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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 5, 2010
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-32630
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(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (904) 854-8100
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2.):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 5, 2010, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (the Company) completed the public offering of
$300 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.60% Notes due 2017 (the Notes). The offer and
sale of the Notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the
Companys effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-147391) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 14, 2007 (the Registration Statement)
and were offered pursuant to the prospectus supplement dated April 30, 2010, to the prospectus
dated November 14, 2007 (together, the Prospectus), which forms part of the Registration
Statement.
The sale of the Notes was made pursuant to the terms of an Underwriting Agreement dated April 30,
2010 (the Underwriting Agreement) between the Company and Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1
thereto. The Underwriting Agreement includes the terms and conditions of the offer and sale of the
Notes, indemnification and contribution obligations and other terms and conditions customary in
agreements of this type.
The Notes were issued under an Indenture (the Base Indenture), dated as of December 8, 2005,
between the Company (formerly known as Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.) and The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A. (now known as The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.) as Trustee
(the Trustee), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 6, 2006,
between such parties (the First Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture,
the First Amended Indenture), and by a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 5, 2010,
between such parties (the Second Supplemental Indenture, and, together with the First Amended
Indenture, the Indenture). The Second Supplemental Indenture amends provisions of the First
Amended Indenture relating to limitations on liens incurred by the Company and occurrences that
would constitute events of default under the Indenture. The Second Supplemental Indenture does
not affect the terms of securities issued under the First Amended Indenture prior to May 5, 2010.
The Notes, and certain specific terms of the Notes, were established by an officers certificate
under the Indenture (the Officers Certificate).
The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equal in right of payment with the
Companys existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. Interest on the Notes
accrues at a rate of 6.60% per annum and is payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year,
commencing November 15, 2010. The Notes mature on May 15, 2017. The terms of the Notes are further
described in the Prospectus.
The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes were approximately $297.3 million, after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company
will use the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding borrowings under its revolving
credit facility, without a corresponding reduction in the commitment thereunder. The Company may
reborrow the amount repaid at any time, subject to compliance with the credit agreement. Certain
affiliates of the underwriters are agents and/or lenders under the revolving credit facility.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement, Second Supplemental Indenture, Officers
Certificate and Notes is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the
Underwriting Agreement, Second Supplemental Indenture, Officers Certificate and form of Note,
respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference and are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1,
4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively. The foregoing description of the Base Indenture and the First
Supplemental Indenture is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the
Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture, respectively, which were filed with the SEC as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and
Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 24, 2006, respectively,
and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement dated April 30, 2010 between Fidelity National
Financial, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in
Schedule 1 thereto. |
4.1
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Second Supplemental Indenture, dated May 5, 2010, between Fidelity
National Financial, Inc. (formerly known as Fidelity National Title
Group, Inc.), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.) as trustee. |
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Officers Certificate pursuant to the Indenture, dated May 5, 2010. |
4.3
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Form of 6.60% Note due 2017 (included as Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.2 above). |
5.1
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Opinion of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. |
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Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
23.1
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Consent of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (Included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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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.
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FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
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/s/ Anthony J. Park
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Anthony J. Park |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: May 5, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement dated April 30, 2010 between Fidelity National
Financial, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in
Schedule 1 thereto. |
4.1
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Second Supplemental Indenture, dated May 5, 2010, between Fidelity
National Financial, Inc. (formerly known as Fidelity National Title
Group, Inc.), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
(formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.) as trustee. |
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Officers Certificate pursuant to the Indenture, dated May 5, 2010. |
4.3
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Form of 6.60% Note due 2017 (included as Exhibit B to Exhibit 4.2 above). |
5.1
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Opinion of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. |
12.1
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Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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Consent of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (Included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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Exhibit 1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
$300,000,000
6.60% Senior Notes due 2017
Underwriting Agreement
April 30, 2010
Banc of America Securities LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o Banc of America Securities LLC
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
c/o J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), proposes to
issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the
Underwriters), for whom you are acting as Representatives (the
Representatives), the respective amounts set forth in such Schedule 1 of $300,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Companys 6.60% Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes).
The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of December 8, 2005 (the Base
Indenture), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as succeeded by
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), as
supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of January 6, 2006 (the First
Supplemental Indenture), to the Base Indenture and a second supplemental indenture, to be
dated as of the Closing Date (the Second Supplemental Indenture and, together with the
Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), to the Base
Indenture. Certain terms of the Notes will be established pursuant to an Officers Certificate (as
defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of the Base Indenture. The Notes will be
issued in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company
(DTC), pursuant to a Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations, to be dated on or before
the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2 below) executed by the Company and received and accepted
by DTC.
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the
purchase and sale of the Notes, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (collectively, the
Securities Act), a registration statement (File No. 333-147391), including a base
prospectus (the Base Prospectus) relating to the registration of certain securities
described therein, including the Notes. Such registration statement, as amended at the time it
became effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C
under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its
effectiveness, is referred to herein as the Registration Statement; and as used
herein, the term Preliminary Prospectus means any preliminary prospectus supplement to
the Base Prospectus that describes the Notes and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing
of the final prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus, and the term Prospectus means
the final prospectus supplement, together the Base Prospectus, that is first filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (or made available upon request of
purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales
of the Notes. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act (the Rule 462 Registration Statement), then any reference
herein to the term Registration Statement shall be deemed to include such Rule 462
Registration Statement. Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of
the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference 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 any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the
Exchange Act) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus.
At or prior to the Applicable Time (as defined below), the Company had prepared the following
information (the Pricing Disclosure Package): a Preliminary Prospectus dated April 29,
2010 and each free-writing prospectus (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act)
listed on Annex B hereto.
Applicable Time means 11:30 a.m., New York City time, on April 30, 2010.
2. Purchase of the Notes by the Underwriters.
(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Notes to the several Underwriters as provided in
this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and
not jointly, to purchase from the Company the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth
opposite such Underwriters name in Schedule 1 hereto at 99.272% of the principal amount of the
Notes.
(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the
Notes as soon after the execution of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is
advisable, and initially to offer the Notes on the terms set forth in the Prospectus. The Company
acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Notes to or through any affiliate
of an Underwriter.
(c) Payment for the Notes shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the
account specified by the Company to the Representatives at the offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
at 1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067 at 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on
May 5, 2010, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the
fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing.
The time and date of such payment for the Notes is referred to herein as the Closing
Date.
Payment for the Notes shall be made against delivery to the Representatives for the respective
accounts of the several Underwriters of the Notes to be purchased on such date with any transfer
taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Notes duly paid by the Company. Delivery of the
Notes shall
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be made through the facilities of DTC unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct. The
certificates for the Notes will be made available for inspection and packaging by the
Representatives at the office of DTC or its designated custodian not later than 1:00 P.M., New York
City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the
capacity of an arms length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of
Notes contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and
not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person.
Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is 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.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to
each Underwriter that:
(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus included in the
Pricing Disclosure Package, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with
the Securities Act, and no Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to
any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to
any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section
7(b) hereof.
(b) Pricing Disclosure Package. The Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time did
not, and as of the Closing Date will 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; provided, that the Company makes
no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by
such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Pricing Disclosure Package,
it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists
of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than
the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, used, authorized, approved or
referred to and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication
(as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation
of an offer to buy the Notes (each such communication by the Company or its agents and
representatives (other than a communication referred to in clause (i) below) an Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to
Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) the
documents listed on Annex B hereto, each electronic road show and any other
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written communications approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will
be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to
the extent required thereby), does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus as of the Applicable Time, and when taken
together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, such
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and as of the Closing Date will 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;
provided, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any
statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus
in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the
Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only
such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in
Section 7(b) hereof.
