Exhibit 10.4
FORM OF BOARD
MEMBER
SUBSCRIPTION AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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Section
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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Section
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1.2
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Other Interpretive
Provisions
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6
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ARTICLE II
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PURCHASE AND SALE
OF COMPANY SHARES
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Section
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2.1
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Purchase of Shares
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Section
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2.2
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Consideration
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7
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Section
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2.3
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Time and Place
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7
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Section
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2.4
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Delivery by the Company
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Section
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2.5
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Delivery by the
Purchaser
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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Section
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3.1
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Investment Intention
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7
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Section
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3.2
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Securities Law Matters
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7
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Section
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3.3
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Compliance with Rule
144
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8
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Section
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3.4
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Ability to Bear Risk
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8
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Section
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3.5
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Access to Information
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8
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Section
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3.6
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Certain Restrictions on
Transfer: Public Offerings; Compliance
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with Securities Laws
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8
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Section
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3.7
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Section 83(b) Election
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Section
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3.8
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Legends
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9
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ARTICLE IV
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VOTING
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Section
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4.1
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Manner of Voting
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Section
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4.2
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Proxy
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10
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Section
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4.3
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Termination of Voting
Provisions
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ARTICLE V
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ADDITIONAL
LIMITATIONS ON
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TRANSFERS OF
COMPANY SHARES
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Section
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5.1
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Limitations on Transfer
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Section
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5.2
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Tag Along Rights
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12
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Section
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5.3
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Drag Along Rights
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Section
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5.4
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Rights and Obligations of
Transferees
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Section
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5.5
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Certain Rights of the Company
upon Termination of Active
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Service
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Section
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5.6
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Payment of Option Exercise
Price or Tax Withholding Amount
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Section
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5.7
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Power of Attorney
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Section
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5.8
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Termination of Transfer
Restrictions
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ARTICLE VI
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Section
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6.1
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Merger with Burger King
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Section
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6.2
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Waiver by Purchaser
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Section
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6.3
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Assignment; Benefit
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Section
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6.4
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Publicity and
Confidentiality
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Section
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6.5
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Termination
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Section
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6.6
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Severability
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Section
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6.7
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Entire Agreement;
Amendment
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Section
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6.8
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Third Party Beneficiary Rights
of the Sponsors
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Section
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6.9
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Counterparts
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Section
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6.10
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Notices
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Section
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6.11
