Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 3, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I GOVERNANCE | 2 | |||||
1.1 | Board Observer Rights | 2 | ||||
1.2 | Objection to Observer | 3 | ||||
1.3 | Voting Agreements | 4 | ||||
1.4 | Termination of Rights | 4 | ||||
1.5 | Information Rights | 5 | ||||
ARTICLE II TRANSFERS; STANDSTILL PROVISIONS | 7 | |||||
2.1 | Transfer Restrictions | 7 | ||||
2.2 | Standstill Provisions | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE III DESIGNATED ENTITIES; NON-SOLICITATION | 11 | |||||
3.1 | Safeguarding Confidential Information; Non-Solicitation | 11 | ||||
3.2 | Outside Activities | 12 | ||||
3.3 | Stockholder Representative Holdback Amount | 13 | ||||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 14 | |||||
4.1 | Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder | 14 | ||||
4.2 | Representations and Warranties of KKR | 15 | ||||
4.3 | Representations and Warranties of Vestar | 16 | ||||
4.4 | Representations and Warranties of Centerview | 17 | ||||
4.5 | Representations and Warranties of AlpInvest | 17 | ||||
4.6 | Representations and Warranties of the Company | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE V REGISTRATION | 19 | |||||
5.1 | Demand Registrations | 19 | ||||
5.2 | Piggyback Registrations | 21 | ||||
5.3 | Shelf Registration Statement | 23 | ||||
5.4 | Withdrawal Rights | 25 | ||||
5.5 | Holdback Agreements | 25 | ||||
5.6 | Registration Procedures | 26 | ||||
5.7 | Registration Expenses | 32 | ||||
5.8 | Miscellaneous | 33 | ||||
5.9 | Registration Indemnification | 33 | ||||
ARTICLE VI DEFINITIONS | 36 | |||||
6.1 | Defined Terms | 36 | ||||
6.2 | Interpretation | 46 |
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ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS | 47 | |||||
7.1 | Term | 47 | ||||
7.2 | Notices | 47 | ||||
7.3 | Investor Actions | 50 | ||||
7.4 | Amendments and Waivers | 50 | ||||
7.5 | Successors and Assigns | 50 | ||||
7.6 | Severability | 51 | ||||
7.7 | Counterparts | 51 | ||||
7.8 | Entire Agreement | 51 | ||||
7.9 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 51 | ||||
7.10 | Specific Performance | 52 | ||||
7.11 | No Third Party Beneficiaries | 52 | ||||
7.12 | No Recourse | 52 |
Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule I | Specified Entities | |
Schedule 3.1(d) | Non-Solicitation | |
Exhibit A | Form of Joinder |
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SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated as of February 3, 2015 (this “Agreement”), among The J. M. Smucker Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), Blue Holdings I, L.P. (the “Shareholder”), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”), Vestar Capital Partners (“Vestar”), Centerview Capital Management LLC (“Centerview”), AlpInvest Partners US Holdings, LLC (“AlpInvest”), and each of the shareholders whose name appears on the signature pages hereto and any person who becomes a party pursuant toSection 2.1(b)(ii) hereof.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, on the date hereof and simultaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Company, Blue Acquisition Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cupid”), SPF Holdings I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub One”), and SPF Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub Two”), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub One will be merged with and into Cupid (the “Initial Merger”), followed by the merger of Cupid with and into Merger Sub Two (the “Follow-On Merger” and, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub Two continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, each share of outstanding common stock of Cupid, par value $0.01 per share (other than Canceled Shares, Continuing Shares or Dissenting Shares, each as defined in the Merger Agreement), shall be converted in the Initial Merger into (i) shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) and (ii) cash, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, in connection with the Mergers, the Shareholder is expected to receive shares of Company Common Stock (the shares of Company Common Stock received by the Shareholder in the Mergers, the “Shares”) representing, in the aggregate, approximately 14.9% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, after giving effect to the issuance of such Shares; and
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto wishes to set forth in this Agreement certain terms and conditions regarding the Shareholder’s ownership of the Shares and to establish certain rights, restrictions and obligations of the Shareholder and the Investors with respect to the Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GOVERNANCE
1.1Board Observer Rights.
(a) After the Closing and prior to a KKR Observer Termination Event, the KKR Investors shall be entitled to designate one Observer (the “KKR Observer”). After the Closing and prior to a Vestar Observer Termination Event, the Vestar Investors shall be entitled to designate one Observer (the “Vestar Observer”). After the Closing and prior to a Centerview Observer Termination Event, the Centerview Investors shall be entitled to designate one Observer (the “Centerview Observer”).
(b) The initial KKR Observer shall be Simon Brown. In the event Mr. Brown is unable to continue to serve as the KKR Observer or in the event Mr. Brown ceases to be employed by KKR or any of its Affiliates, then Max Alper shall be the KKR Observer. The initial Vestar Observer shall be Kevin Mundt. In the event Mr. Mundt is unable to continue to serve as the Vestar Observer or in the event Mr. Mundt ceases to be employed by Vestar or any of its Affiliates, then Daniel O’Connell shall be the Vestar Observer. The initial Centerview Observer shall be David Hooper. In the event Mr. Hooper is unable to continue to serve as the Centerview Observer or in the event Mr. Hooper ceases to be employed by Centerview or any of its Affiliates, then James Kilts shall be the Centerview Observer. In the event Mr. Alper, Mr. O’Connell or Mr. Kilts or any successor Observer appointed in accordance withSection 1.2 is unable to continue to serve in such role or in the event Mr. Alper, Mr. O’Connell or Mr. Kilts or any successor Observer appointed in accordance withSection 1.2 ceases to be employed by the designating Investor or any of its Affiliates, the designating Investor will be entitled to designate a new individual to fill the resulting Observer vacancy in accordance withSection 1.2 and, subject to the provisions ofSection 1.2, such individual shall then be deemed an Observer for all purposes hereunder.
(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Observer shall have the same rights as a director of the Company with respect to receipt of information and the right to notice of and to participate in all meetings of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). It is understood and agreed that no Observer shall have voting rights, nor shall Observers be counted towards a quorum. No Observer shall be entitled to receive any compensation from the Company for services as an Observer (but shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable out of pocket expenses consistent with the Company’s travel and expense policies). For the avoidance of doubt, each Observer shall be entitled to participate in any executive sessions (or similar sessions or meetings) of the Board and all meetings of committees of the Board. The Company shall send to each such Observer the notice of the time and place of each meeting of the Board and each committee of the Board in the same manner and at the same time as it shall send such notice to the directors and such committee members. The Company shall also provide to each such Observer copies of all notices, reports, minutes, consents and any other materials at the time and in the manner as they are provided to the directors and committee members.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision hereof to the contrary, the Company shall have the right to exclude any Observer from or deny any Observer access to any Board meeting or portion thereof or any materials distributed to any Board members where the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the members in attendance at such Board meeting (or, with respect to materials to be provided in advance of any meeting, the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the members of the Board), reasonably determines that such exclusion is necessary or advisable to avoid a direct conflict of interest because the meeting (or portion thereof) or materials relate to a subject in which the Observer and/or the applicable Investor has a direct interest, such as a dispute with or the enforcement of rights against the Investors, or after consultation with counsel, in good faith determines that such exclusion is necessary or advisable to preserve attorney-client or other applicable privilege or is required by Applicable Law. An Observer shall be required to recuse himself or herself from any portion of any Board meeting if such Observer has knowledge that the Investor that designated such Observer, or one of its Affiliates, is engaged in, pursuing or evaluating the same business opportunity that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently engaged in, pursuing or evaluating which business opportunity is the subject of such portion of such Board meeting and the participation of such Observer would create a conflict of interest; provided, that in no event shall such Observer be required to recuse himself or herself from any other portion of any such Board meeting. All Observers, as a condition to the exercise of the applicable Investors’ rights under thisSection 1.1, shall be required (i) to comply with the Company’s trading windows, blackout and other policies applicable to insiders, except to the extent any such Observer would not qualify as an insider with respect to any specific transaction and (ii) to comply with any other regulatory requirements (including any obligation that may be imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) or any other Applicable Law to the extent applicable to such Observer in his or her capacity as an Observer.
1.2Objection to Observer. In the event that both individuals named inSection 1.1(b) as the KKR Observers, the Vestar Observers or the Centerview Observers, as applicable, are unable to serve as Observers or cease to be employed by the relevant designating Investor or any of its Affiliates, the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, or the Centerview Investors, respectively, shall be eligible to designate a replacement Observer subject to the Board (a) having been provided reasonably requested background information regarding such proposed Observer by the designating Investor, (b) having had the opportunity to interview such proposed Observer in person and (c) consenting to the designation of such proposed Observer as an Observer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);provided that in no event shall the Company exercise the forgoing consent right in a manner intended to prevent, or with the reasonably foreseeable effect of preventing, the applicable Investor from being able to exercise its right to designate one Observer underSection 1.1(a). Each of the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, and the Centerview Investors agrees that no individual shall be an Observer or serve as an Observer if (i) the approval of such individual as an Observer would cause the Company to not be in compliance with Applicable Law, (ii) such individual has been involved in any of the events enumerated in Item 2(d) or (e) of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act or is subject to any order, decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority prohibiting service as a director or observer of any public company or (iii) such individual serves as a director on the board of any Designated Entity. In any such case described in the preceding sentence, the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, or the Centerview Investors, as applicable, will remove such KKR Observer, Vestar Observer, or Centerview Observer, as applicable, or withdraw the candidacy of a proposed KKR Observer, Vestar Observer, or Centerview Observer, as applicable, and, so long
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as a KKR Observer Termination Event, Vestar Observer Termination Event, or Centerview Observer Termination Event, as applicable, has not occurred, the applicable Investor will designate a replacement therefor (which replacement will also be subject to the requirements of thisSection 1.2).
1.3Voting Agreements.
(a) Until six (6) months after the date (i) with respect to the KKR Investors’ obligations hereunder, there is no KKR Observer and the KKR Investors no longer have any rights under thisArticle I to designate any KKR Observer, (ii) with respect to the Vestar Investors’ obligations hereunder, there is no Vestar Observer and the Vestar Investors no longer have any rights under thisArticle I to designate any Vestar Observer, (iii) with respect to the Centerview Investors’ obligations hereunder, there is no Centerview Observer and the Centerview Investors no longer have any rights under thisArticle I to designate any Centerview Observer and (iv) with respect to the AlpInvest Investors’ obligations hereunder, of the AlpInvest Termination Event, each KKR Investor, Vestar Investor, Centerview Investor and AlpInvest Investor, respectively, agrees to cause (including, prior to a Distribution In Full, by causing the Shareholder to vote, and the Shareholder agrees to vote) all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by it to be voted by proxy (returned sufficiently in advance of the deadline for proxy voting for the Company to have the reasonable opportunity to verify receipt), on or in accordance with the proxy card mailed by the Company to the shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of any proxy (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if shareholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company), in favor of all those persons nominated to serve as directors of the Company by the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
(b) In the event that any of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by it is entitled to more than one vote per share pursuant to the Company Articles, with respect to any other action, proposal or other matter to be voted upon by the shareholders of the Company (including through action by written consent and for the avoidance of doubt excluding the action described in paragraph (a) above), then each KKR Investor, Vestar Investor, Centerview Investor and AlpInvest Investor, respectively, agrees to take (including, prior to a Distribution In Full, by causing the Shareholder to take, and the Shareholder agrees to take) such steps as may be reasonably necessary and practicable to exercise no more than one vote per Voting Security Beneficially Owned by it and shall not certify or otherwise assert to the Company or any other Person (on any proxy card or otherwise) that it is entitled to more than one vote per Voting Security Beneficially Owned by it.
1.4Termination of Rights.
(a) Immediately upon the occurrence of any KKR Observer Termination Event, all obligations of the Company with respect to KKR and any KKR Observer pursuant to thisArticle I shall forever terminate and, from and after any KKR Observer Termination Event, the KKR Investors shall no longer have a right to designate an Observer.
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(b) Immediately upon the occurrence of any Vestar Observer Termination Event, all obligations of the Company with respect to Vestar and any Vestar Observer pursuant to thisArticle I shall forever terminate and, from and after any Vestar Observer Termination Event, the Vestar Investors shall no longer have a right to designate an Observer.
(c) Immediately upon the occurrence of any Centerview Observer Termination Event, all obligations of the Company with respect to Centerview and any Centerview Observer pursuant to thisArticle I shall forever terminate and, from and after any Centerview Observer Termination Event, the Centerview Investors shall no longer have a right to designate an Observer.
1.5Information Rights.
(a) Subject in all respects toSection 1.1(d) andSection 1.5(b), prior to a KKR Observer Termination Event, a Vestar Observer Termination Event or a Centerview Observer Termination Event, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries will prepare and provide, or cause to be prepared and provided, to the KKR Observer, Vestar Observer and Centerview Observer (in each case in his or her capacity as such), if any, any information, and access to any information, relating to the management, operations and finances of the Company and its Subsidiaries as and when provided to non-management directors of the Company.
