TSB NUCLEAR ENERGY INVESTMENT UK
LIMITED,
NUCLEAR ENERGY HOLDINGS,
L.L.C.,
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES
CO., LTD.
TOSHIBA NUCLEAR ENERGY HOLDINGS
(UK) LIMITED
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ARTICLE 1
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Definitions
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Definitions
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ARTICLE 2
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Formation and Purpose of Joint
Venture
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Formation of
the Company
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Purpose and
Scope of the Company
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ARTICLE 3
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Corporate Governance;
Management
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The
Board
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The Owner
Board
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Principal
Officers
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Organizational
Documents
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Shareholder
Actions
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Dividend
Policy
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ARTICLE 4
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Certain Operational
Matters
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Acquisition of
Westinghouse Group
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Repayment of
Loans
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Annual Budget
and Business Plan
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Shareholder
Support of the Westinghouse Group Business
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Personnel
Matters
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Coordination
Office
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ARTICLE 5
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Certain Agreements among the Company
and the Shareholders
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Confidentiality
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Access
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Financial
Statements
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Public
Announcements
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No Inconsistent
Actions
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No Apparent
Authority
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Undertaking by
Shaw Sub
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ARTICLE 6
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Representations and
Warranties
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Organization
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Authorization,
Validity and Enforceability of This Agreement
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ARTICLE 7
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Transfer of Shares
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General
Restrictions
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Permissible
Transfers
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Legend on Share
Certificates
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Rights of First
Offer
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Tag-Along
Rights
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Call
Rights
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ARTICLE 8
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Arbitration
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Arbitration
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ARTICLE 9
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Liquidation
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Liquidation
Events
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Liquidation
Procedures
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ARTICLE 10
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Miscellaneous
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Amendments;
Waivers; Termination
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Expenses
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Notices
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Governing Law;
Severability
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Counterparts
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Entire
Agreement
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Effectiveness
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Binding Effect;
Benefit
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Assignability
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Headings
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Survival
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Further
Assurances
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No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Specific
Performance
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Preemptive
Rights
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No fetter on
Company’s powers
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iii
AGREEMENT, dated
as of October 4, 2006, among Toshiba Corporation, a
corporation organized under the laws of Japan (“
Toshiba ”), TSB Nuclear Energy Investment UK Limited,
a company registered in England with registered number 5929658 and
a wholly owned Subsidiary (as defined below) of Toshiba (“
Toshiba UK ”), Nuclear Energy Holdings, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned Subsidiary
(“ Shaw Sub ”) of The Shaw Group Inc., a
Louisiana corporation (“ Shaw ”),
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., a corporation
organized under the laws of Japan (“ IHI ”), and
Toshiba Nuclear Energy Holdings (UK) Limited, a company
registered in England with registration number 5929672 (the “
Company ”).
WHEREAS, Toshiba,
on one part, and British Nuclear Fuels PLC and BNFL (Investments
US) Ltd., on the other part (the “ Sellers ”),
have entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated
as of February 6, 2006 (the “ PSA ”),
pursuant to which Toshiba has agreed to purchase all of the issued
and outstanding shares of BNFL USA Group Inc. and Westinghouse
Electric UK Limited (together with their respective Subsidiaries,
the “ Westinghouse Group ”); and
WHEREAS, Toshiba
plans to cause the Company to acquire all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited and to cause
Toshiba Nuclear Energy Holdings (US) Inc. ( “US
Acquisition Co.” ) to acquire all of the issued and
outstanding shares of BNFL USA Group Inc., respectively;
and
WHEREAS, Toshiba
has entered into an Agreement Regarding Participation in an
Investment Program with each of Shaw and IHI (each, the “
Participation Agreement ”) pursuant to which (i)
