Exhibit 10.23
STOCKHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
Dated November 9,
2007
Among
CERIDIAN HOLDING
CORP.,
CERIDIAN INTERMEDIATE
CORP.,
AND
THE OTHER PARTIES
HERETO
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ARTICLE I
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTIES
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1.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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1.2
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Representations
and Warranties of Intermediate Corp.
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1.3
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Representations
and Warranties of the Stockholders
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ARTICLE II
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VOTING
AGREEMENTS AND COVENANTS
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2.1
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Election of
Directors; Committees
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2.2
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Voting Required
for Action
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2.3
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2007 Stock
Incentive Plan
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ARTICLE III
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TRANSFERS OF
SHARES
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3.1
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Restrictions on
Transfer of Shares
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3.2
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Right of First
Refusal; Tag-Along Rights
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3.4
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Transfers in
Violation of Agreement
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ARTICLE IV
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TAKE-ALONG
RIGHT
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4.1
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Right of First
Offer
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4.2
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Take-Along
Right
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ARTICLE V
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PRE-EMPTIVE
RIGHTS
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5.1
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Issuance of New
Shares
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ARTICLE VI
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BOARD OBSERVERS
AND ACCESS
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6.1
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Board
Representation and Access
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6.2
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Information
Rights
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6.3
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Confidentiality
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ARTICLE VII
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AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION
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7.1
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Amendment and
Waiver
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7.2
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Termination of
Agreement
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7.3
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Termination as
to a Party
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ARTICLE VIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1
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Certain Defined
Terms
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8.2
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Legends
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8.3
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Severability
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8.4
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Entire
Agreement
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8.5
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Successors and
Assigns
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8.6
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Counterparts
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8.7
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Remedies
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8.8
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Notices
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8.9
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Governing
Law
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8.10
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Descriptive
Headings
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STOCKHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of
November 9, 2007 by and among (i) Ceridian Holding Corp.,
a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”),
(ii) Ceridian Intermediate Corp., a Delaware corporation
(“ Intermediate Corp. ”), (iii) Thomas H.
Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P.; Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund VI, L.P.;
Thomas H. Lee Parallel (DT) Fund VI, L.P.; Great-West Investors LP;
Putnam Investments Employees’ Securities Company III LLC; THL
Coinvestment Partners, LP; THL Operating Partners, LP; THL Equity
Fund VI Investors (Ceridian), L.P.; THL Equity Fund VI Investors
(Ceridian) II, L.P.; THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Ceridian) III,
LLC; THL Equity Fund VI Investors (Ceridian) IV, LLC; and THL
Equity Fund VI Investors (Ceridian) V, LLC (collectively, “
THL ”), (iv) Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
(“ FNF ”) and (v) the other Stockholders
(as defined below) who become party to this Agreement. THL and FNF
are each referred to herein as a “ Sponsor ,”
and collectively, the “ Sponsors .” The Sponsors
and each other Person who (a) purchases Common Stock or
Preferred Stock on the date hereof or (b) hereafter
(i) exercises options to purchase Common Stock, or
(ii) purchases restricted Common Stock, pursuant to the
Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ SIP
”) and becomes a party hereto (each, a “ Management
Holder ”), and each other Person that is or may become a
party to this Agreement as contemplated hereby are sometimes
referred to herein collectively as the “ Stockholders
” and individually as a “ Stockholder. ”
Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in
Section 8.1 .
The parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE PARTIES
1.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and
warrants to each Stockholder that as of the date of this
Agreement:
(a) the Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, it has full power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, and the execution, delivery and
performance by it of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action;
(b) this Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a
legal and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms; and
(c) the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not,
with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both,
(i) violate any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation
to which the Company is subject, (ii) violate any order,
judgment or decree applicable to the Company or (iii) conflict
with, or result in a breach or default under, any term or condition
of the Company’s organizational documents or any agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound.
1.2 Representations and
Warranties of Intermediate Corp . Intermediate Corp. hereby
represents and warrants to each Stockholder that as of the date of
this Agreement:
(a) Intermediate Corp. is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, it has full power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the execution,
delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action;
(b) this Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by Intermediate Corp. and
constitutes a legal and binding obligation of Intermediate Corp.
