SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Series A
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement
”), dated as of April 30, 2009, is made by and among ComVest
NationsHealth Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“ Parent ”), and NationsHealth, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined
below).
WHEREAS ,
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Parent,
NationsHealth Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub
”), and the Company have entered into that certain Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement
”);
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and
into the Company (the “ Merger ”) and the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease,
and the Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger
(the “ Surviving Corporation ”);
WHEREAS ,
in connection with the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms of
this Agreement, the Company desires to issue and sell to Parent,
and Parent desires to purchase from the Company, shares of the
Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the “ Series A Preferred
Stock ”);
WHEREAS ,
the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A
Preferred Stock are set forth in the Company’s Third Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”), which shall
be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware by
the Company and in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time
pursuant to the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS ,
in connection with Merger and at the Effective Time, Parent will
receive 41,666,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the
Company in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein;
WHEREAS ,
the Company will issue 25,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock in connection with the conversion of the Bridge Loan to the
holders thereof pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Bridge Loan Documents;
WHEREAS ,
Timothy Fairbanks will receive 1,250,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock (the “ Fairbanks Shares ”) from
the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by
that certain Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated April 30, 2009, by and between the Company and Timothy
Fairbanks; and
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WHEREAS ,
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and in connection
with the Merger Agreement, (a) each of the Company, Parent,
Glenn Parker, Timothy Fairbanks, Lewis Stone, Mark Lama, RGGPLS,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and MHR has entered into
that certain (i) Voting Agreement in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Voting
Agreement ”), (ii) Investor Rights Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C
(the “ Investor Rights Agreement ”), and
(iii) Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D
(the “ Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement
”); (b) the Company and each member of the
Company’s Board of Directors to be elected as the Effective
Time have entered into Indemnification Agreements in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “
Indemnification Agreements ”); and (c) ComVest
Investment Partners III, L.P. and its affiliates, successors and
transferees (collectively, the “ Guarantor ”),
and the Company have entered into a Management Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the
“ Management Agreement ”).
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in
this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
1.1 Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation . Immediately prior to
the Effective Time, the Company shall adopt and file the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, which shall be the certificate of
incorporation of the Surviving Corporation upon the consummation of
the Merger and shall set forth, among other things, the rights,
preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred
Stock.
1.2 Purchase
and Sale of Series A Preferred Stock; and Closing
.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing (as
defined below), Parent shall purchase from the Company and the
Company shall sell and issue to Parent 41,666,667 shares of the
Company’s Series A Preferred Stock (the “
Purchased Shares ”) at a purchase price per share
equal to $0.12, the aggregate amount of which equals the Remaining
Investment Amount.
(b) The
closing of the purchase and sale of Purchased Shares pursuant to
Section 1.2(a) (the “ Closing ”) shall
take place at the Effective Time (the “ Closing Date
”) at the offices of McDermott, Will & Emery, 201 South
Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2200, Miami, Florida 33131, unless
another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties
hereto. At the Closing, in exchange for the Remaining Investment
Amount, which shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account to be designated by the Company, the
Company shall deliver to Parent a certificate representing the
Purchased Shares.
(c) At
the Effective Time and in connection with the Merger, Parent shall
invest the Remaining Investment Amount in the Company in exchange
for the Purchased Shares, from which (i) Parent shall deposit
the Aggregate Merger Consideration on behalf of Parent and the
Company with the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 2.2
of the Merger Agreement in order to purchase all of the Shares
(other than shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 2.1(c)
of the Merger Agreement, the Dissenting Shares, the Purchased
Shares hereunder and the Option Shares (as defined below) to be
issued pursuant to the Preferred Stock Investment Option (if
exercised), and the Rollover Shares), and Options, and
(ii) Parent shall pay to the Company a cash amount equal to
the Remaining Investment Amount minus the Aggregate Merger
Consideration, which proceeds shall be used to pay the remaining
Transaction Fees pursuant to Section 5.10 of the Merger
Agreement and to fund the Company’s general business
purposes, working capital, growth capital and capital expenditures
after the Effective Time.
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1.3 Preferred
Stock Investment Option; and Closing of Preferred Stock Investment
Option .
(a) During
the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on
the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Parent shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to purchase up to 16,666,667 shares
of Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Option Shares
”), at one or more closings, at a purchase price of $0.12 per
share (the “ Preferred Stock Investment Option
”). Parent shall give the Company written notice of the
exercise of the Preferred Stock Investment Option.
