Exhibit 10.23
MOZAIC GROUP LTD.
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
SHAREHOLDERS’
AGREEMENT
This Mozaic Group Ltd. Amended and
Restated Shareholders’ Agreement dated June 30, 2004
(the “ Agreement ”) by and among Mozaic Group
Ltd., a Missouri corporation (the “ Company ”),
Southern Graphic Systems, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (“
SGS ”), those Persons listed on Schedule
1 , attached hereto, and those other Persons who hereafter
own or acquire shares of capital stock of the Company and become a
party to this Agreement and only as expressly permitted in this
Agreement, any Permitted Transferees of any of them (collectively,
the “ Minority Shareholders ”), SGS and the
Minority Shareholders are sometimes referred to individually as a
“ Shareholder ” and collectively as the “
Shareholders ”. This Agreement amends and restates in
full the Shareholders’ Agreement dated August 14, 2003
by and among the Company and Mary Ann Gibson, trustee of Mary Ann
Gibson Amended and Restated Revocable Living Trust u/a/d
September 5, 1997, and those who have executed a Supplemental
Shareholder’s Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company has executed
the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ Stock Purchase
Agreement ”) dated June 30, 2004 among SGS, Mary Ann
Gibson and Mozaic Group Ltd., pursuant to which SGS will acquire
51% of each of the Voting Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock
of the Company.
WHEREAS, effective upon closing of
the acquisition contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement the
Minority Shareholders will hold 49% of each of the Voting Common
Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock of the Company;
WHEREAS, effective upon closing of
the acquisition contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement SGS
and the Minority Shareholders in the aggregate are holders of all
of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Voting
Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock (for the purpose hereof,
such shares, as well as all shares of Voting Common Stock and
Non-Voting Common Stock of the Company hereafter acquired by the
Shareholders from the Company or a Shareholder arc referred to as
“ Shares ”);
WHEREAS, the effectiveness of this
Agreement is conditioned upon the execution of the Stock Purchase
Agreement and the consummation of the transaction
thereunder;
WHEREAS, certain capitalized terms
used in this Agreement that are not defined elsewhere are defined
in Section 15.1 of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to
provide for certain matters regarding the Shares and the governance
of the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and obligations
set forth in this Agreement, the parties, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:
TERMS
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Capitalization of the Company
. As of the date of this
Agreement:
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1.1
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The authorized
capitalization of the Company is 100,000 shares of Class A
(voting) common stock, $0.10 par value per share (the “
Voting Common Stock ”) and 900,000 shares of Class B
(non-voting) common stock, $0.10 par value per share (the “
Non-Voting Common Stock ”).
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1.2
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The number of
shares of capital stock of the Company which are issued and
outstanding is 248,965 which consists of 16,795 Voting Common Stock
and 232,170 Non-Voting Common Stock.
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1.3
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The issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Company is held by the
Shareholders as set forth on Schedule 2 , attached
hereto.
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1.4
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Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Shareholder represents
and warrants that such Shareholder holds the Shares held by it set
forth in Section 1.3, free and clear of any and all liens,
pledges or encumbrances. Each Shareholder agrees not to incur,
create or subject the Shares to any liens, pledges or encumbrances
during the term of this Agreement, or any renewal or extension of
it.
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1.5
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For purposes of
purchasing a percentage of Shares or the Shares of a Shareholder
pursuant to this Agreement, such Shares or percentage of Shares
shall be based on the total of all shares owned by a Shareholder
which includes Voting Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock. For
purposes of corporate governance provisions under this Agreement,
including without limitation any voting provisions, the percentage
of Shares for voting shall be based on the total of the Voting
Common Stock owned by a Shareholder.
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2
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Management
of the Company.
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2.1
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Election and
Removal of Board of Directors Generally .