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and
(c) the execution, delivery and
performance by Intermediate Corp. of this Agreement and the
consummation by Intermediate Corp. of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of
time, or both, (i) violate any provision of law, statute, rule
or regulation to which Intermediate Corp. is subject,
(ii) violate any order, judgment or decree applicable to
Intermediate Corp. or (iii) conflict with, or result in a
breach or default under, any term or condition of Intermediate
Corp.’s organizational documents or any agreement or
instrument to which Intermediate Corp. is a party or by which it is
bound.
1.3 Representations and
Warranties of the Stockholders . Each Stockholder (as to
himself, herself or itself only) represents and warrants to the
Company and Intermediate Corp. that, as of the time such
Stockholder becomes a party to this Agreement:
(a) if not an individual, it is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its state of incorporation, or it is
a limited partnership or a limited liability company duly formed,
validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the state
of its state of formation, as the case may be, it has full power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and the execution,
delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or limited
liability company action.
(b) this Agreement (or the separate
joinder agreement executed by such Stockholder) has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by such Stockholder, and this
Agreement constitutes a legal and binding obligation of such
Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance
with its terms; and
(c) the execution, delivery and
performance by such Stockholder of this Agreement (or any joinder
to this Agreement, if applicable) and the consummation by such
Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby (and thereby,
if applicable) will not, with or without the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, (i) violate any provision of law,
statute, rule or regulation to which such Stockholder is subject,
(ii) violate any order, judgment or decree applicable to such
Stockholder or (iii) conflict with, or result in a breach or
default under, any term or condition of any agreement or other
instrument to which such Stockholder is a party or by which such
Stockholder is bound.
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ARTICLE II
VOTING AGREEMENTS AND
COVENANTS
2.1 Election of Directors;
Committees .
(a) Each Person, other than the
Company and Intermediate Corp., that is a party to this Agreement
hereby agrees that such Person will vote, or cause to be voted, all
Common Shares over which such Person has the power to vote or
direct the voting, and will take all other necessary or desirable
actions within such Person’s control, and the Company will
take all necessary or desirable actions within its control, to
cause the authorized number of directors of the Company to be
established at up to seven (7) directors (subject to increase
as permitted under 2.2(a)(xi)), and to elect or appoint or cause to
be elected or appointed to the board of directors of the Company
(the “ Board ”) and cause to be continued in
office, the following individuals, in each case subject to the
provisions of subparagraphs (b) and (c) below:
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up to three
(3) directors designated by THL (the “ THL
Directors ”), two of whom shall initially be Soren Oberg
and Scott Jaeckel;
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three
(3) directors designated by FNF (the “ FNF
Directors ”), two of whom shall initially be Brent B.
Bickett and Alan L. Stinson; and
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(iii)
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one
(1) director from the senior management of the Company and its
subsidiaries (the “ Management Director ”), who
shall initially be Kathryn Marinello, with any successor to be
reasonably acceptable to the directors designated by each of FNF
and THL.
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(b) If at any time THL or FNF, in
each case, together with its respective Permitted Transferees,
ceases to own at least 30% of the Common Shares held by it as of
the date hereof (subject to adjustment for stock splits,
combinations and similar events), the number of directors THL or
FNF, as the case may be, is entitled to designate shall be two. If
at any time THL or FNF, in each case, together with its respective
Permitted Transferees, ceases to own at least 20% of the Common
Shares held by it as of the date hereof (subject to adjustment for
stock splits, combinations and similar events), the number of
directors THL or FNF, as the case may be, is entitled to designate
shall be one. If at any time THL or FNF, in each case, together
with its respective Permitted Transferees, ceases to own at least
10% of the Common Shares held by it as of the date hereof (subject
to adjustment for stock splits, combinations and similar events),
the number of directors THL or FNF, as the case may be, is entitled
to designate shall be zero from and after such time.
(c) The chairman of the Board (the
“ Chairman ”) shall be elected and all other
actions taken by the Board shall be approved by a majority vote of
the Board.
(d) Unless otherwise approved by the
THL Directors and the FNF Directors, the Board shall hold no less
than one (1) meeting per fiscal quarter. At each meeting of
the Board (or committee thereof) at which a quorum is present, each
director shall be entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted
on at such meeting. A majority of the directors on the Board shall
constitute a quorum.