(b) In furtherance of and not in limitation of any other similar agreement such party or any of its Representatives or Affiliates may have with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Cupid or its Affiliates, the Shareholder and each of the Investors hereby agrees that all Confidential Information with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries and its and their businesses, finances and operations shall be kept confidential by it and its applicable Observer and shall not be disclosed by it or its applicable Observer in any manner whatsoever, except as expressly permitted by thisSection 1.5(b). Any Confidential Information may be disclosed:
(i) by an Investor or its applicable Observer (v) to the Shareholder, (w) to each other Investor and each other Investor’s respective directors, managers, officers, employees and authorized representatives (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors thereof), but only for so long as such other Investor has the right to appoint an Observer pursuant toSection 1.1 hereof, (x) to any of its Affiliates (other than any portfolio companies thereof), (y) to such Investor’s or such Affiliate’s respective directors, managers, members, officers, employees and authorized representatives (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial advisors thereof) and (z) in the case of any Investor that is a limited partnership, limited liability company or other investment vehicle, to any current or prospective direct or indirect general partner, limited partner, member, equityholder or management company of such Investor or any former direct or indirect general partner, limited partner, member, equityholder or management company which retains an economic interest in such Investor (or any employee, attorney, accountant, consultant, banker or financial advisor or representative of any of the foregoing) (each of the Persons described in clause (z), collectively, “Investor Related Persons” and each of the Persons described in clauses (v), (x), (y) and (z) (but, for
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the avoidance of doubt, not those described in clause (w)), collectively, for purposes of thisSection 1.5(b) and the definition of Confidential Information, “Representatives”), in each case, solely if and to the extent any Representative needs to be provided such Confidential Information to assist such Investor (or its Affiliates) or, in the case of the Investors, any Investor Related Persons, as applicable, in evaluating or reviewing its direct or indirect investment in the Company, including in connection with the disposition thereof, and each Representative of an Investor shall be deemed to be bound by the provisions of thisSection 1.5(b) (provided, that with respect to Investor Related Persons, such Persons shall instead be deemed to be bound by any confidentiality agreement or obligation to which such Person is a party or is otherwise bound, to the extent such agreement or obligation has restrictions substantially similar to (and no less restrictive, in any material respect, than) thisSection 1.5(b)) and such Investor shall be responsible for any breach of thisSection 1.5(b) by any such Representative to the same extent as if such breach had been committed by the applicable Investor;provided,further, that the Investor and its Representatives shall maintain adequate procedures to prevent such information from being used in connection with the purchase or sale of securities of the Company;
(ii) by an Investor or any of its Representatives to the extent the Company consents in writing;
(iii) by an Investor, any Investor Related Person or any of their respective Representatives to a potential Transferee (so long as such Transfer is permitted hereunder);provided, that such Transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of thisSection 1.5(b) (or a confidentiality agreement with the Company, or with respect to which the Company is a third-party beneficiary, having restrictions substantially similar to (and no less restrictive than) thisSection 1.5(b)) and such Investor shall be responsible for any breach of thisSection 1.5(b) (or such confidentiality agreement) by any such potential Transferee to the same extent as if such breach had been committed by the applicable Investor and, in any case, such Investor shall remain liable for any breach of any such provisions by such potential Transferee; and
(iv) by an Investor, any Investor Related Person or any of their respective Representatives to the extent that such Investor, Investor Related Person or Representative has received advice from its counsel (including in-house counsel) that it is legally compelled to do so or is required to do so to comply with Applicable Law or legal process or Governmental Authority request or the rules of any securities exchange or the rules and regulations of any SRO;provided, that prior to making such disclosure, such Investor, Investor Related Person or Representative, as the case may be, uses commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the Confidential Information to the extent reasonably practicable and permitted by Applicable Law, including, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, (A) consulting with the Company regarding such disclosure and (B) if requested by the Company, assisting the Company, at the Company’s expense, in seeking a protective order to limit the scope of or prevent
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the requested disclosure;provided,further, that such Investor, Investor Related Person or Representative, as the case may be, uses reasonable best efforts to disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information as is requested by the applicable Governmental Authority or as is, based on the advice of its counsel (including in-house counsel), legally required or compelled.
ARTICLE II
TRANSFERS; STANDSTILL PROVISIONS
2.1Transfer Restrictions.
(a) Other than solely in the case of a Permitted Transfer, neither the Shareholder nor any Investor shall Transfer any Shares prior to the date that is ninety (90) days after the Closing (such period, the “Restricted Period”). Following the Restricted Period the Shareholder and each Investor shall be free to Transfer any Shares subject only to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and Applicable Law.
(b) “Permitted Transfers” mean, in each case, so long as such Transfer is in accordance with Applicable Law and, solely in the case of sub-clause (ii) below, any such Transfer would not result in the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, the Centerview Investors or the AlpInvest Investor, exceeding the KKR Ownership Limit, the Vestar Ownership Limit, the Centerview Ownership Limit or the AlpInvest Ownership Limit, respectively:
(i) a Distribution;
(ii) a Transfer by an Investor to a Permitted Transferee of the applicable Investor, so long as such Permitted Transferee, in connection with such Transfer, executes a joinder to this Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, in which such Permitted Transferee agrees to be a “KKR Investor,” in the case of a Transfer by a KKR Investor, a “Vestar Investor,” in the case of a Transfer by a Vestar Investor, a “Centerview Investor,” in the case of a Transfer by a Centerview Investor or an “AlpInvest Investor,” in the case of a Transfer by an AlpInvest Investor; or
(iii) a Transfer solely to tender into a tender or exchange offer commenced by a third party (for the avoidance of doubt, not in violation of this Agreement) or by the Company;provided, that with respect to an unsolicited tender or exchange offer commenced by a third party, such Transfer shall be permitted only if (A) such tender or exchange offer includes an irrevocable minimum tender condition of no less than a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and (B) as of the expiration of such offer (x) no shareholder rights plan or analogous “poison pill” of the Company is in effect or (y) the Board has affirmatively publicly recommended to the Company’s shareholders that such shareholders tender into such offer and has not publicly withdrawn or changed such recommendation.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, includingArticle V hereof and the expiration or inapplicability of the Restricted Period, neither the Shareholder nor any Investor shall Transfer any Voting Securities:
(i) other than in accordance with all Applicable Laws and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement; or
(ii) except in a Permitted Transfer, in one or more transactions in which any Person or Group, to the Shareholder’s or Investor’s knowledge, respectively, after giving effect to such Transfer, would Beneficially Own 5% or more of the Total Voting Power or the Total Economic Interest;provided, that the restriction in this clause (ii) shall not apply to Transfers effected solely through a bona fide Underwritten Offering pursuant to an exercise of the registration rights provided inArticle V of this Agreement or through a bona fide sale to the public without registration effectuated pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
(d) Without limiting any other provision of thisArticle II, each of the Shareholder, the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors and the Centerview Investors, as applicable, agrees to use reasonable efforts to inform the Company as promptly as practicable of such Shareholder’s or Investor’s plans for disposition of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by such Shareholder or Investor, following such time as such plans become known to such Investor;provided, that, in no event shall the failure to provide any such information to the Company prevent any such Investor from making any such Transfer otherwise permitted hereunder. Each of the Shareholder, the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors and the Centerview Investors, as applicable, agrees to provide written notification to the Company within five (5) Business Days after the end of each month in which it has Transferred any Voting Securities, including the number of Voting Securities Transferred by such Shareholder or Investor during the previous month and (other than in the case of a Transfer effected solely through a bona fide Underwritten Offering pursuant to an exercise of the registration rights provided inArticle V of this Agreement or through a bona fide sale to the public without registration effectuated pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act in which the identity of the transferees is not reasonably ascertainable) the identity of any transferee;provided, that any public disclosure (including pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act) regarding a Transfer will be deemed to have satisfied all of the Investors’ notification obligations pursuant to this sentence with respect to such Transfer.
(e) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of Voting Securities in violation of thisSection 2.1 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be null and voidabinitio, and the Company shall not, and shall instruct its transfer agent and other third parties not to, record or recognize any such purported transaction on the share register of the Company.
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(f) With respect to the Shareholder and any Investor, any certificates for Shares shall bear a legend or legends (and appropriate comparable notations or other arrangements will be made with respect to any uncertificated shares) referencing restrictions on Transfer of such Shares under the Securities Act and under this Agreement, which legend shall state in substance:
“The securities evidenced by this certificate may not be offered or sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of except (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act,”), (ii) to the extent applicable, pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule under the Securities Act relating to the disposition of securities), or (iii) pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
The securities evidenced by this certificate are subject to restrictions on transfer set forth in a Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 3, 2015, among the Company and certain other parties thereto (a copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Company).”
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection (f), the holder of any certificate(s) for Shares shall be entitled to receive from the Company new certificates for a like number of Shares not bearing such legend (or the elimination or termination of such notations or arrangements) upon the request of such holder (i) at such time as such restrictions are no longer applicable, and (ii) with respect to the restriction on Transfer of such Shares under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws of any other foreign, federal, state, local or other jurisdiction (a “Foreign or State Act”), unless such Shares are sold pursuant to a registration statement, subject to delivery of an opinion of counsel to such holder, which opinion is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and its counsel, that the restriction referenced in such legend (or such notations or arrangements) is no longer required in order to ensure compliance with the Securities Act or any such other applicable Foreign or State Act.
2.2Standstill Provisions.
(a) During the Standstill Period, the Shareholder and each of the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, the Centerview Investors, the AlpInvest Investors, KKR, Vestar, Centerview and AlpInvest (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of AlpInvest or the AlpInvest Investors, through an investment vehicle sponsored or advised by an un-Affiliated third party) shall not, directly or indirectly, and shall not permit any of their Controlled Affiliates (which, for purposes of thisSection 2.2, shall not include any KKR Non-Private Equity Business, Vestar Non-Private Equity Business, CenterviewNon-Private Equity Business or AlpInvest Non-Private Equity Business, in each case, that is acting in an advisory capacity through its advisory business and is not acting at the direction or encouragement of any of the Investors), directly or indirectly, to, and none of KKR, Vestar, Centerview nor AlpInvest shall permit any KKR Investment Fund, Vestar Investment Fund, Centerview Investment Fund or AlpInvest Investment Fund (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of an AlpInvest Investment Fund, through an investment vehicle sponsored or advised by an un-Affiliated third party), respectively, directly or indirectly, to (i) acquire, agree to acquire, propose or offer to acquire, or facilitate the acquisition or ownership of, Voting Securities, or securities of the Company that are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into Voting Securities, other than (A) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or subdivision of Voting Securities or (B) any acquisition of shares of Company Common Stock by any KKR Non-Private Equity Business,
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VestarNon-Private Equity Business, CenterviewNon-Private Equity Business or AlpInvest Non-Private Equity Business, so long as after giving effect to such acquisition, all KKR Non-Private Equity Businesses, in the aggregate, all VestarNon-Private Equity Businesses, in the aggregate, all CenterviewNon-Private Equity Businesses, in the aggregate, or all AlpInvest Non-Private Equity Businesses, in the aggregate, respectively, would each Beneficially Own less than 2.5% of the Total Voting Power and the Total Economic Interest, (ii) deposit any Voting Securities into a voting trust or similar Contract or subject any Voting Securities to any voting agreement, pooling arrangement or similar arrangement or other Contract (other than the organizational documents of the Shareholder or other than solely between (w) the KKR Investors, KKR and the KKR Investment Funds, (x) the Vestar Investors, Vestar and the Vestar Investment Funds, (y) the Centerview Investors, Centerview and the Centerview Investment Funds or (z) the AlpInvest Investors, AlpInvest and the AlpInvest Investment Funds, and, in the case of each of the foregoing (w), (x), (y) and (z), their respective Controlled Affiliates), or grant any proxy with respect to any Voting Securities (other than (A) pursuant toSection 1.3 or (B) otherwise to the Company or a Person specified by the Company in a proxy card provided to shareholders of the Company by or on behalf of the Company, (iii) enter, agree to enter, propose or offer to enter into or facilitate any merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, change in control transaction or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (unless such transaction is affirmatively publicly recommended by the Board and there has otherwise been no breach of thisSection 2.2 in connection with or relating to such transaction), (iv) make, or in any way participate or engage in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Commission) to vote, or advise or knowingly influence any Person with respect to the voting of, any Voting Securities, (v) call, or seek to call, a meeting of the shareholders of the Company or initiate any shareholder proposal for action by shareholders of the Company, (vi) form, join or in any way participate in a Group (other than with its Permitted Transferee that is bound by the restrictions of thisSection 2.2(a) or a Group which consists solely of any of KKR, any KKR Investment Fund and the KKR Investors, or of any of Vestar, any Vestar Investment Fund and the Vestar Investors, of any of Centerview, any Centerview Investment Fund, and the Centerview Investors, or of any of AlpInvest, any AlpInvest Investment Fund, and the AlpInvest Investors and, in each case, their respective Controlled Affiliates or which consists solely of the Shareholder and its limited partners and the Investors), with respect to any Voting Securities, (vii) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to Control or influence the management or the policies of the Company (provided, that this clause (vii) shall in no way limit the activities of any KKR Observer, Vestar Observer or Centerview Observer taken in good faith solely in his or her capacity as an Observer of the Board), (viii) publicly disclose any intention, plan, arrangement or other Contract prohibited by, or inconsistent with, the foregoing or (ix) advise or assist or knowingly encourage or enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, or arrangements or other Contracts with any other Persons in connection with the foregoing. Each of the Shareholder, the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, the Centerview Investors, the AlpInvest Investors, KKR, Vestar, Centerview and AlpInvest further agrees that, during the Standstill Period, the Shareholder, the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, the Centerview Investors, the AlpInvest Investors, KKR, Vestar, Centerview and AlpInvest shall not, directly or indirectly (with respect to AlpInvest or the AlpInvest Investors, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, through an investment vehicle sponsored or advised by an un-Affiliated third party), and shall not permit any of their Controlled Affiliates, directly or indirectly, to, and none of KKR, Vestar,
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Centerview nor AlpInvest shall permit any KKR Investment Fund, Vestar Investment Fund, Centerview Investment Fund or AlpInvest Investment Fund (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of an AlpInvest Investment Fund, through an investment vehicle sponsored or advised by an un-Affiliated third party), respectively, directly or indirectly, to (x) request the Company to amend or waive any provision of thisSection 2.2 (including this sentence) or (y) take any action that would reasonably be expected to require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of a business combination, merger or other type of transaction or matter described in thisSection 2.2.
