EXHIBIT 10.39
VOTING AGREEMENT
by and among
LITTLEJOHN FUND II, L.P.,
PAMECO CORPORATION
and
J. WILLIAM UHRIG
dated as of
February 18, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Agreements to Vote; Irrevocable Proxy.................................... 1
2. Restrictions on Transfers of Securities.................................. 3
3. Stock Splits............................................................. 3
4. Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder........................ 3
5. Termination.............................................................. 4
6. Certain Covenants of the Shareholder..................................... 4
7. Stop Transfer Instructions............................................... 4
8. Survival of Representations and Warranties............................... 4
9. Certain Definitions...................................................... 4
10. Entire Agreement; Amendment.............................................. 5
11. Successors and Assigns................................................... 5
12. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction................................... 5
13. Injunctive Relief........................................................ 5
14. Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures....................................... 6
15. Severability............................................................. 6
16. Further Assurances....................................................... 6
17. No Third Party Beneficiaries; No Partnership or Fiduciary Relationship... 6
18. Legal Expenses........................................................... 6
19. Interpretation........................................................... 6
20. Effectiveness............................................................ 6
VOTING AGREEMENT
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VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of February, 18, 2000,
by and among Littlejohn Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Littlejohn"), J. William Uhrig (the "Shareholder"), and Pameco Corporation, a
Georgia corporation (the "Company").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, as of the time this Agreement becomes effective in accordance
with Section 20 hereof, the Shareholder owns such number of shares of Class B
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class B Common Stock"), indicated
next to its name on Schedule 1 attached hereto;
WHEREAS, the Company, Littlejohn and the Shareholder have agreed to
provide for certain agreement with respect to the voting and transfer of
Securities (as defined below) owned by the Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is being entered into in order to induce
Littlejohn to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 18,
2000 by and among the Company, Quilvest and Littlejohn ("the Purchase
Agreement"), and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained and other, good and valuable consideration, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree, as of the
Effective Time, as follows:
1. Agreements to Vote; Irrevocable Proxy.
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1.1. Voting for the Matters to be Considered. The Shareholder
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hereby agrees that, until the Required Approval (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement) is obtained or the Company's shareholders vote to reject the matters
contemplated to be voted on pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Purchase Agreement
(the "Matters to be Considered"), whichever shall occur first (the "Termination
Date"), at any meeting of the shareholders, however called, it shall:
(a) vote all Securities which are entitled by the GBCC, the
Articles of Incorporation or the By-laws to be voted ("Voting Securities") and
which are beneficially owned (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
by it, in favor of the Matters to be Considered;
(b) vote all Voting Securities beneficially owned by it
against any action or agreement that, to its knowledge, would result in a breach
of any covenant, obligation or agreement or any representation or warranty of
the Company or Quilvest under or pursuant to the Purchase Agreement;
(c) vote all Voting Securities beneficially owned by it
against any action or agreement that would impede, interfere with, delay,
postpone or attempt to
discourage obtaining the Required Approval, including (i) any corporate
transaction not entered into in the ordinary course of business, including a
merger, other business combination, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation involving the Company, (ii) a sale
or transfer of a material amount of assets of Company, (iii) any change in the
board of directors of Company, except in accordance with the Purchase Agreement,
(iv) any change in the capitalization of the Company (except in accordance with
the Purchase Agreement), (v) any change in the Articles of Incorporation, By-
laws or other organizational or constitutive documents of the Company, except in
accordance with the Purchase Agreement, or (vi) any other material change in the
corporate structure or business of the Company; the Shareholder acknowledges
receipt and review of a copy of the Purchase Agreement; and
(d) vote all Voting Securities beneficially owned by it for
those nominees to serve as directors of the Company as set forth in Section 6 of
Shareholders Agreement, and otherwise comply with the provision of Section 6 of
the Shareholders Agreeement; the Shareholder acknowledges receipt and review of
a copy of the Shareholders Agreement.
1.2. Irrevocable Proxy. Contemporaneously with the execution of
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this Agreement: (a) the Shareholder shall deliver to Littlejohn a proxy in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which shall become effective as of the
Effective Time and shall be irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by law
(the "Irrevocable Proxy"), with respect to all Voting Securities owned of record
by it; and (b) the Shareholder shall cause to be delivered to Littlejohn
additional Irrevocable Proxies executed on behalf of each record owner of any
Voting Securities owned beneficially (but not owned of record) by it. From time
to time after the date of this Agreement: (i) if it shall become the record
owner of additional Voting Securities, the Shareholder shall immediately deliver
to Littlejohn an Irrevocable Proxy with respect to such additional Voting
Securities; and (ii) if it shall become the beneficial owner (but not the record
owner) of additional Voting Securities, the Shareholder shall immediately cause
to be delivered to Littlejohn an Irrevocable Proxy with respect to such
additional voting securities from the record holder of such additional Voting
Securities.
