Ally Financial Inc 8-K, filed Nov 2, 2021
Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY)
About this 8-K
Ally Financial Inc filed this 8-K on November 2, 2021, reporting on events of October 26, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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(Date of report; date of earliest event reported) October 26, 2021
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 26, 2021, Ally Financial Inc. (“Ally”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement incorporating Ally’s Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt Securities) (together, the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which Ally agreed to sell to the Underwriters $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.200% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes” and such offer and sale of the Notes, the “Offering”). The Notes were registered pursuant to Ally’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-234810) (the “Registration Statement”), which became automatically effective on November 21, 2019.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, and termination and other customary provisions.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the document which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of July 1, 1982, as supplemented and amended by the first supplemental indenture dated as of April 1, 1986, the second supplemental indenture dated as of June 15, 1987, the third supplemental indenture dated as of September 30, 1996, the fourth supplemental indenture dated as of January 1, 1998, and the fifth supplemental indenture dated as of September 30, 1998 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as trustee, and an action of the executive committee of Ally dated as of October 26, 2021 (the “Executive Committee Action”).
In connection with the Offering, the Company is filing the Underwriting Agreement, the Executive Committee Action, the form of Note, a legal opinion and consent as, respectively, Exhibit No. 1.1, Exhibit No. 4.1, Exhibit No. 4.2, Exhibit No. 5.1 and Exhibit No. 23.1 to this Form 8-K, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the Registration Statement. The Indenture is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report.
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Description of Exhibits | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2021, among Ally Financial Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (including Ally’s Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt Securities)). | |
| 4.1 | Action of the Executive Committee of Ally Financial Inc. dated as of October 26, 2021. | |
| 4.2 | Form of Note. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Ally Financial Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: November 2, 2021 | By: | /s/ David J. DeBrunner | ||||
| Name: | David J. DeBrunner | |||||
| Title: | Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||
Exhibit 1.1
ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
Underwriting Agreement
Standard Provisions (Debt Securities)
Dated October 26, 2021
From time to time, Ally Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), may enter into one or more underwriting agreements that provide for the sale of designated securities to the several underwriters named therein. The standard provisions set forth herein may be incorporated by reference in any such underwriting agreement (an “Underwriting Agreement”). The Underwriting Agreement, including the provisions incorporated therein by reference, is herein referred to as this Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
I.
The Company proposes to issue from time to time Senior Notes (the “Debt Securities”) to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 1982 (the “Indenture”), as amended, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (successor trustee to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York) (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). The Debt Securities will have varying designations, maturities, rates and times of payment of interest, selling prices and redemption terms. Particular terms of any series of Debt Securities will be contained in an Underwriting Agreement. The Debt Securities identified in any particular Underwriting Agreement are herein referred to as “Securities.”
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (the file number of which is contained in the Underwriting Agreement) relating to the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (together with the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, the “Securities Act”), and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 of the Securities Act. Such registration statement (and any post-effective amendments thereto, if applicable), including the information, if any, deemed to be a part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement,” and the related prospectus covering the Securities in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with the confirmation of sales of the Securities is referred to herein as the “Basic Prospectus.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with the confirmation of sales of the Securities is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus” and the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means any preliminary form of the Prospectus. If the Company files a registration statement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act (the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement”), then all references to “Registration Statement” shall also be deemed to include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Any references to the “Registration Statement,” the “Preliminary Prospectus” and the “Prospectus” shall also be deemed to include all documents incorporated therein by reference pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”) on or before the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and references to “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. The term “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus” as used herein means the documents identified as such in the applicable Underwriting Agreement.
II.
The Company is advised by the Representative that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Securities as soon after this Agreement is entered into as in the Representative’s judgment is advisable. The terms of the public offering of the Securities are set forth in the Prospectus.
III.
Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to the account specified by the Company to the Representative, on the Closing Date at the time and place set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, upon delivery to the Representative for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Securities registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representative shall request in writing not less than one full business day prior to the date of delivery. The time and date of such payment and delivery with respect to the Securities are herein referred to as the Closing Date. Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) unless the Representative shall otherwise instruct.
IV.
The several obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject, in the discretion of the Representative, to the following conditions:
(a) All representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement are as of the date of this Agreement, and at all times during the offering of the Securities will be, true and correct in all material respects, disregarding any qualifications contained therein regarding materiality.
(b) The statements contained in certificates delivered by the officers of the Company pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be accurate as of the date of such certificates.
(c) The Representative shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of the Company to the effect that: (i) the representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, disregarding any qualifications contained herein regarding materiality, as if made on and as of the Closing Date and the Company has performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such date (after
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giving effect to the offering of the Securities and the other transactions contemplated by the Disclosure Package), (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or, to such officer’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission, and (iii) subsequent to the date as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package (as amended or supplemented), as of the date of such certificate, there has not been any change in such information that would have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to the Company, a material adverse effect on the properties, business, results of operations, financial condition and stockholders’ equity of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(d) The Representative shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Counsel of the Company, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A.
(e) The Representative shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and letter of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, counsel to the Company, each dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibits B-1 and B-2, respectively.
(f) The Representative shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(g) The Company shall at all times during the offering of the Securities have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder required to have been performed.
(h) No restraining order shall have been issued and no litigation shall have been commenced or threatened with respect to the offering of the Securities or with respect to any of the transactions in connection with, or contemplated by, the offering of the Securities, the Disclosure Package, any other written communications furnished by or with the written consent of the Company to potential investors in the Securities (each a “Company Supplemental Communication”) (in each case, as amended or supplemented, if amended or supplemented), or this Agreement before any agency, court or other governmental body of any jurisdiction.
