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{DOCUMENT} {TYPE}EX-4.4 {SEQUENCE}3 {FILENAME}a2063623zex-4_4.txt {DESCRIPTION}EXHIBIT 4.4 {TEXT} {Page} EXHIBIT 4.4
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT COVERING SUCH SECURITIES, THE SALE IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT, OR THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, STATING THAT SUCH SALE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.
VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. (CALIFORNIA TIME) ON THE WARRANT EXPIRATION DATE OR, IF NOT A BUSINESS DAY, AT 5:00 P.M. (CALIFORNIA TIME) ON THE NEXT FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY.
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, Bain & Company, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Holder") is entitled to purchase one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Common Stock (the "Warrant Shares") of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at the price of fourteen dollars and forty-five cents ($14.45) (the "Warrant Price"), subject to adjustments and all other terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.
1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Acquisition" means any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, any reorganization, consolidation, or merger of the Company where the holders of the Company's securities before the transaction beneficially own less than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction, or any series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which an excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company's voting power is transferred, excluding any consolidation, merger, reorganization or the like effected exclusively to change the domicile of the Company.
(b) "Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
(c) "Business Day" shall mean a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in the State of California are authorized by law to remain closed.
(d) "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Act.
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(e) "Common Stock" shall mean shares of the Company's presently or subsequently authorized common stock, and any stock into which such common stock may hereafter be exchanged.
(f) "Company" shall mean Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any corporation which shall succeed to or assume the obligations of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., under this Warrant.
(g) "Date of Grant" shall mean August 30, 2001.
(h) "Exercise Date" shall mean the effective date of the delivery of the Notice of Exercise pursuant to Sections 3 and 11 below.
(i) "Holder" shall mean Bain & Company, Inc. or any other person or entity who shall at the time be the registered holder of this Warrant.
(j) "Warrant" shall mean this Warrant and any warrant(s) delivered in substitution or exchange therefor, as provided herein.
(k) "Warrant Expiration Date" shall mean January 2, 2005, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day.
(l) "Warrant Price" shall mean $14.45 per share, subject to adjustment and all other terms and conditions as set forth in this Warrant.
(m) "Warrant Shares" shall mean 150,000 shares of Common Stock underlying this Warrant, subject to adjustment and all other terms and conditions as set forth in this Warrant.
2. TERM; EXPIRATION DATE. The purchase right represented by this Warrant is exercisable only during the period commencing upon the Date of Grant and ending at 5:00 P.M. California time on the Warrant Expiration Date.
3. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) EXERCISE. This Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, by the Holder hereof by delivery to the Company, at its principal office, the notice of exercise (the "Notice of Exercise") in the form of EXHIBIT A attached hereto, duly executed by the Holder, and in the discretion of Holder, the Holder may either (1) prior to or concurrent with such delivery place in escrow, with Salomon Smith Barney or another nationally recognized escrow agent mutually agreed to by the parties, a payment either in cash or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company in the amount obtained by multiplying the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised by the Warrant Price then in effect (the "Exercise Price") and this Warrant, and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such delivery to the escrow agent shall be provided with the Notice of Exercise, or (2) accompany
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Fleetwood
As referenced in this Common Stock Purchase Warrant:
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC – 5:00 P.M. (CALIFORNIA TIME) ON THE WARRANT EXPIRATION DATE OR, IF NOT
A BUSINESS DAY, AT 5:00 P.M. (CALIFORNIA TIME) ON THE NEXT FOLLOWING BUSINESS
DAY.
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC .
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, Bain & Company, Inc., a
Massachusetts corporation (the "Holder") is entitled to purchase one hundred
fifty thousand (150,000) shares _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – THAT, for value received, Bain & Company, Inc., a
Massachusetts corporation (the "Holder") is entitled to purchase one hundred
fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Common Stock (the "Warrant Shares") of
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc ., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at the
price of fourteen dollars and forty-five cents ($14.45) (the "Warrant Price"),
subject to adjustments and all other terms and conditions _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – Stock" shall mean shares of the Company's presently
or subsequently authorized common stock, and any stock into which such common
stock may hereafter be exchanged.
(f) "Company" shall mean Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc ., a Delaware
corporation, and any corporation which shall succeed to or assume the
obligations of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., under this Warrant.
