Form: 8-K

Current report filing

February 13, 2024

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION VERSION

FORTIVE CORPORATION

€500,000,000 3.700% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2026

€700,000,000 3.700% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

February 8, 2024

 


February 8, 2024

To the Managers named in Schedule I hereto

for the Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Fortive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as managers (the “Managers”), the principal amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Securities”), to be issued under the indenture specified in Schedule I hereto (the “Indenture”) between the Company and the trustee identified in such Schedule (the “Trustee”). If the firm or firms listed in Schedule II hereto include only the Managers listed in Schedule I hereto, then the terms “Underwriters” and “Managers” as used herein shall each be deemed to refer to such firm or firms.

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement, including a prospectus (the file number of which is set forth in Schedule I hereto), on Form S-3, relating to securities (the “Shelf Securities”), including the Securities, to be issued from time to time by the Company. The registration statement as amended to the date of this Agreement, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities dated June 7, 2023 in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Prospectus.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus,” and the term “preliminary prospectus” means any preliminary form of the Prospectus. For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the documents set forth opposite the caption “Time of Sale Prospectus” in Schedule I hereto, and “broadly available road show” means a “bona fide electronic road show” as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that has been made available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “Basic Prospectus,” “preliminary prospectus,” “Time of Sale Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein on the date hereof. The terms “supplement,” “amendment,” and “amend” as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.


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

(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission. If the Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) eligible to use the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement.

(b) (i) Each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, did not contain, and each such part, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any 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, (iii) the Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not contain any 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, (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply, and as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (v) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Securities in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4), the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (vi) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vii) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to (A) statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Managers expressly for use therein or (B) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), of the Trustee.

 

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(c) The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule I hereto forming part of the Time of Sale Prospectus, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to you before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.

(d) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising out of the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

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(e) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated or organized, is validly existing as a corporation or other entity in good standing (or equivalent status) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing (or equivalent status) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) All of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.

(g) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus, and all issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.

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

(i) The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and on the Closing Date will be duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by the Trustee, will be a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability.

(j) The Securities have been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

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(k) Neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries (as defined below) is (i) in violation of its charter, by-laws or similar organizational documents or (ii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company, or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”) except, with respect to clause (ii), such defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein and in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the compliance by the Company with its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of (A) the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or, (B) to the knowledge of the Company, any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets, properties or operations, except, with respect to clause (B), any such violation as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries. As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement, “Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

 

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(l) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or under the Indenture or the Securities, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities and the Time of Sale Prospectus, or for the due execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities by the Company, except (i) such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the Securities Act or state securities laws or by the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), (ii) the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or (iii) such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities.

(m) The historical financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed in the footnotes to the unaudited financial statements. The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in all material respects and in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included in the Time of Sale Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

(n) The accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus are independent public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the Securities Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

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(o) The Company maintains a system of internal control over consolidated financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as applicable, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The internal control over consolidated financial reporting of the Company is effective and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its respective internal control over consolidated financial reporting. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries employ disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains internal accounting controls that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for its assets, (iii) access to the Company’s assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (iv) the recorded accountability for the Company’s assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(p) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to Company’s knowledge, any of its directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(q) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (i) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (iii) the Company has not declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital stock, except for regular quarterly dividends on the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company in amounts per share that are consistent with past practice.

 

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(r) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, which is required to be disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus (other than as disclosed therein), or which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities or the Time of Sale Prospectus, or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder.

(s) Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of, or has any liability under, any applicable laws, rules or regulations concerning the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials, per- or poly-fluorinated substances or mold (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”), pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources, human health (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife (collectively “Environmental Laws”), and (ii) there are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Laws or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials against the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(t) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(u) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(v) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries have fulfilled their obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to each “plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and such regulations and published interpretations) in which employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate and each such plan is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and such regulations and published interpretations other than such non-compliance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(w) (i) The Company and each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, all directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries complies and have complied in all material respects with the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder and all other applicable anti-corruption laws, (ii) the Company and each of its subsidiaries have instituted and maintain and will continue to maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure continued compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, and (iii) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws.