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(a)
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The Shareholders shall vote (or
shall consent pursuant to an action by written consent of the
Shareholders) all of their Shares to establish and maintain a board
of directors elected in accordance with this Agreement. Except as
otherwise required by law, the business and affairs of the Company
will be under the direction of its board of directors (the “
Board ”). For so long as SGS is a Shareholder, the
Company’s Board shall consist of five (5) persons (the
“ Directors ”). Three (3) Directors will be
designated for nomination and election by SGS and two
(2) Directors will be designated for nomination and election
by
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the Minority Shareholders,
provided that if the Minority Shareholders do not hold at least 34%
of the outstanding Voting Common Stock then the Minority
Shareholders shall only have the right to elect one
(1) Director and SGS will have the right to elect four
(4) Directors. The Shareholders shall vote all their Shares to
elect individuals so nominated to be Directors.
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(b)
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The Company
shall provide the Shareholders with twenty (20) days’
prior written notice of any meeting at which Directors are to be
elected. Each of SGS and the Minority Shareholders, if applicable,
shall give written notice to the Company, no later than ten
(10) days after receipt of such notice, of the persons
designated by such Shareholders, if any, pursuant to
Section 2.l(a) as its nominee for election as a Director. If
SGS and/or the Minority Shareholders shall fail to give notice to
the Company as provided hereinabove, it shall be deemed that the
designee, if any, of SGS and/or the Minority Shareholders then
serving as the designated Director shall be its designee for
reelection. All Shareholders agree to vote their Shares in a manner
to elect the designees of the Minority Shareholders and
SGS.
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(c)
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No Shareholder
shall vote to remove a Director designated by another Shareholder,
except (i) upon clear and convincing evidence of bad faith or
willful misconduct with respect to the Company, or (ii) if the
Shareholder or Shareholders that nominated a Director give written
notice to all the other Shareholders that such Shareholder or
Shareholders wish to remove that Director, then all Shareholders
shall vote their Shares in favor of removing that Director and
replacing such designee. If, for any reason, any Director ceases to
hold office, only the Shareholder or Shareholders that are entitled
to nominate that Director shall be entitled to promptly nominate an
individual to fill the vacancy so created for the unexpired term
and all Shareholders shall vote all their Shares for the individual
nominated to fill the vacancy
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2.2
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Current
Board of Directors .
Effective upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
number of Directors of the Company shall be set at five (5), and
the Board shall consist of: Donna C. Dabney (nominated by SGS),
Henry R. Baughman (Chairman) (nominated by SGS), Benjamin F.
Harmon, IV (nominated by SGS), Mary Ann Gibson (“MAG”)
(nominated by the Minority Shareholders), and William R. Freeman
III (nominated by Minority Shareholders).
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2.3
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Board of
Directors Meeting . The
Company shall use its best efforts to ensure that meetings of its
Board are held at least four times each year and at least once each
quarter.
