Form of
Amended and Restated
Shareholders’
Agreement
GS
Capital Partners 2000, L.P.
GS
Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P.
GS
Capital Partners 2000 GmbH& Co. Beteiligungs KG
GS
Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P.
Stone
Street Fund 2000, L.P.
Bridge
Street Special Opportunities Fund 2000, L.P.
Goldman
Sachs Direct Investment Fund 2000, L.P.
GS
Private Equity Partners 2000, L.P.
GS
Private Equity Partners 2000 Offshore Holdings, L.P.
GS
Private Equity Partners 2000 — Direct Investment Fund,
L.P.
Bain
Capital Integral Investors, LLC
Bain
Capital VII Coinvestment Fund, LLC
Burger
King Holdings, Inc.
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Section 1.2
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Other Interpretive Provisions
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Article II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section 2.1
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Existence; Authority; Enforceability
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Section 2.2
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Section 2.3
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Section 3.1
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Section 3.2
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Additional Management Provisions
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Article IV
TRANSFERS OF SHARES
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Section 4.1
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Section 4.2
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Transfer to Permitted Transferees
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Section 4.3
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Section 4.4
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Section 4.5
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Rights and Obligations of Transferees
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Section 4.6
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Termination of Transfer Restrictions
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Article V
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
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Section 5.1
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Section 5.2
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Section 5.3
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Section 5.4
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Section 5.5
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Section 5.6
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Section 5.7
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No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional
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Section 5.8
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Section 5.9
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Section 5.10
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Rules 144 and 144A and
Regulation S
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Section 5.11
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Article VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 6.1
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Section 6.2
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Section 6.3
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Section 6.4
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Freedom to Pursue Opportunities
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Section 6.5
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Section 6.6
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Section 6.7
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Section 6.8
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Section 6.9
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Section 6.10
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Independent Auditers; Books and Records;
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Section 6.12
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Section 6.13
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Section 6.14
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Section 6.15
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Section 6.16
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Subsequent Acquisition of Shares
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THIS AMENDED AND
RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (as it may be amended from
time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “
Agreement ”), dated as of [ ], 2006, is made by and
among TPG, Goldman and Bain (each as defined herein) (collectively,
the “ Shareholders ”), Burger King Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”)
and Burger King Corporation, a Florida corporation (“
Burger King ”).
WHEREAS, the
Company beneficially owns one hundred percent (100%) of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Burger King;
WHEREAS, each of
the Shareholders, the Company and Burger King are parties to a
Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2003, as
amended by a First Amendment, dated as of October 3, 2003, and
a Second Amendment, dated as of August 30, 2005 (the “
Original Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, the
Company is proposing to sell common shares, par value $0.01 per
share, to the public in an Initial Public Offering (the “
IPO ”);
WHEREAS,
immediately after the completion of the Company’s IPO, it is
expected that the Shareholders will own approximately 77.1% (74.3%
if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional
shares from the Company) of the issued and outstanding shares of
the Company’s common stock (the “ Company Shares
”); and
WHEREAS, the
Shareholders, the Company and Burger King desire to amend and
restate the Original Agreement as set forth herein to provide for
the management of the Company and Burger King and to set forth the
respective rights and obligations of the Shareholders upon the
consummation of the IPO.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants
and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Section 1.1
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
“
Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of
material non-public information which, in the Board of
Directors’ good faith judgment, after consultation with
independent outside counsel to the Company, (i) would be
required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the
SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement would not be
materially misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made
at such time but for the filing of such Registration Statement; and
(iii) the Company has a bona fide business
purpose for not disclosing publicly.
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled
by, or is under common control with, such Person. For these
purposes, “control” shall mean the possession, direct
or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) each of Bain Capital
Integral Investors, LLC, BCIP TCV, LLC, Bain Coinvest Fund and each
member thereof, including Bain Capital Fund VII, LLC, BCIP
Associates II, BCIP Associates II-B, BCIP Trust Associates II and
BCIP Trust Associates II-B shall be deemed to be Affiliates with
respect to each other; (ii) each of GS Capital Partners 2000,
L.P., GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P., GS Capital Partners
2000 GmbH& Co. Beteiligungs KG, GS Capital Partners 2000
Employee Fund, L.P., Bridge Street Special Opportunities Fund 2000,
L.P., Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P., Goldman Sachs Direct Investment
Fund 2000, L.P., GS Private Equity Partners 2000, L.P., GS Private
Equity Partners 2000 Offshore Holdings, L.P., and GS Private Equity
Partners 2000 — Direct Investment Fund, L.P. shall be deemed
to be Affiliates with respect to each other; and (iii) each of
TPG Partners III, L.P., TPG Parallel III, L.P., TPG Investors III,
L.P., FOF Partners III, L.P., FOF Partners III-B, L.P., TPG Dutch
Parallel III, C.V. and any other entity controlled by any of David
Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price shall be deemed to be
Affiliates with respect to each other, in each case solely for
purposes of this Agreement.