(x) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) and those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions in which the Company operates and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency in such jurisdictions (collectively, the “Anti-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 Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

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(y) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, or employee of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries is currently the target of any sanctions administered or imposed by the U.S. Government, including, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of Commerce, or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury or any similar sanctions imposed by any other governmental body to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (collectively, “Sanctions”) or (ii) located, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is subject of Sanctions. Except to the extent licensed by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or otherwise permitted under applicable law, the Company will not knowingly use the proceeds of the Offering (as defined below) (i) to lend or contribute to, fund or facilitate any activities or business of, or otherwise make available to any person that, at the time thereof, is the target of any Sanctions or is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (currently, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic and any other Covered Region of Ukraine identified pursuant to Executive Order 14065, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the non-government controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria) or (ii) in any other manner that the Company knows will result in a violation of Sanctions by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Underwriter. The representations in this Section 1(y) shall not apply to, nor are they sought by or given to, any person if and to the extent that the making of, or compliance with, or receipt or acceptance of, such representations would breach any provision of (A) Council Regulation (EC) No. 2271/96, as amended from time to time (the “EU Blocking Regulation”), or any law or regulation implementing the EU Blocking Regulation in any member state of the European Union; (B) Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96 as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018 (the “EUWA”) and as amended from time to time (the “U.K. Blocking Regulation”) or any law or regulation implementing the U.K. Blocking Regulation in the United Kingdom; or (C) with respect to Section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) or, in each case, any other applicable antiboycott or similar laws or regulations.

(z) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or any person acting on their behalf (other than the Underwriters or any of their affiliates with respect to whom no representation is made) has (i) taken any action that is designed to or that has constituted or that could be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities, (ii) issued any press release or other public announcement referring to the proposed offering of the Securities that does not adequately disclose the fact that stabilizing action may take place with respect to the Securities or (iii) taken any action or omitted to take any action that may result in the loss by the Underwriters of the ability to rely on any stabilization safe harbor provided by the Securities Act or by the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”).

 

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(aa) The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of (i) the time of delivery of the Securities and (ii) the completion of the distribution of the Securities, will not distribute any material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and other materials, if any, approved by the parties to this Agreement.

(bb) (i) The Company and its subsidiaries own or have a valid license to all patents, inventions, copyrights, know how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) used in or reasonably necessary to, and material to, the conduct of the Company’s business; (ii) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries are valid, subsisting and enforceable, and there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity, scope or enforceability of any such Intellectual Property Rights; (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice alleging any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of Intellectual Property Rights; (iv) no third party is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, or has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, any Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (v) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates, or has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, any Intellectual Property Rights; (vi) all employees or contractors engaged in the development of Intellectual Property Rights on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company have executed an invention assignment agreement whereby such employees or contractors presently assign all of their right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property Rights to the Company or the applicable subsidiary, and no such agreement has been breached or violated; and (vii) the Company and its subsidiaries use, and have used, commercially reasonable efforts to appropriately maintain all information intended to be maintained as a trade secret, except, in each case of clauses (ii) through (vii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(cc) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its subsidiaries have complied and are presently in compliance with all internal and external privacy policies, contractual obligations, industry standards, applicable laws, statutes, judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or other governmental or regulatory authority and any other legal obligations, in each case, relating to the collection, use, transfer, import, export, storage, protection, disposal and disclosure by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of personal, personally identifiable, household, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Data Security Obligations”, and such data, “Data”); (ii) the Company has not received any notification of or complaint regarding and is unaware of any other facts that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably indicate non-compliance with any Data Security Obligation; and (iii) there is no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body pending or threatened alleging non-compliance with any Data Security Obligation.

