EX-1.1 2 d565777dex11.htm FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT Form of Underwriting Agreement

Exhibit 1.1

                 Shares

NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.

(a Delaware corporation)

Common Stock

$0.01 par value

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

                    , 2014

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

as Representative of the several Underwriters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

New Residential Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), confirms its agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

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and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 9 hereof), for whom Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as representative (in such capacity, the “Representative”), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company, and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective numbers set forth in Schedule A of an aggregate of shares (the “Initial Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), at a purchase price to the Underwriters of $         per share, and with respect to the grant by the Company to the Underwriters of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of an additional                  shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”). The Company hereby confirms its agreement with                      (collectively, the “Management Purchasers”), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the direct purchase by the Management Purchasers, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective numbers set forth in Schedule A of an aggregate of                  shares (the “Management Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, at a purchase price to the Management Purchasers of $         per share.

The Initial Shares, together with all or any part of the Option Shares, are collectively hereinafter called the “Underwritten Shares.” The Underwritten Shares, together with the Management Shares, are collectively hereinafter called the “Shares.”

In addition, FIG LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Delaware and the manager of the Company (formerly known as Fortress Investment Group LLC) (the “Manager”), confirms its agreements with the Underwriters.

The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Underwritten Shares as soon as the Representative deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-191300), including the related preliminary prospectus or prospectuses, covering the registration of its offer and sale of Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430A (“Rule 430A”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the “1933 Act Regulations”) and Rule 424(b) (“Rule 424(b)”) of the 1933 Act Regulations. The information included in such prospectus that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it was declared effective by the Commission but that is deemed to be part of such registration statement at the time it was declared effective by the Commission pursuant to Rule 430A(b) is herein called the “Rule 430A Information.” Such registration statement, including the amendments thereto, the exhibits thereto and any schedules thereto, at the time it was declared effective by the Commission, and including the Rule 430A Information, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” Any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations is herein called the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement” and, after such filing, the term “Registration Statement” shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Each prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration

 

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Statement, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a “preliminary prospectus.” The final prospectus, in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Shares, is herein called the “Prospectus.” For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor system (“EDGAR”).

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties.

(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters, as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time (as hereinafter defined), the Closing Time (as hereinafter defined) and each Date of Delivery, if any (as hereinafter defined) (in each case, a “Representation Date”), as follows:

(i) Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto has been declared effective by the Commission under the 1933 Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the 1933 Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission or any other governmental or regulatory agency or body. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it was declared effective by the Commission, at the Closing Time or at any Date of Delivery, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Each preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of its issue date and at the time of any filing with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Each preliminary prospectus delivered by the Company to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Shares and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(ii) Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, at the Closing Time or at any Date of Delivery, contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. As of the Applicable Time, neither (A) the General Disclosure Package nor (B) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or

 

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supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission, at the Closing Time or at any Date of Delivery, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the General Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the only information so furnished shall be the Underwriter Information (as defined below).

As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:

“Applicable Time” means              [A.M.][P.M.] (Eastern time) on                     , 2014 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Underwriters.

“General Disclosure Package” means any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses issued prior to the Applicable Time, the preliminary prospectus dated , 2014 (i.e., the most recent preliminary prospectus distributed by the Underwriters to investors prior to the Applicable Time) and the information included on Schedule B hereto, all considered together.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), relating to the Shares (including any issuer free writing prospectus identified on Schedule C hereto) that (A) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (B) is a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission or (C) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Shares or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

“Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule C hereto.

“Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

(iii) No Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified.

 

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(iv) At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) of the Shares, and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 405”).

(v) Ernst & Young LLP, the accountants who have audited certain financial statements of the Company, the reports of which appear in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are independent registered public accountants as required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

(vi) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been no material adverse change in the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or other) or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business and since the date of the latest balance sheet included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred or undertaken any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, which are material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except for liabilities or obligations which are reflected in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(vii) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(viii) The Shares have, as of each Representation Date, been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not be subject to preemptive or other similar rights; and the Shares conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(ix) The amended and restated management and advisory agreement (the “Management Agreement”), dated as of August 1, 2013, between the Company and the Manager, has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equitable principles.