(e) Any director serving on the
Board can be removed without cause by the Stockholder entitled to
designate such director to serve on the Board hereunder. If at any
time any director ceases to serve on the Board (whether due to
resignation, removal or otherwise), the
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Stockholders shall elect a successor to fill the
vacancy created thereby on the terms and subject to the conditions
of paragraphs (a) and (b) above. Each Person that is a
party hereto agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Common
Shares over which such Person has the power to vote or direct the
voting, and shall take all such other actions as shall be necessary
or desirable to cause the removal of a director as provided in this
Section 2.1(e) and the designated successor to be elected to
fill such vacancy.
(f) Nothing in this Agreement shall
be construed to impair any rights that the stockholders of the
Company may have to remove any director for cause under applicable
law, the certificate of incorporation of the Company, or the
by-laws of the Company, as the case may be. No such removal of an
individual designated pursuant to this Section 2.1 for cause
shall affect any of the Stockholders’ rights to designate a
different individual pursuant to this Section 2.1 to fill the
position from which such individual was removed.
(g) Each member of the Board shall
be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for his or her
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including travel) incurred in
attending any Board meeting.
(h) For so long as a Sponsor has any
designees on the Board, the Company shall purchase, within a
reasonable period following the date hereof, and maintain for such
periods as the Board shall in good faith determine, at the
Company’s expense, insurance in an amount determined in good
faith by the Board to be appropriate, on behalf of any person who
after the date hereof is or was a director or officer of the
Company or any Subsidiary, or is or was serving at the request of
the Company or any Subsidiary as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another limited company, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, including any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company, against any expense, liability
or loss asserted against such Person and incurred by such Person in
any such capacity, or arising out of such Person’s status as
such, subject to customary exclusions. The provisions of this
Section 2.1(h) shall survive any termination of this
Agreement. The Company shall indemnify the directors in accordance
with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and each
indemnification agreement entered into by the Company and such
director.
(i) There shall be established at
all times during the term of this Agreement a Compensation
Committee of the Board (the “ Compensation Committee
”) which shall be comprised of, for so long as THL has a
right to designate at least one director pursuant to
Section 2.1(a)(i), at least one THL Director and, for so long
as FNF has a right to designate at least one director pursuant to
Section 2.1(a)(ii), at least one FNF Director or as otherwise
agreed to by THL and FNF. The Compensation Committee will
(i) determine the compensation of all senior employees and
consultants of the Company (including salary, bonus, equity
participation and benefits) and (ii) subject to
Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof, approve the grants of any options
or awards (after consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company) under, or amendments to or replacement of, the SIP and
the repurchases of any stock under the terms of the SIP; provided
that no member of the Compensation Committee may vote on his own
compensation or option or award grant.
(j) There shall be established at
all times during the term of this Agreement an Audit Committee of
the Board (the “ Audit Committee ”) comprised
of, for so long as THL has a right to designate at least one
director pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i), at least one THL
Director
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and, for so long as FNF has a right to designate
at least one director pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii), at least
one FNF Director or as otherwise agreed to by THL and FNF or as
otherwise agreed to by THL and FNF. The Audit Committee shall
determine the Company’s audit policies, review audit reports
and recommendations made by the Company’s internal audit
staff and its independent auditors, meet with the Company’s
independent auditors, oversee the independent auditors, and
recommend the Company’s engagement of independent
auditors.
(k) All other committees that may be
established by the Board from time to time shall be comprised of,
for so long as THL has a right to designate at least one director
pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i), at least one THL Director and,
for so long as FNF has a right to designate at least one director
pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii), at least one FNF Director or
as otherwise agreed to by THL and FNF or as otherwise agreed to by
THL and FNF.
(1) The Company and Intermediate
Corp. shall take all actions necessary to make the board of
directors (and any committees thereof) of Intermediate Corp.
consist of the same number of directors (or committee members) and
members as the Board. The Company and Intermediate Corp. shall take
all actions necessary to make the board of directors (and any
committees thereof) of all other Subsidiaries of the Company
consist of such persons as the Board shall direct.
(m) Any transactions between the
Company and Affiliates of the Company (including Affiliates of the
Stockholders) (other than Exempted Arrangements and other
agreements executed on the date hereof) shall require the approval
of a majority of the directors that are disinterested with respect
to such transactions.
