein.

 

 

 

 

In connection with this opinion, we have assumed: (i) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures; (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; (iii) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the instruments, documents, certificates and records we have reviewed; (iv) that all Notes will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; (v) that each party thereto (other than the Company) has the corporate or other power and authority to execute, deliver and perform such Documents; (vi) that each party thereto (other than the Company) has duly authorized, executed and delivered such Documents; (vii) that each Document is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party (other than the Company) enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; (viii) that the Indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Trustee and has been duly authenticated by the Trustee and will be duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; and (ix) the legal capacity of all natural persons. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that were not independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company, including a certificate from officers of the Company with respect to certain factual matters.

 

The opinions hereinafter expressed are subject to the following further qualifications and exceptions:

 

  (1)

We express no opinion as to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, including, without limitation, laws relating to fraudulent transfers or conveyances, preferences and equitable subordination.

 

  (2) We express no opinion as to limitations imposed by general principles of equity upon the availability of equitable remedies or the enforcement of provisions of the Documents; and the effect of judicial decisions which have held that certain provisions are unenforceable where their enforcement would violate the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or would be commercially unreasonable, or where a default under the Documents is not material.

 

  (3)

We express no opinion as to the effect of judicial decisions permitting the introduction of extrinsic evidence to supplement the terms or aid in the interpretation of the Documents.

 

  (4)

We express no opinion as to the effect on the opinions expressed herein of (i) the compliance or non-compliance of any party to the Documents with any law, regulation or order applicable to it, or (ii) the legal or regulatory status or the nature of the business of any such party.

 

  (5)

We express no opinion as to the enforceability of provisions of the Documents providing for indemnification or contribution, to the extent such indemnification or contribution is against public policy.

 

  (6)

We express no opinion as to the enforceability of provisions of the Documents imposing or which are construed as effectively imposing a penalty.

 

  (7)

We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision of the Documents which purports to establish evidentiary standards or to make determinations conclusive or powers absolute.

 

  (8)

We express no opinion as to the enforceability of the waiver of stay or extension laws contained in Section 5.15 of the Base Indenture.

 

  (9)

We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any choice of law provisions contained in the Documents or the enforceability of any provisions which purport to establish a particular court as the forum for adjudication of any controversy relating to the Documents or which purport to cause any party to waive or alter any right to a trial by jury or which waive objection to jurisdiction.

 

Further, we express no opinion as to the effect on the opinions expressed herein of (i) the compliance or non-compliance of any party to the Indenture and the Notes with any law, regulation or order applicable to it, (ii) the legal or regulatory status or the nature of the business of any such party, (iii) provisions of the Indenture under which the Company submits to the jurisdiction of one or more New York courts or federal courts located in the State of New York are subject to the application of the doctrine of forum non conveniens or a similar statutory principle or as to the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts located in the State of New York to adjudicate any dispute under the Indenture, (iv) provisions of the Indenture which purport to prohibit or restrict a transfer of rights under the Indenture or (v) provisions of the Indenture providing for rights of setoff.

 

Our opinion is based upon current statutes, rules, regulations, cases and official interpretive opinions, and it covers certain items that are not directly or definitively addressed by such authorities.

 

 

 

 

Based upon and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

The Notes, when issued, executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor in the manner contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement and the terms of the Registration Statement, will be legally issued and binding obligations of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.

 

We express no opinion as to matters governed by any laws other than the substantive laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States (without reference to choice of law rules), which are in effect on the date hereof.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as exhibit 5.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the Commission on or about September 11, 2018, which will be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are acting within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ The NBD Group, Inc.

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

B. Riley Financial Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering

 

LOS ANGELES — September 6, 2018 — B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) today announced that on September 6, 2018 it priced an underwritten registered public offering of $87.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 at 100% of the principal amount. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $13.05 million aggregate principal amount of notes in connection with the offering solely to cover overallotments. B. Riley FBR, Janney Montgomery Scott, Ladenburg Thalmann and Incapital are acting as book-running managers for this offering. Wedbush Securities, William Blair and Tribal Capital Markets, LLC are acting as co-managers. The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close on September 11, 2018. An investment grade rating of “A-” was affirmed for the Company and assigned to this issuance of notes by Egan-Jones Ratings Company, an independent, unaffiliated rating agency.

