EXHIBIT 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
KINGPIN HOLDINGS,
LLC
EXECUTIVE SECURITIES
AGREEMENT
THIS EXECUTIVE SECURITIES AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”) is made as of
February 27, 2004, by and between Kingpin Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, (the “ Company
”), and Frederick R. Hipp (the “ Executive
Securityholder ”). Certain capitalized terms used herein
are defined in Section 6 hereof. Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Securityholders Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “
Securityholders Agreement ”) by and among the Company
and certain Securityholders of the Company.
The parties hereto desire to enter
into this Agreement for the purposes, among others, of
(i) enabling the Executive Securityholder to purchase, and the
Company to sell, the Executive Securities, (ii) enabling the
Company to issue Options to the Executive Securityholder,
(iii) assuring continuity in the management and ownership of
the Company, and (iv) limiting the manner and terms by which
the Options and Executive Securities may be transferred.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as
follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Executive
Securities .
(a) Upon execution of this
Agreement, the Executive Securityholder shall purchase, and the
Company shall sell, 300,000 Common Units at a price of $10.00 per
unit (collectively, the “ Executive Securities
,” as further defined in Section 6 hereof). The
Company shall deliver to the Executive Securityholder copies of the
certificates representing such Common Units, and the Executive
Securityholder shall deliver to the Company a cashier’s or
certified check or wire transfer of funds in the aggregate amount
of $3,000,000.
(b) Until the occurrence of a Sale
of the Company, all certificates evidencing the Executive
Securities shall be held by the Company for the benefit of the
Executive Securityholder. Upon the occurrence of a Sale of the
Company, the Company will return the certificates for the Executive
Securities to the record holders thereof. Upon the occurrence of a
Public Offering, the Company will return to the record holders
thereof certificates representing the Executive
Securities.
(c) In connection with the purchase
and sale of the Executive Securities, the Executive Securityholder
represents and warrants that:
(i) the Executive Securities to be
acquired by the Executive Securityholder pursuant to this Agreement
shall be acquired for the Executive
Securityholder’s own account
and not with a view to, or intention of, distribution thereof in
violation of the Securities Act, or any applicable state securities
laws, and the Executive Securities shall not be disposed of in
contravention of the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities laws;
(ii) the Executive Securityholder is
an executive officer of the Company or a subsidiary thereof, is
sophisticated in financial matters and is able to evaluate the
risks and benefits of the investment in the Executive
Securities;
(iii) the Executive Securityholder
is able to bear the economic risk of his or her investment in the
Executive Securities for an indefinite period of time. The
Executive Securityholder understands that the Executive Securities
have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore,
cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities
Act or an exemption from such registration is available;
(iv) the Executive Securityholder
has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers
concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the
Executive Securities and has had full access to such other
information concerning the Company as he or she has requested;
and
(v) this Agreement constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Executive
Securityholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Executive Securityholder does not and shall not conflict with,
violate or cause a breach of any agreement, contract or instrument
to which the Executive Securityholder is a party or any judgment,
order or decree to which the Executive Securityholder is
subject.
(d) As an inducement to the Company
to issue the Executive Securities to the Executive Securityholder
hereunder, and as a condition thereto, the Executive Securityholder
acknowledges and agrees that:
(i) neither the issuance of the
Executive Securities to the Executive Securityholder hereunder nor
any provision contained herein shall entitle the Executive
Securityholder to remain in the employment of the Company or its
subsidiaries or affect the right of the Company or its subsidiaries
to terminate the Executive Securityholder’s employment at any
time; and
(ii) neither the Company nor its
subsidiaries shall have any duty or obligation to disclose to the
Executive Securityholder, and the Executive Securityholder shall
have no right to be advised of, any information regarding the
Company or its subsidiaries at any time prior to, upon or in
connection with the repurchase of the Executive Securities upon the
termination of Executive Securityholder’s employment with the
Company or its subsidiaries or as otherwise provided
hereunder.
(e) Within 30 days after the date of
hereof, the Executive Securityholder will make an effective
election with the Internal Revenue Service under Section 83(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “
Internal Revenue Code ”) and the regulations
promulgated thereunder in the form of Exhibit C attached
hereto.
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(f) At the Closing, (i) the
Executive Securityholder shall execute in blank ten securities
transfer powers in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto
(the “ Securities Powers ”) with respect to the
Executive Securities and shall deliver such Securities Powers to
the Company. The Securities Powers shall authorize the Company to
assign, transfer and deliver the Executive Securities to the
appropriate acquirer thereof pursuant to Section 3
below or Section 2 of the Securityholders Agreement and
under no other circumstances, and (ii) the Executive
Securityholder’s spouse shall execute the consent in the form
of Exhibit B attached hereto.
2. Grant and Vesting of
Options .