“
Affiliated Officer ” means an officer of the Company
affiliated with of TPG, Bain or Goldman.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Articles ” means the articles of incorporation and
by-laws of the Company.
“
Bain ” means, collectively, Bain Coinvest Fund, Bain
Capital Integral Investors, LLC and BCIP TCV, LLC and any
Affiliates of the foregoing to whom Company Shares are Transferred
after the date hereof.
“
Bain Coinvest Fund ” means Bain Capital VII
Coinvestment Fund, LLC.
“
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of
the Company.
“
Breaching Drag-Along Shareholder ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.4(d).
“
Breaching Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(h).
“
Burger King ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or day on which banking institutions in New York, New York
are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
“
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Company Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
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Company Public Sale ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.3(a).
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Cure Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(j).
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Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(e).
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Demand Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(d).
“
Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(a).
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Demand Registration Statement ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.2(a).
“
Demand Suspension ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(g).
“
De Minimis Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1(b).
“
Drag-Along Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.4(a).
“
Drag-Along Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.4(a).
“
Drag-Along Proxy Holder ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.4(d).
“
Drag-Along Shareholders ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.4(a).
“
Equity Incentive Plans ” means the Burger King
Holdings, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan and the Burger King Holdings,
Inc. 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
“
Escrow Agent ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.4(e).
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in
effect from time to time.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States.
“
Goldman ” means, collectively, GS Capital Partners
2000, L.P., GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P., GS Capital
Partners 2000 GmbH& Co. Beteiligungs KG, GS Capital Partners
2000 Employee Fund, L.P., Bridge Street Special Opportunities Fund
2000, L.P., Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P., Goldman Sachs Direct
Investment Fund 2000, L.P., GS Private Equity Partners 2000, L.P.,
GS Private Equity Partners 2000 Offshore Holdings, L.P. and GS
Private Equity Partners 2000 — Direct Investment Fund, L.P.
and any Affiliates of the foregoing to whom Company Shares are
Transferred after the date hereof.
“
Holder ” means any holder of Registrable Securities
who is a party hereto.
“
Initial Post-IPO Share Ownership ” means, with respect
to TPG, 37,689,385 Company Shares, and with respect to each of
Goldman and Bain, 33,501,675 Company Shares, as adjusted pursuant
to any stock splits, dividends, recapitalizations or other similar
events.
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IPO ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Loss ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.9(a).
“
Material Adverse Change ” means (i) any general
suspension of trading in, or limitation on prices for, securities
on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter
market in the United States; (ii) the declaration of a banking
moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the
United States; (iii) a material outbreak or escalation of
armed hostilities or other international or national calamity
involving the United States or the declaration by the United States
of a national emergency or war or a material change in national or
international financial, political or economic conditions; and
(iv) any event, change, circumstance or effect that is or is
reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business,
properties, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, results of operations or prospects of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“
NASD ” means the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.
“
Necessary Action ” means, with respect to a specified
result, all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by
law) necessary to cause such result, including (i) voting or
providing a written consent or proxy with respect to the Company
Shares, (ii) causing the adoption of shareholders’
resolutions and amendments to the Articles, (iii) causing
members of the Board of Directors (to the extent such members were
nominated or designated by the Person obligated to undertake the
Necessary Action, and subject to any fiduciary duties that such
members may have as directors of the Company) to act in a certain
manner or causing them to be removed in the event they do not act
in such a manner, (iv) executing agreements and instruments,
and (v) making, or causing to be made, with governmental,
administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings,
registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such
result.
“
NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.
“
Original Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Ownership Interest ” means the percentage of the
outstanding Company Shares owned by a Person on a fully diluted
basis.
“
Permitted Transferee ” means (i) in the case of
any Shareholder that is a partnership or limited liability company,
any Affiliate of such Shareholder, (ii) in the case of any
Shareholder that is a corporation, any Person that owns a majority
of the voting stock of such Shareholder, or any Person that is a
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of such Shareholder,
(iii) in the case of any Shareholder that is an individual,
any successor by death or divorce, or (iv) in the case of any
Shareholder that is a trust whose sole beneficiaries are
individuals, such individuals or their spouses or lineal
descendants.
