EX-10.1 4 y38128exv10w1.htm EX-10.1: STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT EX-10.1
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Copy
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
among
SOI HOLDINGS, INC., SOI INVESTORS LLC
TRUMPET INVESTORS L.P., TRUMPET SBIC INVESTORS L.P.
REGIONS BANK
and
THE OTHER STOCKHOLDERS SIGNATORY HERETO
Dated: August 3, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | | | 1 | |
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ARTICLE II RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES | | | 11 | |
2.1 Limitation on Transfer | | | 11 | |
2.2 Permitted Transfers | | | 12 | |
2.3 Permitted Transfer Procedures | | | 12 | |
2.4 Transfers in Compliance with Law; Substitution of Transferee | | | 12 | |
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ARTICLE III RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER; TAG-ALONG RIGHTS; DRAG-ALONG RIGHTS | | | 13 | |
3.1 Proposed Voluntary Transfer | | | 13 | |
3.2 Involuntary Transfers | | | 18 | |
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ARTICLE IV OTHER RIGHTS | | | 19 | |
4.1 Registrable Securities | | | 19 | |
4.2 Holders of Registrable Securities | | | 20 | |
4.3 Request for Demand Registration | | | 20 | |
4.4 Effective Demand Registration | | | 21 | |
4.5 Request for a Form S-3 Registration | | | 22 | |
4.6 Limitations on Demand Registrations and S-3 Registrations | | | 23 | |
4.7 Underwriting Procedures | | | 24 | |
4.8 Request for Incidental Registration | | | 25 | |
4.9 Expenses | | | 26 | |
4.10 Obligations of the Company | | | 26 | |
4.11 Obligations of Selling Stockholders | | | 30 | |
4.12 Notice to Discontinue | | | 30 | |
4.13 Registration Expenses | | | 30 | |
4.14 Indemnification by the Company | | | 31 | |
4.15 Indemnification by Designated Holders | | | 32 | |
4.16 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings | | | 32 | |
4.17 Contribution | | | 33 | |
4.18 Rule 144 | | | 33 | |
4.19 Restrictions on Public Sale by the Company | | | 34 | |
4.20 Restrictions on Public Sale by Designated Holders | | | 34 | |
4.21 Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc | | | 35 | |
4.22 No Inconsistent Agreements | | | 35 | |
4.23 Transfer of Registration Rights | | | 35 | |
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ARTICLE V FUTURE ISSUANCE OF SHARES; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS | | | 36 | |
5.1 Offering Notice | | | 36 | |
5.2 Stockholder Option | | | 36 | |
5.3 Exercise of Options | | | 36 | |
5.4 Closing | | | 36 | |
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5.5 Sale to Subject Purchaser | | | 37 | |
5.6 Post Issuance Notice | | | 37 | |
5.7 After-Acquired Securities | | | 38 | |
5.8 Agreement to be Bound | | | 38 | |
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ARTICLE VI CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | | | 38 | |
6.1 General | | | 38 | |
6.2 Stockholders Actions | | | 38 | |
6.3 Election of Directors; Number and Composition | | | 39 | |
6.4 Removal and Replacement of Directors | | | 39 | |
6.5 Limitation on Affiliate Transactions | | | 40 | |
6.6 Entry into New Line of Business | | | 41 | |
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ARTICLE VII CALL RIGHT; PUT RIGHT | | | 43 | |
7.1 Call Right | | | 43 | |
7.2 Put Right | | | 44 | |
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ARTICLE VIII STOCK CERTIFICATE LEGEND | | | 45 | |
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS | | | 46 | |
9.1 Notices | | | 46 | |
9.2 Amendment and Waiver | | | 47 | |
9.3 Specific Performance | | | 48 | |
9.4 Headings | | | 48 | |
9.5 Severability | | | 48 | |
9.6 Entire Agreement | | | 48 | |
9.7 Term of Agreement | | | 48 | |
9.8 Variations in Pronouns | | | 48 | |
9.9 GOVERNING LAW | | | 48 | |
9.10 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION, WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | | | 49 | |
9.11 Representation by Counsel | | | 49 | |
9.12 Rules of Construction | | | 49 | |
9.13 Further Assurances | | | 49 | |
9.14 Exercise of Management Stock Options | | | 49 | |
9.15 Successors and Assigns | | | 50 | |
9.16 Counterparts | | | 50 | |
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EXHIBITS | | |
A | | Certificate of Incorporation of the Company |
B | | By-laws of the Company |
C-1 | | Form of Transfer Agreement (Previously issued shares) |
C-2 | | Form of Transfer Agreement (Newly issued shares) |
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SCHEDULES | | |
1 | | Stockholders |
2 | | Management Stockholders |
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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated as of August 3, 2005 (this Agreement), by and among SOI Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), Trumpet Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Trumpet SBIC Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, SOI Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Clarion), Regions Bank, an Alabama state-chartered bank (Regions) and the other stockholders signatory hereto.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of August 3, 2005 (as the same may be amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the Stock Purchase Agreement), by and among Regions Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (RFC), Regions, Strategic Outsourcing, Inc. (SOI), and Clarion, Regions agreed to sell to Clarion, and Clarion agreed to purchase from Regions upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement, 270,000 shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined), constituting 90% of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement (Closing), and 270,000 shares of Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined), constituting 90% of the shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement, and;
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to sell shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock to certain other Persons;
WHEREAS, after immediately giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, Clarion and Regions will own the number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock set forth opposite such Persons name on Schedule 1 hereto; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to Regions, subject to an earn-out calculation, an amount of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined), equal to a percentage of the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock as of the closing, such percentage not to exceed ten percent (10%);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth herein, the adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
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Additional Stockholder means the holders of Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock listed on Schedule 3 hereto, as such Schedule may be updated from time to time by the Company.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who is an affiliate as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act; provided, that, with respect to any Additional Stockholder that is an affiliate (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2) of or a fund or account managed by Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC or any of its Affiliates (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2) (together, Guggenheim), the term Affiliate shall include Guggenheim and any fund or account managed by Guggenheim.
Affiliate Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
Applicable Banking Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a).
Approved Underwriter has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
BHC Act has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a).
Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
Call Option has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
Call Option Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
Call Option Sellers has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
Call Option Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
Change of Control Transaction means (i) any acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation) that results in the Companys stockholders immediately prior to such transaction not holding, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the voting power of the surviving or continuing entity, or (ii) a sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company unless the Companys stockholders immediately prior to such transaction will, as a result of such sale, conveyance or disposition hold at least 50% of the voting power of the purchasing entity.
Change of Stockholder Control has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
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Charter Documents means the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, respectively.
Chosen Court has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.
Clarion has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
Clarion Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
Clarion Directors has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
Clarion Holders Counsel has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a).