(i) As of the execution of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Company shall have requested and caused Deloitte & Touche LLP to furnish to the Underwriters “comfort letters”, dated respectively as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.
(j) The Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); any material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.
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(k) Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Applicable Time and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Securities or any other debt or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading or otherwise in connection with any upgrade) that it has under surveillance or review its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than any asset-backed security or mortgage-backed security issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries).
(l) At the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received an executed copy of this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), which all shall be in full force and effect.
(m) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through the applicable Book-Entry Transfer Facility.
(n) At the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date, the Representative shall have received a written certificate, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, date as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, respectively, as to the accuracy of certain financial information contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
V.
In further consideration of the agreements of the Underwriters contained in this Agreement, the Company covenants as follows:
(a) During the period beginning with the Applicable Time and ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date as the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with the initial offering or sale of the Securities (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172) (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), to furnish to the Representative as many copies of any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, any Company Supplemental Communication and the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as the Representative may reasonably request.
(b) During the Prospectus Delivery Period, before distributing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus with respect to the Securities, to furnish the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review, and not to distribute any such proposed Prospectus, amendment or supplement to which the Representative reasonably objects.
(c) If during the Prospectus Delivery Period, either (i) any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package, as then amended or supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (ii) for any other reason, as determined by the Company, it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as then amended or
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supplemented, in order to comply with applicable law, the Company will (A) notify the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters to suspend offers and sales of the Securities and if notified by the Company, each Underwriter shall forthwith suspend such solicitation and cease using the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented and (B) prepare and file with the Commission an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, and will provide to each Underwriter a copy thereof via electronic mail in “.pdf” format.
(d) To use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the qualification or registration of the Securities for offer and sale under the state securities, or “Blue Sky,” laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably request and will maintain such qualification in effect for as long as may be necessary to complete the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation to do business, or to file a general consent to service of process, in any jurisdiction, or to take any other action that would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.
(e) The Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Underwriters as soon as practicable earning statements that satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder covering twelve month periods beginning, in each case, not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the Securities Act) of the Registration Statement with respect to each sale of Securities. If such fiscal quarter is the last fiscal quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, such earning statement shall be made available not later than 90 days after the close of the period covered thereby and in all other cases shall be made available not later than 45 days after the close of the period covered thereby.
(f) During the Prospectus Delivery Period, to notify the Underwriters promptly of (i) the occurrence of any event which could cause the Company to modify, withdraw or terminate the offering of the Securities, (ii) any proposal or requirement to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Company Supplemental Communications, (iii) the filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, (iv) the issuance of any order or the taking of any other action by any administrative or judicial tribunal or other governmental agency or instrumentality concerning the offering of the Securities, (v) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act, (vi) any litigation or administrative action or claim with respect to the offering of the Securities and (vii) any other information relating to the offering of the Securities which the Underwriters may from time to time reasonably request.
(g) The Company will (i) in respect of the Securities, promptly within the time periods specified therein, effect the filings required of it pursuant to Rule 424 and/or Rule 433 under the Securities Act, and (ii) take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 433 of the Securities Act were received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that any was not, it will promptly file the relevant Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.
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(h) Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or referring to any Company Supplemental Communications, the Company will furnish to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.
(i) During the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, the Company will not, without prior written consent of the Representative, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of in a capital markets transaction, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company and having a tenor of more than one year.
(j) The Company will cooperate with the Representative and use commercially reasonable efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance, settlement and trading through the facilities of DTC in the United States, and Euroclear Bank, SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”), and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”) outside of the United States, as applicable.
(k) The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”
(l) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities, except that the Company makes no agreement as to the activities of any Underwriter.
VI.
(a) The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement and as of the Closing Date that:
(i) the Company has been duly formed and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing in the State of Delaware with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing (or equivalent status) in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) the Company has all necessary corporate power and authority and it has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance and sale of the Securities.
(iii) the Securities will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture and will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus; the Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and when delivered to the Underwriters in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly
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executed, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, except as may be limited by the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or remedies generally, the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (the “Enforceability Exceptions”).
(iv) the Indenture conforms, and the Securities will conform, in all material respects to the respective descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package.
(v) the Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and the receipt of the proceeds therefrom, will not be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(vi) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(vii) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
(viii) each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(ix) as of the date hereof, at the respective effective date of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and at each deemed effective date with respect to underwriters relating to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act (each a “Deemed Effective Date”), the Registration Statement did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.
(x) as of the date of the Prospectus and at the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(xi) at the Applicable Time, the Disclosure Package did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(xii) no issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) includes any information that conflicts in any material respect with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus; notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties herein shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Prospectus or an issuer free writing prospectus (a) made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in such Prospectus or an issuer free writing prospectus, or (b) any information contained in any “free writing prospectus” (as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act) (including any issuer free writing prospectus) prepared by or on behalf of any Underwriter(s), except to the extent such information has been accurately extracted from the Prospectus or any issuer free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Company, or otherwise provided in writing by the Company and included in such free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of any Underwriter(s).
(xiii) the Registration Statement has become effective upon filing; the Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and 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 for the offering and sale of the Securities, and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement.