“
Person ” means an individual, partnership, limited
liability company, corporation, trust, association, estate,
unincorporated organization or a government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
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Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.3(a).
“
Preemption Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(f).
“
Proposed Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3(a).
“
Proposed Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3(a).
“
Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any
Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such
prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other
material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“
Proxy Holder ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(h).
“
Qualifying Shareholder ” means each of TPG, Bain and
Goldman, so long as such Shareholder beneficially owns at least
2.0% or more of the outstanding Common Shares.
“
Registrable Securities ” means any Company Shares and
any securities that may be issued or distributed or be issuable in
respect of Company Shares by way of conversion, dividend, stock
split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange,
recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction;
provided , however , that (x) any such
Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities to
the extent (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the
sale of such Registrable Securities has been declared effective
under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been
disposed of in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth
in such Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable
Securities have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144
(or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act
or (iii) such Registrable Securities shall have been otherwise
transferred and new certificates for them not bearing a legend
restricting transfer under the Securities Act shall have been
delivered by the Company and such securities may be publicly resold
without Registration under the Securities Act without volume
limitations or any other restrictions and (y) Company Shares
issued pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plans shall not constitute
Registrable Securities.
“
Registration ” means a registration with the SEC of
the Company’s securities for offer and sale to the public
under a Registration Statement. The term “ Register
” shall have a correlative meaning.
“
Registration Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8.
“
Registration Statement ” means any registration
statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC
under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities
Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements
to such registration statement, including post-effective
amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by
reference in such registration statement other than a registration
statement (and related Prospectus) filed on Form S-8 or any
successor form thereto.
“
Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person,
any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity
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financing
partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or
acting on behalf of, such Person.
“
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Securities Act ” means the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in
effect from time to time.
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Selling Shareholders ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.4(a).
“
Shareholders ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
“
Shelf Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(b).
“
Shelf Registration ” means a Registration effected
pursuant to Section 5.1.
“
Shelf Registration Statement ” means a Registration
Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either
(i) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate
form under the Securities Act) or (ii) if the Company is not
permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, an
evergreen Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form
or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case
for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule that
may be adopted by the SEC) covering the Registrable Securities, as
applicable.
“
Shelf Suspension ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(c).
“
Sponsor Director ” means any director appointed by
TPG, Bain or Goldman.
“
Tagging Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3(a).
“
TPG ” means TPG BK Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and any of its Affiliates to whom Company Shares
are Transferred after the date hereof.
“
Transfer ” means, with respect to any Company Shares,
a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge,
hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition of such
Company Shares, including the grant of an option or other right,
whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily
or by operation of law; and “ Transferred ”,
“ Transferee ” and “
Transferability ” shall each have a correlative
meaning. For the avoidance of doubt, a transfer, sale, exchange,
assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other
disposition of an interest in any Shareholder, or direct or
indirect parent thereof, all or substantially all of whose assets
are Company Shares shall constitute a “Transfer” of
Company Shares for purposes of this Agreement.
“
Underwritten Offering ” means a Registration in which
securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter or
underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the
public.
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Section 1.2
Other Interpretive Provisions . (a) The meanings of
defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural
forms of the defined terms.
(b) The
words “ hereof ”, “ herein ”,
“ hereunder ” and similar words refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement; and any subsection and Section references are to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) The
term “ including ” is not limiting and means
“ including without limitation .”
(d) The
captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.
(e) Whenever
the context requires, any pronouns used herein shall include the
corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Each of the
parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants to each
other party to this Agreement that as of the date such party
executes this Agreement:
Section 2.1
Existence; Authority; Enforceability . Such party has the
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out
its obligations hereunder. Such party is duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and
the execution of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein, have been authorized by all
necessary action, and no other act or proceeding on its part is
necessary to authorize the execution of this Agreement or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been duly executed by it and constitutes its legal,
valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms.
Section 2.2
Absence of Conflicts . The execution and delivery by such
party of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations
hereunder does not and will not (a) conflict with, or result
in the breach of any provision of the constitutive documents of
such party; (b) result in any violation, breach, conflict,
default or event of default (or an event which with notice, lapse
of time, or both, would constitute a default or event of default),
or give rise to any right of acceleration or termination or any
additional payment obligation, under the terms of any contract,
agreement or permit to which such party is a party or by which such
party’s assets or operations are bound or affected; or
(c) violate any law applicable to such party.
