Exhibit 10
EXECUTION COPY
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”), dated as of December 11,
2006, is made by and among Gander Mountain Company, a Minnesota
corporation (the “ Company ”), and the investors
named on the signature pages hereto (the “ Investors
”).
RECITALS
A.
The Company and the Investors are
executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the
exemptions from securities registration afforded by Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act and Rule 506 under Regulation D.
B.
The Investors desire, upon the terms
and conditions stated in this Agreement, to purchase the
Company’s Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of
$50,000,000.
C.
The capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined have the meanings given them in
ARTICLE IX.
TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
In consideration of the premises and
the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Investors hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
1.1
Purchase and Sale of Common
Stock . At the
Closing, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLES VI
and VII, the Company will issue and sell to each Investor, and each
Investor will (on a several and not a joint basis) purchase from
the Company, that number of shares of Common Stock (collectively,
the Shares ”) set forth beneath such Investor’s
name on the signature pages hereof.
1.2
Payment . Each Investor will pay $8.77 per share
for each share of Common Stock, by either wire transfer of
immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s
written wire instructions or cancellation of that certain amended
and restated subordinated note due August 15, 2010 issued by the
Company in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 (the
“ Note ”) (with cancellation of the Note to
include the amount of all principal and accrued but unpaid interest
on the Note), simultaneously with delivery by the Company to each
Investor of the shares of Common Stock so purchased by such
Investor, and the Company will deliver the Shares against delivery
of the purchase price as described above.
1.3
Closing Date
. Subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLES VI and VII, the
Closing will take place at 3:01 p.m., Central Time, on
December 12, 2006, or at another date or time agreed upon by
the parties to this Agreement (the “ Closing Date
”). The Closing will be held at the offices of Faegre
& Benson LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or at such other place
as the parties agree.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTORS
Each Investor represents and
warrants to the Company, severally and solely with respect to
itself and its purchase hereunder and not with respect to any other
Investor, that:
2.1
Organization and
Qualification . To
the extent the Investor is an entity, the Investor is duly
incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of
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organization, with full power and
authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its
properties, if any, and to carry on its business as and where now
owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. To the extent
the Investor is an entity, the Investor is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.2
Authorization;
Enforcement . To
the extent the Investor is an entity, (a) the Investor has all
requisite power and authority to enter into and to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to purchase the Common Stock in
accordance with the terms hereof; (b) the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by the Investor and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all required parties and no further consent
or authorization of Investor, its board of directors, shareholders,
trustees or members is required; (c) this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Investor; and (d) assuming the valid
and binding execution of this Agreement by the Company and
compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Company, this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Investor enforceable against the Investor by the Company in
accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the
application of general principles of equity. To the extent
the Investor is a natural person, this Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the
Investor and is a valid and binding agreement of the Investor,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the
application of general principles of equity.
2.3
Investment Purpose
. The Investor is purchasing
the Common Stock for its own account and not with a present view
toward the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to
sales registered or exempted from registration under the Securities
Act.
2.4
Accredited Investor
Status . The
Investor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule
501(a) of Regulation D.
2.5
Reliance on Exemptions
. The Investor understands
that the Common Stock is being offered and sold to it in reliance
upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of
United States federal and state securities laws and that the
Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Investor set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the
Common Stock.
2.6
Information and
Sophistication .
The Investor and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all
materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the
Company, and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Common
Stock, that have been requested by the Investor or its advisors, if
any. The Investor and its advisors, if any, have been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. The
Investor acknowledges and understands that its investment in the
Common Stock involves a significant degree of risk, including the
risks reflected in the SEC Documents. The Investor is
experienced and knowledgeable in financial and business matters, is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investing in the
Common Stock, and does not need or desire the assistance of a
knowledgeable representative to aid in the evaluation of such risks
who the Investor intends to use in connection with a decision as to
whether to purchase the Common Stock.
2.7
Governmental Review
. The Investor understands
that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any
recommendation or endorsement of the Common Stock or an investment
therein.
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2.8
Transfer or Resale
. The Investor understands
that:
(a)
except as provided in ARTICLE XII,
the Shares have not been and are not being registered under the
Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws and,
consequently, the Investor may have to bear the risk of owning the
Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Shares may not
be transferred unless (i) the resale of the Shares is
registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act; (ii) the Investor has delivered to the Company
an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company (in form,
substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable
transactions) to the effect that the Shares to be sold or
transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption
from such registration; or (iii) the Shares are sold or transferred
pursuant to Rule 144;
(b)
any sale of the Shares made in
reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms
of Rule 144 and, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the
Shares under circumstances in which the seller (or the person
through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter
(as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require
compliance with another exemption under the Securities Act or the
rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and
(c)
except as set forth in ARTICLE XII,
neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to
register the Shares under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder.