(a) Grant of Options . The
Company hereby grants to the Executive Securityholder 417,526
options (the “ Options ”), each of 313,145 of
which give the Executive Securityholder the right to purchase one
Common Unit each at an exercise price of $10.00 per unit and each
of 104,381 of which give the Executive Securityholder the right to
purchase one Common Unit each at an exercise price of $20.00 per
unit (as such number of units and exercise prices are equitably
adjusted for any unit splits, dividends, combinations,
recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other like change affecting
the Common Units). Any Common Units or other securities issued or
issuable upon exercise of the Options (and any securities issued
with respect to any such Common Units or other securities by way of
a unit split, dividend, recapitalization or any other
reclassification or reorganization) are referred to herein as
“ Option Units ,” and any Common Units or other
securities issued upon exercise of the Options shall be considered
Executive Securities for purposes of this Agreement. The Options
granted to Executive are not intended to be “incentive stock
options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.
(b) Exercisability . The
Options may be exercised only to the extent they have become
finally vested hereunder. Any Options which have vested pursuant to
the terms hereof are referred to herein as “ Vested
Options .” All other Options are referred to herein as
“ Unvested Options .”
(c) Vesting of Options
.
(i) Except as otherwise provided in
this Section 2(c) , the Options will become vested in
accordance with the following schedule, if as of each such date,
the Executive Securityholder is still employed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries:
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Date
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Cumulative Percentage
of
Options to be
Vested
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1st Anniversary of date
hereof
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25%
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2nd Anniversary of date
hereof
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50%
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3rd Anniversary of date
hereof
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75%
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4th Anniversary of date
hereof
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100%
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Upon the occurrence of a Sale of the
Company, all Options which have not yet become vested shall become
vested as of immediately prior to the time of such event, if as
of
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immediately prior to the time of such event, the
Executive Securityholder is still employed by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(ii) If the Executive
Securityholder’s employment with the Company terminates due
to the Executive Securityholder’s death or Disability, then
the Options will continue to vest as if the Executive
Securityholder had continued to hold such Options and remained
employed by the Company through the next succeeding anniversary
date of this Agreement.
(iii) If the Executive
Securityholder’s employment with the Company terminates due
to the Executive Securityholder’s termination without Cause
or resignation with Good Reason, in either case, more than 180 days
after an anniversary date of this Agreement, then the Options will
continue to vest as if the Executive Securityholder had continued
to hold such Options and remained employed by the Company through
the next succeeding anniversary date of this Agreement.
(d) Expiration of Options .
Notwithstanding any other provision herein or any implication to
the contrary, (i) all Unvested Options will automatically
expire and cease to be exercisable immediately upon termination of
Executive’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries
for any reason, except as set forth in Section 2(c)(ii)
and 2(c)(iii) , (ii) all Vested Options will expire and
cease to be exercisable upon the earlier of (x) the date and
time at which the closing of a repurchase transaction pursuant to
Section 4 below occurs, (y) the end of the 30th
day following termination of the Executive Securityholder’s
employment with the Company and its subsidiaries for any reason
other than death or Disability, and (z) one year following
termination of the Executive Securityholder’s employment as a
result of his death or Disability, (iii) all Vested Options
will expire and cease to be exercisable immediately following a
Sale of the Company if not exercised in connection therewith, and
(iv) in any case, all Options (whether Vested or Unvested)
shall expire upon the tenth anniversary of the date of this
Agreement.
(e) Procedure for Exercise .
The Executive Securityholder may exercise all or any portion of the
Options, to the extent they have vested and are outstanding, at any
time and from time to time prior to their expiration, by delivering
to the Company written notice of such exercise (an “
Exercise Notice ”) accompanied by the aggregate
applicable exercise price for the Options being exercised payable
in cash or by check, or at the Executive Securityholder’s
option, by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a
number of Option Units issuable upon exercise of the Vested Options
which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Units
is equal to the aggregate applicable exercise price, as the case
may be, for the Vested Options being exercised, subject to
compliance with all applicable tax withholding requirements. The
Exercise Notice shall set forth the number of Options to be
exercised, the applicable Exercise Price, and will contain a
written acknowledgment that Executive has read and has been
afforded an opportunity to ask questions of the Company’s
management regarding all financial and other information provided
to the Executive Securityholder regarding the Company and its
Subsidiaries. As a condition to the exercise of the Options, the
Executive Securityholder shall permit the Company to deliver to the
Executive Securityholder all financial and other information
regarding the Company it believes necessary to enable the Executive
Securityholder to make an informed investment decision, and the
Executive Securityholder shall make all
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customary investment representations (including,
without limitation, regarding securities compliance) which the
Company shall reasonably require.
(f) Non-transferability of
Options . Options may not be Transferred other than by will or
the laws of descent and distribution. During the Executive
Securityholder’s lifetime, the Options may be exercised only
by the Executive Securityholder or his guardian or legal
representative. In the event of the Executive
Securityholder’s death, the Options may be exercised only
(i) by the executor or administrator of the Executive
Securityholder’s estate or the person or persons to whom the
Options shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution,
and (ii) to the extent that the Executive Securityholder was
entitled to exercise such Options on the date of his death or
otherwise pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or
2(c)(iii) .
