Exhibit 10.2
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the 27th day of October, 2020, by and among Callaway Golf Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the investors listed on Schedule A hereto and any additional investor that becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and Topgolf International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Topgolf”), are party to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 27, 2020 (as it may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Topgolf and 51 Steps, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into Topgolf, with Topgolf being the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”), and (ii) by virtue of the Merger, former stockholders of Topgolf will receive newly issued shares of Acquiror Common Stock (terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement);
WHEREAS, as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), each of the Providence Stockholders (as defined below), the West River Stockholders (as defined below) and the Dundon Stockholders (as defined below), each of which are currently stockholders of Topgolf, will become a stockholder of the Company and will cease to be a stockholder of Topgolf; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement, to be effective upon the consummation of the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the mutual agreements and understandings set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
1.1 “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person. “Affiliate” with respect to the Providence Stockholders, the West River Stockholders and the Dundon Stockholders, respectively, shall not include the Company or its subsidiaries. As used in this definition, the term “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.