(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an automatic shelf
registration statement as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with
the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of
the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto
pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission, and
no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company
or related to the offering of the Notes has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of
the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment
thereto, the Registration Statement and any such post-effective amendment complied and will comply
in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Trust Indenture
Act), and did not and will 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; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement
thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will 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; provided,
that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to (i) that part of the
Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1)
of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in
writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and
agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package, when they were filed with the
Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of
such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package, when such documents are
filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Exchange Act and will not
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contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements (including the related notes thereto) of
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as
applicable, and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the
changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and any supporting schedules included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the
information required to be stated therein; the other financial information included or incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has
been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and
presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby; and the pro forma financial
information and the related notes thereto, if any, included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been prepared in
accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as
applicable, and the assumptions underlying such pro forma financial information are reasonable and
are set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the
Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than the
issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options and warrants described as
outstanding in, and the grant of options and awards under existing equity incentive plans described
in, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), short-term debt
or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any
kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or
any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in
or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity,
results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii)
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement
(whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that is material to the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that
is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor
any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material
to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire, explosion, flood
or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or
any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority,
except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus.
(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries listed on Exhibit
21.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the
Significant Subsidiaries) have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do
business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease
of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all
power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the
businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial
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position, stockholders equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under this
Agreement (a Material Adverse Effect). The Company does not own or control, directly or
indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity that would be a Significant Subsidiary
(as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X) other than the Significant Subsidiaries.
(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading
Capitalization; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and
validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any
pre-emptive or similar rights; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without
limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or
exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind
relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such
convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock
of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and all the outstanding
shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly,
by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable
and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge,
encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third
party.
(j) Stock Options. With respect to the stock options (the Stock Options) granted
pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the
Company Stock Plans), (i) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option under Section 422 of the Code (as defined below) so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Stock
Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by
its terms to be effective (the Grant Date) by all necessary corporate action, including,
as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and
authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of
votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed
and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of
the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or
requirements, including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and any other exchange on which
Company securities are traded, and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the financial statements (including the related
notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Companys filings with the Commission in accordance with
the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is
no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or
otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of
material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or
prospects.
(k) Due Authorization. The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be
taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly taken.
(l) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company.
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(m) Authorization of the Indenture. The Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and
the Second Supplemental have been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and have been duly
authorized; the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture have been and the Second
Supplemental will be, on or prior to the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company;
when the Second Supplemental Indenture is executed and delivered by the Company (and assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee), the Indenture will
constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(n) Authorization of the Notes. The Notes to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company
are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized by the Company for
issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture and, at the Closing Date, will have
been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the
Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor pursuant to this Agreement,
will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(o) Description of the Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriting Agreement conforms in all
material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(p) Description of the Notes and the Indenture. The Notes and the Indenture conform in all
material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Registration Statement, Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(q) Accuracy of Statements in Prospectus. The statements made in the Registration Statement,
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions (A) Description of the Notes, (B)
Description of Debt Securities, (C) Underwriting, and (D) Certain United States Federal Income
Tax Considerations, in each case, insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the legal
matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present and summarize, in all
material respects, such matters or documents.
(r) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries is
(i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default,
and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a
default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any
of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) 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 clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation
that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement,
the issuance and sale of the Notes and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below)
under, or result in the
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creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the
Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is bound or
to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is
subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar
organizational documents of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or (iii) result in
the 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 clauses (i) and (iii)
above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default or Debt Repayment Triggering Event that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a
Debt Repayment Triggering Event means any event or condition which gives, or with the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other
evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holders behalf) issued by the Company, the
right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than the requirement under the Companys credit
facility to apply the proceeds from the offer and sale of the Notes contemplated hereby as
described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under
the heading Use of Proceeds).
(t) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or
qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is
required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance
and sale of the Notes and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except (i) for the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act and the qualification of the
Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, (ii) as may be required under the rules and regulations of
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the FINRA) and (iii) such consents,
approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under
applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by
the Underwriters.
(u) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory
investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is or may be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings
are threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory
authority or threatened by others; and (i) there are no current or pending legal, governmental or
regulatory actions, suits or proceedings that are required under the Securities Act to be described
in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that are not so
described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii)
there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that are required under the
Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that are not so filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(v) Independent Accountants. KPMG LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to
the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the
Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the
Securities Act.
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(w) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple (in the case of real property) to, or have valid and marketable
rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property and assets that are
material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that
(i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the
Company and its subsidiaries or (ii) could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Title to Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate
rights to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including
trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information,
systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently
conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and the conduct of their respective businesses will not
conflict in any material respect with any such rights of others. The Company and its subsidiaries
have not received any notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or conflict with any
such rights of others in connection with its patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and know-how, which could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders,
customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by
the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not
so described in such documents and in the Pricing Disclosure Package.
(z) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be required to register as
an investment company or an entity controlled by an investment company within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (collectively, the Investment Company Act).
(aa) Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign
taxes and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof; and except as
otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be,
asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or
assets that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(bb) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses,
certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and
filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory
authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the
conduct of their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in
the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such
license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license,
certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
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(cc) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened,
and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the
employees of any of its or its subsidiaries principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) Compliance with ERISA. (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), for which the Company
or any member of its Controlled Group (defined as any organization which is a member of a
controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code)) would have any liability (each, a Plan) has been maintained in
compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and
regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, except for noncompliance that could
not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii)
no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code,
has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or
administrative exemption that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the
Company or its subsidiaries; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section
412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, as applicable, has been satisfied (without taking into account any waiver
thereof or extension of any amortization period) and is reasonably expected to be satisfied in the
future (without taking into account any waiver thereof or extension of any amortization period);
(iv) the fair market value of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits
accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan); (v) no
reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur that either has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in material
liability to the Company or its subsidiaries; (vi) neither the Company nor any member of the
Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of
ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the PBGC, in the ordinary course and
without default) in respect of a Plan (including a multiemployer plan, within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); and (vii) there is no pending audit or investigation by the Internal
Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
other governmental agency or any foreign regulatory agency with respect to any Plan that could
reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or its subsidiaries. None of
the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (x) a material increase in the
aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans by the Company or its
subsidiaries in the current fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries compared to the amount
of such contributions made in the Company and its subsidiaries most recently completed fiscal
year; or (y) a material increase in the Company and its subsidiaries accumulated post-retirement
benefit obligations (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106)
compared to the amount of such obligations in the Company and its subsidiaries most recently
completed fiscal year.
(ee) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that
complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
the Commissions rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such
information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out
evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule
13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
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(ff) Accounting Controls. 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
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, including, but not limited to, internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with managements general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded
accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no material
weaknesses in the Companys internal controls. The Companys auditors and the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which
have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys
internal controls over financial reporting.
(gg) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective
properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which
insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect the
Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital
improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such
insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from
similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
(hh) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or
acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political
activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
(ii) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries
are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and
reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended,
the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, 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 knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(jj) Compliance with OFAC. 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
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its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC); and the Company
will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Notes hereunder, or lend,
contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or
other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject
to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
(kk) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the
Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no Significant Subsidiary of the Company is
currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it
is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other
distribution on such subsidiarys capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances
to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiarys properties or
assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.
(ll) No Brokers Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any
contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give
rise to a valid claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any Underwriter for a
brokerage commission, finders fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the
Notes.