(g) Withholding Taxes . It
shall be a condition of the exercise of any Option that the
Executive make appropriate payment or other provision acceptable to
the Company with respect to any withholding tax requirement arising
from such exercise, including but not limited to any federal and
state income tax and FICA and FUTA withholding. The amount of
withholding tax required, if any, with respect to any Option
exercise shall be determined by the appropriate financial officer
of the Company, and the Executive shall furnish such information
and make such representations as such officer requires to make such
determination.
3. Restrictions on Transfer of
Executive Securities .
(a) Transfer of Executive
Securities . The holders of Executive Securities shall not
sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of (a “
Transfer ”) any interest in any Executive Securities,
except pursuant to (i) the provisions of Section 2
of the Securityholders Agreement, (ii) an Approved Sale,
(iii) the provisions of Section 3(b) hereof or
(iv) the provisions of Section 4
hereof.
(b) Certain Permitted
Transfers . The restrictions set forth in this
Section 3 shall not apply with respect to any Transfer
of Executive Securities made (i) pursuant to applicable laws
of descent and distribution or to such Person’s legal
guardian in case of any mental incapacity or among such
Person’s Family Group, or (ii) at such time as the CHS
Group sells Common Units in a Public Sale, but in the case of this
clause (ii) only an amount of Common Units (the “
Transfer Amount ”) equal to the number of Common Units
owned by the Executive Securityholder multiplied by a fraction (the
“ Transfer Fraction ”), the numerator of which
is the number of Common Units sold by the CHS Group in such Public
Sale and the denominator of which is the total number of Common
Units held by the CHS Group prior to the Public Sale; provided
that , if at the time of a Public Sale by the CHS Group, the
Executive Securityholder chooses not to Transfer the Transfer
Amount, the Executive Securityholder shall retain the right to
Transfer an amount of Common Units at a future date equal to the
number of Common Units owned by the Executive Securityholder at
such future date multiplied by the Transfer Fraction; provided
further that , the restrictions contained in this
Section 3 will continue to be applicable to the
Executive Securities after any Transfer of the type referred to in
clause (i) and the transferees of such Executive Securities
will agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement. Any transferee of Executive Securities pursuant to a
transfer in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 3(b) is herein referred to as a “
Permitted Transferee .” Upon the transfer of Executive
Securities pursuant to this Section 3(b) , the
transferring Executive
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Securityholder will deliver a written notice (a
“ Transfer Notice ”) to the Company. In the case
of a Transfer pursuant to clause (i) hereof, the Transfer
Notice will disclose in reasonable detail the identity of the
Permitted Transferee(s).
(c) Termination of
Restrictions . The restrictions set forth in this
Section 3 will continue with respect to each Executive
Security until the earlier of (i) the date on which such
Executive Security has been transferred in a Public Sale as
permitted by this Section 2 , or (ii) the
consummation of an Approved Sale.
(d) Legends . The
certificates representing the Executive Securities will bear a
legend in substantially the following form:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED AS OF FEBRUARY
27, 2004, HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO
SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, CERTAIN REPURCHASE
OPTIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN AN EXECUTIVE
SECURITIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND AN EXECUTIVE OF THE
COMPANY DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 27, 2004. A COPY OF SUCH
AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE
COMPANY’S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHOUT
CHARGE.”
4. Repurchase of Executive
Securities.
(a) Repurchase of Executive
Securities without Cause, etc . If Executive
Securityholder’s employment with the Company terminates (the
“ Termination ”) due to termination by the
Company without Cause (as defined below), the Executive
Securityholder’s death or Disability or the Executive
Securityholder’s resignation for Good Reason, then the
Company and the CHS Group shall have the right to repurchase all or
a portion of the Executive Securities of such Executive
Securityholder at a price equal to the greater of (i) Fair
Market Value and (ii) original cost. If Executive
Securityholder’s Termination is due to Executive’s
resignation without Good Reason, then the Company and the CHS Group
shall have the right to repurchase all or a portion of the
Executive Securities of such Executive Securityholder at a price
equal to Fair Market Value; provided that with respect to
Option Units, the repurchase price in such circumstance shall be
the lesser of (i) Fair Market Value and (ii) the Exercise
Price paid therefore.
(b) Repurchase of Executive
Securities for Cause . If Executive Securityholder’s
Termination is due to termination by the Company for Cause, then
the Company and the CHS Group shall have the right to repurchase
all or a portion of the Executive Securities at a price equal to
the lesser of (i) Fair Market Value and (ii) original
cost.
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(c) Repurchase Procedure for the
Company . The Company may elect to repurchase all or a portion
of the Executive Securities (the “ Available
Securities ”) after the Executive Securityholder’s
employment with the Company has terminated as described in
Sections 4(a) or 4 (b) (the “ Repurchase
Option ”) by delivery of written notice (a “
Repurchase Notice ”) to the holders of such Executive
Securities within 90 days after the date of the Termination (the
“ Repurchase Notice Period ”). The Repurchase
Notice shall set forth the aggregate consideration to be paid for
such Available Securities and the time (not to be later than 10
days after such notice) and place for the closing of the
transaction. In making their respective elections to repurchase
Available Securities, the Company (and the CHS Group below) may
distinguish whether they are repurchasing Option Units or other
Executive Securities.
(d) Repurchase Procedure for
the