AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SHAREHOLDER'S
AGREEEMENT
THIS
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SHAREHOLDER'S AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is entered
into as of March 29, 2002 among CONTAINER APPLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Nevada Corporation (the "Company"),
INTERPOOL, INC., a Delaware Corporation ("IP") and MR. HIROMITSU
OGAWA ("Mr. Ogawa").
Section
l. Recitals of Fact .
The
Company, IP and Mr. Ogawa are parties to a Shareholder's Agreement
dated as of Apri129, 1998 (the "Shareholder's Agreement").
Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined shall
have the meaning given to such terms in the Shareholder's
Agreement.
In
connection with a proposed amendment to the Bank Loan Agreement,
Fleet National Bank (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A. and Fleet Bank, N.A.),
a national banking association and the other lending institutions
from time to time party to the Bank Loan Agreement (the "Banks")
have requested that IP agree to extend the amortization schedule of
the subordinated note issued pursuant to the Note Purchase
Agreement (the "Subordinated Note").
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2. Extension of Required Principal Payments .
In
consideration for the agreements of the Company and Mr. Ogawa
hereunder, IP agrees to extend the amortization schedule of the
Subordinated Note so that no payments of principal on the
Subordinated Note will be required until the date which is one (1)
year after the maturity of the Company's indebtedness under the
Bank Loan Agreement (i.e., four (4) years after the closing of the
proposed amendment to the Bank Loan Agreement).
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3. Agreements Regarding the Company's Board of Directors
.
(a)
The Company and Mr. Ogawa agree that a special shareholder's
meeting will be called within ten (10) days after IP amends the
Subordinated Note in compliance with Section 2 of this Amendment to
elect an additional director of the Company, to be nominated by IP
(the "Additional IP Director"). To the extent necessary, the
Company's bylaws will be amended to provide for such additional
director.
(b)
At such time as the Subordinated Note is paid in full, and in the
event the Additional IP Director is then remaining on the Board,
Mr. Ogawa shall be entitled to appoint an additional representative
to the Company's Board of Directors; it being the intent and
understanding of the parties that at such time Mr. Ogawa shall have
representatives on the Company's Board of Directors equal in number
to the representatives of IP.
(c)
The parties reaffirm their understandings that directors of the
Company are fiduciaries, who for so long as the fair value of the
Company's assets exceed the fair value of the Company's
indebtedness, are obligated to act in the best interest of the
shareholders rather than its creditors.
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4. Agreements Regarding the Company's Chief Executive
Officer .
The
parties acknowledge that notwithstanding the addition of a third
representative of lP on the Company's Board of Directors, Mr. Ogawa
shall continue as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and shall
continue to exercise the power currently exercised by him as Chief
Executive Officer, including the exclusive right to hire and fire
employees of the Company in the ordinary course of business, it
being understood that the consent of the Board shall continue to be
required for the following actions:
(a)
sale of capital equipment in material quantities outside of the
ordinary course of business;
(b)
acquisitions of capital equipment as established by the Board;
(c)
incurrence of debt as established by the Board;
(d)
hiring or firing of a material number of employees, including all
officers.
Section 5. Other Requests by
Intetpool .
Mr.
Ogawa agrees to enter into a dialogue with IP within sixty (60)
days as to relations between the Company and IP, including the
requests contained in paragraph's 2 through 7 of the letter dated
March 27, 2002 from Christopher N. Fermanis, Corporate Counsel to
IP, it being understood that (a) such dialogue shall not include
any proposal for the further impairment of the debt evidenced by
the Subordinated Note; and (b) no actions taken as a result of such
dialogue shall result in the agreement to further impair the debt
evidenced by the Subordinated Note.
Section
6. Miscellaneous .
Except
as provided herein, the terms of the Shareholders Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is entered into as of the date
above set forth.
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CONTAINER APPLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
INTERPOOL, INC.