Clarion Initiating Holders has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
Clarion S-3 Initiating Holders has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
Clarion S-3 Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
Clarion Stockholders means, collectively, Clarion, each Person through which Clarion directly or indirectly beneficially owns any Shares, and each direct and indirect Permitted Transferee thereof to whom Shares are transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the term Clarion Stockholder shall mean any such Person.
Closing has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any similar agency having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act.
Common Shares means all Common Stock, all Common Stock Equivalents and all other capital stock of the Company that are entitled to vote in the election of directors or otherwise, in each case whether now owned or hereinafter acquired.
Common Stock means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, or any other capital stock of the Company or any other Person into which such stock is reclassified or reconstituted (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise).
Common Stock Equivalents means any security or obligation which is by its terms convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation any option, warrant or other subscription or purchase right with respect to Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalent.
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Company Option has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
Company Option Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
Company Option Plan has the meaning set forth in the definition of New Securities in this Article I.
Company Underwriter has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.
Contract Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
Designated Clarion Holder means the Clarion Stockholders and each of their transferees to which the applicable registration rights have been transferred in compliance with Section 4.23, other than a transferee to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto).
Designated Holder means each Designated Regions Holder, each Designated Clarion Holder and each Designated Other Holder.
Designated Other Holder means the Management Stockholders and Additional Stockholders and each of their transferees to which the applicable registration rights have been transferred in compliance with Section 4.23, other than a transferee to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto).
Designated Regions Holder means the Regions Stockholders and each of their transferees to which the applicable registration rights have been transferred in compliance with Section 4.23, other than a transferee to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto).
DGCL has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9.
Drag-Along Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(g).
Drag-Along Rightholders has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(g).
Drag-Along Sellers has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(g).
Excess Offered Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b)(iii).
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
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Fair Market Value means, with respect to the Shares at any time, the fair market value of the Shares as determined by agreement among Regions and Clarion or, if such parties cannot agree on such fair market value within 30 days after the need for a determination, by an internationally recognized investment banking firm selected by agreement of Clarion and Regions. The determination of Fair Market Value shall not include a discount for any minority interest. The fees, costs and expenses of the investment banking firm shall be borne (i) one half by the Company and one half by the Call Option Sellers or the Put Right Sellers, as applicable, in the case of a determination required by Article VII; (ii) by the Involuntary Transferee, in the case of a determination required by Section 3.2; and (iii) one half by the Company and one half by the Regions Stockholders, in the case of a determination required by Section 6.6(b).
Fully Participating Rightholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b)(ii).
Governmental Authority means the government of any nation, state, city, locality or other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.
Incidental Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
Independent Director means any person other than (i) any person who is, or in the last two (2) years has been, an officer or employee of the Company or Clarion or any Affiliate of Clarion, (ii) any person who is a family member of an individual who is, or at any time during the past two years (2) years was, an officer or employee of the Company or Clarion or any Affiliate of Clarion, (iii) any person who at any time over the past two (2) years has had a material business or professional relationship with the Company or Clarion or any Affiliate of Clarion, or (iv) any person who is an Affiliate of the Company or Clarion or who is a member, partner, officer or employee of any Affiliate of the Company or Clarion.
Initial Control Person has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Initial Public Offering means the Companys initial Public Offering.
Initiating Holder has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
Inspector has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(g).
Investment in any Person means any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business that are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the lender) or other extensions of credit
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(including by way of guarantee or similar arrangement) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of capital stock, indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by such Person. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the amount of an Investment shall be its fair value at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
Involuntary Transfer means any transfer, proceeding or action by or in which a Stockholder shall be deprived or divested of any right, title or interest in or to any of the Shares, including, without limitation, any seizure under levy of attachment or execution, any transfer in connection with bankruptcy (whether pursuant to the filing of a voluntary or an involuntary petition under the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, or any modifications or revisions thereto) or other court proceeding to a debtor in possession, trustee in bankruptcy or receiver or other officer or agency, any transfer to a state or to a public officer or agency pursuant to any statute pertaining to escheat or abandoned property and any transfer pursuant to a divorce or separation agreement or a final decree of a court in a divorce action.
Involuntary Transferee has the meaning assigned such term in Section 3.2(a) of this Agreement.
IPO Effectiveness Date means the date upon which the Company commences an Initial Public Offering.
Liability has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14.
Management Agreement means the Management Services Agreements, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Clarion Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the Company, as such agreements may be amended, from time to time.
Management Stockholder means the holders of Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock listed on Schedule 2 hereto, as such Schedule may be updated from time to time by the Company (including to reflect the issuance of Common Stock and/or Preferred Stock issued upon exercise of Common Stock Equivalents and/or Preferred Stock Equivalents granted under the Company Option Plan).
New Business has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a).
New Issuance Closing Date has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
New Issuance Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
New Securities means any capital stock of the Company whether now authorized or not, and rights, options or warrants to purchase such capital stock, and securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock; provided that the term New Securities does not include capital stock which may be issued (i) to employees of the Company pursuant to a
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stock option plan or other employee benefit arrangement approved by the Board of Directors (a Company Option Plan), (ii) pursuant to a stock split or dividend applicable to all Shares of the subject class (other than Common Stock Equivalents or Preferred Stock Equivalents), (iii) pursuant to the exercise of any Common Stock Equivalent or Preferred Stock Equivalents outstanding on the date hereof or issued in conformity with Article V, (iv) as consideration for an acquisition transaction or business combination involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries approved by the Board of Directors, (v) in connection with any joint venture or strategic partnership approved by the Board of Directors, (vi) in connection with the incurrence or guarantee of any indebtedness by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (vii) in connection with an IPO.
Offered Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
Offering Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
Offer Price has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
Other Stockholder means (i) any transferee (other than a Clarion Stockholder or a Regions Stockholder) of a Stockholder (a) who has agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.4 and (b) to whom Shares have been transferred in accordance with Article II or III, (ii) each Management Stockholder and each transferee (other than a Clarion Stockholder or a Regions Stockholder) to whom such Management Stockholder (or its transferee) has transferred Shares in accordance with Article II or III and (iii) each Additional Stockholder and each transferee (other than a Clarion Stockholder or a Regions Stockholder) to whom such Additional Stockholder (or its transferee) has transferred Shares in accordance with Article II or III.
Payment Date has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a) of the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Permitted Payment with respect to any Person means:
(1) the declaration or payment of any dividends or any other distributions of any sort in respect of its capital stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such Person) or similar payment to the direct or indirect holders of its capital stock that in each case are made on a pro rata basis to all holders of the outstanding shares of the same class or series of such capital stock; or
(2) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any capital stock of the Company held by any Person, including the exercise of any option to exchange any capital stock, in each case made pursuant to an offer or right available on a pro rata basis to all holders of the outstanding shares of the same class or series of such capital stock.
Permitted Transferee has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
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Person means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, limited liability company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
Preemptive Rightholder has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
Preferred Shares means all Preferred Stock and all Preferred Stock Equivalents, in each case whether now owned or hereinafter acquired.
Preferred Stock means the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, or any other capital stock of the Company or any other Person into which such stock is reclassified or reconstituted (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise).