(b) “Standstill Period” means, with respect to each of (1)(i) KKR and the KKR Investors, (ii) Vestar and the Vestar Investors, and (iii) Centerview and the Centerview Investors, from the date hereof until the date that is the later of (x) the date following the Closing on which either KKR and the KKR Investors (with respect to KKR), Vestar and the Vestar Investors (with respect to Vestar) or Centerview and the Centerview Investors (with respect to Centerview) for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Business Days, Beneficially Own 25% or less of the Shares Beneficially Owned by such Persons as of immediately following the Closing and (y) one year after the date following the Closing on which, with respect to KKR, the KKR Observer ceases to serve as an Observer or, with respect to Vestar, the Vestar Observer ceases to serve as an Observer, or with respect to Centerview, the Centerview Observer ceases to serve as an Observer (and such KKR Investors, Vestar Investors or Centerview Investors, respectively, no longer have any rights underArticle I to designate an Observer), (2) AlpInvest and the AlpInvest Investors, from the date hereof until the date following the Closing on which AlpInvest and the AlpInvest Investors for a period of twenty (20) consecutive Business Days, Beneficially Own 50% or less of the Shares Beneficially Owned by such Persons as of immediately following the Closing and (3) the Shareholder the date on which the Standstill Period has expired with respect to all of KKR and the KKR Investors, Vestar and the Vestar Investors, Centerview and the Centerview Investors and AlpInvest and the AlpInvest Investors. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at all times during the Standstill Period, each of (A) KKR and the KKR Investors, (B) Vestar and the Vestar Investors, (C) Centerview and the Centerview Investors and (D) AlpInvest and the AlpInvest Investors agree that their Beneficial Ownership, on a fully diluted basis, of Voting Securities or securities of the Company that are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into Voting Securities, shall not exceed the KKR Ownership Limit, the Vestar Ownership Limit, the Centerview Ownership Limit or the AlpInvest Ownership Limit, respectively.
ARTICLE III
DESIGNATED ENTITIES; NON-SOLICITATION
3.1Safeguarding Confidential Information; Non-Solicitation.
(a) Each of the KKR Investors hereby covenants and agrees that such Investor will not use Confidential Information with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries and its and their businesses, finances and operations to evaluate an investment in a Designated Entity;provided that nothing herein shall restrict any disclosure to the extent such disclosure occurs as part of such KKR Investor’s or its Affiliates’ regular internal reporting, portfolio management process or investment committee participation.
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(b) Each of the Vestar Investors hereby covenants and agrees that such Investor will not use Confidential Information with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries and its and their businesses, finances and operations to evaluate an investment in a Designated Entity;provided that nothing herein shall restrict any disclosure to the extent such disclosure occurs as part of such Vestar Investor’s or its Affiliates’ regular internal reporting, portfolio management process or investment committee participation.
(c) Each of the Centerview Investors hereby covenants and agrees that such Investor will not use Confidential Information with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries and its and their businesses, finances and operations to evaluate an investment in a Designated Entity;provided that nothing herein shall restrict any disclosure to the extent such disclosure occurs as part of such Centerview Investor’s or its Affiliates’ regular internal reporting, portfolio management process or investment committee participation.
(d) Without limiting the express restrictions herein, the Company acknowledges that certain general industry knowledge may be acquired by the Shareholder, KKR, Vestar, Centerview and the Investors and their respective representatives from reviewing such Confidential Information that cannot be separated from their overall knowledge and the Company acknowledges and agrees this knowledge shall be permitted to be used in the ordinary course of business of the Shareholder, KKR, Vestar, Centerview and the Investors and their respective representatives.
(e) In order to induce the Company to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each of the Shareholder, KKR, the KKR Investors, Vestar, the Vestar Investors, Centerview, and the Centerview Investors hereby covenants and agrees that, from the Closing Date and until the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date, in the case of the Specified Individual listed onSchedule 3.1(d), and eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, in the case of all other Persons listed onSchedule 3.1(d), such Person shall not, and shall cause its Controlled Affiliates not to, solicit for employment or hire any Person that is listed inSchedule 3.1(d);provided, that, except with respect to the Specified Individual listed onSchedule 3.1(d), the foregoing shall not prevent soliciting or hiring any Person whose employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been terminated for any reason.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a breach of any obligations under thisSection 3.1, in addition to all other available remedies, the Company shall be entitled to seek specific performance to enforce the provisions of thisSection 3.1 in any court of competent jurisdiction in accordance withSection 7.10.
3.2Outside Activities. Subject in all respects to the provisions ofSection 1.5,Section 3.1 and thisSection 3.2:
(a) Subject to subsection (c) below, KKR, any KKR Investor, and any KKR Investment Fund, Vestar, any Vestar Investor, and any Vestar Investment Fund, Centerview, any Centerview Investor, and any Centerview Investment Fund, and AlpInvest, any AlpInvest Investor, and any AlpInvest Investment Fund and any of their respective Affiliates, may engage in or possess any interest in other investments, business ventures or Persons of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to, or that competes with, the investments or business of the Company, and may provide advice and other assistance to any such investment, business venture or Person;
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(b) The Company shall have no rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to (including the right to be informed of) any such investments, business ventures or Persons or the income or profits derived therefrom; and
(c) The pursuit of any such investment or venture, even if competitive with the business of the Company, shall not be deemed wrongful or improper and shall not constitute a conflict of interest in respect of the Company, its subsidiaries or the Investors. None of KKR, any KKR Investor, any KKR Investment Fund, Vestar, any Vestar Investor, any Vestar Investment Fund, Centerview, any Centerview Investor, or any Centerview Investment Fund, AlpInvest, any AlpInvest Investor, and any AlpInvest Investment Fund or any of their respective Affiliates, shall be obligated to present any particular investment or business opportunity to the Company even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Company, could be pursued by the Company, and each of KKR, the KKR Investors, the KKR Investment Funds, Vestar, the Vestar Investors, the Vestar Investment Funds, Centerview, the Centerview Investors, and the Centerview Investment Funds, AlpInvest, any AlpInvest Investor, and any AlpInvest Investment Fund, and any of their respective Controlled Affiliates, shall have the right to pursue for its own account (individually or as a partner or a fiduciary) or to recommend to any other Person any such investment opportunity;provided, that a KKR Observer, a Vestar Observer, or a Centerview Observer, as the case may be, who is offered an investment or business opportunity expressly in his or her capacity as an observer on the Board shall be obligated to communicate such opportunity to the Company, in which case KKR, the KKR Investors, the KKR Investment Funds, Vestar, the Vestar Investors, the Vestar Investment Funds, Centerview, the Centerview Investors, and the Centerview Investment Funds, and their respective Affiliates (which, for purposes of this Section 3.2(c), shall not include any KKR Non-Private Equity Business, Vestar Non-Private Equity Business or CenterviewNon-Private Equity Business, in each case, that is acting in an advisory capacity through its advisory business and is not acting at the direction or encouragement of any of the Investors), respectively, shall not be permitted to pursue such opportunity unless the Board determines not to do so;provided,however, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply if (i) such opportunity was previously offered to a KKR Observer, a Vestar Observer, or a Centerview Observer not in his or her capacity as an observer on the Board or (ii) such opportunity was being evaluated or contemplated by KKR, the KKR Investors, the KKR Investment Funds, Vestar, the Vestar Investors, the Vestar Investment Funds, Centerview, the Centerview Investors, or the Centerview Investment Funds prior to such opportunity being offered to the KKR Observer, Vestar Observer, or Centerview Observer, respectively, in his or her capacity as an observer on the Board.
3.3Stockholder Representative Holdback Amount. Each of the Investors hereby covenants and agrees to cause the Shareholder, in its capacity as Stockholder Representative under the Merger Agreement, to maintain an amount of unrestricted cash equal to the Stockholder Representative Holdback Amount (as defined in the Merger Agreement and subject to the reductions and releases permitted thereby), and agrees to cause the Shareholder not to distribute any amounts that would result in the unrestricted cash held by the Shareholder, in its capacity as Stockholder Representative under the Merger Agreement, to be less than the Stockholder Representative Holdback Amount (subject to the reductions and releases permitted thereby), other than as and when permitted under the Merger Agreement, including Section 2.10(f) of the Merger Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder. The Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows as of the date hereof:
(a) The Shareholder: (i) will be acquiring at Closing the Shares for its own account, solely for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local securities or “blue sky” laws, or with any present intention of distributing or selling such Shares in violation of any such laws, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Shares and of making an informed investment decision and (iii) is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Shareholder understands that the Shares may not be Transferred except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act (and in compliance with any other Applicable Law) or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom.
(b) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. It has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) Applicable Law, (y) its organizational documents or (z) any contract or agreement to which it is a party.
(d) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other analogous action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.
(e) It does not Beneficially Own any Voting Securities as of the date hereof and will not Beneficially Own any Voting Securities as of the Closing Date, other than any Voting Securities acquired in the Merger.
(f) As of the date hereof, there are 312,829,237 limited partnership units of the Shareholder issued and outstanding.
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4.2Representations and Warranties of KKR. Each Initial KKR Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company (and each other KKR Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date of the joinder agreement pursuant to which such KKR Investor became a party to this Agreement) as follows:
(a) It: (i) will be acquiring following a Distribution the Shares for its own account, solely for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local securities or “blue sky” laws, or with any present intention of distributing or selling such Shares in violation of any such laws, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Shares and of making an informed investment decision and (iii) is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. It understands that the Shares may not be Transferred except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act (and in compliance with any other Applicable Law) or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom.
(b) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. It has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) Applicable Law, (y) its organizational documents or (z) any contract or agreement to which it is a party.
(d) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other analogous action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.
(e) It does not Beneficially Own any Voting Securities as of the date hereof, other than (i) any Voting Securities acquired in the Merger and (ii) any Voting Securities owned by any of its portfolio companies.
(f) As of the date hereof, the KKR Investors Beneficially Own 151,774,837 limited partnership units of the Shareholder. As of the Closing Date, the KKR Investors will Beneficially Own approximately 48.5% of the outstanding limited partnership units of the Shareholder.
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4.3Representations and Warranties of Vestar. Each Initial Vestar Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company (and each other Vestar Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date of the joinder agreement pursuant to which such Vestar Investor became a party to this Agreement) as follows:
(a) It: (i) will be acquiring following a Distribution the Shares for its own account, solely for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local securities or “blue sky” laws, or with any present intention of distributing or selling such Shares in violation of any such laws, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Shares and of making an informed investment decision and (iii) is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. It understands that the Shares may not be Transferred except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act (and in compliance with any other Applicable Law) or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom.
(b) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. It has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) Applicable Law, (y) its organizational documents or (z) any contract or agreement to which it is a party.
(d) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other analogous action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.
(e) It does not Beneficially Own any Voting Securities as of the date hereof, other than (i) any Voting Securities acquired in the Merger and (ii) any Voting Securities owned by any of its portfolio companies.
(f) As of the date hereof, the Vestar Investors Beneficially Own 70,806,600 limited partnership units of the Shareholder. As of the Closing Date, the Vestar Investors will Beneficially Own approximately 22.6% of the outstanding limited partnership units of the Shareholder.