Section 2.3
Consents . Other than any consents which have already been
obtained, no consent, waiver, approval, authorization, exemption,
registration, license or declaration is required to be made or
obtained by such party in connection with (a) the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement or (b) the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
herein.
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Section 3.1
Board of Directors .
(a) The
Shareholders and the Company shall take all Necessary Action to
cause the Board of Directors to be comprised of no more than
fifteen (15) directors, two (2) of whom shall be
designated by TPG, two (2) of whom shall be designated by
Bain, two (2) of whom shall be designated by Goldman, one
(1) of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer (or
equivalent) of Burger King, and the remainder of whom shall be
independent directors; provided that:
(i)
if any of TPG, Bain or Goldman ceases to beneficially own 10% or
more of the outstanding Common Shares, then such Shareholder shall
only be entitled to designate one (1) director for election to the
Board of Directors; and provided , further , that if
any of TPG, Bain or Goldman ceases to beneficially own 2% or more
of the outstanding Common Shares, then such Shareholder shall not
be entitled to designate any directors for election to the Board of
Directors; and
(ii)
within one year after the Company ceases to qualify as a
“controlled company” under NYSE rules, TPG, Bain and
Goldman shall cause a sufficient number of their designees to
qualify as “independent directors” under NYSE rules to
ensure that the Board of Directors complies with applicable NYSE
independence rules.
(b) Except
as provided above, each Shareholder shall have the exclusive right
to appoint and remove its respective designees to the Board of
Directors, as well as the exclusive right to fill vacancies created
by reason of death, removal or resignation of such designees, and
the Shareholders and the Company shall take all Necessary Action to
cause the Board to be so constituted.
(c) The
initial directors designated by TPG pursuant to Section 3.1(a)
shall be David Bonderman and Richard W. Boyce. The initial
directors designated by Bain pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall be
Andrew B. Balson and Stephen G. Pagliuca. The initial directors
designated by Goldman pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall be
Adrian Jones and Sanjeev K. Mehra.
(d) Decisions
of the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority
of the directors. The Board of Directors shall designate a
chairman.
(e) The
Company shall reimburse the directors for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their attendance
at meetings of the Board of Directors and any committees thereof,
including without limitation travel, lodging and meal expenses. For
the avoidance of doubt, Sponsor Directors shall receive
compensation for serving on the Board of Directors and on any
committees thereof equivalent to the compensation paid to other
non-management directors for such service.
(f) The
Company shall obtain customary director and officer indemnity
insurance on commercially reasonable terms.
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(g) Solely
for purposes of Section 3.1(a), and in order to secure the
performance of each Shareholder’s obligations under
Section 3.1(a), each Shareholder hereby irrevocably appoints
each other Shareholder that qualifies as a Proxy Holder (as defined
below) the attorney-in-fact and proxy of such Shareholder (with
full power of substitution) to vote or provide a written consent
with respect to its Company Shares as described in this paragraph
if, and only in the event that, such Shareholder fails to vote or
provide a written consent with respect to its Company Shares in
accordance with the terms of Section 3.1(a) (each such
Shareholder, a “ Breaching Shareholder ”). Each
Breaching Shareholder shall have five (5) Business Days from
the date of a request for such vote or written consent (the “
Cure Period ”) to cure such failure. If after the Cure
Period the Breaching Shareholder has not cured such failure, any
Shareholder whose designees to the Board were required to be
approved by the Breaching Shareholder pursuant to
Section 3.1(a) but were not approved by the Breaching
Shareholder, shall have and is hereby irrevocably granted a proxy
to vote or provide a written consent with respect to each such
Breaching Shareholder’s Company Shares for the purposes of
taking the actions required by Section 3.1(a) (such Shareholder, a
“ Proxy Holder ”), and of removing from office
any directors elected to the Board in lieu of the designees of the
Proxy Holder who should have been elected pursuant to
Section 3.1(a). Each Shareholder intends this proxy to be, and
it shall be, irrevocable and coupled with an interest, and each
Shareholder will take such further action and execute such other
instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this
proxy and hereby revoke any proxy previously granted by it with
respect to the matters set forth in Section 3.1(a) with respect to
the Company Shares owned by such Shareholder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the conditional proxy granted by this
Section 3.1(h) shall be deemed to be revoked upon the
termination of Article III in accordance with its
terms.