Preferred Stock Equivalents means any security or obligation which is by its terms convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Preferred Stock, including, without limitation any option, warrant or other subscription or purchase right with respect to Preferred Stock or any Preferred Stock Equivalent.
Proportionate Percentage has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
Proposed Price has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
Public Offering means any offer for sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to an effective Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act that results in the listing for trading on an internationally recognized securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system.
Public Sale means any sale of Shares to the public (a) pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act or (b) through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in effect) adopted under the Securities Act, other than Rule 144(k) or any similar provision then in effect.
Put Right has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Put Right Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Put Right Restriction has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Put Right Sellers has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Put Right Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
Records has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(g).
Regions has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Regions Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
Regions Holders Counsel has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a).
Regions Initiating Holders has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).
Regions S-3 Initiating Holders has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(b).
Regions S-3 Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(b).
Regions Stockholders means Regions, and each direct and indirect Permitted Transferee thereof to whom Shares are transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the term Regions Stockholder shall mean any such Person.
Registrable Securities means: (a) any and all shares of Common Stock held by the Designated Holders as of the date hereof, (b) any and all shares of Common Stock acquired by any Designated Holder after the date hereof, and (c) any shares of capital stock issued or issuable to any of the Designated Holders with respect to the Registrable Securities by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise and any shares of capital stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, subject, in each case, to Section 4.1.
Registration Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.
Registration Statement means a Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act.
Related Person means (a) with respect to any individual, (i) any other individual who is related to such individual as a sibling, spouse or former spouse, is a direct lineal descendent or ancestor by birth or adoption of such individual or is a spouse of such decedent or ancestor, (ii) a trust, corporation, partnership or limited liability company, more than a majority of the beneficial interests in which shall be held by such Person or one or more Related Persons of such Person or (iii) any foundation or charitable organization established by any Person set forth in subsection (i) above, and (b) with respect to any foundation or charitable organization, the individuals for which such foundation or organization has been established.
Required Regulatory Consents has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a).
Restriction Termination Date means the fifth anniversary of the date of this Agreement.
RFC has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Rightholders has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a), and the term Rightholder shall mean any such person.
Rightholder Option has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i).
Rightholder Option Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i).
S-3 Initiating Holders has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(b).
S-3 Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(b).
Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Selling Stockholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
Shares means, collectively, Common Shares and Preferred Shares.
SOI has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
Stock Purchase Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
Stockholders means the Clarion Stockholders, the Regions Stockholders and the Other Stockholders and the term Stockholder means any such Person.
Stockholders Meeting has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
Subject Purchaser has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
Subsidiary means any business entity of which a Person (i) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the outstanding equity securities or other ownership or equity interests therein, (ii) serves as a general partner or managing member, or (iii) otherwise direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof.
Tag-Along Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f)(ii).
Tag-Along Offered Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f)(i).
Tag-Along Purchaser has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f)(i).
Tag-Along Rightholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f)(i).
Tag-Along Selling Stockholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f)(i).
Third Party Purchaser has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
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transfer has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 and transferor and transferee shall have correlative meanings.
Transferred Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
Trigger Event has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(c).
Ultimate Parent mean, with respect to any Stockholder, the direct or indirect parent of such Stockholder that itself is not a subsidiary of any other Person.
Valid Business Reason has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
Written Consent has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
ARTICLE II
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES
2.1 Limitation on Transfer. No Stockholder shall, directly or indirectly, sell, offer, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) (each a transfer) any Shares or any right, title or interest therein or thereto, unless (i) such transfer complies with Section 2.2 and (ii) such transfer (A) is made pursuant to Section 3.1(f) or (g) or Section 3.2, (B) in the case of Stockholders other than Clarion Stockholders, is made in compliance with Sections 3.1(a)-(e) or (C) is made pursuant to the Initial Public Offering or any subsequent Public Sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no transfer of Shares shall be made by a Management Stockholder prior to the Restriction Termination Date (including, without limitation, pursuant to the exercise of piggy-back registration rights pursuant to Article IV), except pursuant to Section 3.1(f) or (g). Any attempt to transfer any Shares or any rights therein or thereto in violation of the preceding sentence shall be null and void ab initio. It is understood and agreed that a change in the ownership or control of any Stockholder which is not an individual, directly or indirectly, will not be deemed to be a transfer of any Shares (or rights, title or interest thereon or therefrom) held by such Stockholder unless and until a majority of the voting interests in, or the power to direct the policies, management and affairs of, such Stockholder, becomes held, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Persons that did not hold a majority of such voting interests, or that did not hold such power, as the case may be, directly or indirectly, at the time such Stockholder most recently became a Stockholder (any such change, a Change of Stockholder Control and any such Person or group of Persons that so held such voting interests or power immediately prior to such Change of Stockholder Control, the Initial Control Person), whereupon a transfer of such Shares (and any such rights) shall be deemed to have occurred for the purposes of, and shall be required to comply with, this Article II and Article III, provided, that in all cases a Change of Stockholder Control of the Ultimate Parent of such Stockholder shall not be such a transfer, and provided, further, that such Stockholder shall be deemed to be the transferee of all such Shares (and rights) that it continues to own after such transfer and Initial Control Person with respect
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to such Change of Stockholder Control shall be deemed to be the transferor thereof. Any transfer deemed to have occurred upon a Change of Stockholder Control as described in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been permitted if such transfer, had it occurred other than by virtue of such Change of Stockholder Control, would have been permitted under this Article II.
2.2 Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, but subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.4, (i) any Stockholder who is an individual may transfer all or a portion of his or her Shares (but not Common Stock Equivalents or Preferred Stock Equivalents issued or granted under any employee option or incentive plan of the Company) to any Related Person of such Stockholder, (ii) any Stockholder which is an entity may transfer all or a portion of its Shares to an Affiliate of the transferor, provided that, if the transferee ceases to be an Affiliate of the transferor at any time after the transfer, then (unless the original transfer would have been permitted under this Section 2.2 if effected immediately after such time) the transferee shall promptly transfer all Shares acquired in the original transfer either back to the transferor or an Affiliate of the transferor, which transfer (for purposes of this Section 2.2) shall be treated as a transfer to an Affiliate, provided that such subsequent transfer would comply with this Section 2.2, or to another Person in a transfer that complies with this Section 2.2 or Article III, and (iii) any Clarion Stockholder may transfer all or a portion of its Shares to any direct or indirect partner or member of Clarion (including any stockholder or member of any such direct or indirect partner or member). Each transferee referred to in any clause of the preceding sentence is referred to hereinafter as a Permitted Transferee. A Permitted Transferee of Shares pursuant to this Section 2.2 may transfer his, her or its Shares pursuant to this Section 2.2 only to the Stockholder who transferred such shares to the Permitted Transferee or to a person that would be a Permitted Transferee of such original transferor Stockholder at the time of such subsequent transfer.