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Governing Law
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Section
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6.12
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Jurisdiction
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Section
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6.13
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section
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6.14
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Specific Performance
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Section
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6.15
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Burger King Liability
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Section
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6.16
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Subsequent Acquisition of
Company Shares
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THIS BOARD MEMBER
SUBSCRIPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (as it may be
amended and in effect from time to time in accordance with the
terms hereof, the “ Agreement ”), dated as of
___________ ___, ____, is made by and among Burger King Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”),
Burger King Corporation, a Florida corporation (“ Burger
King ”), and the purchaser whose name appears on the
signature page hereof (the “ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company was
converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware
corporation pursuant to the filing of a certificate of conversion
and a certificate of incorporation with the Office of the Secretary
of State on June 27, 2003;
WHEREAS, immediately
following the conversion of the Company to a Delaware corporation,
the Sponsors (as defined below) beneficially owned in the aggregate
one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Common
Stock (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Company
beneficially owns one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and
outstanding common stock of Burger King;
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors (as defined below) has adopted the Burger King Holdings,
Inc. Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to which awards may be granted
to eligible employees of Burger King or any of its subsidiaries and
members of the Board of Directors who are serving as independent
directors (as the same may be amended and in effect from time to
time, the “ Equity Incentive Plan ”) with
respect to an aggregate maximum of
shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Board of Directors has
authorized the Company to grant to the Purchaser (i) an award of
Investment Rights (as defined below) to purchase up to an aggregate
of approximately 4,943 shares of Common Stock, subject to the
purchase by the Purchaser from one or more of the Sponsors, as and
to the extent the Company shall direct, of 9% Senior Notes due 2013
having an adjusted issue price equal to a percentage of the
aggregate purchase price for shares purchased upon exercise of such
Investment Rights (the “ Senior Notes ”), and/or
(ii) Options (as defined below) to purchase up to an aggregate of
approximately 450 additional shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS, the terms of the
grant to the Purchaser of the Investment Rights and Options and the
sale or transfer of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of
Investment Rights or Options are set forth in a Confidential
Offering Memorandum, dated July 11, 2003 (the “ Offering
Memorandum ”), as supplemented and the additional
documents enclosed therewith (together with the Offering
Memorandum, the “ Offering Materials ”), copies
of all of which have been provided to the Purchaser;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser
desires to exercise the Investment Rights granted to him and to
subscribe for and purchase from the Company pursuant to the Equity
Incentive Plan the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock set
forth on the signature page hereof (the “ Shares
”), at a purchase price of $100.00 per share;
WHEREAS, concurrently with
his subscription for and purchase of the Shares, the Purchaser
desires to subscribe for and purchase from one or more of the
Sponsors, as and to the extent the Company shall direct, Senior
Notes having an aggregate adjusted issue price equal to the amount
set forth on the signature page hereof (together with principal
added to such Senior Notes pursuant to Section 1(b) of the
promissory notes evidencing such notes, the “
Purchased Senior Notes ”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to sell the Shares to the Purchaser on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein and in the Equity Incentive Plan and
Offering Materials;
WHEREAS, the right of the
Purchaser to subscribe for and purchase the Shares is subject to,
among other things, the Purchaser’s execution and delivery of
this Agreement, which sets forth certain rights and obligations of
the Purchaser with respect to the Shares and any other shares of
Common Stock the Purchaser may acquire or hold from or after the
date hereof (together with the Shares, the “ Company
Shares ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants
and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Definitions
. As used in the
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings.
“ Affiliate
” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person, including but not limited to a
Subsidiary of the first Person, a Person of which the first Person
is a Subsidiary, or another Subsidiary of a Person of which the
first Person is also a Subsidiary. For these purposes,
“control” shall mean the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. In
addition, the term “Affiliate” when used with reference
to a Sponsor shall include any Person that is treated as an
affiliate of such Sponsor under the Sponsor Shareholders
Agreement.
“ Agreement
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Articles
” means the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the
Company.
“ Authorized
Representatives ” means any an officer, partner or other
authorized signatory of any Person within the definition of (i)
TPG, (ii) Goldman and/or (iii) Bain.
“ Bain ”
means, collectively, Bain Capital VII Coinvestment Fund, LLC, Bain
Capital Integral Investors, LLC and BCIP TCV, LLC and any
Affiliates of the foregoing to
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whom shares of
Common Stock are Transferred after the effective date of the
Sponsor Shareholders Agreement.
“ Board of
Directors ” means the board of directors of the
Company.
“ Burger King
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Business Day
” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which
banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close.
“ Cause ”
means the Purchaser’s (i) gross negligence or willful
misconduct in connection with his duties as a member of the Board
of Directors or refusal, after demand, to substantially perform
such duties, (ii) dishonesty, fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation
of funds or theft or (iii) conviction of, or plea of nolo
contendere to, a felony or other serious crime. If, subsequent
to the Purchaser’s Termination of Active Service Without
Cause, the Board of Directors determines that the Purchaser’s
service as a member of the Board of Directors could have been
terminated for Cause, the Purchaser’s service as a member of
the Board of Directors will, at the election of the Board of
Directors, be deemed to have been terminated for Cause, effective
as of the date the events giving rise to Cause occurred.
“ Closing
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“ Common Stock
” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per
share.
“ Company
” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Company Shares
” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ Disability
” means a physical or mental condition of the Purchaser
rendering him unable to perform his duties as a member of the Board
of Directors for a period of six (6) consecutive months or longer.
The Purchaser’s service as a member of the Board of Directors
shall be deemed to have terminated as a result of Disability on the
date as of which the Board of Directors (or its designee)
determines the Purchaser has become disabled under the foregoing
definition.