2.2 Voting Required for
Action .
(a) Subject to the rights of the
Initiating Stockholders in Article IV, until the earliest to occur
of (i) the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, (ii) the
first Public Offering and (iii) a Sale of the Company, the
following actions by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall
require the approval of (X) the holders of at least a majority
of the Common Shares then held by FNF and its Permitted
Transferees, and (Y) the holders of at least a majority of the
Common Shares then held by THL and its Permitted
Transferees:
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the approval of
the annual operating budget and capital expenditure budget of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and any interim modification or
deviation in excess of 5% in any line item thereof,
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(ii)
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any
authorization, reservation for issuance or issuance of capital
stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including any options,
warrants or securities convertible into capital stock of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, except for the initial options to
purchase 10,540,540 shares under the SIP contemplated by
Section 2.3 hereof and shares issued in an exchange
contemplated under Section 3.3(g),
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any amendments
to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in a manner which adversely affect the rights
of either of the Sponsors or which adversely affect the
indemnification or exculpation of any director of the
Company,
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the election,
removal, delegation or amendment of power or authority, and
compensation of the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial
Officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
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the
acquisition, by merger or consolidation, or by purchase of, or
investments in, all or substantially all of the assets or stock of,
any business or any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company, association or other business
organization or division thereof, in excess of $10,000,000 per
transaction or series of related transactions,
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subject to
Section 2.2(b), any (A) disposition of any material
assets of the Company, (B) sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of, or liquidation, dissolution or recapitalization of,
the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries, or (C) change
of control of the Company or a Material Subsidiary, whether through
merger or sale of stock or otherwise, the result of which is
Persons owning voting stock of the Company or such Material
Subsidiary, as the case may be, prior to such transaction do not
hold more than 50% of the voting stock of the Company or such
Material Subsidiary after giving effect to such
transaction,
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the incurrence
of any indebtedness for borrowed money by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000 in the aggregate or the
granting of any lien or encumbrance on the assets or pledge of the
capital stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than
(A) indebtedness incurred under, and liens imposed in
connection with, debt incurred on the date hereof, (B) liens
or encumbrances granted in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, and (C) liens or encumbrances
on assets having a value of not more than $5,000,000),
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entering into
or effecting any transaction or series of related transactions in
connection with or involving the repurchase, redemption or other
acquisition of capital stock of the Company (other than any
required and up to $1,000,000 in annual optional repurchases of
capital stock or options from employees pursuant to certain
repurchase rights under the SIP and option agreements thereunder)
or any Subsidiary, except as set forth in
Section 3.3(b),
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(ix)
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declaring or
paying any cash or other dividend or making any other distribution
on the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
other than dividends or other distributions by a direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company to its equity
holder,
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(x)
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subject to
Section 2.2(b), any Public Offering;
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(xi)
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any change in
the number of directors of the Board other than changes permitted
to ensure the proportional representation based on ownership under
Section 2.1(b),
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(xii)
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any (A) commencement of a
case, proceeding or other action (1) under any existing or
future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign,
relating
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to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for
relief entered with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or seeking to adjudicate the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution,
composition or other relief with respect to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or their debts, or (2) seeking appointment of
a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for all or any substantial
part of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(B) making of a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
or
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committing to
do any of the actions provided in (i) through
(xii) above.
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(b) After the second anniversary of
the date hereof, either of the Sponsors may require the Company to
complete a Qualified Public Offering pursuant to a demand
registration under the Registration Rights Agreement executed
concurrently herewith.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, the approval rights specified in
Section 2.2(a) shall terminate (i) with respect to FNF
and its Permitted Transferees at such time as FNF and its Permitted
Transferees own less than 10% of the Common Shares held by FNF as
of the date hereof (subject to adjustment for stock splits,
combinations and similar events), and (ii) with respect to THL
and its Permitted Transferees at such time as THL and its Permitted
Transferees own less than 10% of the Common Shares held by THL as
of the date hereof (subject to adjustment for stock splits,
combinations and similar events). No Transferee shall be entitled
to approval rights under this Section 2.2 unless such
Transferee is a Permitted Transferee.