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4.4Representations and Warranties of Centerview. Each Initial Centerview Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company (and each other Centerview Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date of the joinder agreement pursuant to which such Centerview Investor became a party to this Agreement) as follows:
(a) It: (i) will be acquiring following a Distribution the Shares for its own account, solely for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local securities or “blue sky” laws, or with any present intention of distributing or selling such Shares in violation of any such laws, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Shares and of making an informed investment decision and (iii) is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. It understands that the Shares may not be Transferred except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act (and in compliance with any other Applicable Law) or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom.
(b) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. It has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) Applicable Law, (y) its organizational documents or (z) any contract or agreement to which it is a party.
(d) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other analogous action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.
(e) It does not Beneficially Own any Voting Securities as of the date hereof, other than (i) any Voting Securities acquired in the Merger and (ii) any Voting Securities owned by any of its portfolio companies.
(f) As of the date hereof, the Centerview Investors Beneficially Own 16,640,800 limited partnership units of the Shareholder. As of the Closing Date, the Centerview Investors will Beneficially Own approximately 5.3% of the outstanding limited partnership units of the Shareholder.
4.5Representations and Warranties of AlpInvest. Each Initial AlpInvest Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company (and each other AlpInvest Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date of the joinder agreement pursuant to which such AlpInvest Investor became a party to this Agreement) as follows:
(a) It: (i) will be acquiring following a Distribution the Shares for its own account, solely for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection
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with, any distribution thereof in violation of any foreign, federal, state or local securities or “blue sky” laws, or with any present intention of distributing or selling such Shares in violation of any such laws, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Shares and of making an informed investment decision and (iii) is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. It understands that the Shares may not be Transferred except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act (and in compliance with any other Applicable Law) or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom.
(b) It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. It has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) Applicable Law, (y) its organizational documents or (z) any contract or agreement to which it is a party.
(d) The execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other analogous action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.
(e) As of the date hereof, the AlpInvest Investors Beneficially Own 55,205,200 limited partnership units of the Shareholder. As of the Closing Date, the AlpInvest Investors will Beneficially Own approximately 17.6% of the outstanding limited partnership units of the Shareholder.
4.6Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Investors as follows:
(a) The Company is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) Applicable Law, (y) the organizational documents of the Company or (z) any contract or agreement to which the Company is a party.
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(c) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.
(d) The Company is not a party to any agreement or understanding whereby any Person, other than as set forth herein, has any registration rights with respect to the Company’s securities.
ARTICLE V
REGISTRATION
5.1Demand Registrations.
(a) From and after the expiration of the Restricted Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof (x) solely during any period that the Company is then-ineligible under Applicable Law to register Registrable Securities on Form S-3 pursuant toSection 5.3 or, if the Company is so eligible but has failed to comply with its obligations underSection 5.3 or (y) following the expiration of the Company’s obligation to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective pursuant toSection 5.3(c), but only if there is no Shelf Registration Statement then in effect, any Demand Shareholders (“Requesting Shareholders”) shall be entitled to make, in the aggregate across all Demand Shareholders, five (5) written requests of the Company (each, a “Demand”) for registration under the Securities Act of an amount of Registrable Securities then held by such Requesting Shareholders that equals or is greater than the Registrable Amount (a “Demand Registration”). Thereupon the Company will, subject to the terms of this Agreement, use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration as promptly as practicable under the Securities Act of:
(i) the Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Requesting Shareholders for disposition in accordance with the intended method of disposition stated in such Demand;
(ii) all other Registrable Securities which the Company has been requested to register pursuant toSection 5.1(b), but subject toSection 5.1(g); and
(iii) all shares of Company Common Stock which the Company may elect to register in connection with any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to thisSection 5.1, but subject toSection 5.1(g);
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all to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof) of the Registrable Securities and the additional shares of Company Common Stock, if any, to be so registered.
(b) A Demand shall specify: (i) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered in such Demand Registration, (ii) the intended method of disposition in connection with such Demand Registration, to the extent then known and (iii) the identity of the Requesting Shareholder(s). Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of a Demand, the Company shall give written notice of such Demand to all other holders of Registrable Securities. The Company shall include in the Demand Registration covered by such Demand all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after the Company’s notice required by this paragraph has been given, subject toSection 5.1(g). Each such written request shall comply with the requirements of a Demand as set forth in thisSection 5.1(b).
(c) A Demand Registration shall not be deemed to have been effected and shall not count as a Demand Registration (i) unless a registration statement with respect thereto has become effective and has remained effective for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration have actually been sold thereunder (provided, that such period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the holder of Registrable Securities refrains from selling any securities included in such registration statement at the request of the Company or the lead managing underwriter(s) pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) or (ii) if, after it has become effective, such Demand Registration becomes subject, prior to one hundred eighty (180) days after effectiveness, to any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or other Governmental Authority such that no sales are possible thereunder for a period of ten consecutive days or more, other than by reason of any act or omission by the applicable Selling Shareholders.
(d) Demand Registrations shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Requesting Shareholders.
(e) The Company shall not be obligated to (i) subject toSection 5.1(c), maintain the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act filed pursuant to a Demand Registration, for a period longer than one hundred eighty (180) days or (ii) effect any Demand Registration (A) within six (6) months of a “firm commitment” Underwritten Offering in which all Demand Shareholders were offered “piggyback” rights pursuant toSection 5.2 (subject toSection 5.2(b)) and at least 75% of the number of Registrable Securities requested by such Demand Shareholders to be included in such Demand Registration were included and sold, (B) within six (6) months of the completion of any other Demand Registration (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Marketed Underwritten Offering pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement) or (C) if, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, it is not feasible for the Company to proceed with the Demand Registration because of the unavailability of audited or other required financial statements or other required information;provided, that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such financial statements or information as promptly as practicable.
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(f) The Company shall be entitled to postpone (upon written notice to the Demand Shareholders) the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for any Demand Registration in the event of a Blackout Period until the expiration of the applicable Blackout Period. In the event of a Blackout Period under clause (ii) of the definition thereof, the Company shall deliver to the Demand Shareholders requesting registration a certificate signed by either the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Company certifying that the conditions described in clause (ii) of the definition of Blackout Period are met.
(g) If, in connection with a Demand Registration that involves an Underwritten Offering, the lead managing underwriter(s) advise(s) the Company that, in its (their) opinion, the inclusion of all of the securities sought to be registered in connection with such Demand Registration would adversely affect the success thereof, then the Company shall include in such registration statement only such securities as the Company is advised by such lead managing underwriter(s) can be sold without such adverse effect as follows and in the following order of priority: (i) first, up to the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration by the Demand Shareholders (or any other Investor (with respect to its Registrable Securities)), which, in the opinion of the lead managing underwriter(s), can be sold without adversely affecting the success thereof, pro rata among such Demand Shareholders (and other Investors) on the basis of the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be included by such Demand Shareholders (and other Investors); (ii) second, up to the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration by other holders of Registrable Securities, pro rata on the basis of the amount of such Registrable Securities requested to be included by such holders; (iii) third, securities the Company proposes to sell; and (iv) fourth, all other securities of the Company duly requested to be included in such registration statement, pro rata on the basis of the amount of such other securities requested to be included or such other allocation method determined by the Company.
(h) Any time that a Demand Registration involves an Underwritten Offering, the Requesting Shareholders shall select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) that will serve as managing underwriters (including which such managing underwriters will serve as lead or co-lead) and underwriters with respect to the offering of such Registrable Securities;provided, that such investment banker(s) and manager(s) shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
5.2Piggyback Registrations.
(a) From and after the expiration of the Restricted Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, whenever the Company proposes to register any Company Common Stock under the Securities Act (other than a registration by the Company (i) on Form S-4 or any successor form thereto, (ii) on Form S-8 or any successor form thereto, (iii) on the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant toSection 5.3 other than a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering or (iv) pursuant toSection 5.1) (a “Piggyback Registration”), whether for its own account or for the account of others, the Company shall give all holders of Registrable Securities prompt written notice thereof (but not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the filing by the Company with the Commission of any registration statement with respect thereto). Such notice (a “Piggyback Notice”) shall specify the number of shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be registered, the proposed date of filing of such registration statement with the Commission,
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the proposed means of distribution, the proposed managing underwriter(s) (if any) and a good faith estimate by the Company of the proposed minimum offering price of such shares of Company Common Stock, in each case to the extent then known. Subject toSection 5.2(b), the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities held by holders of Registrable Securities (a “Piggyback Seller”) with respect to which the Company has received written requests (which written requests shall specify the number of Registrable Securities requested to be disposed of by such Piggyback Seller) for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after such Piggyback Notice is received by such Piggyback Seller.
(b) If, in connection with a Piggyback Registration that involves an Underwritten Offering, the lead managing underwriter(s) advises the Company that, in its opinion, the inclusion of all the shares of Company Common Stock sought to be included in such Piggyback Registration by (i) the Company, (ii) other Persons who have sought to have shares of Company Common Stock registered in such Piggyback Registration pursuant to rights to demand (other than pursuant to so-called “piggyback” or other incidental or participation registration rights) such registration or any other Investor with respect to its Registrable Securities (such Persons, collectively, being “Other Demanding Sellers”), (iii) the Piggyback Sellers and (iv) any other proposed sellers of shares of Company Common Stock (such Persons being “Other Proposed Sellers”), as the case may be, would adversely affect the success thereof, then the Company shall include in the registration statement applicable to such Piggyback Registration only such shares of Company Common Stock as the Company is so advised by such lead managing underwriter(s) can be sold without such an effect, as follows and in the following order of priority:
(i) if the Piggyback Registration relates to an offering for the Company’s own account, then (A) first, such number of shares of Company Common Stock to be sold by the Company as the Company, in its reasonable judgment and acting in good faith and in accordance with sound financial practice, shall have determined, (B) second, Registrable Securities of Piggyback Sellers and shares of Company Common Stock sought to be registered by Other Demanding Sellers, pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by such Piggyback Sellers and the number of shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Other Demanding Sellers, and (C) third, shares of Company Common Stock sought to be registered by Other Proposed Sellers, pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Other Proposed Sellers; or
(ii) if the Piggyback Registration relates to an offering other than for the Company’s own account, then (A) first, such number of shares of Company Common Stock sought to be registered by the Other Demanding Sellers, (B) second, Registrable Securities of Piggyback Sellers, pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Piggyback Sellers, (C) third, shares of Company Common Stock to be sold by the Company, and (D) fourth, shares of Company Common Stock sought to be registered by Other Proposed Sellers, pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be sold by such Other Proposed Sellers.
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(c) For clarity, in connection with any Underwritten Offering under thisSection 5.2 for the Company’s account, the Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Piggyback Seller in the Underwritten Offering unless such Piggyback Seller accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the lead managing underwriter(s), which shall be selected by the Company.
(d) If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any shares of Company Common Stock as set forth in thisSection 5.2, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register such shares of Company Common Stock, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Piggyback Sellers within five (5) Business Days thereof and thereupon shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such particular withdrawn or abandoned Piggyback Registration;provided, that Demand Shareholders may continue the registration as a Demand Registration subject to the terms ofSection 5.1.
5.3Shelf Registration Statement.
(a) From and after the expiration of the Restricted Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, and further subject to the availability of a registration statement on Form S-3 or any successor form thereto (“Form S-3”) to the Company, any of the Demand Shareholders may by written notice delivered to the Company (the “Shelf Notice”) require the Company to file as soon as reasonably practicable, and to use reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after such filing date, a Form S-3 providing for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) relating to the offer and sale, from time to time, of an amount of Registrable Securities then held by such Demand Shareholders that equals or is greater than the Registrable Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that upon the expiration of the Restricted Period the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), a Shelf Notice shall not be required and the Company shall file, in order that such Shelf Registration Statement is effective upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, the Shelf Registration Statement in the form of an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) or any successor form thereto registering all Registrable Securities then held by such Demand Shareholders. In lieu of filing a Shelf Registration Statement following the delivery of a Shelf Notice pursuant to thisSection 5.3(a), the Company may, at its option, elect to satisfy its obligations under thisSection 5.3(a) by registering such Registrable Securities on the Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by Section 5.7 of the Merger Agreement in connection with the Closing, it being understood that, notwithstanding any such election by the Company or anything herein to the contrary, no Demand Shareholder shall be entitled to deliver a Take-Down Notice until the expiration of the Restricted Period, and the Transfer restrictions contained inArticle II shall continue to apply in all respects in accordance with their terms.
(b) Within ten (10) days after receipt of a Shelf Notice pursuant toSection 5.3(a), the Company will deliver written notice thereof to all other holders of Registrable Securities. Each other holder of Registrable Securities may elect to participate with respect to its Registrable Securities in the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the plan and method of distribution set forth, or to be set forth, in such Shelf Registration Statement by delivering to the Company a written request to so participate within ten (10) days after the Shelf Notice is received by any such holder of Registrable Securities.