(x) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance, sale and

 

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delivery of the Shares to be issued, sold and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement do not and will not (A) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement, instrument, franchise, license or permit to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets may be bound and which is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, (B) violate or conflict with any provision of the charter, by-laws, limited liability company agreement or partnership agreement, as the case may be, of the Company or any of the subsidiaries listed on Schedule D hereto (the “Subsidiaries”) or (C) violate or conflict with any judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation of any court or any public, governmental or regulatory agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except, with respect to clauses (A) and (C), conflicts or violations that could not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (1) the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (collectively, a “Material Adverse Effect”) or (2) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(xi) The Company has no other significant subsidiaries (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) that are not set forth on Schedule D hereto.

(xii) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing, qualification, license or permit of or with any court or any public, governmental or regulatory agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, including the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares to be issued, sold and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, except (A) such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, state securities or Blue Sky laws or the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and (B) such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a (i) Material Adverse Effect or (ii) material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(xiii) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the authorized, issued and outstanding stock of the Company is as set forth in the latest balance sheet included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to reservations, employee benefit plans, dividend reinvestment plans or employee and director stock option plans referred to therein), and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are

 

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fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights that entitle or will entitle any person to acquire any Shares from the Company upon issuance thereof by the Company, except for such rights as may have been fully satisfied or waived prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

(xiv) The Company and each of the Company’s subsidiaries has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or real estate investment trust in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership, limited liability company or real estate investment trust in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties (owned, leased or licensed) or the nature or conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except for those failures to be so qualified or in good standing which will not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has all requisite power and authority, and all necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, qualifications, licenses and permits of and from all public, regulatory or governmental agencies and bodies (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”), to own, lease and operate their respective properties and conduct their respective businesses as are now being conducted and as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess any such Governmental Licenses would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and no such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification, license or permit contains a materially burdensome restriction not adequately disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(xv) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no legal or governmental proceeding to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject that could, singly or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened or contemplated by others.

(xvi) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates have taken nor will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which constitutes or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares (it being understood that the purchase of any Shares in this offering as described in the Prospectus shall not be deemed to constitute stabilization or manipulation of the price of the shares of Common Stock).

(xvii) The financial statements, including the notes thereto, and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated

 

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subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and cash flows and results of operations for the periods specified; except as otherwise stated in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved; and the financial statements, including the notes thereto, and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the information required to be stated therein.

(xviii) The pro forma financial statements, including the notes thereto, included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations with respect to pro forma financial statements and include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the pro forma financial position of the Company at the respective dates indicated and the results of operations for the respective periods specified. The assumptions used in preparing the pro forma financial statements provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions or events described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma columns therein reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the corresponding historical financial statement amounts. All historical financial statements and information and all pro forma financial statements and information required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations are included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, if any, regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the 1933 Act Regulations, to the extent applicable. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(xix) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, on the one hand, and any director, officer, stockholder, customer or supplier of the Company or any affiliate of the Company, on the other hand, which is required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus which is not so described or is not described as required. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(xx) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting and other controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (B)

 

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transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets, (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (D) the recorded accounting for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(xxi) No holder of securities of the Company has any rights to the registration of securities of the Company because of the filing of the Registration Statement or otherwise in connection with the sale of the Shares contemplated in this Agreement.

(xxii) The Company is not, and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not be, an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(xxiii) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects, except such liens, encumbrances and defects as are described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All assets held under lease by the Company or its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such assets by the Company or its subsidiaries, except where the invalidity or unenforceability of any such lease could not, singly or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxiv) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (A) there are no proceedings that are pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, orders, judgments, decrees, permits or other legal requirements of any governmental authority, including, without limitation, any international, foreign, national, state, provincial, regional, or local authority, relating to pollution, the protection of human health or safety, the environment, or natural resources, or to use, handling, storage, manufacturing, transportation, treatment, discharge, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”) in which a governmental authority is also a party, (B) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any material issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, including any pending or proposed Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants and (C) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries anticipate capital expenditures relating to Environmental Laws, except to the extent any such proceedings, compliance issues or capital expenditures could not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(xxv) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have accurately prepared and timely filed all federal, state and other tax returns that are required to be filed by it and have paid or made provision for the payment of all taxes, assessments, governmental or other similar charges, including without limitation, all sales and use taxes and all taxes which such entity is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to employees, creditors and third parties, with respect to the periods covered by such tax returns (whether or not such amounts are shown as due on any tax return), except, in all cases, for any such amounts that the Company is contesting in good faith and except in any case in which the failure to so file or pay would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. No deficiency assessment with respect to a proposed adjustment of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ federal, state, or other taxes is pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened which could reasonably be expected, singly or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no tax lien, whether imposed by any federal, state, or other taxing authority, outstanding against the assets, properties or business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than tax liens for taxes not yet due.