(dd) Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have used commercially reasonable efforts to establish and maintain, and have established, maintained, implemented and complied with, commercially reasonable information technology, information security, cyber security and data protection controls, policies and procedures that are designed to provide protection against and help prevent breach, destruction, loss, unauthorized distribution, use, access, disablement, misappropriation or modification, or other compromise or misuse of or relating to any information technology system or Data used in connection with the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses (“Breach”); and (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, there has been no such Breach.

(ee) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file or pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by GAAP have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has had, individually or in the aggregate (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate) a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the Offering shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.

2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Company hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amounts of Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto opposite its name at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto.

3. Public Offering. The Company is advised by you that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering (the “Offering”) of their respective portions of the Securities as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Company is further advised by you that the Securities are to be offered to the public upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.

4. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in London on the closing date and time set forth in Schedule I hereto, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as may be designated in writing by you. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date

Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to you on the Closing Date for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Securities registered in such names and in such denominations as you shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Securities to the Underwriters duly paid by the Company. The global notes representing the Securities (the “Global Notes”) to be delivered to you shall be delivered in book entry form through a common depositary or its nominee on behalf of Euroclear Bank SA/NV (“Euroclear”) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”), as operator for the Euroclear System. Securities in definitive form shall be available only under limited circumstances. BNP Paribas or such other Manager as the Underwriters may appoint to settle the Securities (the “Settlement Bank”) acknowledges that the Securities represented by the Global Notes will initially be credited to an account (the “Commissionaire Account”) for the benefit of the Settlement Bank the terms of which include a third-party beneficiary clause (‘stipulation pour autrui’) with the Company as the third-party beneficiary and provide that such Securities are to be delivered to others only against payment of the net subscription monies for the Securities (i.e. less the commissions and expenses to be deducted from the subscription monies) into the Commissionaire Account on a delivery against payment basis. The Settlement Bank acknowledges that (i) the Securities represented by the Global Notes shall be held to the order of the Company as set out above and (ii) the net subscription monies for the Securities received in the Commissionaire Account (i.e. less the commissions and expenses deducted from the subscription monies) will be held on behalf of the Company until such time as they are transferred to the Company’s order. The Settlement Bank undertakes that the net subscription monies for the Securities (i.e. less the commissions and expenses deducted from the subscription monies) will be transferred to the Company’s order promptly following receipt of such monies in the Commissionaire Account. The Company acknowledges and accepts the benefit of the third-party beneficiary clause (‘stipulation pour autrui’) pursuant to the Belgian or Luxembourg Civil Code, as applicable, in respect of the Commissionaire Account.

 

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5. Conditions to the Underwriters’ Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following conditions:

(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:

(i) there shall not have occurred any of the following: (A) a downgrade in the rating accorded any of the debt securities of the Company by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, or (B) a public announcement by such organization that is has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the debt securities of the Company; and

(ii) since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (A) or (B) is, individually or in the aggregate, in your judgment, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities being delivered on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

 

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(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate on behalf of the Company, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has in all material respects complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date and as to such matters as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.

(c) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, outside counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.

(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.

(e) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from Ernst & Young LLP, independent public accountants, 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 Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than three business days prior to the Closing Date.

(f) The Company shall have submitted an application to list the Securities on the NYSE.

(g) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and on the Closing Date, a certificate, dated as of the date of the Agreement or the Closing Date, as applicable, from the chief financial officer of the Company substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

(h) The Company shall have delivered to you such other documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Securities to be sold on the Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such the Securities.

 

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6. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:

(a) To furnish to you, upon reasonable request and without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and to deliver to each of the Underwriters during the period mentioned in Section 6(e) or 6(f) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request.

(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably and timely object.

(c) To furnish to you a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which you reasonably and timely object.

(d) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.

(e) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or the Company, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

 

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(f) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or the Company, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Company) to which Securities may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

(g) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably request.

(h) To make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to you as soon as reasonably practicable an earning statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided that the Company will be deemed to have furnished such statement to its security holders and to you to the extent that it is filed on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.