Section 3.2
Additional Management Provisions .
(a) For
so long as TPG, Bain and Goldman collectively beneficially own 30%
or more of the outstanding Common Shares, (i) each such
Shareholder that is entitled to designate any directors for
election to the Board of Directors also shall have the right to
have at least one (1) of its designated directors on any
committee (with the exception of the Audit Committee) of the boards
of directors of the Company, to the extent such directors are
permitted to serve on such committees under SEC and NYSE rules
applicable to the Company, (ii) Sponsor Directors shall
constitute the majority of each such committee, and (iii) the
Chairman of each such committee shall be a Sponsor Director. In the
event that SEC or NYSE rules applicable to the Company limit the
number of Sponsor Directors that can serve on any committee (other
than the Audit Committee), the parties shall allocate committee
membership among Sponsor Directors in as equitable a manner as
possible, taking into account the relative level of ownership by
such Sponsor in considering committee preferences.
(b) Each
Shareholder agrees and acknowledges that the directors designated
by TPG, Bain and Goldman may share confidential, non-public
information about the Company and Burger King with TPG, Bain and
Goldman, respectively.
(c) The
Shareholders hereby agree, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in any other agreement or at law or in equity, that when any
Qualifying Shareholder takes any action under this Agreement to
give or withhold its consent, or when TPG, Bain and/or Goldman
takes any action under this Agreement to give or withhold its
consent, such Qualifying
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Shareholder
and/or TPG, Bain and/or Goldman, as applicable, shall have no duty
(fiduciary or other) to consider the interests of the Company or
the other Shareholders and may act exclusively in its own interest
and shall have only the duty to act in good faith; provided
, however , that the foregoing shall in no way affect the
obligations of the parties hereto to comply with the provisions of
this Agreement.
Section 4.1
Limitations on Transfer .
(a) No
Shareholder shall be entitled to Transfer its Company Shares at any
time if such Transfer would:
(i)
violate the Securities Act, or any state (or other jurisdiction)
securities or “Blue Sky” laws applicable to the Company
or the Company Shares;
(ii)
cause the Company to become subject to the registration
requirements of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
from time to time; or
(iii)
be a “prohibited transaction” under ERISA or the Code
or cause all or any portion of the assets of the Company to
constitute “plan assets” under ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code; or
(b) In
addition, for such time as there is more than one Qualifying
Shareholder, none of TPG, Bain or Goldman may Transfer any Company
Shares if such transfer would result in TPG, Bain or Goldman, as
the case may be, individually having transferred in excess of 2% (a
“ De Minimis Transfer ”) of the outstanding
Company Shares in any 180-day period except upon the prior written
consent of at least one other Qualifying Shareholder.
(c) In
the event of a purported Transfer by a Shareholder of any Company
Shares in violation of the provisions of this Agreement, such
purported Transfer will be void and of no effect, and the Company
will not give effect to such Transfer.
(d) Each
certificate evidencing the Company Shares shall bear the following
restrictive legend, either as an endorsement or on the face
thereof:
THE SALE,
ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES
EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED BY THE TERMS OF A
SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
[ ],
2006 COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER OF THIS
CERTIFICATE. NO SALE, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SUCH SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH IN
FULL.
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THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED OTHER THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (OR OTHER
APPLICABLE LAW), OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
(e) In
the event that the restrictive legend set forth in
Section 4.1(d) has ceased to be applicable, or upon request by
a Shareholder proposing to Transfer Company Shares pursuant to a De
Minimis Transfer or any other Transfer approved in accordance with
Section 4.1(b), the Company shall provide such Shareholder, or
its transferees, at their request, without any expense to such
Persons (other than applicable transfer taxes and similar
governmental charges, if any), with new certificates for such
securities of like tenor not bearing the legend with respect to
which the restriction has ceased and terminated (it being
understood that the restriction referred to in the first paragraph
of the legend in Section 4.1(d) shall cease and terminate upon
the termination of this Article IV).
Section 4.2
Transfer to Permitted Transferees . Subject to the
provisions of Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.6, a Shareholder
may Transfer its Company Shares to a Permitted Transferee of such
Shareholder; provided that each Permitted Transferee of any
Shareholder to which Company Shares are Transferred shall, and such
Shareholder shall cause such Permitted Transferee to, Transfer back
to such Shareholder (or to another Permitted Transferee of such
Shareholder) any Company Shares it owns if such Permitted
Transferee ceases to be a Permitted Transferee of such
Shareholder.
