EXECUTION COPY
EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
dated as of
December 15, 2003
among
UNITED NATIONAL GROUP, LTD.
and
THE SHAREHOLDERS LISTED
ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.1
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Section
1.2
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Section
1.3
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5
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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5
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Section
2.1
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Representations and Warranties of the
Company
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5
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Section
2.2
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Representations and Warranties of
Holdings
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Section
2.3
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Representations and Warranties of the
Trusts
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Section
2.4
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Representations and Warranties of the
Co-investment Funds
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ARTICLE III
BOARD COMPOSITION
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Section
3.1
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7
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ARTICLE IV
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF SHARES
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8
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Section
4.1
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General Limitations on Transfers
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8
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Section
4.2
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Compliance with Securities Laws
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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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Section
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Additional Provisions Relating to Restrictions
on Transfers
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Section
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Transfers Pursuant to
Rule 144
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ARTICLE V
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
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Section
5.1
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Section
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Section
5.3
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Section
5.4
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Section
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ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
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Section
6.1
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No Voting or Conflicting
Agreements
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Section
6.2
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Section
6.3
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Section
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ARTICLE VII
EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION
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Section
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ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
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Section
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Section
8.3
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Section
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Recapitalizations and Exchanges Affecting
Shares
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Section
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Section
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Section
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Section
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Counterparts; Third Party
Beneficiaries
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Section
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Section
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Section
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Section
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Section
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated as of December 15,
2003, by and among UNITED NATIONAL GROUP, LTD., an exempted company
formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands
(the “ Company ”), U.N. HOLDINGS (CAYMAN), LTD.
(“ Holdings ”), an exempted company formed with
limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, those
co-investment funds listed on the signature pages of this Agreement
(the “ Co-investment Funds ,” and together with
Holdings, the “ FPC Shareholders ”) and those
trusts listed on the signature pages of this Agreement (the “
Trusts, ” and together with the FPC Shareholders, the
“ Shareholders ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Holdings, the Company, U.N. Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ U.S. Purchaser ”), U.N. Holdings,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, U.N. Holdings Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ U.N. Holdings ”), Wind
River Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“
Wind River ”), and the Trusts entered into an Amended
and Restated Investment Agreement, dated of as September 5,
2003 (the “ Investment Agreement ”), the
transactions contemplated by which (the “ Transactions
”) were completed on September 5, 2003;
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Transactions, Holdings, the Trusts and the
Company entered into a Shareholders Agreement, dated as of
September 5, 2003 (the “ Original Agreement
”);
WHEREAS,
on September 11, 2003, Holdings and the Trusts sold a portion
of their Shares to the Co-investment Funds (the “
Co-investment ”);
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Co-investment and immediately prior to the
completion of the proposed initial offering by the Company of
Class A Common Shares (the “ IPO ”),
Holdings, the Trusts and the Company desire to amend and restate
the Original Agreement in its entirety and desire that the
Co-investment Funds shall become parties to this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS,
the Company, the FPC Shareholders and the Trusts desire to
establish in this Agreement certain terms and conditions concerning
the relationship among the Company, the FPC Shareholders and the
Trusts and the investment of the FPC Shareholders and the Trusts in
the Company.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Certain Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them
below:
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or
under common control with such Person.
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Agreement ” means this Amended and Restated
Shareholders Agreement.
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Claims ” means losses, claims, damages, expenses,
judgments or liabilities, joint or several, actions or proceedings
(whether commenced or threatened).
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Class A Common Shares ” means the Class A
Common Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
Company.
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Class B Common Shares ” means the Class B
Common Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
Company.
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Common Shares ” means the Class A Common Shares
and the Class B Common Shares.
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Competitor ” means any Person that competes in a
significant way with a substantial business of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or a Person that has a substantial investment
in any such competing Person; provided , that an
institutional investor and its Affiliates shall not be considered
Persons who are Competitors by virtue of holding as a passive
portfolio investment nonvoting debt or less than 5% of the publicly
traded equity securities of any such Competitor. For purposes of
this provision, the good faith determination of the Board that a
proposed Transferee is a Competitor, made within 30 days of
written notice to the Board of the proposed Transfer, shall in all
respects be conclusive.
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Exchange Act ” means the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor United States
federal statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder.
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FPC ” means Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
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NASD ” means the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.
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Nasdaq ” means The Nasdaq Stock Market,
Inc.
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Person ” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other
entity or organization, including any governmental
authority.
