FORM of COUNTERPART to the STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

EX-4.4 7 dex44.htm FORM OF COUNTERPART TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT Form of Counterpart to the Stockholders Agreement

Exhibit 4.4

 

FORM of COUNTERPART to the STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

COUNTERPART to the STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated as of May 31, 2002, among International Securities Exchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ISE”) and the other parties named on the signature pages thereto (such other parties, together with all subsequent holders of capital stock of ISE that are parties to the Stockholders Agreement (as defined below), are referred to herein as the “Stockholders”), (the “Stockholders Agreement”), made as of                     , by                              (“New Stockholder”), and acknowledged by ISE.

 

WHEREAS, Stockholder owned shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Exchange Technology Corp., a Nevada corporation (“ETC”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among ISE, ETC Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and ETC, dated as of April 10, 2002 (the “Merger Agreement”), each of New Stockholder’s Shares were converted into and become shares of ISE (“ISE Shares”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the receipt by New Stockholder of ISE Shares, New Stockholder is required by ISE, and desires to enter into this Counterpart to the Stockholders Agreement in order to become a party to such Stockholders Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants herein contained, New Stockholder hereby agrees as follows:

 

1. New Stockholder acknowledges receipt of copies of the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2002, among ISE and the Stockholders.

 

2. New Stockholder shall hereby be deemed a “Stockholder” under the Stockholders Agreement and hereby agrees to be bound by, and to comply with, all applicable provisions of the Stockholders Agreement.

 

3. The ISE Shares to be received by New Stockholder pursuant to the Merger Agreement are hereby entitled to all rights under, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Stockholders Agreement as if New Stockholder were an original signatory thereto.

 

4. The Stockholders Agreement, as amended by this Counterpart, is in all respects confirmed in its entirety.

 

5. This Counterpart to the Stockholders Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

6. This Counterpart to the Stockholders Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Counterpart to the Stockholders Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

 
[Name of New Stockholder]

 

Acknowledged by:

INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE, INC.

By:

 

/s/ MICHAEL SIMON

   

Name: Michael Simon

   

Title: Secretary

 

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Schedule of Signatories to Counterpart to the Stockholders Agreement

 

Stockholder, as on Ledger


   Date of Execution

   Executing Signatory

Katz & Associates, L.P.

   November 28, 2002    Gary Katz

The Porter GC 1997 Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Matthew B. Porter

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Porter GC 197 Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Amy L. Porter

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Porter GC 1997 Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Juliet P. Porter

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Porter GC 1997 Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Jacqueline K. Porter

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Porter GC 1997 Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Morgan T. Keeler

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Porter GC 1997 Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Devin M. Keeler

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Lauren Rebecca Keeler 2002 Irrevocable Trust

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Amber Delilah Keeler 2002 Irrevocable Trust

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Samual Tyler Keeler 2002 Irrevocable Trust

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

The Porter GC 1997 Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Victoria E. Porter

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

Porter Revocable Trust dated 8/15/98

   October 19, 2002    Susan Porter

William F. Taylor and Jane P. Taylor, Trustees for the Taylor Family Trust, dated

3/13/03

   April 2, 2003    William F. Taylor,
Jane P. Taylor

Nancy B. Graham and Tracy F. Henderson, or their successors, Trustees of the

Graham Bypass Trust

   January 1, 2003    Nancy B. Graham,
Tracy F. Henderson

The Holmes Trust

   March 15, 2004    Linda Callihan

The Linda Callihan Family Trust

   March 15, 2004    Linda Callihan

Jack Eizikovitz Trust

   June 1, 2004    Jack Eizikovitz

Eli Katz

   June 1, 2004    Eli Katz

Knight Trading Group, Inc.

   June 7, 2004    Andrew M. Greenstein

Wayne H. Heldt Separate Property Revocable Trust UA Dated 1/28/04

   June 15, 2004    Wayne H. Heldt

Diane F. Lee Separate Property Revocable Trust UA dated 3/10/99

   June 15, 2004    Diane F. Lee

Caesar Ventures LLC

   July 8, 2004    Caesar Ventures LLC

R.J. Thompson Holdings, Inc.

   August 17, 2004    B. Kevin Sterns