Toshiba has agreed to enter into investment agreements with Shaw
and Shaw Sub, and with IHI, respectively (each, the “
Investment Agreement ”) governing the terms of
subscriptions for shares of the Company and the US Acquisition Co.,
respectively, (ii) Toshiba, Shaw and IHI have agreed to enter,
and/or cause certain of their Subsidiaries to enter, into this
Agreement and a similar shareholders agreement governing the US
Acquisition Co. (the “ US Shareholders Agreement
”), (iii) Toshiba and Shaw have agreed to enter into a
Commercial Relationship Agreement (the “Commercial
Relationship Agreement” ) affording a preferential status
to Shaw when the Westinghouse Group chooses a supplier, and
(iv) Toshiba and each of Shaw and IHI have agreed to enter
into Put Option Agreements (each, a “ Put Option
Agreement ”), subject to agreement of final documentation
of all the terms and conditions hereof; and
WHEREAS, following
the Closing (as defined herein) under the Investment Agreement:
(i) Toshiba UK will own 364 Ordinary “A” shares of
£1 each in the capital the Company, (the “
Class A Shares ”) (representing approximately 53%
of the Class A Shares), and 714 Ordinary “B”
shares of £1 each in the capital of the Company (the “
Class B Shares ” and, together with the
Class A Shares, the “ Shares ”)
(representing 100% of the Class B Shares) which will represent
77% of the aggregate number of the Shares then outstanding;
(ii) Shaw Sub will own 280 Class A Shares (representing
approximately 41% of the Class A Shares and 20% of the
aggregate number of the Shares then outstanding); and
(iii) IHI will own 42 Class A Shares
(representing
approximately
6% of the Class A Shares and 3% of the aggregate number of the
Shares then outstanding); and
WHEREAS, the
parties hereto desire to set forth in this Agreement certain
agreements with respect to the capitalization, management, control,
shareholding and certain other matters relating to the
Company;
NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
The following
terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
“ Act
” means the UK Companies Act 1985 (as amended).
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or
under common Control with, such Person. It is acknowledged that
after the date of this Agreement, Persons who are not presently
Affiliates of a Party may become Affiliates of such Party, and
Persons who are presently Affiliates of a Party may cease to be
Affiliates of such Party.
“
Agreement ” means this Shareholders
Agreement.
“ Annual
Budget ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.03(a).
“
Authorized Representative ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.01(a).
“ Big
Four Accounting Firm ” means any of (i) Deloitte
& Touche LLP, (ii) Ernst & Young LLP, (iii) KPMG
or (iv) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or, in each case, any
successor thereto.
“
Board ” means the board of directors of the
Company.
“
Business Day ” means, with respect to any place, any
day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in that place are authorized by law to close.
“
Business Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.03(b).
“
Chairman ” means the Chairman of the Board, who shall
have the authority and responsibilities set forth in this
Agreement.
“ CIC
Event ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.06(b).
“ CIC
Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.06(b).
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Class A Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Class B Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Closing ” means the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Investment Agreements.
“ Closing
Date ” means the date on which the Closing
occurs.
“
Commercial Relationship Agreement ” has the meaning
set forth in the recitals.
“
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Company
Value ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.06(c).
“
Competitor ” means any Person who, by itself or
through or together with any of its Subsidiaries, is substantially
engaged in the provision of nuclear power plant technology and/or
nuclear fuel supply.
“
Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.01(a).
“
Control ” of any Person (including the terms
“Controlling,” “Controlled by” and
“under common Control with”) means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of a majority of the voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; provided, however, that when securities representing at
least one-third of the voting rights at a shareholders meeting of
any Person are acquired by a Competitor, Control of such Person
shall be deemed changed for the purpose of this Agreement, unless
such Person effectively proves such acquirer doesn’t have the
power described herein.
“
Coordination Manager ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.06(b).
“
Coordination Office ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.06(a).
“
Director ” means a member of the Board.
“ Equity
Security ” means, with respect to any Person, any stock
or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power to elect
directors of, or other persons performing similar functions with
respect to, such Person, or any security convertible into,
exercisable for or exchangeable for such stock or other ownership
interest.
“
Exercise Period End Date ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 7.01(b).
“
Extended First Offer Acceptance Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.04(b).
“ First
Offer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.04(a).
“ First
Offer Acceptance Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.04(a).
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“ First
Offer Shares ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.04(a).
“
GAAP ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.03(a).
“ IB
Firm ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.06(c).
“ IHI
” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“
Insolvency Event ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.06(a).
“
Insolvent Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.06(a).
“
Investment Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
the recitals.
“
Liquidation Event ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.01.
“
Material Adv e rse Effect ” means, with respect
to a Party, a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or otherwise), business, assets, results of operations or prospects
(considered on a consolidated basis) of such Party.
“
Organizational Documents ” means, collectively, the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company in effect on
the Closing Date, as each may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time.
“ Owner
Board ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(a).
“ Owner
Board Chairman ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(b).