 

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(i) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and the Company’s accountants in connection with the registration and delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including the filing fees payable to the Commission relating to the Securities (within the time required by Rule 456 (b)(1), if applicable), all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or legal investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 6(g) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or legal investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Securities by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, not to exceed $10,000, (v) any fees charged by the rating agencies for the rating of the Securities, (vi) all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the Securities and all costs and expenses incident to listing the Securities on the NYSE, (vii) the cost of the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities, (viii) the costs and charges of any trustee, transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, (x) the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement and (xi) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section, Section 8 entitled “Indemnity and Contribution,” and the last paragraph of Section 10 below, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

 

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(j) If the third anniversary of the initial effective date of the Registration Statement occurs before all the Securities have been sold by the Underwriters, prior to the third anniversary to file a new shelf registration statement and to take any other action necessary to permit the public offering of the Securities to continue without interruption; references herein to the Registration Statement shall include the new registration statement declared effective by the Commission.

(k) To use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Securities to be eligible for clearance, settlement and trading through the facilities of Euroclear and Clearstream.

(l) To prepare and file, in accordance with Section 12 of the Exchange Act, a registration statement on Form 8-A to register the class of securities consisting of the Securities under the Exchange Act.

(m) To take commercially reasonable efforts to effect the listing of the Securities on NYSE within 30 days of the Closing Date.

(n) To deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), on the date of execution of this Agreement, a properly completed and executed Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers, together with copies of identifying documentation, and the Company undertakes to provide such additional supporting documentation as each Underwriter may reasonably request in connection with the verification of the foregoing Certification.

(o) During the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to and including the Closing Date, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of the Company or warrants to purchase or otherwise acquire debt securities of the Company substantially similar to the Securities (other than (i) the Securities, (ii) commercial paper issued in the ordinary course of business or (iii) securities or warrants permitted with the prior written consent of the Managers identified in Schedule I with the authorization to release this lock-up on behalf of the Underwriters).

(p) To prepare a final term sheet relating to the offering of the Securities, containing only information that describes the final terms of the Securities or the offering in a form consented to by the Managers, and to file such final term sheet within the period required by Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the Securities Act following the date the final terms have been established for the offering of the Securities.

 

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(q) Not to take any action or omit to take any action (such as issuing any press release relating to the Securities without an appropriate legend) that would result in the loss by the Underwriters of the ability to rely on any stabilization safe harbor provided by the Securities Act or the FSMA.

(r) All sums payable by the Company under this Agreement shall be paid free and clear of and without deductions or withholdings of any present or future taxes or duties, unless the deduction or withholding is required by law, in which case the Company shall pay such additional amount as will result in the receipt by each Underwriter of the full amount that would have been received had no deduction or withholding been made.

(s) All sums payable to an Underwriter shall be considered exclusive of any value added or similar taxes. Where the Company is obliged to pay value added or similar tax on any amount payable hereunder to an Underwriter, the Company shall in addition to the sum payable hereunder pay an amount equal to any applicable value added or similar tax.

7. Covenants of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter severally covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.

8. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”), or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of, or are based upon, any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.

 

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(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its affiliates, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter, but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, road show, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following in the preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus: the fifth sentence of the seventh paragraph and the ninth paragraph, in each case, under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).”

(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b), such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the reasonably incurred fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonably incurred fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Managers authorized to appoint counsel under this Section set forth in Schedule I hereto, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into (A) more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of such request and (B) more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the proposed terms of such settlement and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

 

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(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, 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 in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth in 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 or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective principal amounts of Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.

 

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(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.

 

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9. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by you to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (a) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the NYSE, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (b) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (c) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States, European Union or the United Kingdom shall have occurred, (d) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal, New York State, European Union or British authorities or (e) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (e), makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

10. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

If, on the Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the principal amount of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 10 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

 

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If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.

11. Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the Securities, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Securities.

(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities: (i) the Underwriters have acted at arm’s length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, and (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.

12. Counterparts; Electronic Signature. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

14. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.

 

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15. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to you at the address set forth in Schedule I hereto; and if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to the address set forth in Schedule I hereto.

16. Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder into any currency other than United States dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Underwriters could purchase United States dollars with such other currency in The City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Company with respect to any sum due from it to any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not be discharged until the first business day following receipt by such Underwriter or controlling person of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent that such Underwriter or controlling person may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency. If the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder, the Company agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter or controlling person against such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder, such Underwriter or controlling person agrees to pay to the Company an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder.

17. Taxes. If any sum payable by the Company under this Agreement is subject to tax in the hands of an Underwriter or taken into account as a receipt in computing the taxable income of that Underwriter (excluding net income taxes on underwriting commissions payable hereunder), the sum payable to such Underwriter under this Agreement shall be increased to such sum as will ensure that such Underwriter shall be left with the sum it would have had in the absence of such tax.

18. Agreement Among Underwriters. The Underwriters agree as between themselves that they will be bound by and will comply with the International Capital Markets Association Agreement Among Managers Version 1/New York Law Schedule (the “Agreement Among Managers”) as amended in the following manner. For purposes of this Agreement and the Agreement Among Managers, “Managers” means the Underwriters, “Lead Managers” means the Managers, “Settlement Lead Manager” means BNP Paribas, “Stabilization Manager” means BNP Paribas and the “Subscription Agreement” means this Agreement. Clause 3 of the Agreement Among Managers shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the second paragraph of Section 10 of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Agreement Among Managers and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Managers, and any such action taken by the Managers shall be binding upon the Underwriters. The execution of this Agreement by each Underwriter constitutes agreement to, and acceptance of, this Section 18.

 

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19. Stabilization. The Company confirms the appointment of the Stabilization Manager as the central point responsible for adequate public disclosure of information and handling any request from a competent authority, in accordance with Article 6(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 with regard to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back programmes and stabilization measures, including such Regulation as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed so as to require the Company to issue in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities specified in Schedule II hereto.

20. [Reserved.]

21. U.K. MiFIR Product Governance. Solely for the purposes of the requirements of 3.2.7R of the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the “U.K. MiFIR Product Governance Rules”) regarding the mutual responsibilities of manufacturers under the U.K. MiFIR Product Governance Rules:

(a) each of BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (each, a “U.K. Manufacturer” and together, the “U.K. Manufacturers”) acknowledges that it understands the responsibilities conferred upon it under the U.K. MiFIR Product Governance Rules relating to each of the product approval process, the target market and the proposed distribution channels as applying to the Securities and the related information set out in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, each in connection with the Securities; and

(b) each of the Company and the other Underwriters notes the application of the U.K. MiFIR Product Governance Rules and acknowledges that the target market and distribution channels identified as applying to the Securities by the U.K. Manufacturers and the related information set out in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, each in connection with the Securities.

22. Contractual Obligations of EU Bail-in. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, the Company acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of the Underwriters to the Company under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

(i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

 

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(ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Underwriters or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations);

(iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability;

(iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period;

(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.

For the purposes of this Section 22,

“Bail-in Legislation” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time;

“Bail-in Powers” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in relation to the EU Bail-in Legislation;

“BRRD” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms;

“BRRD Liability” means a liability in respect of which the relevant Write Down and Conversion Powers under the applicable Bail-in Legislation may be exercised;

“EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499; and

“Relevant Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the relevant Underwriter.

 

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23. Contractual Recognition of U.K. Bail-in. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, the Company acknowledges and accepts that a U.K. Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of U.K. Bail-in Powers by the relevant U.K. resolution authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the effect of the exercise of U.K. Bail-in Powers by the relevant U.K. resolution authority in relation to any U.K. Bail-in Liability of the Underwriters to the Company under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

(i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the U.K. Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

(ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the U.K. Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of Underwriters or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations);

(iii) the cancellation of the U.K. Bail-in Liability;

(iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period;

(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the relevant U.K. resolution authority, to give effect to the exercise of U.K. Bail-in Powers by the relevant U.K. resolution authority.