Section 4.3
Tag Along Rights .
(a) In
the case of a proposed Transfer by a Shareholder (a “
Transferring Shareholder ”) of any or all of its
Company Shares, other than (i) to the Company, (ii) to a
Permitted Transferee, (iii) a De Minimis Transfer or any other
Transfer to the public under a Registration Statement or
Rule 144 under the Securities Act that is approved pursuant to
Section 4.1(b) or (iv) pursuant to or consequent upon the
exercise of the drag along rights set forth in Section 4.4 or
pursuant to an underwritten offering under Article V (a
“ Proposed Transfer ”), each other Shareholder
who exercises its rights under this Section 4.3(a) (a “
Tagging Shareholder ”) shall have the right to require
the Transferring Shareholder to cause the proposed Transferee (a
“ Proposed Transferee ”) to purchase from such
Tagging Shareholder up to a number of its Company Shares equal to
the product of (A) the total number of Company Shares proposed
to be Transferred by the Transferring Shareholder multiplied
by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
number of Company Shares owned by such Tagging Shareholder and the
denominator of which is the aggregate number of Company Shares
owned by all of the Shareholders.
(b) The
Transferring Shareholder shall give notice to each other
Shareholder of a Proposed Transfer not later than five
(5) Business Days prior to the closing of the Proposed
Transfer, setting forth the number of Company Shares proposed to be
so Transferred, the name and address of the Proposed Transferee,
the proposed amount and form of consideration (and, if
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such
consideration consists in part or in whole of property other than
cash, the Transferring Shareholder shall provide such information,
to the extent reasonably available to the Transferring Shareholder,
relating to such non-cash consideration as the other Shareholders
may reasonably request in order to evaluate such non-cash
consideration), and other terms and conditions of payment offered
by the Proposed Transferee. The Transferring Shareholder shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to each Tagging Shareholder copies
of all transaction documents relating to the Proposed Transfer as
the same become available. The tag-along rights provided by this
Section 4.3 must be exercised by a Shareholder within three
(3) Business Days following receipt of the notice required by
the first sentence of this Section 4.3(b), by delivery of a
written notice to the Transferring Shareholder indicating its
desire to exercise its rights and specifying the number of Company
Shares it desires to Transfer.
(c) Any
Transfer of Company Shares by a Tagging Shareholder to a Proposed
Transferee pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be on the same
terms and conditions (including, without limitation, price, time of
payment and form of consideration) as to be paid to the
Transferring Shareholder; provided that in order to be
entitled to exercise its tag along right pursuant to this
Section 4.3, each Tagging Shareholder must agree to make to
the Proposed Transferee representations, warranties, covenants,
indemnities and agreements the same mutatis mutandis as
those made by the Transferring Shareholder in connection with the
Proposed Transfer (other than any non-competition or similar
agreements or covenants that would bind the Tagging Shareholder or
its Affiliates), and agree to the same conditions to the Proposed
Transfer as the Transferring Shareholder agrees, it being
understood that all such representations, warranties, covenants,
indemnities and agreements shall be made by the Transferring
Shareholder and each Tagging Shareholder severally and not jointly
and that, except with respect to individual representations,
warranties, covenants, indemnities and other agreements of the
Tagging Shareholder as to the unencumbered title to its Company
Shares and the power, authority and legal right to Transfer such
Company Shares, the aggregate amount of the liability of the
Tagging Shareholder shall not exceed either (i) such Tagging
Shareholder’s pro rata portion of any such liability to be
determined in accordance with such Tagging Shareholder’s
portion of the total number of Company Shares included in such
Transfer or (ii) the proceeds to such Tagging Shareholder in
connection with such Transfer. Each Tagging Shareholder shall be
responsible for its proportionate share of the costs of the
Proposed Transfer to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the
Proposed Transferee or the Company.
Section 4.4
Drag Along Rights .
(a) If
Shareholders holding, in the aggregate, at least sixty percent
(60%) of the Company Shares owned by the Shareholders from time to
time (the “ Selling Shareholders ”) agree to
enter into a transaction which would result in the Transfer of at
least fifty-one percent (51%) of the aggregate Company Shares
(including any Company Shares held by other holders of Company
Shares, including any Drag-Along Shareholders) to a non-Affiliate
third party (the “ Drag-Along Buyer ”), the
Selling Shareholders may deliver written notice (a “
Drag-Along Notice ”) to each other Shareholder (the
“ Drag-Along Shareholders ”), stating that such
Selling Shareholders wish to exercise their rights under this
Section 4.4 with respect to such Transfer, and setting forth
the name and address of the Drag-Along Buyer, the number of Company
Shares proposed to be Transferred, the proposed amount and form of
the consideration, and all other material terms and conditions
offered by the Drag-Along Buyer.
