Exhibit 10.3
FORM OF MANAGEMENT
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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2
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Section
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1.2
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Other Interpretive
Provisions
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ARTICLE II
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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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Section
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2.3
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Time and Place
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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,
WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN COVENANTS
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Section
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3.1
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Investment Intention
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Section
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3.2
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Securities Law Matters
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Section
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3.3
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Compliance with Rule
144
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Section
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3.4
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Ability to Bear Risk
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Section
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3.5
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Access to Information
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Section
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3.6
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Certain Restrictions on
Transfer: Public Offerings;
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Compliance with Securities
Laws
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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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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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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 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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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 MANAGEMENT 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
______________, 2006, 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 519,410 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 and certain other
eligible participants in the Equity Incentive Plan awards of
Options (as defined below) to purchase up to an aggregate of
approximately 350,017 additional shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser
desires to exercise the Options granted to him/her 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
an exercise price of $100.00 per share; and
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;
WHEREAS, the right of the
Purchaser to exercise the Options and purchase the Shares is
subject to 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
”).
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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 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 (A) a material breach by the Grantee of any obligations under
the Grantee’s employment agreement or any other written
agreement with any member of the Company Group, (B) a material
violation by the Grantee of any Policy of any such member; (C) the
failure by the Grantee to reasonably and substantially perform the
duties of his employment with the Company Group (other than as a
result of physical or mental illness or injury); (D) the
Grantee’s willful misconduct or gross negligence that has
caused or is reasonably expected to result in material injury to
the business, reputation or prospects of any member of the
Company
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Group; (E) the
Grantee’s fraud or misappropriation of funds; or (F) the
commission by the Grantee of a felony or other serious crime
involving moral turpitude; provided that if the Grantee is party to
an employment agreement with a member of the Company Group at the
time of his Termination of Active Service and such agreement
contains a different definition of “cause,” the
definition in such employment agreement will control for purposes
of this Agreement.
If, subsequent to the
Grantee’s Termination of Active Service Without Cause, the
Board determines that the Grantee’s employment could have
been terminated for Cause, subject to anything to the contrary that
may be contained in an employment agreement between the Grantee and
a member of the Company Group that is in effect at the time of his
Termination of Active Service, the Grantee’s employment will,
at the election of the Board, 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.
“ Committee
” means the committee of the Board of Directors designated by
the Board of Directors to administer the Equity Incentive Plan or,
at any time that no committee has been designated, the Board of
Directors.
“ 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 Group
” means, collectively, Burger King, its direct and indirect
subsidiaries and any Affiliate of Burger King specifically
designated as a member of the Company Group by the Board of
Directors (or its designee).
“ Company Shares
” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“ Disability
” means a physical or mental condition of the Grantee that
prevents or would prevent the performance of his duties for the
Company Group for a continuous period of six (6) months or longer;
provided that if the Grantee is party to an employment agreement
with a member of the Company Group at the time of his termination
of employment and such agreement contains a different definition of
“disability” (or any derivation thereof), the
definition in such employment agreement will control for purposes
of this Agreement. The Grantee’s employment shall be deemed
to have terminated as a result of Disability on the date as of
which the Committee determines the Grantee has become disabled
under the foregoing clause, subject to any disability provisions of
the Grantee’s employment agreement.
“ Drag-Along
Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)
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“ Drag-Along
Disposition ” has the meaning set forth in Section
5.3(a).
“ Drag-Along
Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)
.
“ Equity Incentive
Plan ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
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“ Financing
Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(e)
.
“ 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 management 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
Committee, in good faith, based on such factors as the Committee
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.
“ Person ”
means an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, trust, association, estate, unincorporated
organization or a government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“ Policy ”
means, with respect to each member of the Company Group, all
policies, procedures, rules and regulations applicable to its
employees generally or to its employees at the Grantee’s
grade level, including, without limitation, the Burger King Code of
Business Ethics
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and Conduct, in
each case, as any such policies may be amended from time to time in
the applicable Company Group member‘s sole
discretion.
“ 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.
“ 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)
.
“ Restricted
Units ” means an award granted under the Equity Incentive
Plan pursuant to which the grantee is entitled to receive a share
of Common Stock upon the occurrence of a future event or on a
future date, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in
connection with such grant.
“ 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 employment with the Company
Group.
“ 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
Sponsors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a)
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“ 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 employment with the Company Group for any
reason, including the Purchaser’s resignation, death,
Disability or Retirement or termination by the member of the
Company Group that employs the Purchaser Without Cause or for
Cause.
“ 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 member of the Company Group that employs the Purchaser other
than any such termination by such member of the Company Group 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
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SHARES
Section 2.1
Purchase of
Shares . 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 an exercise price of $100.00 per Share, at
the Closing provided for in Section 2.3 hereof. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have
no obligation to sell any Shares to (i) any Person who is not an
employee of the Company Group at the time that such Shares are to
be sold or (ii) any Person who is a resident of a jurisdiction in
which the sale of Shares 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.
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 or about _______________,
2006.
Section 2.4
Delivery by the
Company . At the Closing, 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
other legend that the Company deems appropriate.
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. 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 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
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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) the Shares have not
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, (iii) the Shares (and any
Company Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) 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)
unless the Shares (or such Company Shares) 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) 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) may be difficult to effect because of the absence of
public information concerning the Company, (viii) 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) and (ix) 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) are subject to restrictions on transfer set forth in
this Agreement and, if the Company should in the future engage the
services of a stock 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).
Section 3.3
Compliance with
Rule 144 . If any of the Shares (or any
Company Shares subsequently acquired by the Purchaser) 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) 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).
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
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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 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).
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 securi