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2.4
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Quorum and Action by
Directors . The presence
of three (3) Directors, in person or by proxy, is required to
constitute a quorum and action by at least three (3) Directors
is required to constitute action and approval by the Board;
provided, however, that at least one of the Directors
appointed by the Minority Shareholders must be present in person or
by proxy to constitute a quorum for purposes of taking action on
the
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following matters, and such
Director together with at least one of the Directors appointed by
SGS shall be required to approve any of such matters:
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(a)
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any sale
greater than $25,000 of assets outside the ordinary course of
business, or a consolidation, merger, liquidation, or dissolution
of the Company (subject to ASC’s rights in the event of a
default under the ASC Loan);
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(b)
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incurrence of
debt (other than trade payables in the ordinary course of business)
greater than $50,000, subject to ASC’s right to refinance the
ASC Loan with a third party;
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(c)
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granting
security interests in or mortgages of the Company’s assets
involving more than $50,000;
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(d)
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approving or
amending annual business plans (including plans for realizing
cross-selling synergies);
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(e)
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approving or
amending annual operating and capital expenditure budgets for Year
3 and beyond;
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(f)
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transactions
between the Company and a Shareholder or Affiliate of a
Shareholder, except for the purchase of materials or services from
the parties (or their Affiliates) at normal or standard market
prices or terms;
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(g)
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any change to
the operating plans and capital expenditures and related budgets
for Year 1 and Year 2, as agreed and attached hereto as
Schedule 3 (the “ Agreed Year 1 and Year 2
Plans and Budget ”);
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(h)
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issuance of any
stock that would dilute the aggregate ownership interest of the
Minority Shareholders;
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(i)
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any increase or
decrease in the fixed amount of five (5) Directors as set
forth in Section 2.1 (a) of this Agreement;
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(j)
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any increase or
decrease in the number of authorized shares of Voting and
Non-Voting Common Stock;
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(k)
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creation of any
new series or class of stock or creation of any bonds, notes or
other obligations convertible into, exchangeable for or using
option rights to purchase shares of stock of the
Company;
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(l)
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issuance of any
of the authorized but unissued Voting Common Stock and Non-Voting
Common Stock;
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(m)
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reclassification, alteration or
change of the rights, preferences or privileges of the Voting
Common Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock or any other class
or
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series of shares so as to
materially and adversely affect any of the Shares of the
Shareholders; or
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(n)
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any material
reorganization of the Company, including the transfer of
significant operations or assets into subsidiaries or similar
change in operation or structure.
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2.5
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Action by
the Shareholders . No
action by the Shareholders shall be taken without the vote of the
Shareholders holding at least a majority of the Shares of the
Voting Common Stock of the Company; provided, however, that
the following matters will require the approval of the Shareholders
holding at least 66-2/3% of the Shares of Voting Common
Stock:
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(a)
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any sale
greater than $25,000 of assets outside the ordinary course of
business, consolidation, merger, liquidation, or dissolution
(subject to ASC’s rights in the event of a default under the
ASC Loan);
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(b)
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incurrence of
debt (other than trade payables in the ordinary course of business)
greater than $50,000, subject to ASC’s right to refinance the
ASC Loan with a third party;
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(c)
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granting
security interests in or mortgages of Company’s assets
involving more than $50,000;
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(d)
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approving or
amending annual business plans (including plans for realizing
cross-selling synergies);
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(e)
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approving or
amending annual operating and capital expenditure budgets for Year
3 and beyond;
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(f)
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transactions
between the Company and a Shareholder or an Affiliate of a
Shareholder, except for the purchase of materials or services from
the parties (or their Affiliates) at normal or standard market
prices or terms;
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(g)
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any change to
the Agreed Year 1 and Year 2 Plans and Budget; provided, that any
such change will require the agreement of the holders of not less
than 90% of Voting Common Stock of the Company if SGS has converted
the ASC Loan to equity;
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(h)
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issuance of any
stock that would dilute the aggregate ownership interest of the
Minority Shareholders;
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(i)
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any increase or
decrease in the fixed amount of five (5) Directors as set
forth in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement;
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(j)
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any increase or
decrease in the number of authorized shares of Voting and
Non-Voting Common Stock;
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(k)
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creation of any
new series or class of stock or creation of any bonds, notes or
other obligations convertible into, exchangeable for or using
option rights to purchase shares of stock of the
Company;
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(l)
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issuance of any
of the authorized but unissued shares of Voting and Non-Voting
Common Stock; or
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(m)
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reclassification, alteration or change of the
rights, preferences or privileges of the Voting and Non-Voting
Common Stock or any other class or series of shares so as to
materially and adversely affect any of the Shares of the
Shareholders;
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(n)
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any material
reorganization of the Company, including the transfer of
significant operations or assets into subsidiaries or similar
change in operation or structure.
