FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.
Exhibit 10.1
FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to the Rights Agreement (this Amendment No. 2) is made and entered into as of this fourth day of November, 2004, by and between FLIR Systems, Inc., an Oregon corporation (the Company), and Mellon Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (the Rights Agent). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 2 and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Rights Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to the Rights Agreement dated as of June 2, 1999, as amended as of June 5, 2003 (the Rights Agreement);
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Section 1(l) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(l) Purchase Price shall mean the price (subject to adjustment as provided herein) at which holder of a Right may purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment as provided herein) upon exercise of a Right, which price shall be $225.00.
2. This Amendment No. 2 shall become effective as of the date first written above.
3. This Amendment No. 2 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
4. In all respects not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Amendment No. 2, the Rights Agreement is hereby ratified, adopted, approved and confirmed. In executing and delivering this Amendment No. 2, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to all of the privileges and immunities afforded to the Rights Agent under the terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement.
5. If any term, provision, covenant, or restriction of this Rights Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment No. 2, and of the Rights Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto having caused this Amendment No. 2 to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written.
FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ James A. Fitzhenry | |
Name: | James A. Fitzhenry | |
Title: | Sr Vice President, Corporate | |
Operations and Law | ||
MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas L. Cooper | |
Name: | Thomas L. Cooper | |
Title: | Client Service Manager |