2.3 Permitted Transfer Procedures. If any Stockholder wishes to transfer any Shares to a Permitted Transferee under Section 2.2, such Stockholder shall give notice to the Company of its intention to make such transfer not less than 10 days prior to effecting such transfer, which notice shall state the name and address of each Permitted Transferee to whom such transfer is proposed, the relationship of such Permitted Transferee to such Stockholder and the number of Shares proposed to be transferred to such Permitted Transferee.
2.4 Transfers in Compliance with Law; Substitution of Transferee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no transfer of Shares may be made by any Stockholder unless (a) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement pursuant to an instrument substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1, (b) the transfer complies in all respects with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and (c) the transfer complies in all respects with applicable federal and state securities laws, including, without limitation, the Securities Act. If requested by the Company, an opinion of outside counsel to such transferring Stockholder shall be supplied to the Company, at such transferring Stockholders expense, to the effect that such transfer complies with the applicable federal and state securities laws. Upon becoming a party to this Agreement, (i) a transferee of a Clarion
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Stockholder that is a Permitted Transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall enjoy the same rights and be subject to the same obligations as, the transferring Clarion Stockholder hereunder with respect to the Shares transferred to such transferee, (ii) a transferee of a Regions Stockholder that is a Permitted Transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall enjoy the same rights and be subject to the same obligations as, the transferring Regions Stockholder hereunder with regard to the Shares transferred to such transferee, (iii) an Additional Stockholder shall have the rights and obligations of an Additional Stockholder set forth in this Agreement, and any transferee of such an Additional Stockholder that is a Permitted Transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall enjoy the same rights and be subject to the same obligations as, the transferring Additional Stockholder hereunder with regard to the Shares transferred to such transferee and (iv) unless determined otherwise by agreement of Clarion and Regions, an Other Stockholder who becomes a Stockholder after the date hereof and its transferees shall be subject to the same obligations as, but none of the rights, if any, of, the transferring Stockholder, as the case may be (except with respect to registration rights to the extent provided in Section 4.23).
ARTICLE III
RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER;
TAG-ALONG RIGHTS; DRAG-ALONG RIGHTS
3.1 Proposed Voluntary Transfer.
(a) Offering Notice. If any Stockholder other than a Clarion Stockholder (a Selling Stockholder) wishes to transfer all or any portion of its, hers or his Shares to any Person (other than transfers in accordance with Sections 2.2, 3.1(f) or 3.1(g) or in connection with an Initial Public Offering or any subsequent Public Sale) (a Third Party Purchaser), such Selling Stockholder shall then offer such Shares first to each of the Clarion Stockholders (for the purpose of this Section 3.1, each, a Rightholder and collectively, the Rightholders), by sending written notice (an Offering Notice) to each of the Rightholders, which shall state (i) the number and class of Shares proposed to be transferred (the Offered Securities); (ii) the proposed purchase price per share for the Offered Securities (the Offer Price); and (iii) the other terms and conditions of such sale. Upon delivery of the Offering Notice, such offer shall be irrevocable unless and until the rights of first offer provided for herein shall have been waived or shall have expired. Such Selling Stockholder shall promptly deliver a copy of the Offering Notice to the Company.
(b) Rightholder Option; Exercise.
(i) For a period of fifteen (15) days after the giving of the Offering Notice pursuant to Section 3.1(a) (the Rightholder Option Period), each of the Rightholders shall have the right (the Rightholder Option) to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Offered Securities at a purchase price equal to the Offer Price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering Notice. Each such Rightholder shall have the right to purchase that percentage of each class of Offered Securities
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determined by dividing (i) the total number of Shares of the class of Offered Securities then owned by such Rightholder by (ii) the total number of Shares of the class of Offered Securities then owned by all such Rightholders.
(ii) The right of each Rightholder to purchase all of the Offered Securities under subsection (i) above shall be exercisable by delivering written notice of the exercise thereof, prior to the expiration of the Rightholder Option Period, to the Selling Stockholder with a copy to the Company (each Rightholder exercising such right in full being referred to as a Fully Participating Rightholder). Each such notice shall state (a) the number of Shares of the class of Offered Securities held by such Rightholder and (b) the number of Shares that such Rightholder is willing to purchase pursuant to this Section 3.1(b). The failure of a Rightholder to respond within the Rightholder Option Period to the Selling Stockholder shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Rightholders rights under subsection (i) above, provided that each Rightholder may waive its rights under subsection (i) above prior to the expiration of the Rightholder Option Period by giving written notice to the Selling Stockholder, with a copy to the Company.
(iii) If any Rightholder does not fully subscribe for the number of Offered Securities it, she or he is entitled to purchase, then promptly after (and in no event more than two (2) days after) the earlier to occur of (A) the expiration of the Rightholder Option Period and (B) the date upon which the Company shall have received written notice from all of the Rightholders of their exercise of the Rightholder Option pursuant to this Section 3.1(b) or their waiver thereof, the Company shall notify each Fully Participating Rightholder of such fact and each Fully Participating Rightholder shall have the right, exercisable by delivering to the Selling Stockholders (with a copy to the Company) written notice of the exercise thereof within one (1) Business Day after receipt of the Companys notice, to purchase that percentage of the Offered Securities not so subscribed for (for the purposes of this Section 3.1(b), the Excess Offered Securities) determined by dividing (x) the total number of Shares of the class of Offered Securities then owned by such Fully Participating Rightholder by (y) the total number of Shares of the class of Offered Securities then owned by all Fully Participating Rightholders who elected to purchase such class of Offered Securities. The procedure described in the preceding sentence shall be repeated until there are no remaining Excess Offered Securities; provided, that in no event shall the repetition of such procedure delay the closing date to a date later than the date determined pursuant to Section 3.1(d).
(c) Company Option; Exercise. If the Rightholders do not elect to purchase all of the Offered Securities, then for a period of ten (10) days after the earlier to occur of (A) the expiration of the Rightholder Option Period and (B) the date upon which the Selling Stockholder shall have received written notice from all of the Rightholders of their exercise of the Rightholder Option pursuant to Section 3.1(b) or their waiver thereof (the Company Option Period), the Company shall have the right (the Company Option) to purchase all, but not less than all, of the remaining Offered Securities at a purchase price equal to the Offer Price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering Notice. The right of the Company to purchase all of the remaining Offered Securities under this Section 3.1(c) shall be exercisable by delivering
written notice of the exercise thereof, prior to the expiration of the Company Option Period, to the Selling Stockholder, with a copy to the Clarion Stockholders. The failure of the Company to respond within the Company Option Period shall be deemed to be a waiver of the Company Option, provided that the Company may waive its rights under this Section 3.1(c) prior to the expiration of the Company Option Period by giving written notice to the Selling Stockholder, with a copy to the Clarion Stockholders. If either the Rightholders or the Company do not purchase all of the Offered Securities pursuant to Section 3.1(b) or 3.1(c), then the Selling Stockholder may sell the Offered Securities to a Third Party Purchaser in accordance with Section 3.1(e).