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Rights as a
Shareholder. Each
Shareholder acknowledges that, by becoming a Shareholder in the
Company and entering into this Agreement, such Shareholder is not
entering into or forming a partnership relationship with any other
Shareholder and that the Shareholders of the Company shall not owe
to one another the same or substantially the same fiduciary duties
that partners owe to one another. Accordingly, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement or required by law, each Shareholder
acknowledges that each such Shareholder shall not, solely by virtue
of such Shareholder’s ownership of Shares, be entitled among
other things (a) to employment by the Company; (b) to
serve as a director or officer of the Company, (c) to receive
dividends or other distributions on such Shareholder’s
Shares, except as the same may be declared from time to time by the
Board in its sole discretion; (d) to have such
Shareholder’s Shares redeemed by the Company when Shares of
other Shareholders are being redeemed if the Board shall have
determined in good faith that there exist special circumstances for
redeeming the Shares from such other Shareholders; (e) to
participate in or have preemptive rights with respect to any issue
of capital stock, or rights to acquire capital stock of the
Company, unless the Board shall have determined in its discretion
to make such rights available; or (f) to sell such
Shareholder’s Shares when another Shareholder is selling
Shares.
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Restrictions
of Transfer of Shares; Permitted Transfers.
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4.1
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Restrictions
of Transfer of Shares .
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Shareholder may
sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber such
Shareholder’s Shares, now owned or hereafter acquired,
without the prior written consent of the holders of at least 90% of
the Shares of Voting Common Stock. Any purported sale, transfer,
encumbrance or disposition in violation of this Agreement shall be
void and shall not operate to transfer any interest or title to the
purported transferee.
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4.2
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Permitted
Transfers . In addition
to other sales and/or transfers expressly permitted under this
Agreement, SGS, DCS Family Investments, LLC, DCS Real Estate,
L.L.C. and DCS Ventures, LLC, upon providing prior written notice
to the other, may sell or transfer, including transfer by operation
of law, to any Affiliate, its Shares at any time without
restriction, other than compliance with applicable securities laws
and the requirement that the transferee agree to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement (a “ Permitted Transferee
”). No transfer may be made by SGS to a Permitted Transferee
unless the Permitted Transferee executes and delivers a written
agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement
as a “Shareholder”. No transfer may be made by DCS
Family Investments, LLC, DCS Real Estate, L.L.C. and DCS Ventures,
LLC to a Permitted Transferee other than under the DCS Ventures,
LLC governing documents as of the date hereof unless MAG has
controlling ownership interest in the Permitted Transferee and the
Permitted Transferee executes and delivers a proxy granting MAG all
voting power with respect to the transferred shares, In addition,
no transfer may be made by MAG to a Permitted Transferee unless the
Permitted Transferee executes and delivers a written agreement, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, in which
the Permitted Transferee, agrees to bound by the provisions of this
Agreement as a “Shareholder”; provided, however, that
MAG shall remain liable for all obligations and liabilities under
this Agreement. MAG shall not transfer her ownership interest in
DCS Family Investments, LLC, DCS Real Estate, L.L.C. and DCS
Ventures, LLC or any of their Permitted Transferees that own Shares
in the Company.
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4.3
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Representations . In connection with a sale of any of the Shares
pursuant to this Agreement, the selling Shareholder shall be
required to represent that (a) he, she or it has title to such
Shares, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except as
provided in this Agreement; (b) he, she or it has power and
authority to sell such Shares; and (c) the sale does not
conflict with any other agreement to which the Shareholder is a
party.
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4.4
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Legend on
Certificates . No Shares
shall be transferred on the books of the Company except upon
compliance with the restrictions on transfer contained in this
Agreement. Each certificate for Shares shall bear the following
legend:
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“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.
THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF
REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT OR THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY ARE FURTHER RESTRICTED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE AMENDED AND
RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 30, 2004, AS IT
MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE IN THE
OFFICES OF THE COMPANY IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.”
together with such other legends as
may be necessary or appropriate under applicable securities laws
and to reflect the terms of other agreements to which the
Shareholders and the Company are party.
