EXHIBIT 10.27
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
This Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is entered into on June
16, 2000, 2000, by Chesapeake Biological Laboratories, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Company"), and Thomas P. Rice (the "Purchaser").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company agreed under that certain Executive
Employment Agreement between the Company and the Purchaser dated as of May 31,
2000 (the "Employment Agreement") to permit the Purchaser to acquire 100,000
shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company
("Common Stock") pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the
Chesapeake Biological Laboratories, Inc. Fifth Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"); and
WHEREAS, this Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is entered into
by the Company in fulfillment of that obligation and sets forth, together with
the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, the
terms and conditions of the purchase of such shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
agree as follows:
SECTION A -- ACQUISITION OF SHARES.
1. TRANSFER. On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Company agrees to transfer 100,000 shares of Common Stock to the Purchaser.
The transfer shall occur at the offices of the Company on the date set
forth above.
2. CONSIDERATION. The Purchaser agrees to pay $2.50, which represents Fair
Market Value on the date hereof, for each Purchased Share. Payment shall
be made on the date hereof in cash or cash equivalents or, at the election
of the Purchaser, by delivery of a 50% recourse promissory note in an
original principal amount equal to the amount of the Purchase Price for
the Purchased Shares not otherwise paid in cash or cash equivalents (the
"Note") (the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part
hereof), with interest on the Note set at the applicable Federal short-term
rate in effect as of the date such Note is made, compounded annually. The
Note shall be collateralized by a pledge of the Purchased Shares in
accordance with a Pledge and Security Agreement (the form of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit B and made a part hereof). Payments of
principal and interest due under the Note shall be subject to acceleration
under the terms set forth therein and in the Pledge and Security Agreement.
The Note shall provide for a balloon payment of principal and accrued,
unpaid interest on May 31, 2002 or, if the Employment Agreement is renewed
beyond that date, May 31, 2003 (whichever applies, the "Maturity Date"). If
Purchaser is then in the Service of the Company, payment of the principal
amount of the Note and accrued, unpaid interest shall be forgiven by the
Company as follows (i) as to the entire principal amount of the Note and
all accrued, unpaid interest, immediately prior to a Change in Control if
such Change in Control occurs on or before the Maturity Date, (ii) on
May 31, 2001, as to one-third of the principal amount of the Note and
one-third of the accrued, unpaid interest, and (iii) on May 31, 2002, as
to the entire remaining principal amount of the Note and all accrued,
unpaid interest.
3. TAX ELECTION. Purchaser hereby acknowledges that he has been advised by the
Company to seek independent tax advice regarding the availability and
advisability of making an election under Section
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83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and that any
such election, if made, must be made within 30 days of the date the
Purchased Shares are transferred to the Purchaser.
4. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms not defined above are defined in Section J
of this Agreement.
SECTION B -- REPURCHASE RIGHT.
1. SCOPE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. All of the Purchased Shares initially shall be
Restricted Shares and shall be subject to a right, but not an obligation,
of repurchase by the Company (the "Repurchase Right"). The Purchaser shall
not transfer, assign, encumber, sell, hypothecate, exchange or otherwise
dispose of any Restricted Shares, except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. The Company shall not be required to (a) transfer on its
books any Purchased Shares that have been sold or transferred in
contravention of this Agreement or (b) treat as the owner of Purchased
Shares, or otherwise accord voting, dividend or liquidation rights to, any
transferee to whom Purchased Shares have been transferred in contravention
of this Agreement.
2. CONDITION PRECEDENT TO EXERCISE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. Subject to the next
paragraph of this Section B, the Repurchase Right shall be exercisable with
respect to any or all of the Restricted Shares at any time following the
date when the Purchaser's Service by the Company terminates for any reason,
with or without cause, including death or disability.