  

The Company expects to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes.

 

The notes will be offered under the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering of these notes will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus may be obtained when available without charge from the offices of B. Riley FBR, Inc., at 1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1400, Arlington, VA 22209 or by calling (703) 312-9580 or by emailing prospectuses@brileyfbr.com . A copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may also be obtained without charge by visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov . This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would not be permitted.

 

About B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY)

B. Riley Financial, Inc. provides collaborative financial services and solutions tailored to fit the capital raising and financial advisory needs of public and private companies and high net worth individuals. The company operates through several wholly-owned subsidiaries, including B. Riley FBR, a full-service investment bank and institutional brokerage; Great American Group, a leading provider of asset disposition, appraisal, corporate advisory and valuation services; GlassRatner, a specialty financial advisory services and consulting firm; B. Riley Wealth Management, B. Riley Asset Management and B. Riley Alternatives, which offer investment management to institutional and high net worth investors; Great American Capital Partners, which originates and underwrites senior secured loans for asset-rich companies; and B. Riley Principal Investments, which invests in or acquires companies and assets with attractive return profiles.

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price could be materially negatively affected. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date of this press release. Such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the terms and conditions and timing of the senior notes offering and the intended use of proceeds. Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results, events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include (without limitation) the possibility that the notes offering will not be consummated at the expected time, on the expected terms, or at all; and the Company’s financial performance; and those risks described from time to time in B. Riley Financial, Inc.’s periodic filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described in B. Riley Financial, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Additional information is also set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and B. Riley Financial, Inc. undertakes no duty to update this information.

 

Investor Contact

Investor Relations

ir@brileyfin.com

(310) 966-1444

 

Media Contact

Jo Anne McCusker

jmccusker@brileyfin.com

(646) 885-5425

 

 

Exhibit 99.2 

 

B. Riley Financial Announces Closing of

Senior Notes Offering

 

LOS ANGELES—September 11, 2018 — B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) announced today that it has closed an underwritten registered public offering of $100,050,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023, which amount included $13,050,000 aggregate principal amount of notes issued pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriters of their overallotment option. B. Riley FBR, Janney Montgomery Scott, Ladenburg Thalmann and Incapital acted as book-running managers for this offering, and Wedbush Securities, William Blair and Tribal Capital Markets, LLC acted as co-managers for this offering. An investment grade rating of “A-” was affirmed for the Company and assigned to this issuance of notes by Egan-Jones Ratings Company, an independent, unaffiliated rating agency.

 

The offering resulted in net proceeds of approximately $96.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, but before expenses. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes.

 

The notes were offered under the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering of these notes was made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus may be obtained without charge from the offices of B. Riley FBR, Inc., at 1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1400, Arlington, VA 22209 or by calling (703) 312-9580 or by emailing prospectuses@brileyfbr.com . A copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may also be obtained without charge by visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov . This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would not be permitted.

 

About B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY)

B. Riley Financial, Inc. provides collaborative financial services and solutions tailored to fit the capital raising and financial advisory needs of public and private companies and high net worth individuals. The company operates through several wholly-owned subsidiaries, including B. Riley FBR, a full-service investment bank and institutional brokerage; Great American Group, a leading provider of asset disposition, appraisal, corporate advisory and valuation services; GlassRatner, a specialty financial advisory services and consulting firm; B. Riley Wealth Management, B. Riley Asset Management and B. Riley Alternatives, which offer investment management to institutional and high net worth investors; Great American Capital Partners, which originates and underwrites senior secured loans for asset-rich companies; and B. Riley Principal Investments, which invests in or acquires companies and assets with attractive return profiles.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price could be materially negatively affected. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date of this press release. Such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the terms and conditions and timing of the senior notes offering and the intended use of proceeds. Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results, events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include (without limitation) the possibility that the notes offering will not be consummated at the expected time, on the expected terms, or at all; and the Company’s financial performance; and those risks described from time to time in B. Riley Financial, Inc.’s periodic filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described in B. Riley Financial, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Additional information is also set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and B. Riley Financial, Inc. undertakes no duty to update this information.

 

Investor Contact

Investor Relations

ir@brileyfin.com

(310) 966-1444

 

Media Contact

Jo Anne McCusker

jmccusker@brileyfin.com

(646) 885-5425