(xiv) (A) (1) at the respective times the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became effective, (2) at each Deemed Effective Date, (3) as of the Applicable Time and (4) at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”) and the rules and regulations under the Securities Act and under the Trust Indenture Act; (B) the Preliminary Prospectus complied, at the time it was filed with the Commission and as of the Applicable Time, in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations under the Securities Act; (C) the Prospectus will comply, as of the date that such document is filed with the Commission and as of the Closing Date, in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations under the Securities Act; and (D) the Indenture at each Deemed Effective Time and at the Closing Date did or will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations under the Trust Indenture Act.
(xv) (A) (1) at the time of filing of the Registration Statement and (2) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), the Company was not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act; and (B) (1) at the time of filing of the Registration Statement, (2) at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities and (3) at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
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(xvi) (A) to the knowledge of the Company, there has not been threatened or instituted and there is not pending before any court, agency, authority or other tribunal any action, suit or proceeding by any government or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority or by any other person, domestic or foreign, or any judgment, order or injunction entered, enforced or deemed applicable by any such court, authority, agency or tribunal which challenges or seeks to make illegal, directly or indirectly restrains or prohibits, the offer and sale of the Securities or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (B) the Company has filed the Registration Statement with the Commission and such Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act; 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.
(xvii) except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there has been no Material Adverse Effect or any development involving a prospective Material Adverse Effect.
(xviii) no consent, approval, authorization or filing with or other order of any court, regulatory body administrative agency or other government body is required on the part of the Company, except such as may already have been obtained, taken or made and except for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, any required filing with FINRA, compliance with the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of various jurisdictions, and such other consents, approvals, authorizations or filings with or other order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body as are set forth in the Prospectus.
(xix) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (B) in default, and no event had occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or (C) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in the case of either (B) or (C) for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xx) the offer and sale of the Securities and all other actions and transactions contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Company Supplemental Communications (in each case, as amended or supplemented, if amended or supplemented) and the execution, delivery of, and the performance of the Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents, (x) will not require any consent, approval, authorization or filing
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with or other order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body, except such as may have already been obtained, taken or made; and (y) will not conflict with, result in a breach or violation or imposition of any material lien, charge or encumbrance upon, any property or assets of the Company pursuant to (i) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company is a party or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties, which in the case of either (ii) or (iii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxi) the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors are in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
(xxii) no events exist which would constitute an event of default under the Securities or the Indenture.
(xxiii) neither the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its affiliates, has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, under the Exchange Act, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities, except that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to the activities of any Underwriter.
(xxiv) the Company has not used any free writing prospectus other than a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus nor used a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus except in compliance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act and otherwise in compliance with the Securities Act.
(xxv) Deloitte & Touche LLP, which expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the notes thereto) as of December 31 of the fiscal years ended 2020 and 2019, and for each of the years in the three-year periods ending December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, are independent public or certified accountants within the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules of The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and any non-audit services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP have been approved by the appropriate audit committee of the Company.
(xxvi) the financial statements, together with the related schedules and notes, included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the entities to which they relate as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations for the periods specified. Such financial
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statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. The financial data included or incorporated by reference from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year that has been filed with the Commission fairly present the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. There are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (including, without limitation, as required by Rules 3-12 or 3-05 or Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act to the extent applicable) that are not included as required. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and are prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(xxvii) (A) the Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and (B) the Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements and (iv) provide reasonable assurance that the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and are prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto; the Company’s auditors and the appropriate audit committee of the Company have been advised of: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company’s internal controls.
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(xxviii) the Company has established and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company by others within the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably effective to perform the functions for which they were established subject to the limitations of any such control system; and since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
(xxix) 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 and the money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(xxx) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
(xxxi) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith in all material respects.
(xxxii) the Company is a duly registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and the deposit accounts of the Company’s subsidiary depository institutions are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) to the fullest extent permitted by law and the rules and regulations of the FDIC.
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(xxxiii) (A) to the knowledge of the Company, there has been no material security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained, processed or stored by or on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”), and the Company and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data; (B) the Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the commercially reasonable protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, in the case of each of clause (A) or (B) above, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (C) the Company and its subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent in all material respects with standards and practices as issued by the Federal Reserve Board.
(xxxiv) each of the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement will be true and correct on and as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, with the same effect as if made on each such date (except to the extent that a representation or warranty is by its terms made as of a specified date, in which case such representation shall be true and correct only on and as of such date).
The representations, warranties and covenants of the Company shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Securities. The Company acknowledges that the Underwriters and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to Article IV hereof, counsel to the Company and counsel for the Underwriters, will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations contained in this Agreement and hereby consent to such reliance.
(b) Except as otherwise agreed by the Company and specified in an Underwriting Agreement with respect to the Securities, each of the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and covenants to the Company that:
(i) it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, other than a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or a free writing prospectus which is not required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act (including, for the avoidance of doubt, customary Bloomberg communications by the Underwriters to potential purchasers in connection with the preliminary pricing of the offering (or such other Bloomberg communications by the Underwriters as may be approved in advance by the Company)); provided, that, if so specified in the Underwriting Agreement or the Company shall otherwise so notify the Underwriters in writing, the Underwriter will make no offer relating to the Securities that will constitute a free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, other than (1) a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus
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and (2) customary Bloomberg communications by the Underwriters to potential purchasers in connection with the preliminary pricing of the offering or such other Bloomberg communications by the Underwriters as may be approved in advance by the Company (and not required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act), without the prior written consent of the Company. Any free writing prospectus or Permitted Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter will only be used by such Underwriter if it complies in all material respects with the requirement of the Securities Act.
(ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by such Underwriter.