“ Drag-Along
Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
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“ Drag-Along Debt
Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
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“ Drag-Along Debt
Disposition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
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“ Drag-Along Debt
Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
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“ Drag-Along
Disposition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
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“ Drag-Along Equity
Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)
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“ Drag-Along Equity
Disposition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)
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“ Drag-Along Equity
Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.3(a).
“ Drag-Along Notice
” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b) .
“ Equity Incentive
Plan ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Financing
Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(e)
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“ Goldman
” means, collectively, GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P., GS
Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P., GS Capital Partners 2000
GmbH& Co. Beteiligungs KG, GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee
Fund, L.P., Bridge Street Special Opportunities Fund 2000, L.P.,
Stone Street Fund 2000, L.P., Goldman Sachs Direct Investment Fund
2000, L.P., GS Private Equity Partners 2000, L.P., GS Private
Equity Partners 2000 Offshore Holdings, L.P. and GS Private Equity
Partners 2000 – Direct Investment Fund, L.P. and any
Affiliates of the foregoing to whom shares of Common Stock are
Transferred after the effective date of the Sponsor Shareholders
Agreement.
“ Investment
Rights ” means an award granted under the Equity
Incentive Plan pursuant to which the grantee has a limited right to
purchase a stated number of shares of Common Stock, at a stated
purchase price, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in
connection with the grant of such award, including the requirement
that, as a condition to the grantee’s purchase of any shares
of Common Stock upon exercise of such right, the grantee enter into
(or have previously entered into) a subscription and
shareholders’ agreement, substantially in the form hereof or
such other form as the Board of Directors may approve from time to
time.
“ IPO ”
means an initial registered public offering of equity securities of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
“ Market Value
” means, as of the applicable date of determination, the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock, as determined by the Board
of Directors, in good faith, based on such factors as the Board of
Directors deems appropriate; provided that, following a
Public Offering, the Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall
be the closing price for a share (or the average of the last bid
and ask prices for a share of Common Stock, if applicable) on the
last trading day prior to the day as of which Market Value is
determined on the principal securities exchange on which shares of
Common Stock are then listed for trading or the principal
interdealer quotation system on which shares of Common Stock are
then quoted for trading, as the case may be (or, if shares of
Common Stock are not traded or quoted on such day, on the last day
shares of Common Stock are traded on such exchange or quoted on
such interdealer system, as the case may be).
“ Option ”
means an award granted under the Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to
which the grantee may purchase a stated number of shares of Common
Stock, for a stated exercise price and during a specified exercise
period, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in
connection with such grant.
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“ Person ”
means an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, trust, association, estate, unincorporated
organization or a government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“ Postponement
Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(e)
.
“ Proposed
Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a)
.
“ Proposed
Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a)
.
“ Public
Offering ” means the effective date of a registration
statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8,
or any successor form) filed in connection with a registered public
offering of equity securities of the Company following which at
least 15% of the equity securities of the Company have been
publicly distributed or sold or are being actively traded on a
national securities exchange or quoted on an interdealer quotation
system.
“ Purchased Senior
Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“ Purchaser
Permitted Transferee ” means, following the death of the
Purchaser, the Purchaser’s estate or any other Person or
Persons to whom Company Shares shall have Transferred by operation
of law pursuant to the Purchaser’s will or the laws of
descent and distribution.
“ Registration
Statement ” means any registration statement of the
Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules
and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the
related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration
statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits
and all material incorporated by reference in such registration
statement other than a registration statement (and related
prospectus) filed on Form S-8 or any successor form
thereto.
“ Repurchase
Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(c)
.
“ Repurchase
Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(b)
.
“ Retirement
” means the Purchaser’s Termination of Active Service
at or after the later of (i) his 65 th birthday and (ii) his
completion of five years of service as a member of the Board of
Directors.
“ SEC ”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Securities Act
” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from
time to time.
“ Selling Debt
Sponsors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
.
“ Selling Equity
Sponsors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)
.
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“ Selling
Sponsors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
.
“
Senior Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“
Sponsors ” means, collectively, Bain, Goldman and
TPG.