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5.1
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SGS Option
to Purchase Remaining Interest . SGS will have the right (the “
Purchase Option ”), exercisable in its sole discretion
during Year 3 to acquire all outstanding Shares held by the
Minority Shareholders (the “ Remaining Shares
”), and the Minority Shareholders agree to sell the Remaining
Shares to SGS upon the terms contained in this Section 5. SGS
may exercise the Purchase Option by providing to each Minority
Shareholder sixty (60) days’ prior written notice any
time within Year 3 (the “ Purchase Option Exercise
Notice ”). The price to be paid to the Minority
Shareholders for the Remaining Shares pursuant to the Purchase
Option shall be an amount expressed and paid in United States
Dollars equal to the Purchase Option Exercise Price (defined
below). Upon the Minority Shareholders’ receipt of the
Purchase Option Exercise Notice, the Minority Shareholders shall
complete the sale of all but not less than all of the Remaining
Shares within sixty (60) days from the date of the Purchase
Option Exercise Notice. At the closing, each Minority Shareholder
shall deliver to SGS the certificate(s) for all of such Minority
Shareholder’s Shares (duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by appropriate stock powers), against payment by SGS of
that portion of the Purchase Option Exercise Price payable to such
Minority Shareholder.
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Purchase
Option Exercise Price .
The total “ Purchase Option Exercise Price ”
shall be an amount equal to (a) the number of Shares owned by
the Minority Shareholders divided by the total issued and
outstanding Shares of the Company, multiplied by (b) 5 times
EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the
month prior to the date the Purchase Option Exercise Notice is
given. For example, if the Year 2 Projections arc met and the
EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the
month prior to the date the Purchase Option Exercise Notice is
given is $6.7 million, a multiple of 5 will provide for a total
Company valuation of $33.5 million. 49% of said amount is
$16,415,000. The Minority Shareholders will be paid their pro rata
share of said amount upon the closing of the Purchase
Option.
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Non-Performance Exit Right; Right of First
Offer; Drag-Along Right.
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6.1
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Non-Performance Exit Right
. In the event that the Company has
(a) Sales in Year 2 that are less than $18,750,000
and (b) EBITDA in Year 2 that is less than $5,011,500,
then SGS will have the right (the “ Non-Performance Exit
Right ”), exercisable in its sole discretion during Year
3, to sell all but not less than all of its Shares to a third
party, subject to this Section 6. Subject to the Minority
Shareholders’ First Offer Right as set forth in
Section 6.2, SGS may exercise the Non-Performance Exit Right
by providing to each Minority Shareholder at least ninety
(90) days’ prior written notice any time within Year 3
(“ Non-Performance Exit Right Notice ”)
concerning its intent to sell all of its Shares to a third
party.
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6.2
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Right of
First Offer . Upon the
Minority Shareholders receipt of the Non-Performance Exit Right
Notice, the Minority Shareholders shall collectively have the right
to provide an offer to SGS (the “ First Offer Right
”) to purchase all but not less than all of SGS’s
Shares. All Minority Shareholders are not required to participate,
but if one or more of the Minority Shareholders choose to exercise
their First Offer Right then a Minority Shareholder authorized by
all of the Minority Shareholders shall deliver, on behalf of all
Minority Shareholders, to SGS and the Company, within fifteen
(15) days after receiving the Non-Performance Exit Right
Notice, a written notice executed by all Minority Shareholders. The
written notice shall state the terms of the offer, which shall be
binding on the Minority Shareholders, including the names of the
Minority Shareholders that have elected to participate in the
offer, the purchase price and terms pursuant to which the Minority
Shareholders are willing to purchase all but not less than all of
SGS’s Shares. None of the Minority Shareholders can exercise
the First Offer Right until all Minority Shareholders have agreed
and executed the notice delivered to SGS; provided, that those
electing not to participate shall so indicate in such notice.