By:
Mr. Hiromitsu Ogawa
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Execution Copy
CONTAINER
APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT dated as of Apri1 29, 1998 among CONTAINER APPLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"),
INTERPOOL, INC., a Delaware corporation ("IP"), and MR. HIROMITSU
OGAWA ("Ogawa").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
IP and Ogawa have entered into a stock purchase agreement dated as
of January 31, 1998 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement") with Mitsui
& Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. (collectively,
"Mitsui") providing for the purchase by IP and Ogawa from Mitsui of
certain shares of common stock of the Company for an aggregate
consideration of $12,501,945.53 (in the case of IP) and $248,054.47
(in the case of Ogawa);
WHEREAS,
the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement are
being consummated simultaneously with entering into this
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
simultaneously with entering into this Agreement, the parties are
entering into the following other agreements and transactions:
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A.
A subordinated note purchase agreement of even date herewith (the
"Note Purchase Agreement") providing for IP's purchase from the
Company of its Subordinated Secured Notes for an aggregate purchase
price of $33,650,000; and
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B.
An intercreditor and subordination agreement of even date herewith
(the "Intercreditor Agreement") between IP and The First National
Bank of Boston, as agent under the Revolving Credit and Term Loan
Agreement dated as of [July 30, 1992] (as amended to the date
hereof) (the "Bank Loan Agreement") among the Company, The First
National Bank of Boston, as Agent and the Banks identified
therein.
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The
Stock Purchase Agreement, the Note Purchase Agreement, the
Intercreditor Agreement, this Agreement and the other agreements
between the Company and IP being entered into as of the date hereof
are herein collectively referred to as the "Related Agreements,"
and the transactions contemplated by the Related Agreements are
herein collectively referred to as the "Related Transactions."
WHEREAS,
in connection with the entry into the other Related Agreements and
the Related Transactions, the parties hereto wish to impose
restrictions on the transfer of certain shares, and to grant IP
certain option rights, and to state the parties' agreement with
respect to certain claims that might otherwise be asserted against
IP; and
WHEREAS,
the parties believe a Shareholders Agreement to be the means best
suited to achieving these objectives;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration the parties hereby
agree as follows.
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS .
1.1
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings. Additional capitalized terms are defined elsewhere in
this Agreement.
Agreement : This Shareholders' Agreement, as amended or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Competitor : Any Person which engages, either directly or
indirectly, in any business activity that competes with any
significant aspect of the business of leasing transportation
equipment in which IP is actively engaged at the time in
question.
Covered Shares : All Shares beneficially owned by Mr. Ogawa
or IP as of the date of this Agreement (whether such shares
continue to be so owned or become owned by any direct or remote
transferee of or successor to Mr. Ogawa or IP), or any Shares
distributed with respect to or received in exchange for Covered
Shares or into which Covered Shares have been or may be converted;
provided , however , that any Covered Shares shall
for all purposes cease to be Covered Shares (i) upon acquisition of
such Covered Shares by the Company or (ii) upon transfer of such
Covered Shares pursuant to a registration statement under the
Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor rule)
under the Securities Act.
Involuntary Transfer : Any sale, assignment, transfer,
exchange or other disposition arising by operation of law
including, without limitation, involuntary dissolution of a
non-individual shareholder and any sale to satisfy a judgment
(except a judgment specifically enforcing an agreement of sale or
other transfer entered into by the shareholder).
Optionee Shareholder : With respect to any Shares
beneficially owned by Mr. Ogawa as of the date of this Agreement,
IP, to the extent it holds Shares at the time in question, and any
direct or remote transferee of Shares previously owned by IP
(whenever and however IP acquired such Shares), or with respect to
any Shares beneficially owned by IP as of the date of this
Agreement, Mr. Ogawa, to the extent he holds Shares at the time in
question, and any direct or remote transferee of Shares previously
owned by Mr. Ogawa (whenever and however Mr. Ogawa acquired such
Shares).
Purchasing Party : Any Person giving written notice under
Section 3.4 hereof of intent to purchase Covered Shares under an
option granted by Section 3 hereof.
Ready Fair Market Value : The value at which property is
reasonably assured of being sold, under then-current market
conditions, within 6 months after the search for the buyer
commences, to a buyer fully informed as to the assets. liabilities,
contingent liabilities. opportunities and risks associated with
such property. In the case of stock, it shall be determined by
allocating the Ready Fair Market Value of the corporation as a
whole among its outstanding shares, on a fully diluted basis,
according to their respective rights, without any minority interest
or illiquidity discount. The Ready Fair Market Value of a
corporation shall be based on an assumed sale of all its
outstanding stock, on a fully diluted basis, coupled with the
simultaneous refinancing of all its outstanding subordinated
indebtedness.