2.9
Legends . The Investor understands that until (a)
the Shares may be sold by the Investor under Rule 144(k) or (b)
such time as the resale of the Shares has been registered under the
Securities Act as contemplated by ARTICLE XII, the certificates
representing the Shares will bear a restrictive legend in
substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be
placed against transfer of the certificates for such
Shares):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED
STATES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ ACTS ”). THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, DISTRIBUTED, OFFERED, PLEDGED,
ENCUMBERED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF THE
FOLLOWING: (1) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE ACTS COVERING THE TRANSACTION, (2) THE COMPANY
RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACTS, OR
(3) THE COMPANY OTHERWISE SATISFIES ITSELF THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER THE ACTS.
The legend set forth above will be
removed and the Company will issue a certificate without the legend
to the holder of any certificate upon which it is stamped, in
accordance with the terms of ARTICLE V.
2.10
Residency . The Investor is a resident of the
jurisdiction set forth immediately below such Investor’s name
on the signature pages hereto.
2.11
No Intent to Effect a Change of
Control . The
Investor has no present intent to change or influence the control
of the Company within the meaning of Rule 13d-1 of the Exchange
Act.
2.12
No Broker Fees
. The Investor has not engaged
any brokers, finders, or agents, and the Investor has not incurred,
and neither the Investor nor the Company will incur, directly or
indirectly, as a
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result of any action taken by the
Investor, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or
agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with
this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants
to the Investors that:
3.1
Organization and
Qualification . The
Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Minnesota, with full power and
authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its
properties, if any, and to carry on its business as and where now
owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. The Company is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be
so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.2
Authorization;
Enforcement .
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
to issue the Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including without limitation the issuance of
the Common Stock in accordance with the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation and this Agreement) have been duly authorized by the
Company’s board of directors and a committee thereof
consisting of “disinterested” directors pursuant to
Section 302A.673 of the Minnesota Statutes, and no further consent
or authorization of the Company, its board of directors or its
shareholders is required; (c) this Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company; and (d) assuming the valid and
binding execution of this Agreement by the Investor and compliance
with the terms of this Agreement by such Investor, this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
enforceable against the Company by such Investor in accordance with
its terms, except as may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
the rights of creditors generally and the application of general
principles of equity.
3.3
Issuance of Securities
. The Common Stock has been
duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens, claims, encumbrances
and charges with respect to the issuance thereof (other than liens
imposed by an Investor).
3.4
No Conflicts; No
Violation .
(a)
The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company, and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including,
without limitation, the issuance of the Common Stock) do not and
will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any
provision of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws, (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach
of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which
with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under,
or give to others any rights of termination, amendment (including
without limitation, the triggering of any anti-dilution provision),
acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in
a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations
and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the
Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or
by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected
(except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such conflicts,
breaches, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).
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(b)
The Company is not in violation of
its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational
documents and the Company is not in default (and no event has
occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the
Company in default) under, and the Company has not taken any action
or failed to take any action that (and no event has occurred which,
without notice or lapse of time or both) would give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a
party or by which any property or assets of the Company is bound or
affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Except as specifically contemplated
by this Agreement and as required under the Securities Act and any
applicable state securities laws or any listing agreement with any
securities exchange, the Company is not required to obtain any
consent, authorization or order of (other than those obtained on or
prior to the date hereof), or make any filing or registration with,
any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self
regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform
any of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the
terms hereof, or to issue and sell the Common Stock in accordance
with the terms hereof.
3.5
SEC Documents
. Since the closing date of
the Company’s initial public offering, the Company has timely
filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior
to the date hereof being referred to herein as the “ SEC
Documents ”). As of their respective dates, the SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements
of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder
applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at
the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, other than SEC Documents that have been
amended as of the date hereof.
3.6
No Broker Fees
. Except for the Mercanti
Group, LLC, Company has not engaged any brokers, finders or agents,
and the Company has not incurred, and neither the Company nor any
Investor will incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of any
action taken by the Company, any liability for brokerage or
finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement, except for fees and
expenses payable to Mercanti Group, LLC, which shall be paid by the
Company.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
4.1
Best Efforts
. Each party will use its best
efforts to satisfy in a timely fashion each of the conditions to be
satisfied by it under ARTICLES VI and VII of this
Agreement.