“ Owner
Board Members ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(b).
“
Ownership Percentage ” means, with respect to any
Shareholder at any time, the percentage derived by multiplying 100
times a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of
Shares directly or indirectly beneficially owned by such
Shareholder at such time and the denominator of which is the
aggregate number of Shares outstanding at such time.
“ PSA
” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ PSA
Closing ” means the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the PSA.
“
Participation Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
the recitals.
“
Party ” means each of Toshiba, Toshiba UK, Shaw Sub,
IHI and the Company, and any other Person who becomes a party to
this Agreement as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.
“
Permitted Transfer ” means (i) a pledge of Shares
by Shaw Sub in connection with financing arrangements for the
purchase of its Shares ( provided , however , that
the key terms of such arrangements shall be disclosed to Toshiba in
advance and reasonably acceptable to
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Toshiba),
(ii) the Transfer of Shares by Shaw Sub pursuant to the
provisions of its Put Agreement, (iii) the Transfer of Shares
by IHI pursuant to the provisions of its Put Agreement, and
(iv) any Transfer of Shares pursuant to Sections 7.02,
7.04, 7.05 or 7.06.
“
Person ” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other
entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“
President ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.03(a).
“
Principal Officer ” means each of the President, the
Treasurer and the Secretary.
“ Put
Option Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Put
Period ” means the period commencing on the Closing Date
and ending on the date that is thirty days after the receipt by the
Shareholders of the consolidated financial statements (prepared in
accordance with GAAP) of the Company and US Acquisition Co. for the
period ending September 30, 2012.
“
Secretary ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.03(a).
“
Sellers ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Shareholder ” means each Person (other than the
Company, Toshiba and Shaw) who shall be a Party, whether pursuant
to the execution and delivery hereof as of the date hereof, or
pursuant to Article 7 or Section 10.09, so long as such
Person shall directly or indirectly beneficially own any
Shares.
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Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Shaw ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Shaw
Sub ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person,
(i) any corporation of which the outstanding stock having at
least a majority of votes entitled to be cast in the election of
directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or by such Person and a
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of such Person or by a Subsidiary or
Subsidiaries of such Person or (ii) any other Person (other
than a corporation) of which at least a majority of voting
interests under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned
or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by such
Person and a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of such Person or by a
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of such Person.
“
Tag-Along Exercise Notice ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 7.05(a).
“
Tag-Along Notice ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.05(a).
“
Tag-Along Notice Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.05(a).
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Tag-Along Offer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.05(a).
“ Tagging
Shareholders ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.05(a).
“
Toshiba ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Toshiba
Budget Calendar ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.03(a).
“ Toshiba
UK ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Transfer ” means to, directly or indirectly, sell,
transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of Shares, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or
without consideration.
“
Transferring Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 7.04(a).
“
Treasurer ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.03(a).
“ US
Acquisition Co. ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ US
Shareholders Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ U.S.
Dollars ,” “ US$ ” and “
$ ” means the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
“ WEC
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.06(a).
“
Westinghouse Group ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
FORMATION AND PURPOSE OF JOINT
VENTURE
SECTION
2.01 Formation of the Company
The Company has
been formed by Toshiba through Toshiba UK in connection with its
agreement to acquire the Westinghouse Group pursuant to the
PSA.
SECTION
2.02 Purpose and Scope of the Company
(a) The
purpose and scope of the Company is to, together with the US
Acquisition Co., own the entities comprising, and oversee the
activities of, the Westinghouse Group.
(b) The
Shareholders understand and acknowledge that the entities
comprising the Westinghouse Group will be consolidated Subsidiaries
of Toshiba following the PSA Closing.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE;
MANAGEMENT
(a) In
accordance with the provisions of the Organizational Documents, the
business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by and
corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of
the Board solely to the extent required by applicable law or as set
forth herein. To the extent not so required, the business and
affairs of the Company shall be managed by and corporate powers
shall, insofar as possible by applicable law, be exercised by or
under the direction of the President.