(iii) the Underwriters shall make offers and sales of the Securities only to such persons and in such manner as is contemplated by the Prospectus. Offers and sales of the Securities will be made only by the Underwriters or affiliates thereof qualified to do so in the jurisdictions in which such offers or sales are made. Each of the Underwriters have and will comply with the applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which it offers, sells or delivers the Securities or distributes any Prospectus or Disclosure Package.
(iv) each of the Underwriters will deliver to each subsequent purchaser who buys Securities directly from an Underwriter or an affiliate of an Underwriter, in connection with their original placement of the Securities, a copy of the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented at the date of such delivery; and will not form contracts for sale with any prospective investor prior to the delivery to such prospective investor of the final pricing term sheet in the form set forth in Schedule I hereto and identified as a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus; provided that the delivery obligations under this paragraph (iv) shall be deemed to be satisfied if the Disclosure Package and Prospectus are at such time filed with the Commission and available on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”).
VII.
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such Underwriter and each of such Underwriter’s and such person’s directors, officers, employees, agents and controlled affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) against any and all losses, liabilities, costs or claims (or actions in respect thereof) to which any of them may become subject (including all reasonable costs of investigating, disputing or defending any such claim or action), insofar as such losses, liabilities, costs or claims (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or the Disclosure Package, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or 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 provided that the Company shall not be liable for any such loss, liability, cost, action or claim arising from any statements or omissions made in reliance on and in conformity with written information provided by an Underwriter to the Company expressly for use in the
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Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus or the Disclosure Package or any amendment or supplement thereto; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement with respect to the Disclosure Package shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased Securities, or any person controlling such Underwriter where (i) a reasonable period of time prior to the Applicable Time the Company shall have notified such Underwriter that the Disclosure Package (as it existed prior to the Applicable Time) contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) such untrue statement or omission of a material fact was corrected in the Disclosure Package or, where permitted by law, an issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and such corrected Disclosure Package or issuer free writing prospectus was provided to such Underwriter a reasonable amount of time in advance of the Applicable Time such that the corrected Disclosure Package or issuer free writing prospectus could have been provided to such person prior to the Applicable Time, (iii) such corrected Disclosure Package or issuer free writing prospectus (excluding any document then incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference) was not conveyed to such person at or prior to the Applicable Time, and (iv) such loss, claim, damage or liability would not have occurred had the corrected Disclosure Package or issuer free writing prospectus (excluding any document then incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference) been conveyed to such person as provided for in clause (iii) above.
Each Underwriter severally, and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), the Company, and the Company’s and such person’s officers and directors from and against any and all losses, liabilities, costs or claims (or actions in respect thereof) to which any of them may become subject (including all reasonable costs of investigating, disputing or defending any such claim or action), insofar as such losses, liabilities, costs or claims (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act), the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case as to the Registration Statement, any issuer free writing prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Underwriting” or any amendment or supplement thereto, only with respect to the names of the underwriters appearing on the front and back cover page of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, if any, the names of the Underwriters, amount of any selling concession and reallowance and any discussion of any stabilization activities, over allotment activities, penalty bids or similar types of activities appearing under the heading “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or was otherwise made in reliance on and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any issuer free writing prospectus, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or is contained in any free writing prospectus that is not a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter (except to the extent such information has been accurately extracted from the Prospectus or any issuer free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Company), or any amendment or supplement thereto.
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Each Underwriter severally, and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each director and officer of the Company and each person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) the Company against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses, actions and demands to which they or any of them may become subject (including all reasonable costs of investigating, disputing or defending any such claim, action or demand) under the law of any jurisdiction, or which may be made against them arising out of, or in connection with, the breach of such Underwriter of any of the terms, conditions, agreements and representations of Section (b)(i) of Article VI of this Agreement.
If any claim, demand, action or proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be brought or alleged against an indemnified party in respect of which indemnity is to be sought against an indemnifying party pursuant to the preceding paragraphs, the indemnified party shall promptly notify 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 indemnified party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding; provided, however, that in the event the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of any such proceeding, the indemnified party shall then be entitled to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to itself and the indemnifying party shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel relating to the proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the reasonable 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, (ii) the indemnifying party has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party pursuant to the preceding sentence or (iii) 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 agreed that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate law firm (in addition to local counsel where necessary) for all such indemnified parties. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the indemnified party. 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. 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 entitled to indemnification hereunder, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and does not include any statement as to, or any finding of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
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If the indemnification provided for in this Article VII 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 this Article VII, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party thereunder 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 from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other 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 shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, as provided in this Agreement, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other 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 Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if such contribution 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 herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to herein shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such indemnified person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute an amount in excess of the amount by which the total discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds to the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reasons 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 Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this paragraph are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
The indemnity agreements contained in this Article VII and the representations and warranties of the Company and the Underwriters 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 an indemnified party or on such party’s behalf or any person controlling an indemnified party or by or on behalf of the indemnifying party, its directors or officers or any person controlling the indemnifying party; and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.
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VIII.
The Representative on behalf of the Underwriters may terminate this Agreement (upon consultation with the Company) by notice to the Company, at any time prior to the time on the Closing Date at which payment would otherwise be due under this Agreement to the Company if, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus, (i) there has occurred any event or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has or could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in the Disclosure Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), which, in the sole judgment of the Representative, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities as contemplated in the Prospectus, or (ii) any condition specified in Article IV hereof shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, or (iii) there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or any other calamity or crisis, or any change or development in political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iv) trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or limited by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market has been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or any other Governmental Entity, or (v) a banking moratorium has been declared by the United States or New York authorities or a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement and clearance services in the United States.