3. LAPSE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Repurchase Right shall lapse with
respect to (a) 33,333 Shares on July 1, 2000, (b) 33,333 Shares on May
31, 2001 and (c) 33,334 Shares May 31, 2002, provided that in each such
case the Purchaser continuously remains in the Service of the Company
from the date of this Agreement up to the specified lapse date.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, if a Change in
Control occurs while the Purchaser is in the Service of the Company, the
Repurchase Right shall lapse with respect to any and all Restricted
Shares immediately prior to the Change in Control. Except as otherwise
provided in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the lapse of the
Repurchase Right under this Agreement shall not affect the Company's
rights regarding the Purchased Shares subject to the Pledge and Security
Agreement.
4. REPURCHASE PRICE. If the Company exercises the Repurchase Right, it shall
pay the Purchaser an amount equal to the Purchase Price, adjusted to
reflect any intervening stock splits or reverse stock splits since the date
of this Agreement, for each of the Restricted Shares being repurchased.
5. EXERCISE OF REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Repurchase Right shall be exercisable
only by written notice delivered to the Purchaser. The notice shall set
forth the date on which the repurchase is to be effected. Such date
shall not be more than 30 days after the date of the notice. The
certificate(s) representing the Restricted Shares to be repurchased
shall, prior to the close of business on the date specified for the
repurchase, be delivered to the Company properly endorsed for transfer.
The Company shall, concurrently with the receipt of such certificate(s),
pay to the Purchaser the purchase price determined according to
Paragraph B.4 above. Payment shall be made (a) in cash or cash
equivalents, (b) by canceling indebtedness to the Company incurred by
the Purchaser in the purchase of the Restricted Shares, or (c) by a
combination of the foregoing.
6. ADDITIONAL SHARES OR SUBSTITUTED SECURITIES. In the event of the
declaration of a stock dividend, the declaration of an extraordinary
dividend payable in a form other than stock, a spin-off, a stock split,
a reverse stock split, a recapitalization or a similar transaction
affecting the Company's outstanding securities without receipt of
consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities or other
property (including money paid other than as an ordinary cash dividend)
which are by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to any
Restricted Shares shall immediately be subject to the
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Repurchase Right. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of
such securities or property shall be made to the number and/or class of
the Restricted Shares. Appropriate adjustments shall also, after each
such transaction, be made to the price per share to be paid upon the
exercise of the Repurchase Right in order to reflect any change in the
Company's outstanding securities effected without receipt of
consideration therefor; provided, however, that the aggregate purchase
price payable for the Restricted Shares shall remain the same.
7. TERMINATION OF RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. If the Company makes available, at
the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this Agreement,
the consideration for the Restricted Shares to be repurchased in accordance
with this Section B, then after such time, the person from whom such
Restricted Shares are to be repurchased shall no longer have any rights as
a holder of such Restricted Shares (other than the right to receive payment
of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such Restricted
Shares shall be deemed to have been repurchased in accordance with the
applicable provisions hereof, whether or not the certificate(s) therefor
have been delivered as required by this Agreement.
8. ESCROW. Upon issuance, the certificates for Restricted Shares shall be
deposited in escrow with the Company to be held in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. Any new, substituted or additional
securities or other property described in Paragraph B.6 above shall
immediately be delivered to the Company to be held in escrow, but only
to the extent the Purchased Shares are at the time Restricted Shares.
All regular cash dividends on Restricted Shares (or other securities at
the time held in escrow) shall be paid directly to the Purchaser and
shall not be held in escrow. Restricted Shares, together with any other
assets or securities held in escrow hereunder, shall be (a) surrendered
to the Company for repurchase and cancellation upon the Company's
exercise of its Repurchase Right or (b) released to the Purchaser upon
the Purchaser's request to the extent the Purchased Shares are no longer
Restricted Shares nor subject to the pledge under the Pledge and
Security Agreement (but not more frequently than once every three months
unless the Company determines otherwise). In any event, all Purchased
Shares with respect to which the Repurchase Right has lapsed (and any
other vested assets and securities attributable thereto) and which are
no longer subject to the Pledge and Security Agreement as a result of
payment in full of the Note shall be released within 10 days after the
Purchaser's cessation of Service.
