THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
THIRD AMENDED
AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT , dated as of the
22nd day of February, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”),
by and among HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), ACCRETIVE INVESTORS SBIC, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“ Accretive ”), FW
OAK HILL ACCRETIVE HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (“ Oak Hill ”) (Accretive and Oak
Hill are hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as the
“ Investors ” and each individually as an
“ Investor ”), Mary Tolan, an individual
resident of the State of Illinois (“ Tolan ”),
Accretive Investors V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“ Accretive Investors ”) and each of the other
Persons listed on Schedule A hereto (such Persons,
together with Tolan and Accretive Investors, are hereinafter
sometimes referred to collectively as the “ Additional
Stockholders ” and individually as an “Additional
Stockholder”) (together with the Investors, hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “ Investors and Additional
Stockholders ”).
This Third Amended
and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement amends and restates in
its entirety the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders’
Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2005, by and among the
Company, the Investors, Tolan and Accretive Investors (the “
Second Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement
”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth on Annex A
hereto.
WHEREAS ,
the Investors and Additional Stockholders each own shares of the
Company’s Capital Stock; and
WHEREAS ,
certain non-voting shares of the Company’s Capital Stock
currently held by the Additional Stockholders are being exchanged
for voting shares of the Company’s Capital Stock pursuant to
that certain Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
by and between the Company and the other Persons party thereto (the
“ Share Exchange Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS ,
as of the date hereof, in connection with and as a precondition to
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share
Exchange Agreement, the Company, the Investors, Tolan and Accretive
Investors desire to and do hereby amend and restate the Second
Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement as more
particularly set forth herein, and the other Persons party hereto
desire to become parties hereto.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows:
Section 1.
Stock Ownership.
Each Additional
Stockholder severally represents and warrants that he, she or it is
the record and beneficial owner of the shares of Capital Stock
which is the subject of the Share Exchange Agreement.
Section 2.
Management of the Company; Board of Directors.
2.1
The Investors and Additional Stockholders agree that the entire
Board of Directors of the Company shall consist of between five
(5) and nine (9) directors and they further agree to
promptly take all necessary action to establish or amend, as the
case may be, the Company’s by-laws or other organizational
documents in order to effectuate the same. Subject to
Section 2.2 below and applicable Delaware law,
(A) Accretive shall have the right, for so long as it
continues to own, in the aggregate, not less than five percent (5%)
of the aggregate outstanding shares of the Capital Stock on a
fully-diluted basis, to designate, remove or redesignate, at any
time or from time to time, two (2) directors to the
Company’s Board of Directors, (B) Oak Hill shall have
the right, for so long as it continues to own not less than five
percent (5%) of the aggregate outstanding shares of the Capital
Stock on a fully-diluted basis, to designate, remove or
redesignate, at any time or from time to time, one
(1) director to the Company’s Board of Directors,
(C) each of the Investors and the Additional Stockholders
shall through November 15, 2009 vote his, her or its shares of
Capital Stock for the election of each of Denis Nayden and Art
Spiegel as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, each
such person to act as a Co-Chairman thereof, for a term at least
through November 15, 2009; provided that if
Mr. Nayden at any time ceases being a member of the
Company’s Board of Directors by reason of incapacity or death
(but not for any other reason, including but not limited to
resignation or removal), or if, after November 15, 2009, the
Investors and the Additional Stockholders do not vote their shares
of Capital Stock for the election of Mr. Nayden, then Oak Hill
shall have the right, for so long as it continues to own not less
than five percent (5%) of the aggregate outstanding shares of the
Capital Stock on a fully-diluted basis, to designate, remove or
redesignate, at any time or from time to time, one
(1) additional director to the Company’s Board of
Directors in lieu of Mr. Nayden, and (D) each of the
Investors shall, for so long as Tolan remains the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, vote its shares of Capital Stock for the
election of Tolan to the Company’s Board of Directors. Four
(4) additional directors, each of whom is an independent
outside director, have been selected by the mutual agreement of the
Investors. As of the date hereof, the Board of Directors of the
Company is currently comprised of the following eight
(8) persons:
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Co-Chairman
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Co-Chairman
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Designee of
Accretive
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Designee of
Accretive
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Designee of Oak
Hill
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Chief Executive
Officer
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Independent
Director
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Independent
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2.2
The members of the Board of Directors shall be elected at annual
(or special) meetings of stockholders of the Company and each
Investor and Additional Stockholder
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agrees to vote
all shares of Capital Stock owned or held of record by such
Investor or Additional Stockholder, at each such annual (or
special) meeting of stockholders at which directors of the Company
are to be elected, in favor of, or take all actions by written
consent in lieu of any such meeting as are necessary to cause, the
election as members of the Board of Directors of the nominees of
and as designated by the Investors in the manner provided in this
Section 2.