4.2
Form D; Blue Sky Laws
. The Company will file a
Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with respect to the Shares,
as required under Regulation D. The Company will take such
action as it reasonably determines to be necessary to qualify the
Shares for sale to the Investors under this Agreement under
applicable securities (or “blue sky”) laws of the
states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such
qualification). The Company will file with the SEC a Current
Report on Form 8-K disclosing this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby within four business days after the Closing
Date and will make any required notice filings with state
securities law authorities on a timely basis.
4.3
Expenses . Except as otherwise set forth in this
SECTION 4.3, each party will pay its own fees and expenses, as well
as the fees and expenses of its own advisors and consultants, in
connection
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with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Upon the consummation of the sale of the
Common Stock anticipated by this Agreement, the Company will pay
the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Investors in
connection with the transactions herein contemplated, including
without limitation, the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of one
special counsel to the Investors in connection with the
transactions herein contemplated, up to an aggregate amount of
$15,000. The Company will also pay all fees and expenses
incurred by the Investors with respect to any amendments or waivers
requested by the Company (whether or not the same become effective)
under or in respect of this Agreement and the fees and expenses set
forth in SECTION 12.21.
4.4
Sales by Investors
. Each Investor will sell any
Shares sold by it in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery
requirements, if any, or otherwise in compliance with the
requirements for an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. No Investor will make any sale, transfer or other
disposition of the Shares in violation of federal or state
securities laws or the restrictive provisions set forth in this
Agreement.
4.5
Use of Proceeds
. The Company will use the
proceeds from the sale of the Shares for general corporate
purposes, which may include the repayment of debt to institutional
lenders.
ARTICLE V
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS; REMOVAL OF LEGENDS
5.1
Issuance of
Certificates . The
Company will instruct its transfer agent to issue certificates,
registered in the name of each Investor as set forth on the
signature pages to this Agreement, for Common Stock in such amounts
as specified on the signature pages to this Agreement. All
such certificates will bear the restrictive legend described in
SECTION 2.9.
5.2
Unrestricted
Securities . If,
unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws,
(a) the resale of the Shares represented by a certificate has
been registered under an effective registration statement filed
under the Securities Act, (b) a holder of Shares provides the
Company and the Transfer Agent with an opinion of counsel, in form,
substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable
transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such
Shares may be made without registration under the Securities Act
and such sale either may occur without restriction on the manner of
such sale or transfer, (c) such holder provides the Company
and the Transfer Agent with reasonable assurances that such Shares
can be sold under Rule 144, or (d) the Shares represented by a
certificate can be sold without restriction as to the number of
securities sold under Rule 144(k), the Company will permit the
transfer of the Shares, and the Transfer Agent will issue one or
more certificates, free from any restrictive legend, in such name
and in such denominations as specified by such holder.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL
The obligation of the Company to
issue and sell the Shares to each Investor at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction by such Investor, on or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions. These
conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be
waived by the Company at any time in its sole
discretion:
6.1
The Investor will have executed this
Agreement and will have delivered this Agreement to the
Company.
6.2
The Investor will have delivered the
purchase price for the Common Stock to the Company in accordance
with this Agreement, including delivery of the Note and, if not
previously delivered to the Company, that certain original floating
rate convertible subordinated note due August 15, 2010 issued by
the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 that
was amended and restated by the Note.
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6.3
The representations and warranties
of the Investor must be true and correct in all material respects
as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date,
which representations and warranties must be correct as of such
date), and the Investor will have performed and complied in all
material respects with the covenants and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Investor at
or prior to the Closing.
6.4
No statute, rule, regulation,
executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have been
enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or
governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters
contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO
PURCHASE
The obligation of each Investor
hereunder to purchase the Shares from the Company at the Closing is
subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each
of the following conditions. These conditions are for each
Investor’s respective benefit and may be waived by any
Investor at any time in its sole discretion:
7.1
The Company will have executed this
Agreement and will have delivered this Agreement to the
Investor.
7.2
The Company will have delivered to
the Investor the Shares in the amounts specified in
SECTION 1.1.