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Preferred Shares ” means the Series A Preferred
Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, the terms of
which are attached as Exhibit 4 to the Investment
Agreement.
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Registrable Securities ” means Common Shares, and any
common shares or other securities issued in respect of Shares or
into which Shares shall be converted in connection with share
splits, reverse share splits, share dividends or distributions,
combinations or similar recapitalizations, or a merger,
consolidation or reorganization or otherwise; provided ,
however , as to any particular Common Shares, such Common
Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (a) a
registration statement with respect to the sale of such Common
Shares shall have become effective under the Securities Act and
such Common Shares shall have been disposed of in accordance with
such registration statement, (b) such Common Shares shall have
been sold pursuant to Rule 144, (c) such Common Shares
shall have been otherwise transferred and new certificates for such
Common Shares not bearing a legend restricting further transfer
shall have been delivered by the Company, or (d) such Common
Shares shall have ceased to be outstanding.
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Registration Expenses ” means any and all expenses
incident to performance of or compliance with Article V,
including (a) all SEC and stock exchange or the NASD
registration and filing fees, (b) all fees and expenses of
complying with United States federal and state securities laws and
applicable foreign securities laws (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with
United States “blue sky” qualifications of the
Registrable Securities), (c) all printing, messenger and
delivery expenses, (d) the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Company and of the Company’s independent public
accountants, including the expenses of any special audits and/or
“cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such
performance and compliance, (e) the reasonable fees and
disbursements of one counsel retained by the Shareholders (such
counsel to be chosen by the Shareholders by vote of a plurality of
the Registrable Securities of such Shareholders being registered)
as a group in connection with each such registration, (f) any
fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers
or sellers of securities and the reasonable fees and expenses of
any special experts retained in connection with the requested
registration, including any fee payable to a qualified independent
underwriter within the meaning of the rules of the NASD,
(g) internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries
and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or
accounting duties) and (h) securities acts liability insurance (if
the Company elects to obtain such insurance) but, in all cases,
excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer
taxes, if any.
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Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the
Securities Act.
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SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Securities Act ” means the United States Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor United States federal
statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder.
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Senior Notes ” means the Senior Notes issued by Wind
River to the Trusts in the Transactions.
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Shares ” means the Common Shares and the Preferred
Shares.
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Transfer ” means any sale, assignment, mortgage,
pledge (other than pledges to the Company and its Affiliates),
encumbrance, redemption or other transfer, directly or indirectly,
whether or not for consideration.
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Transferee ” means any Person to whom a Transfer is
made, regardless of the method of Transfer.
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Transferor ” means any Person by whom a Transfer is
made, regardless of the method of Transfer.
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U.N. Holdings Common Stock ” means the common stock,
par value $0.01, of U.N. Holdings.
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Wind River Common Stock ” means the common stock, par
value $1.00, of Wind River.
Section 1.2
Other Definitions . Each of the following terms is defined
in the Section set forth opposite such term:
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8.6
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3.1
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3.1
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8.14
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Recitals
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Preamble
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Preamble
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6.2
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4.5.1
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4.5.2
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Trust Affiliate Transferee
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5.3
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Section 1.3
Interpretation . Except as otherwise provided or if the
context requires otherwise, whenever used in the Agreement,
(a) any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the
singular and the plural, (b) the terms “include”
and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation” and (c) the word
“or” shall be inclusive and not exclusive.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company
represents and warrants to each Shareholder as follows:
(a) The
Company was duly organized as an exempted company formed with
limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman
Islands, and has all necessary power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
action, and no other proceedings on the part of the Company are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or the performance of the
Company’s obligations under this Agreement.
(c) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other
party, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium
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or other similar laws affecting
or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and
(ii) limitations on the availability of specific performance
or injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.
Section 2.2
Representations and Warranties of Holdings . Holdings
represents and warrants to the Company, each of the Co-investment
Funds and each of the Trusts as follows:
(a) Holdings
was duly organized as an exempted company formed with limited
liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands,
and has all necessary power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Holdings
has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action, and
no other proceedings on the part of Holdings are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or the performance of Holdings’
obligations under this Agreement.
(c) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings, and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other
party, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Holdings, enforceable against Holdings in accordance with its
terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to
creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) limitations on the
availability of specific performance or injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
Section 2.3
Representations and Warranties of the Trusts . Each Trust,
severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company,
Holdings and each of the Co-investment Funds as follows:
(a) Such
Trust is a trust duly formed, validly existing and, if applicable,
in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation,
and has all necessary power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Trust
has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary trust action,
and no other proceedings on the part of such Trust are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or the performance of such Trust’s
obligations under this Agreement.