(xxvi) There are no contracts or other documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required.

(xxvii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (A) is in violation of its charter, by-laws, limited liability company agreement, certificate of limited partnership or partnership agreement, as the case may be, (B) is in default under, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of their properties or assets is subject or (C) is in violation in any respect of any statute or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental or regulatory agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except in the case of (B) or (C) above any violation or default that would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxviii) The Company and each of its subsidiaries own or possess adequate right to use all trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, know-how and other intellectual property (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 being conducted and as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to own or possess such right would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and have no reason to believe that the conduct of their respective businesses will conflict with, and have not received any notice of any claim of conflict with, any such right of others which claim, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or judgment, could, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(xxix) The Company does not have, and does not anticipate incurring any liabilities under, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “Code”).

(xxx) The statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources which the Company believes to be reliable and accurate.

(xxxi) Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2013, the Company will be organized and operated in conformity with, the requirements for qualification and taxation as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under the Code, and the Company’s proposed method of operation as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will enable it to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code, and no actions have been taken (or not taken which are required to be taken) which would cause such qualification to be lost.

(xxxii) The Company is in compliance with applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

(xxxiii) The Company has established and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act); the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” are reasonably designed to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1934 Act (the “1934 Act Regulations”), and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company required under the 1934 Act with respect to such reports.

(xxxiv) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (or persons fulfilling the equivalent function) have not been advised of (A) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data; or (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.

(xxxv) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

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(xxxvi) Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares, 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.

(xxxvii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder; and the Company, and its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance therewith.

(xxxviii) The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of the Shares contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of such offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, no 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 no Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by an Underwriter of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of such Underwriter and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

(xxxix) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable (x) financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, (y) money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, and rules and regulations thereunder and (z) related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any public, governmental or regulatory agency or body (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or public, governmental or regulatory agency 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 after reasonable inquiry, threatened.

 

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(xl) The Company has not directed the Underwriters to reserve Shares for purchase by any director, officer or employee of any of the Company or any third party. The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters to offer, Shares to any person with the intent to influence unlawfully any person to alter such person’s level or type of business with the Company.

(b) Representations and Warranties of the Manager. The Manager represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters as of each Representation Date as follows:

(i) The information concerning the Manager and its affiliates (other than the Company and its subsidiaries) included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

(ii) The Manager has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company and is in good standing under the laws of Delaware. The Manager is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties (owned, leased or licensed) or the nature or conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except for those failures to be so qualified or in good standing which will not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Manager has all requisite power and authority, and all necessary Governmental Licenses, to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to possess such Governmental Licenses will not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and no such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification, license or permit contains a materially burdensome restriction not adequately disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(iii) This Agreement and the Management Agreement have each been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Manager. The Management Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Manager, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equitable principles.

(iv) The Manager is not (A) in violation of its charter or limited liability company agreement or (B) in default under, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon, any property or assets of the Manager or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject or in violation in any respect of any statute or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental or regulatory agency or body having jurisdiction over the Manager or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except in the case of (B) above any default or event that would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(v) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no legal or governmental proceeding to which the Manager or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or of which any property of the Manager or any of its subsidiaries is the subject that could, singly or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Manager or any of its subsidiaries, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and to the best of the Manager’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened or contemplated by others.

(vi) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Manager of its obligations hereunder which have not been made or the failure of which to have been made, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(vii) The Manager is not prohibited by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder, from acting under the Management Agreement as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(c) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries delivered to the Representative or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

SECTION 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Shares.