For the purposes of this Section 23,

“U.K. Bail-in Legislation” means Part I of the U.K. Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the U.K. relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings);

“U.K. Bail-in Liability” means a liability in respect of which the U.K. Bail-in Powers may be exercised; and

“U.K. Bail-in Powers” means the powers under the U.K. Bail-in Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person such liability, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of such liability.

 

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24. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes. (a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity (as defined below) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime (as defined below), the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate (as defined below) of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights (as defined below) under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For the purposes of this Section 24:

“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k);

“Covered Entity” means any of the following:

(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b);

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable; and

“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Very truly yours,
FORTIVE CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Charles E. McLaughlin

  Name: Charles E. McLaughlin
  Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof

 

BNP PARIBAS

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

SMBC NIKKO CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

SCOTIABANK (IRELAND) DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.

LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   BNP PARIBAS
By:  

/s/ Vikas Katyal

  Name: Vikas Katyal
  Title: AUTHORISED SIGNATORY
By:  

/s/ Chiara Picarelli

  Name: Chiara Picarelli
  Title: AUTHORISED SIGNATORY

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INTERNATIONAL PLC
By:  

/s/ Kathryn McArdle

  Name: Kathryn McArdle
  Title: Executive Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Zwart

  Name: Jonathan Zwart
  Title:  Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC
By:  

/s/ Robert Chambers

  Name: Robert Chambers
  Title:  Executive Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   PNC Capital Markets LLC
By:  

/s/ Valerie Shadeck

  Name: Valerie Shadeck
  Title:  Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
By:  

/s/ Yuki Fujii

  Name: Yuki Fujii
  Title:  Authorised signatory

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   Truist Securities, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Robert Nordlinger

  Name: Robert Nordlinger
  Title:  Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   Barclays Bank PLC
By:  

/s/ Mirrette Grant

  Name: Mirrette Grant
  Title:  Authorised Signatory

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   Merrill Lynch International
By:  

/s/ Angus Reynolds

  Name: Angus Reynolds
  Title:  Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:  

Scotiabank (Ireland) Designated Activity

Company

By:  

/s/ Pauline Donohoe

  Name: Pauline Donohoe
  Title:  MD, Head DM, SIDAC
By:  

/s/ Nicola Vavasour

  Name: Nicola Vavasour
  Title:  CEO, SIDAC

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
By:  

/s/ Frances Watson

  Name: Frances Watson
  Title:  Director, Transaction Advisory

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
By:  

/s/ William J. Carney

  Name: William J. Carney
  Title:  Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


By:   Loop Capital Markets LLC
By:  

/s/ Paul Bonaguro

  Name: Paul Bonaguro
  Title:  Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

 

Managers:   

Managers authorized to release lock-up
under Section 6(o):

   BNP Paribas
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

Managers authorized to appoint
counsel under Section 8(c):

   BNP Paribas
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Indenture:    Indenture to be dated as of February 13, 2024 between the Company and the Trustee, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture No. 1, to be dated as of February 13, 2024, between the Company and the Trustee
Trustee:    The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
Registration Statement File No.:    333-272489
Time of Sale Prospectus   

1.  Prospectus dated June 7, 2023 relating to the Shelf Securities

 

2.  The preliminary prospectus supplement dated February 5, 2024 relating to the Securities

 

3.  The final term sheet for the Securities included on Schedule III hereto

Securities to be purchased:   

3.700% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”)

 

3.700% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”)

Aggregate Principal Amount:   

2026 Notes: €500,000,000

 

2029 Notes: €700,000,000

 

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Purchase Price:   

2026 Notes: 99.628% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 13, 2024

 

2029 Notes: 99.543% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 13, 2024

Maturity:   

2026 Notes: February 13, 2026

 

2029 Notes: August 15, 2029

Interest Rate:   

2026 Notes: 3.700% per annum, accruing from February 13, 2024

 

2029 Notes: 3.700% per annum, accruing from February 13, 2024

Interest Payment Dates:   

2026 Notes: February 13, commencing on February 13, 2025

 