“ Sponsor
Shareholders Agreement ” means the shareholders’
agreement among the Company, Burger King and the Sponsors, as the
same may be amended and in effect from time to time.
“ Termination of
Active Service ” means the termination of the
Purchaser’s active services as a member of the Board of
Directors for any reason.
“ Termination
Date ” means the date of the Purchaser’s
Termination of Active Service.
“ TPG ”
means TPG BK Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and
any of its Affiliates to whom Company Shares are Transferred after
the effective date of the Sponsor Shareholders
Agreement.
“
Transfer ” means any direct or indirect transfer,
sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, gift,
testamentary transfer or other encumbrance or other disposition of
any interest, including the grant of an option or other right in
respect of such interest, whether directly or indirectly, whether
voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law; and “
Transferred ”, “ Transferee ” and
“ Transferability ” shall each have a
correlative meaning.
“ Without Cause
” means the Purchaser’s Termination of Active Service
by the Board of Directors, other than any such termination by the
Board of Directors for Cause or due to the Purchaser’s death,
Disability or Retirement.
Section 1.2
Other
Interpretive Provisions . (a) The meanings of defined
terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of
the defined terms.
(b) The words “
hereof ”, “ herein ”, “
hereunder ” and similar words refer to this Agreement
as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;
and any subsection and Section references are to this Agreement
unless otherwise specified.
(c) The term “
including ” is not limiting and means “
including without
limitation
.”
(d) The captions and headings of
this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(e) Whenever the context requires,
any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine or neuter forms.
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ARTICLE II
SUBSCRIPTION FOR SHARES AND
SENIOR NOTES;
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.1
Subscription
for and Purchase of Shares and Senior Notes . (a) Subject to all of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby
subscribes for and shall purchase, and the Company shall sell to
the Purchaser, the Shares at a purchase price of $100.00 per Share,
at the Closing provided for in Section 2.3 hereof.
(b) Subject to all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby subscribes
for and shall purchase, and, provided all necessary consents have
been provided to the Sponsors, the Company shall use its reasonable
commercial efforts to cause one or more of the Sponsors identified
by the Board of Directors to sell to the Purchaser, the Purchased
Senior Notes, at the Closing provided for in Section 2.3
hereof.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have no
obligation to sell any Shares or to use its reasonable commercial
efforts to cause one or more of the Sponsors to sell any Purchased
Senior Notes and the Sponsors shall have no obligation to sell any
Purchased Senior Notes to (i) any Person who is not an member of
the Board of Directors at the time that such Shares and/or
Purchased Senior Notes are to be sold or (ii) any Person who is a
resident of a jurisdiction in which the sale of Shares or Purchased
Senior Notes to him would constitute a violation of the securities,
“blue sky” or other laws of such
jurisdiction.
Section 2.2
Consideration
. Subject to all
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall
deliver to the Company at the Closing referred to in Section 2.3
hereof immediately available funds in an amount equal to the
aggregate purchase price for the Shares set forth on the signature
page hereof and the aggregate adjusted issue price for the
Purchased Senior Notes set forth on the signature page hereof;
provided that the Company and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge and
agree that the Company shall accept the funds delivered by the
Purchaser as consideration for the Purchased Senior Notes on behalf
of, and as agent and representative for, the Sponsor or Sponsors
selling the Purchased Senior Notes to the Purchaser and the Company
hereby further agrees to pay such funds (or cause such funds to be
paid) to the selling Sponsor or Sponsors on behalf of the Purchaser
as soon as practicable following receipt by the Company of those
promissory notes of such Sponsor or Sponsors evidencing, in whole
or in part, any portion of the Purchased Senior Notes to be sold to
the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 2.3
Time and
Place .
Except as otherwise agreed by the Company and the Purchaser, the
closing (the “ Closing ”) of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement shall be held at the offices of
Burger King, 5505 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, Florida at 10:00 A.M.
(eastern daylight time) on December 17, 2004.