(mm) No Registration Rights. Except for rights, if any, of LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
(LFG) pursuant to that certain amended and restated Stock Purchase Agreement by and
between the Company and LFG, no person has the right to require the Company or any of its
subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing
of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Notes.
(nn) No Stabilization. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed
to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of
the price of the Notes.
(oo) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a
reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(pp) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has
caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included in the
Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is not based on or
derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(qq) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to
the knowledge of the Company, any of the Companys directors or officers, in their capacities as
such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations
promulgated in connection therewith (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), including Section 402
related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(rr) Status under the Securities Act. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any
post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or any offering
participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act)
of the Notes and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an ineligible issuer, and is
a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
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(ss) Insurance Subsidiary Statements. For each of the insurance subsidiaries of the Company
chartered as an insurance company under state law (the Insurance Subsidiaries), the
Company has provided access to true, correct and complete copies of the statutory financial
statements for each such Insurance Subsidiary for the years 2006 through 2009. All such statements
shall be referred to as Insurance Subsidiary Statements; the Insurance Subsidiary
Statements present fairly in all material respects, on a consistent basis and in accordance with
practices prescribed or permitted by the appropriate regulatory agencies of each state in which the
Insurance Subsidiary Statements have been filed or may be required to be filed, the financial
position at the end of each such referenced period and results of each such Insurance Subsidiarys
operations for each such referenced period; the exhibits and schedules included in the Insurance
Subsidiary Statements are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the subject
Insurance Subsidiary and the Insurance Subsidiary Statements comply in all material respects with
applicable regulatory requirements; and each of the Company and the Insurance Subsidiaries
maintains its books and records in accordance with, and is otherwise in compliance with, the
applicable Insurance Laws (as defined in Section 3(tt) below), except where the failure to so
maintain its books and records or be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(tt) Insurance Laws. Each of the Insurance Subsidiaries is duly licensed as an insurer or
reinsurer, as the case may be, under the insurance laws and the rules, regulations and
interpretations of the insurance regulatory authorities thereunder (collectively, the
Insurance Laws) of each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its existing business as
described in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus requires such licensing, except for
such jurisdictions in which the failure to be so licensed would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company and
the Insurance Subsidiaries has made all required filings under applicable holding company statutes
or other Insurance Laws in each jurisdiction where such filings are required, except for such
jurisdictions in which the failure to make such filings would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company and
the Insurance Subsidiaries has all other necessary authorizations, approvals, orders, consents,
certificates, licenses, permits, registrations and qualifications of and from all insurance
regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective existing businesses as described in
the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and all of the foregoing are in full force and
effect, except where the failure to have such authorizations, approvals, orders, consents,
certificates, permits, registrations or qualifications or their failure to be in full force and
effect would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect; none of the Company and the Insurance Subsidiaries has received any notification
from any insurance regulatory authority or other governmental authority in the United States or
elsewhere to the effect that any additional material authorization, approval, order, consent,
certificate, permit, registration or qualification is needed to be obtained by either the Company
or the Insurance Subsidiaries to conduct its existing business as described in the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and except as otherwise described in the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, no insurance regulatory authority has issued any order or decree
impairing, restricting or prohibiting the payment of dividends by the Company or any of the
Insurance Subsidiaries.
(uu) Reinsurance. All reinsurance treaties, reinsurance contracts and reinsurance agreements
to which the Company or any of its Insurance Subsidiaries is a party are in full force and effect,
and none of the Company or any of its Insurance Subsidiaries is in violation of, or in default in
the performance, observance or fulfillment of, any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
contained therein, except where the failure to be in full force and effect and except where any
such violation or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect; none of the Company or any of its Insurance Subsidiaries has received any notice from any
of the other parties to such treaties, contracts or agreements which are material to its business
that such other party intends not to perform in any material respect such treaty, contract or
agreement; and the Company and its Insurance Subsidiaries have no
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reason to believe that any of the parties to such treaties, contracts or agreements will be
unable to perform such treaty, contract, agreement or arrangement, except where such
non-performance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(vv) Reserves. Except as described in the Registration Statement the Pricing Disclosure
Package and the Prospectus, none of the Company or any of its Insurance Subsidiaries have made any
material changes in their insurance reserving practices during the last two years.
4. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each
Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within
the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act,
will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under the
Securities Act; will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements
required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery
of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Notes; and will furnish
copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously
delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the
business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives
may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fee for this offering within the time
period required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso
therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, (i) to the Representatives,
one signed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in
each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a
conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto
(without exhibits) and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies
of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by
reference therein and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) as the Representatives may reasonably
request. As used herein, the term Prospectus Delivery Period means such period of time after the
first date of the public offering of the Notes as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a
prospectus relating to the Notes is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered
but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Notes by any Underwriter
or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements, Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before preparing, using,
authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before
filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company
will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not prepare, use, authorize,
approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed
amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object in a timely manner.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and
confirm such advice in writing, (i) when the Registration Statement has become effective; (ii) when
any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (iii) when any
supplement to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment to the
Prospectus has been filed; (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any
comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the
Commission for any additional
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information; (v) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus,
any of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (vi) of the occurrence
of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Pricing
Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the
Pricing Disclosure Package or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser,
not misleading; (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to
the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule
401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (viii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with
respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Notes for offer and sale in any jurisdiction
or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its
reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of
the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Notes
and, if any such order is issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Ongoing Compliance. (1) If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur
or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would
include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the
Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or
supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters
thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and
furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate such
amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when
the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply
with law and (2) if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition
shall exist as a result of which the Pricing 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 the light of the circumstances existing when the
Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to
amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with law, the Company will immediately
notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file
with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as
the Representatives may designate such amendments or supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package
as may be necessary so that the statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or
supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Pricing Disclosure
Package is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Pricing Disclosure Package will
comply with law.
(f) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Notes for offer and sale under the
securities or Blue Sky laws (including insurance securities laws) of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as
required for distribution of the Notes; provided, that the Company shall not be required to
(i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent
to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such
jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(g) Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and
the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of
Section
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11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a
period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring
after the effective date (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.
(h) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities. During the period commencing on the
date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent
of the Representatives (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the
Representatives), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell,
pledge, transfer or establish an open put equivalent position within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h)
under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file
any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any debt securities of the
Company similar to the Notes or securities exchangeable for or convertible into debt securities
similar to the Notes (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Notes).
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes as
described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under
the heading Use of Proceeds.
(j) No Stabilization. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed
to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of
the price of the Stock.
(k) Reports. So long as the Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the
Representatives, as soon as they are available, copies of all reports or other communications
(financial or other) furnished to holders of the Notes, and copies of any reports and financial
statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange or
automatic quotation system; provided, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such
reports and financial statements to the Representatives to the extent they are filed on the
Commissions Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.
(l) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good
faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission
in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees
that:
(a) It has not used, authorized use of, referred to or participated in the planning for use
of, and will not use, authorize use of, refer to or participate in the planning for use of, any
free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use
of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than
(i) a free writing prospectus that contains no issuer information (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2)
under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in
the Preliminary Prospectus or a previously filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex B or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c)
above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such
underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus
referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus).
(b) It has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any free
writing prospectus that contains the final terms of the Notes unless such terms have previously
been
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included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; provided, that
Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex C hereto without the consent
of the Company; provided, further, that any Underwriter using such term sheet shall notify
the Company, and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Company, prior to, or substantially
concurrently with, the first use of such term sheet.
6. Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to
purchase the Notes on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the
Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional
conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule
401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened
by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely
filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with
Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been
complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date;
and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(c) No Downgrade. 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
Notes or any debt securities or preferred stock of, or guaranteed by, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries that are rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such
term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (ii)
no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has
changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Notes or any such debt securities or
preferred stock (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g)
hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Pricing
Disclosure Package (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding
any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives
makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Notes
on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(e) Officers Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing
Date, a certificate of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and
one additional senior executive officer of the Company who is satisfactory to the Representatives
on behalf of the Company (i) confirming that such officers have carefully reviewed the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such
officers, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii)
confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true
and correct and that the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on
its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, and (iii) to the
effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.
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(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, KPMG LLP shall
have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective
dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily
included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements
and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; provided, that the letter delivered
on the Closing Date shall use a cut-off date no more than three business days prior to such
Closing Date.
(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsels for the Company. Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, counsel for
the Company, and Michael L. Gravelle, in-house counsel for the Company shall have furnished to the
Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated
the Closing Date, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Representatives.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall
have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Sullivan & Cromwell
LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may
reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may
reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(i) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule,
regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign
governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date prevent the issuance or
sale of the Notes; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have
been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Notes.
(j) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date
satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries in their
respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing as foreign entities in such other
jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any
standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such
jurisdictions.
(k) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to
the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably
request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without
limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or
proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that
arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
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necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any issuer information
filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or any Pricing
Disclosure Package, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any
Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished
by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in subsection (b) below.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration
Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in
paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise
out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission
made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished
to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus or any Pricing Disclosure Package, it being understood and agreed upon that the
only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the
Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the concession and reallowance figures
appearing in the fifth paragraph and the information concerning short selling and purchasing
contained in the ninth and tenth paragraphs under the caption Underwriting.
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or
regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in
respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such
person (the Indemnified Person) shall promptly notify the person against whom such
indemnification may be sought (the Indemnifying Person) in writing; provided,
that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it
may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially
prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and
provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not
relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under
paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an
Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying
Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not,
without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent
the Indemnified Person in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel
related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have
the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the
expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person
shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a
reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the
Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it
that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the
named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the
Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same
counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interest between them. It is
understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or
related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be
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liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local
counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or
reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates,
directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing
by Banc of America Securities LLC and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its
officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company shall be
designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person 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 Person agrees to indemnify each
Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested
that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as
contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any
proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30
days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person
shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date
of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified
Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought
hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release
of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does
not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on
behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is
unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of
indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person 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 Notes 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 Notes and the
total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith,
in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate
offering price of the Notes. 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.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro
rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or
by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result
of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above 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.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required
to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Notes exceeds the
amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The
Underwriters obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to
their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and
shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person
at law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution
and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the
Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited
on or by any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market,
the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade;
(ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any
exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking
activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall
have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any
calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the
Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with
the offering, sale or delivery of the Notes on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner
contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
10. Defaulting Underwriter.
(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Notes
that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their
discretion arrange for the purchase of such Notes 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 Notes, then
the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons
satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Notes on such terms. If other
persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Notes 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 Registration Statement and the Prospectus or
in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement and 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 Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this
Section 10, purchases Notes that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Notes of a defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in
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paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remain unpurchased on the
Closing Date does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be
purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting
Underwriter to purchase the aggregate principal amount of Notes that such Underwriter agreed to
purchase hereunder on such date plus such Underwriters pro rata share (based on the aggregate
principal amount of Notes that such Underwriter agreed to purchase on such date) of the Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes that remain unpurchased on the Closing
Date exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, 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 Section 10 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 set forth in Section 11
hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in
effect.
(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.
11. Payment of Expenses.
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this
Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident
to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs
incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Notes and any taxes
payable in connection therewith; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing
under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, any Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including all exhibits,
amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the fees and expenses of
the Companys counsel and independent accountants; (iv) the fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the registration or qualification of the Notes under the state or foreign
securities or blue sky laws (including insurance securities laws) of such jurisdictions as the
Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky
Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (v) the cost
of preparing global Notes; (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Notes; (vii) the
fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any
counsel to such parties); (viii) all fees and expenses of the Company in connection with approval
of the Notes by DTC for book-entry transfer; (ix) all expenses and application fees incurred in
connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the FINRA; and (x) all expenses
incurred by the Company in connection with any road show presentation to potential investors.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9, (ii) the Company for any reason
fails to tender the Notes for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to
purchase the Notes 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.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and
directors and any
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controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or
shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or
in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Notes from any
Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made
by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate
delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Notes and shall remain
in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made
by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise
expressly provided, the term affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act; (b) the term business day means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or
required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term subsidiary has the meaning set forth in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by
the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives
shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of
telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o Banc of
America Securities LLC, One Bryant Park, NY1-100-18-03, New York, NY 10036, Facsimile:
646-855-5958, Attention: High Grade Transaction Management/Legal and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 Fax: 212-834-6081; Attention High Grade Syndicate
Desk. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 601
Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32204, Attn: General Counsel, Fax: 904-357-1005.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts
delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any
consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(f) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not
intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of
this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
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Very truly yours,
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
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/s/ Michael L. Gravelle
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Michael L. Gravelle |
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The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the
Representatives as of the date first above written.
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BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto.
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Banc of America Securities LLC
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Vice President |
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
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Vice President |
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SCHEDULE 1
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Aggregate |
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Principal |
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Amount of |
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Notes to be |
Underwriters |
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Purchased |
Banc of America Securities LLC |
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105,000,000 |
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
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105,000,000 |
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Barclays Capital Inc. |
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30,000,000 |
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U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. |
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30,000,000 |
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
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30,000,000 |
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Total |
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300,000,000 |
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Annex A-1
[FORM OF U.S. COMPANY COUNSEL OPINION]
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Annex A-2
[FORM OF U.S. COMPANY COUNSEL LETTER]
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Annex A-3
[FORM OF COMPANY GENERAL COUNSEL OPINION]
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Annex B
ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES
Final Term Sheet dated April 30, 2010.
ANNEX C
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Dated April 30th , 2010
Registration Statement No. 333-147391
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
$300 MILLION 6.60% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017
FINAL TERM SHEET
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Issuer:
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
Ratings*:
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Baa3 (stable) (Moodys)/BBB- (neg) (S&P) |
Security Type:
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Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes |
Offering Format:
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SEC Registered |
Principal Amount:
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$300,000,000 |
Issue Price:
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99.897% |
Underwriting Discount:
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0.625% |
Gross Proceeds to Issuer:
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$297,816,000 |
Trade Date:
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April 30, 2010 |
Settlement Date:
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May 5, 2010 (T + 3) |
Maturity Date:
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May 15, 2017 |
Denominations:
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$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof |
Coupon:
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6.60% |
Interest Payment Dates:
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Semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year,
commencing on November 15, 2010 |
Record Dates:
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May 1 and November 1 |
Treasury Benchmark:
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3 1/4% due March 2017 |
Treasury Price:
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100-26 |
Treasury Yield:
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3.118% |
Spread to Treasury Benchmark:
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350 basis points |
Re-offer Yield
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6.618% |
Optional Redemption:
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At any time, in whole or in part, until maturity subject
to a make-whole amount calculated using a discount rate
of Treasury plus 50 basis points |
CUSIP / ISIN:
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31620RAC9 / US31620RAC97 |
Joint Book-Running Managers:
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Banc of America Securities LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
Co-Managers:
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Barclays Capital Inc.