(a) Initial Shares. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company, at the price per share set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement, that number of Initial Shares set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional number of Initial Shares which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 hereof, subject, in each case, to such adjustments among the Underwriters as the Representative in its sole discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional shares.

(b) Option Shares. In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties, and subject to the terms and conditions, herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional                 Shares at the purchase price set forth on the first page of this Agreement less the amount of any distribution payable with respect to an Initial Share but not payable with respect to an Option Share (for the avoidance of doubt, this language is meant to address the theoretical situation where the Initial Shares are entitled to a dividend but the Option Shares settle after the related record date, in which event the Underwriters will remit the amount of such dividend to holders of such Option Shares). The option hereby granted will expire 30 days after the date of this Agreement and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time which may be made in connection with the offering and distribution of the Initial

 

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Shares upon notice by the Underwriters to the Company setting forth the number of Option Shares as to which the Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time, date and place of payment and delivery for such Option Shares. Any such time and date of delivery (a “Date of Delivery”) shall be determined by the Underwriters but shall not be later than ten full business days, nor earlier than two full business days, after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to Closing Time, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Representative and the Company; provided that the Date of Delivery shall be the Closing Time if the exercise of said option shall occur prior to the Closing Time, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Representative and the Company. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Shares, each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total number of Option Shares then being purchased which the number of Initial Shares each such Underwriter has severally agreed to purchase as set forth in Schedule A hereto bears to the total number of Initial Shares, subject to such adjustments as the Representative in their discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional Shares.

(c) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Initial Shares shall be made at the office of Sidley Austin LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company, at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the third (fourth, if the pricing occurs after 4:30 P.M. (Eastern time) on any given day) business day following the date of this Agreement, or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called “Closing Time”). In addition, in the event that the option to purchase additional Shares described in (b) above is exercised by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for and delivery of the Option Shares shall be made at the above-mentioned offices of Sidley Austin LLP, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from the Representative to the Company. Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company against delivery to the Underwriters of the Shares to be purchased by them under this Agreement. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Management Shares shall be made at the Closing Time by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company, against delivery to the Management Purchasers of the Shares to be purchased by them.

(d) Registration. The certificates for, or other evidence of, the Underwritten Shares and Management Shares shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Representative or the Management Purchasers, as the case may be, shall request not later than two business days prior to the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. The certificates for, or other evidence of, the Shares shall be made available for inspection not later than 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the business day prior to the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, at the office of The Depository Trust Company or its designated custodian or as otherwise agreed with the Management Purchasers.

 

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SECTION 3. Covenants.

(a) Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter as follows:

(i) The Company, subject to Section 3(a)(ii), will comply with the requirements of Rule 430A, and will notify the Representative as soon as practicable (A) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective or any amendment or supplement to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall have been filed, (B) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (C) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or for additional information, (D) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement and (E) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Shares. The Company will effect all filings required under Rule 424(b) in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b). The Company will make every commercially reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order, prevention or suspension and, if any such order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof as soon as practicable.

(ii) The Company will give the Underwriters notice of its intention to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus from the Applicable Time to the completion of the distribution of the Shares within the meaning of the 1933 Act and will furnish the Underwriters with copies of any such amendment or supplement a reasonable amount of time prior to its proposed filing or use and will not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The Company will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Shares as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Shares is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 172”), would be) required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to (A) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser or (C) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly (X) give the Representative notice of such event, (Y) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to

 

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correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Representative with copies of any such amendment or supplement and (Z) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Representative or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(iii) The Company has furnished or will deliver upon request to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representative, without charge, upon request, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(iv) The Company has delivered to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company has furnished to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus, if any, as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies by the Underwriters for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Shares is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(v) The Company will cooperate with the Underwriters to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representative may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent or otherwise subject itself to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

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provisions of Rule 158 of the 1933 Act Regulations) covering a twelve month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s fiscal quarter next following the “effective date” (as defined in such Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.

(vii) The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Shares is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered by the 1933 Act in connection with sales of the Shares, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15 of the 1934 Act within the time period prescribed by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.