(c) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Trust, and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other
party, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Trust, enforceable against such Trust in accordance with its terms,
subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to
creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) limitations on the
availability of specific performance or injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
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Section 2.4
Representations and Warranties of the Co-investment Funds .
Each Co-investment Fund, severally and not jointly, represents and
warrants to the Company, Holdings and each of the Trusts as
follows:
(a) Such
Co-investment Fund was duly organized as a limited partnership
under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and has all
necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such
Co-investment Fund has been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary action, and no other proceedings on the part of such
Co-investment Fund are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the
performance of such Co-investment Fund’s obligations under
this Agreement.
(c) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such
Co-investment Fund, and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by each other party, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of such Co-investment Fund, enforceable against
such Co-investment Fund in accordance with its terms, subject to
(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights
generally, and (ii) limitations on the availability of
specific performance or injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.
ARTICLE III
BOARD COMPOSITION
Section 3.1
Composition of the Board . The Company shall be managed
subject to the overall direction and supervision of its Board of
Directors (the “ Board ”). The parties shall
take all necessary actions as may be required under applicable law
(including voting all Shares and executing written resolutions of
shareholders) to cause the Board, effective from and after the date
of this Agreement, to have, and the parties shall refrain from
taking any action (including voting any Shares or executing any
written consents of shareholders) that would cause the Board,
effective from and after the date of this Agreement, not to have,
the following size and composition (the “ Board
Composition ”):
(a) The
Board shall consist of no fewer than eleven directors and shall
include (i) no fewer than six directors nominated for election
by the FPC Shareholders (which individuals shall initially be Saul
A. Fox, W. Dexter Paine, III, Troy W. Thacker, Angelos Dassios,
Michael J. McDonough and John Hendrickson) (the “ FPC
Shareholder Nominees ”), (ii) for so long as the
Trusts together with any Trust Affiliate Transferees, in the
aggregate, beneficially own 5% of the outstanding Shares, one
director nominated by the Trusts (which individual shall initially
be Russell C. Ball, III) (the “ Trusts’ Nominee
”) and (iii) a sufficient number of “independent
directors” (within the meaning of Rule 4200 of the
Nasdaq Rules)
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such that the Board complies with
Rule 4350(c) of the Nasdaq Rules (which individuals shall initially
include Edward J. Noonan).
(b) The
FPC Shareholders may at any time cause any FPC Shareholder Nominee
to be removed from the Board with or without cause at their sole
discretion, and the Trusts may at any time cause the Trusts’
Nominee to be removed from the Board with or without cause at their
sole discretion.
(c) If
a vacancy on the Board occurs at any time as a result of the death,
disability, resignation, retirement or removal of any director, the
party or parties nominating the director whose death, disability,
resignation, retirement or removal caused such vacancy shall have
the right to nominate for election or appointment a replacement
director; provided , however , that, in the case of
the Trusts’ Nominee, such nominee shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the FPC Shareholders (it being acknowledged and
agreed that any executive officer, director or partner of The AMC
Group, L.P. or American Manufacturing Corporation or any respective
successor entity shall be reasonably acceptable to the FPC
Shareholders and any nominee’s lack of applicable experience
shall not be reasonable grounds for the FPC Shareholders to object
to such nominee). Following notice from such party to the Company
of its nomination of a replacement director, the Board shall not
conduct any business until such nominee has been elected or
appointed to the Board.
ARTICLE IV
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF SHARES
Section 4.1
General Limitations on Transfers .
4.1.1
Transfers Generally . No Shareholder shall Transfer any
Shares (whether owned as of the date of this Agreement or
subsequently acquired), unless such Transfer is made in accordance
with the requirements of this Article IV, as may be
applicable, or as contemplated by Section 5.1.
4.1.2
Recordation on Register of Members . The Shareholders shall
ensure that the Board shall not record on the Company’s
Register of Members any attempted Transfer of Shares held or owned
by any Shareholder to any other Person, except for Transfers in
accordance with this Agreement for which the Shareholders shall
take all necessary steps to ensure that the Board updates the
Company’s Register of Members.