2.3
Each Investor and Additional Stockholder hereby agrees to vote all
of his, her or its shares of Capital Stock from time to time and at
all times in whatever manner necessary to effectuate the intent of
the provisions of this Section 2.
2.4
Whenever any vacancy in the Board of Directors (whether occurring
by reason of incapacity, death, resignation, removal or otherwise,
except as provided in Section 2.1) involving a designee of one
of the Investors is to be filled, the Investor who designated,
under the provisions of this Section 2, the director who no
longer will be acting as a director (whether by reason of
incapacity, death, resignation, removal or otherwise) shall
designate a successor director to fill such vacancy. Whenever any
vacancy in the Board of Directors (whether occurring by reason of
incapacity, death, resignation, removal or otherwise) involving a
director other than a designee of one of the Investors is to be
filled, the Majority Stockholders shall designate a successor
director to fill such vacancy.
2.5
All decisions of the Board of Directors of the Company shall be
made by the vote of a majority of the directors present and
constituting a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the
Company shall not make any decision or take any action without the
affirmative vote of at least one of the directors designated by
either Accretive or Oak Hill.
2.6
The Board of Directors of the Company may establish an Audit
Committee, a Compensation Committee and such other committees as it
deems advisable. Each of Accretive and Oak Hill, to the extent they
have a right to designate one or more directors to the
Company’s Board of Directors pursuant to Section 2.1,
can choose to have one representative on each such committee, if
any.
2.7
Upon the presentation of appropriate documentation, the Company
shall reimburse each director who is not an employee of the Company
for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by
such director in attending Board of Directors meetings.
2.8
The Company shall, as soon as practicable, taking into account the
Company’s financial condition, business and prospects,
maintain Officer’s and Director’s Liability Insurance
in a reasonable and customary amount for a business comparable to
that of the Company with respect to the Company’s officers,
consultants and members of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Further, the Company shall take no action, absent the written
consent of the Majority Stockholders, amending or repealing
Article V of the Amended Certificate, pursuant to which
Article the Company agrees to indemnify, to the maximum extent
permitted by Delaware Law, each person who serves as a director or
officer of the Company in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding brought against such person by reason of the fact that
he or she is or was a director or officer of the
Company.
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2.9
During the term of this Agreement, each Investor and Additional
Stockholder shall at all times vote, or cause to be voted, all
shares then owned or controlled by him, her or it to effectuate the
provisions of this Agreement.
Section 3.
[Intentionally Ommitted].
Section 4.
Restrictions on Disposition of Stock.
4.1
Restrictions on Disposition . Except as expressly provided
in Section 4.2 hereof, the Investors and Additional
Stockholders of the Company may not, directly or indirectly,
voluntarily or involuntarily, sell, transfer, gift, negotiate,
pledge, hypothecate, assign or any other way dispose of
(collectively, “ Dispose ” or a “
Disposition ”) any shares of the Company’s
Capital Stock (or any other securities of the Company) now owned or
hereafter acquired by him, her or it or any part thereof either
during such Investor’s or Additional Stockholder’s
corporate or other existence or lifetime, as the case may be, or
upon its dissolution or liquidation or his or her death, as the
case may be.