(viii) The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representative, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and each Underwriter agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Company and the Representative, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, in each case required to be filed with the Commission; provided, however, that prior to the preparation of the Prospectus, the Underwriters are authorized to use the information with respect to the final terms of the Shares in communications orally conveying information relating to the offering to investors. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Underwriters is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representative and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

(ix) During the period of 30 days from the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Representative, (a) issue, sell, offer or agree to sell, grant any option for the sale of, pledge, make any short sale or maintain any short position, establish or maintain a “put equivalent position” (within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the 1934 Act), enter into any swap, derivative transaction or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Common Stock (whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock, other securities, cash or other consideration) or otherwise dispose of, any Common Stock (or any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for Common Stock) or interest therein of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries, other than the Company’s

 

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sale of Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the Company’s issuance of Common Stock (i) upon the exercise of presently outstanding options, (ii) in connection with acquisitions by the Company or a subsidiary, and (iii) in connection with the grant, assignment and exercise of options under, or the issuance and sale of shares pursuant to, the New Residential Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time, as in effect on the date hereof or (b) file a registration statement under the 1933 Act registering offers or sales of shares of Common Stock (or any securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for Common Stock) or any interest in shares of Common Stock, except for a registration statement with respect to shares of Common Stock issuable under the New Residential Investment Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time, or other presently outstanding options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 30-day restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs or (2) prior to the expiration of the 30-day restricted period, the Company announces that it will issue an earnings release or becomes aware that material news or a material event will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 30-day restricted period, the restrictions imposed in this clause (i) shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, unless the Representative waives, in writing, such extension.

(x) The Company will use its best efforts to list the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

(xi) The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares as set forth under “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus.

(xii) The Company will use its best efforts to meet the requirements to qualify as a “real estate investment trust” under the Code for each of its taxable years for so long as the Board of Directors of the Company deems it in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders to remain so qualified.

(b) Covenant of the Manager. The Manager covenants and agrees with each Underwriter and with the Company that, during any time when a prospectus relating to the Shares is (or, but for the exception afforded in Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the 1933 Act in connection with sales of Shares, it shall notify the Underwriters and the Company of the occurrence of any material events respecting its activities, affairs or condition, financial or otherwise, if, but only if, as a result of any such event it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or counsel for the Company, to (i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend

 

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or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or (iv) amend or supplement an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct a conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or to make the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus not misleading in light of the circumstances prevailing at the time it was used, the Manager will forthwith supply such information to the Company as shall be necessary for the Company to prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or conflict or to make the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Representative with copies of any such amendment or supplement and file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Representative or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii) the reproduction and filing of this Agreement, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel and accountants, (v) the qualification of the Shares under securities laws and real estate syndication laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(a)(v), including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky Survey (if applicable); provided, however, that all such fees and disbursements shall not exceed $10,000, (vi) the reproduction and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of any Blue Sky Survey (if applicable), (vii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each preliminary prospectus, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and any costs associated with electronic delivery of any of the foregoing by the Underwriters to investors, (viii) the fees and expenses incurred with respect to the listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, (ix) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection with, the review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Shares (such counsel fees not to exceed $35,000) and (x) all travel expenses of the Company’s officers and employees and any other expense of the Company incurred in connection with attending or hosting meetings with prospective purchasers of the Shares (other than as shall have been specifically approved by the Underwriters to be paid for by the Underwriters). The Company also will pay or cause to be paid: (i) the cost of preparing stock certificates; (ii) the cost and charges of any transfer agent or registrar; and (iii) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 4. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section 4 and Section 6 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Shares by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers it may make.

 

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(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Section 8(a)(i) or the first clause of Section 8(a)(iii) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters, incurred in connection herewith.

SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Underwritten Shares pursuant to the terms hereof are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Manager herein contained as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time and the Closing Time, to the absence from any certificates, opinions, written statements or letters furnished to the Underwriters or to Sidley Austin LLP (“Underwriters’ Counsel”) pursuant to this Section 5 of any misstatement or omission to the performance by the Company or the Manager of their respective obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions:

(a) (i) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has been declared effective by the Commission and, at the Closing Time, (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the 1933 Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission or any other governmental or regulatory agency or body; and the Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information, (iii) a prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b) without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A, (iv) any material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under Rule 433 and (v) the Shares shall be approved for listing on or before the Closing Time in accordance with Section 3(a)(x), subject only to official notice of issuance.