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(c) Subject toSection 5.3(d), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier of (i) five (5) years after the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective; (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold thereunder in accordance with the plan and method of distribution disclosed in the prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement, or otherwise cease to be Registrable Securities; and (iii) the date on which this agreement terminates pursuant toSection 7.1.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, from time to time, by providing written notice to the holders of Registrable Securities who elected to participate in the Shelf Registration Statement, to require such holders of Registrable Securities to suspend the use of the prospectus for sales of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement during any Blackout Period. In the event of a Blackout Period under clause (ii) of the definition thereof, the Company shall deliver to the Demand Shareholders requesting registration a certificate signed by either the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Company certifying that the conditions described in clause (ii) of the definition of Blackout Period are met. After the expiration of any Blackout Period and without any further request from a holder of Registrable Securities, the Company to the extent necessary shall as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus, or any document incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, the prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(e) At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if any Demand Shareholder delivers a notice to the Company (a “Take-Down Notice”) stating that it intends to sell all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on the Shelf Registration Statement in an Underwritten Offering (a “Shelf Offering”), then, the Company shall promptly amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering (taking into account, solely in connection with a Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering, the inclusion of Registrable Securities by any other holders pursuant to thisSection 5.3). In connection with any Shelf Offering that is an Underwritten Offering and where the plan of distribution set forth in the applicable Take-Down Notice includes a customary “road show” (including an “electronic road show”) involving substantial marketing efforts by the Company and the underwriters (a “Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering”):
(i) the Company shall forward the Take-Down Notice to all other holders of Registrable Securities included on the Shelf Registration Statement and the Company and such proposing Demand Shareholder(s) shall permit each such holder to include its Registrable Securities included on the Shelf Registration Statement in the Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering if such holder notifies the proposing Demand Shareholder(s) and the Company within five (5) days after delivery of the Take-Down Notice to such holder; and
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(ii) if the lead managing underwriter(s) advises the Company and the proposing Demand Shareholder(s) that, in its opinion, the inclusion of all of the securities sought to be sold in connection with such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering would adversely affect the success thereof, then there shall be included in such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering only such securities as the proposing Demand Shareholder(s) is advised by such lead managing underwriter(s) can be sold without such adverse effect, and such number of Registrable Securities shall be allocated in the same manner as described inSection 5.1(g). Except as otherwise expressly specified in thisSection 5.3, any Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering (but no other Shelf Offering) shall be subject to the same requirements, limitations and other provisions of thisArticle V as would be applicable to a Demand Registration (i.e., as if such Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering were a Demand Registration), includingSection 5.1(e)(ii) (provided that the references therein to six (6) months shall be deemed references to four (4) months) andSection 5.1(g).
5.4Withdrawal Rights. Any holder of Registrable Securities having notified or directed the Company to include any or all of its Registrable Securities in a registration statement under the Securities Act shall have the right to withdraw any such notice or direction with respect to any or all of the Registrable Securities designated by it for registration by giving written notice to such effect to the Company prior to the effective date of such registration statement. In the event of any such withdrawal, the Company shall not include such Registrable Securities in the applicable registration and such Registrable Securities shall continue to be Registrable Securities for all purposes of this Agreement (subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement). No such withdrawal shall affect the obligations of the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities not so withdrawn;provided,however, that in the case of a Demand Registration, if such withdrawal shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities sought to be included in such registration below the Registrable Amount, then the Company shall as promptly as practicable give each Demand Shareholder seeking to register Registrable Securities notice to such effect and, within ten (10) days following the mailing of such notice, such Demand Shareholders still seeking registration shall, by written notice to the Company, elect to register additional Registrable Securities to satisfy the Registrable Amount or elect that such registration statement not be filed or, if theretofore filed, be withdrawn. During such ten (10) day period, the Company shall not file such registration statement if not theretofore filed or, if such registration statement has been theretofore filed, the Company shall not seek, and shall use reasonable best efforts to prevent, the effectiveness thereof.
5.5Holdback Agreements. In connection with any Underwritten Offering, each Demand Shareholder agrees to enter into customary agreements restricting the public sale or distribution of equity securities of the Company (including sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to the extent required in writing by the lead managing underwriter(s) with respect to an applicable Underwritten Offering during the period commencing on the date of the request (which shall be no earlier than fourteen (14) days prior to the expected “pricing” of such Underwritten Offering) and continuing for not more than sixty (60) days after the date of the
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“final” prospectus (or “final” prospectus supplement if the Underwritten Offering is made pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement), pursuant to which such Underwritten Offering shall be made, or such lesser period as is required by the lead managing underwriter(s). Any discretionary waiver or termination of the requirements under the foregoing provisions made by the applicable lead managing underwriter(s) shall apply to each holder of Registrable Securities on apro rata basis.
If any Demand Registration or Shelf Offering involves an Underwritten Offering, the Company will not effect any public sale or distribution of any common equity (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for common equity) (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto) for its own account, within sixty (60) days, after the effective date of such registration except as may otherwise be agreed between the Company and the lead managing underwriter(s) of such Underwritten Offering.
5.6Registration Procedures.
(a) If and whenever the Company is required to use reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided inSection 5.1,Section 5.2 orSection 5.3, the Company shall as expeditiously as reasonably practicable:
(i) prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement to effect such registration in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution of such securities and thereafter use reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective pursuant to the terms of thisArticle V;provided,however, that the Company may discontinue any registration of its securities which are not Registrable Securities at any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating thereto;provided,further, that before filing such registration statement or any amendments thereto, the Company will furnish to the Demand Shareholders which are including Registrable Securities in such registration (“Selling Shareholders”), their counsel and the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review and reasonable comment of such counsel, and other documents reasonably requested by such counsel, including any comment letter from the Commission, and, if requested by such counsel, provide such counsel reasonable opportunity to participate in the preparation of such registration statement and each prospectus included therein and such other opportunities to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act, including reasonable access to the Company’s books and records, officers, accountants and other advisors;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective pursuant to the terms of thisArticle V, and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;
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(iii) if requested by the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, or the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an Underwritten Offering, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, and such holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request;provided,however, that the Company shall not be required to take any actions under thisSection 5.6(a)(iii) that are not, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with Applicable Law;
(iv) furnish to the Selling Shareholders and each underwriter, if any, of the securities being sold by such Selling Shareholders such number of conformed copies of such registration statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto, such number of copies of the prospectus contained in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) (a “Free Writing Prospectus”) utilized in connection therewith and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Selling Shareholders and underwriter, if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Selling Shareholders;
(v) use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Selling Shareholders, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities laws or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Shareholders and any underwriter of the securities being sold by such Selling Shareholders shall reasonably request, and to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such registration statement is required to be kept effective and take any other action which may be necessary or reasonably advisable to enable such Selling Shareholders and underwriters to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Selling Shareholders, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to (A) qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this clause (v) be obligated to be so qualified, (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
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(vi) use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and, if no such securities are so listed, use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market;
(vii) use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Selling Shareholder(s) thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(viii) use reasonable best efforts to provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(ix) enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings) and use its reasonable best efforts to take all such other actions reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by the lead managing underwriter(s), if any) to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Offering (A) make such representations and warranties to the holders of such Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, with respect to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the registration statement, prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested, (B) if an underwriting agreement has been entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures substantially to the effect set forth inSection 5.9 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section except as otherwise agreed by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold and (C) deliver such documents and certificates as reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold, their counsel and the lead managing underwriters(s), if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to sub-clause (A) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company. The above shall be done at each closing under such underwriting or similar agreement, or as and to the extent required thereunder;
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(x) in connection with an Underwritten Offering, use reasonable best efforts to obtain for the Selling Shareholders and underwriter(s) (A) opinions of counsel for the Company, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Selling Shareholders and underwriters and (B) “comfort” letters and updates thereof (or, in the case of any such Person which does not satisfy the conditions for receipt of a “comfort” letter specified in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 72, an “agreed upon procedures” letter) signed by the independent public accountants who have certified the Company’s financial statements and, to the extent required, any other financial statements included in such registration statement, covering the matters customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings;
(xi) make available for inspection by the Selling Shareholders, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to any registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained in connection with such offering by such Selling Shareholders or underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and instruments of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably necessary, or as shall otherwise be reasonably requested, to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, attorney, agent or accountant in connection with such registration statement;provided,however, that the Company shall not be required to provide any information under this clause (xi) if (A) the Company believes, after consultation with counsel for the Company, that to do so would cause the Company to forfeit an attorney-client or other applicable privilege that was applicable to such information or (B) if either (1) the Company has requested and been granted from the Commission confidential treatment of such information contained in any filing with the Commission or documents provided supplementally or otherwise or (2) the Company reasonably determines in good faith that such Records are confidential and so notifies the Inspectors in writing; unless prior to furnishing any such information with respect to clause (1) or (2) such Selling Shareholder requesting such information enters into, and causes each of its Inspectors to enter into, a confidentiality agreement on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Company;provided,further, that each Selling Shareholder agrees that it will, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction or by another Governmental Authority, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action seeking to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential;
(xii) as promptly as practicable notify in writing the Selling Shareholder and the underwriters, if any, of the following events: (A) the filing of the registration statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or post-effective amendment to the registration statement or any Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, and, with respect to the registration statement or any post-effective
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amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; (B) any request by the Commission or any other U.S. or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the registration statement or the prospectus or for additional information; (C) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings by any Person for that purpose; (D) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose; (E) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any mutual agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated bySection 5.6(a)(ix) cease to be true and correct in any material respect; and (F) upon becoming aware of the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such registration statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such registration statement, prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the registration statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and, at the request of any Selling Shareholder, promptly prepare and furnish to such Selling Shareholder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such registration statement or prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(xiii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement, or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest reasonable practicable date, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to (A) qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this clause (xiii) be obligated to be so qualified, (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(xiv) cooperate with the Selling Shareholders and the lead managing underwriter(s) to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (which shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required under Applicable Law) representing securities sold under any registration statement, and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the lead managing underwriter(s) or such Selling Shareholders may request and keep available and make available to the Company’s transfer agent prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement a supply of such certificates;
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(xv) cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; and
(xvi) have appropriate officers of the Company prepare and make presentations at a reasonable and customary number of “road shows” and before analysts and rating agencies, as the case may be, and other information meetings reasonably organized by the underwriters and otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate as reasonably requested by the Selling Shareholders and the underwriters in the offering, marketing or selling of the Registrable Securities.
(b) The Company may require each Selling Shareholder and each underwriter, if any, to furnish the Company in writing such information regarding each Selling Shareholder or underwriter and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing to complete or amend the information required by such registration statement. Each Selling Shareholder shall as promptly as practicable notify in writing the Company and the underwriters, if any, with respect to any registered offering of Registrable Securities if at any time, such Selling Shareholder becomes aware that the representations and warranties of the Selling Shareholder contained in any mutual agreement (including any underwriting agreement) cease to be true and correct in any material respect and upon becoming aware of the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such registration statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, to the extent based on information provided by such Selling Shareholder, to be untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such registration statement, prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the registration statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent based on information provided by such Selling Shareholder.
(c) Each Selling Shareholder agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in clauses (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) ofSection 5.6(a)(xii), such Selling Shareholder shall forthwith discontinue such Selling Shareholder’s disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the applicable registration statement and prospectus relating thereto until such Selling Shareholder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated bySection 5.6(a)(xi), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus;provided,however, that the Company shall extend the time periods underSection 5.1(c) with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of a registration statement must be maintained by the amount of time the holder is required to discontinue disposition of such securities.
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(d) With a view to making available to the holders of Registrable Securities the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit a holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3 (or any successor form), the Company shall:
(i) use reasonable best efforts to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act;
(ii) use reasonable best efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act, at any time when the Company is subject to such reporting requirements; and
(iii) furnish to any holder so long as the holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and of the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed or furnished by the Company with the Commission as such holder may reasonably request in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities without registration (in each case to the extent not readily publicly available).
5.7Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of its obligations under thisArticle V, including (a) all registration and filing fees, including all fees and expenses of compliance with securities and “blue sky” laws (including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities pursuant toSection 5.6(a)(v)) and all fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with FINRA (including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” as such term is defined in FINRA Rule 5121), (b) all printing (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by a holder of Registrable Securities) and copying expenses, (c) all messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (d) all fees and expenses of the Company’s independent certified public accountants and counsel (including with respect to “comfort” letters and opinions), (e) expenses of the Company incurred in connection with any “road show” and (f) reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel for all holders of Registrable Securities whose shares are included in a registration statement, which counsel shall be selected by, in the case of a Demand Registration, the Requesting Shareholders, in the case of a Shelf Offering, the Demand Shareholder(s) requesting such offering, or in the case of any other registration, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith, shall be borne solely by the Company whether or not any registration statement is filed or becomes effective. In connection with the Company’s
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performance of its obligations under thisArticle V, the Company will pay its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties and the expense of any annual audit) and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange and included in each established over-the-counter market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or traded. Each Selling Shareholder shall pay its portion of all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale of such Selling Shareholder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration.
