Exhibit 10.2
DISCOUNTED STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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BETWEEN:
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MOHAWK
INDUSTRIES , Inc. a
company organised and existing under the laws of Delaware, the
United States of America, having its executive offices at 160 South
Industrial Blvd., Calhoun, GA 30701, USA
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Represented for
the purpose of this Agreement by Mr. Jeffrey Lorberbaum, Chairman
and CEO, and Mr. Frank Boykin, CFO
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Hereinafter
referred to as the “Company”
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AND:
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Mr. Paul De
Cock , domiciled at 1000 Brussels, Madrillegang 1,
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Mr. Bernard
Thiers , domiciled at 8780 Oostrozebeke, Stationsstraat
134,
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Mr. Marc Van
Canneyt , domiciled at 8770 Wielsbeke, Vierlindenstraat
16,
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Mr. Paul De
Fraeye , domiciled at 7890 Gavere, Baaigemstraat
131,
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Hereinafter
jointly referred to as the “UNILIN
Management”
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PREAMBLE
Whereas an indirect subsidiary of the Company acquired
all stock in UNILIN FLOORING BVBA and its subsidiaries on October
31, 2005;
Whereas the Company wishes to memorialize the terms upon
which members of the UNILIN Management shall purchase shares of the
Company;
Whereas this Agreement is intended to encourage stock
ownership by the UNILIN Management and to be an incentive to them
to remain involved, improve operations, increase profits and
contribute more significantly to the Company’s
success.
THEREFORE IT HAS BEEN AGREED AS
FOLLOWS
Article 1 : Stock
purchase/sale
The UNILIN Management shall purchase
and the Company shall sell to the UNILIN management, in aggregate
585,549 shares (the “Initial Purchase Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
“Common Stock”), computed as follows:
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Mr. Paul De
Cock :
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195,573
shares
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Mr. Bernard
Thiers :
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182,106
shares
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Mr. Marc Van
Canneyt :
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74,365
shares
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Mr. Paul De
Fraeye :
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133,505
shares
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The Company shall list, within one
year following the payment of the Initial Purchase Price, on the
New York Stock Exchange, the Initial Purchase Shares, and the
Company shall give all notices and make all filings with the NYSE
required in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein.
Article 2 : Purchase Price
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2.1
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Initial
Purchase Price
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The purchase price per share at the
date of this Agreement shall be equal to $81.00 USD (the
“Initial Purchase Price”).
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2.2.
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Discount on
the Initial Purchase Price
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2.2.1.
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The Initial
Purchase Price shall be reduced in accordance and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Article 2.2.
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2.2.2.
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The maximum
amount of the aggregate discount shall be equal to the number of
Mohawk shares of Common Stock corresponding to 15 million USD based
on a Mohawk share price equal to the average closing price of
Mohawk Common Stock over the 20 trading day period ending July 2,
2005: i.e. 15 million USD divided by 85.39 USD equals 175,665
shares. The maximum amount of the discount payable with respect to
any financial year shall be 20%, as indicated on Exhibit
1.
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The discount
(maximum 175,665 shares of Mohawk Common Stock) shall be awarded
according to the same repartition as the stock purchase/sale
repartition, mentioned in Article 1:
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– Mr.
Paul De Cock :
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58,672
shares
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– Mr.
Bernard Thiers :
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54,632
shares
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– Mr.
Marc Van Canneyt :
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22,309
shares
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– Mr.
Paul De Fraeye :
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40,052
shares
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2.2.3.
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The discount
may be earned over a five-year period (2006 until 2010) and shall
be annually granted on the Initial Purchase Price to the extent and
in accordance with the EBITDA Goals as set forth in exhibit
1.
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2.2.4.
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The discount
shall be determined and paid out each year on March 31 of the year
following the relevant financial year. The discount shall be paid
in cash (on the basis of the average closing price of Mohawk Common
Stock over the 20 trading day period ending December 31 of the
financial year). For example, if Mr. De Cock earns a discount of
10,000 shares in a financial year and the average price of Mohawk
Common Stock over the 20 trading period ending on December 31 of
that year is $100, Mr. De Cock would be entitled to receive a cash
amount equal to $1,000,000.
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2.2.5.
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If the minimal
level of EBITDA is not achieved in a given financial year, no
discount is obtained with respect to that year.
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2.2.6.
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If the EBITDA
levels achieved are between the minimal level and the target levels
set forth in exhibit 1, the discount shall be interpolated as to
the percentage mentioned in the last three columns of exhibit
1.
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2.2.7.
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Notwithstanding
articles 2.2.5. and 2.2.6., missed discounts can nevertheless be
earned by making up the aggregate EBITDA shortfall in precedent or
subsequent years, and can also be earned on any excess EBITDA for
year 2005 as compared to 2005 target level.
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2.2.8.
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In case of a
departure of (a) member(s) of the UNILIN Management, prior to
October 31, 2010, and with respect to the year in which the
departure occurs, the leaving member(s) of the UNILIN Management
shall be entitled to the discount of the year in which the
departure occurs, based on the EBITDA achieved of that year and
calculated on a pro rata temporis basis. Such member of the UNILIN
Management shall not be entitled to receive any additional discount
otherwise payable for subsequent years.
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Example : in case of a departure in mid year 2008 and in
case of the following performance levels being achieved
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Year 2006, EBITDA = 284
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Year 2007, EBITDA = 304
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Year 2008, EBITDA = 309
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The relevant
member of the UNILIN Management shall be entitled to 46.25% of the
aggregate discount (20% + 20% + (12.5% x 1/2)).
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2.3.
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Calculation
of the annual EBITDA
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2.3.1
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The annual
EBITDA shall be calculated in accordance with exhibit 2.
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2.3.2.
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For the
computation of the EBITDA as provided in exhibit 1, the following
shall be in addition taken into consideration :
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present sales
through Mohawk distribution will be computed at pre-agreed transfer
prices or included based on mutually agreeable goals. Future
additional margins and costs resulting from the integration of
UNILIN within Mohawk will be included (i.e. no adjustment shall be
made with respect to the Bonus Scheme EBITDA targets).
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there shall be
an adjustment to the above-mentioned EBITDA targets as agreed upon
by the parties in case of an acquisition or a
divestiture.
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any Mohawk
corporate charges will be offset by adjustments to
goals.
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any changes in
accounting methods (e.g. changeover towards US GAAP) will require
formula adjustments.
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all direct
expenses, including audits and management incentives (except those
related to the Discounted Stock Purchase Agreement and the
Agreement on SOP granted by Mohawk) will be included in operating
results, except all the third party accounting, tax and legal
expenses relating to the integration of UNILIN in Mohawk. The
increased expenses for new third party audits and regulatory
approvals required under SEC and NYSE regulations are estimated to
amount to approximately 1,000,000 EUR per year for UNILIN, unless
demonstrated otherwise.
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the use of
capital (as budgeted in the DELOITTE VDD) above base plan will be
charged quarterly at an annualized 9% rate from operating results.
Use of capital below plan can be carried forward to subsequent
years.
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2.3.3.1
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The EBITDA
shall be calculated on the basis of the Company’s annual
accounts for the relevant financial year as approved by the
Company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
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2.3.3.2
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If there is a
dispute regarding the calculation of the EBITDA, the Company and
the disputing members of UNILIN Management shall attempt to resolve
this dispute and to agree on the EBITDA for the relevant financial
year.
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2.3.3.3
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If the Company
and the disputing members of UNILIN Management are not able to
reach agreement, the disputed issues shall be submitted for
resolution to an audit firm of in
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