2029 Notes: August 15, commencing on August 15, 2024

Closing Date and Time:    February 13, 2024 10:00 a.m. (London time)
Closing Location:    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Addresses for Notices to Underwriters:   

BNP Paribas

10 Harewood Avenue

London NW1 6AA

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7595 8222

Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate

E-mail: [Omitted]

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

25 Cabot Square

Canary Wharf

London, E14 4QA

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 7677 4799

Fax: +44 20 7056 4984

Email: [Omitted]

Attn: Head of Transaction Management Group,

Global Capital Markets

 

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Address for Notices to the Company:   

Fortive Corporation

6920 Seaway Blvd.

Everett, WA 98203

Telephone: (424) 446-5000

Attention: Daniel Kim, Vice President,

Associate General Counsel and Secretary

Email: [Omitted]

 

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SCHEDULE II

 

Underwriter

   Principal
Amount of 2026
Notes To Be
Purchased
     Principal
Amount of 2029
Notes To Be
Purchased
 

BNP PARIBAS

   € 100,000,000.00      € 140,000,000.00  

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC

   € 150,000,000.00      € 210,000,000.00  

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

   € 28,750,000.00      € 40,250,000.00  

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC

   € 28,750,000.00      € 40,250,000.00  

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

   € 28,750,000.00      € 40,250,000.00  

SMBC NIKKO CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED

   € 28,750,000.00      € 40,250,000.00  

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.

   € 28,750,000.00      € 40,250,000.00  

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

   € 20,000,000.00      € 28,000,000.00  

MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

   € 20,000,000.00      € 28,000,000.00  

SCOTIABANK (IRELAND) DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

   € 20,000,000.00      € 28,000,000.00  

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

   € 20,000,000.00      € 28,000,000.00  

U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.

   € 20,000,000.00      € 28,000,000.00  

LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

   € 6,250,000.00      € 8,750,000.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   € 500,000,000.00      € 700,000,000.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE III

FINAL PRICING TERM SHEET

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-272489

Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February 5, 2024

FORTIVE CORPORATION

PRICING TERM SHEET

February 8, 2024

€500,000,000 3.700% Senior Notes due 2026

€700,000,000 3.700% Senior Notes due 2029

The information in this pricing term sheet supplements Fortive Corporation’s preliminary prospectus supplement, dated February 5, 2024 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. In all other respects, this term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. You should rely on the information contained or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as supplemented by this pricing term sheet, in making an investment decision with respect to the Notes. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

Issuer:    Fortive Corporation
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Code:    549300MU9YQJYHDQEF63
Expected Ratings (Moody’s/S&P)*:    [reserved]
Securities:   

3.700% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”)

3.700% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes” and, together with the 2026 Notes, the “Notes”)

Trade Date:    February 8, 2024
Settlement Date:    February 13, 2024 (T+3)
Size:   

2026 Notes: €500,000,000

2029 Notes: €700,000,000

Maturity:   

2026 Notes: February 13, 2026

2029 Notes: August 15, 2029

Coupon (Interest Rate):   

2026 Notes: 3.700%

2029 Notes: 3.700%

Yield to Maturity:   

2026 Notes: 3.738%

2029 Notes: 3.715%

Mid-Swap Yield:   

2026 Notes: 3.088%

2029 Notes: 2.715%

Spread to Mid-Swap Yield:   

2026 Notes: +65 basis points

2029 Notes: +100 basis points


Price to Public:   

2026 Notes: 99.928%

2029 Notes: 99.943%

Spread to Benchmark Bund:   

2026 Notes: +105.7 basis points

2029 Notes: +146.5 basis points

Benchmark Bund:   

2026 Notes: DBR 0.500% due February 15, 2026

2029 Notes: DBR 0.000% due August 15, 2029

Benchmark Bund Price and Yield:   

2026 Notes: 95.790%; 2.681%

2029 Notes: 88.470%; 2.250%

Interest Payment Dates:   

2026 Notes: February 13 of each year, commencing on February 13, 2025

2029 Notes: August 15 of each year, commencing on August 15, 2024 (short first coupon)

Optional Redemption:   

The 2026 Notes will be redeemable, at the Issuer’s option, in whole or in part, at any time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)), at a rate equal to the Comparable Government Bond Rate plus 20 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but not including, the date of redemption; and (ii) 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the 2026 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the redemption date.