1.3. Written Consents. The provisions of this Article 2 shall be
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equally applicable to any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Company's
shareholders without a meeting, including any such action taken or proposed to
be taken by written consent pursuant to Section 14-2-704 of the Georgia Business
Corporation Code (the "GBCC").
1.4. General. The Company agrees to use its best efforts to
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cause the Matters to be Considered to be presented for a vote of the Company's
Shareholders as soon as practicable. The Shareholder hereby confirms each and
every action to be taken by Littlejohn pursuant to the Irrevocable Proxy as if
it were its own and waives any right to make any claim against Littlejohn that
may arise, directly or indirectly, as a result of Littlejohn's voting of any of
the Securities pursuant to the Irrevocable Proxy. The Shareholder hereby agrees
to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Littlejohn from and against any claims,
actions, losses, suits, judgments, damages, penalties, fines and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys fees and costs) arising, directly or indirectly,
from a breach by the Shareholder of its representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements or obligations under this Agreement.
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2. Restrictions on Transfers of Securities. Prior to the Termination
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Date, the Shareholder hereby agrees that it shall not Transfer, or permit the
Transfer of, all or any of the Securities beneficially owned by it without the
prior written consent of Littlejohn which may be given or denied in its sole
discretion for any reason or for no reason. No Transfer shall be effective and
the Company shall not, and shall not be compelled to, recognize any Transfer or
record any Transfer on its books if such Transfer is prohibited by this
Agreement, or issue any certificate representing any Securities to any Person
who has received such Securities in a Transfer made in contravention of the
terms of this Agreement. The parties agree that the restrictions on Transfer set
forth in this Agreement are not manifestly unreasonable.
3. Stock Splits. If there shall be any change in the Securities of
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the Company as a result of any merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, stock dividend, split-up, combination, exchange or otherwise,
the provisions of this Agreement shall apply with equal force to additional
and/or substitute Securities, if any, received by the Shareholder in exchange
for or by virtue of its ownership of Securities.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder. The
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Shareholder represents and warrants to Littlejohn, as follows.
4.1. Ownership of Securities. The Securities listed by its name
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on Schedule 1 are all of the Securities beneficially owned by it as of the date
of this Agreement. It does not have any rights to acquire any additional
Securities other than upon the conversion of the Securities listed on Schedule
1. It has with respect to the Securities listed by its name on Schedule 1 good,
valid and marketable title, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
restrictions, options, warrants, rights to purchase, voting agreements or voting
trusts, and claims of every kind (other than the encumbrances created by this
Agreement and other than restrictions on transfer under applicable Federal and
State securities laws). Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will result in
or otherwise trigger the conversion of the Class B Common Stock owned by the
Shareholder into shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Class A Common Stock"), other than as required by Section 6.2 hereof.
4.2. Power; Non-Contravention; Binding Agreement. The
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Shareholder has the full, right, power and authority or, in the case of a
Shareholder who is a natural person, the legal capacity) to enter into this
Agreement and perform all of its obligations hereunder. Neither the execution,
delivery nor performance of this Agreement by the Shareholder will violate the
charter, by-laws or other organizational or constitutive documents of the
Shareholder (if the Shareholder is not a natural person), or any other
agreement, contract or arrangement to which the Shareholder is a party or is
bound, including any voting agreement, shareholders agreement or voting trust.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Shareholder, enforceable
in accordance with its terms. Neither the execution or delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions
contemplated hereby will (a) require any consent or approval of or filing with
any governmental or other regulatory body, other than filings required under the
federal or state securities laws, or (b) constitute a violation of, conflict
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with or constitute a default under (i) any law, rule or regulation applicable to
the Shareholder, or (ii) any order, judgment or decree to which the Shareholder
is bound.
5. Termination. This Agreement (other than the provisions of the
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second and third sentences of Section 1.4, and the provisions of Section 6.2
(but only if the Required Approval is received) and Sections 8 through 20 which
shall survive any termination of this Agreement), shall terminate on the earlier
of (i) the Termination Date, (ii) the mutual agreement of the Shareholder and
Littlejohn, and (iii) ten (10) years from the date hereof.
6. Certain Covenants of the Shareholder.
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6.1. Except in accordance with the express provisions of this
Agreement, the Shareholder agrees not to, directly or indirectly:
(a) grant any proxies, deposit any Securities into a voting
trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any Securities; or
(b) convert any shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially
owned by it into shares of Class A Common Stock or take any action or omit to
take any action which could reasonably be expected to result in the conversion
of any Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by it into shares of Class A
Common Stock.
6.2. Immediately after the Required Approval is obtained, the
Shareholder shall take such action pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and
otherwise to cause the Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by it to be
converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as soon as possible thereafter.
