THIRD AMENDMENT TO STOCKHOLDER
PROTECTION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Third Amendment (the “ Amendment ”) to
Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement is entered into as of
September 30, 2008, by and between Hanover Capital Mortgage
Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company
”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a national banking
association f/k/a EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., successor rights
agent to State Street Bank & Trust Company (the “
Rights Agent ”).
WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to
that certain Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement dated as of
April 11, 2000, as amended by the First Amendment to
Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, effective as of
September 26, 2001, and the Second Amendment to the
Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, entered into as of
June 10, 2002 (as so amended, the “ Agreement
”); and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Amendment,
the Company, Walter Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Walter ”), and JWH Holding Company, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ JWH ”),
are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the
date hereof (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement
”), pursuant to which, among other things, JWH (after the
Distribution referred to therein) will merge into the Company (the
“ Merger ”), the separate existence of JWH shall
cease, the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the
“ Surviving Corporation ”), the limited
liability company units of JWH issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the effective time of the Merger will be converted into
shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, par value
$0.01 per share (the “ Surviving Corporation Common
Stock ”), and, except as otherwise provided in the Merger
Agreement, shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01
per share (the “ Common Stock ”), issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger
will be combined into fully paid and non-assessable shares of
Surviving Corporation Common Stock at the rate specified in the
Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Amendment,
the Company, Amster Trading Company and Ramat Securities, Ltd (each
a “Trust Preferred Seller” and together, the
“Trust Preferred Sellers”) are entering into an
Exchange Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Exchange Agreement ”), pursuant to which,
among other things, the Trust Preferred Sellers will exchange all
of the preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of
Hanover Statutory Trust II held by the Trust Preferred Sellers for
an amount of cash and newly issued Common Stock as set forth in the
Exchange Agreement (the “ Exchange ”);
and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Company has not filed
Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of the Preferred
Stock (as that term is defined in the Agreement); and
WHEREAS, as a result of the combination of shares of Common
Stock into shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock at the rate
specified in the Merger Agreement
pursuant to the
Merger, the Exercise Price (as that term is defined in the
Agreement) will be adjusted as specified in Section 2.4 of the
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has deemed it fair,
desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders to, pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Agreement,
amend the Agreement as set forth below, and has duly authorized any
officer of the Company to execute and deliver this
Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements hereinafter set out and of other consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged), the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1.
Definitions . Except as otherwise indicated herein or unless
the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Agreement.
2.
Amendment of Section 1.1 of the Agreement .
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The
definition of “Acquiring Person” in Article I,
Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended, supplemented
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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“‘ACQUIRING PERSON’ shall mean
any Person who is a Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (or, in the case of John A.
Burchett, more than 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock);
provided , however , that the term ‘Acquiring
Person’ shall not include: (a) any Person (i) who
shall become the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (or, in the case of John A. Burchett, more
than 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock) solely as a
result of an acquisition by the Company of shares of Common Stock,
until such time hereafter or thereafter as any of such Persons
shall become the Beneficial Owner (other than by means of a stock
dividend or stock split) of any additional shares of Common Stock,
(ii) who becomes the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the
outstanding Common Stock (or, in the case of John A. Burchett, more
than 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock) but who
acquired Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock without any
plan or intention to seek or affect control of the Company, if,
upon notice by the Company, such Person promptly enters into an
irrevocable commitment with the Company to divest, and thereafter
promptly divests (without exercising or retaining any power,
including voting, with respect to such shares), sufficient shares
of Common Stock (or securities convertible into, exchangeable into
or exercisable for Common Stock) so that such Person ceases to be
the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock (or, in the case of John A. Burchett, more than 20% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock) or (iii) who
Beneficially Owns shares of Common Stock consisting solely of one
or more of (A) shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned
pursuant to the grant or exercise of an option granted to such
Person (an “ Option Holder ”) by the Company in
connection with an agreement to merge with, or acquire, the Company
entered into prior to a Flip-in Date, (B) shares of Common
Stock (or securities convertible into, exchangeable into
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exercisable for
Common Stock) Beneficially Owned by such Option Holder or its
Affiliates or Associates at the time of grant of such option and
(C) shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into,
exchangeable into or exercisable for Common Stock) acquired by
Affiliates or Associates of such Option Holder after the time of
such grant which, in the aggregate, amount to less than 1% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock; (b) Walter Industries,
Inc., JWH Holding Company, LLC or any of their respective
Affiliates or Associates, to the extent such Persons become
Beneficial Owners of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock solely as a result of the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement (including any amendment thereto); or
(c) solely during the period commencing upon the consummation
of the Exchange and terminating upon the earlier to occur of
(i) the effective time of the Merger and (ii) the
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms,
the Trust Preferred Sellers; provided , further ,
that if either of the Trust Preferred Sellers would otherwise
become an Acquiring Person as a result of the consummation of the
Exchange and the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance
with its terms, such Trust Preferred Seller shall not be an
Acquiring Person to the extent such Trust Preferred Seller promptly
enters into an irrevocable commitment with the Company to divest,
and thereafter promptly divests (without exercising or retaining
any power, including voting (except in accordance with any Voting
Agreement between such Trust Preferred Seller and the Company),
with respect to such shares), itself of sufficient shares of Common
Stock (or securities convertible into, exchangeable into or
exercisable for Common Stock), so that such Trust Preferred Seller
ceases to be the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock. In addition, none of the Company, any
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or any employee stock
ownership or other employee benefit plan of the Company or a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company shall be an Acquiring
Person.”