Failure of the Minority Shareholders to notify SGS of their offer
to purchase all of SGS’s Shares within such 15-day period,
time being of the essence, shall constitute a waiver of the First
Offer Right by the Minority Shareholders. If the Minority
Shareholders elect to exercise their First Offer Right and SGS
accepts such offer, then each participating Minority Shareholder
shall purchase a pro rata portion of SGS’s Shares based on
the number of Shares owned by that Minority Shareholder
participating in exercising First Offer Right divided by the total
number of Shares owned by all Minority Shareholders participating
in exercising the First Offer Right.
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6.3
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Acceptance/Rejection . SGS, in its sole discretion, shall accept or
reject the Minority Shareholders’ offer within fifteen
(15) days from the date of SGS’s receipt of the Minority
Shareholders’ offer. In the event that the Minority
Shareholders properly exercise their First Offer Right and SGS
accepts such offer, the Minority Shareholders must complete the
purchase of all of SGS’s Shares within sixty (60) days
from the date of SGS’s acceptance. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Minority Shareholders’ acquisition of all of
SGS’s Shares shall be conditioned upon the repayment of the
ASC Loan in full at or before the closing of such acquisition. At
the closing, SGS shall deliver to the Minority Shareholders the
certificate(s) for all of SGS’s Shares (duly endorsed for
transfer or accompanied by appropriate stock powers), against
payment by the Minority Shareholders of the purchase price
therefor. If the Minority Shareholders do not exercise their First
Offer Right pursuant to Section 6.2 or SGS rejects the
Minority Shareholders* offer, SGS may proceed with a sale of all of
its Shares to a third party, subject to Section 6.4
below.
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6.4
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Drag Along
Right . If SGS intends to
accept a third party offer, then SGS shall deliver to each Minority
Shareholder a notice of such third party offer (a “
Disposition Notice ”), specifying the purchase price
and other terms and conditions of such third party offer and
SGS’s reasonable determination that the third party offer is
more favorable to SGS than any offer of the Minority Shareholders
pursuant to Section 6.2.
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Unless waived by all of the Minority
Shareholders, SGS’s determination shall be accompanied by a
list of the terms and factors that SGS compared and its analysis in
making its determination that the third party offer is more
favorable than the offer of the Minority Shareholders. If the terms
of such third party sale are more favorable to SGS than the offer
by the Minority Shareholders, then the Minority Shareholders shall
have the right to match the third party offer, notice of which (the
“ Matching Best Offer Notice ”) must be given to
SGS within ten (10) days after receipt of the Disposition
Notice. If the Minority Shareholders do not match such third party
offer or if the Minority Shareholders did not make an offer to SGS
pursuant to Section 6.2, SGS will have the right, at its
option (exercisable by written notice given to each Minority
Shareholder within twenty (20) days of the Disposition
Notice), to require the Minority Shareholders (the “
Drag-Along Right ”) to sell all of their Shares but
not less than all of their Shares, to the third party, on the same
terms and conditions as the Shares to be sold by SGS, and the
Minority Shareholders shall deliver to counsel for SGS (to be held
in escrow) at or before closing of the contemplated sale the
certificates representing all Shares owned by them. If, within 120
days after the Disposition Notice, SGS has not completed the sale
of all of its Shares (for a reason other than the failure of any
Minority Shareholder to deliver certificates for his or her Shares)
in accordance herewith, SGS shall return to the Minority
Shareholders the Shares delivered by such shareholder for sale
pursuant hereto, and all the restrictions on sale or other
disposition contained in this Agreement shall again be in effect.
In the event SGS does not exercise its Drag Along Right during the
20-day period, the Drag Along Right shall be deemed to be waived
and SGS shall be permitted to sell its Shares to a third party that
is reasonably acceptable to the Minority Shareholders holding at
least a majority of the Voting Common Stock held by the Minority
Shareholders, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld. The
Minority Shareholders shall notify SGS whether the third party is
reasonably acceptable pursuant to this Section 6.4 within
thirty (30) days of the Disposition Notice.