(d) Closing. The closing of the purchases of Offered Securities subscribed for by the Rightholders under Section 3.1(b) or the Company under Section 3.1(c) shall be held at the executive office of the Company at 11:00 a.m., local time, on the thirtieth (30th) day after the giving of the Offering Notice pursuant to Section 3.1(a) or at such other time and place as the parties to the transaction may agree. At such closing, the Selling Stockholder shall deliver certificates representing the Offered Securities, duly endorsed for transfer in a form acceptable to the purchaser thereof and accompanied by all requisite transfer taxes, if any, and such Offered Securities shall be free and clear of any liens and other encumbrances (other than those arising hereunder and those attributable to actions by the purchasers thereof) and the Selling Stockholder shall so represent and warrant, and shall further represent and warrant that it is the sole beneficial and record owner of such Offered Securities. Each Rightholder or the Company, as the case may be, purchasing Offered Securities shall deliver at the closing payment in full in immediately available funds for the Offered Securities purchased by it, her or him. At such closing, all of the parties to the transaction shall execute such additional documents as are otherwise necessary or appropriate to consummate the transaction.
(e) Sale to a Third Party Purchaser. Unless the Rightholders or the Company elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Offered Securities under Section 3.1(b) or 3.1(c), respectively, the Selling Stockholder may sell all, but not less than all, of the Offered Securities to the Third Party Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offering Notice; provided, however, that such sale is bona fide and made pursuant to a contract entered into within forty-five (45) days after the earlier to occur of (i) the waiver (or deemed waiver) by all of the Rightholders and the Company of their options to purchase the Offered Securities and (ii) the expiration of the Company Option Period (the Contract Date); and provided further, that such sale shall not be consummated unless and until (x) such Third Party Purchaser shall represent in writing to each Rightholder and the Company that it is aware of the rights of the Rightholders and the Company contained in this Agreement and (y) concurrently with the purchase by such Third Party Purchaser of any of such Offered Securities, such Third Party Purchaser shall become a party to this Agreement as an Other Stockholder and shall agree to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof in accordance with Section 2.4. If such sale is not consummated within forty five (45) days after the Contract Date for any reason, then the restrictions provided for herein shall again become effective, and no transfer of such Offered Securities may be made thereafter by the Selling Stockholder without again offering the same to the Rightholders and the Company in accordance with this Section 3.1.
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(f) Tag-Along Rights.
(i) Except in the case of (i) any transfer of Shares by any Clarion Stockholder on the Closing Date to any manager or employee of the Company or to any Additional Stockholder or (ii) a transfer pursuant to Section 3.1(g), if any Clarion Stockholder (a Tag-Along Selling Stockholder) seeks to transfer Shares to one or more third parties other than a Permitted Transferee (a Tag-Along Purchaser) in any one transaction or series of related transactions, representing more than five percent (5%) of the Shares (determined based on the applicable class of Shares being transferred) then held by such Tag-Along Selling Stockholder, then each Regions Stockholder and each Additional Stockholder (each, a Tag-Along Rightholder) shall have the right to sell to such Tag-Along Purchaser, upon the terms set forth in the Tag-Along Notice (except that the purchase price payable to the Tag-Along Rightholders and the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder in respect of any Common Stock Equivalents and/or Preferred Stock Equivalents sold in such transaction shall be net of the exercise price thereof, if any) that number of Shares specified by the Tag-Along Rightholder of each class of Shares proposed to be transferred by such Clarion Stockholder, up to that number equal to the percentage of the number of Shares of such class proposed to be transferred by the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder (the Tag-Along Offered Securities) determined by dividing (A) the total number of Common Shares (other than Common Stock Equivalents granted under any Company Option Plan) or Preferred Shares (other than Preferred Stock Equivalents granted under any Company Option Plan), as applicable, then owned by such Tag-Along Rightholder by (B) the sum of (x) the total number of Common Shares (other than Common Stock Equivalents granted under any Company Option Plan) or Preferred Stock (other than Preferred Stock Equivalents granted under any Company Option Plan), as applicable, then owned by all such Tag-Along Rightholders exercising their rights pursuant to this Section 3.1(f)(i), (y) the total number of Common Shares then owned by any other Person that is entitled to participate in such sale, and (z) the total number of Common Shares or Preferred Shares, as applicable, then owned by the Clarion Stockholders. The Tag-Along Selling Stockholder shall effect the sale of the Tag-Along Offered Securities and the Tag-Along Rightholder(s) shall sell the number and class of Shares to be sold by such Tag-Along Rightholder(s) pursuant to this Section 3.1(f)(i), and the number and class of Shares to be sold to such Tag-Along Purchaser by the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder shall be reduced accordingly.
(ii) The Tag-Along Selling Stockholder intending to transfer Shares to a Tag-Along Purchaser shall give written notice to each Tag-Along Rightholder of each proposed transfer by it of Shares which gives rise to the rights of the Tag-Along Rightholders set forth in this Section 3.1(f), at least fifteen (15) days prior to the proposed consummation of such transfer, setting forth the name of such Tag-Along Selling Stockholder, the number of Tag-Along Offered Securities, the class of Shares represented by the Tag-Along Offered Securities, the name and address of the proposed Tag-Along Purchaser, the proposed amount and form of consideration and terms and conditions of payment offered by such Tag-Along Purchaser and the percentage of each class of Shares that such Tag-Along Rightholder may sell to such Tag-Along Purchaser (determined in accordance with Section 3.1(f)(i)) (the Tag-Along Notice). The tag-along rights provided by this Section 3.1(f) must be exercised by any Tag-Along
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Rightholder wishing to sell its Shares within fifteen (15) days following receipt of the Tag-Along Notice, by delivery of a written notice to the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder indicating such Tag-Along Rightholders wish to exercise its, her or his rights and specifying the number of Tag-Along Offered Securities (up to the maximum number of Tag-Along Offered Securities as determined in accordance with Section 3.1(f)(i)) it wishes to sell, provided that any Tag-Along Rightholder may waive its rights under this Section 3.1(f) prior to the expiration of such 15-day period by giving written notice to the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder, with a copy to the Company. The failure of a Tag-Along Rightholder to respond within such 15-day period shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Tag-Along Rightholders rights under this Section 3.1(f), and the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder may effect the sale of Shares to the Tag-Along Purchaser within a period of ninety (90) days after the date of the Tag-Along Notice without the participation of such non-participating Tag-Along Rightholder. Any such sale shall be made only to Tag-Along Purchaser identified in the Tag-Along Notice and at the same price and upon such other terms and conditions that are not more favorable (taken as a whole) to the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder than those set forth in the Tag-Along Notice. In the event the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder has not sold the Tag-Along Offered Securities within such ninety (90) day period, the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder shall not thereafter sell any Shares without again complying with Section 2 and this Section 3.1(f).