(b) The
initial Board shall consist of three members, two of whom shall be
nominated by Toshiba UK, and one of whom shall be nominated by Shaw
Sub. In the event that a Person acquires Shares and such
Person’s Ownership Percentage exceeds 10%, then such Person
shall be entitled to nominate one Director and the total number of
the Directors shall increase by such number (subject to the
Organizational Documents); provided, however, that Toshiba UK shall
have the right to nominate such number of the Directors as
represents at least a majority of the members of the Board so long
as Toshiba UK’s Ownership Percentage is 51% or more. If at
any time the Ownership Percentage of Shaw Sub is less than 10%,
Shaw Sub shall lose the right to nominate one Director and promptly
cause the Director nominated by it to resign from the Board and
waive any claims that he would otherwise have against the Company
as a result of such resignation and the number of Directors will be
immediately reduced by such number. Each Shareholder agrees that it
will vote its Shares or execute consents, as the case may be, and
take all other necessary action (including, if necessary, causing
the Company to call a meeting of Shareholders) in order to ensure
that the composition of the Board is at all times as set forth in
this Section 3.01 and that the nominees provided herein are
elected to the Board. The members of the Board shall be the same as
those of the US Acquisition Co.’s Board.
(c) Each
Shareholder agrees that it will not vote, or grant any consent with
respect to, any of its Shares in favor of the removal from the
Board of any Director elected at the request of the other
Shareholders unless the Shareholder entitled to nominate such
Director shall have consented to such removal in writing. Each
Shareholder agrees to cause to be called, if necessary, a meeting
of the Shareholders of the Company and to vote all of the Shares
directly or indirectly beneficially owned by such Shareholder for,
or to take all actions by written consent in lieu of any such
meeting necessary to cause, the removal of any Director from the
Board if the Shareholder which nominated such Director requests in
a writing, signed by such Shareholder, such Director’s
removal for any reason.
(d) If, as a
result of death, disability, retirement, resignation, removal or
otherwise, there shall exist or occur any vacancy on the Board with
respect to any Director, the Shareholder who nominated such
Director in accordance with Section 3.01(b) shall within
30 days of such event notify the Board in writing of a
replacement Director, and upon any such nomination (whether before
or after such 30-day period) all Shareholders shall promptly take
all actions necessary to ensure the election to the Board of such
replacement Director to fill the unexpired term of the Director
whom such new Director is replacing, including, if necessary,
calling a
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meeting of
Shareholders and voting their Shares thereat, or executing any
written consent in lieu thereof, in favor of the election of such
Director.
(e) Meetings
of the Board and general Shareholder meetings shall be presided
over by the President. One of the two Directors nominated by
Toshiba UK shall be the President. One-third of the members of the
Board then in office, provided such number includes at least one
Director nominated by Toshiba UK, shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, and all
actions of the Board shall require the affirmative approval of at
least a majority of the votes of the Board to be cast at the
relevant Board meeting. Each Director present at a meeting of the
Board or any committee thereof shall have a number of votes at such
a meeting equal to (a) the Ownership Percentage of all classes
of stock of the Company, considered as a single class, owned by the
Shareholder which nominated such Director for election to the
Board, divided by (b) the number of Directors so nominated by
such Shareholder who are present at such meeting. (By way of
illustration, based on the Ownership Percentages as of the Closing
Date, the Director nominated by Shaw would have 20 votes while the
Directors nominated by Toshiba UK who actually attend the meeting
would collectively have 77 votes in the aggregate. As for Toshiba
UK nominated Directors, if two of them attend, then each would have
38.5 votes; if only one attends, he would have 77 votes.) In the
event there is a vacancy on the Board and an individual has been
nominated to fill such vacancy, the first order of business at any
meeting held during such time shall be to fill such
vacancy.
(f) Any one
or more members of the Board may participate in a meeting of the
Board by means of a conference telephone, video conference or
similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating
in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation
by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting and
directors so participating shall count towards a quorum for such
meeting.
(g) Unless
otherwise prohibited by law, any action required or permitted to be
taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of
the Board consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution
authorizing the action. The resolution and the written consents
thereto by the members of the Board shall be filed with the minutes
of proceedings of the Board.
(h) The
languages for all meetings of the Board shall be English.
Translation and interpretation shall be provided as necessary or
appropriate. All minutes and other documents to be presented to the
Board shall be prepared (or, in the case of exhibits, summarized)
in English.
(i) Notice of
any meetings of the Board stating the place, date and hour of the
meeting shall be given not less than five (5) business days
before the date of the meeting unless otherwise agreed by all
directors.
(j) Any
Shareholder who does not have a right under this Agreement to
nominate a member of the Board shall have the right to designate an
observer who may attend and monitor meetings of the Board, but who
shall have no voting rights.