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(b) Upon
delivery of a Drag-Along Notice, each Drag-Along Shareholder shall
be required to Transfer that percentage of its Company Shares equal
to the percentage of the Company Shares held by the Selling
Shareholders which are being Transferred to the Drag-Along Buyer,
upon the same terms and conditions (including, without limitation,
as to price, time of payment and form of consideration) as agreed
by the Selling Shareholders and the Drag-Along Buyer, and shall
make to the Drag-Along Buyer representations, warranties,
covenants, indemnities and agreements comparable to those made by
the Selling Shareholders in connection with the Transfer (other
than any non-competition or similar agreements or covenants that
would bind the Drag-Along Shareholder or its Affiliates), and shall
agree to the same conditions to the Transfer as the Selling
Shareholders agree, it being understood that all such
representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements
shall be made by each Selling Shareholder and each Drag-Along
Shareholder severally and not jointly and that, except with respect
to individual representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities
and other agreements of the Drag-Along Shareholder as to the
unencumbered title to its Company Shares and the power, authority
and legal right to Transfer such Company Shares, the aggregate
amount of the liability of the Drag-Along Shareholder shall not
exceed either (i) such Drag-Along Shareholder’s pro rata
portion of any such liability, to be determined in accordance with
such Drag-Along Shareholder’s portion of the total number of
Company Shares included in such Transfer or (ii) the proceeds
to such Drag-Along Shareholder in connection with such
Transfer.
(c) In
the event that any such Transfer is structured as a merger,
consolidation, or similar business combination, each Drag-Along
Shareholder agrees to (i) vote in favor of the transaction,
(ii) take such other action as may be required to effect such
transaction (subject to Section 4.4(b)) and (iii) take all
action to waive any dissenters, appraisal or other similar rights
with respect thereto.
(d) Solely
for purposes of Section 4.4(c)(i) and in order to secure the
performance of each Shareholder’s obligations under
Section 4.4(c)(i), each Shareholder hereby irrevocably
appoints each other Shareholder that qualifies as a Drag-Along
Proxy Holder (as defined below) the attorney-in-fact and proxy of
such Shareholder (with full power of substitution) to vote or
provide a written consent with respect to its Company Shares as
described in this paragraph if, and only in the event that, such
Shareholder fails to vote or provide a written consent with respect
to its Company Shares in accordance with the terms of
Section 4.4(c)(i) (each such Shareholder, a “
Breaching Drag-Along Shareholder ”) within three
(3) days of a request for such vote or written consent. Upon
such failure, the Selling Shareholders shall have and are hereby
irrevocably granted a proxy to vote or provide a written consent
with respect to each such Breaching Drag-along Shareholder’s
Company Shares for the purposes of taking the actions required by
Section 4.4(c)(i) (such Selling Shareholders, a “
Drag-Along Proxy Holder ”). Each Shareholder intends
this proxy to be, and it shall be, irrevocable and coupled with an
interest, and each Shareholder will take such further action and
execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate
the intent of this proxy and hereby revoke any proxy previously
granted by it with respect to the matters set forth in
Section 4.4(c)(i) with respect to the Company Shares owned by
such Shareholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conditional
proxy granted by this Section 4.4(d) shall be deemed to be
revoked upon the termination of this Article IV in accordance
with its terms.
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(e) If
any Drag-Along Shareholder fails to deliver to the Drag-Along Buyer
the certificate or certificates evidencing Company Shares to be
sold pursuant to this Section 4.4, the Selling Shareholders
may, at their option, in addition to all other remedies they may
have, deposit the purchase price (including any promissory note
constituting all or any portion thereof) for such Company Shares
with any national bank or trust company having combined capital,
surplus and undivided profits in excess of $100 million (the
“ Escrow Agent ”), and the Company shall cancel
on its books the certificate or certificates representing such
Company Shares and thereupon all of such Drag-Along
Shareholder’s rights in and to such Company Shares shall
terminate. Thereafter, upon delivery to the Company by such
Drag-Along Shareholder of the certificate or certificates
evidencing such Company Shares (duly endorsed, or with stock powers
duly endorsed, for transfer, with signature guaranteed, free and
clear of any liens or encumbrances, and with any stock transfer tax
stamps affixed), the Selling Shareholders shall instruct the Escrow
Agent to deliver the purchase price (without any interest from the
date of the closing to the date of such delivery, any such interest
to accrue to the Company) to such Drag-Along
Shareholder.
