STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN AND
AGREEMENT
This Stock
Repurchase Plan and Agreement (this “ Plan ”)
made this
day of
by and between Broker having a place of business at
(“ BROKER ”) and Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation having a place of business at 43445 Business
Park Drive, Suite 103, Temecula, California 92590
(“Purchaser”).
WHEREAS ,
Purchaser wishes to enter into this Plan for the purpose of
establishing and adopting a written plan for trading securities
that complies with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act ”).
WHEREAS ,
Purchaser is establishing and adopting this Plan to provide for the
orderly repurchase of shares of common stock of Outdoor Channel
Holdings, Inc. (the “ Stock ”), which trade on
the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “OUTD”;
and
WHEREAS ,
subject to the terms and conditions herein, BROKER shall act as
agent on behalf of Purchaser in connection with this
Plan.
NOW
THEREFORE , the parties hereto agree as follows:
A. Purchaser’s Representations,
Warranties and Covenants . Purchaser hereby represents and
warrants to and agrees with BROKER as follows:
1. Purchaser
is entering into this Plan in good faith and not as part of a plan
or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws,
including the provisions of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(ii). Subject to
Purchaser’s right to terminate this Plan, Purchaser shall not
alter, modify or deviate from the terms of this Plan while aware of
any material non-public information with respect to itself or its
securities.
2. While this
Plan is in effect, Purchaser shall not make any purchase of Stock
or otherwise enter into or alter any corresponding or hedging
transaction or position in the Stock, except for purchases of Stock
by BROKER pursuant to this Plan.
3. Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that the execution and delivery of this
Plan by Purchaser and the transactions contemplated by this Plan
will not contravene applicable law or any material agreement or
other instrument binding on Purchaser or any judgment, order or
decree of any governmental body, agency or court having
jurisdiction over Purchaser. The transactions to be made by BROKER
for the account of Purchaser pursuant to this Plan will not violate
Purchaser’s insider trading policies.
4. Purchaser
agrees to notify BROKER orally or in writing at the addresses and
facsimile numbers set forth in paragraph E.4 hereof as soon as
practicable after Purchaser has knowledge of any material pending
or threatened legal, contractual or regulatory restriction that
would restrict, limit or prohibit the purchase of Stock pursuant to
this Plan. Such notice shall indicate, to the extent then known by
Purchaser, the anticipated onset and duration of the restriction,
but
shall not
include any other information about the nature of the restriction
or its applicability to Purchaser or Purchaser’s affiliates
and shall not in any way communicate any material nonpublic
information about the Purchaser or its securities to BROKER. Any
such notice received by BROKER from Purchaser shall operate to, as
indicated in such notice, suspend, amend or terminate this
Plan.
5. Purchaser
understands that BROKER may from time to time not be able to effect
purchases of the Stock under the Plan due to market conditions or
legal, regulatory or contractual restrictions applicable to
BROKER.
6. Purchaser
agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate any
material non-public information relating to itself or its
securities to any employee of BROKER or its affiliates who is
involved, directly or indirectly, in executing this Plan at any
time while this Plan is in effect.
7. Purchaser
agrees that, while this Plan is in effect, it shall comply with all
laws, rules and regulations applicable in connection with the
execution of this Plan and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
8. Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that, while this Plan is in effect,
Purchaser does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise,
directly or indirectly, any influence over how, when or whether to
effect purchases of Stock pursuant to this Plan.
B. Implementation of the
Plan
1. BROKER may
purchase up to $
of shares of Stock (the “ Purchase Amount ”) on
the terms as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. BROKER
shall commence purchases under this Plan on
and may effect such purchases on any day that the principal market
on which the Stock trades is open (each such a potential “
Trading Day ”) under the ordinary principles of best
execution with no shares to be purchased during the term of this
Plan other than in accordance with the guidelines and provisions
set forth herein.
2.
Broker’s Execution . It is understood and agreed that
the acceptance of Purchaser’s orders herein by BROKER does
not constitute a guarantee or other assurance of any kind that
purchases of Stock can or will be made at any particular price on
any Trading Day. BROKER shall make purchases under this Plan under
ordinary principles of best execution. BROKER will not be liable
for any failure to purchase Stock, or to purchase Stock at any
particular price, on any Trading Day, so long as it exercises
reasonable efforts in good faith to execute this Plan in accordance
with its terms. BROKER will comply with all applicable laws, rules
and regulations in its execution of the Plan.
3. Stock
Splits, etc. This Plan shall be adjusted automatically on a
proportionate basis to take into account any stock split, reverse
stock split or stock dividend with respect to the Stock or any
similar transaction with respect to the Stock that occurs during
this Plan.
4.
Rule 10b-18 . Each of Purchaser and BROKER agrees to
comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act in effecting
any purchase of Stock pursuant to this Plan.
Specifically,
BROKER will
comply with the timing and volume restrictions of Rule 10b-18,
provided that the purchases made herein are the only purchases
subject to such volume calculation.
5.
Recapitalizations . If a merger, acquisition or similar
transaction involving a recapitalization of the Company is
announced (a “ Recapitalization Transaction ”),
Purchaser shall provide BROKER with actual notice of such an event
(each, a “ Recapitalization Notice ”). Such
Recapitalization Notice shall include either (i) a request to
cease all purchases of Stock pursuant to this Plan, or (ii) a
request to continue Purchasers of Stock pursuant to this Plan and
providing facts establishing either (a) or (b)
below:
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a)
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Such purchases are effected during a
transaction in which the consideration is solely cash and there is
no valuation period; or
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b)
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Each of the following is
satisfied:
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