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7.1
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Grant of Put/Call
Right . In the event that
SGS has not exercised the Purchase Option or Non-Performance Exit
Right in accordance with Section 5 or 6, respectively, on or
before the last day of Year 3, then either SGS on one hand or all
of the Minority Shareholders on the other hand, shall have the
right (the “ Put/Call Right ”), to propose to
the other a price at which such Shareholder would be willing to
sell all of its Shares to the other (a “ Sale Offer
”), or purchase all of the Shares held by the other (a
“ Purchase Offer ”). The Put/Call Right may be
exercised by either SGS or the Minority Shareholders beginning on
the first day following the last day of Year 3 by providing to the
other and the Company written notice of the Sale Offer or Purchase
Offer. If the Minority Shareholders choose to exercise their
Put/Call Right, then a Minority Shareholder authorized by all of
the Minority Shareholders shall deliver, on behalf of all Minority
Shareholders, to SGS and the Company, a written notice executed by
all Minority Shareholders. None of the Minority Shareholders can
exercise the Put/Call Right until all Minority Shareholders have
agreed and executed the notice delivered to SGS; provided, however,
if the notice is to propose a Purchase
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Offer to SGS then not all
Minority Shareholders executing the notice have to participate in
purchasing the SGS’s Shares; further provided, however, that
if SGS rejects such a Purchase Offer, then all Minority
Shareholders would be required to sell their Shares to SGS at the
price specified in such Purchase Offer. The written notice
delivered by the Minority Shareholders shall state the terms of the
offer, which shall be binding on the Minority Shareholders,
including the names of the Minority Shareholders that have elected
to participate in the offer, the purchase price and other terms of
such offer. Notwithstanding this Section 7.1, a Sale Offer
proposed by the Minority Shareholders requires all Minority
Shareholders to offer to sell all but not less than all of their
Shares to SGS in accordance with this Section 7.1. If SGS and
the Minority Shareholders both deliver written notice to the
Company of its exercise of the Put/Call Right, the notice that was
first received by the Company shall be the Put/Call Right that
shall be exercised.
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7.2
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Sale
Offer/Purchase Offer .
The Party receiving a Sale Offer or Purchase Offer (the “
Recipient ”) will have thirty (30) days to
provide written notice to the party making the proposal (the
“ Offeror ”) of its acceptance or rejection of
such offer. Any acceptance or rejection notice delivered to the
Offeror by the Minority Shareholders must be agreed to and executed
by all Minority Shareholders.
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(a)
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If the
Recipient accepts a Sale Offer, the Recipient will complete the
purchase of the Offerer’s Shares within sixty (60) days
following the date of its notice of acceptance to the Offeror for
the purchase price proposed by the Offeror. If the Recipient
rejects a Sale Offer, then the Offeror must purchase all of the
Shares held by such Recipient on the same terms contained in the
Sale Offer. The Offeror will complete the purchase of all the
Recipient’s Shares within sixty (60) days from the date
that the Recipient notifies the Offeror of its
rejection.
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(b)
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If the
Recipient accepts a Purchase Offer, the Offeror will complete the
purchase within sixty (60) days after the Recipient notifies
the Offeror of its acceptance for the purchase price proposed by
the Offeror. If the Recipient rejects a Purchase Offer, then the
Recipient must purchase all of the Shares held by such Offeror on
the same terms contained in the Purchase Offer. The Recipient will
complete the purchase of all the Offerer’s Shares within
sixty (60) days after the Recipient notifies the Offeror of
its rejection.
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(c)
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The acquisition
of SGS’s Shares by the Minority Shareholders pursuant to
Section 7 is conditioned upon the repayment of the ASC Loan in full
at or before the closing of such acquisition. The acquisition of
the Minority Shareholders’ Shares by SGS pursuant to
Section 7 is conditioned upon the repayment in full of the MAG
Loan and the release of all MAG Guarantees or in lieu of such
release an indemnity from SGS with respect only to the MAG
Guarantees and MAG Collateral at or before closing of such
acquisition.