2.3 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
. On the Closing Date, the Company will offer to certain key
employees and others stock option awards under the SIP covering an
aggregate of 4,110,811 shares of Common Stock, at a purchase price
per share of $10.
ARTICLE III
TRANSFERS OF
SHARES
3.1 Restrictions on Transfer of
Shares .
(a) Prior to the sixth anniversary
of the date hereof, no Stockholder may Transfer any Shares, except
(i) with the consent of each of the Sponsors,
(ii) through a Public Offering, (iii) pursuant to a Sale
of the Company, (iv) through a redemption or share exchange
provided in Section 3.3 or (v) through an Exempt
Transfer. After the sixth anniversary of the date hereof, no
Stockholder may Transfer any Shares except through (i) a
Public Offering, (ii) a Sale of the Company, (iii) an
Exempt Transfer, (iv) through a redemption or share exchange
provided in Section 3.3 (v) in accordance with
Section 3.2 of this Agreement.
(b) No Transfer of any Shares by any
Stockholder shall become effective unless and until the Transferee
(unless such Transferee already is party to this Agreement)
executes and delivers to the Company and Intermediate Corp. a
counterpart or joinder to this Agreement, agreeing to the
obligations of the transferring Stockholder. Notwithstanding the
immediately preceding sentence, an unaffiliated financial
institution to whom Sponsor Shares
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have been pledged will not have to execute this
Agreement unless and until such pledge has been foreclosed upon.
Upon such Transfer and such execution and delivery, the Transferee
acquiring Transferred Shares shall be bound by, and entitled to the
benefits of, this Agreement in the same manner as the transferring
Stockholder; provided that no Transferee of a Sponsor
(other than a Permitted Transferee) shall be entitled to any of the
director designation rights under Section 2.1, the approval
rights under Section 2.2(a), the rights of an Initiating
Stockholder under Article IV, or, unless such Transferee is
obligated or reasonably deems it necessary to qualify the Shares as
a venture capital investment (as defined in Department of Labor
Regulation CFR § 2510.3-101), the rights under Article
VI.
(c) No Shares may be transferred by
a Stockholder (other than pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act) unless, if requested by the
Company, such Stockholder first delivers to the Company an opinion
of counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such Transfer is
not required to be registered under the Securities Act.
3.2 Right of First Refusal;
Tag-Along Rights .
(a) Subject to Section 3.1(a),
if any Stockholder (the “ Selling Holder ”)
proposes to Transfer any Shares (other than (i) in a Sale of
the Company, (ii) an Exempt Transfer, (iii) in a Public
Offering or (iv) through a redemption or share exchange
provided in Section 3.3), the Selling Holder shall before such
Transfer, deliver to the Company and to the other Stockholders (the
“ Other Holders ”) at least 50 days prior
written notice of such proposed Transfer (the “ Sale
Notice ”) and the terms of such Transfer, including
(A) the number of Shares to which the Transfer relates (the
“ Offered Shares ”), (B) the name and
address of the Selling Holder and proposed Transferee, (C) the
proposed amount and type of consideration (including, if the
consideration consists in whole or in part of non-cash
consideration, such information available to the Selling Holder as
may be reasonably necessary for the Other Holders to properly
analyze the economic value and investment risk of such non-cash
consideration), (D) the terms and conditions of payment
proposed by the Selling Holder, and (E) an offer to sell all,
but not less than all of the Offered Shares to such Other Holders
on the same terms and conditions proposed by the Selling
Holder.