IX.
The Company and each Underwriter acknowledge and agree that, except to the extent expressly set forth herein, each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Each Underwriter represents and warrants to the Company that, except as previously disclosed in writing to the Company, neither the Underwriter nor any affiliate thereof, to the best of their respective knowledge, has any current arrangement with any third party which would permit such Underwriter or any such affiliate to benefit financially, directly or indirectly, from the Underwriter’s participation in the determination of the terms of the offering, including the pricing of the Securities. Additionally, each Underwriter is not advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
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X.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the Underwriters and the Company, and inure solely to the benefit of the Underwriters and the Company and any other person expressly entitled to indemnification hereunder and the respective personal representatives, successors and assigns of each, and no other person shall acquire or have any rights under or by virtue of this Agreement.
XI.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all statements, requests, notices and advices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to the Representative and shall be directed c/o the Representative at its address, or facsimile number set forth below by its signature. Notices to the Company shall be directed to the Company at Ally Detroit Center, 500 Woodward Ave., Floor 10, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Attn: General Counsel, with a copy to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Attention: Catherine M. Clarkin. All such notices shall be effective on receipt.
XII.
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 reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with the Securities.
XIII.
(a) If, at the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons reasonably satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in the Underwriting Agreement that, pursuant to this Article XIII, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
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(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-ninth of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-ninth of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article XIII shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as and to the extent set forth in Article XIV hereof and except that the indemnification provisions hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect, provided that any defaulting Underwriter shall have no rights thereunder.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
XIV.
The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) all fees and expenses related to the preparation, printing, mailing and publishing of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (in each case, as amended or supplemented, if amended or supplemented), (ii) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and accountants, (iii) all advertising charges incurred with the prior consent of the Company, (iv) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Securities (including printing and engraving costs) and the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, (v) all filing fees, including FINRA filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Underwriters in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) the Securities under the securities laws of the several states of the United States, the provinces of Canada or other jurisdictions reasonably designated by the Underwriters, (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities, (vii) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities with the rating agencies, and (viii) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Securities by DTC in the United States, and Euroclear and Clearstream outside the United States, as applicable, for “book-entry” transfer, and the performance by the Company of its other obligations under this Agreement. DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are referred to herein collectively as the “Book-entry Transfer Facilities” and, individually as a “Book-entry Transfer Facility.” In the event that any Underwriter is authorized to incur and does actually incur any such fees and expenses on behalf of the Company, the Company will reimburse such Underwriter for such fees, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
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If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VIII, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters, or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out of pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
XV.
The Representative represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement for and on behalf of each of the Underwriters not a direct signatory hereto. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representative shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
XVI.
THIS AGREEMENT INCORPORATES THE ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTIES AND (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN) SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE. ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR PROCEEDING RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION OR CONDUCT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, IS WAIVED.
XVII.
In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
XVIII.
(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
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(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime,
Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than 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 purposes of this Article XVIII: “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. “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.
XIX.
This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, and signature pages may be delivered by facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law) or other transmission method, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
October 26, 2021
Ally Financial Inc.
Ally Detroit Center
500 Woodward Ave., Floor 10
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
We (the “Underwriters”) understand that Ally Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.200% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Securities”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or incorporated by reference herein, the Company hereby agrees to sell and we agree to purchase the principal amounts of the Securities as set forth below opposite our names at 98.092% of their principal amount, and accrued interest, if any, from November 2, 2021, to the date of payment and delivery:
| Name of Underwriter |
Principal Amount of Securities |
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| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
$ | 210,000,000 | ||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
210,000,000 | |||
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC |
210,000,000 | |||
| Piper Sandler & Co. |
24,375,000 | |||
| Raymond James & Associates, Inc. |
24,375,000 | |||
| U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. |
24,375,000 | |||
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. |
9,375,000 | |||
| Drexel Hamilton, LLC |
9,375,000 | |||
| Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. |
9,375,000 | |||
| R. Seelaus & Co., LLC |
9,375,000 | |||
| Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC |
9,375,000 | |||
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| Total |
$ |
750,000,000 |
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The Underwriters will pay for such Securities upon delivery thereof at the offices of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019 at 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on November 2, 2021, or such later time not later than November 9, 2021, as shall be designated by the Representative (the “Closing Date”).
The Securities shall have the terms set forth in the Company’s Prospectus Supplement dated October 26, 2021, related to the Securities and the Prospectus dated November 21, 2019, and the term sheet related to the Securities attached hereto as Schedule I. The File No. of the Registration Statement relating to the Securities is 333-234810.
“Applicable Time” shall mean 4:50 p.m. Eastern Time on the date of this Underwriting Agreement.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 26, 2021, related to the Securities together with the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Schedule II hereto.
All the provisions contained in the document entitled Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt Securities) dated October 26, 2021, a copy of which we have previously received, are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. The term “Representative” as used therein, for purposes of this Agreement, means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC.