4.1.3
Obligations of Transferees . No Transfer of Shares that
would be otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be
effective unless (a) the Transferee shall have executed an
appropriate document (a “ Joinder Agreement ”)
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company
confirming that (i) the Transferee takes such Shares subject
to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same
extent as its Transferor was bound by and entitled to the benefits
of such provisions and (ii) the certificates in respect of the
Shares shall bear legends, substantially in the forms required by
Section 4.6, and
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(b) such Joinder Agreement
shall have been delivered to and approved by the Company prior to
such Transferee’s acquisition of Shares, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this
Section 4.1.3 shall not apply to a Transfer of Shares validly
made pursuant to a Piggyback Registration, pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, or pursuant to
Section 4.7, and, at the sole discretion of the Board, to any
Transfer made in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 4.4 or 4.5.
4.1.4
Prohibited Transfers; Transfers to Competitors .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, without
the consent of the Board, no Shareholder shall, at any time,
directly or indirectly, complete any Transfer of Shares that
(a) would result in the assets of the Company constituting
“Plan Assets” as such term is defined in the Department
of Labor regulations promulgated under the United States Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (b) would
cause the Company to be controlled by or be under common control
with an “investment company” for purposes of the United
States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (c) would
require the Shares to be registered under the Exchange Act or
(d) is made to any Person who is a Competitor of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or to any Affiliate of such a Competitor
(other than Transfers to the Company and its Affiliates).
Notwithstanding clause (d) of this Section 4.1.4, a Transfer
to a Competitor is permitted under Section 4.1.4(d) if such
Transfer is made in connection with the exercise of a Tag-Along
Right pursuant to Section 4.4 or in connection with the
exercise of a Drag-Along Right pursuant to Section 4.5, in
which event such sale may be effected only in accordance with
Section 4.4 or 4.5, as applicable. Further, this
Section 4.1.4 shall not prohibit any Transfer of Shares
validly made pursuant to a registered public offering of Shares or
pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
Section 4.2
Compliance with Securities Laws . Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, no Shareholder shall Transfer any
Shares unless the Transfer is made in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and (a) the Transfer is effected pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in
compliance with any other applicable United States federal and
state securities laws and applicable foreign securities laws or (b)
the Transferor shall have furnished the Company with (i) an
opinion of counsel, if reasonably requested by the Company, which
opinion of counsel shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that no such
registration is required because of the availability of an
exemption from registration under the Securities Act and under any
applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and
applicable foreign securities laws and that the Transfer otherwise
complies with any other applicable United States federal and state
securities laws and applicable foreign securities laws and
(ii) such representations and covenants of the Transferor as
are reasonably requested by the Company to ensure compliance with
any applicable United States federal and state securities laws and
applicable foreign securities laws.
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Section 4.3
Permitted Transfers .
4.3.1
FPC Shareholders Transfers .
(a) Subject
to Sections 4.1.3, 4.1.4 and 4.2, the FPC Shareholders may
Transfer any Shares to any Affiliate of FPC (other than the
Company) or any Person that is an investment fund managed or
controlled by FPC or any Affiliate of FPC (each, an “ FPC
Affiliate Transferee ”).
(b) Subject
to Sections 4.1.3, 4.1.4 and 4.2, as may be applicable, the
FPC Shareholders and any FPC Affiliated Transferee shall be free to
Transfer Shares to any Person, in whole at any time or in part from
time to time; provided , however , that, if such
Person is not a FPC Affiliate Transferee, the FPC Shareholders
shall be required to make such Transfer pursuant to the terms of
Sections 4.4, 4.5 or 5.1, as may be applicable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Transfer of Shares by the FPC
Shareholders or any FPC Affiliated Transferee to all of its
respective limited partners or other investors on a pro rata basis
for consideration other than cash, shall not be subject to
Section 4.4.
4.3.2
Trust Transfers .
(a) Subject
to Sections 4.1.3, 4.1.4 and 4.2, the Trusts may Transfer any
Shares to another Trust, any Affiliate of the Trusts or to the
principal ( i.e. corpus) beneficiaries of any Trust (each, a
“ Trust Affiliate Transferee ”).
(b) Except
as provided in this Article IV, the Trusts and any Trust
Affiliate Transferee shall not Transfer any Shares to any other
Person without the prior written approval of the Company, which
approval may be granted or withheld by the Board in its sole and
absolute discretion.
Section 4.4
Tag-Along Rights .