(iii) In the event a Tag-Along Rightholder exercises its tag-along rights hereunder, the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder shall assign so much of its interest in the proposed sale transaction as the Tag-Along Rightholder shall be entitled to and shall request hereunder, and the Tag-Along Rightholder shall assume such part of the obligations of the Tag-Along Selling Stockholder with respect to such sale transaction as shall relate to the sale of the Tag-Along Offered Securities by the Tag-Along Rightholder. In addition to the foregoing, the Tag-Along Rightholder shall pay his, her or its pro rata share of all costs associated with such sale transaction.
(g) Drag-Along Rights. In the event that the holders of a majority of the Shares held by all the Clarion Stockholders (the Drag-Along Rightholders) receive a bona fide offer from a third party which is not an Affiliate of Clarion to consummate a Change of Control Transaction, the Drag-Along Rightholders may send written notice (the Drag-Along Notice) to the Company and the other Stockholders (the Drag-Along Sellers) notifying them of the Change of Control Transaction and of the election of the Drag-Along Rightholders to exercise their rights under this Section 3.1(g). Upon receipt of a Drag-Along Notice, each Drag-Along Seller receiving such notice shall be obligated to (i) sell its Shares in the Change of Control Transaction contemplated by the Drag-Along Notice on the same terms (subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.1(g)) and conditions as the Drag-Along Sellers (including representations, warranties and indemnities, in each case related to the Shares to be sold by such Drag-Along Seller, and the payment of its pro rata share of all costs associated with such transaction) and (ii) otherwise take all reasonable and necessary action to cause the consummation of such transaction, including executing documents reasonable and appropriate for the Change of Control Transaction, voting its Common Shares in favor of such transaction and not exercising any appraisal or dissenter rights in connection therewith. If any Drag-Along Rightholder or Drag-Along Seller shall sell any Common
Stock Equivalent or Preferred Stock Equivalent in any sale pursuant to this Section 3.1(g), such Drag-Along Rightholder or Drag-Along Seller shall receive in exchange for such Common Stock Equivalent or Preferred Stock Equivalent consideration in the amount (if greater than zero) equal to the purchase price received by the Drag-Along Rightholders in such sale for the number of shares of Common Stock that would be issued upon exercise conversion or exchange of such Common Stock Equivalent or Preferred Stock Equivalent less the exercise price, if any, of such Common Stock Equivalent or Preferred Stock Equivalent (to the extent exercisable, convertible or exchangeable at the time of such sale), subject to reduction for any tax or other amounts required to be withheld under applicable law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.1(g), the Regions Stockholders may only be required to sell Shares in, and approve of, a Change of Control Transaction pursuant to this Section 3.1(g) where the consideration to be received by the Regions Stockholders in such Change of Control Transaction in exchange for their Shares is in the form of either (i) cash or (ii) equity securities of the surviving corporation to the extent that the Regions Stockholders are permitted under Applicable Banking Laws to hold such equity securities of the surviving corporation; provided, however, that after the receipt of a Drag-Along Notice and prior to the consummation of a Change of Control Transaction pursuant to this Section 3.1(g), the Regions Stockholders shall use, and shall cause their Affiliates to use, commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all Required Regulatory Consents to permit such Regions Stockholder to hold the equity securities for which the Shares are exchanged in the Change of Control Transaction; provided, further, that in the event that all Required Regulatory Consents are not obtained (or are obtained subject to a condition or restriction in a manner (including requirements relating to the raising of additional capital or the disposition of assets) which would adversely affect Regions, RFC, their respective Affiliates or their respective businesses), then the form of consideration to be received by the Regions Stockholders in such Change in Control Transaction in exchange for their Shares shall be cash.
3.2 Involuntary Transfers.
(a) Rights of First Offer upon Involuntary Transfer. If an Involuntary Transfer of any Shares (the Transferred Shares) owned by any Stockholder other than a Clarion Stockholder shall occur, then the Rightholders and the Company shall have the same rights as specified in Sections 3.1(b) and 3.1(c), respectively, with respect to such Transferred Shares as if the Involuntary Transfer had been a proposed voluntary transfer by a Selling Stockholder and shall be governed by Sections 3.1(a), 3.1(b) and 3.1(c), except that (a) the time periods shall run from the date of receipt by the Rightholders and the Company of notice of the Involuntary Transfer, (b) such rights shall be exercised by notice to the transferee of such Transferred Shares (the Involuntary Transferee) rather than to the Stockholder who suffered or will suffer the Involuntary Transfer and (c) the purchase price per Transferred Share shall be agreed upon by the Involuntary Transferee and the Company or the purchasing Rightholders, as the case may be; provided, however, that if such parties fail to agree as to such purchase price, the purchase price shall be the Fair Market Value thereof.
(b) Closing. The closing of any purchase under this Section 3.2 shall be held at the principal office of the Company at 11:00 a.m. local time on the earlier
to occur of (a) the fifth (5th) Business Day after delivery of written notice to the Involuntary Transferee by the Company or the Rightholders, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 3.2(a) or (b) the fifth (5th) Business Day after the determination of the purchase price or the Fair Market Value, as the case may be, of the Transferred Shares in accordance with Section 3.2(a), or at such other time and place as the parties to the transaction may agree. At such closing, the Involuntary Transferee shall deliver certificates, if applicable, or other instruments or documents representing the Transferred Shares being purchased under this Section 3.2, duly endorsed with a signature guarantee for transfer and accompanied by all requisite transfer taxes, if any, and such Transferred Shares shall be free and clear of any liens and other encumbrances (other than those arising hereunder and those attributable to the purchaser thereof) and the Involuntary Transferee shall so represent and warrant, and shall further represent and warrant that it is the sole beneficial and record owner of such Transferred Shares. The Company or each Rightholder, as the case may be, purchasing such Transferred Shares shall deliver at closing payment in full in immediately available funds for such Transferred Shares. At such closing, all parties to the transaction shall execute such additional documents as are otherwise necessary or appropriate to consummate the transaction.
(c) General. In the event that the provisions of this Section 3.2 shall be held to be unenforceable with respect to any particular Involuntary Transfer, the Rightholders and the Company shall have the rights specified in Sections 3.1(b) and 3.1(c), respectively, with respect to any transfer by an Involuntary Transferee of such Shares, and each Rightholder agrees that any Involuntary Transfer shall be subject to such rights, in which case the Involuntary Transferee shall be deemed to be the Selling Stockholder for purposes of Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement and shall be bound by the provisions of Section 3.1(a) and other provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
OTHER RIGHTS
4.1 Registrable Securities. For the purposes of this Agreement, Registrable Securities will cease to be Registrable Securities, when (i) a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities has been declared effective under the Securities Act by the Commission and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) the entire amount of the Registrable Securities owned by a Designated Holder may be sold in a single sale, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to such Designated Holder, in its reasonable judgment, without any limitation as to volume pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, (iii) such Registrable Securities have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, as applicable, require registration of them under the Securities Act or (iv) such Registrable Securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
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4.2 Holders of Registrable Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns of record Registrable Securities, or holds an option to purchase, or a security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, Registrable Securities whether or not such acquisition or conversion has actually been effected. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company may act upon the basis of the instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities. Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise of an option or upon conversion of another security shall be deemed outstanding for the purposes of this Agreement.