[Signature pages follow]
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Please confirm your agreement by having an authorized officer sign a copy of this Agreement in the space set forth below. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| On behalf of itself and the other Underwriters named heretofore | ||
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Adam D. Bordner | |
| Name: Adam D. Bordner | ||
| Title: Director | ||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen L. Sheiner | |
| Name: Stephen L. Sheiner | ||
| Title: Executive Director | ||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Martinez | |
| Name: Eric Martinez | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Accepted as of the date first written above,
| ALLY FINANCIAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Bradley J. Brown | |
| Name: Bradley J. Brown | ||
| Title: Corporate Treasurer | ||
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
Term Sheet
Final Pricing Term Sheet dated October 26, 2021
2.200% Senior Notes due 2028
| Issuer: | Ally Financial Inc. (“Ally”) | |
| Expected Ratings*: | Baa3 (Stable) / BBB- (Stable) / BBB- (Stable) (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch) | |
| Title of Securities: | 2.200% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) | |
| Legal Format: | SEC Registered | |
| Trade Date: | October 26, 2021 | |
| Settlement Date**: | November 2, 2021 (T+5) | |
| Final Maturity Date: | November 2, 2028 | |
| Aggregate Principal Amount: | $750,000,000 | |
| Gross Proceeds: | $739,815,000 | |
| Underwriting Discount: | 0.550% | |
| Net Proceeds to Ally before Estimated Expenses: | $735,690,000 | |
| Coupon: | 2.200% | |
| Issue Price: | 98.642% | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 1.250% due September 30, 2028 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 1.462% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | 95 bps | |
| Yield to Maturity: | 2.412% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually, in arrears on May 2 and November 2 of each year, until maturity, commencing May 2, 2022 | |
| Optional Redemption: | The notes will be redeemable at Ally’s option, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after May 1, 2022 (180 days from November 2, 2021) (or, if additional notes are issued thereafter, beginning 180 days after the issue date of such additional notes) and prior to September 3, 2028 (60 days prior to the maturity date) at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, equal to the greater of:
• 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed on that redemption date; and
• the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes being redeemed that would be due if the notes to be redeemed matured on September 3, 2028 (60 days prior to the maturity date) (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the redemption date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate (as defined in the prospectus supplement) plus 15 basis points.
On and after September 3, 2028 (60 days prior to the maturity date), the notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at Ally’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. | |
| Day Count Convention: | 30/360; Unadjusted, Following Business Day convention | |
| Business Days: | New York | |
| CUSIP/ISIN Numbers: | CUSIP: 02005N BP4 ISIN: US02005NBP42 | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC RBC Capital Markets, LLC | |
| Co-Managers: | Piper Sandler & Co. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. CastleOak Securities, L.P. Drexel Hamilton, LLC Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. R. Seelaus & Co., LLC Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC | |
| Denominations: |
$2,000 x $1,000 | |
| * | 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. |
| ** | It is expected that delivery of the Notes will be made in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company against payment in New York, New York on or about the fifth business day following the date of this term sheet. Trades of securities in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, referred to as T+2, unless the parties to a trade agree otherwise. Accordingly, by virtue of the fact that the initial delivery of the Notes will not be made on a T+2 basis, investors who wish to trade the Notes before the second business day prior to the Settlement Date will be required to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. |
The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and related preliminary prospectus supplement for the offering) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and the 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’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 1-800-831-9146, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533 or RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at 1-866-375-6829.
This communication should be read in conjunction with the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for the Notes. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for the Notes to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in such preliminary prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
SCHEDULE II
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus
The Term Sheet Included in Schedule I Hereto Relating to the 2.200% Senior Notes due 2028.
Exhibit 4.1
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. AND ALLY BANK
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Unanimous Written Consent
The undersigned, being all the members of the Ally Financial Inc. (“Ally”) and Ally Bank Executive Committee (the “Executive Committee”), without the formality of convening a meeting, do hereby consent to the adoption of, and do hereby adopt, the following resolutions:
Approval of Terms; Establishment of Series
RESOLVED that a series of securities is hereby established, the title of which shall be 2.200% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”), which shall be issued pursuant to the indenture dated as of July 1, 1982 (as supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), between Ally and The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as trustee (the “Trustee”), and shall have the terms (the “Pricing Terms”) set forth in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 26, 2021, attached hereto as Exhibit A, as supplemented by the pricing term sheet attached hereto as Exhibit B;
RESOLVED that the form and terms of the Notes substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to Ally’s registration statement on Form S-3 (333-234810) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as supplemented by the Pricing Terms, are hereby approved for issuance and sale;
Additional Actions
RESOLVED that the Proper Officers are, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed, for and on behalf of Ally, to file or cause to be filed with the SEC, in compliance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, a final prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Notes (the “Offer”) in such form and with such changes and modifications from the preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 26, 2021, as are deemed appropriate and necessary in the judgment of such officer, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the filing of the final prospectus supplement with the SEC;
RESOLVED that the underwriting agreement to be dated as of October 26, 2021, by and among Ally and the underwriters (the “Underwriting Agreement”) relating to the Notes, substantially in the form presented to the Executive Committee, is hereby approved by Ally, and each of the Proper Officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of Ally, (i) the Underwriting Agreement and (ii) such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in connection with the Underwriting Agreement, in each case in such form and having such terms as may be approved by the Proper Officer executing the same, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by such officer’s execution thereof;
RESOLVED that the Proper Officers of Ally or any of them acting alone be, and each of them is, authorized and empowered in the name and on behalf of Ally, (i) to make modifications and amendments to and to execute and deliver all documents and instruments related to and in furtherance of the foregoing resolutions, and (ii) from time to time, to execute and deliver such other and further agreements, certificates, notices and other instruments or documents, and do and perform such acts and things, including, without limitation, causing to be paid any fees or expenses in connection with the Offer, as any of them, in his or her discretion, may deem necessary or advisable in connection with these resolutions, the Offer, or any related instruments;
RESOLVED that the Executive Committee adopts and incorporates by reference any form of specific resolution to carry into effect the purpose and intent of the foregoing resolutions, or covering authority included in matters authorized in the foregoing resolutions, including forms of resolutions in connection therewith that may be required by the SEC, and any federal, state, local, foreign or transnational, inspection person or agency, and the Secretary of Ally is directed to insert a copy thereof in the records of the Board of Directors and to certify the same as having been duly adopted by the Executive Committee;
RESOLVED that all actions heretofore taken by any of the directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents of Ally or any of its affiliates by and in connection with the Offer and any other actions, or contemplated by the Offer or otherwise referred to in the foregoing resolutions, be, and each of the same is, ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects as the act and deed of Ally; and
RESOLVED that for the purposes of all of the foregoing resolutions the President, Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Risk Officer, any Executive Vice President and any Vice President, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurer of Ally is each a “Proper Officer” and, collectively, the “Proper Officers.”