4.2
Exceptions to Restrictions on Disposition . The restrictions
set forth in Section 4.1 hereof shall not apply to any of the
following Dispositions: (i) any repurchase or redemption by
the Company from an Investor or Additional Stockholder of any
shares of Capital Stock (or other securities of the Company),
provided that such repurchase or redemption is effectuated
in accordance with and is not in contravention of the terms of this
Agreement, Delaware law, or as set forth in the Amended
Certificate; (ii) in the case of an Investor or Additional
Stockholder who is a natural person, to such Stockholder’s
spouse, children, sisters or brothers (collectively, “
Family Members ” and, individually a “ Family
Member ”) or any trust, limited partnership or limited
liability company primarily for the benefit of a Family Member or
Family Members; (iii) in the case of an Investor or Additional
Stockholder that is not a natural person, to any successor,
partner, parent, subsidiary or affiliate of such Investor or
Additional Stockholder; or (iv) to any Person in accordance
with the terms of Section 4.4 or Section 5 hereof;
provided , however , with respect to any of the
foregoing, that as a condition of such Disposition being effective,
any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by, and the
shares so transferred shall remain subject to, the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
4.3
Disclosure of Offers to Purchase . If an Investor or
Additional Stockholder receives a bona fide offer in writing from a
third person (an “ Offer ”) to purchase all or a
portion of such Investor’s or Additional Stockholder’s
shares of Capital Stock (or any other securities of the Company),
the Investor or Additional Stockholder receiving such Offer shall
immediately give the Company and all of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company written notice (the “ Offer
Notice ”) of the Offer, which notice shall set forth the
terms of the Offer and the identity and business address of the
offeror (the “ Offeror ”) and, if the Offer was
made in writing, be accompanied by a copy of the Offer.
4.4
Rights of First Refusal .
(a) Except
as otherwise provided in Section 4.2, and prior to the
exercise of any rights provided in Section 5.1, in the event
that an Investor or Additional Stockholder (the “ Offering
Stockholder ”), desires to sell all or a portion of his,
her or its shares
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of Capital
Stock (or any other securities of the Company) pursuant to an
Offer, the Offering Stockholder shall give the Company the Offer
Notice required under Section 4.3, and thereafter the Company
shall have the option to purchase all of the shares that are
subject to the Offer (the “ Offered Shares ”) at
the same purchase price and on the same terms and conditions as set
forth in the Offer and otherwise in accordance herewith (the
“ Company Option ”). The Company shall exercise
the Company Option by delivering written notice to the Offering
Stockholder within fifteen (15) days (the “ Company
Option Period ”) following receipt by the Company of the
Offer Notice.
(b) Except
as otherwise provided in Sections 4.2 and 5.1, if the Company
does not elect to exercise the Company Option within the Company
Option Period, the Offering Stockholder, before he, she or it may
sell the Offered Shares to the Offeror pursuant to the Offer, shall
provide the Investors and Additional Stockholders with written
notice thereof within ten (10) days immediately following the
expiration of the Company Option Period, and the Investors and
Additional Stockholders shall thereafter have the option (the
“ Investor Option ”) to purchase all of the
Offered Shares at the same purchase price and on the same terms and
conditions as set forth in the Offer. To the extent the offering is
oversubscribed it shall be divided pro rata according to the
relative number of shares of Capital Stock (including Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of any warrants or options) held by such
Investor or Additional Stockholder. The Investor Option shall be
exercisable by written notice from the Investor or Additional
Stockholder to the Offering Stockholder within fifteen
(15) days immediately following receipt by the Investor or
Additional Stockholder of the notice that the Company did not
exercise the Company Option.
(c) If
options to purchase all of the Offered Shares are not exercised
pursuant to Sections 4.4(a) or 4.4(b) hereof, then any such
purchase or option to purchase shall be null and void, and the
Offering Stockholder shall be entitled to sell all, but not less
than all, of the Offered Shares to the Offeror, but only on the
exact terms contained in the Offer not more than sixty (60) days
after the expiration of the last option period contemplated by
Sections 4.4(a) or 4.4(b) hereof. If the Offering Stockholder
does not sell the Offered Shares in strict compliance with this
subsection (c), any other Disposition of shares by such Offering
Stockholder must be made pursuant to a new bona fide offer and
subject to the provisions of this Section 4.4.