4.3 Request for Demand Registration.
(a) At any time commencing on the earlier of (x) six months after the IPO Effectiveness Date and (y) the expiration or waiver of any lock-up agreement entered into in connection with the IPO, in the event that the Company has not become eligible or shall become ineligible to register the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto), the Designated Clarion Holders acting through Clarion (the Clarion Initiating Holders), may make up to four written requests to the Company to register the resale of Registrable Securities under the Securities Act on Form S-1 or any equivalent form for registration by issuers (each a Clarion Demand Registration); provided, however, that (i) at any time when the Clarion Stockholders own fewer Registrable Securities than are owned by all other Designated Clarion Holders, such right of the Designated Clarion Holders will be exercisable by the Designated Clarion Holders holding in excess of 50% of the Registrable Securities then held by all of the Designated Clarion Holders and (ii) the Company shall not be obligated to effect more than two such Clarion Demand Registrations in any 12 month period. For purposes of the preceding sentence, two or more Registration Statements filed in response to one demand shall be counted as one Clarion Demand Registration. Each request for a Clarion Demand Registration by the Clarion Initiating Holders shall state the amount of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method of disposition thereof.
(b) At any time commencing on the earliest of (x) the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, (y) six months after the IPO Effectiveness Date and (z) the expiration or waiver of any lock-up agreement entered into in connection with the IPO, in the event (in the case of clauses (y) and (z)) that the Company has not become eligible or shall become ineligible to register the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto), one or more of the Designated Regions Holders (the Regions Initiating Holders and, together with the Clarion Initiating Holders, each Initiating Holders), may make up to two written requests to the Company to register the resale of Registrable Securities under the Securities Act on Form S-1 or any equivalent form for registration by issuers (each a Regions Demand Registration and together with the Clarion Demand Registrations, a Demand Registration); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect more than one such Regions Demand Registration in any 12 month period; provided, further, that if in connection with a Regions Demand Registration at least 50% of the Registrable Securities requested to be
registered by the Initiating Holders are not included in such registration, then one or more of the Regions Designated Holders may request up to one additional Regions Demand Registration such that the total number of Regions Demand Registrations that may be made under this Section 4.3(a) shall equal three. For purposes of the preceding sentence, two or more Registration Statements filed in response to one demand shall be counted as one Regions Demand Registration. Each request for a Regions Demand Registration by the Regions Initiating Holders shall state the amount of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method of disposition thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event will the Company be obligated to prepare, file, or cause to become effective a Regions Demand Registration unless a request pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) is made by Designated Regions Holders holding at least 50% of the aggregate Registrable Securities held by all Designated Regions Holders.
(c) Each of the Designated Holders (other than Initiating Holders that have requested a registration under this Section 4.3) may offer to sell some or all of its, his or her Registrable Securities under any Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 4.3(c). Within five Business Days after the receipt of a request for a Demand Registration from an Initiating Holder, the Company shall (i) give written notice thereof to all of the Designated Holders (other than Initiating Holders which have requested a registration under Section 4.3) and (ii) subject to Section 4.7(b), include in such registration all of the Registrable Securities held by such Designated Holders from whom the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein within 30 days of the receipt by such Designated Holders of such written notice referred to in clause (i) above. Each such request by such Designated Holders shall specify the number of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement. The failure of any Designated Holder to respond within the 30-day period referred to in clause (ii) above shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Designated Holders rights under this Section 4.3(c) with respect to such Demand Registration. Any Designated Holder may waive its rights under this Section 4.3(c) prior to the expiration of such 30-day period by giving written notice to the Company.
4.4 Effective Demand Registration.
(a) Subject to Section 7.1 (Call Right), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Demand Registration to become and remain effective not later than 90 days after the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in clause (ii) of Section 4.3(c) (or, in the case of a Regions Demand Registration that is subject to Section 7.1, not later than 90 days after the end of the 60-day (or shorter if applicable) period referred to in Section 7.1). A registration shall not constitute a Demand Registration until it has become effective and remains continuously effective for the lesser of (i) the period during which all Registrable Securities registered in the Demand Registration are sold and (ii) 180 days; provided, however, that a registration shall not constitute a Demand Registration if (x) after such Demand Registration has become effective, such registration or the related offer, sale or distribution of Registrable Securities thereunder is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or other Governmental Authority or court for any reason not explicitly attributable to the Initiating Holders (as determined by the Commission or
other Governmental Authority or a court of competent jurisdiction) and such interference is not thereafter eliminated or (y) the conditions specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Demand Registration are not satisfied or waived.
(b) No S-3 Demand Registration requested by an S-3 Initiating Holder pursuant to Section 4.5 shall be deemed a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 4.3.
4.5 Request for a Form S-3 Registration. Upon the Company becoming eligible for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) under the Securities Act for transactions involving secondary offerings:
(a) In the event that the Company shall receive from one or more Designated Clarion Holders acting through Clarion, a written request that the Company register, under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any successor form then in effect) (a Clarion S-3 Registration), all or a portion of the Registrable Securities owned by such Designated Clarion Holders (the Clarion S-3 Initiating Holders), the Company shall give written notice of such request to all of the Designated Holders (other than the Clarion S-3 Initiating Holders) at least 10 days before the anticipated filing date of such Form S-3, and such notice shall describe the proposed registration and distribution and offer such Designated Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Designated Holder may request in writing to the Company within 5 days after the giving of such written notice by the Company; provided, however, that at any time when the Clarion Stockholders own fewer Registrable Securities than all other Designated Clarion Holders, such right of Clarion will be exercisable by those Persons holding in excess of 50% of the Registrable Securities held by the Designated Clarion Holders.
(b) In the event that the Company shall receive from one or more of the Designated Regions Holders (the Regions S-3 Initiating Holders and, together with the Clarion Initiating Holders, each S-3 Initiating Holders), a written request that the Company register, under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any successor form then in effect) (a Regions S-3 Registration and together with a Clarion S-3 Registration, an S-3 Registration), all or a portion of the Registrable Securities owned by such Regions S-3 Initiating Holders, the Company shall give written notice of such request to all of the Designated Holders (other than Regions S-3 Initiating Holders that have requested a Regions S-3 Registration under this Section 4.5(b)) at least 10 days before the anticipated filing date of such Form S-3, and such notice shall describe the proposed registration and distribution and offer such Designated Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Designated Holder may request in writing to the Company within 5 days after the giving of such written notice by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event will the Company be obligated to prepare, file, or cause to become effective a Regions S-3 Registration unless a request pursuant to this Section 4.5(b) is made by Designated Regions Holders holding at least 50% of the aggregate Registrable Securities then held by all Designated Regions Holders.