Section 2.4
Delivery by the
Company and the Sponsors . At the Closing, (i) the
Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a stock certificate
registered in the Purchaser’s name and representing the
Shares, which certificate shall bear the legend set forth in
Section 3.8 and any
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other legend
that the Company deems appropriate, and (ii) as agent and
representative for and on behalf of the Sponsor or Sponsors that
sell Purchased Senior Notes to the Purchaser, the Company shall
deliver to the Purchaser a promissory note evidencing the Purchased
Senior Notes, payable to the Purchaser, as the payee thereunder,
substantially in the form thereof included in the Offering
Materials; provided however that, in the Company’s sole
discretion, in lieu of delivering a promissory evidencing the
Purchased Senior Notes, the Company may deposit the funds delivered
by the Purchaser as consideration for the Purchased Senior Notes in
an interest bearing escrow account with a nationally recognized
bank, as escrow agent, pending delivery of such funds to the
selling Sponsor or Sponsors on receipt by the Company of the
promissory notes of such selling Sponsor or Sponsors evidencing, in
whole or in part, any portion of the Purchased Senior Notes
purchased by the Purchaser hereunder. In such event, the terms of
the escrow arrangement shall provide for (i) the release of the
escrow funds (net of any accrued interest thereon) solely to the
selling Sponsor or Sponsors upon and subject to receipt by the
escrow agent of written notice from the Company, acknowledged by
the Purchaser, that the Company has delivered a promissory note
evidencing the Purchased Senior Notes to the Purchaser, such funds
to be released and paid to each selling Sponsor in such amounts as
the Company shall direct, and (ii) all interest earned on the
escrow funds to accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the
Purchaser at the time of release of the escrow funds (net of such
accrued interest) to the selling Sponsor or Sponsors.
Section 2.5
Delivery by the
Purchaser . At the Closing, the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the consideration referred
to in Section 2.2 hereof.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES
AND CERTAIN COVENANTS
On the date hereof, the
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company and
acknowledges and agrees, as the case may be, as follows with
respect to his subscription for and purchase of the Shares and
Purchased Senior Notes. As of the date of any subsequent
subscription for and purchase or other acquisition of Company
Shares, the Purchaser will be deemed to have repeated in its
entirety each of the following representations, warranties,
acknowledgements and agreement as if made at and as of that time
with respect to such subsequent subscription, purchase or other
acquisition of Company Shares.
Section 3.1
Investment
Intention . The Purchaser represents and
warrants that he is acquiring the Shares and the Purchased Senior
Notes solely for his own account for investment and not with a view
to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. The
Purchaser further represents and warrants that any Company Shares
subsequently acquired by the Purchaser will be acquired by him
solely for his own account and not with a view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution of such Company Shares.
Section 3.2
Securities Law
Matters . The Purchaser acknowledges
receipt of advice from the Company that (i) neither the Shares nor
and the Purchased Senior Notes have been (and any Company Shares
subsequently acquired by the Purchaser are not expected to be)
registered under the Securities Act or any state or foreign
securities or “blue sky” laws, (ii) it is not
anticipated that there will be any public market for the Company
Shares, including the Shares, or
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the Purchased
Senior Notes, (iii) the Shares (and any Company Shares subsequently
acquired by the Purchaser) and the Purchased Senior Notes must be
held indefinitely and the Purchaser must continue to bear the
economic risk of the investment in the Shares (and any such Company
Shares) and the Purchased Senior Notes unless the Shares (or such
Company Shares) and/or Purchased Senior Notes are subsequently
registered under the Securities Act and such state or foreign laws
or an exemption from registration is available, (iv) Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Rule l44
”) is not presently available with respect to sales of
securities of the Company and the Company has made no covenant to
make Rule 144 available, (v) when and if the Shares (and any
Company Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) and/or the
Purchased Senior Notes may be disposed of without registration in
reliance upon Rule 144, such disposition can generally be made only
in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of
such Rule, (vi) the Company does not plan to file reports with the
SEC or make information concerning the Company publicly available,
(vii) if the exemption afforded by Rule 144 is not available, sales
of the Shares (and any Company Shares subsequently acquired by the
Purchaser) and the Purchased Senior Notes may be difficult to
effect because of the absence of public information concerning the
Company, (viii) the Purchaser is an “Accredited
Investor” as such term is defined in Section 501(a),(1), (2),
(3), (4) and (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and has
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so
as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of his
investment in the Shares and Purchased Senior Notes, and such
holder is capable of bearing the economic risks of such investment
(ix) a restrictive legend in the form set forth in Section 3.8
hereof shall be placed on the certificates representing the Shares
(and any Company Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser),
(x) a restrictive legend in the form set forth in the form of
Senior Note included with the Offering Materials shall be placed on
the promissory note evidencing the Purchased Senior Notes and (xi)
a notation shall be made in the appropriate records of the Company
indicating that the Shares (and any Company Shares subsequently
acquired by the Purchaser) and the Purchased Senior Notes are
subject to restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement and
in the promissory note evidencing the Purchased Senior Notes and,
if the Company should in the future engage the services of a
transfer agent, appropriate stop-transfer restrictions will be
issued to such transfer agent with respect to the Shares (and any
Company Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) and the
Purchased Senior Notes, as applicable.