This Unanimous Written Consent may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which is deemed an original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile and other electronic signatures of this Unanimous Written Consent are deemed to constitute original signatures.
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This Unanimous Written Consent is effective on the latest date set forth opposite these signatures.
| /s/ Bradley J. Brown |
October 26, 2021 | |
| Bradley J. Brown |
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| /s/ Jennifer A. LaClair Jennifer A. LaClair |
October 26, 2021 | |
[Signature Page to the Executive Committee Unanimous Written Consent]
Exhibit 4.2
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to Ally Financial Inc. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
No. ___________
CUSIP No.: 02005N BP4
ISIN No.: US02005NBP42
2.200% Senior Note due 2028
Ally Financial Inc.
promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ______________ MILLION DOLLARS ($______________) on November 2, 2028.
Interest Payment Dates: May 2 and November 2 (or, if any such day is not a Business Day (as defined on the reverse side of this note), the next succeeding Business Day), commencing on May 2, 2022.
Record Dates: The calendar day immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date.
Dated: ___________
[ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS OF THIS NOTE ARE SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS NOTE]
WITNESS THE SEAL OF THE COMPANY AND THE SIGNATURES OF ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS.
| ALLY FINANCIAL INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Dated: _____________
[Signature Page to Senior Note]
| TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION |
| THIS IS ONE OF THE SECURITIES OF THE |
| SERIES DESIGNATED THEREIN REFERRED TO |
| IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED INDENTURE. |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, |
| AS TRUSTEE
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| By: |
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| Authorized Signatory | ||
| Dated: | _____________ | |
[Signature Page to Senior Note]
[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
2.200% Senior Note due 2028
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.
Ally Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of MILLION DOLLARS ($ ) at the office or agency of the Company for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, on November 2, 2028, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest on said principal sum at the rate of 2.200% per annum at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in like coin or currency on May 2 and November 2 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) of each year, beginning on May 2, 2022. Such interest will accrue from and including November 2, 2021, or the most recent Interest Payment Date (whether or not such Interest Payment Date was a Business Day (as defined below)) for which interest had been paid or duly provided for to but excluding the relevant Interest Payment Date. The first payment to be made on May 2, 2022, is in respect of the period from and including November 2, 2021, to but excluding May 2, 2022. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture referred to below, be paid to the person in whose name this 2.200% Note (as defined below) is registered at the close of business on the calendar day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. At the option of the Company, interest may be paid by check to the registered holder hereof entitled thereto at his last address as it appears on the registry books, and principal may be paid by check to the registered holder hereof or other person entitled thereto against surrender of this 2.200% Note.
If an Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment will be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day, with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue as a result of such delay.
“Business Day” is any day which is not a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
This 2.200% Note is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an indenture dated as of July 1, 1982 (as may be supplemented from time to time, herein called the “Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Company to The Bank of New York Mellon (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities. The terms of this 2.200% Note include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. This 2.200% Note is subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this 2.200% Note and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of this 2.200% Note shall control. The Securities may be issued in one or more
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series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if any) at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions (if any), and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided. This 2.200% Note is one of two (2) global notes, which together represent all of the Company’s 2.200% Senior Notes due 2028 (CUSIP: 02005N BP4) registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “2.200% Notes”, which term shall include any Additional Notes (as defined below)), limited in initial issuance to the aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000. The 2.200% Notes will bear interest, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
The 2.200% Notes are in registered book-entry form without coupons in initial denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The 2.200% Notes do not have the benefit of a sinking fund.
The 2.200% Notes will be redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after May 1, 2022 (or, if Additional Notes (as defined below) are issued after November 2, 2021, beginning 180 days after the issue date of such Additional Notes), and prior to the Applicable Par Call Date, in each case at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, equal to the greater of:
| • | 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2.200% Notes being redeemed on that redemption date; and |
| • | the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the 2.200% Notes being redeemed that would be due if the 2.200% Notes to be redeemed matured on the Applicable Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the redemption date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Spread for the 2.200% Notes to be redeemed. |
On and after the Applicable Par Call Date, the 2.200% Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2.200% Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If the Company redeems 2.200% Notes at its option, then (a) notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on the 2.200% Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a redemption date for the 2.200% Notes will be payable on that Interest Payment Date to the registered holders thereof as of the close of business on the relevant record date according to the terms of the 2.200% Notes and the Indenture and (b) the redemption price will, if applicable, be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
“Applicable Par Call Date” means September 3, 2028 (60 days prior to the maturity date).
“Applicable Spread” means 15 basis points.