SECTION C -- SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
Except as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary, the provisions
of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
Company and its successors and assigns and be binding upon the Purchaser and the
Purchaser's legal representatives, heirs, legatees, distributees, assigns and
transferees by operation of law, whether or not any such person has become a
party to this Agreement or has agreed in writing to join herein and to be bound
by the terms, conditions and restrictions hereof.
SECTION D -- NO RETENTION RIGHTS.
Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Purchaser any right to
continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or
otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or
Subsidiary employing or retaining the Purchaser) or of the Purchaser, which
rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her Service at
any time and for any reason, with or without cause or notice, subject in all
cases to the terms of the Employment Agreement and any successor thereto.
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SECTION E -- LEGENDS.
All certificates evidencing Purchased Shares shall bear a legend in
substantially the following form:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED,
ENCUMBERED, HYPOTHECATED, EXCHANGED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF,
EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES (OR THE PREDECESSOR IN
INTEREST TO THE SHARES). SUCH AGREEMENT GRANTS TO THE COMPANY CERTAIN
REPURCHASE RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE WITH THE COMPANY. THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FURNISH A COPY OF
SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE."
SECTION F -- NOTICE.
Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit
with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with
postage and fees prepaid; provided that, if the receiving party consents in
advance, a notice may be given by telecopy or by such other electronic
transmission mechanism as may be available to the parties. Notice shall be
addressed to the Company, care of the Corporate Secretary, at its principal
executive office and to the Purchaser at the address that he most recently
provided to the Company.
SECTION G -- ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement, together with the Note and the Pledge and Security
Agreement, constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard
to the subject matter hereof. It supersedes any other agreements,
representations or understandings, whether oral or written and whether express
or implied, which relate to the subject matter hereof.
SECTION H -- AMENDMENT AND RESCISSION.
This Agreement may be amended or rescinded only by a writing signed by
the parties making specific reference to this Agreement.
SECTION I -- CHOICE OF LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Maryland, as such laws are applied to contracts entered
into and performed in such State, without regard to the conflicts of law
principles thereof.
SECTION J -- Definitions.
1. "AGREEMENT" means this Stock Purchase Agreement.
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2. "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the Board of Directors of the Company, as
constituted from time to time.
3. "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Employment
Agreement.
4. "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
5. "CONSULTANT" means a person who performs bona fide services for the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary, as a consultant or advisor, excluding
Employees and Outside Directors.
6. "EMPLOYEE" means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company,
a Parent or a Subsidiary.
7. "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term under the
Plan.
8. "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board of Directors who is not an
Employee.
9. "PARENT" means any entity (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain
of entities ending with the Company, if each of the entities other than
the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other entities in such
chain.
10. "PURCHASED SHARES" means the Shares purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to
this Agreement.
11. "PURCHASE PRICE" means the amount for which one Share may be purchased by
the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, as specified in Section A.2.
12. "REPURCHASE RIGHT" means the Company's right of repurchase described in
Section B.
13. "RESTRICTED SHARE" means a Purchased Share that is subject to the Repurchase
Right.
14. "SERVICE" means service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant.
15. "SHARE" means one share of Stock.
16. "STOCK" means the Class A Common Stock of the Company, with a par value
of $0.01 per Share.
17. "Subsidiary" means any entity (other than the Company) in an unbroken
chain of entities beginning with the Company, if each of the entities
other than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing
50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in
one of the other entities in such chain.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this
Agreement, in the case of the Company by its duly authorized officer, on the day
and year first above written.
PURCHASER: CHESAPEAKE BIOLOGICAL
LABORATORIES, INC.
/s/ Thomas P. Rice
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Thomas P. Rice By: /s/ John T. Janssen
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Title: CFO
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