(g) "Date of Grant" shall mean August 30, _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – which such common
stock may hereafter be exchanged.
(f) "Company" shall mean Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any corporation which shall succeed to or assume the
obligations of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc ., under this Warrant.
(g) "Date of Grant" shall mean August 30, 2001.
(h) "Exercise Date" shall mean the effective date of the
delivery of the Notice of Exercise pursuant _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – have been furnished to the Company or the Holder, as the case
may be, in writing by the Company or such Holder from time to time:
If to the Company: Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc .
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92503
Attn: General Counsel
Phone: (909) 351-3500
Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
If to the Holder: Bain & Company, Inc.
2 Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts
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Dealer Manager Agreement [Amended]
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FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Amended Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December , 2001 ----
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AMENDED DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December , 2001 ---
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC 9 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On the date hereof, the existing Dealer Manager Agreement dated December 5, 2001 by and between Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Fleetwood Capital Trust II (the "Trust") and Banc of America Securities LLC shall be and is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth herein.
1. INTRODUCTORY. The Company is to offer to exchange up to $___ million in aggregate liquidation amount of___%Convertible Trust II Preferred Securities due February 15, 2013 (the "Exchange Securities") of the Trust for up to $86.25 million in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding 6% Convertible Trust Preferred Securities due February 15, 2028 (the "Existing Securities") of Fleetwood Capital Trust (the "Existing Trust"). For each $50.0 in liquidation amount of Existing Securities accepted for exchange, the holder of such Existing Securities will receive $22.0 in liquidation amount of Exchange Securities, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus (as hereinafter defined). The Exchange Securities will be guaranteed by a guarantee (the "Guarantee") by the Company to the extent described in the Prospectus. The exchange offer described above and in the Prospectus is herein referred to as the "Exchange Offer." In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company will deposit in the Trust as trust assets its ___% Convertible Trust II Subordinated Debentures due February 15, 2013 (the "Debentures") issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee (as defined in the Indenture) and the Trust will transfer to the Company the Exchange Securities and its common securities (the "Common Securities"), as set forth in the Prospectus.
2. ENGAGEMENT AS DEALER MANAGER. By this Dealer Manager Agreement (the "Agreement"), each of the Company and the Trust hereby engages and
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appoints you as the exclusive dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") for the Exchange Offer and authorizes you to act as such in connection with the Exchange Offer. As Dealer Manager you agree, in accordance with your customary practice, to perform in connection with the Exchange Offer those services as are customarily performed by investment banking concerns in connection with similar offers, including, without limitation, using all reasonable efforts to solicit from individuals and institutions the tender of Existing Securities pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer. You shall act as an independent contractor in connection with the Exchange Offer with duties solely to the Company and the Trust and nothing herein contained shall constitute you as an agent of the Company or the Trust in connection with the solicitation of such Existing Securities pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company hereby authorizes the Dealer Manager, and/or one or more registered brokers or dealers chosen by the Dealer Manager, to act as the Company's agent in making the Exchange Offer to residents of any jurisdiction in which such agent designation may be necessary to comply with applicable law. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute the Dealer Manager a partner or joint venturer with the Trust, the Company or any of its subsidiaries. On the basis of the representations and warranties and agreements of each of the Company and the Trust contained herein and subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and of the Exchange Offer, the Dealer Manager agrees to act in such capacity.
3. REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS AND OFFERING MATERIALS. (a) The Company and the Trust have prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Securities Act"), a combined registration statement on Form S- 4 (Reg. No. 333-62838) and Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-62850), including a Prospectus (as hereinafter defined), covering the registration of the Exchange Securities, the Guarantee, the Debentures, the shares of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share of the Company (the "Fleetwood Common Stock"), issuable upon conversion of the Exchange Securities and the Debentures (the "Conversion Shares"), and the shares of Fleetwood Common Stock (the "Interest Shares" and together with the "Conversion Shares", the "Shares") that may be issued solely at the Company's option as payment of interest on the Debentures in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The term "Registration Statement," as used in this Agreement, shall mean such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein, in the form in which it becomes effective and, in the event of any amendment or supplement thereto or the filing of any abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act relating thereto after the effective date of such registration statement, shall also mean (from and after the effectiveness of such abbreviated
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registration statement) such registration statement as so amended or supplemented, together with any such abbreviated registration statement. The final prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including any documents incorporated in the Prospectus by reference) is herein called the "Prospectus," except that if the final prospectus furnished to the Dealer Manager for use in connection with the Exchange Offer differs from the prospectus set forth in the Registration Statement (whether or not such prospectus is required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)), the term "Prospectus" shall refer to the final prospectus furnished to the Dealer Manager for such use. The terms "supplement" and "amendment" or "supplemented" and "amended" as used herein with respect to the Prospectus shall include all documents deemed to be incorporated by
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Fleetwood
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement [Amended]:
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC – {DOCUMENT}
{TYPE}EX-1.1
{SEQUENCE}3
{FILENAME}a2065672zex-1_1.txt
{DESCRIPTION}EXHIBIT 1.1
{TEXT}
{Page}
Exhibit 1.1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC .,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Amended Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December , 2001
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AMENDED DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December , 2001
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BANC OF AMERICA _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc – SECURITIES LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On the date hereof, the existing Dealer Manager Agreement dated December
5, 2001 by and between Fleetwood Enterprises Inc ., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), Fleetwood Capital Trust II (the "Trust") and Banc of America
Securities LLC shall be and is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
_____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – Attention: Eric Hambleton
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Facsimile: 212-450-4800
Attention: Winthrop B. Conrad, Jr.
If to the Company:
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc .
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614- _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – 4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614-8557
Facsimile: (949) 451-4220
Attention: Mark W. Shurtleff, Esq.
If to the Trust:
Fleetwood Capital Trust II
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Regular Trustees
c/o Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc .
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614- _____________
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC – the Company and the Trust the enclosed
copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof,
shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC .
By:
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Name:
Title:
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
By:
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Name:
Title:
The foregoing Dealer Manager Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted
by the Dealer Manager in New York, New York _____________
dt 1490943
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Citicorp USA
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement [Amended]:
Citicorp USA,
Inc – Consent of Guarantors dated as of December 7,
2001, among the Company, as guarantor, the financial institutions named therein,
as the lenders, Bank of America, N. A., as administrative agent, Citicorp USA,
Inc ., as documentation agent, Heller Financial, Inc., as syndication agent and
Fleetwood Holdings, Inc., and certain of its subsidiaries and Fleetwood Retail
Corp., and certain of its subsidiaries, as the _____________
dt 1368149
;
BofA Securities
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement [Amended]:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC – {DOCUMENT}
{TYPE}EX-1.1
{SEQUENCE}3
{FILENAME}a2065672zex-1_1.txt
{DESCRIPTION}EXHIBIT 1.1
{TEXT}
{Page}
Exhibit 1.1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Amended Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December , 2001
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AMENDED DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December , 2001
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BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York _____________
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC – 1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Amended Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December , 2001
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AMENDED DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December , 2001
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BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On the date hereof, the existing Dealer Manager Agreement dated December
5, 2001 by and between Fleetwood _____________
Banc of America
Securities LLC – the date hereof, the existing Dealer Manager Agreement dated December
5, 2001 by and between Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), Fleetwood Capital Trust II (the "Trust") and Banc of America
Securities LLC shall be and is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
set forth herein.
1. INTRODUCTORY. The Company is to offer to exchange up to $___ million
in _____________
Banc of America Securities LLC – 14. NOTICES. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as
follows:
If to the Dealer Manager:
Banc of America Securities LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile: 212-583-8457
Attention: Eric Hambleton
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
_____________
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC – hereby confirmed and accepted
by the Dealer Manager in New York, New York as of the date first above written.
Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OPINION OF GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
PURSUANT TO SECTION 9(f)
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is _____________
dt 1355128
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BofA
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement [Amended]:
Bank of America, N.A. – Company, Fleetwood Holdings, Inc.
("Holdings"), Fleetwood Retail Corp. ("Retail") and certain subsidiaries of the
Company, Holdings and Retail (collectively with the Company, Holdings and
Retail, the "Pledgors"), in favor of Bank of America, N.A. , as agent for the
lenders that may from time to time become parties to the Bank of America Credit
Agreement (as defined herein) (the "Lenders"). Complete and correct copies _____________
dt 1554108
;
Davis Polk
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement [Amended]:
Davis Polk & Wardwell, – such date, the
form of which is attached as EXHIBIT E.