(k) Without
prejudice to Section 3.02, the Board may establish any
sub-committee and delegate decision-making authority thereto as it
shall in its absolute discretion determine.
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SECTION
3.02 The Owner Board
(a) There
shall be constituted an advisory committee for the Board and the
President (the “ Owner Board ”) which shall,
pursuant to authorization by the Board and to the extent permitted
by the Act, have the following functions and
responsibilities:
(i) to advise as
to the administration and supervision of matters regarding the
Westinghouse Group;
(ii) to advise as
to the resolution of any matters relating to the Company and
brought to it which may have a Material Adverse Effect on any
Shareholder;
(iii) to provide
the Board and/or the President with general and universal advice
and supervision for the business supervision of the Westinghouse
Group; and
(iv) to do such
other functions and responsibilities as may be assigned by the
Board.
The
Board and the President shall duly consider any opinion or
recommendation made by the Owner Board.
(b) All costs
and expenses associated with the administration of the Owner Board
shall be borne by the Company.
(c) The Owner
Board shall initially consist of three voting members (the “
Owner Board Members ”) and the Chairman of the Owner
Board (the “ Owner Board Chairman ”),
provided , however , that the number of the voting
members shall increase on a one-by-one basis if the number of
Shareholders increases. Each Shareholder (for the avoidance of
doubt, including Toshiba UK) shall be entitled to appoint one Owner
Board Member (who need not be a Director) by notifying the Board in
writing, and the President (as nominated by Toshiba UK in
accordance with Section 3.03(a)) shall serve as the Owner Board
Chairman.
(d) If, as a
result of death, disability, retirement, resignation, removal or
otherwise, there shall exist or occur any vacancy on the Owner
Board, the Shareholder who appointed such Owner Board Member shall
within 30 days of such event notify the Board in writing of a
replacement Owner Board Member.
(e) Meetings
of the Owner Board shall be presided over by the Owner Board
Chairman or, in the absence of the Owner Board Chairman, the Owner
Board Member nominated by Toshiba UK, in which case the Owner Board
Member appointed by Toshiba UK shall still be entitled to exercise
his votes notwithstanding that he presides over such meeting.
Members of the Owner Board representing a majority of votes to be
cast, plus at least attendance of two Owner Board Members, one of
whom shall be an Owner Board Member nominated by a Party other than
Toshiba UK, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business at any meeting of the Owner Board. Notice of any meetings
of the Owner Board stating the place, date
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and hour of the
meeting shall be given not less than five (5) business days
before the date of the meeting unless all of the Owner Board
Members agree otherwise.
(f) Each
Owner Board Member present at a meeting or acting by written
consent (other than the Owner Board Chairman) (shall have a number
of votes corresponding to the Ownership Percentage of the
Shareholder appointing such Owner Board Member; provided ,
however , that the Owner Board Chairman shall have no voting
rights. Except as provided in the immediately following sentence,
all actions of the Owner Board shall require the affirmative
approval of at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at
meetings of the Owner Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of
the following specified actions may be taken by the Company, the
Board, the Owner Board or any member of the Westinghouse Group
without the vote of Owner Board Members holding voting rights at
least 1% in excess of the Ownership Percentage of Toshiba UK and
any Affiliate thereof at the time the vote is taken (i.e.,
initially, seventy-eight percent (78%)):
(i) the issuance
of any Equity Securities of the Company to any Person, other than
pro rata issuances of Equity Securities to the
Shareholders;
(ii) the issuance
by the Company of any Class A Shares, Class B Shares or
any other Equity Securities which have dividend
preferences;
(iii) the issuance
of any Equity Securities in any member of the Westinghouse Group to
any Person other than to members of the Westinghouse Group, which
will result in the change of Control of such member;
(iv) the
acquisition or disposition by any member of the Westinghouse Group
of assets or property with a value in excess of ten million dollars
($10 million), other than in the ordinary course of business
or the one already described in Schedule A attached hereto or
the relevant Annual Budget;
(v) the incurrence
by any member of the Westinghouse Group of indebtedness for
borrowed money in the amount of ten million dollars
($10 million) or more, other than in the ordinary course of
business or the one guaranteed by Toshiba or the one already
described in the relevant Annual Budget;
(vi) any
dissolution, liquidation or petition for voluntary bankruptcy of
the Company or any member of the Westinghouse Group;
(vii) any merger,
consolidation, restructuring, acquisition, disposition or similar
transaction involving the Company or any member of the Westinghouse
Group whose total value exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the then
fair market value of the Westinghouse Group’s total
consolidated assets;
(viii) the
settlement of any Dispute or litigation or assumption of any
obligation or liability with a value in excess of ten million
dollars ($10 million) or more, other than in the ordinary
course of business; and
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(ix) any material
changes to the tax or accounting policies of the Company or the
Westinghouse Group.