(d) The
closing of any purchase and sale contemplated by
Section 4.4(a) or 4.4(b) hereof shall take place at the
principal offices of the Company on the tenth (10
th ) day after the Company or the Investor or
Additional Stockholder who has exercised an Investor Option, as the
case may be, has agreed to purchase all, but not less than all, of
the Offered Shares pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 4.4, or such other time and at such other place as
agreed upon by the parties. If any of the aforesaid closing dates
fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then such closing
shall be held on the next succeeding business day. At the closing,
the Offering Stockholder shall deliver in exchange for the purchase
price due hereunder (i) certificates for the shares of Capital
Stock (or other securities of the Company) being sold duly endorsed
for transfer and with all applicable documentary and/or transfer
stamps affixed, (ii) at the request of the Board of Directors
of the Company, the Offering Stockholder’s (or its or his or
her designee(s), as the case may be) written resignation as a
director and/or officer of the Company and any of its affiliates,
all effective as of such closing, and (iii) representations
customary for transactions of this type, including but not limited
to the following: that the
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Offering
Stockholder owns the securities being sold free and clear of all
liens, claims and encumbrances; that the Offering Stockholder has
the right, power and authority to sell such securities in
accordance with the sale terms; that no consent of any third party
is required to consummate such sale; that the sale does not violate
any agreement or restrictions applicable to the Offering
Stockholder or the securities offered.
(e) No
Disposition pursuant to this Agreement shall have any force or
effect until the transferee of such Capital Stock (or other
securities of the Company) executes and delivers such documents,
certificates, instruments and other agreements as may reasonably be
requested by any Investor or Additional Stockholder or by counsel
to the Company to assure compliance with applicable federal and
state securities laws. Until such time, the Company shall not enter
on its records the identity of any such transferee or otherwise
recognize such transferee as a stockholder of the
Company.
(f) In
the event of a Disposition of shares of Capital Stock (or other
securities of the Company) that violates the provisions of
Section 4 hereof, such Disposition shall be null and void and
the Company, first, and the other Investors and Additional
Stockholders, second, shall have successive options to purchase,
pro rata according to the relative number of shares of
Capital Stock held by each Investor or Additional Stockholder
(including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrants or
options), all of such shares at a purchase price equal to the
aggregate consideration initially paid by such violating Investor
or Additional Stockholder for all shares of Capital Stock (or other
securities of the Company) disposed of in contravention of
Section 4 hereof, minus any cash distributions paid to such
Investor or Additional Stockholder by the Company with respect to
such shares, which purchase price the parties hereto agree is
reasonable in light of the damage that could be caused as a result
of a breach of Section 4 hereof.
(g) All
Dispositions of Capital Stock (or other securities of the Company)
under Section 4 hereof are subject to the transferees thereof
agreeing to be bound in writing by all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
(h) If
an Offering Stockholder is a Director or an affiliate of a
Director, then such Offering Stockholder shall recuse himself or
cause its designee to recuse itself from participating in the Board
of Directors’ decision as to whether the Company will
exercise the Company Option with respect to such Offering
Stockholder.
Section 5.
Tag-Along Rights and Drag-Along Obligations.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided in Sections 4.2 and 5.2, and provided
none of the options under Section 4.4 have been exercised,
with respect to any proposed Disposition of any shares of Capital
Stock by any Investor or Additional Stockholder or a group of the
Investors and Additional Stockholders (each individually a “
Transferring Shareholder ” and collectively, “
Transferring Shareholders ”) to a person (such other
person being hereafter referred to as the “ Proposed
Purchaser ”), such Transferring Shareholder(s) shall be
required to provide that each of the other Investors and Additional
Stockholders (referred to herein
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collectively as
the “ Tag-Along Stockholders ”) shall have the
right to require the Proposed Purchaser to purchase from each of
them up to the number of whole shares of Capital Stock (including
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrants or options)
owned by each such Tag-Along Stockholder equal to the number
derived by multiplying the total number of shares of Capital Stock
(including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrants or
options) that the Transferring Shareholder(s) propose to sell by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of
shares of Capital Stock (including Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of any warrants or options) owned by such Tag-Along
Stockholder, and the denominator of which shall be the total number
of shares of Capital Stock (including Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of any warrants or options) owned by the Transferring
Shareholder(s) and all such Tag-Along Stockholders. Any shares
purchased from Tag-Along Stockholders pursuant to this
Section 5.1 shall be at the same price per share and otherwise
at the same time and upon the same terms and conditions as the
proposed transfer by the Transferring Shareholder(s). For purposes
of this Agreement, all consideration received or receivable by a
Transferring Shareholder from the Proposed Purchaser (and/or its
affiliates) or the Company, howsoever denominated, shall be deemed
payment for the shares transferred by the Transferring
Shareholder.