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
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Ratings may be changed, suspended or withdrawn at any time and are not a recommendation to
buy, hold or sell any security. The ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by
Moodys or S&P. Each of the security ratings above should be evaluated independently of any other
security rating. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and a preliminary prospectus
supplement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and the preliminary
prospectus supplement in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this
offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange
Commissions website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any
dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and preliminary
prospectus supplement if you request it by calling Banc of America Securities LLC, toll-free at
(800) 294-1322, or J.P.Morgan Securities Inc., collect at (212) 834-4533.
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Exhibit 4.1
Second Supplemental Indenture
Second Supplemental Indenture (the Second Supplemental Indenture),
dated as of May 5, 2010, between Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (formerly known as Fidelity
National Title Group, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the Company), and The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), a
national banking association (the Trustee).
Whereas, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Indenture (the Original
Indenture), dated as of December 8, 2005, pursuant to which the Company may issue securities
from time to time;
Whereas, the Company and the Trustee entered into a First Supplemental Indenture (the
First Supplemental Indenture, and the Original Indenture, as amended by the First
Supplemental Indenture, the First Amended Indenture, and the First Amended Indenture, as
amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), dated as of January 6,
2006, which amended certain provisions on the Original Indenture;
Whereas, on November 9, 2006, the Company changed its corporate name from Fidelity
National Title Group, Inc. to Fidelity National Financial, Inc.;
Whereas, the Company desires to make certain additional amendments to the provisions
of the First Amended Indenture pursuant to Section 8.1(5) thereof, which amendments shall not apply
to any Outstanding Security issued prior to the date hereof; and
Whereas, all things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company have been done.
Now, Therefore, for and in consideration of the premises, it is mutually covenanted
and agreed as follows:
Section 1. Section 5.1(4) of the First Amended Indenture is hereby amended by
replacing the entire text of such subsection with the following:
(4) default under the Companys indebtedness (other than Securities of such series) in the
payment by the Company, when due, of an aggregate principal amount of such indebtedness exceeding
one hundred million Dollars ($100,000,000), or default under any such indebtedness (other than
Securities of such series) which results in such indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount
exceeding one hundred million Dollars ($100,000,000) becoming or being declared due and payable
prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, in each case without
such acceleration having been rescinded or annulled, or such indebtedness having been paid in full,
or there having been deposited into trust a sum of money sufficient to pay in full such
indebtedness, within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of such default or breach (which
notice shall state that such notice is a Notice of Default under this Indenture) to the Company
(by registered or certified mail) by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee (in each case by
registered or certified mail) by Holders of at least twenty five
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percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series;
Section 2. Section 1.1 of the First Amended Indenture is hereby amended by inserting
the following definition immediately after the definition of Credit Agreement therein:
Covered Subsidiaries means any present or future Subsidiary of the Company, the
consolidated total assets of which, determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal
quarter of the Company ended at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of determination,
for which fiscal quarter internal financial statements are available and have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in
effect on the last day of such fiscal quarter, constitute at least fifteen percent (15%) of
the Companys total consolidated assets, and any successor to any such Subsidiary whose
consolidated total assets likewise satisfy such requirement; provided, however, that Covered
Subsidiaries shall in no event include any Subsidiary of the Company that is not itself an
insurance company or the direct or indirect owner of one or more subsidiaries that is an
insurance company.
Section 3. Section 9.8 of the First Amended Indenture is hereby amended by replacing
the entire text of such section with the following:
Section 9.8. Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and the Company shall not
permit any of its Covered Subsidiaries to, incur, assume or guarantee any Debt secured by a Lien on
any Voting Stock issued by any of the Companys Covered Subsidiaries, unless the Outstanding
Securities of each series are, for so long as such Debt is so secured, secured by such Voting Stock
equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Debt; provided, however, that this Section 9.8 shall
not apply to (i) Liens existing at the time a corporation or other entity becomes a Covered
Subsidiary or any renewal, extension or replacement, in whole or in part, of any such Liens; (ii)
Liens on shares of subsidiaries that are not Covered Subsidiaries; or (iii) any series of
Securities at any time when no Securities of such series are Outstanding. Each Lien, if any,
granted, pursuant to this Section 9.8, to secure any Securities shall automatically and
unconditionally be deemed to be released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Lien
whose existence caused such Securities to be required, by this Section 9.8, to be so secured,
provided such Lien is not then otherwise required, by this Section 9.8, to so secure such
Securities.
Section 4. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Section
1, Section 2 or Section 3 apply to any Outstanding Security issued prior to the date hereof. It
is expressly understood that the Company intends to establish, after the execution, delivery and
effectiveness of this Second Supplemental Indenture, a new series of Securities under the Indenture
titled 6.60% Senior Notes due 2017.
Section 5. The Indenture, as amended hereby, is in all respects ratified and
confirmed, and the terms and conditions thereof, as amended hereby, shall be and remain in full
force and effect.
Section 6. The recitals contained in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be
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taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee shall have no liability or
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
Section 7. THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES
OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE
REQUIRED THEREBY.
Section 8. This Second Supplemental Indenture may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument.
Section 9. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture.
[The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture
to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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/s/ Anthony J. Park
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Anthony J. Park |
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Senior Vice President, Legal |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 4.2
CERTIFICATE OF
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
AND
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 1.2, 2.1, 3.1 AND 3.3
OF THE INDENTURE
MAY 5, 2010
The undersigned, Anthony J. Park and Michael L. Gravelle, do hereby certify that they are the
duly appointed and acting Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, respectively, of Fidelity National Financial,
Inc. (formerly known as Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the
Company). Whereas the Company has determined to issue, offer and sell a newly
established series of Securities (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) to the public, at
an initial public offering price equal to 99.897% of the principal amount of such Securities, in an
underwritten public offering, subject to underwriting discounts and commissions equal to 0.625% of
the principal amount of such Securities, each of the undersigned also hereby certifies in the
capacities set forth above, pursuant to Sections 1.2, 2.1, 3.1 and 3.3 of the Indenture (the
Base Indenture), dated as of December 8, 2005, between Fidelity National Title Group,
Inc. (as predecessor in interest to the Company) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (now
known as The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee, as amended by the First
Supplemental Indenture (the First Supplemental Indenture), dated as of January 6, 2006,
between such parties, and by the Second Supplemental Indenture (the Second Supplemental
Indenture, and the Base Indenture, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture and the
Second Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), dated as of the date hereof (and
heretofore executed and delivered), between such parties, that:
A. The Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by such Board
of Directors (a copy of such resolutions being attached hereto as Exhibit A), has
authorized the undersigned to take such action as is necessary to establish such new series of
Securities to be issued under the Indenture, and to determine and establish the form and terms
thereof, and the undersigned, pursuant to the Indenture, hereby establish such new series with the
terms set forth below in this clause A and elsewhere in this Certificate:
1. The title of the Securities of the series is 6.60% Senior Notes due 2017 (the
Notes), CUSIP number 31620RAC9.
2. The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes which may be
authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and
delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes
pursuant to Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 8.6 or 10.7 of the Indenture, and except as provided in
the last sentence of Section 3.1(c) of the Indenture) is three hundred million Dollars
($300,000,000). The limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes may be increased
by the Company without the consent of the holders of any outstanding Notes.
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3. The date on which the principal of the Notes is payable, unless the Notes are
theretofore accelerated or redeemed pursuant to the Indenture, shall be May 15, 2017. The
Notes shall bear no premium.
4. The rate at which the Notes shall bear interest shall be 6.60% per annum. Interest
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and shall be
payable semi-annually in arrears in accordance herewith and with the Indenture.
5. Interest on the Notes shall accrue on the principal amount from, and including, the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for or, if no interest has been
paid, from, and including, the date hereof, in each case to, but excluding, the next
Interest Payment Date or May 15, 2017, as the case may be.