5.8Miscellaneous.
(a) Not less than five (5) Business Days before the expected filing date of each registration statement pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall notify each holder of Registrable Securities who has timely provided the requisite notice hereunder entitling such holder to register Registrable Securities in such registration statement of the information, documents and instruments from such holder that the Company or any underwriter reasonably requests in connection with such registration statement, including a questionnaire, custody agreement, power of attorney, lock-up letter and underwriting agreement (the “Requested Information”). If the Company has not received, on or before the second Business Day before the expected filing date, the Requested Information from such holder, the Company may file the registration statement without including Registrable Securities of such holder. The failure to so include in any registration statement the Registrable Securities of a holder of Registrable Securities (with regard to that registration statement) shall not result in any liability on the part of the Company to such holder.
(b) The Company shall not grant any demand, piggyback or shelf registration rights the terms of which conflict with or are senior to the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder to any other Person without the prior written consent of Demand Shareholders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all Demand Shareholders.
5.9Registration Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, each Selling Shareholder and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such Selling Shareholder or such other indemnified Person and the officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys and agents of each such controlling Person, each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter, from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, charges and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, the “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of, caused by, resulting from or relating to any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
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they were made, not misleading and (without limitation of the preceding portions of thisSection 5.9(a)) will reimburse each such Selling Shareholder, each of its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys and agents and each such Person who controls each such Selling Shareholder and the officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys and agents of each such controlling Person, each such underwriter and each such Person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, Loss, damage, liability or action, except insofar as the same are caused by any information furnished in writing to the Company by any other party expressly for use therein.
(b) In connection with any registration statement in which a Selling Shareholder is participating each such Selling Shareholder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its directors and officers, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of, caused by, resulting from or relating to any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (without limitation of the preceding portions of thisSection 5.9(b)) will reimburse the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, Loss, damage, liability or action, in each case solely to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is made in such registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Shareholder for inclusion in such registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Selling Shareholder shall be liable under thisSection 5.9(b) for amounts in excess of the net proceeds received by such holder in the offering giving rise to such liability.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification;provided,however, the failure to give such notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligation, except to the extent that the indemnifying party has been actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to provide such notice on a timely basis.
(d) In any case in which any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof and acknowledging the obligations of the indemnifying party with respect to such proceeding, the indemnifying party will not (so long as it shall continue to have the right to
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defend, contest, litigate and settle the matter in question in accordance with this paragraph) be liable to such indemnified party hereunder for any legal or other expense subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, supervision and monitoring (unless (i) such indemnified party reasonably objects to such assumption on the grounds that there may be defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to the defenses available to such indemnifying party and, as a result, a conflict of interest exists or (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and the indemnified party is or would reasonably be expected to be materially prejudiced by such delay, in either event the indemnified party shall be promptly reimbursed by the indemnifying party for the reasonable expenses incurred in connection with retaining one separate legal counsel (for the avoidance of doubt, for all indemnified parties in connection therewith)). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any such assumption by an indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such matter and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party except as provided in the previous sentence. An indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of an action or claim effected without its consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). No matter shall be settled by an indemnifying party without the consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless such settlement (x) includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party and (z) does not involve any injunctive or equitable relief that would be binding on the indemnified party or any payment that is not covered by the indemnification hereunder.
(e) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall survive the Transfer of the Registrable Securities and the termination of this Agreement.
(f) If recovery is not available under the foregoing indemnification provisions for any reason or reasons other than as specified therein, any Person who would otherwise be entitled to indemnification by the terms thereof shall nevertheless be entitled to contribution with respect to any Losses with respect to which such Person would be entitled to such indemnification but for such reason or reasons, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party, the Persons’ relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission, and other equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances. It is hereby agreed that it would not necessarily be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, no Selling Shareholder shall be required to make a contribution in excess of the amount received by such Selling Shareholder from its sale of Registrable Securities in connection with the offering that gave rise to the contribution obligation.
ARTICLE VI
DEFINITIONS
6.1Defined Terms. Capitalized terms when used in this Agreement have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, an “affiliate” as defined in Rule 405 of the regulations promulgated under the Securities Act and with respect to each Investor, an “affiliate” of such Investor as defined in Rule 405 of the regulations promulgated under the Securities Act and any investment fund, vehicle or holding company of which such Investor or an Affiliate of such Investor serves as the general partner, managing member or discretionary manager or advisor;provided,however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, an Affiliate of an Investor shall not include any portfolio company or other investment of any such Person or of such Investor or any investment fund, vehicle or holding company, or any limited partners of such Investor;provided,further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, an Affiliate of AlpInvest shall not include (other than with respect to the indemnity provided pursuant to Section 5.9(a) hereof) (i) The Carlyle Group LP or any of its Affiliates (excluding the business known as AlpInvest Partners) or any of their respective portfolio companies, other investments, investment funds, vehicles or holding companies or any investors in any such vehicles, or (ii) with respect to the business known as AlpInvest Partners, any of its portfolio companies, other investments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any third-party sponsored investment funds, vehicles or holding companies) or any investors in any of its investment funds, vehicles or holding companies, in the case of clause (i) and (ii), solely to the extent such entity is not acting upon the instruction or encouragement of AlpInvest to take any action (or with respect to investment funds, vehicles or holding companies sponsored by AlpInvest or The Carlyle Group LP, AlpInvest otherwise has control over such action by such entity) that would violate any provision of this Agreement that would be applicable to such entity were it deemed to be an Affiliate of AlpInvest).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“AlpInvest” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“AlpInvest Investment Fund” means any investment fund, investment vehicle or other account that is, directly or indirectly, managed or advised by AlpInvest or any of its Controlled Affiliates.
“AlpInvest Investors” means (i) the Initial AlpInvest Investors, (ii) any Permitted Transferee of any Initial AlpInvest Investor to which Shares are Transferred by such Initial AlpInvest Investor in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the Persons included in clause (ii) of this definition to which Shares are Transferred by such Person in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
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“AlpInvest Non-Private Equity Business” means any business or investment of AlpInvest and its Affiliates distinct from the private equity business of AlpInvest and its Affiliates;provided, that such business or investment shall not be deemed to be distinct from such private equity business if and at such time that (i) any Confidential Information with respect to the Company is made available to investment professionals of AlpInvest and its Affiliates who are not involved in the private equity business and who are involved in such other business or investment or (ii) AlpInvest or any of its Affiliates instructs or encourages any such business or investment to take any action that would violate any provision of this Agreement that would be applicable to such business or investment were it to be deemed to be an AlpInvest Investor hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the businesses and investments of The Carlyle Group LP or any of its Affiliates (excluding the business known as AlpInvest Partners) or any of their respective portfolio companies, other investments, investment funds, vehicles or holding companies, or any investors in any such vehicles (solely to the extent such entity is not acting upon the instruction or encouragement of AlpInvest to take any action (or with respect to investment funds, vehicles or holding companies sponsored by AlpInvest or The Carlyle Group LP, AlpInvest otherwise has control over such action by such entity) that would violate any provision of this Agreement that would be applicable to such entity were it deemed to be an Affiliate of AlpInvest); and (ii) any investments by AlpInvest or its Affiliates in un-Affiliated investment vehicles or received in distribution from such un-Affiliated investment vehicles, shall at all times be deemed distinct from the private equity business of AlpInvest and its Affiliates, and for the avoidance of doubt they shall not be deemed to be AlpInvest Non-Private Equity Businesses for purposes ofSection 2.2.
“AlpInvest Ownership Limit” means a percentage equal to the percentage of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Initial AlpInvest Investors as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that the effect of any share repurchases by the Company shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the AlpInvest Ownership Limit (and, for the avoidance of doubt, none of the AlpInvest Investors shall be required to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock as a consequence of any such repurchase or any other similar action undertaken by the Company) unless and until any AlpInvest Investor has acquired Beneficial Ownership of additional Voting Securities following such repurchase;provided,further, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by an AlpInvest Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the AlpInvest Ownership Limit.
“AlpInvest Termination Event” shall be deemed to occur if as of the end of any Business Day following the Closing, the AlpInvest Investors Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, less than 50% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the AlpInvest Investors in the aggregate as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by an AlpInvest Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of this definition.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any Law applicable to such Person, its assets, properties, operations or business.
“Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficially Own” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, and a Person’s beneficial ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such Rule is actually applicable in such circumstance);provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt
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(prior to a Distribution In Full by the Shareholder) the Investors shall each be deemed to Beneficially Own those shares of Company Common Stock that such Investor would be entitled to receive in a Distribution In Full from the Shareholder.
“Blackout Period” means (i) any regular quarterly period during which directors and executive officers of the Company are not permitted to trade under the insider trading policy of the Company then in effect;provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply with respect to a particular Investor or the Shareholder if (a) such Investor no longer has (or never had) (and, with respect to the Shareholder no applicable Investor has (or ever had)) a right to designate an Observer pursuant toSection 1.1 and (b) the Demand Registration (or offering under the Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable) does not involve an Underwritten Offering and (ii) in the event that the Company determines in good faith that the registration would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of material information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, a period of up to seventy-five (75) days;provided, that a Blackout Period described in this clause (ii) may not occur more than twice in any period of eighteen (18) consecutive months.
“Board” has the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(c).
“Business Day” means a day on which banks are generally open for normal business in New York, New York, which day is not a Saturday or a Sunday.
“Centerview” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Centerview Investment Fund” means any investment fund, investment vehicle or other account that is, directly or indirectly, managed or advised by Centerview or any of its Controlled Affiliates.
“Centerview Investors” means (i) the Initial Centerview Investors, (ii) any Permitted Transferee of any Initial Centerview Investor to which Shares are Transferred by such Initial Centerview Investor in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the Persons included in clause (ii) of this definition to which Shares are Transferred by such Person in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Centerview Non-Private Equity Business” means any business or investment of Centerview and its Affiliates distinct from the private equity business of Centerview and its Affiliates;provided, that such business or investment shall not be deemed to be distinct from such private equity business if and at such time that (i) any Confidential Information with respect to the Company is made available to investment professionals of Centerview and its Affiliates who are not involved in the private equity business and who are involved in such other business or investment or (ii) Centerview or any of its Affiliates instructs or encourages any such business or investment to take any action that would violate any provision of this Agreement that would be applicable to such business or investment were it to be deemed to be a Centerview Investor hereunder.
“Centerview Observer” has the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a).
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“Centerview Observer Termination Event” shall be deemed to occur if as of the end of any Business Day following the Closing, the Centerview Investors Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, less than 50% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Centerview Investors in the aggregate as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by a Centerview Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of this definition.
“Centerview Ownership Limit” means a percentage equal to the percentage of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Initial Centerview Investors as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that the effect of any share repurchases by the Company shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the Centerview Ownership Limit (and, for the avoidance of doubt, none of the Centerview Investors shall be required to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock as a consequence of any such repurchase or any other similar action undertaken by the Company) unless and until any Centerview Investor has acquired Beneficial Ownership of additional Voting Securities following such repurchase;provided,further, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by a Centerview Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the Centerview Ownership Limit.
“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency administering the Securities Act.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Articles” means the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
“Company Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Confidential Information” means all information (irrespective of the form of communication, and irrespective of whether obtained prior to or after the date hereof) obtained by or on behalf of the Shareholder, an Investor or its Representatives from the Company or its Representatives, the Beneficial Ownership of Shares or through the rights granted pursuant hereto (including all information an Observer (in his or her capacity as such) receives from the Company), other than information which (i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement by the Shareholder or such Investor or any of its Representatives, (ii) was or becomes available to the Shareholder or such Investor or any of its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or its Representatives, or any other Investor or its Representatives, as the case may be,provided, that the source thereof is not known by the Shareholder or such Investor or such of its Representatives to be bound by an obligation of confidentiality, or (iii) is independently developed by the Shareholder or such Investor or such of its Representatives without the use of any such information that would otherwise be Confidential Information hereunder. Subject to clauses (i)-(iii) above, Confidential Information also includes all non-public information previously provided by the Company or its
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Representatives under the provisions of any confidentiality agreement between the Company, the Investors or their respective Affiliates or Representatives, including the Confidentiality Agreement, including all information, documents and reports referred to thereunder, or otherwise.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2014, between Big Heart Pet Brands and the Company.
“Contract” means any contract, lease, license, indenture, loan, note, agreement or other legally binding commitment, arrangement or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).
“Control” means 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.
“Controlled Affiliate” means any Affiliate of the specified Person that is, directly or indirectly, Controlled by the specified Person.
“Cupid” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Demand” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.1(a).
“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.1(a).
“Demand Shareholder” means the Shareholder and any KKR Investor, Vestar Investor, or Centerview Investor, in any case, that holds Registrable Securities.