6.3. As a condition to the effectiveness of this Agreement and
the Initial Closing under the Purchase Agreement, Shareholder shall deliver to
Littlejohn (i) an opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, (ii) an
opinion of Harney, Westwood & Riegels and (iii) an opinion of Smith, Gambrell &
Russell LLP in substantially the forms of Exhibits 6.3(a), (b) and (c).
7. Stop Transfer Instructions. Immediately after the execution of
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this Agreement (and from time to time prior to the termination of this
Agreement), the Company shall require that the transfer agent for its Securities
shall make a notation in its records prohibiting the transfer of any of the
Securities owned of record by the Shareholder, except in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
8. Survival of Representations and Warranties. Except as expressly
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set forth herein, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made
by the Shareholder, or the Company in this Agreement shall survive the date
hereof.
9. Certain Definitions.
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"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint
venture, limited liability company or partnership, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated
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organization or Governmental Body; "Required Approval" has the meaning set forth
in the Purchase Agreement; "Securities" means and include (a) all shares of the
common stock and preferred stock of the Company, (b) all options, warrants or
rights to acquire shares of common stock or preferred stock, (c) all securities
which are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, common stock or
preferred stock, and (d) all other securities of the Company which may be issued
in exchange for or in respect of shares of common stock or preferred stock
(whether by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification,
reorganization or any other means); "Series A Designation" means the Certificate
of Designation for the Series A Cumulative Pay-in-Kind Preferred Stock, par
value $1.00 per share, of the Company; "Shareholders Agreement" means that
certain shareholders agreement contemplated by the Purchase Agreement; and
"Transfer" means any transfer of Securities, whether by sale, assignment, gift,
will, devise, bequest, operation of the laws of descent and distribution, or in
trust, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, encumbrance or other disposition (the
verb to "transfer" shall mean to sell, assign, give, dispose, transfer
(including by gift, will, devise, bequest, or operation of laws of descent and
distribution, or in trust), pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, or encumber0.
10. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, together with the
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documents expressly referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect
to such subject matter (including any agreements between the Shareholder and the
Company regarding the voting of Securities.) This Agreement may not be modified,
amended, altered or supplemented except by an agreement in writing executed by
the party against whom such modification, amendment, alteration or supplement is
sought to be enforced.
11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
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inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, and
assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the
prior written consent of the other parties.
12. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be
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construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia
without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts or choice of
laws. Each party hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of Georgia in Fulton County and to the jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and hereby agrees that
service of process may be effected by mail, hand delivery or overnight courier
service.
13. Injunctive Relief. The parties agree that in the event of a
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breach of any provision of this Agreement, the aggrieved party may be without an
adequate remedy at law. The parties therefore agree that in the event of a
breach of any provision of this Agreement, the aggrieved party shall be entitled
to obtain in any court of competent jurisdiction a decree of specific
performance or to enjoin the continuing breach of such provision, in each case
without the requirement that a bond be posted, as well as to obtain damages for
breach of this Agreement. By seeking or obtaining such relief, the aggrieved
party will not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which
it may be entitled.
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14. Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be
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executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile signature), each
of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same documents.
15. Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is
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invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without
rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this
Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be
interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
16. Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute and deliver
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such additional documents as may be necessary or desirable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
17. No Third Party Beneficiaries; No Partnership or Fiduciary
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Relationship. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be
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construed to give any person, other than the parties hereto, any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or any
provision contained herein. Nothing in this Agreement shall create, or is
intended to create, a fiduciary relationship between the Shareholder and
Littlejohn or a partnership or similar arrangement between the Shareholder and
Littlejohn.
18. Legal Expenses. In the event any legal proceeding is commenced by
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any party to this Agreement to enforce, or recover damages for any breach of,
the provisions hereof, the prevailing party in such legal proceeding shall be
entitled to recover in such legal proceeding from the losing party such
prevailing party's costs and expenses incurred in connection with such legal
proceedings, including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements.
19. Interpretation. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise
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requires, (i) words of any gender include each gender and the neuter; (ii) words
using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number,
respectively; (iii) the terms "hereof," "herein," "hereby" and derivative or
similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (iv) the term "Article" or
"Section" refer to the specified Article or Section of this Agreement; and (v)
the term "including" or similar words shall be construed as to refer to such
matter without limitation thereof. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of
days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are
specified. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are
for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
20. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the
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closing of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement to be
consummated at the Initial Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and
only if the Initial Closing actually occurs.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the date and year first above written.
PAMECO CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mark S. Sellers
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Name: Mark S. Sellers
Title: Vice Chairman and Chief Financial
Officer
LITTLEJOHN FUND II, L.P.
By: Littlejohn Associates II, L.L.C.
its General Partner
By: /s/ Angus C. Littlejohn, Jr.
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Name: Angus C. Littlejohn, Jr.
Title: Managing Member
/s/ J. William Uhrig
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J. William Uhrig
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