Exhibit 10.47
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY STATE AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES
ACT. THE SECURITIES PURCHASED HEREUNDER ARE SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND RESALE UNDER A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
AND A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREUNDER AND UNDER SUCH
AGREEMENTS.
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
This Stock Subscription Agreement
(this “ Agreement ”) is made as of May 19,
2009, between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”), and the
undersigned investor (the “ Subscriber
”).
RECITALS
The Company desires to engage in a
public offering for the issuance and sale of shares of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “
Common Stock ”), having an aggregate offering price of
up to $299 million exclusive of any overallotment option (the
“ Public Offering ”). Concurrently with
the Public Offering, the Company desires to engage in a private
offering of shares of Common Stock to the Subscriber and certain
other parties, subject to the representations, warranties,
covenants and conditions set forth herein (the “ Private
Offering ”).
The Company, Subscriber and certain
other parties have entered into an Amended and Restated
Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2006 (as the
same may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms,
the “ Stockholders Agreement ”), setting forth
certain agreements with respect to, among other things, the
management of the Company and transfers of their respective shares
in various circumstances. The Company, Subscriber and certain
other parties have also entered into a Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2005, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of November 20, 2006
(as the same may be further amended from time to time in accordance
with its terms and the Stockholders Agreement , the “
Registration Rights Agreement ”) setting forth certain
agreements with respect to, among other things, the registration,
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “
Exchange Act ”), of any shares of Common Stock held by
the Subscriber that constitute Registrable Securities, as such term
is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
In connection with the Private
Offering, the Subscriber desires to purchase, and the Company
desire to sell to the Subscriber, shares of Common Stock, subject
to and in accordance with this Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing,
and the representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set
forth below, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Sale and Purchase of Common Stock
1.1.
Subject to the conditions hereof, the Company hereby agrees to
issue and sell to Subscriber, and Subscriber hereby agrees to
subscribe for and purchase from the Company, for investment, on the
Closing Date (as defined below), the number of shares of Common
Stock set forth next to Subscriber’s name on Schedule
I hereto (the “ Shares ”) at a purchase
price equal to the price per share to the public in the Public
Offering, less the underwriting discounts and commission payable to
the underwriters in the Public Offering (the “ Purchase
Price ”).
1.2.
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections
5.1 and 5.2 hereof, the closing of the sale and purchase of the
Common Stock provided for in Section 1.1 hereof (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (local
time) at the offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, 919
Third Avenue, New York, New York, on such date as may be agreed
upon by the Company and the Subscriber that is within three
business days after the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 5.1 and 5.2 hereof, or on such other time and date as
may be agreed by the Company and the Subscriber. The date on
which the Closing is held is referred to in this Agreement as the
“ Closing Date ”.
1.3.
On the Closing Date, against payment by Subscriber of the Purchase
Price by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds, the
Company shall direct Computershare Investor Services, as transfer
agent and registrar of its Common Stock, to issue, register and
deliver to the Subscriber the number of shares of Common Stock set
forth next to the Subscriber’s name on Schedule I
hereto, and electronically credit such shares of Common Stock to
the accounts designated by the Subscriber at the time of the sale
of such shares.
1.4.
The Company hereby agrees that any shares of Common Stock to be
purchased by the Subscriber under this Agreement shall constitute
Registrable Securities, as such term is defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
2.
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3.
Representations and Warranties of the Company . The
Company represents and warrants to Subscriber that:
3.1.
The Shares, when issued hereunder and upon delivery of the
consideration therefor, will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of restrictions on
transfer, other than those set forth in the Stockholders Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement and applicable federal and state
securities laws.
3.2.
The Company and its subsidiaries, taken together as a whole, have
not sustained since December 31, 2008 any material loss or
material interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood
or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any
labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 (the “ 10-K ”), its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009 (the “ 10-Q ”), and the
Current Reports on Form 8-K (or portions thereof) set forth on
Schedule II hereto (the “ 8-Ks ,” and,
together with the 10-K and the 10-Q, the “ Exchange Act
Reports ”) and, since May 1, 2009, there has not
been any change in the capital stock or long term debt of
the
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Company and its
subsidiaries, taken together as a whole, or any material adverse
change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse
change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial
position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, otherwise than
as set forth or contemplated in the Exchange Act
Reports.