Securities Act : The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Selling Shareholder : Any holder of Covered Shares who has
given an Offer Notice pursuant to Section 3.2 or with respect to
whom a Triggering Event has occurred, or the legal representative
of such holder.
Shares : Shares of the Company's common stock, no par value,
as the same may be constituted from time to time.
Transfer : A Voluntary Transfer or Involuntary Transfer.
Triggering Event : As defined in Section 3.3 hereof.
Voluntary Transfer : Any sale, assignment, transfer,
exchange or other disposition which did not arise by operation of
law; and shall include, without limitation, a sale for cash,
obligations or any other property or services, a hypothecation, the
exercise of a right of foreclosure under a power of sale granted in
connection with a hypothecation, a transfer or allocation in
connection with a dissolution of marriage., a transfer pursuant to
an order specifically enforcing an agreement of sale or other
transfer entered into or any actual holder of the subject Shares
and, in the case of a entity which is a holder of Shares, any
distribution to shareholders, partners, beneficiaries or other
holders of beneficial interests in such entity and any change in
ownership resulting from a merger or other reorganization of such
entity; provided, however, that a transfer of shares to an
affiliate or family member of the transferor who agrees to comply
with the provisions of this Agrement applicable to the transferor
shall not be deemed a voluntary transfer.
SECTION 2. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF MR. OGAWA
2.1
Right to Require Valuation . If the Company shall not have
effected an initial public offering of its common stock prior to
the fifth anniversary of the date of this Agreement, then at any
time thereafter (until the Company effects an initial public
offering). Mr. Ogawa shall have the right (exercisable not more
than once in any 12-month period) to require that a determination
be made of the Fair Market Value of the Company's common equity in
accordance with this Section 2.1. Such right shall be exercised by
delivery of a written notice (a "Valuation Notice") to IP and the
Company. The Fair Market Value of the Company shall be such fair
market value as is determined by mutual agreement of Mr. Ogawa and
IP or, if Mr. Ogawa and IP do not so agree within 30 days following
delivery of the Valuation Notice, such fair market value as is
determined by a reputable investment banking or appraisal firm with
valuation expertise in the Company's industry selected by mutual
agreement of IP and Mr. Ogawa (the "Appraiser"). The Company shall
engage the Appraiser and shall request the Appraiser to deliver its
written report as to the Fair Market Value of the Company's common
equity to the Company, Mr. Ogawa and IP within 60 calendar days
from selection of the Appraiser. The fees and expenses of the
Appraiser will be bome by the Company. The Appraiser's
determination of such fair market value shall be final.
2.2
Right to Require Initial Public Offering. Following a
determination of Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 2.1,
unless IP shall, within 30 days after determination of such Fair
Market Value, make a written offer to Mr. Ogawa to purchase all
(but not less than all) the Covered Shares owned by Mr. Ogawa at a
cash purchase price equal to 50% of the Fair Market Value of the
Company as so determined, Mr. Ogawa shall have the right,
exercisable by written notice to the Company and IP at any time
within 90 days following the end of such 30-day period, to require
the Company to take the necessary steps to register the Covered
Shares owned by Mr. Ogawa (or any portion of such Covered Shares
specified by Mr. Ogawa) for sale in a public offering pursuant to
the Securities Act. If Mr. Ogawa exercises such right, the Company
shall (i) proceed, as expeditiously as practicable, to cause a
registration statement for such Covered Shares to be prepared,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to become
effective, and (ii) to engage a reputable investment banking firm
selected by Mr. Ogawa to effect a public offering of such shares
through such distribution method as Mr. Ogawa may reasonably
request, and (iii) take such other actions (including engaging
counsel and accountants) as may be customary in connection with the
exercise of registration rights by a principal shareholder. The
Company shall bear all expenses of such registration of Mr. Ogawa's
covered shares (other than underwriting or brokerage commissions
with respect to the shares actually sold).