4.4.1
Sale Notice . If at any time the FPC Shareholders or any one
or more FPC Affiliate Transferees (collectively, the “ FPC
Seller ”) proposes to Transfer any of the Shares owned by
the FPC Seller, other than (a) to any FPC Affiliate
Transferee, (b) in a Transfer subject to a Drag-Along Right
pursuant to Section 4.5 if the FPC Seller has executed its
Drag-Along Right in full, or (c) pursuant to a Piggyback
Registration, then the FPC Seller shall first give written notice
(the “ Sale Notice ”) to the Company and to each
Trust, stating that the FPC Seller desires to make such Transfer,
referring to this Section 4.4, specifying the number of each class
or series of Shares proposed to be transferred by the FPC Seller
(the “ Offer Shares ”), and specifying the
price, the form of consideration, name and description of the
proposed purchaser (including controlling Persons) (the “
Proposed Transferee ”), the other material terms
pursuant to which such Transfer is proposed to be made, and, if the
form of consideration is not solely cash payable in immediately
available funds, cash equivalents or marketable securities,
sufficient financial information regarding the Proposed Transferee
in order for the Trusts to reasonably evaluate the consideration
proposed to be delivered.
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4.4.2
Tag-Along Election . Within ten business days of the date of
receipt of the Sale Notice, each Trust shall deliver to the FPC
Seller and to the Company a written notice stating whether such
Trust elects to sell a pro rata portion of its Shares (any
Trust that chooses to exercise such right, an “ Offeree
Shareholder ”) (equal to (a) the total number of
Shares owned by such Trust, multiplied by (b) a fraction,
(i) the numerator of which is the number of Offer Shares and
(ii) the denominator of which is the total number of Shares
held by the FPC Shareholders and any FPC Affiliate Transferees) to
such Proposed Transferee on the same terms, purchase price and
conditions as the FPC Seller (with respect to each Trust, its
“ Tag-Along Shares ”). An election pursuant to
the first sentence of this Section 4.4.2 shall constitute an
irrevocable commitment by the Offeree Shareholder making such
election to sell such Tag-Along Shares to the Proposed Transferee
if the sale of Offer Shares to the Proposed Transferee occurs on
the terms set forth in the Sale Notice. Such terms may include a
maximum number of Shares such Proposed Transferee is willing to
purchase, and, in such case, the FPC Seller and the Offeree
Shareholders shall be cut back pro rata based on the number
of Shares the FPC Seller and the Offeree Shareholders are seeking
to sell.
4.4.3
Rights to Transfer . (a) Third-Party Sale; Tag-Along
Buyer . The FPC Seller may not consummate any Transfer that is
subject to the provisions of this Section 4.4 unless the
Proposed Transferee purchases, within 180 days of the date of
the Sale Notice concurrently with and on substantially the same
terms and conditions and at the same price as the Offer Shares, all
of each Offeree Shareholder’s Tag-Along Shares with respect
to such Transfer, in accordance with their elections pursuant to
Section 4.4.2, and subject to the last sentence thereof (the
“ Tag-Along Right ”). For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the price received by the FPC Seller shall be
deemed to include all compensation of any nature and type as is
received by the FPC Seller and its Affiliates in respect of the
Offer Shares and any non-competition covenants and similar matters,
but shall not include any commercially reasonable consideration for
bona fide consulting, financial, investment banking or
similar services.
(b)
Sale Agreement . Each Offeree Shareholder electing to sell
Tag-Along Shares (a “ Tag-Along Seller ”) agrees
to cooperate in consummating such a Transfer, including by becoming
a party to the sale agreement and all other appropriate related
agreements, delivering, at the consummation of such Transfer, the
share certificates (if any) and other instruments of transfer for
such Shares duly endorsed for transfer, free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances, and voting or consenting in favor of such
transaction (to the extent a vote or consent is required) and
taking any other necessary or appropriate action in furtherance
thereof, including the execution and delivery of any other
appropriate agreements, certificates, instruments and other
documents. Each Tag-Along Seller shall be severally responsible for
its proportionate share of the third-party expenses of the Transfer
incurred by the FPC Seller in connection with such Transfer and the
monetary obligations and liabilities incurred by the FPC Seller in
connection with such sale. Such monetary obligations and
liabilities shall include (to the extent such obligations are
incurred by the FPC Seller) obligations and liabilities for
indemnification with respect to breaches of representations and
warranties made in connection with such Transfer by the Company or
by the FPC Seller and any Tag-Along Sellers with respect to the
Company or the Company’s business, and shall also
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include amounts paid into escrow
or subject to holdbacks, and amounts subject to post-closing
purchase price adjustments; provided , however , that
all such obligations are equally applicable on a several and not
joint basis to the FPC Seller and each Tag-Along Seller based on
the consideration received by the FPC Seller and such Tag-Along
Seller. The foregoing notwithstanding, (i) without the written
consent of a Tag-Along Seller, the amount of such obligations and
liabilities for which such Tag-Along Seller shall be responsible
shall not exceed the gross proceeds received by such Tag-Along
Seller in such Transfer, and (ii) a Tag-Along Seller shall not
be responsible for the fraud of the FPC Seller or any other
Tag-Along Seller or for any indemnification obligations and
liabilities for breaches of representations and warranties made by
the FPC Seller or any other Tag-Along Seller with respect to such
other seller’s (A) ownership of and title to Shares,
(B) organization, (C) authority or (D) conflicts and
consents and any other matter concerning such other seller, or for
breaches of any covenants made by the FPC Seller or any other
Tag-Along Seller.