(b) The
Transferring Shareholder shall notify, or cause to be notified,
each other Investor and Additional Stockholder and the
Company’s Board of Directors in writing of each such proposed
transfer subject to the provisions of this Section 5.1. Such
notice shall set forth: (A) the number of shares of Capital
Stock proposed to be purchased, (B) the name and address of
the Proposed Purchaser, (C) the proposed consideration and
terms and conditions of payment offered by the Proposed Purchaser,
and (D) that the Proposed Purchaser has been informed of the
“tag-along right” provided for in this Section 5.1
and that the Proposed Purchaser has agreed to purchase such shares
in accordance with the terms hereof.
(c) The
tag-along right may be exercised by any Tag-Along Stockholder by
delivery of a written notice to the Transferring Shareholder(s)
(the “ Tag-Along Notice ”) and to the
Company’s Board of Directors within thirty (30) days
following the receipt of the notice specified in Section 5.1(b)
hereof. The Tag-Along Notice shall state the number of shares that
such Tag-Along Stockholder proposes to include in such transfer to
the Proposed Purchaser, determined in accordance with
Section 5.1(a) hereof, and the number of additional shares
such Tag-Along Stockholder desires to include in such transfer. The
maximum number of additional shares that each such Tag-Along
Stockholder shall be entitled to sell shall be determined by
multiplying the total number of shares of Capital Stock (including
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrants or options)
that, under the formula in Section 5.1(a) hereof, all
Tag-Along Stockholders could have elected to sell to the Proposed
Purchaser but did not so elect, by a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be the total number of shares of Capital Stock
(including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrants or
options) owned by such Tag-Along Stockholder electing to sell
additional shares and the denominator of which shall be the total
number of shares of Capital Stock (including Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of any warrants or options) owned by all Tag-Along
Stockholders who delivered Tag-Along Notices indicating a
willingness to sell additional shares. In the event that the
Proposed Purchaser refuses to purchase such shares from the
Tag-Along Stockholders on the same terms and conditions as it
purchases shares from the Transferring Shareholder(s) in the
proposed transfer, then the Transferring Shareholder(s) shall not
be permitted to sell any shares to the
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Proposed
Purchaser in the proposed transfer. If no Tag-Along Notice is
received during the 30-day period referred to in this
Section 5.1(c), the Transferring Shareholder(s) shall have the
right to transfer their shares on terms and conditions no more
favorable than those stated in the notice under Section 5.1(b)
hereof and in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 5.
(d) Any
provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the exercise of
the tag-along right shall be conditioned upon the agreement by each
Tag-Along Stockholder to become a party to any proposed agreement
for the sale of shares by the Transferring Shareholder(s), and to
execute any agreement, certificate or other document required to be
executed in connection with such sale; provided ,
however , that no Tag-Along Stockholder shall be required to
give representations or warranties more extensive than those given
by the Transferring Shareholder(s) or to provide indemnities
disproportionately (based upon the percentage of sales proceeds to
be received) to those provided by the Transferring Shareholder(s).
Failure of any Tag-Along Stockholder to comply with the provisions
of this Section 5.1(d) shall constitute a breach of this
Agreement and waiver of his tag-along right.