2.3
Cooperation by IP . In the event that Mr. Ogawa at any time
desires, following the fifth anniversary of the date of this
Agreement, to sell the Covered Shares owned by him to a third
party, IP shall, if requested by Mr. Ogawa, provide reasonable
assistance to Mr. Ogawa in attempting to identify a third party
which might be willing to purchase such shares in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS; PURCHASE OPTIONS .
3.1
Consent Reouired for Voluntary Transfer; Transfer to Competitor
Prohibited .
(a)
No Voluntary Transfer of any interest in any Covered Shares shall
be made, or be valid for any purpose, for a period of five (5)
years from the date of this Agreement, unless (i) in the case of a
transfer of Covered Shares owned on the date hereof by IP. Mr.
Ogawa (or any permitted transferee of Mr. Ogawa holding a majority
of the shares owned by Mr. Ogawa as of the date hereof) gives his
prior written consent thereto or (ii) in the case of a transfer of
Covered Shares owned on the date hereof by Mr. Ogawa, IP (or any
permitted transferee of IP holding a majority of the shares owned
by IP as of the date hereof) gives its prior written consent
thereto. In considering any request for such consent, the parties
may give consideration to any business factors they judge to be
relevant, including without limitation whether the proposed
Voluntary Transfer will reduce the incentive of the transferor to
use his or its maximum efforts for the success of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Covered Shares may be transferred to
an affiliate or immediate family member of the transferor, provided
that such affiliate or immediate family member agrees to be bound
by this Agreement to the same extent as the transferor.
(b)
No Voluntary Transfer to a Competitor of any interest in any
Covered Shares shall be made at any time, or be valid for any
purpose.
3.2
Purchase Option Arising From Proposed Transfer . Any Person
who desires to make a Voluntary Transfer of any Covered Shares (a
"Transferor") shall give prompt notice (an "Offer Notice") to the
Company and the Optionee Shareholder of the intent to make such
Transfer, which Offer Notice shall include the number of Covered
Shares which are the subject of the proposed Transfer and the terms
of such proposed Transfer, including the amount and type of
consideration to be paid for such Covered Shares. Such Offer Notice
shall also identify the parties who may purchase the Covered Shares
from the Transferor. Following the receipt of an Offer Notice, the
Company, and then the Optionee Shareholder, shall have an option to
purchase the Covered Shares identified in such Offer Notice upon
the terms set forth in this Section 3. Nothing in this Section 3.2
shall affect the consent requirement stated in Section 3.1, and the
granting of any consent under Section 3.1 shall not affect the
rights arising under this Section 3.2.
3.3
Other Events Triggering Purchase Option . Upon the
occurrence of any of the following events (each a "Triggering
Event") with respect to a holder of Covered Shares (the "Affected
Party"), the Company, and then the Optionee Shareholder, shall have
the option to purchase all the Covered Shares beneficially owned by
the Affected Party (or, in the case of clause (a) below, the
Covered Shares that were the subject of the Involuntary Transfer)
upon the terms set forth in this Section 3:
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(a) The
Involuntary Transfer of Covered Shares by the Affected Party;
(b) The
death or dissolution of the Affected Party;
(c) The
appointment of a conservator for the Affected Party;
(d) The
commencement of any case, proceeding or other action by or against
the Affected Party seeking to have an order of relief entered to
adjudicate the Affected Party a bankrupt or insolvent, seeking
reorganization, adjustment or composition of the party's debts, or
seeking the appointment of a trustee, custodian or other similar
official for the Affected Party or for all or any substantial part
of the Affected Party's property; provided, however, that any such
case, proceeding or other action initiated by a third party against
the Affected Party shall not become a Triggering Event unless such
case, proceeding or other action remains undismissed for 120
days;
(e) The
commission by the Affected Party of a felony or an act involving
fraud or moral turpitude which relates to the Company, reflects in
a materially adverse manner on the Company or otherwise materially
and adversely affects the Company.