(b) Any of the Other Holders may,
within 30 days of the receipt of the Sale Notice, give written
notice to the Selling Holder that such Other Holder desires to
purchase all or any part of the Offered Shares on the same terms
and conditions proposed by the Selling Holder (an “
Acceptance ”), which Acceptance shall state the number
of Offered Shares such Other Holder desires to purchase and shall
be delivered in person or mailed to the Selling Holder at the
address set forth in the Sale Notice; provided, that
(1) failure by an Other Holder to deliver an Acceptance during
such 30-day period shall be deemed to constitute the election of
such Other Holder not to exercise its right to purchase any of the
Offered Shares, (2) the Selling Holder shall have no
obligation to sell any of the Offered Shares to any Other Holder
unless the aggregate number of Shares in all Acceptances are equal
to or greater than the number of Offered Shares and
(3) subject to the next sentence, each Other Holder shall only
have the right to purchase its Pro Rata Amount of the Offered
Shares. The Other Holders shall have a right of oversubscription
such that if any Other Holder fails to accept the offer provided in
the Sale Notice as to its full Pro Rata Amount, the Other Holders,
among them, shall have the right to purchase up to the balance of
the Offered Shares not so purchased. Such right of
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oversubscription may be exercised by an Other
Holder by accepting the offer in the Sale Notice as to more than
its Pro Rata Amount. If, as a result thereof, such
oversubscriptions exceed the total number of Offered Shares, the
oversubscribing Other Holders shall be reduced with respect to
their oversubscriptions so as to sell the Offered Shares as nearly
as possible in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Amount or
as they may otherwise agree among themselves. If the Other Holders
have not made timely Acceptances to purchase all of the Offered
Shares, then the Selling Holder must provide written notice to each
Other Holder (the “ Final Notice ”) that the
rights to acquire all of the Offered Shares pursuant to this
Section 3.2(b) have not been exercised and that the Other
Holders have 20 days in which to exercise their
“tag-along” rights under subsection (c) below in
connection with the transaction described in the Sale Notice. As
promptly as practicable after becoming available, the Selling
Holder shall provide copies of all relevant transaction agreements
and other documents to the Other Holders.
(c) Any of the Other Holders may,
within 20 days of the receipt of the Final Notice, give written
notice (each, a “ Tag-Along Notice ”) to the
Selling Holder that such Other Holder wishes to participate in the
Transfer proposed in the Sale Notice upon the terms and conditions
set forth in the Sale Notice, which Tag-Along Notice shall specify
the Shares such Other Holder desires to include in such proposed
Transfer (which Shares must be of the same class as the Offered
Shares); provided , however , that (1) each
Other Holder shall be required, as a condition to being permitted
to sell Shares pursuant to this Section 3.2(c) in connection
with a Transfer of Offered Shares, to sell a number of shares equal
to the product of its Pro Rata Amount and the number of Offered
Shares, and (2) to exercise its tag-along rights hereunder,
each Other Holder must agree to make to the Transferee on behalf of
itself the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities
and agreements as the Selling Holder agrees to make in connection
with the Transfer of the Offered Shares (except that in the case of
representations and warranties pertaining specifically to, or
covenants made specifically by, the Selling Holder, the Other
Holders shall make comparable representations and warranties
pertaining specifically to (and, as applicable, covenants by)
themselves), and must agree to bear its ratable share (which shall
be proportionate based on the value of Shares that are Transferred)
of all liabilities to the Transferees arising out of
representations, warranties (other than those representations,
warranties and covenants that pertain specifically to a given
Stockholder), covenants, indemnities or other agreements made in
connection with the Transfer.
(d) If one or more Other Holders
give the Selling Holder timely Acceptances for all of the Offered
Shares, then sale of the Offered Shares to the Other Holders shall
be made at the offices of the Company no later than the 40th day
following the Sale Notice (subject to extension if necessary to
obtain Hart-Scott-Rodino Act clearance) or at such other time or
place as the parties to the transaction may agree upon. Such sales
shall be effected by the Selling Holder’s delivery to each
Other Holder, as the case may be, of a certificate or certificates
evidencing the Offered Shares to be purchased by it duly endorsed
for Transfer to the applicable Other Holders, which Offered Shares
shall be delivered free and clear of all liens, charges, claims and
encumbrances of any nature whatsoever (other than restrictions
contained herein and under federal and state securities laws),
against payment to the Selling Holder of the purchase price
therefor by the respective Other Holder. Payment for the Offered
Shares shall be made as provided in the Sale Notice or by wire
transfer or certified check, in the sole discretion of the Other
Holder.
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(e) If the Selling Holder does not
receive Acceptances for all of the Offered Shares and one or more
Other Holders give the Selling Holder a timely Tag-Along Notice,
then the Selling Holder shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain
the agreement of the prospective Transferee(s) to the participation
of the Other Holders in any contemplated Transfer, on the same
terms and conditions as are applicable to the Offered Shares, and
if the prospective Transferee allows participation of any Other
Holders, such Other Holders shall transfer to the Transferee their
applicable Offered Shares along with the Selling Holder. No Selling
Holder shall transfer any of its shares to any prospective
Transferee if such prospective Transferee(s) declines to allow the
participation of any of the Other Holders.