(g) The
Shareholders shall, and shall cause their respective Owner Board
Members to, use their reasonable efforts to provide that ordinary
meetings of the Owner Board are held at least once during each
fiscal quarter. In addition, extraordinary meetings of the Owner
Board may be held as necessary. In-person meetings of the Owner
Board shall be held in the United States or any such other places
as may be determined by the Owner Board.
(h) Any one
or more members of the Owner Board may participate in a meeting of
the Owner Board by means of a conference telephone, video
conference or similar communications equipment allowing all persons
participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time.
Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at
a meeting and persons so participating shall count towards a
quorum.
(i) The Owner
Board may have an office. The office will serve as the point of
contact for requests related to the Owner Board and notification
made by the Owner Board Chairman and will handle any and all
related administrative matters. The office also will serve as the
point of contact for communications or coordination with the
Shareholders and for related procedures.
(j) Toshiba
UK or one or more of its Affiliates may second up to two employees
to serve in the administration of the Owner Board’s
functions. Each seconded employee will be subject to the
supervision of, and required to comply with the rules of conduct
of, the Company and/or the entity from which he or she was
seconded.
(k) The
languages for all meetings of the Owner Board shall be English.
Translation and interpretation shall be provided as necessary or
appropriate. All minutes and other documents to be presented to the
Owner Board shall be prepared (or, in the case of exhibits,
summarized) in English.
SECTION
3.03 Principal Officers
(a) There
shall be a president of the Company as provided for in
Section 3.01(e) (the “ President ”) who, as
provided in Section 3.01(a), shall, to the extent permitted by
the Act, manage the business and affairs of the Company and shall
otherwise have the powers and perform such duties of management
usually vesting in the Chief Executive Officer and/or President of
a company. In addition to the President, there shall be a treasurer
of the Company (the “ Treasurer ”), who may or
may not be a Director, and a secretary of the Company (the “
Secretary ” and, together with the President and the
Treasurer, the “ Principal Officers ”) who shall
each have the powers and perform such duties usually vesting in a
treasurer or secretary, respectively, of a company.
(b) Toshiba
UK shall be entitled to nominate the Principal Officers after
consulting with other Shareholders, and each Shareholder agrees
that it will (i) cause the Directors nominated by it to vote
in favor of the appointment of such nominees, (ii) cause the
Directors nominated by it not to vote in favor of the removal of
any Principal Officer unless Toshiba UK
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shall have
consented to such removal in writing and (iii) cause the
Directors nominated by it to vote in favor of the removal of any
Principal Officer if Toshiba UK requests it to do so for any reason
in a signed, written request. If, as a result of death, disability,
retirement, resignation, removal or otherwise, the office of any
Principal Officer shall be vacant, Toshiba UK shall within
30 days of such event notify the Board in writing of its
nomination for a replacement, and upon such receipt of such notice
(whether before or after such 30-day period) each Shareholder shall
cause the Directors nominated by it to promptly take all actions
necessary to ensure the appointment of such replacement.
(c) The
Company may also have, upon appointment by the Board at the request
of the President, such other officers, including, but not limited
to, vice presidents, assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers
and other officers, as may be appointed in accordance with the
Organizational Documents and the Act.
SECTION
3.04 Organizational Documents
Each Shareholder
shall vote its Shares or execute any consents necessary, and shall
take all other actions necessary, to ensure that the Organizational
Documents facilitate, and do not at any time conflict with any
provision of, this Agreement or any applicable law, and to ensure
that the provisions hereof are implemented notwithstanding any
inconsistent provision in the Organizational Documents.