6. The Interest Payment Dates of the Notes shall be May 15 and November 15 of each
year. The initial Interest Payment Date shall be November 15, 2010. The Regular Record
Date corresponding to any Interest Payment Date occurring on May 15 shall be the immediately
preceding May 1, and the Regular Record Date corresponding to any Interest Payment Date
occurring on November 15 shall be the immediately preceding November 1. Interest payable on
the Notes on an Interest Payment Date shall be payable to the persons in whose name the
Notes are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such Interest
Payment Date, except that interest payable on May 15, 2017 shall be payable to the persons
to whom principal is payable on such date; provided, however, that Defaulted Interest shall
be payable as provided in the Indenture.
7. The Place of Payment where the principal of and interest on the Notes shall be
payable is at the agency of the Trustee maintained for that purpose at the office of The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21W, New York, New
York 10286; provided, however, that payment of interest, other than on May 15, 2017, may be
made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address of the person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Register; and provided further that the
Depository, or its nominee, as holder of Notes in global form, shall be entitled to receive
payments of interest and principal by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
8. Article 10 of the Indenture shall apply to the Notes.
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The Notes shall be redeemable, at the option of the Company, at
any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a Redemption Price, payable
in cash, equal to the greater of: (x) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes
to be redeemed; and (y) the sum of the present values of the remaining (as of
the Redemption Date for such redemption) scheduled interest and principal
payments on the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed (excluding interest
accrued to such Redemption Date), discounted to such Redemption Date on a
semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months)
at the applicable Treasury Yield plus fifty (50) basis points, in each case
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provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record
Date for the Notes and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, then
the payment of interest becoming due on such Interest Payment Date shall be
payable, on such Interest Payment Date, to the Holder of record at the close
of business on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price shall not
include unpaid interest that has accrued to, but excluding, such Redemption
Date. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company except as provided
in the immediately preceding sentence. The Notes shall not be redeemable at
the election of any Holder, except to the extent that the principal of, and
interest on, the Notes may be accelerated in accordance with Article 5 of
the Indenture. |
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inserted in Section 1.1 of the Indenture: |
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Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury
security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity
comparable to the remaining term of the Notes and 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
the remaining term of the Notes. |
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Comparable Treasury Price of a Comparable Treasury Issue means,
with respect to any Redemption Date: (x) the average of the bid and the
asked prices for such Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed as a percentage
of its principal amount, at 4:00 p.m. on the third (3rd) Business Day
preceding such Redemption Date, as set forth on Telerate Page 500, or such
other page as may replace Telerate Page 500; or (y) if Telerate Page 500, or
any successor page, is not displayed or does not contain bid and asked
prices for such Comparable Treasury Issue at that time, the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by the Trustee for such
Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, or, if the Trustee is unable to obtain at least
four (4) such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by the Trustee. |
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Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury
Dealers, or its successor, selected by the Company or, if it is unwilling or
unable to select the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent
investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Trustee
and reasonably acceptable to the Company. |
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Reference Treasury Dealers means Banc of America Securities LLC
and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (or their respective successors) and three
(3) other primary U.S. government securities dealers in New York City
selected by Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities |
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Inc. (each, a Primary Treasury Dealer). If any of the foregoing
ceases to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute another
Primary Treasury Dealer in its place. |
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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each
Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the Notes, the
average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the
Comparable Treasury Issue for the Notes, expressed in each case as a
percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the Trustee by such
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third
(3rd) Business Day preceding such Redemption Date. |
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Treasury Yield means, with respect to any Redemption Date
applicable to the Notes, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual
equivalent yield to maturity, computed as of the third (3rd) Business Day
immediately preceding such Redemption Date, of the Comparable Treasury
Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed as a
percentage of its principal amount, equal to the applicable Comparable
Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. |
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For purposes of the Notes, (i) the phrase equal to the minimum
authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple
thereof in Section 10.3 of the Indenture shall be replaced with the phrase
equal to any authorized denomination for Securities of that series; (ii) the
phrase in such manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in
Section 10.3 of the Indenture shall be replaced with the phrase on a pro rata
basis or by any other method the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; (iii) the
phrase the Redemption Price in Section 10.4(2) shall be replaced with the
phrase the Redemption Price and the aggregate principal amount to be redeemed
pursuant to such redemption; and (iv) the clause , and (unless the Redemption
Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) interest accrued to the Redemption Date
on, in Section 10.5 of the Indenture shall be deleted. |
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Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be
redeemed shall, on the applicable Redemption Date, become due and payable at
the Redemption Price therein specified (subject to the Companys obligation,
if applicable, to pay, on the Interest Payment Date that occurs on, or
immediately following, such Redemption Date, unpaid interest on such
Securities that has accrued to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date),
and from and after such Redemption Date (unless the Company shall default in
the payment of the Redemption Price or, if applicable, such interest) such
Securities shall cease to be Outstanding or to bear interest. Upon
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accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at
the Redemption Price; provided, however, that, unless otherwise specified as
contemplated by Section 3.1, installments of interest on Registered
Securities whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date
shall, without duplication, be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or
one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of
business on the relevant record date according to their terms and this
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9. There shall be no obligation of the Company to redeem or purchase the Notes pursuant
to any sinking fund or analogous provisions, or to repay any of the Notes prior to May 15,
2017 at the option of a Holder thereof. Article 11 of the Indenture shall not apply to the
Notes.
10. The Notes shall be issued in fully registered form as Registered Securities (and
shall in no event be issuable in the form of Bearer Securities) in denominations of two
thousand Dollars ($2,000) or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of
one thousand Dollars ($1,000). The Notes shall be denominated, and all payments thereon
shall be made, in Dollars.
11. The principal amount of the Notes shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration
of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Indenture, and the Notes shall not
constitute an Original Issue Discount Security.
12. Article 4 of the Indenture shall apply to the Notes. For purposes of the Notes,
each occurrence of the phrase Sections 7.1, 9.4 (other than the Companys obligation to
maintain its corporate existence), 9.8 and 9.10 in Section 4.5 of the Indenture shall be
replaced with the phrase Sections 7.1, 9.4 (other than the Companys obligation to maintain
its corporate existence), 9.6, 9.8, 9.9 and 9.10.
13. No Additional Amounts shall be payable on or in respect of the Notes.
14. The Notes shall initially be issued in global form. The Depository Trust Company
shall be the initial Depository for the Notes. The Notes shall be transferred only in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3.5 of the Indenture. Beneficial interests in
Notes issued in global form shall be exchangeable for certificated Securities representing
such Notes only in the circumstances set forth in the seventh (7th) paragraph of Section 3.5
of the Indenture.
15. For purposes of the Notes, amounts deposited pursuant to Section 4.1 of the
Indenture may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture, consist of cash,
Government Obligations or a combination of cash and Government Obligations, in each case on
the same basis on which the Company is permitted, pursuant to Section 4.6(a) of the
Indenture, to deposit cash, Government Obligations or a combination of cash and Government
Obligations to effect a defeasance or covenant defeasance.
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16. For purposes of the Notes, the following sentence shall be inserted at the end of
the first paragraph of Section 1.6 of the Indenture: For avoidance of doubt, notice to any
Holder(s) of any Security that is issued in global form and registered in the name of a
Depository or a nominee thereof shall be sufficient in all respects if given in compliance
with the rules, policies, procedures, practices or instructions of such Depository.
17. For avoidance of doubt, (i) the phrase accrued interest in Section 5.2 of the
Indenture refers to accrued and unpaid interest; and (ii) the phrase interest upon
installments of interest in Section 5.2(1) of the Indenture refers to interest upon overdue
installments of interest.