7.3
The representations and warranties
of the Company must be true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing as though made at that time (except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date,
which representations and warranties must be true and correct as of
such date) and the Company must have performed and complied in all
material respects with the covenants and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company at
or prior to the Closing.
7.4
No litigation, statute, rule,
regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have
been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court
or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any
self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters
contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.5
Trading and listing of the Common
Stock on the Nasdaq must not have been suspended by the SEC or the
Nasdaq, nor shall Nasdaq have notified the Company of any failure
of the Company to meet any of the continued listing
standards.
7.6
The Investors will have received an
opinion from Faegre & Benson LLP, counsel to the Company, in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .
7.7
The Company shall have received the
consent of the Erickson Family to the granting of registration
rights by this Agreement as required by that certain Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of March 11, 2004 by and among the
Company and members of the Erickson Family.
7.8
The Company shall have received any
consent required under the definitive agreements or instruments
governing the Senior Debt to be received prior to the execution of
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1
Indemnification by
Company . In
consideration of each Investor’s execution and delivery of
this Agreement and its acquisition of the Shares hereunder, and in
addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this
Agreement, the Company will defend, protect, indemnify and hold
harmless each Investor and each other holder of the Shares and all
of their shareholders, officers, directors, employees, advisors and
direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing
person’s agents or other representatives (including, without
limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “
Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all actions,
causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees,
liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith
(regardless of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action
for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “
Indemnified Liabilities ”), incurred or suffered by an
Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to
(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the
Company herein or in any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any
covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained herein
or in any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated
hereby or thereby, (c) any cause of action, suit or claim
brought or made against such Indemnitee and arising out of or
resulting from the execution, delivery, performance, breach or
enforcement of this Agreement by the Company or (d) the status
of such Investor or holder of the Shares as an investor in the
Company to the extent such status arises from actions or inaction
by the Company in violation of law. To the extent that the
foregoing undertaking by the Company is unenforceable for any
reason, the Company will make the maximum contribution to the
payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities
that is permissible under applicable law.
8.2
Indemnification by
Investors . Each
Investor, severally and not jointly, will defend, protect,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company all of its shareholders,
officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and
any of the foregoing person’s agents or other representatives
(including, without limitation, those retained in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the
“ Company Indemnitees ”) from and against any
and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs,
penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in
connection therewith (regardless of whether any such Company
Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification
hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements (the “ Indemnified Company
Liabilities ”) incurred by a Company Indemnitee solely as
a result of, or arising solely out of, or relating solely to (a)
any breach of any representation or warranty made by such Investor
herein or in any other certificate, instrument or document
contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant,
agreement or obligation of the Investor contained herein or in any
other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or
thereby, or (c) the failure of an Investor to comply with the
requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws,
which failure is not caused by the negligence or willful misconduct
of the Company.
ARTICLE IX
DEFINITIONS
·
“ Closing ” means
the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares under this
Agreement.
·
“ Closing Date ”
has the meaning set forth in SECTION 1.3.
·
“ Common Stock ”
means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Company.
·
“ Company ” means
Gander Mountain Company, a Minnesota corporation.
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·
“ Erickson Family
” means the descendants of Arthur T. and Elsie P. Erickson
and Alfred W. and Rose E. Erickson, or trusts established primarily
for the benefit of such descendants and/or their spouses or
relatives.
·
“ Exchange Act ”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor
statute.
·
“ Investors ”
means the investors whose names are set forth on the signature
pages of this Agreement, and their permitted
transferees.
·
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the
assets, liabilities, business, properties, financial condition or
results of operations of the Company or (b) the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
·
“ Nasdaq ” means
the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market.
·
The terms “ register
,” “ registered ,” and “
registration ” refer to a registration effected by
preparing and filing a Registration Statement or statements in
compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415
and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such
Registration Statement by the SEC.
·
“ Registrable
Securities ” means the Shares and any shares of capital
stock issued or issuable from time to time (with any adjustments)
in exchange for or otherwise with respect to the Shares.
·
“ Registration Period
” means the period between the Required Effective Date (as
defined in SECTION 12.2) and the earlier of (i) the date on
which all of the Registrable Securities have been sold and no
further Registrable Securities may be issued in the future, or
(ii) the date on which all the Registrable Securities may be
immediately sold without registration and without restriction
(including without limitation as to volume by each holder thereof)
as to the number of Registrable Securities to be sold, pursuant to
Rule 144 or otherwise.
·
“ Registration
Statement ” means a registration statement of the Company
filed under the