(k) On the Commencement Date and the Closing Date, the Dealer Manager
shall have received the favorable opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsel for
the Dealer Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to the Dealer Manager.
(l) On the date hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Dealer
Manager an _____________
Davis Polk & Wardwell
– follows:
If to the Dealer Manager:
Banc of America Securities LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile: 212-583-8457
Attention: Eric Hambleton
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Facsimile: 212-450-4800
Attention: Winthrop B. Conrad, Jr.
If to the Company:
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
_____________
dt 1439958
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Gibson Dunn
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement [Amended]:
Gibson, Dunn – 6,
13 and 14 and clause (i) of the next-to-last paragraph of EXHIBIT A) and the
Closing Date, the Dealer Manager shall have received the favorable opinion of
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, special counsel for the Trust and the Company,
dated as of such date, the form of which is attached as EXHIBIT A.
(g) On the Commencement Date ( _____________
Gibson, Dunn – the form of which is attached as EXHIBIT D.
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(j) On the Commencement Date and the Closing Date, the Dealer Manager
shall have received the favorable opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP,
special tax counsel to the Trust and the Company, dated as of such date, the
form of which is attached as EXHIBIT E.
(k) On the Commencement _____________
Gibson, Dunn – 4800
Attention: Winthrop B. Conrad, Jr.
If to the Company:
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614-8557
Facsimile: (949) 451-4220
Attention: Mark W. Shurtleff, Esq.
If to the Trust:
Fleetwood Capital Trust II
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{ _____________
Gibson, Dunn – Fleetwood Capital Trust II
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Regular Trustees
c/o Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614-8557
Facsimile: (949) 451-4220
Attention: Mark W. Shurtleff, Esq.
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt _____________
GIBSON, DUNN – date first above written.
Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OPINION OF GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
PURSUANT TO SECTION 9(f)
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of _____________
dt 1483542
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Dealer Manager Agreement (136K)
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{DOCUMENT} {TYPE}EX-1.1 {SEQUENCE}3 {FILENAME}a2058230zex-1_1.txt {DESCRIPTION}EXHIBIT 1.1 {TEXT} {Page} EXHIBIT 1.1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December 5, 2001
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DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December 5, 2001
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC 9 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. INTRODUCTORY. Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") proposes to offer to exchange up to $34.5 million in aggregate liquidation amount of 9.75% Convertible Trust Preferred Securities due February 15, 2013 (the "Exchange Securities") of Fleetwood Capital Trust II (the "Trust") for up to $86.25 million in aggregate liquidation amount of the outstanding 6% Convertible Trust Preferred Securities due February 15, 2028 (the "Existing Securities") of Fleetwood Capital Trust (the "Existing Trust"). For each $50.0 in liquidation amount of Existing Securities accepted for exchange, the holder of such Existing Securities will receive $20.0 in liquidation amount of Exchange Securities, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus (as hereinafter defined). The Exchange Securities will be guaranteed by a guarantee (the "Guarantee") by the Company to the extent described in the Prospectus. The exchange offer described above and in the Prospectus is herein referred to as the "Exchange Offer." In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company will deposit in the Trust as trust assets its 9.75% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due February 15, 2013 (the "Debentures") issued pursuant to an Indenture (the "Indenture") between the Company and the Debt Trustee (as defined in the Indenture) and the Trust will transfer to the Company the Exchange Securities and its common securities (the "Common Securities"), as set forth in the Prospectus.
2. ENGAGEMENT AS DEALER MANAGER. By this Dealer Manager Agreement (the "Agreement"), each of the Company and the Trust hereby engages and appoints you as the exclusive dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") for the Exchange Offer and authorizes you to act as such in connection with the Exchange Offer. As Dealer Manager you agree, in accordance with your
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customary practice, to perform in connection with the Exchange Offer those services as are customarily performed by investment banking concerns in connection with similar offers, including, without limitation, using all reasonable efforts to solicit from individuals and institutions the tender of Existing Securities pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer. You shall act as an independent contractor in connection with the Exchange Offer with duties solely to the Company and the Trust and nothing herein contained shall constitute you as an agent of the Company or the Trust in connection with the solicitation of such Existing Securities pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company hereby authorizes the Dealer Manager, and/or one or more registered brokers or dealers chosen by the Dealer Manager, to act as the Company's agent in making the Exchange Offer to residents of any jurisdiction in which such agent designation may be necessary to comply with applicable law. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute the Dealer Manager a partner or joint venturer with the Trust, the Company or any of its subsidiaries. On the basis of the representations and warranties and agreements of each of the Company and the Trust contained herein and subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and of the Exchange Offer, the Dealer Manager agrees to act in such capacity.
3. REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS AND OFFERING MATERIALS. (a) The Company and the Trust have prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (collectively, the "Securities Act"), a combined registration statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-62838) and Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-62850), including a Prospectus (as hereinafter defined), covering the registration of the Exchange Securities, the Guarantee, the Debentures, the shares of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share of the Company (the "Fleetwood Common Stock"), issuable upon conversion of the Exchange Securities and the Debentures (the "Conversion Shares"), and the shares of Fleetwood Common Stock (the "Interest Shares" and together with the "Conversion Shares", the "Shares") that may be issued solely at the Company's option as payment of interest on the Debentures in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The term "Registration Statement," as used in this Agreement, shall mean such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein, in the form in which it becomes effective and, in the event of any amendment or supplement thereto or the filing of any abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act relating thereto after the effective date of such registration statement, shall also mean (from and after the effectiveness of such abbreviated registration statement) such registration statement as so amended or supplemented, together with any such abbreviated registration statement. The
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final prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including any documents incorporated in the Prospectus by reference) is herein called the "Prospectus," except that if the final prospectus furnished to the Dealer Manager for use in connection with the Exchange Offer differs from the prospectus set forth in the Registration Statement (whether or not such prospectus is required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)), the term "Prospectus" shall refer to the final prospectus furnished to the Dealer Manager for such use. The terms "supplement" and "amendment" or "supplemented" and "amended" as used herein with respect to the Prospectus shall include all documents deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus that are filed subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and prior to the termination of the Exchange Offer by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
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Fleetwood
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement:
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC – {DOCUMENT}
{TYPE}EX-1.1
{SEQUENCE}3
{FILENAME}a2058230zex-1_1.txt
{DESCRIPTION}EXHIBIT 1.1
{TEXT}
{Page}
EXHIBIT 1.1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC .,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December 5, 2001
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DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December 5, 2001
BANC OF AMERICA _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – of December 5, 2001
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DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December 5, 2001
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. INTRODUCTORY. Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc ., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") proposes to offer to exchange up to $34.5 million in
aggregate liquidation amount of 9.75% Convertible Trust Preferred Securities
due February 15, _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – Attention: Eric Hambleton
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Facsimile: 212-450-4800
Attention: Winthrop B. Conrad, Jr.
If to the Company:
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc .
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
31
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Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, _____________
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc – Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614-8557
Facsimile: (949) 451-4220
Attention: Mark W. Shurtleff, Esq.
If to the Trust:
Fleetwood Capital Trust II
Regular Trustees
c/o Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc .
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614- _____________
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC – the Company and the Trust the enclosed copies hereof,
whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a
binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC .
By: /s/ Boyd R. Plowman
----------------------
Name: Boyd R. Plowman
Title: Senior Vice President-Finance
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
By: /s/ Lyle N. Larkin
----------------------
Name: Lyle N. Larkin
Title: Regular _____________
dt 1490955
;
Citicorp USA
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement:
Citicorp USA, Inc – the credit agreement dated as of July 27, 2001 among the Company, as guarantor,
the financial institutions named therein, as the lenders, Bank of America, N.A.,
as administrative agent, Citicorp USA, Inc ., as documentation agent, Heller
Financial, Inc., as syndication agent and Fleetwood Holdings, Inc., and certain
of its subsidiaries and Fleetwood Retail Corp., and certain of its subsidiaries,
as the _____________
dt 1368151
;
BofA Securities
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC – {DOCUMENT}
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{DESCRIPTION}EXHIBIT 1.1
{TEXT}
{Page}
EXHIBIT 1.1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December 5, 2001
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DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December 5, 2001
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York _____________
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC – 1
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.,
FLEETWOOD CAPITAL TRUST II
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Dealer Manager Agreement
dated as of December 5, 2001
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DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
December 5, 2001
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. INTRODUCTORY. Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company") proposes to offer to exchange up to $ _____________
Banc of America Securities LLC – 14. NOTICES. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as
follows:
If to the Dealer Manager:
Banc of America Securities LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile: 212-583-8457
Attention: Eric Hambleton
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
_____________
Banc of
America Securities, LLC – 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS. This Agreement, together with the Engagement
Letter (including all attachments or schedules thereto) and the Distribution
Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company, the Trust and Banc of
America Securities, LLC , as placement agent, constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all
contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with _____________
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC – hereby confirmed and accepted by
the Dealer Manager in New York, New York as of the date first above written.