18. For purposes of the Notes, the following sentences shall be inserted at the end of
Section 9.6 of the Indenture: For avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be
required to deliver to, or file with, the Trustee any material for which the Company is
seeking, or has received, confidential treatment from the Commission. For purposes of this
Section 9.6, each document or other report of the Company that is filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
shall be deemed to be delivered to, and filed with, the Trustee (and, if applicable, the
Holders) if such document or report is so filed through the Commissions EDGAR or IDEA
database (or any successor thereto).
19. For purposes of the Notes, the phrase a Default in payment on the Securities of
any series in Section 6.6 shall be replaced with the phrase a Default with respect to
Securities of any series (other than a Default in payment on Securities of such series).
B. The form of the global Security representing the Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
C. The Notes shall be initially issued on the date hereof.
D. The Trustee is appointed as the initial Registrar and Paying Agent.
E. For avoidance of doubt, the Second Supplemental Indenture has been executed and delivered,
and has become effective, prior to the execution and delivery of this Certificate, the
establishment of the series constituting the Notes and the execution, authentication and delivery
of the Notes, and the Notes shall be subject to the Second Supplemental Indenture.
F. The foregoing form and terms of the Notes have been established in conformity with the
provisions of the Indenture.
G. The undersigned have read the provisions of Sections 3.1 and 3.3 of the Indenture and the
definitions relating thereto and the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company
delivered herewith and have examined the form of global Security representing the Notes. Each of
the undersigned certifies that, in his opinion, (i) he has made such examination or investigation
as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not all conditions
precedent provided in the Indenture relating to the establishment, authentication
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and delivery of the series of Securities under the Indenture designated as the Notes in this
Certificate have been complied with; and (ii) all such conditions precedent have been complied
with.
H. The undersigned, by execution of this Certificate, hereby certify that attached hereto as
Exhibits A and B, respectively, are (i) copies of resolutions duly adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company on April 21, 2010 pursuant to which the issuance of the Notes has
been approved and the authority to set and establish the terms of the Notes in this Certificate and
pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 3.1 of the Indenture has been granted to the undersigned; and (ii) the
form of global Security representing the Notes as approved by the undersigned.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings ascribed
to them in the Indenture.
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In Witness Whereof, each of the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the date
first set forth above.
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EXHIBIT A
[RESOLUTIONS]
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF 6.60% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2017
THIS SECURITY IS IN GLOBAL FORM WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY
SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER,
EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH
OTHER NAME AS IS 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.
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CUSIP No.: 31620RAC9 |
6.60% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2017
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede &
Co., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of three hundred million Dollars ($300,000,000)
on May 15, 2017.
Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15, with the first Interest Payment Date to be
November 15, 2010
Regular Record Dates: May 1 and November 1
Authenticated: May 5, 2010
Dated: May 5, 2010
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Certificate of Authentication
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, certifies that this is
one of the Securities of the series described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
6.60% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2017
1. INTEREST. Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Company), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate
of 6.60% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year (each,
an Interest Payment Date), commencing on November 15, 2010, until the principal is paid
or made available for payment. Interest on this Security will accrue from, and including, the most
recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for or, if no interest has been paid, from,
and including, the date hereof, in each case to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date or
May 15, 2017, as the case may be. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of
twelve 30-day months.
2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on this Security (except defaulted
interest, if any, which shall be paid on such special payment date as may be fixed in accordance
with the Indenture referred to below) to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of
business on the May 1 or November 1 immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date,
except that interest payable on May 15, 2017 shall be payable to the persons to whom principal is
payable on such date. A holder must surrender this Security to a Paying Agent to collect principal
payments. The Company shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States that at the
time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.
3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,
shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change or appoint any Paying Agent,
Registrar or co-Registrar without notice. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying
Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar.
4. INDENTURE. The Company issued this Security under the Indenture (the Base
Indenture), dated as of December 8, 2005, between Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. (as
predecessor in interest to the Company) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (now known as
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee, as amended by the First Supplemental
Indenture (the First Supplemental Indenture), dated as of January 6, 2006, between such
parties, and by the Second Supplemental Indenture (the Second Supplemental Indenture, and
the Base Indenture, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental
Indenture, the Indenture), dated as of May 5, 2010, between such parties. The terms of
this Security were established pursuant to an Officers Certificate, dated May 5, 2010 (the
Establishing Officers Certificate), which modifies certain provisions of the Indenture
for purposes of this Security. The terms of this Security include those stated in the Indenture
(as modified by the Establishing Officers Certificate), those made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) and those set forth in the
Establishing Officers Certificate. This Security is subject to all such terms, and Holders are
referred to the Indenture, the TIA and the Establishing Officers Certificate. The Company will
provide a copy of the Indenture and the Establishing Officers Certificate, without charge, upon
written request to the Company sent to 601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204,
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Attention: Corporate Secretary. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have
the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
5. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder or Holders of this Security shall be treated
as owners of it for all purposes.
6. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. This Security is redeemable, at the option of the Company, at any
time in whole, or from time to time in part, at a Redemption Price, payable in cash, equal to the
greater of: (x) 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed; and (y) the sum of the present values
of the remaining (as of the Redemption Date for such redemption) scheduled interest and principal
payments on this Security (or the portion hereof) to be redeemed (excluding interest accrued to
such Redemption Date), discounted to such Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Yield plus fifty (50) basis
points, in each case plus unpaid interest that has accrued to, but excluding, such Redemption Date;
provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date for this Security
and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, then the payment of interest becoming due on
such Interest Payment Date shall be payable, on such Interest Payment Date, to the Holder of record
hereof at the close of business on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price shall not
include unpaid interest that has accrued to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. This Security
shall not be redeemable by the Company except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence.
This Security shall not be redeemable at the election of any Holder, except to the extent that the
principal of, and interest on, this Security may be accelerated in accordance with Article 5 of the
Indenture.
For purposes of determining the Redemption Price, the following definitions are applicable:
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected
by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of
this Security and 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 the remaining term of this Security.
Comparable Treasury Price of a Comparable Treasury Issue means, with respect
to any Redemption Date: (x) the average of the bid and the asked prices for such Comparable
Treasury Issue, expressed as a percentage of its principal amount, at 4:00 p.m. on the third
(3rd) Business Day preceding such Redemption Date, as set forth on Telerate Page 500, or
such other page as may replace Telerate Page 500; or (y) if Telerate Page 500, or any
successor page, is not displayed or does not contain bid and asked prices for such
Comparable Treasury Issue at that time, the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations obtained by the Trustee for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and
lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or, if the Trustee is unable to obtain
at least four (4) such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations obtained by the Trustee.
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Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, or
its successor, selected by the Company or, if it is unwilling or unable to select the
applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of
national standing appointed by the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Reference Treasury Dealers means Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc. (or their respective successors) and three (3) other primary U.S.
government securities dealers in New York City selected by Banc of America Securities LLC
and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (each, a Primary Treasury Dealer). If any of the
foregoing ceases to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute another
Primary Treasury Dealer in its place.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference
Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for this Security, the average, as determined by the
Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue for this Security,
expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to the
Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third
(3rd) Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
Treasury Yield means, with respect to any Redemption Date applicable to this
Security, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity, computed
as of the third (3rd) Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date, of the
Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed as
a percentage of its principal amount, equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for
such Redemption Date.
7. LEGAL HOLIDAYS. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated
Maturity or Maturity of this Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then
(notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or of this Security), payment of principal or
interest need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next
succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on such
date; provided that no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after
such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or Maturity, as the case may be.
