AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDEDAND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

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Exhibit 4.8

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement (this “Amendment No. 1”), dated as of February 14, 2005, is entered into by and among FTD Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Mercury Man Holdings Corporation) (the “Company”), Green Equity Investors IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GEI”), FTD Co-Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LLC”), Jon Burney, Larry Johnson, George Kanganis, William Van Cleave, Daniel Smith, Michael Soenen, Carrie Wolfe, Marcia Chapman and Jandy Tomy (each such individual collectively, the “Employee Holders”).  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Stockholders Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                   The Company, GEI, LLC and certain holders of Capital Stock entered into that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2004 (the “Stockholders Agreement”); and

 

B.                                     In accordance with Section 10.1 of the Stockholders Agreement, the Company, GEI, LLC, and the Employee Holders, constituting a majority in interest (on the basis of the number of shares of Common Stock owned) of all other Holders (other than LLC, all GEI Transferees and all Affiliates of GEI) desire to amend the Stockholders Agreement as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

AMENDMENT

 

1.                                       The parties agree that Section 7.3 of the Stockholders Agreement is hereby amended to add the following subsection:

 

“(f)                              Initial Public Offering.  The provisions of Section 7.3(a) shall not apply to the registration effected by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be filed by the Company in connection with its initial public offering.”

 

2.                                       Except as expressly modified hereby, the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

3.                                       This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original and all of which together are considered one and the same agreement.  A facsimile copy of this Amendment No. 1 sent by any party to the other party also is deemed an original, and has the same effect as if the original hereof were actually received by the other party receiving such facsimile copy.

 

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4.                                       This Amendment No. 1 will be governed by and construed under the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to principles of conflicts of laws).

 

5.                                       After the date of this Amendment No. 1, any reference to the Stockholders Agreement shall mean the Stockholders Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 1.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to be duly executed on their respective behalf, by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

FTD GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Carrie A. Wolfe

 

 

 

Name: Carrie A. Wolfe

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS IV, L.P.

 

By: GEI Capital IV, LLC

 

Its: General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter J. Nolan

 

 

 

Name: Peter J. Nolan

 

 

Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

 

FTD CO-INVESTMENT LLC

 

 

 

By:

Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.,

 

Its:

Manager

 

 

 

 

By:

LGP Management, Inc.,

 

 

Its:

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter J. Nolan

 

 

 

Name: Peter J. Nolan

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

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/s/ Jon Burney

 

 

JON BURNEY

 

S-2



 

 

/s/ Larry Johnson

 

 

LARRY JOHNSON

 

S-3



 

 

/s/ George Kanganis

 

 

GEORGE KANGANIS

 

S-4



 

 

/s/ Daniel Smith

 

 

DANIEL SMITH

 

S-5



 

 

/s/ William Van Cleave

 

 

WILLIAM VAN CLEAVE

 

 

S-6



 

 

/s/ Michael Soenen

 

 

MICHAEL SOENEN

 

S-7



 

 

/s/ Carrie Wolfe

 

 

CARRIE WOLFE

 

S-8



 

 

/s/ Marcia Chapman

 

 

MARCIA CHAPMAN

 

S-9



 

 

/s/ Jandy Tomy

 

 

JANDY TOMY

 

S-10