FIRSTAMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.11
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This first amendment to the Shareholders Agreement (as defined below), dated as of March 19, 2004 (this Amendment), is made among Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), Asbury Automotive Holdings L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (AAH) and the other stockholders listed on the signature pages hereto.
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WHEREAS, the Company, AAH and the Specified Shareholders (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) entered into the Shareholders Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2002 (the Shareholders Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Company, AAH and Specified Shareholders holding a majority of the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company held by Specified Shareholders wish to amend the definition of Shares set forth in the Shareholders Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company, AAH, Specified Shareholders holding a majority of the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company held by Specified Shareholders and the Shareholders to be released as parties to the Shareholders Agreement pursuant to this Amendment wish to release certain parties to the Shareholders Agreement from their rights and obligations thereunder.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Each Shareholder listed on Schedule I shall be released from its obligations under the Shareholders Agreement from the date of this Amendment and shall no longer be a party thereto as of the date hereof upon the effectiveness of this Section 1 with respect to such Shareholder as provided in Section 5. Upon the effectiveness of this Section 1 with respect to such a Shareholder, the definition of Shareholders as set forth the Shareholders Agreement shall be amended by removing such Shareholder.
2. The definition of Shares set forth in Section 1.01(a) of the Shareholders Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Shares shall mean, with respect to a Shareholder, the shares of Common Stock owned by such Shareholder or any Subsidiary Holder as of the consummation of the initial public offering of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company on March 19, 2002.
3. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Shareholders Agreement.
4. Except as specifically amended hereby, the other terms and conditions of the Shareholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above on the date that the Company shall have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Company, AAH and Specified Shareholders holding a majority of all Shares held by Specified Shareholders, provided, however, that Section 1 hereof shall only become effective with respect to a Shareholder listed on Schedule I hereto when the Company shall have received, in addition to counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Company, AAH and Specified Shareholders holding a majority of all Shares held by Specified Shareholders, a counterpart of this Amendment executed by such Shareholder. The failure of Section 1 to become effective with respect to any Shareholder listed on Schedule I as provided in this Section 5 shall have no effect on the effectiveness of the rest of this Amendment, including the effectiveness of Section 1 with respect to any other Shareholder listed on Schedule I that duly delivers to the Company an executed counterpart to this Amendment..
6. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
7. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., | ||
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| by: | /s/ Kenneth B. Gilman |
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| Name: Kenneth B. Gilman | |
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| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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| ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS L.L.C.., | ||
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| by: | /s/ Ian K. Snow |
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| Name: Ian K. Snow | |
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| Title: Vice President | |
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| C.V. NALLEY, III | ||
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| /s/ C. V. Nalley, III |
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| THE 2004 NALLEY ANNUITY TRUST U/A | ||
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| By: | /s/ C. V. Nalley, III |
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| Name: C.V. Nalley, III | |
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| Title: Trustee | |
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| LUTHER W. AND BLANCHE B. COGGIN 2003 | ||
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| by: | /s/ Charles B. Tomm |
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| Name: Charles B. Tomm | |
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| Title: Trustee | |
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| TRACYE C. HAWKINS 1999 ATT TRUST, | ||
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| by: | /s/ Luther W. Coggin |
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| Name: Luther W. Coggin | |
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| Title: Trustee |
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| CHRISTY C. HAYDEN 1999 ATT TRUST, | ||
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| by: | /s/ Luther W. Coggin |
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| Name: Luther W. Coggin | |
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| Title: Trustee | |
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| CINDY S. COGGIN 1999 ATT TRUST, | ||
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| by: | /s/ Luther W. Coggin |
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| Name: Luther W. Coggin | |
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| Title: Trustee | |
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| CHARLES (C.B.) TOMM AND ANITA ENTIRETIES, | ||
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| by: | /s/ Charles B. Tomm |
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| CNC AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC, | ||
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| by: | /s/ Michael Kearney |
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| Name: Michael Kearney | |
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| Title: President | |
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| JOHN R. CAPPS, | ||
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| /s/ John R. Capps |
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| JIW FUND I, LLC, | ||
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| by: | /s/ Jeffrey I. Wooley |
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| Name: Jeffrey I. Wooley | |
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| Title: Manager |
| JIW ENTERPRISES, INC. | ||
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| by: | /s/ Jeffrey I. Wooley |
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| Name: Jeffrey I. Wooley | |
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| Title: President |
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| DMCD AUTOS IRVING, INC., | ||
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| by: | /s/ Ben David McDavid |
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| Name: Ben David McDavid | |
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| Title: President | |
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| DMCD AUTOS HOUSTON, INC, | ||
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| by: | /s/ Ben David McDavid |
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| Name: Ben David McDavid | |
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| Title: President | |
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| ROBERT E. GRAY | ||
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| /s/ Robert E. Gray |
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| LUTHER W. COGGIN | ||
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| /s/ Luther W. Coggin |
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| THOMAS F. MCLARTY, III | ||
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| /s/ Thomas F. McLarty, III |
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SPECIFIED SHAREHOLDERS RELEASED FROM
SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Mark C. McLarty
The Franklin H. McLarty Irrevocable Trust
The Caldwell Family Limited Partnership
River Ridge Investments, LLC
The L. M. Humphries Irrevocable Trust
The M. B. Humphries Irrevocable Trust
Rob Feron
Todd Shores
Phillip H. Mayfield
Richard A. Caracello
Kevin Delaney
Mitchell W. Legler and Harriette D. Legler, Tenants by the Entireties
Linda L. Marlette
Charles L. McIntosh
Thomas G. Roets, Jr.
John M. Rooks
Todd Seth
Jeff King
Joseph Umbriano
Paula Tabar
Estate of Brian Kendrick
Robert Dennis
Thomas F. Gilman