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An
Affected Party shall give prompt notice (a "Triggering Event
Notice") to the Company and the other parties to this Agreement of
the occurrence of any Triggering Event, and if such Triggering
Event Notice is not promptly given, any other party having
knowledge of such Triggering Event may give a Triggering Event
Notice. The Triggering Event Notice shall describe the Triggering
Event, the Persons involved, and the nature and terms of any
Transfer in connection with such event.
3.4
Manner of Exercise . Any option granted by this Section 3
shall be exercised in the following manner.
(a)
Time for Exercise and Tender of Purchase Price . If the
Company wishes to purchase any Covered Shares pursuant to an option
granted under this Section 3, the Company shall, within 30 days
after the date the Offer Notice or the Triggering Event Notice is
given to the Company (the "Company Option Period"), give written
notice to the Selling Shareholder and the Optionee Shareholder
specifying the number of Covered Shares the Company intends to
purchase.
If
the Company does not give written notice to the Selling Shareholder
of the intent to purchase all Covered Shares made available under
the option, the Company shall, within three days after the
expiration of the Company Option Period, notify the Optionee
Shareholder of the option to purchase the Covered Shares which are
available under the option and are not proposed to be purchased by
the Company. In the event the Optionee Shareholder wishes to
exercise the option, the Optionee Shareholder shall, within 60 days
after the expiration of the Company Option Period (the "Shareholder
Option Period"), give written notice to the Selling Shareholder and
the Company specifying the number of the Covered Shares available
under the option the Optionee Shareholder intends to purchase. If
the Optionee Shareholder gives notice pursuant to this Section
3.4(a), the Optionee Shareholder may not withdraw or amend such
notice except as provided below. O
If
the total number of Covered Shares specified in all wririen notices
under this Section 3.4(a) received by the Selling Shareholder
before the expiration of the Shareholder Option Period does not
equal or exceed the total number of Covered Shares available under
the option, the Selling Shareholder shall within three days after
the expiration of the Shareholder Option Period give written notice
of this fact to all Purchasing Parties. In such case, any
Purchasing Party may within six days after the expiration of the
Shareholder Option Period increase the number of Covered Shares the
party intends to purchase.
After
the expiration of such additional six-day period for the submission
of new notices, the Selling Shareholder shall give written notice
to the Purchasing Parties of the total number of Covered Shares
offered to be purchased in the notices received by the Selling
Shareholder. If such number equals or exceeds the number of Covered
Shares available under the option, such notice by the Selling
Shareholder shall create a separate and enforceable contract
between the Selling Shareholder and each Purchasing Party for the
sale and purchase of the number of Covered Shares allocated to such
Purchasing Party under Section 3.4(b) below on the terms specified
in Section 3.7 below. No sale of shares shall be required hereunder
unless the Purchasing Parties collectively elect to purchase all of
the shares made available under the option.
(b)
Allocation of Covered Shares . If the number of Covered
Shares offered to be purchased in all notices under Section 3.4(a)
hereof equals the number of Covered Shares available under the
option, each Purchasing Party shall be allocated a number of
Covered Shares equal to the number of Covered Shares specified in
such Purchasing Party's latest notice to the Selling
Shareholder.
If
the number of Covered Shares offered to be purchased under the
option exceeds the number of Covered Shares available under the
option, Covered Shares shall be allocated to the Purchasing Parties
as follows:
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(i)
The Company shall be allocated the number of Covered Shares
specified in its notice; and
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(ii)
Any Covered Shares not purchased by the Company shall be allocated
to the other Purchasing Party.
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(c)
Effect of Failure to Exercise Option. In the case of a
proposed Voluntary Transfer, if at the end of the sixth day after
the expiration of the Shareholder Option Period, the total number
of Covered Shares specified in all notices received by the Selling
Shareholder is less than the total number of Covered Shares
available under the option, the Selling Shareholder shall have the
right to commence discussions regarding a purchase of the Covered
Shares described in the Offer Notice with any potential purchaser
identified in the Offer Notice or any other potential purchaser
named in a subsequent written notice from the Selling Shareholder
to the Company and the other parties to this Agreement (a
"Purchaser Identification Notice"); provided, however, that the
Selling Shareholder shall not enter into such discussions with any
potential purchaser identified in the Offer Notice or a Purchaser
Identification Notice if, within 14 days a