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(d)
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The purchase
price for any purchase or sale transaction pursuant to this
Section 7 shall be paid in cash at the closing of such
transaction.
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8.
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Termination
of Employment of Management Employees.
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(a)
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If any
Management Employee is terminated by reason of death, disability or
termination without Cause (as such terms are defined in such
Management Employee’s employment agreement with the Company,
or if there is no such employment agreement, then as Cause is
defined in Section 14.3 of this Agreement), then the Minority
Shareholders (other than the terminated Management Employee) will
have the first right to purchase the Shares of such terminated
Management Employee for the Termination Purchase Price set forth in
Section 8.1 (c) (the “ Minority First Right
”). If they elect to exercise the Minority First Right, the
Minority Shareholders shall do so by providing written notice
executed by all Minority Shareholders (other than the terminated
Management Employee and whether or not all Minority Shareholders
are electing to participate in the offer), within thirty
(30) days following the termination of employment of the
Management Employee, to the Company and the terminated Management
Employee (or his or her estate or personal representative). The
Minority Shareholders’ written notice shall be delivered by a
Minority Shareholder on behalf of all Minority Shareholders (as
authorized by all of the Minority Shareholders), to the Company and
the terminated Management Employee (or his or her estate or
personal representative), including the names of the Minority
Shareholders that have elected to participate in the offer for the
Termination Purchase Price set forth in Section 8.1(c). Such
offer shall be binding on all of the Minority Shareholders. Closing
shall occur on the tenth day following delivery of such written
notice. The Shares of the terminated Management Employee and the
obligation to pay the Termination Purchase Price for such Shares
shall be allocated among the Minority Shareholders exercising the
First Offer Right based upon a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of Shares owned by each participating Minority
Shareholder, and the denominator of which is the number of Shares
owned by all of the participating Minority Shareholders. Failure of
the Minority Shareholders to notify the Company and the terminated
Management Employee (or his or her estate or personal
representative) of the Minority Shareholders’ election to
exercise the Minority First Right within the 30-day period, shall
constitute a waiver of such right. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Minority Shareholders cannot exercise the Minority First Right
(a) with respect to Shares held by MAG or her estate or
personal representative, (b) if the exercise of the Minority
First Right would dilute MAG’s Shares to less than 34%, or
(c) if the exercise of the Minority First Right would increase
the Shares held by the Minority Shareholders. If the Minority First
Right is exercised by the Minority Shareholders pursuant to this
Section 8.1, neither the Company, SGS, nor Alcoa will have any
obligation to make any payment to a terminated employee for his or
her Shares.
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(b)
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In the event
the Minority First Right cannot be exercised due to the penultimate
sentence of Section 8.1 (a) or the Minority Shareholders
do not exercise such right within thirty (30) days after the
Management Employee’s termination pursuant to
Section 8.1(a), the Company will purchase the terminated
Management Employee’s Shares for the Termination Purchase
Price set forth in 8.1(c). The closing of such purchase by the
Company will occur within 30 days after the Management
Employee’s termination if the Minority First Right cannot be
exercised and within 60 days after such termination if the Minority
Shareholders fail to exercise the Minority First Right. To the
extent that the Company is required to purchase Shares under this
subsection and the Company is prevented by law from purchasing such
Shares, the Company shall notify the Shareholders of that fact as
promptly as practicable under the circumstances and each of the
Shareholders other than the terminated Management Employee shall
purchase from the terminated Management Employee (or his or her
estate or personal representative) and the terminated Management
Employee (or his or her estate or personal representative) shall
sell the Shares of the terminated Management Employee for the
Termination Purchase Price and upon the other terms required of the
Company that number of such unpurchased Shares as equals the
proportion which the number of Shares owned by each such remaining
Shareholder at the termination date of the Management
Employee’s employment bea
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