“Designated Entity” means (i) any Specified Entity or (ii) any branded food or pet food company or business that, as of any time of determination, has consolidated net sales in excess of $1 billion and competes with any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ products in a category that accounts for at least 5% of the Company’s consolidated net sales (each, a “Competitive Category”), which as of the Closing Date would include coffee, peanut butter, fruit spreads, shortening and oils, pet food, and baking mixes and ready-to-spread frostings;provided, that such company’s or business’s net sales in such Competitive Category are either (A) at least $100 million or (B) account for at least 5% of such company’s or business’s consolidated net sales.
“Distribution” means the distribution of any shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder to any of the partners of the Shareholder.
“Distribution In Full” means the distribution of all shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder to all of the partners of the Shareholder.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Follow-On Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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“Foreign or State Act” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.1(g).
“Form S-3” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.3(a).
“Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.6(a)(iv).
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, national, state, local, cantonal, municipal, international or multinational government or political subdivision thereof, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, taxing or regulatory authority, instrumentality or judicial or administrative body, or arbitrator or SRO, having jurisdiction over the matter or matters in question.
“Group” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
“Initial AlpInvest Investors” means AlpInvest Partners Blue Co-Invest LLC. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial AlpInvest Investors will be deemed to Beneficially Own that portion of the total number of shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder that the Initial AlpInvest Investors would receive in a Distribution In Full of all shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder to all of the partners of the Shareholder immediately following the Closing.
“Initial Centerview Investors” means Centerview Capital, L.P., Centerview Employees, L.P. and Centerview Blue, L.P. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial Centerview Investors will be deemed to Beneficially Own that portion of the total number of shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder that the Initial Centerview Investors would receive in a Distribution In Full of all shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder to all of the partners of the Shareholder immediately following the Closing.
“Initial KKR Investors” means KKR 2006 Fund L.P., KKR Reference Fund Investments L.P., KKR North American Co-Invest Fund I L.P., KKR-Milton Capital Partners L.P., KKR SA Investors Co-Invest Fund L.P., OPERF Co-Investment LLC, 8 North America Investor L.P., KKR Partners III, L.P., Blue Holdings Co-Invest L.P., KKR-Milton Co-Investments L.P. and ASF Walter Co-Invest L.P.. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial KKR Investors will be deemed to Beneficially Own that portion of the total number of shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder that the Initial KKR Investors would receive in a Distribution In Full of all shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder to all of the partners of the Shareholder immediately following the Closing.
“Initial Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Initial Vestar Investors” means Vestar/Blue Investments I L.P. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial Vestar Investors will be deemed to Beneficially Own that portion of the total number of shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder that the Initial Vestar Investors would receive in a Distribution In Full of all shares of Company Common Stock held by the Shareholder to all of the partners of the Shareholder immediately following the Closing.
“Inspectors” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.6(a)(xi).
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“Investor Related Persons” has the meaning set forth inSection 1.5(b)(i).
“Investors” means the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, the Centerview Investors and the AlpInvest Investors.
“KKR” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“KKR Investment Fund” means any investment fund, investment vehicle or other account that is, directly or indirectly, managed or advised by KKR or any of its Controlled Affiliates.
“KKR Investors” means (i) the Initial KKR Investors, (ii) any Permitted Transferee of any Initial KKR Investor to which Shares are Transferred by such Initial KKR Investor in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the Persons included in clause (ii) of this definition to which Shares are Transferred by such Person in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
“KKR Non-Private Equity Business” means any business or investment of KKR and its Affiliates distinct from the private equity business of KKR and its Affiliates;provided, that such business or investment shall not be deemed to be distinct from such private equity business if and at such time that (i) any Confidential Information with respect to the Company is made available to investment professionals of KKR and its Affiliates who are not involved in the private equity business and who are involved in such other business or investment or (ii) KKR or any of its Affiliates instructs or encourages any such business or investment to take any action that would violate any provision of this Agreement that would be applicable to such business or investment were it to be deemed to be a KKR Investor hereunder.
“KKR Observer” has the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a).
“KKR Observer Termination Event” shall be deemed to occur if as of the end of any Business Day following the Closing, the KKR Investors Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, less than 50% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the KKR Investors in the aggregate as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by a KKR Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of this definition.
“KKR Ownership Limit” means a percentage equal to the percentage of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Initial KKR Investors as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that the effect of any share repurchases by the Company shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the KKR Ownership Limit (and, for the avoidance of doubt, none of the KKR Investors shall be required to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock as a consequence of any such repurchase or any other similar action undertaken by the Company) unless and until any KKR Investor has acquired Beneficial Ownership of additional Voting Securities following such repurchase;provided,further, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by a KKR Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the KKR Ownership Limit.
“Law” has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
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“Losses” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.9(a).
“Marketed Underwritten Shelf Offering” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.3(e).
“Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Mergers” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Merger Sub One” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Merger Sub Two” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Non-Liable Person” has the meaning set forth inSection 7.12.
“Observer” means a representative of an Investor who shall have the rights set forth inSection 1.1 of this Agreement.
“Other Demanding Sellers” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.2(b).
“Other Proposed Sellers” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.2(b).
“Permitted Transfer” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.1(b).
“Permitted Transferee” means, with respect to the Shareholder or any Investor, any Affiliate of the Shareholder or such Investor.
“Person” has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
“Piggyback Notice” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.2(a).
“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.2(a).
“Piggyback Seller” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.2(a).
“Records” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.6(a)(xi).
“Registrable Amount” means an amount of Registrable Securities having an aggregate value of at least $250 million (based on the anticipated offering price (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company)), without regard to any underwriting discount or commission, or such lesser amount of Registrable Securities as would result in the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the applicable Requesting Shareholder.
“Registrable Securities” means the Shares held by the Shareholder and the Investors and any shares of Company Common Stock received by the Investors in respect of the Shares in connection with any stock split or subdivision, stock dividend, distribution or similar transaction;provided, that any such Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) they are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) they are sold without limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, following a Distribution shares previously held by the Shareholder shall continue to be considered Registrable Securities.
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“Representatives” has the meaning set forth inSection 1.5(b)(i).
“Requested Information” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.8(a).
“Requesting Shareholders” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.1(a).
“Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.1(a).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Selling Shareholders” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.6(a)(i).
“Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Shelf Notice” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.3(a).
“Shelf Offering” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.3(e).
“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.3(a).
“Specified Entity” means any Person set forth onSchedule I (and any successor thereof).
“Specified Individual” has the meaning set forth inSchedule 3.1(d).
“SRO” means (i) any “self regulatory organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act, (ii) any other United States or foreign securities exchange, futures exchange, commodities exchange or contract market, or (iii) any other securities exchange.
“Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth inSection 2.2(b).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, (a) an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing Person or body or (b) more than fifty (50%) of the equity interests of which is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.
“Take-Down Notice” has the meaning set forth inSection 5.3(e).
“Total Economic Interest” means, as of any date of determination, the total economic interests of all Voting Securities then outstanding. The percentage of the Total Economic Interest Beneficially Owned by any Person as of any date of determination is the percentage of the Total Economic Interest then Beneficially Owned by such Person, including pursuant to any swaps or any other agreements, transactions or series of transactions, whether any such swap, agreement, transaction or series of transaction is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise.
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“Total Voting Power” means, as of any date of determination, the total number of votes that may be cast in the election of directors of the Company if all Voting Securities then outstanding were present and voted at a meeting held for such purpose. The percentage of the Total Voting Power Beneficially Owned by any Person as of any date of determination is the percentage of the Total Voting Power of the Company that is represented by the total number of votes that may be cast in the election of directors of the Company by Voting Securities then Beneficially Owned by such Person.
“Transfer” means (i) any direct or indirect offer, sale, lease, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, disposition or other transfer (by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntary or involuntary, or entry into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any offer, sale, lease, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, disposition or other transfer (by operation of law or otherwise), of any capital stock or interest in any capital stock or (ii) in respect of any capital stock or interest in any capital stock, to enter into any swap or any other agreement, transaction or series of transactions that hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of such capital stock or interest in capital stock, whether any such swap, agreement, transaction or series of transaction is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise. “Transferor” means a Person that Transfers or proposes to Transfer; and “Transferee” means a Person to whom a Transfer is made or is proposed to be made.
“Underwritten Offering” means a sale of securities of the Company, in an amount no less than the Registrable Amount, to an underwriter or underwriters for reoffering to the public.
“Vestar” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Vestar Investment Fund” means any investment fund, investment vehicle or other account that is, directly or indirectly, managed or advised by Vestar or any of its Controlled Affiliates.
“Vestar Investors” means (i) the Initial Vestar Investors, (ii) any Permitted Transferee of any Initial Vestar Investor to which Shares are Transferred by the Shareholder or such Initial Vestar Investor in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and (iii) any Permitted Transferee of any of the Persons included in clause (ii) of this definition to which Shares are Transferred by such Person in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Vestar Non-Private Equity Business” means any business or investment of Vestar and its Affiliates distinct from the private equity business of Vestar and its Affiliates;provided, that such business or investment shall not be deemed to be distinct from such private equity business if and at such time that (i) any Confidential Information with respect to the Company is made available to investment professionals of Vestar and its Affiliates who are not involved in the private equity business and who are involved in such other business or investment or (ii) Vestar or any of its Affiliates instructs or encourages any such business or investment to take any action that would violate any provision of this Agreement that would be applicable to such business or investment were it to be deemed to be a Vestar Investor hereunder.
“Vestar Observer” has the meaning set forth inSection 1.1(a).
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“Vestar Observer Termination Event” shall be deemed to occur if as of the end of any Business Day following the Closing, the Vestar Investors Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, less than 50% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Vestar Investors in the aggregate as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by a Vestar Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of this definition.
“Vestar Ownership Limit” means a percentage equal to the percentage of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Initial Vestar Investors as of immediately following the Closing;provided, that the effect of any share repurchases by the Company shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the Vestar Ownership Limit (and, for the avoidance of doubt, none of the Vestar Investors shall be required to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock as a consequence of any such repurchase or any other similar action undertaken by the Company) unless and until any Vestar Investor has acquired Beneficial Ownership of additional Voting Securities following such repurchase;provided,further, that any shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by a Vestar Non-Private Equity Business shall not be counted for purposes of any measurement of the Vestar Ownership Limit.
“Voting Securities” means shares of Company Common Stock and any other securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company.
6.2Interpretation. Whenever used: the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, and the words “hereof” and “herein” and similar words shall be construed as references to this Agreement as a whole and not limited to the particular Article, Section, Annex, Exhibit or Schedule in which the reference appears. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules mean the Articles, Sections and Annexes of, and Exhibits and Schedules attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. References to “$” or “dollars” means United States dollars. Any reference in this Agreement to any gender shall include all genders. The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. The Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. The headings of the Articles and Sections are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. If, and as often as, there is any change in the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock by reason of stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, spin-offs, split-ups, mergers, reclassifications, reorganizations, recapitalizations, combinations or exchanges of shares and the like, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions of this Agreement so as to fairly and equitably preserve, as far as practicable, the rights and obligations set forth herein that continue to be applicable on the date of such change. No rule of construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement, as this Agreement is the product of negotiation between sophisticated parties advised by counsel.
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1Term. Except as provided inSection 2.2 and except forArticle IV, which is effective as of the date hereof, this Agreement will be effective as of the Closing Date and shall automatically terminate with respect to the Shareholder, upon the date that the Shareholder no longer Beneficially Owns any Shares (or, if earlier, the date upon which this Agreement terminates with respect to each of the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, the Centerview Investors, and the AlpInvest Investors), and, with respect to the KKR Investors, upon the date that the KKR Investors, in the aggregate, Beneficially Own less than 1% of the Total Voting Power, and, with respect to the Vestar Investors, upon the date that the Vestar Investors, in the aggregate, Beneficially Own less than 1% of the Total Voting Power, and, with respect to the Centerview Investors, upon the later of (x) the date that the Centerview Investors, in the aggregate, Beneficially Own less than 1% of the Total Voting Power and (y) the date on which a Centerview Observer Termination Event occurs, and, with respect to the AlpInvest Investors, upon the date that the AlpInvest Investors, in the aggregate, Beneficially Own less than 1% of the Total Voting Power, so long as, as of such date, all of the then-remaining Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the KKR Investors, all of the then-remaining Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the Vestar Investors, all of the then-remaining Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the Centerview Investors, or all of the then-remaining Registrable Securities Beneficially Owned by the AlpInvest Investors, as applicable, may be sold in a single transaction without limitation under Rule 144 under the Securities Act and if that is not the case, this Agreement shall terminate when the foregoing shall be the case. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to thisSection 7.1 (other than pursuant to the last sentence hereto), this Agreement shall immediately then be terminated and of no further force and effect, except for the provisions set forth inSection 1.5(b) (which shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years),Section 2.2 (which shall survive termination of this Agreement until the expiration of the Standstill Period), the first sentence of each ofSection 3.1(a),Section 3.1(b), andSection 3.1(c) (which shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years),Section 3.1(d) (which shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years),Section 1.3(b) (which shall survive termination of this Agreement as long as any KKR Investor, Vestar Investor, Centerview Investor, AlpInvest Investor or the Shareholder, Beneficially Owns any Voting Securities), andSection 3.1(e),Section 5.9,Section 6.2 and thisArticle VII, which, in each case, shall survive in accordance with their terms; provided that no such provisions shall survive a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the following sentence. This Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect upon the termination of the Merger Agreement.