(b) At the Closing Time the Underwriters shall have received the written opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Company and the Manager dated the Closing Time and based upon certificates containing certain factual representations and covenants of the Company, addressed to the Underwriters substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex I.

(c) All proceedings taken in connection with the sale of the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and to Underwriters’ Counsel, and the Underwriters shall have received from Underwriters’ Counsel a favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and such other related matters as the Underwriters may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to Underwriters’ Counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

 

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(d) At the Closing Time the Underwriters shall have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Time to the effect that (i) the condition set forth in subsection (a) of this Section 5 has been satisfied, (ii) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Time, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 1(a) hereof are accurate, in the case of representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, and accurate in all material respects, in the case of representations and warranties that are not so qualified, (iii) as of the Closing Time, the obligations of the Company to be performed hereunder on or prior thereto have been duly performed and (iv) subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries have not sustained any material loss or interference with their respective businesses or properties from fire, flood, hurricane, accident or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any legal or governmental proceeding, and there has not been any material adverse change, or any development involving a material adverse change, in the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except in each case as described in or contemplated by the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(e) At the Closing Time the Underwriters shall have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Manager, dated the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Time, the representations and warranties of the Manager set forth in Section 1(b) hereof are accurate, in the case of representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, and accurate in all material respects, in the case of representations and warranties that are not so qualified, (ii) as of the Closing Time, the obligations of the Manager to be performed hereunder on or prior thereto have been duly performed and (iii) subsequent to the date of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Manager and its subsidiaries taken as a whole that could reasonably be expected, singly or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) At the time this Agreement is executed, you shall have received a letter agreement from (i) the Manager and Fortress Operating Entity I L.P. (“FOE”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex II and (ii) each director, officer or related party of the Company or the Manager designated by you and listed on Schedule E hereto substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex III.

(g) At the time that this Agreement is executed and at the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received a comfort letter from Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accountants for the Company, dated, respectively, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Time, addressed to the Underwriters and in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel.

 

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(h) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section 3(a)(iv) hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses.

(i) The Company shall have furnished the Underwriters and Underwriters’ Counsel with such other certificates, opinions or other documents as they may have reasonably requested.

(j) In the event the Underwriters exercise the option to purchase additional Shares described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Shares, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Manager contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the Company or the Manager hereunder shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery (except those which speak as of a certain date, in which case as of such date), and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the Underwriters shall have received:

(i) A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, confirming that the certificate delivered at Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(d) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.

(ii) A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Manager, confirming that the certificate delivered at Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(e) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.

(iii) The favorable opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Company and the Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to Underwriters’ Counsel, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Shares and otherwise substantially to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.

(iv) The favorable opinion of Underwriters’ Counsel, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Shares and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof.

(v) A letter from Ernst & Young LLP, independent public accountants for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and dated such Date of Delivery, substantially the same in scope and substance as the letter furnished to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 5(h) hereof.

(k) If any condition specified in this Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time, which notice shall be confirmed in writing by the Underwriters as soon as reasonably practicable if so requested by the Company, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 11 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect pursuant to Section 11.

 

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SECTION 6. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act (each, an “Affiliate”), its selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in the General Disclosure Package, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company;

(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representative), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;

provided, however, that this indemnity provision shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, or in the General Disclosure Package, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). For purposes of this Agreement, the only information so furnished shall be the information in the third and eighth paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting” in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (collectively, the “Underwriter Information”).

 

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(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers. Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section 6, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, or in the General Disclosure Package, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, or in the General Disclosure Package, such preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). For purposes of this Agreement, the only information so furnished shall be the Underwriter Information.

(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (other than local counsel), reasonably approved by the indemnifying party (or by the Representative in the case of Section 6(b)), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at

 

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the expense of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

SECTION 7. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement 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) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, on the other hand, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Shares as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus.

The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if 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 which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting discount received by such Underwriter in connection with the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public.

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each Underwriter’s Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the number of Initial Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto.

SECTION 8. Termination.