Accepted and agreed as of the date
first above written:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
By: /s/ Derek Dillon
------------------------
Name: Derek Dillon
Title: Managing Director
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OPINION OF GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
PURSUANT TO SECTION 9(f)
1. The _____________
dt 1355134
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BofA
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement:
Bank of America, N.A. – Company, Fleetwood Holdings, Inc.
("Holdings"), Fleetwood Retail Corp. ("Retail") and certain subsidiaries of the
Company, Holdings and Retail (collectively with the Company, Holdings and
Retail, the "Pledgors"), in favor of Bank of America, N.A. , as agent for the
lenders that may from time to time become parties to the Bank of America Credit
Agreement (as defined herein) (the "Lenders"). Complete and correct copies _____________
Bank of America, N.A. – Existing Debentures, and the related indenture and guarantee,
the credit agreement dated as of July 27, 2001 among the Company, as guarantor,
the financial institutions named therein, as the lenders, Bank of America, N.A. ,
as administrative agent, Citicorp USA, Inc., as documentation agent, Heller
Financial, Inc., as syndication agent and Fleetwood Holdings, Inc., and certain
of its subsidiaries and Fleetwood Retail Corp., and _____________
dt 1554110
;
Davis Polk
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement:
Davis Polk & Wardwell, – such date, the
form of which is attached as Exhibit E.
(k) On the Commencement Date and the Closing Date, the Dealer Manager
shall have received the favorable opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsel for
the Dealer Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to the Dealer Manager.
(l) On the date hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Dealer
Manager an _____________
Davis Polk & Wardwell
– follows:
If to the Dealer Manager:
Banc of America Securities LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile: 212-583-8457
Attention: Eric Hambleton
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Facsimile: 212-450-4800
Attention: Winthrop B. Conrad, Jr.
If to the Company:
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
_____________
dt 1439960
;
Gibson Dunn
As referenced in this Dealer Manager Agreement:
Gibson, Dunn – 6,
13 and 14 and clause (i) of the next-to-last paragraph of EXHIBIT A) and the
Closing Date, the Dealer Manager shall have received the favorable opinion of
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, special counsel for the Trust and the Company,
dated as of such date, the form of which is attached as EXHIBIT A.
(g) On the Commencement Date ( _____________
Gibson, Dunn – such date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D.
(j) On the Commencement Date and the Closing Date, the Dealer Manager
shall have received the favorable opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP,
special tax counsel to the Trust and the Company, dated as of such date, the
form of which is attached as Exhibit E.
(k) On the Commencement _____________
Gibson, Dunn – Winthrop B. Conrad, Jr.
If to the Company:
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
31
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Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614-8557
Facsimile: (949) 451-4220
Attention: Mark W. Shurtleff, Esq.
If to the Trust:
Fleetwood Capital Trust II
Regular _____________
Gibson, Dunn – the Trust:
Fleetwood Capital Trust II
Regular Trustees
c/o Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
3125 Myers Street
Riverside, California 92513
Facsimile: (909) 351-3776
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jamboree Center
4 Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92614-8557
Facsimile: (949) 451-4220
Attention: Mark W. Shurtleff, Esq.
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt _____________
GIBSON, DUNN – as of the date
first above written:
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
By: /s/ Derek Dillon
------------------------
Name: Derek Dillon
Title: Managing Director
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OPINION OF GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
PURSUANT TO SECTION 9(f)
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of _____________
dt 1483544
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