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b.
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The
definition of “Preferred Stock” in Article I,
Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended, supplemented
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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“‘PREFERRED STOCK’ shall mean
the series of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company, designated as Participating Preferred Stock, having
substantially the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting
powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications
and terms and conditions of redemption set forth in EXHIBIT B
hereto and as shall be made a part of the charter of the Company
upon the acceptance for record by the State Department of
Assessments and Taxation of Maryland of a charter document
including the terms thereof.”
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3.
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Amendment of Section 2.3(a) of
the Agreement .
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a.
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Section 2.3(a) of the Agreement
is hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:
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“(a) Subject
to SECTIONS 3.1, 5.1 and 5.10 and subject to adjustment as herein
set forth, each Right will entitle the holder thereof, after the
Separation
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Time and prior
to the Expiration Time, to purchase, for the Exercise Price, one
one-ten-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock.”
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Amendment of Section 3.1(d) of
the Agreement .
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a.
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Section 3.1(d) of the Agreement
is hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:
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“(d) Whenever
the Company shall become obligated or exercise the option under
SECTION 3.1(a) or (c) to issue shares of Common Stock upon
exercise of or in exchange for Rights, the Company, at its option,
may substitute therefor shares of Preferred Stock, at a ratio of
one one-ten-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock for each share
of Common Stock so issuable.
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5.
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Amendment of Section 5.9 of the
Agreement .
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a.
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The Rights Agent address
information set forth in Section 5.9 of the Agreement is
hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its entirety to read
as follows:
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“Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Attention: Client Services”
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Amendment of Section 5.16 of
the Agreement .
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a.
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The
second sentence of Article V, Section 5.16 of the
Agreement is hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
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“For
purposes of this Section 5.16, the term ‘Future
Director’ shall mean any director who became a member of the
Company’s Board of Directors less than 180 days prior to
such redemption, modification or termination; provided ,
however , that in no event shall any person named as a
director of the Company in the Articles of Merger filed with the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland effecting
the Merger be considered a ‘Future Director’ for
purposes of this Section 5.16, notwithstanding that such
director may not have been a director prior to the consummation of
the Merger.”
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Amendment to Form of Rights
Certificate .
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a.
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Exhibit A to the Agreement is
hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its entirety with
Exhibit A hereto.
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8.
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Amendment to Terms of Preferred
Stock .
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a.
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Exhibit B to the Agreement is
hereby amended, supplemented and restated in its entirety with
Exhibit B hereto.
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a.
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Except as expressly modified hereby,
the Agreement remains in full force and effect. Upon the execution
and delivery hereof, as of the day and year first above written,
the Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be amended and
supplemented as hereinabove set forth as fully and with the same
effect as if the amendments and supplements made hereby were
originally set forth in the Agreement, and this Amendment and the
Agreement shall henceforth be read, taken and construed as one and
the same instrument, but such amendments and supplements shall not
operate so as to render invalid or improper any action heretofore
taken under the Agreement.
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b.
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Section headings in this Amendment
are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Amendment for any other
purpose.
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c.
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This Amendment may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an
original copy of this Amendment and all of which, when taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
The exchange of copies of this Amendment and of signature pages by
facsimile or electronic transmission shall constitute effective
execution and delivery of this Amendment as to t
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