(a) Termination; General. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Underwriters, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Shares or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares, or (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, or if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by said exchange or by such system or by order of the Commission, FINRA or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction, or (iv) if a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States, or (v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York authorities.

(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 8, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 10 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

 

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SECTION 9. Default by One or More of the Underwriters.

(a) If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall default in its or their obligation to purchase the Underwritten Shares pursuant to this Agreement, and if the Underwritten Shares with respect to which such default relates do not (after giving effect to arrangements, if any, made by the Representative pursuant to subsection (b) below) exceed in the aggregate 10% of the number of the Underwritten Shares, the Underwritten Shares to which the default relates shall be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters in proportion to the respective proportions which the numbers of the Underwritten Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto bear to the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite the names of the non-defaulting Underwriters.

(b) In the event that such default relates to more than 10% of the Underwritten Shares, the Representative may in their discretion arrange for themselves or for another party or parties (including any non-defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters who so agree) to purchase such Underwritten Shares, to which such default relates on the terms contained herein. In the event that within five calendar days after such a default the Representative do not arrange for the purchase of the Underwritten Shares to which such default relates as provided in this Section 9, this Agreement or, in the case of a default with respect to Option Shares, the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the Option Shares shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of the Company with respect thereto (except in each case as provided in Sections 4, 6 and 7 hereof) or the Underwriters, but nothing in this Agreement shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters of its or their liability, if any, to the other Underwriters and the Company for damages occasioned by its or their default hereunder.

(c) In the event that the Underwritten Shares to which the default relates are to be purchased by the non-defaulting Underwriters, or are to be purchased by another party or parties as aforesaid, the Representative or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time or Date of Delivery, as the case may be, for a period, not exceeding five business days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or in any other documents and arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which, in the opinion of Underwriters’ Counsel, may thereby be made necessary or advisable. The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any party substituted under this Section 9 with like effect as if it had originally been a party to this Agreement.

SECTION 10. Default by the Company. If the Company shall fail at the Closing Time to sell the number of Shares that it is obligated to sell hereunder, then this Agreement shall terminate without any liability on the part of any nondefaulting party; provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 1, 4, 6, 7 and 11 shall remain in full force and effect. No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve the Company from liability, if any, in respect of such default.

 

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Section 11. Survival of Representations and Agreements. All representations and warranties, covenants and agreements of the Underwriters, the Company and the Manager contained in this Agreement, including the agreements contained in Section 4, the indemnity agreements contained in Section 6 and the contribution agreements contained in Section 7, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling person thereof or by or on behalf of the Company or the Manager, any of their respective officers, directors, partners or members or any controlling person thereof, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Shares to and by the Underwriters. The representations contained in Section 1 and the agreements contained in this Section 11 and Sections 4, 6 and 7 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement, including termination pursuant to Section 5 or 9 hereof.

SECTION 12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: General Counsel, Facsimile: (212) 816-7912; and notices to the Company or the Manager shall be directed as follows: c/o Fortress Investment Group, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, Attention: Cameron D. MacDougall, Secretary, with a copy to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 4 Times Square, New York, New York 10036-6522, Attention: Richard Aftanas; provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 6 shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its acceptance facsimile to you, which address will be supplied to any other party hereto by you upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof.

SECTION 13. Parties. This Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company and the Manager and the controlling persons, directors, officers, employees and agents referred to in Sections 6 and 7, and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of or by virtue of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. The term “successors and assigns” shall not include a purchaser, in its capacity as such, of Shares from any of the Underwriters.

SECTION 14. GOVERNING LAW AND TIME. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

 

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LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

SECTION 15. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company and the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 17. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 18. Time is of the Essence. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. As used herein, the term “business day” shall mean any day when the Commission’s office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company, the Manager and the Management Purchasers a counterpart hereof, whereupon this Agreement, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Underwriters, the Company, the Manager and the Management Purchasers in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORP.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
FIG LLC,

solely with respect to Sections 1(b), 3(b), 5(f), 5(j)(ii), 10 and 12

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby

confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

For itself and as Representative of the several Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto.

 

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby

confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

[Management Purchasers]
By:  

 

  Name:

 

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