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Underwriting Agreement Summary
p)
*
q)
r)
*
(breach) Sigma fails to perform or observe any of its obligations under
Underwriting Agreement;
(change in management) a change in the positions of Sigma's CEO or
CFO or the board of directors of Sigma occurs or is announced (other than
as disclosed in the Offer Materials);
(notifications):
i.
ii.
iii.
v)
an application is made by ASIC for an order under Part 9.5 of the
Corporations Act in relation to the Offer Materials or the Entitlement w)
Offer and any such application become public or is not withdrawn
within 3 business days after being made or before the institutional
settlement date or retail settlement date;
ASIC commences, or gives notice of an intention to hold, any
investigation or hearing in relation to the Entitlement Offer or any of
the Offer Materials and any such steps become public or are not
withdrawn within 3 business days after being made, or before the
institutional settlement date or retail settlement date; or
ASIC prosecutes or commences proceedings against or gives notice
of an intention to prosecute or commence proceedings against
Sigma in relation to the Entitlement Offer and any such proceedings
become public or are not withdrawn within 3 business days after
being made, or before the institutional settlement date or retail
settlement date;
(prosecution) * any of the following occurs:
s)
i.
ii.
t)
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iii.
a director or proposed director of Sigma is charged with an
indictable offence in relation to any financial or corporate matter;
any government agency commences any proceedings against
Sigma or any director in their capacity as a director of Sigma, or
announces that it intends to take such action and any such
proceedings become public or are not withdrawn within 3 business
days after being made, or before the institutional settlement date or
retail settlement date; or
any director or proposed director of Sigma is disqualified from
managing a corporation under any applicable law;
(insolvency of a Sigma group member) an insolvency event occurs in
respect of a member of the Sigma group (excluding Sigma) or there is an
act which has occurred or any omission made which would result in an
insolvency event occurring in respect of member of the Sigma group
(excluding Sigma);
(insolvency of Sigma) an insolvency event occurs in respect of Sigma or
there is an act which has occurred or any omission made which would
result in an insolvency event occurring in respect of Sigma;
(withdrawal) Sigma withdraws the Entitlement Offer or any part of the
Entitlement Offer, or indicates that it does not intend to, or is unable to
proceed with, the Entitlement Offer or any part of it;
(MIA):
i.
outcome of the Entitlement Offer (or a component of it), or the willingness of
investors to apply for, or to settle obligations to subscribe for, New Shares under
the Entitlement Offer.
If the Underwriter terminates its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement,
the Underwriter will be discharged from any of its obligations that remain to be
performed under the Underwriting Agreement. Termination of the Underwriting
Agreement by the Underwriter could have an adverse impact on proceeds
raised under the Entitlement Offer.
* there is a material amendment to the MIA, or a condition precedent
to performance of the parties' obligations under the MIA becomes Representations, warranties and undertakings
incapable of being satisfied and is not waived in accordance with the
terms of the MIA;
ii.
any party to the MIA does terminate or rescind the MIA; or
iii.
Sigma gives customary representations and warranties in connection with
(among other things) the Entitlement Offer. Sigma gives customary undertakings
the MIA becomes void or unenforceable or becomes incapable of, or to the Underwriter, including that (subject to certain exceptions) it will not issue
will not, complete in accordance with its terms;
(debt commitment letter):
x)
i.
* there is:
A.
B.
further equity securities and will conduct its business in the ordinary course for a
period of time following completion of the Entitlement Offer.
an amendment to the debt commitment letter that is materially Indemnity and release
adverse to an investor in the Entitlement Offer; or
a condition becomes or is likely to become in capable of being
satisfied in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter (and which
is not waived by the relevant person under the debt commitment
letter),
Subject to certain customary exclusions (including fraud, wilful misconduct or
gross negligence), Sigma has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter and certain
related persons (each an Indemnified Party) from losses suffered or incurred by
an Indemnified Party in connection with the Entitlement Offer or the Underwriting
in each case, other than with the consent of the Underwriter (such Agreement.
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
ii.
iii.
the debt commitment letter becomes void or unenforceable.
any party to the debt commitment letter does terminate or rescind Sigma also releases each Indemnified Party against claims made by Sigma in
the debt commitment letter; or
relation to the Entitlement Offer or the Underwriting Agreement except to the
extent of certain agreed carve outs related to the Underwriter's culpability for the
loss.
The ability of an Underwriter to terminate the Underwriting Agreement in respect
of the above termination events denoted with an asterisk (*) will depend on Underwriter fees
whether, the Underwriter has reasonable and bona fide grounds to believe, that
the event (i) will or could be reasonably expected to give rise to a liability of the The Underwriter will be paid the underwriting fees disclosed in the Appendix 3B
Underwriter or an affiliate of it under, or will or could be reasonably expected to lodged by Sigma today. Sigma must also reimburse the Underwriter for certain
give rise to the Underwriter contravening, or being considered to be in expenses (including legal expenses) incurred in connection with its role as
contravention of, any applicable law has; or (ii) has had or could be reasonably Underwriter.
expected to have a material adverse effect on the marketing, settlement orView entire presentation