Section 3.3
Compliance with
Rule 144 . If any of the Shares (or any
Company Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) or Purchased
Senior Notes are to be disposed of in accordance with Rule 144, the
Purchaser shall transmit to the Company an executed copy of Form
144 (if required by Rule 144) no later than the time such form is
required to be transmitted to the SEC for filing and such other
documentation as the Company may reasonably require to assure
compliance with Rule 144 in connection with such
disposition.
Section 3.4
Ability to Bear
Risk .
The Purchaser represents and warrants that (i) the financial
situation of the Purchaser is such that he can afford to bear the
economic risk of holding the Shares (and any Company Shares
subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) and the Purchased Senior
Notes for an indefinite period and (ii) he can afford to suffer the
complete loss of his investment in the Shares (and any Company
Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) and the Purchased
Senior Notes.
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Section 3.5
Access to
Information . The Purchaser represents and
warrants that (i) he has carefully reviewed the materials furnished
to him in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby (or
with respect to any subsequent acquisition of Company Shares by the
Purchaser), (ii) he has been granted the opportunity to ask
questions of, and receive answers from, representatives of the
Company concerning the terms and conditions of the purchase of the
Shares (and any Company Shares subsequently acquired by the
Purchaser) and/or the Purchased Senior Notes and to obtain any
additional information that he deems necessary to verify the
accuracy of the information contained in such materials and (iii)
his knowledge and experience in financial and business matters is
such that he is capable of evaluating the risks of an investment in
the Shares (and any Company Shares subsequently acquired by the
Purchaser) and the Purchased Senior Notes.
Section 3.6
Certain
Restrictions on Transfer: Public Offerings; Compliance with
Securities Laws .
(a) The Purchaser acknowledges
that he shall not be permitted to, and hereby agrees that he will
not, Transfer any Shares (or any Company Shares subsequently
acquired by the Purchaser) during the 20 days prior to and the 180
days (or such longer period as the applicable underwriters may
specify) following the effective date of any Registration Statement
filed by the Company in connection with an underwritten public
offering of any equity securities of the Company.
(b) The Purchaser further
understands, acknowledges and agrees that none of the Shares (and
no Company Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) may be
Transferred unless (i) (A) such disposition is pursuant to an
effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act, (B) the
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of
counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Company, to the effect that such disposition is exempt from
the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act or (C) a
no-action letter from the SEC, reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, shall have been obtained with respect to such disposition,
and (ii) unless such disposition is pursuant to registration under
any applicable state securities laws or an exemption
therefrom.
(c) The Purchaser further
understands, acknowledges and agrees that none of the Purchased
Senior Notes may be Transferred except in accordance with the terms
thereof, as set forth in the promissory notes evidencing the
Purchased Senior Notes and the applicable terms of this
Agreement.
Section 3.7
Income Tax
Liability; Section 83(b) Election . The Purchaser agrees that,
within 20 days after his purchase of the Shares (and within 20 days
after his purchase of any Company Shares subsequently acquired by
the Purchaser), he shall, or shall affi