5.2
Drag-Along Obligations . If any Investor or Additional
Stockholder or group of Investors and Additional Stockholders
(“ Sellers ”) agree to Dispose of, by merger,
sale or otherwise, all of their shares of Capital Stock (or other
securities of the Company) constituting not less than fifty and
one-tenth percent (50.1%) of the shares of Capital Stock (including
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrant or option) then
outstanding, and such sale is contingent on all of the outstanding
shares of Capital Stock (and other securities of the Company) being
sold simultaneously, then, provided such proposed sale is
pursuant to a bona fide, arms-length agreement with a third party
not affiliated with the Sellers, the other Investors and Additional
Stockholders shall (i) be required to and shall sell all of
their shares of Capital Stock (or other securities of the Company)
pursuant to such proposed sale, (ii) vote for any such
transaction proposed by Sellers, and (iii) agree to become a
party to any proposed agreement for the sale of such shares by and
to execute any agreement, certificate or other documents required
to be executed in connection with such sale, including making such
representations and warranties as, but not more extensive than,
those made by Sellers, provided that no other Investor or
Additional Stockholder shall be required to indemnify the acquiror
of the securities of the Company sold in an amount in excess of the
proceeds received by such other Investor or Additional Stockholder
from such sale net of all costs, expenses and taxes attributable to
such sale. The sale by the other Investors and Additional
Stockholders pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be on the same
terms and conditions as the sale by the Sellers (including the
payment of the same consideration per share for each share of the
same class of securities sold). If such other Investors and
Additional Stockholders fail to comply with the provisions of this
Section 5.2, Sellers shall be entitled to treat such failure
as breach of this Agreement for which Sellers shall be entitled to
specific performance and/or damages.
5.3
The tag-along rights and drag-along obligations arising under this
Section 5 shall terminate at such time as there is a Public
Market.
Section 6.
Registration Rights.
6.1
Demand Registrations .
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(a) At
any time after an initial public offering of shares of Capital
Stock of the Company, which public offering raises net proceeds to
the Company of not less than $25 million (the “
Initial Public Offering ”) pursuant to a registration
statement under the Securities Act, holders of at least fifty
percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock covered by
this Agreement (the “ Requesting Holders ”) may
request in writing that the Company effect the registration under
the Securities Act of all or part of the Registrable Securities (as
hereinafter defined) held by such Requesting Holders, specifying in
the request the number and type of Registrable Securities to be
registered by each such holder and the intended method of
disposition thereof (such notice is hereinafter referred to as a
“ Holder Request ”). Upon receipt of such Holder
Request, the Company will promptly give written notice of such
requested registration to all other holders of Registrable
Securities, which other holders shall have the right to include the
Registrable Securities held by them in such registration and
thereupon the Company will, as expeditiously as possible, use its
best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act
of:
(i) the
Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to
register by such Requesting Holder; and
(ii) all
other Registrable Securities which the Company has been requested
to register by any other holder thereof by written request given to
the Company within thirty (30) days after the giving of such
written notice by the Company (which request shall specify the
intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities), all
to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance
with the intended methods thereof as aforesaid) of the Registrable
Securities so to be registered; provided , however ,
that notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1(a), the Company
shall not be obligated to file a registration statement pursuant to
this Section 6.1:
(1) unless
the Company shall have received requests for such registration with
respect to at least twenty five percent (25%) of the outstanding
Common Stock on a fully diluted basis; or
(2) within
the six month period immediately following the effective date of
any registration previously effected by the Company pursuant to
this Section 6.1.
(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 6.1(a) hereof, the Company shall not
be obligated to file more than an aggregate of two registration
statements pursuant to this Section 6.1.
(c) If
the Company proposes to effect a registration requested pursuant to
this Section 6.1 by the filing of a registration statement on
Form S-3 (or any similar short-form registration statement) and the
intended method of distribution is through a firm commitment
underwriting (an “ Underwritten Offering ”), the
Company will comply with any request by the managing underwriter to
effect such registration on another permitted form if such managing
underwriter advises the Company that, in its opinion, the use of
another form of registration statement is of material importance to
the success of such proposed offering.
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(d) A
registration requested pursuant to Section 6.1(a) hereof will
not be deemed to have been effected unless it has become effective
under the Securities Act; provided , however , that
if after it has become so effective, the offering of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such registration is interfered with by any
stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the
Commission or other governmental agency or court, such registration
will be deemed not to have been effected.
(e) The
Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each
of the registrations of Registrable Securities effected by it
pursuant to this Section 6.1.
(f) Whenever
a requested registration pursuant to this Section 6.1 involves
an Underwritten Offering, the only shares that may be included in
such Offering are (i) Registrable Securities, and
(ii) securities of the Company being offered and sold for the
Company’s behalf in such Offering (“ Issuer
Securities ”).