SECTION
3.05 Shareholder Actions
(a) Each
Shareholder agrees that in the event of any duly called annual or
extraordinary meeting of the holders of Shares called for the
purpose of voting on the election of directors or any other matter
required to be taken by the holders of Shares, such Shareholder
shall appear in person or by proxy at such meeting for the purpose
of obtaining a quorum, and shall vote or cause to be voted all
Shares directly or indirectly beneficially owned by such
Shareholder, either in person or by proxy, at any such meeting in
the manner provided pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Any one
or more holders of Shares may participate in a meeting of the
holders of Shares by means of a conference telephone, video
conference or similar communications equipment allowing all persons
participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time.
Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at
a meeting.
(c) The
languages for all meetings of the holders of Shares shall be
English. Translation and interpretation shall be provided by the
Company at its cost as necessary or appropriate. All minutes and
other documents to be presented to the holders of Shares shall be
prepared (or, in the case of exhibits, summarized) in
English.
SECTION
3.06 Dividend Policy.
(a) Dividends
shall be paid if, when and in the amount declared by the Board,
subject to the Organizational Documents and applicable
law.
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(b) The
Shareholders intend that the Company will pay dividends in cash
(unless otherwise agreed among the Shareholders) in an amount such
that each Shareholder shall receive at least $22,222 for each Share
per fiscal year (or a corresponding fraction thereof for the first
and last partial fiscal year) as dividends, and a total of $133,332
per each Share over the first twenty four fiscal quarters from the
PSA Closing, subject to applicable law.
(c) To
implement the objective of Section 3.06(b), it is the policy
of the Company to distribute as dividends with respect to each
fiscal year of the Company a certain percentage (up to, but in no
event, including dividend target shortfall of the US Acquisition
Co. set forth herein below, exceeding, 100%) of the consolidated
net income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as
determined in accordance with GAAP as reflected in the consolidated
financial statements of Toshiba for such period, which is available
for distribution to Shareholders in accordance with applicable law
(the “ Distribution Ratio ”) to satisfy the
expectation set forth in Section 3.06(b) above. In any fiscal
year, the Distribution Ratio may be reduced to no lower than 65%
(subject to applicable law) if no A Accrual (as defined in the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company) and B
Accrual (as defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association
of the Company) will exist after distributions for such fiscal year
are made. The relative preferences of the Class A Shares and
the Class B Shares shall be as set forth in the Organizational
Documents. It is further the policy of the Company (i) to pay
additional dividends to the holders of Class A Shares (other
than Toshiba UK or any successor owner of Shares owned by Toshiba
UK) to the extent US Acquisition Co. does not pay dividends in
accordance with its dividend policy with respect to Class A
Shares of the US Acquisition Co. and (ii) to reduce the amount
to be paid in dividends to the holders of Class A Shares
(except Toshiba UK or any successor owner of Shares owned by
Toshiba UK) to the extent US Acquisition Co. pays dividends in
excess of its policy with respect to Class A Shares of the US
Acquisition Co., all as described in the Organizational
Documents.
(d) The
parties expect that such dividends will be paid on a quarterly
basis.
(e) All per
share amounts in this Section 3.06 shall be adjusted as
appropriate for any stock splits, reorganization or
recapitalization with respect to the Shares of the
Company.
(f) The
Shareholders will initiate discussion in a timely manner after the
Closing and collectively determine a policy for the distribution of
net income in excess of that required to satisfy the provisions
hereof and of the Organizational Documents.
(g) Should
any former Shareholder be entitled to receive an unpaid A Accrual
(as defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company) under Article IV. B. 3.(c) of the Memorandum and
Articles of the Company, any other Shareholder which receives
distributions from the Company in violation of that provision shall
return such distributions to the former Shareholder.
CERTAIN OPERATIONAL
MATTERS
SECTION
4.01 Acquisition of Westinghouse Group
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(a) The
Shareholders agree that the Company will acquire all the issued and
outstanding shares of Westinghouse Electric UK Limited. in
accordance with the PSA, and will cooperate, and cause the
respective Directors nominated by them to cooperate, in all
respects reasonably necessary to consummate such
transactions.
(b) Toshiba
will act as an agent for the Company with respect to its rights
under the PSA; provided , however , if conflicts
arise between Toshiba and any Shareholder regarding the exercise of
any such right, such right will be exercised only after
consultation with the Owner Board (if such conflict involves all
Shareholders) or with each affected Shareholder (if such conflict
involves a limited number of Shareholders).
(c) Toshiba
will act as an ag
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