(b) Other
than pursuant to and in accordance with the Preferred Stock
Investment Documents, the Bridge Loan Documents and the
transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement, the Company
shall not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation or
bylaws or through any consolidation, merger, reorganization,
transfer of assets, or otherwise, avoid or seek to avoid the
exercise by Parent of the Preferred Stock Investment
Option.
(c) Closings
of the purchase and sale of the Option Shares hereunder may take
place at any time and from time to time until the first anniversary
of the Closing (each an “ Additional Closing ”).
At each such Additional Closing, the Company will deliver to Parent
a certificate representing the Option Shares purchased at each
Additional Closing against payment of the purchase price determined
by multiplying the number of Option Shares to be purchased by $0.12
per share by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account to be designated by the Company.
1.4
Certificates; Legends . All certificates representing the
Purchased Shares and the Option Shares, if any (collectively, the
“ Parent Shares ”), shall be endorsed with the
following legend:
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES
ACT ”), OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND CANNOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
THE COMPANY IS
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OR SERIES OF STOCK. THE
COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO
REQUESTS A STATEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS AND THE POWERS,
DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR
OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND
THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES
AND/OR RIGHTS. ANY SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
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ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company
represents and warrants to Parent as of the date hereof and as of
the Closing Date:
2.1
Organization and Standing; Authority; Noncontravention
.
(a) The
Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and, subject to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, to
perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly
authorized and approved by its Board of Directors, and except for
obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval and the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, no other corporate action on the part of the Company is
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties
hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(b) Except
as specifically set forth in Section 3.3(c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule and except for any agreements entered into in
connection with the Rollover Financing, neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the transactions
contemplated herein, nor compliance by the Company with any of the
terms or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or violate
any material provision of the Company’s organizational or
governing documents or (ii) assuming that the authorizations,
consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.4 of the
Merger Agreement and the Company Stockholder Approval are obtained
and the filings referred to in Section 3.4 of the Merger Agreement
are made, (x) conflict with or violate in any material respect
any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Authority
applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties or assets, or (y) violate,
conflict with, result in the loss of any benefit under, constitute
a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or
both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination
of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the
performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien,
other than the Permitted Liens, upon any of the respective
properties or assets of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in
each case, in any material respect, under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any Contract or Permit, to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or
any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or
affected, other than, in each case, any such violation, conflict,
default, termination, cancellation, acceleration or Lien that has
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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2.2 Valid
Issuance of Shares . The Parent Shares, when issued, sold and
delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration
set forth in this Agreement, shall be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free of any restrictions
on transfer and encumbrances, other than those imposed by Law, this
Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Rollover Financing Documents,
the Voting Agreement, the Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale
Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, and the transactions
contemplated herein or therein, or that result from any actions or
inactions of Parent. Assuming the accuracy of the representation of
Parent in Section 3.3 and subject to any filing
required by any applicable Law, the Shares will be issued in
compliance with all applicable Laws. The Surviving Corporation
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Parent Shares has been
duly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance in accordance with
the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
nonassessable, free of any restrictions on transfer and
encumbrances, other than those imposed by Law, this Agreement, the
Merger Agreement, the Rollover Financing Documents, the Voting
Agreement, the Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, the
Investor Rights Agreement, and the transactions contemplated herein
or therein, or that result from any actions or inactions of Parent.
Based in part upon the accuracy of the representation of Parent in
Section 3.3 , the Surviving Corporation Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Parent Shares will be issued in
compliance with all Laws.
2.3
Capitalization . Immediately after the Effective Time, the
conversion of the Bridge Loan into shares of Series A
Preferred Stock, the issuance of the Purchased Shares, the issuance
of the Fairbanks Shares, and the issuance of the Option Shares (if
the Preferred Stock Investment Option is exercised in full),
(a) the authorized capital stock of the Surviving Corporation
shall consist of 300,000,000 shares of Surviving Corporation Common
Stock and 150,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01
per share (the “ Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock
”), of which 84,583,333 shares are designated as
Series A Preferred Stock, and (b) 12,517,427 shares of
Surviving Corporation Common Stock shall be issued and outstanding
and 67,916,667 shares of Surviving Corporation Preferred Stock
shall be issued a
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