ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTIONS
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The undersigned, being all of the directors of CBL & Associates Properties,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), do hereby consent to the
adoption of and hereby adopt the following resolutions and direct that this
consent be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors:
WHEREAS, the Corporation is the general partner of CBL & Associates Limited
partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership");
WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Operating Partnership have entered into
that certain Master Contribution Agreement dated September 25, 2000 (the "Master
Contribution Agreement") with JACOBS REALTY INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
Delaware limited partnership ("JRI"), Richard E. Jacobs, solely as trustee for
the Richard E. Jacobs Revocable Living Trust (the "REJ"), and Richard E. Jacobs,
solely as trustee for the David H. Jacobs Marital Trust (the "DHJ") and,
together with the REJ, the "Jacobs Trusts"); JRI and the Jacobs Trusts are
referred to herein as the "Jacobs Parties").
WHEREAS, Article IV(D)(10) of the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation grants the Corporation's board of directors the authority to
modify the Ownership Limits in the manner set forth below.
WHEREAS, the Master Contribution Agreement requires the Corporation's board
of directors to make the modifications set forth below to the Ownership Limits,
and the directors have determined that the board of directors has the authority
to implement the changes without any shareholder approval, and the directors
acknowledge that the foregoing requirement and the board's willingness to adopt
these resolutions was a material inducement to the willingness of the Jacobs
Parties to enter into and be bound by the Master Contribution Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: Pursuant to the authority
provided in Article IV (D)(10) of the Corporation's Amended and Restated
Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Certificate"), the board of directors hereby modifies the
Ownership Limits as they relate to the Jacobs Group (as defined below) and its
members and the Lebovitz Group (as such term is defined in the Certificate of
Incorporation) and its members as follows:
1. "Beneficial Ownership Limit" shall mean (A) with respect to the Family
Groups and their members in the aggregate, 31.99% of the outstanding Equity
Stock of the Corporation, (B) with respect to the Lebovitz Group and its
members, both individually and in the aggregate, 21.4% of the outstanding Equity
Stock of the Corporation, (C) with respect to any single member of the David
Jacobs Group or the Richard Jacobs Group that is an Individual, 9.5% of the
outstanding Equity Stock of the Corporation, (D) with respect to any two members
of the David Jacobs Group or the Richard Jacobs Group that are Individuals,
15.5% of the outstanding Equity Stock of the Corporation and (E) with respect to
Jacobs Group and its members, both individually and in the aggregate, 15.5% of
the outstanding Equity Stock of the Corporation; in each case, determined by
number of shares outstanding, voting power (disregarding, in the case of the
Jacobs Group and its members, any power to designate nominees to the
Corporation's Board of Directors pursuant to the Voting and Standstill Agreement
dated September 25, 2000 among the Corporation and the Jacobs Parties (the
"Voting and Standstill Agreement")) or value (as determined by the Board of
Directors), whichever produces the smallest holding of Equity Stock and computed
taking into account all outstanding shares of Equity Stock and, to the extent
provided by the Code in connection with the determination required by Section
856(a)(6) of the Code, all shares of Equity Stock issuable under existing
Options and Exchange Rights that have not been exercised or Deferred Stock that
has not vested.
2. "Constructive Ownership Limit" shall mean, with respect to the Family
Groups and their members, both individually and in the aggregate, 31.99% of the
outstanding Equity Stock of the Corporation; in each case, determined by number
of shares outstanding, voting power (disregarding, in the case of the Jacobs
Group and its members, any power to designate nominees to the Corporation's
Board of Directors pursuant to the Voting and Standstill Agreement) or value (as
determined by the Board of Directors), whichever produces the smallest holding
of Equity Stock and computed taking into account all outstanding shares of
Equity Stock and, to the extent provided by the Code in connection with the
determination required by Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code, all shares of Equity
Stock issuable under existing Options and Exchange Rights that have not been
exercised or Deferred Stock that has not vested; provided, however, that (I)
except as provided in clause (II) hereof, (i) in no event shall the Lebovitz
Group or any Person composed of one or more members of the Lebovitz Group be
treated as Constructively Owning Equity Stock in excess of the Constructive
Ownership Limit set forth above to the extent that the Lebovitz Group
Constructively Owns not more than the Lebovitz Permitted Ownership Amount and
(ii) in no event shall the Jacobs Group, the David Jacobs Group, the Richard
Jacobs Group or any Person composed of one or more members of any such group be
treated as Constructively Owning Equity Stock in excess of the Constructive
Ownership Limit set forth above to the extent that the Jacobs Group and its
members Constructively Own not more than the Jacobs Permitted Ownership Amount
and (II) a member of the Lebovitz Group or the Jacobs Group (but not the
Lebovitz Group or the Jacobs Group themselves) will be subject to a Constructive
Ownership Limit of 9.9% of the outstanding Equity Stock of the Corporation at
all times that (x) such member, together with other members of the Lebovitz
Group or the Jacobs Group, as the case may be, each of whom Constructively Owns
at least 10% of the outstanding
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Equity Stock of the Corporation, Constructively Own, in the aggregate (a) 10% or
more of the total voting power, number of outstanding shares or value of the
outstanding shares of any Tenant that is treated as a corporation for federal
income tax purposes or (b) an interest of 10% or more in the assets or net
profits of any Tenant that is not treated as a corporation for federal income
tax purposes, (y) such member Constructively Owns an equity interest in such
Tenant and (z) the aggregate amount of gross income derived by the Corporation
in its immediately preceding taxable year from the Tenants whose ownership is
described in clause (x) (taking into account only ownership by such member and
other members of the Group that includes such member) exceeded $ 750,000.
