Exhibit 10.1
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 2, 2023, is entered into by and between Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“EDR”), and Vincent K. McMahon (the “Stockholder” and together with EDR, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Transaction Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the record or beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 69,175 shares of WWE Class A Common Stock and 28,682,948 shares of WWE Class B Common Stock (all such shares and any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable or redeemable for such shares, together the “Owned Shares”, and collectively with any shares of WWE Class A Common Stock and WWE Class B Common Stock acquires record or beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) on or after the date hereof, whether by purchase, upon exercise or conversion of any securities or otherwise (the “New Shares”), the “Subject Shares”);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, EDR, EDR OpCo, HoldCo (collectively, the “EDR Parties”), New PubCo, Merger Sub and WWE have entered into a Transaction Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”), which provides, among other things, for the parties thereto consummating the Transactions, including the Merger and the WWE Transfer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement;
WHEREAS, the WWE Board has, prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, unanimously adopted the Transaction Agreement, and approved the transactions contemplated thereby; and
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of the EDR Parties to enter into the Transaction Agreement, the Stockholder has agreed to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER
The Stockholder represents and warrants to EDR that:
1.1 Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Stockholder has full legal capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and carry out its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by EDR, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights, and by general equitable principles.
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