8. UNCLAIMED MONEY. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, if money for the payment of
principal or interest remains unclaimed for two (2) years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay
the money back to the Company at its request, and thereafter Holders entitled to the money shall,
as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability
of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the
Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or this Security may
be amended or supplemented with the consent of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Holders affected by the amendment. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or this
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Security to, among other things, cure certain ambiguities or correct certain mistakes or to
create another series of Securities and establish its terms.
10. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default set forth in Sections 5.1(1), (2), (3), (4),
(5) and (6) of the Indenture apply to this Security.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Outstanding securities of the same series as this
Security occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of all Outstanding securities of the same series as this Security, by written
notice to the Company (and, if given by the Holders, to the Trustee), may declare the principal of
and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the aggregate principal amount of all Outstanding
securities of the same series as this Security to be due and payable, and upon any such
declaration, such principal and interest, if any, shall be immediately due and payable.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to this Security has been
made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee
as provided in the Indenture, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all
Outstanding securities of the same series as this Security, by written notice to the Trustee, may
rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences as provided, and subject to satisfaction of
the conditions set forth, in the Indenture.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all Outstanding securities of the
same series as this Security, by written notice to the Trustee, may waive, on behalf of all Holders
of such securities, any past Default or Event of Default with respect to such securities and its
consequences except (a) a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or
interest on, any such security or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which,
pursuant to the Indenture, cannot be amended or modified without the consent of each Holder of each
affected Outstanding security of the same series as this Security. Upon any such waiver, such
Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have
been cured.
11. AMOUNT UNLIMITED. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated
and delivered under the Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in
one or more series. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of this
Security, issue additional Securities of the series of which this Security is a part on
substantially the same terms and conditions as those of this Security.
12. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. Subject to the TIA, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make
loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its affiliates, and may
otherwise deal with the Company or its affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.
13. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of
the Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under this Security or the
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
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obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting this Security, waives and releases
all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of this
Security.
14. DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE. The Indenture contains certain provisions pertaining to discharge
and defeasance.
15. AUTHENTICATION. This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate
of authentication on the other side of this Security.
16. GOVERNING LAW. This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York.
17. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= custodian), and
U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
If you, as Holder of this Security, want to assign this Security, fill in the form below: I or
we assign and transfer this Security to:
(Insert assignees social security or tax ID number)
(Print or type assignees name, address, and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint:
as agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another
to act for him/her.
Date:
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(Your signature must correspond with the name
as it appears upon the face of this Security
in every particular without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever and be
guaranteed by a guarantor institution
participating in the Securities Transfer
Agents Medallion Program or in such other
guarantee program acceptable to the Trustee)
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY
The following exchanges of a part of this global Security for an interest in another global
Security or for Securities in certificated form, have been made:
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Exhibit 5.1
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Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
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fax +1 212 259 6333 |
May 5, 2010
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel for Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Company), in connection with the sale to the underwriters (the Underwriters) named in Schedule
1 to the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 30, 2010, between Banc of America Securities LLC and
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as Representatives of the Underwriters, and the Company (the
Underwriting Agreement), by the Company of $300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its
6.60% Senior Notes due 2017 (the Securities) pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement.
The Securities are being issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of December 8, 2005 (the Base
Indenture), between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., now known as The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by the
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 6, 2006, between such parties (the First
Supplemental Indenture) and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 5, 2010, between
such parties (the Second Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture and the
First Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture).
The offer and sale of the Securities is being made pursuant to the Registration Statement (the
Registration Statement) on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-147391), relating to the Securities and
other securities, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act),
including the prospectus supplement, dated April 30, 2010 (the Prospectus Supplement), filed by
the Company with the Commission on April 30, 2010. This opinion is being furnished in connection
with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
We have examined (a) the Registration Statement; (b) the Prospectus Supplement; (c) an executed
copy of the Underwriting Agreement; (d) a copy of a certificate, dated May 5, 2010, representing
the Securities; (e) an executed copy of the Indenture; and (f) such records of the
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
May 5, 2010
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corporate
proceedings of the Company as we have deemed necessary as the basis for the opinions expressed
herein. In addition, we have examined the originals (or copies certified or otherwise identified
to our satisfaction) of such other agreements, instruments, certificates, documents and records and
have reviewed such questions of law and made such inquiries as we have deemed necessary or
appropriate for the purposes of the opinions rendered herein.
In such examination, we have assumed, without inquiry, the legal capacity of all natural persons,
the genuineness of all signatures on all documents examined by us, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents
submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of
such originals. We have also assumed that the books and records of the Company have been maintained
in accordance with proper corporate procedures. As to any facts material to our opinion, we have,
when the relevant facts were not independently established, relied upon the documents referred to
in clauses (a) through (f) and the aforesaid other agreements, instruments, certificates, documents
and records, as well as upon statements and certificates of officers and other representatives of
the Company and others and of public officials. We have assumed that such statements, and that the
representations in such documents, agreements, instruments, certificates and records, are and will
continue to be true and complete without regard to any qualification as to knowledge or belief.
With your permission, for purposes of the opinion expressed herein, we have assumed that the
Trustee has the power and authority to authenticate the certificate representing the Securities.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and
assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that the issuance of the Securities has been duly
authorized by the Company, the certificate representing the Securities has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and, when the certificate representing the Securities has been
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the
Securities have been delivered by the Company to the Underwriters against payment therefor in
accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company and will be enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
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transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors generally and to general equitable principles (regardless of whether such
principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
The opinion expressed herein is limited in all respects to the laws of the State of New York and
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and no opinion is expressed with respect to
the laws of any other jurisdiction or any effect which such laws may have on the opinion expressed
herein. This opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be
inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.
This opinion letter is rendered as of the date hereof based upon the facts and law in existence on
the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this opinion letter to reflect any
circumstances that may come to our attention after the date hereof with respect to the opinion and
statements set forth above, including any changes in applicable law that may occur after the date
hereof.
We consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K to be filed in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities, which will be
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement and to the
use of our name under the caption Legal Matters contained in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving
our consent, we do not thereby concede that we come within the category of persons whose consent is
required by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
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Exhibit 12.1
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges Calculation
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Add: fixed charges |
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Interest expense and amortization of
debt discount and debt issuance costs |
|
$ |
7.1 |
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|
$ |
11.8 |
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$ |
36.7 |
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$ |
58.6 |
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$ |
52.9 |
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|
$ |
210.0 |
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|
$ |
172.3 |
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Estimated interest component of rent expense |
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|
11.7 |
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|
13.8 |
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50.5 |
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45.5 |
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54.1 |
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74.1 |
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68.7 |
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Total fixed charges |
|
$ |
18.8 |
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|
$ |
25.6 |
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|
$ |
87.2 |
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|
$ |
104.1 |
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$ |
107.0 |
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$ |
284.1 |
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$ |
241.0 |
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Total earnings and fixed charges |
|
$ |
61.7 |
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$ |
24.5 |
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$ |
432.1 |
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|
$ |
(175.6 |
) |
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$ |
292.3 |
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|
$ |
1,225.6 |
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$ |
1,530.3 |
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Ratio of
earnings to fixed charges |
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|
3.3 |
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|
1.0 |
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5.0 |
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(1.7 |
) |
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2.7 |
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4.3 |
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6.3 |
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Rent expense |
|
$ |
35.5 |
|
|
$ |
41.9 |
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|
$ |
153.1 |
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|
$ |
138.0 |
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|
$ |
163.9 |
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|
$ |
224.4 |
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|
$ |
208.3 |
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(1) |
|
Adjusted earnings are defined as earnings before provision for income tax and discontinued
operations and excluding undistributed earnings and losses from
investments in unconsolidated affiliates and
noncontrolling interests, and fixed charges. |