7.2Notices.
(a) Notices and other statements in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing in the English language and shall be delivered by hand, email or overnight courier to the recipient’s address as set forth below or to such other address as a party hereto may notify to the other parties hereto from time to time and shall be given:
(i) if to the Company, to: | ||
Name: | The J. M. Smucker Company | |
Address: | One Strawberry Lane | |
Orrville, Ohio 44667 | ||
Email: | jeannette.knudsen@jmsmucker.com | |
Attention: | General Counsel |
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with a copy (which shall not be considered notice), to: | ||
Name: | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | |
Address: | 51 West 52nd Street | |
New York, New York 10019 | ||
Email: | SARosenblum@wlrk.com | |
RCChen@wlrk.com | ||
Attention: | Steven A. Rosenblum | |
Ronald C. Chen | ||
(ii) if to Vestar or a Vestar Investor, to: | ||
Name: | c/o Vestar Capital Partners | |
Address: | 245 Park Avenue | |
41st Floor | ||
New York, New York 10167 | ||
Email: | kmundt@vestarcapital.com | |
boconnor@vestarcapital.com | ||
sdellarocca@vestarCapital.com | ||
Attention: | Steven Della Rocca, Brian O’Connor, Kevin Mundt | |
with a copy (which shall not be considered notice), to: | ||
Name: | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | |
Address: | 425 Lexington Avenue | |
New York, New York 10017 | ||
Email: | mlerner@stblaw.com | |
avernace@stblaw.com | ||
Attention: | Marni J. Lerner | |
Anthony F. Vernace | ||
(iii) if to Centerview or a Centerview Investor, to: | ||
Name: | c/o Centerview Partners | |
Address: | 3 Greenwich Office Park | |
2nd Floor | ||
Greenwich, CT 06831 | ||
Email: | dhooper@centerviewcapital.com | |
Attention: | David Hooper |
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with a copy (which shall not be considered notice), to: | ||
Name: | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | |
Address: | 425 Lexington Avenue | |
New York, New York 10017 | ||
Email: | mlerner@stblaw.com | |
avernace@stblaw.com | ||
Attention: | Marni J. Lerner | |
Anthony F. Vernace | ||
(iv) if to KKR or a KKR Investor, to: | ||
Name: | c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | |
Address: | 9 West 57th St., Suite 4200 | |
New York, New York 10019 | ||
Email: | simon@kkr.com | |
Attention: | Simon Brown | |
with a copy (which shall not be considered notice), to: | ||
Name: | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | |
Address: | 425 Lexington Avenue | |
New York, New York 10017 | ||
Email: | mlerner@stblaw.com | |
avernace@stblaw.com | ||
Attention: | Marni J. Lerner | |
Anthony F. Vernace | ||
(v) if to AlpInvest or an AlpInvest Investor, to: | ||
Name: | c/o AlpInvest Partners US Holdings LLC | |
Address: | 630 Fifth Avenue | |
New York, NY 10111 | ||
Email: | Evert.Vink@alpinvest.com | |
Michael.Thorne@alpinvest.com | ||
Attention: | Evert Vink & Michael Thorne, Legal Department | |
with mandatory copies (which shall not be considered notice), to: | ||
Name: | c/o AlpInvest Partners BV | |
Address: | Jachthavenweg 118 | |
1081 KJ Amsterdam | ||
The Netherlands | ||
Email: | Patrick.de.van.der.Schueren@alpinvest.com | |
Attention: | Patrick de van Schueren, Legal Department |
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with a copy to (which shall not be considered notice), to: | ||
Name: | Ropes & Gray LLP | |
Address: | 1211 Avenue of the Americas | |
New York, NY 10036 | ||
Email: | Isabel.Dische@ropesgray.com | |
Attention: | Isabel Dische, Esq. |
(b) A notice shall be effective upon receipt and shall be deemed to have been received:
(i) at the time of delivery, if delivered by hand, or overnight courier; or
(ii) at the time of transmission if sent by confirmed email.
7.3Investor Actions. Any determination, consent or approval of, or notice or request delivered by, or any similar action of, the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, the Centerview Investors, or the Investors, as applicable, shall be made by, and shall be valid and binding upon, all KKR Investors, all Vestar Investors, all Centerview Investors, all AlpInvest Investors or all Investors, respectively, if made by (i) in the case of the KKR Investors, the KKR Investors Beneficially Owning a majority of the Total Voting Power then Beneficially Owned by all KKR Investors, (ii) in the case of the Vestar Investors, the Vestar Investors Beneficially Owning a majority of the Total Voting Power then Beneficially Owned by all Vestar Investors, (iii) in the case of the Centerview Investors, the Centerview Investors Beneficially Owning a majority of the Total Voting Power then Beneficially Owned by all Centerview Investors, (iv) in the case of the AlpInvest Investors, the AlpInvest Investors Beneficially Owning a majority of the Total Voting Power then Beneficially Owned by all AlpInvest Investors, and (v) in the case of all Investors, a majority of the Total Voting Power then Beneficially Owned by all Investors.
7.4Amendments and Waivers. Each of the parties hereto agrees that no provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified unless such amendment or modification is in writing and signed by (i) the Company, (ii) the Shareholder, (iii) KKR (on behalf of itself and the KKR Investors), (iv) Vestar (on behalf of itself and the Vestar Investors), (v) Centerview (on behalf of itself and the Centerview Investors) and (vi) AlpInvest (on behalf of itself and the AlpInvest Investors). No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Applicable Law.
7.5Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties, provided that any proposed assignment by any of the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, or the Centerview Investors of any of their respective rights herein to any party other than to an Affiliate of KKR, Vestar, or Centerview, as applicable, may
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be granted or withheld in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, it being understood that it is the intention of the parties hereto that the rights afforded to the KKR Investors, the Vestar Investors, and the Centerview Investors are personal to such Persons and are not transferable except as expressly provided herein. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of thisSection 7.5 shall be void.
7.6Severability. It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under Applicable Law and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If any particular provision or portion of this Agreement shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision or portion thereof shall be deemed amended to the minimum extent necessary to render such provision or portion valid and enforceable, and such amendment will apply only with respect to the operation of such provision or portion in the particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made.
7.7Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.
7.8Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
7.9Governing Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF. IN THE EVENT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT COMMENCES ANY LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO NEGOTIATION, EXPLORATION, DUE DILIGENCE WITH RESPECT TO OR ENTERING INTO OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTERS DESCRIBED OR CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY (A) AGREE THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LEGAL ACTION SHALL BE INSTITUTED EXCLUSIVELY IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WHETHER A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT; (B) AGREE THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR ACTION, SUCH PARTIES WILL CONSENT AND SUBMIT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN ANY SUCH COURT DESCRIBED IN CLAUSE (A) OF THISSECTION 7.9 AND TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND STATUTES GOVERNING SERVICE OF PROCESS; (C) AGREE TO WAIVE TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR ACTION IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (D) AGREE AS AN ALTERNATIVE
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METHOD OF SERVICE TO SERVICE IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BY MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH INSECTION 7.2 FOR COMMUNICATIONS TO SUCH PARTY; (E) AGREE THAT ANY SERVICE MADE AS PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (F) AGREE THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHTS OF ANY PARTY TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES OF FACT AND LAW, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE NEGOTIATION, EXPLORATION, DUE DILIGENCE WITH RESPECT TO OR ENTERING INTO OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (1) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (2) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (3) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (4) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THISSECTION 7.9.
7.10Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is expressly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedies to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
7.11No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person other than the parties hereto and each such party’s respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns;provided, that the Persons indemnified underSection 5.9 are intended third party beneficiaries ofSection 5.9, and Non-Liable Persons are intended third party beneficiaries ofSection 7.12.
7.12No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, and notwithstanding the fact that any party hereto may be a partnership or limited liability company, each party hereto, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Persons other than the named parties hereto shall have any obligation hereunder and that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse hereunder or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against, any former, current or future director, officer, agent, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative or employee of any Investor (or any of their heirs, successors or permitted assigns), or against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate,
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manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, shareholder, manager or member of any of the foregoing Persons, but in each case not including the named parties hereto (each, a “Non-Liable Person”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of such party against any Non-Liable Person, by the enforcement of any assignment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other Applicable Law or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any Non-Liable Person, as such, for any obligations of the applicable party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Richard K. Smucker | |
Name: | Richard K. Smucker | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Shareholders Agreement]
SHAREHOLDER | ||
BLUE HOLDINGS I, L.P. | ||
By: | Blue Holdings GP, LLC, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Simon Brown | |
Name: | Simon Brown | |
Title: | Manager |
[Signature Page to Shareholders Agreement]
KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Secretary |
[Signature Page to Shareholders Agreement]
KKR 2006 FUND L.P. | ||
By: | KKR Associates 2006 L.P., | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | KKR 2006 GP LLC, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Vice President |
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KKR REFERENCE FUND INVESTMENTS L.P. | ||
By: | KKR IFI GP L.P., | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | KKR IFI Limited, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Director |
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KKR NORTH AMERICAN CO-INVEST FUND I L.P. | ||
By: | KKR MIF Carry Holdings L.P., | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | KKR MIF Carry Limited, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ William J. Janetschek | |
Name: | William J. Janetschek | |
Title: | Director |
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KKR-MILTON CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P. | ||
By: | KKR Associates CS I L.P., | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | KKR CS I Limited, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Director |
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KKR SA INVESTORS CO-INVEST FUND L.P. | ||
By: | KKR Associates SA Co-Invest L.P., | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | KKR SA Co-Invest GP Limited, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Director |
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OPERF CO-INVESTMENT LLC | ||
By: | KKR Associates 2006 L.P., | |
its Manager | ||
By: | KKR 2006 GP LLC, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Vice President |
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8 NORTH AMERICA INVESTOR L.P. | ||
By: | KKR Associates 8 NA L.P., | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | KKR 8 NA Limited, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Director |
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KKR PARTNERS III, L.P. | ||
By: | KKR III GP LLC, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ William J. Janetschek | |
Name: | William J. Janetschek | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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KKR-MILTON CO-INVESTMENTS L.P. | ||
By: | KKR Associates CS I L.P., | |
Its General Partner | ||
By: | KKR CS I Limited, | |
Its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Director |
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ASF WALTER CO-INVEST L.P. | ||
By: | ASF Walter Co-Invest GP Limited, | |
Its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Director |
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BLUE HOLDINGS CO-INVEST L.P. | ||
By: | Blue Holdings Co-Invest GP LLC |
By: | /s/ David J. Sorkin | |
Name: | David J. Sorkin | |
Title: | Vice President |
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VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS | ||
By: | /s/ Brian P. O’Connor | |
Name: | Brian P. O’Connor | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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VESTAR/BLUE INVESTMENTS I L.P. | ||
By: | Vestar Associates V, L.P., | |
Its General Partner | ||
By: | Vestar Managers V Ltd., | |
Its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Brian P. O’Connor | |
Name: | Brian P. O’Connor | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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CENTERVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | ||
By: | /s/ David M. Hooper | |
Name: | David M. Hooper | |
Title: | Managing Principal |
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CENTERVIEW CAPITAL, L.P. | ||
By: | Centerview Capital GP, L.P., | |
its General Partner | ||
By: | Centerview Capital GP, LLC, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David M. Hooper | |
Name: | David M. Hooper | |
Title: | Managing Principal |
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CENTERVIEW EMPLOYEES, L.P. | ||
By: | Centerview Capital GP, LLC, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David M. Hooper | |
Name: | David M. Hooper | |
Title: | Managing Principal |
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CENTERVIEW BLUE L.P. | ||
By: | Centerview Capital GP, LLC, | |
its General Partner |
By: | /s/ David M. Hooper | |
Name: | David M. Hooper | |
Title: | Managing Principal |
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ALPINVEST PARTNERS US HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Evert Vink | |
Name: | Evert Vink | |
Title: | Chief Legal Officer | |
By: | /s/ Thomas Spoto | |
Name: | Thomas Spoto | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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ALPINVEST PARTNERS BLUE CO-INVEST LLC | ||
By: | AlpInvest Partners US Holdings, LLC, its manager |
By: | /s/ Evert Vink | |
Name: | Evert Vink | |
Title: | Chief Legal Officer | |
By: | /s/ Thomas Spoto | |
Name: | Thomas Spoto | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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