(f) If the Other Holders, in the
aggregate, have not given the Selling Holder a Tag-Along Notice or
Acceptance for all of the Offered Shares prior to the expiration of
the applicable time periods set forth above, then the Selling
Holder may Transfer such Offered Shares on the terms and conditions
set forth, and to or among any of the Transferees identified (or
Affiliates of Transferees identified), in the Sale Notice at any
time within 90 days after expiration of the 20-day period for
giving Tag-Along Notices with respect to such Transfer. Any such
Offered Shares not Transferred by the Selling Holder during such
90-day period will again be subject to the provisions of this
Section 3.2 upon subsequent Transfer.
(g) Each Stockholder selling Shares
will bear (x) its own costs of any sale of Shares pursuant to
this Section 3.2 and (y) its pro-rata share (based upon
the relative amount of Shares sold) of any of the other reasonable
and customary costs of any sale of Shares pursuant to this
Section 3.2 to the extent such costs are incurred for the
benefit of all Stockholders selling Shares and are not otherwise
paid by the Transferee.
3.3 Redemption and Share
Exchange .
(a) Intermediate Corp. may, at its
option, but subject to the approval rights in
Section 2.2(a)(viii), redeem, out of funds legally and
contractually available therefor (including out of funds received
by Intermediate Corp. in connection with or from any equity or debt
financing by Intermediate Corp. or any direct or indirect parent or
subsidiary of Intermediate Corp.), the Preferred Shares, in whole
or part, at a price per share in cash equal to the Redemption
Price. The Company will provide funds to Intermediate Corp. and
cause Intermediate Corp. to redeem all of the outstanding Preferred
Shares upon a Sale of the Company unless such Preferred Shares are
sold in such transaction.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Section 3.3, in connection with the
first Public Offering of the Company, Intermediate Corp. shall, to
the extent it shall have funds legally and contractually available
to do so (but subject to the limitations described below), redeem
an amount of Preferred Shares as set forth in this
Section 3.3(b) at the then applicable Redemption Price. In
connection with the preparation for any such Public Offering of the
Company, the Intermediate Corp. Board shall consult, coordinate and
cooperate with the Board and the managing underwriters of such
Public Offering of the Company to determine the maximum amount of
proceeds from such Public Offering of the Company that would be
available for the Company to contribute to Intermediate Corp.
following such Public Offering for Intermediate Corp. to use to
redeem Preferred Shares as contemplated by this Section 3.3
without having an adverse effect on such offering, including the
anticipated public offering price or the anticipated amount of
shares that would be sold therein (such
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maximum amount of proceeds, the
“ Maximum Available IPO Proceeds ”). If the
Maximum Available IPO Proceeds is expected to exceed the
anticipated aggregate Redemption Price for all Preferred Shares
under this Section 3.3 and Intermediate Corp. would obtain
funds therefrom that would be legally and contractually available
to effect such redemption, then all, but not less than all, of the
Preferred Shares shall be redeemed by Intermediate Corp. in
connection with such Public Offering. If the Maximum Available IPO
Proceeds is not expected to equal or exceed the anticipated
aggregate Redemption Price for all Preferred Shares under this
Section 3.3 or Intermediate Corp. will not have funds legally
and contractually available therefrom to effect such redemption,
then less than all of the Preferred Shares shall be redeemed by
Intermediate Corp. in connection with the first Public Offering of
the Company and, prior to the effectiveness of the registration
statement being used under the Securities Act, the Intermediate
Corp. Board, in consultation with the Board and the managing
underwriters of such Public Offering of the Company, shall
determine, and notify the holders of Preferred Shares of, the
amount, if any, of Preferred Shares that will be redeemed in
connection with such Public Offering (such amount of Preferred
Shares, the “ Lesser IPO Redemption Shares ”
and, the amount of Preferred Shares equal to the total number of
Preferred Shares outstanding at the time of such determination
minus the Lesser IPO Redemption Shares, the “
Excess Shares ”), and such Lesser IPO Redemption
Shares shall be