3.3.
The Company and its subsidiaries collectively have good title in
fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all
items of real property, and title to all personal property, which
are material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole (collectively, the “ Business
”), free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and
title defects (collectively, “ Liens ”) that
would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a
“ Material Adverse Effect ”), other than Liens
securing or otherwise permitted by the Senior Credit Facilities,
the U.S. Fleet Debt, the Fleet Financing Facility, the
International Fleet Debt Facilities, the Brazilian Fleet Financing
Facility, the Belgian Fleet Financing Facility, the U.K. Leveraged
Financing, the International ABS Fleet Financing Facility, the
Canadian Fleet Financing Facility and the Other International
Facility (in each case, as defined or used in the Exchange Act
Reports), and except as do not materially interfere with the use of
such properties.
3.4.
The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power
and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Exchange Act Reports, and has been duly qualified
as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in
good standing (if applicable) under the laws of each other
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any
business so as to require such qualification; except where the
failure to be so incorporated, or to be so qualified or have such
corporate power or authority would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.5.
All of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been
duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable and will conform in all material respects to the
description of the Stock set forth in the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed under the Exchange
Act on November 8, 2006 (the “ 8-A ”); all
of the issued shares of capital stock of each of the
Company’s subsidiaries listed on Schedule III (such
subsidiaries, the “ Designated Subsidiaries ”)
that is a corporation have been duly and validly authorized and
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, to the extent that a
subsidiary is a partnership or a limited liability company, all of
the issued equity interests of each such subsidiary of the Company
have been duly and validly authorized and issued and, in each case,
are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
3.6.
The Shares to be issued and sold to the Subscriber have been duly
and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered against
payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly
issued and fully paid and non assessable and will conform in all
material respects to the description of the Common Stock set forth
in the 8-A.
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3.7.
The issue and sale of the Shares to be sold by the Company and the
compliance by the Company with this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions herein contemplated will not (i) conflict
with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any of the Designated
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of the
Designated Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or
assets of the Company or any of the Designated Subsidiaries is
subject, (ii) violate any provision of the certificate of
incorporation or by laws of the Company or the Designated
Subsidiaries or (iii) violate any statute or any order,
rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body
having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Designated
Subsidiaries or any of their properties; except, in the case of
clauses (i) and (iii), as would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, in the case of each such clause,
after giving effect to any consents, approvals, authorizations,
orders, registrations, qualifications, waivers and amendments as
will have been obtained or made as of the date of this Agreement;
and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of its obligations under this Agreement, including the
issue and sale of the Shares to be sold by the Company, or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, except (a) such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required
under foreign, state, securities or “blue sky” laws or
FINRA, in connection with the issue and sale of the Shares by the
Company, and (b) where the failure to obtain or make any such
consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.8.
Neither the Company nor any of the Designated Subsidiaries is
(i) in violation of its certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or (ii) in default in the performance or observance of
any obligation, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement
or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
properties may be bound, except in the case of clause (ii) for
any violation or default that would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.9.
Other than as set forth in the Exchange Act Reports, there are no
legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and, to the knowledge of the Company, no
such proceedings are threatened by governmental authorities or by
others.
3.10.
The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof will
not be, an “investment company,” as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
3.11.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has audited certain consolidated
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and have
audited the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting and management’s assessment thereof are independent
public
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accountants as
required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC
”) thereunder.
3.12.
The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations; transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset
accountability; access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorization; and the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing
assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences.
3.13.
Since December 31, 2008, to the knowledge of the Company,
there has been no change in the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting that has materially adversely affected, or
would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect, the
Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
3.14.
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such
term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act)
that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such
disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure
that material information relating to the Company and its
subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal
executive officer and principal financial officer by others within
those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
3.15.
Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports, there is no claim
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened under any
Environmental Law (as defined below) against the Company or its
subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The term “ Environmental Law
” means any federal, local or foreign law, regulation,
ordinance, order, judgment decree, permit or rule (including
rule of common law) now in effect governing pollution, or
actual or alleged exposure to, hazardous or toxic materials,
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