Section 4.5
Rights and Obligations of Transferees .
(a) Any
Transfer of Company Shares to any Person other than a Shareholder,
which Transfer is otherwise in compliance herewith, shall be
permitted hereunder only if the transferee of such Company Shares
agrees in writing that it shall, upon such Transfer, assume with
respect to such Company Shares the transferor’s obligations
under this Agreement and become a party to this Agreement for such
purpose, and any other agreement or instrument executed and
delivered by such transferor in respect of the Company
Shares.
(b) Upon
any Transfer of Company Shares to any Person other than a
Shareholder, which Transfer is otherwise in compliance herewith,
the transferee shall, upon such Transfer, assume all rights held by
the transferor at the time of the Transfer with respect to such
Company Shares, provided that no Transferee (other than any
Affiliate of a Shareholder) shall acquire any of the rights
provided in Article III hereof by reason of such Transfer, and
provided further that no Transferee (other than any
Affiliate of a Shareholder) shall be permitted to acquire any of
the rights provided in Section 5.1 or 5.2 hereof unless such
Transferee acquires at least 33 1/3% of the Initial Post-IPO Share
Ownership of a Shareholder.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Sections 4.5(a) and (b) shall not apply to
any Transfer to (i) the public under a Registration Statement
or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (ii) any general
or limited partner, member or stockholder of any
Shareholder.
Section 4.6
Termination of Transfer Restrictions . The provisions of
this Article IV (other than Section 4.4) shall terminate
and be of no further force and effect upon the earlier of
(i) the fifth anniversary of the IPO or (ii) the date on
which the Shareholders cease to hold collectively 25% of their
Initial Post-IPO Share Ownership. The provisions of
Section 4.4 shall terminate upon the date on which the
Shareholders cease to hold collectively the majority of the
outstanding Company Shares.
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Section 5.1
Shelf Registration .
(a)
Filing . Immediately following the first anniversary of the
IPO, the Company shall file with the SEC a Shelf Registration
Statement relating to the offer and sale of all Registrable
Securities by any Holders thereof from time to time in accordance
with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set
forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and, as promptly as
practicable thereafter, shall use its reasonable best efforts to
cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective
under the Securities Act.
(b)
Continued Effectiveness . The Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement
(or a replacement Shelf Registration Statement) continuously
effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the
Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Holders until the
earlier of (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities
have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (but in
no event prior to the applicable period referred to in
Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174
thereunder) and (ii) the date as of which each of the Holders
is permitted to sell its Registrable Securities without
Registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act
without volume limitations or other restrictions on transfer
thereunder (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf
Period ”). Subject to Section 5.1(c), the Company
shall not be deemed to have used its reasonable best efforts to
keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf
Period if the Company voluntarily takes any action or omits to take
any action that would result in Holders of the Registrable
Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell any
Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration
Statement (or a replacement Shelf Registration Statement) during
the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is required by
applicable law.
(c)
Suspension of Registration . If the continued use of such
Shelf Registration Statement at any time would require the Company
to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving at
least 10 days’ prior written notice of such action to
the holders, suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a
“ Shelf Suspension ”); provided ,
however , that, the Company shall not be permitted to
exercise a Shelf Suspension (i) more than one time during any
12-month period unless the Company receives the written advice of
its outside counsel to the effect that an additional Shelf
Suspension during such period is reasonably necessary to avoid an
Adverse Disclosure unrelated to the circumstances underlying the
initial Shelf Suspension (and, in any event, no more than three
times during any 24-month period), or (ii) for a period
exceeding 30 days on any one occasion. In the case of a Shelf
Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable
Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to
sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the
notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the
Holders upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, amend or
supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any
untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such
numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented
as the Holders may reasonably request. The Company agrees, if
necessary, to supplement or make amendments to the Shelf
Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used
by the Company for the Shelf Registration or
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by the
instructions applicable to such registration form or by the
Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder
or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders of a majority of
the Registrable Securities then outstanding.
(d)
Underwritten Offering . If the Holders of not less than a
majority of any Registrable Securities included in any offering
purs
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