3. The Beneficial Ownership Limit with respect to the Wolford Group shall
be reduced to the Standard Beneficial Ownership Limit.
4. For purposes of this Resolution, the following definitions shall be
added to Article IV(D)(1):
"David Jacobs Group" shall mean (i) the widow of David Jacobs, (ii) the
lineal descendants of David Jacobs and (iii) all Persons that would
Constructively Own or Beneficially Own shares of Equity Stock Constructively
Owned or Beneficially Owned by individuals described in (i) or (ii).
"Family Groups" shall mean the Lebovitz Group, the David Jacobs Group and
the Richard Jacobs Group.
"Individuals" shall mean Persons that are treated as "individuals" for
purposes of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code.
"Jacobs Group" shall mean the David Jacobs Group, the Richard Jacobs Group
and the members of such groups.
"Jacobs Permitted Ownership Amount" shall be defined and adjusted as in the
Share Ownership Agreement.
"Lebovitz Permitted Ownership Amount" shall be defined and adjusted as in
the Share Ownership Agreement.
"Richard Jacobs Group" shall mean (i) Richard Jacobs and each member of his
family for purposes of Section 318(a) or 544 of the Code and (ii) all Persons
that would Constructively Own or Beneficially Own shares of Equity Stock
Constructively Owned or Beneficially Owned by individuals described in (i).
"Share Ownership Agreement" shall mean the Share Ownership Agreement, dated
as of [ ] by and between the Corporation, CBL & Associates, Inc., Charles B.
Lebovitz, Stephen D. Lebovitz, Jacobs Realty Investors Limited Partnership,
Richard E. Jacobs, solely as trustee for the Richard E. Jacobs Revocable Living
Trust and Richard E. Jacobs, solely as trustee for the David H. Jacobs Marital
Trust, as such may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto.
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5. The following shall apply with respect to the modifications to the
Ownership Limits set forth in this Resolution:
If the Lebovitz Group or a member thereof or the Jacobs Group or a member
thereof would otherwise Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of
Capital Stock in excess of the Lebovitz Permitted Ownership Amount, in the
case of the Lebovitz Group and its members, or the Jacobs Permitted
Ownership Amount, in the case of the Jacobs Group and its members, then the
shares of Equity Stock that otherwise would be so Beneficially Owned or
Constructively Owned shall be designated Shares-in-trust and, in accordance
with subparagraph E of this Article IV, transferred automatically and by
operation of law to a Trust; provided, however, that this paragraph 5 will
not apply where the Beneficial and Constructive Ownership of shares of
Equity Stock by the Jacobs Group and its members, or the Lebovitz Group and
its members, as the case may be, would not violate the limitations that
would be imposed upon such group and its members if there were no special
references to such group and its members in the Certificate of
Incorporation or this Resolution.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that Section 3.6 of the Corporation's By-Laws be, and it
hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 3.6 Quorum. (a) A whole number of directors equal to at least a
majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, but if at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be
less than a quorum present, a majority of the directors present may adjourn
the meeting from time to time without further notice. Except as provided in
the following Section 3.6(b), (i) the act of the majority of the directors
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the
Board of Directors, and (ii) the directors present at a duly organized
meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directors to leave less than a
quorum.
(b) Unless and until the Share Ownership Limitation Amendment, as
described in Section 4.15 of the Master Contribution Agreement, dated as of
September 25, 2000, by and among the Corporation, CBL & Associates Limited
Partnership and the Jacobs Parties (as defined therein), is approved by the
requisite vote of the Corporation's shareholders and the amendment has been
adopted by the Corporation and is in full force and effect, the resolutions
adopted on September 25, 2000 and attached as Schedule 4.15(b)-2 to such
Master Contribution Agreement (the "Board Resolution"), and this Section
3.6(b) of the Corporation's By-Laws, shall not be repealed, amended or
otherwise modified in any respect, and the Board of Directors shall not
take any other action that would have the same effect, in each case without
the unanimous approval of the Board of Directors given at a time when no
vacancies exist on such Board, (A) in any respect that would adversely
affect the Jacobs Group or any member thereof, unless the Corporation has
obtained the prior written consent of Jacobs Realty
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Investors Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, thereto, and
(B) in any respect that would adversely affect the Lebovitz Group or any
member thereof unless, unless the Corporation has obtained the prior
written consent of LebFam, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, thereto. For the
avoidance of doubt, a decrease in the Standard Beneficial Ownership Limit
or a modification of the Beneficial Ownership Limit as expressly permitted
in the Board Resolution and in accordance with the terms of the Share
Ownership Agreement shall not be treated as adversely affecting the Jacobs
Group or any of its members or the Lebovitz Group or any of its members.
References in this Section 3.6(b) to the Jacobs Group or any of its members
shall be deemed deleted, and the benefits thereof withdrawn, once the Share
Ownership Agreement has terminated with respect to the Jacobs Group and its
members as contemplated in Article VIII thereof. References in this Section
3.6(b) to the Lebovitz Group or any of its members shall be deemed deleted,
and the benefits thereof withdrawn, once the Share Ownership Agreement has
terminated with respect to the Lebovitz Group and its members as
contemplated in Article VIII thereof. Capitalized terms used in this
Section 3.6(b) and not otherwise defined in these By-Laws shall have the
meaning accorded such terms in the Board Resolution. The Corporation will
furnish copies of the Board Resolution and the Share Ownership Agreement
without charge to each stockholder who so requests.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that these resolutions are being adopted as required
under Section 4.15 of the Master Contribution Agreement, and shall not be
repealed, amended or otherwise modified in any respect except in accordance with
the provisions of the terms of the preceding resolution.
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