(g) If
a registration pursuant to this Section 6 involves an
Underwritten Offering and the managing underwriter shall advise the
Company that, in its judgment, the number of shares proposed to be
included in such Underwritten Offering should be limited due to
market conditions, then the Company will promptly so advise each
holder of Registrable Securities that has requested registration,
and, subject to the consent of the managing underwriter, the Issuer
Securities, if any, shall first be excluded from such Underwritten
Offering to the extent necessary to meet such limitation. If
further exclusions are necessary to meet such limitation, the
number of Registrable Securities of each such holder shall be
excluded pro rata (until such limitation has been met),
based on the respective number of shares of Registrable Securities
as to which registration has been requested by such
holder.
(h) By
making a Holder Request, a Requesting Holder shall be deemed to
have (i) a present intention to sell the Registrable
Securities covered thereby, (ii) agreed to execute all
consents, powers of attorney and other documents required in order
to cause the registration statement to become effective,
(iii) agreed, if the offering is at the market, to give the
Company written notice of the first bona fide offering of the
Registrable Securities covered thereby and to use the prospectus
forming a part of the registration statement for only the period
permitted by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commission thereunder, (iv) agreed, subject
to adverse events regarding the selling price of the Registrable
Securities covered thereby, to utilize the method of distribution
of such Registrable Securities proposed in the Holder Request, and
(v) agreed, in connection with the disposition of the
Registrable Securities covered thereby, to comply with Registration
M and any other applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the
Commission under the Exchange Act.
6.2
Piggyback Registrations .
(a) If,
at any time (including in an Initial Public Offering), the Company
proposes to register any of its equity securities under the
Securities Act (other than a registration on Form S-4 or S-8 or any
successor or similar forms thereto and other than pursuant to a
registration under Section 6.1), whether or not for sale for
its own account, on a form and in a manner that would permit
registration of Registrable Securities for sale to the public under
the Securities Act, it will give written notice to all the holders
of Registrable Securities promptly of
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its intention
to do so, describing such securities and specifying the form and
manner and the other relevant facts involved in such proposed
registration (including, without limitation (i) whether or not
such registration will be in connection with an underwritten
offering of Registrable Securities and, if so, the identity of the
managing underwriter and whether such offering will be pursuant to
a “best efforts” or “firm commitment”
underwriting, and (ii) the price, net of any underwriting
commissions, discounts and the like, at which the Registrable
Securities are reasonably expected to be sold) if such disclosure
is acceptable to the managing underwriter. Upon the written request
of any such holder delivered to the Company within thirty
(30) days after the receipt of any such notice (which request
shall specify the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of
by such holder and the intended method of disposition thereof), the
Company will use best efforts to effect the registration under the
Securities Act of all of the Registrable Securities that the
Company has been so requested to register; provided ,
however , that:
(i) If,
at any time after giving such written notice of its intention to
register any securities and prior to the effective date of the
registration statement filed in connection with such registration,
the Company shall determine for any reason not to register such
securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice
of such determination to each holder of Registrable Securities who
made a request as hereinabove provided and thereupon the Company
shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable
Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its
obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection
therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights of the
holders of the Registrable Securities to request that a
registration subsequently be effected under Section 6.1
hereof.
(ii) If
such registration involves an Underwritten Offering, all holders of
Registrable Securities requesting to be included in the
Company’s registration must sell their Registrable Securities
to the underwriters selected by the Company on the same terms and
conditions as apply to the Company or the other selling
stockholders participating therein. No registration effected under
this Section 6.2 shall relieve the Company of its obligation
to effect registration upon request under
Section 6.1.
(b) The
Company shall not be obligated to effect any registration of
Registrable Securities under this Section 6.2 incidental to
the registration of any of its securities in connection with
mergers, acquisitions, exchange offers, dividend reinvestment plans
or stock option or other employee benefit plans.
(c) The
Registration Expenses incurred in connection with each registration
of Registrable Securities requested pursuant to this
Section 6.2 shall be paid by the Company.
(d) If
a registration pursuant to this Section 6.2 involves an
Underwritten Offering and the managing underwriter advises the
Company that, in its
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