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(c) If requested by the applicable S-3 Initiating Holders, such applicable S-3 Registration shall be for an offering on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act to be kept effective for the period described in Section 4.4(a). With respect to each S-3 Registration, the Company shall, subject to Section 4.6, (i) include in such offering the Registrable Securities of the applicable S-3 Initiating Holders and (ii) use its best efforts to (x) cause such registration pursuant to this Section 4.5(c) to become and remain effective as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 45 days after it receives a request therefor and (y) include in such offering the Registrable Securities of the Designated Holders (other than the applicable S-3 Initiating Holders) which have requested in writing to participate in such registration on the same terms and conditions as the Registrable Securities of the applicable S-3 Initiating Holders included therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to effect any registration under this Section 4.5 (i) within 90 days after the effective date of any other Registration Statement of the Company, (ii) if within the twelve month period preceding the date of such request the Company has effected two registrations on Form S-3 pursuant to this Section 4.5 or (iii) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Designated Regions Holders shall have the right to effect no more than two Regions S-3 Registrations in the aggregate; provided, however, that if in connection with a Regions S-3 Registration at least 50% of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Regions S-3 Initiating Holders are not included in such registration, then one or more of the Designated Regions Holders may request up to one additional Regions S-3 Registration such that the total number of Regions S-3 Registrations that may be made under this Section 4.5 shall equal three. A registration shall not constitute a S-3 Registration if (x) after such S-3 Registration has become effective, such registration or the related offer, sale or distribution of Registrable Securities thereunder is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or other Governmental Authority or court for any reason not explicitly attributable to the S-3 Initiating Holders (as determined by the Commission or other Governmental Authority or a court of competent jurisdiction) and such interference is not thereafter eliminated or (y) the conditions specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such S-3 Registration are not satisfied or waived.
4.6 Limitations on Demand Registrations and S-3 Registrations. If the Board of Directors, in its good faith judgment, determines that any registration of Registrable Securities should not be made or continued because it would materially interfere with any material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other material transaction involving the Company (a Valid Business Reason), the Company may (i) postpone filing a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration or an S-3 Registration until the earlier of (x) such Valid Business Reason no longer exists or (y) 90 days after the first day the Company postpones filing such Registration Statement, and (ii) in the event that a Demand Registration Statement or S-3 Registration Statement has been filed, the Company, upon the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors, may cause such Registration Statement to be withdrawn and its effectiveness terminated or may postpone amending or supplementing such Registration Statement; provided, however, that in the event of a withdrawal, such request shall not be counted for purposes of the requests for Demand Registration or S-3 Registration Statement to which holders
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of Registrable Securities are entitled pursuant to Sections 4.3, 4.4 or 4.5. If the Company so postpones the filing of a Registration Statement, the applicable Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders shall have the right to withdraw the request for registration by giving written notice to the Company, and, in the event of such withdrawal, such request shall not be counted for purposes of the requests for Demand Registration or S-3 Demand Registration to which holders of Registrable Securities are entitled pursuant to Sections 4.3, 4.4 or 4.5. The Company shall give prompt written notice of its determination to postpone or withdraw a Registration Statement and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement or withdrawal no longer exists, in each case, promptly after the occurrence thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may not postpone or withdraw a filing due to a Valid Business Reason for one or more periods aggregating more than 180 days in any 12 month period.
4.7 Underwriting Procedures.
(a) If any Demand Registration or S-3 Registration is in the form of an underwritten offering, the Company shall be entitled to select an investment banking firm of national reputation to act as the managing underwriter of the offering (the Approved Underwriter), subject to the approval of the applicable Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders, as the case may be, holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all of the Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders, as applicable, which approval shall not be unreasonably conditioned, delayed or withheld.
(b) If the applicable Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders, as the case may be, holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all of the applicable Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders, as the case may be, so elect, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration or S-3 Registration, as applicable, to be in the form of a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering shall be the Approved Underwriter selected in accordance with Section 4.7(a). In connection with any such underwritten offering, none of the Registrable Securities held by any Designated Holder making a request for inclusion of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.5 shall be included in such underwritten offering unless such holder accepts the terms of the offering as agreed upon by the Company, the applicable Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders and the Approved Underwriter, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the Approved Underwriter, be reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on such offering by the applicable Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders. If the Approved Underwriter advises the Company that the aggregate amount of such Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering is sufficiently large to have an adverse effect on such offering by the applicable Initiating Holders or S-3 Initiating Holders, then the Company shall include in such registration only the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities that the Approved Underwriter believes may be sold without any such adverse effect and shall reduce the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration, first as to the Company, second as to any holder of shares of Common Stock other than the Designated Clarion Holders and Designated Regions Holders who have the right to request the registration of any such
shares owned by them in such registration, pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock owned by each such holder, third as to the Designated Clarion Holders and Designated Regions Holders (who are not included in clause fourth below) who requested inclusion of their Registrable Securities as a group, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Designated Holder and fourth (i) in the case of a Clarion Demand Registration or Clarion S-3 Registration, as to the Clarion Initiating Holders or Clarion S-3 Initiating Holders, as applicable, and the Designated Clarion Holders who requested to participate in such registration as a group, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder; or (ii) in the case of a Regions Demand Registration or Regions S-3 Registration, as to the Regions Initiating Holders or Regions S-3 Initiating Holders, as applicable, and the Designated Regions Holders who requested to participate in such registration as a group, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder.
4.8 Request for Incidental Registration. At any time commencing six months after the IPO Effectiveness Date, if the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of securities by the Company for its own account (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor thereto) or for the account of any stockholder of the Company other than the Designated Holders, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each of the Designated Holders at least 20 days before the anticipated filing date, and such notice shall describe the proposed registration and distribution and offer such Designated Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Designated Holder may request (an Incidental Registration). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters in the case of a proposed underwritten offering (the Company Underwriter) to permit each of the Designated Holders who have requested, in writing received by the Company within 15 days after receipt of the Companys written notice by such Designated Holders, to participate in the Incidental Registration to include some or all of its, his or her Registrable Securities in such offering on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company offered for the account of the Company or the account of such other stockholder, as the case may be, included therein. In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 4.8 involving an underwritten offering, the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering unless the Designated Holders thereof accept the terms of the underwritten offering as agreed upon between the Company, such other stockholders, if any, and the Company Underwriter, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the Company Underwriter, be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the offering by the Company. If the Company Underwriter advises the Company that the registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities which the Designated Holders have requested to be included would materially adversely affect the success of such offering, then the Company shall be required to include in such Incidental Registration, to the extent of the amount that the Company Underwriter believes may be sold without causing such material adverse effect, first, all of the securities to be offered for the account of the Company and any stockholder of the Company, other than the Designated Holders, that have initiated such registration pursuant to an exercise of their demand registration rights; second, the Registrable Securities to be offered for the account of the Designated Clarion