(c)
No Liability . Notwithstanding any other provision contained
in this Section 4.4.3, there shall be no liability on the part
of the Company or the FPC Seller in the event that any Transfer of
Offer Shares pursuant to this Section 4.4.3 is not consummated
for any reason whatsoever. The decision whether to effect a
Transfer subject to this Section 4.4.3 shall be in the sole
and absolute discretion of the FPC Seller.
4.4.4
Intention of the Parties . The parties acknowledge that the
intention of this Section 4.4 (together with Section 5.1)
is to assure that the Trusts have the ability to liquidate their
Shares in amounts and at times that are related to the amounts and
times at which the FPC Shareholders and any FPC Affiliate
Transferee achieves, directly or indirectly, liquidity with respect
to any or all of their investment in the Company. The parties
accordingly agree that upon any direct or indirect Transfer of
equity interests of the FPC Shareholders or any FPC Affiliate
Transferee (other than to an FPC Affiliate Transferee), the Trusts
shall have rights in connection with such Transfer that are
comparable to those rights that it would have been afforded had the
FPC Shareholders or the FPC Affiliate Transferee directly
Transferred a proportionate amount of its interest in the
Company.
Section 4.5
Drag-Along Right .
4.5.1
Exercise . If at any time an FPC Seller proposes to make a
Transfer, in a bona fide arm’s-length sale transaction or
series of related sale transactions to a Person that is not an FPC
Affiliate Transferee, of Shares representing (together with any
Shares to be sold by a Drag-Along Seller under this
Section 4.5) at least 50% of the outstanding Shares to a
Proposed Transferee (the “ Drag-Along Sale ”),
including pursuant to a share sale, merger, business combination,
recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, restructuring or
similar transaction, the FPC Seller shall have the right (a “
Drag-Along Right ”), exercisable upon
15 days’ prior written notice to the Trusts, to require
the Trusts to sell a number of Shares equal to (a) the total
number of Shares owned by such Trust, multiplied by (b) a
fraction (i) the numerator of which is the number of Shares
the FPC Seller proposes to sell to the Proposed Transferee and
(ii) the denominator of which is the total number of Shares
held by the FPC Shareholders and any FPC Affiliate Transferees, to
the Proposed Transferee on the
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same terms and conditions
(including the same proportions of each class or series of Shares)
and at the same price as the FPC Seller would receive in connection
with such transaction. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
price received by the FPC Seller shall be deemed to include all
compensation of any nature and type as is received by the FPC
Seller and its Affiliates in respect of the Shares to be sold by
the FPC Seller and any non-competition covenants and similar
matters, but shall not include any commercially reasonable
consideration for bona fide consulting, financial,
investment banking or similar services.
4.5.2
Sale Agreement . Each Trust selling Shares pursuant to a
transaction contemplated by this Section 4.5 (each such Trust,
a “ Drag-Along Seller ”) agrees to cooperate in
consummating such a Transfer, including, without limitation, by
becoming a party to the sale agreement and all other appropriate
related agreements, delivering, at the consummation of such
Transfer, the share certificates (if any) and other instruments of
transfer for such Shares duly endorsed for transfer, free and clear
of all liens and encumbrances, and voting or consenting in favor of
such transaction (to the extent a vote or consent is required) and
taking any other necessary or appropriate action in furtherance
thereof, including the execution and delivery of any other
appropriate agreements, certificates, instruments and other
documents. Each Drag-Along Seller shall be severally responsible
for its proportionate share of the third-party expenses of the
Transfer incurred by the FPC Seller in connection with such
Transfer
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