 

The 2029 Notes will be redeemable, at the Issuer’s option, in whole or in part, from settlement until July 15, 2029 (the date that is 1 month prior to the scheduled maturity date), at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 2029 Notes matured on July 15, 2029), on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)), at a rate equal to the Comparable Government Bond Rate plus 25 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but not including, the date of redemption; and (ii) 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the 2029 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the redemption date.

Par Call:   

2026 Notes: None

2029 Notes: On or after July 15, 2029

Payment of Additional Amounts:    Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the Issuer will pay additional amounts on the Notes as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Issuer or the paying agent of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person, after withholding or deduction for any present or future tax, duty, assessment or governmental charge of whatever nature imposed or levied by the United States or any taxing authority thereof or therein, will not be less than the amount provided in the Notes to be then due and payable.


Redemption for Tax Reasons:    The Issuer may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes in the event of certain changes in the tax law of the United States (or any taxing authority thereof or therein) which would obligate the Issuer to pay additional amounts as described above. This redemption would be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes to, but not including, the redemption date.
Change of Control Offer to Purchase:    If a change of control triggering event occurs, each holder of the notes may require the Issuer to repurchase some or all of its notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date. A change of control triggering event means the occurrence of both a change of control and a rating event.
Use of Proceeds    The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes to refinance outstanding indebtedness, which may include borrowings under its U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper program and/or its Term Loan Credit Agreement, and for general corporate purposes. The indebtedness the Issuer intends to refinance is primarily associated with the funding of the acquisition of EA Elektro-Automatik Holding GmbH. The Issuer has broad discretion in the use of such proceeds.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance; Satisfaction and Discharge:    For purposes of the legal defeasance and covenant defeasance and the satisfaction and discharge provisions, government obligations means (i) a direct obligation of the Federal Republic of Germany or any country that is a member of the European Monetary Union whose long-term debt is rated “A1” or higher by Moody’s or “A+” or higher by S&P or the equivalent rating category of another internationally recognized rating agency on the issue date of the Notes, for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the Federal Republic of Germany or such country, respectively, is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Republic of Germany or any such country the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the Federal Republic of Germany or such country, respectively, which, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.
CUSIP Number:   

2026 Notes: 34959J AL2

2029 Notes: 34959J AM0

ISIN Number:   

2026 Notes: XS2764789231

2029 Notes: XS2764790833

Common Code:   

2026 Notes: 276478923

2029 Notes: 276479083

Denominations:    €100,000 and integral multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof
Day Count Convention:    ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)
Listing:    Application will be made to list the Notes on The New York Stock Exchange
Stabilization:    FCA/ICMA


Target Markets/PRIIPs:    MiFID II and UK MiFIR professionals/ECPs-only / No EEA PRIIPs KID or UK PRIIPs KID – Manufacturer target market (MIFID II and UK MiFIR product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No EEA or UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as not available to retail in EEA or the UK.
Book-Running Managers:   

BNP Paribas
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities plc

PNC Capital Markets LLC

SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited

Truist Securities, Inc.

Senior Co-Managers:   

Barclays Bank PLC

Merrill Lynch International

Scotiabank (Ireland) Designated Activity Company

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Co-Manager:    Loop Capital Markets LLC

 

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Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about February 13, 2024, which will be the third business day following the date of pricing of the Notes, or “T+3”. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the second business day before delivery will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+3, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to the second business day before delivery should consult their advisors.

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the 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, BNP Paribas or Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BNP Paribas at 1-800-854-5674 or Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc at 1-866-718-1649.

This communication should be read in conjunction with the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.

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 EMAIL SYSTEM.


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF OPINION OF

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP

[Omitted]


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CFO CERTIFICATE

[Omitted]