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“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the 2.200% Notes to be redeemed (assuming the 2.200% Notes matured on the Applicable Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to such remaining term.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date for 2.200% Notes to be redeemed, (A) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains four or more applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations after excluding the highest and lowest of such applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (B) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four applicable Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company to act as the “Independent Investment Banker.”
“Reference Treasury Dealers” mean, with respect to the 2.200% Notes offered hereby, (A) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (or their respective affiliates which are Primary Treasury Dealers (as defined below)), and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (B) any other Primary Treasury Dealer(s) selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date for 2.200% Notes to be redeemed, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for the 2.200% Notes to be redeemed on such redemption date (expressed in each case as a percentage of its aggregate principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date applicable to the 2.200% Notes, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue for the 2.200% Notes to be redeemed on such redemption date, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its aggregate principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 90 days before the redemption date to each Holder of the 2.200% Notes to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on or after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the 2.200% Notes called for redemption.
If less than all of the 2.200% Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select pro rata or by lot or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate, the 2.200% Notes to be redeemed, subject in all cases to compliance with applicable DTC procedures. The Trustee may select for redemption 2.200% Notes and portions of 2.200% Notes in amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (provided that the unredeemed portion of such 2.200% Notes redeemed in part will not be less than $2,000) and shall thereafter promptly notify the Company in writing of the numbers of 2.200% Notes to be redeemed, in whole or in part.
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In addition to the covenants of the Company set forth in the Indenture, the Company agrees that (each an “Additional Covenant”):
(a) the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder of 2.200% Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the 2.200% Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid or agreed to be paid to all Holders of the 2.200% Notes which so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement; and
(b) the Company shall furnish to the Holder of this 2.200% Note and to prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for so long as any 2.200% Notes remain outstanding during any period when it is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise permitted to furnish the Securities and Exchange Commission with certain information pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture or herein, with respect to the 2.200% Notes shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. Holders of the 2.200% Notes shall vote as a separate class with respect to any defaults, Events of Default or remedies relating thereto as a result of any covenants, obligations, or provisions affecting only the 2.200% Notes, including the Additional Covenants.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of not less than 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding (as defined in the Indenture) of all series to be affected by the execution of such supplemental indentures referred to in this sentence (voting as one class), evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each such series; provided that no such supplemental indenture shall (i) extend the fixed maturity of any Securities, or reduce the principal amount thereof or premium, if any, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of any interest thereon, without the consent of the Holder of each Security so affected, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Securities, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the Holders of all Securities then outstanding. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this 2.200% Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this 2.200% Note and of any 2.200% Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof, or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation for such consent or waiver is made upon this 2.200% Note.
Holders of the 2.200% Notes shall vote as a separate class with respect to amendments, modifications or waivers affecting only the 2.200% Notes, including amendments, modifications or waivers with respect to the Additional Covenants. Holders of 2.200% Notes that contain redemption or mandatory redemption provisions shall vote as a separate class with respect to amendments, modifications or waivers that affect only such provisions. Holders of Securities that are not 2.200% Notes, or, with respect to redemption or mandatory redemption provisions, that do not have such provisions, shall not have any voting rights with respect to such matters.
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For the avoidance of doubt, in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of 2.200% Notes have concurred in any direction, consent or waiver, 2.200% Notes which are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the 2.200% Notes, or by any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any other obligor on the 2.200% Notes, shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver, only 2.200% Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. 2.200% Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this paragraph if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to vote such 2.200% Notes and that the pledgee is not a person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any such other obligor. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this 2.200% Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this 2.200% Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the registered holders of the 2.200% Notes, create and issue additional notes (the “Additional Notes”) ranking pari passu with the 2.200% Notes in all respects (or in all respects except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such Additional Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes). Such Additional Notes may be consolidated and form a single series with the 2.200% Notes and have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the 2.200% Notes.
Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this 2.200% Note at the office or agency designated and maintained by the Company for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture, a new 2.200% Note for an equal aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.
The Company, the Trustee and any authorized agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the Holder in whose name this 2.200% Note is registered upon the books of the Company to be, and may treat such Holder as, the absolute owner of this 2.200% Note (whether or not this 2.200% Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof (and premium, if any) and interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any authorized agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Security, or because of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, or against any past, present or future stockholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.
This 2.200% Note is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
This 2.200% Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture.
The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto
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IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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the within 2.200% Note of Ally Financial Inc. and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
___________________________________________________ attorney to transfer said 2.200% Note on the books of the within-named Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ____________
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| NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. | ||
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Exhibit 5.1
[Letterhead of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP]
November 2, 2021
Ally Financial, Inc.,
500 Woodward Ave., Floor 10,
Detroit, Michigan 48226.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) of $750,000,000 principal amount of 2.200% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Securities”) of Ally Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), we, as your counsel, have examined such records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.
Upon the basis of such examination, it is our opinion that the Securities constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
In rendering the foregoing opinion, we are expressing no opinion as to Federal or state laws relating to fraudulent transfers and we are not passing upon, and assume no responsibility for, any disclosure in any registration statement or any related prospectus or other offering material relating to the offer and sale of the Securities.
The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We have relied as to certain factual matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and other sources believed by us to be responsible, and we have assumed that the Indenture under which the Securities were issued has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee thereunder, that the Securities conform to the specimens thereof examined by us, that the Trustee’s certificates of authentication of the Securities have been manually signed by one of the Trustee’s authorized officers, and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to us under the heading “Validity of Securities” in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Securities, dated October 26, 2021. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP |