Exhibit (c)(9)
Stock Tender and Voting Agreement with David Aronow
STOCK TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT
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STOCK TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of June
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17, 1999 by and among David Aronow ("Shareholder"), Littlejohn Partners IV,
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L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), and LPIV Acquisition Corp., a
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Michigan corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser").
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W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Parent, Purchaser and Durakon
Industries, Inc., a Michigan corporation ("Company"), are entering into an
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Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (the "Merger Agreement"),
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pursuant to which Purchaser agrees to make a tender offer (the "Offer") for all
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outstanding shares of common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock"), of
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the Company, at $16.00 per share (the "Offer Price"), in cash, and/or by a
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merger (the "Merger") of Purchaser with the Company;
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WHEREAS, Shareholder beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
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Act")), as of the date hereof, 10,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Existing
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Shares", together with any shares of Common Stock beneficial ownership of which
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is acquired by Shareholder after the date hereof and prior to the termination
hereof, hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Shares");
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WHEREAS, as a condition to their willingness to enter into the Merger
Agreement, Parent and Purchaser have requested that Shareholder agree, and
Shareholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Parent and Purchaser have entered into the Merger Agreement
in reliance on Shareholder's representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements hereunder;
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, it is agreed as follows:
1. Agreement to Tender and Vote; Irrevocable Proxy.
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1.1 Tender. Shareholder agrees to validly tender all Shares
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beneficially owned by it pursuant to the Offer within ten business days of
commencement of the Offer, and not withdraw any such Shares, except to the
extent that the tender of shares (excluding Shares acquired after the date
hereof) pursuant to the Offer would subject Shareholder to liability under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
1.2 Voting. Shareholder hereby agrees that, during the time
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this Agreement is in effect, at any meeting of the shareholders of Company,
however called, and in any action by consent of the stockholders of Company,
Shareholder shall: (a) vote all Shares
beneficially owned by it in favor of the Merger; (b) vote all Shares
beneficially owned by it against any action or agreement that would result in a
breach of any covenant or any representation or warranty or any other obligation
or agreement of the Company under or pursuant to the Merger Agreement; (c) vote
all Shares beneficially owned by it against any action or agreement that would
impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or attempt to discourage the Merger or
the Offer including, but not limited to, (i) any corporate transaction not
entered into in the ordinary course of business (other than the Merger),
including, but not limited to, a merger, other business combination,
reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation
involving Company, (ii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of
Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any change in the board of directors
of Company, (iv) any material change in the capitalization of the Company, (v)
any change in the charter, by-laws or other organizational or constitutive
documents of the Company, or (v) any other material change in the corporate
structure or business of the Company; and (d) without limiting the foregoing,
consult with Parent and vote all Shares beneficially owned by it in such manner
as is determined by Parent to be in compliance with the provisions of this
Section 1.2. Shareholder acknowledges receipt and review of a copy of the Merger
Agreement.
1.3 Irrevocable Proxy. Contemporaneously with the execution of
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this Agreement: (i) Shareholder shall deliver to Parent a proxy in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, which shall be irrevocable to the fullest extent
permitted by law (the "Proxy"), with respect to all Shares owned of record by
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Shareholder; and (ii) Shareholder shall cause to be delivered to Parent
additional Proxies executed on behalf of each record owner of any Shares owned
beneficially (but not owned of record) by Shareholder.
2. Representations and Warranties of Shareholder. Shareholder
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represents and warrants to Parent and Purchaser as follows:
2.1 Ownership of Shares. On the date hereof the Existing Shares
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are all of the Shares currently beneficially owned by Shareholder. On the
Closing Date, the Shares will constitute all of the shares of Common Stock owned
beneficially by Shareholder. Shareholder does not have any rights to acquire any
additional shares of Common Stock other than pursuant to options issued under
the Stock Option Plans (as defined in the Merger Agreement). Shareholder
currently has with respect to the Existing Shares, and at Closing will have with
respect to the Shares, 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).
2.2 Power; Binding Agreement. Shareholder has the full legal
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capacity, right, power and authority to enter into and perform all of
Shareholder's obligations under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by Shareholder will not violate any agreement, contract or
arrangement to which Shareholder is a party or is bound, including, without
limitation, any voting agreement, shareholders agreement or voting trust. This
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Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Shareholder and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding agreement of Shareholder, enforceable in accordance
with its terms. Neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby will (a)
other than filings required under the federal or state securities laws, require
any consent or approval of or filing with any governmental or other regulatory
body, or (b) constitute a violation of, conflict with or constitute a default
under (i) any law, rule or regulation applicable to Shareholder, or (ii) any
order, judgment or decree to which Shareholder is bound.
2.3 Finder's Fees. No person is, or will be, entitled to any
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commission or finder's fees from Shareholder in connection with this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby exclusive of any commission or finder's
fees referred to in the Merger Agreement.
3. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Purchaser. Parent
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and Purchaser, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Shareholder as
follows:
3.1 Authority. Each of Parent and Purchaser has full legal
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right, power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations
under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and
Purchaser will not violate the charter, by-laws or other organizational or
constitutive documents of Parent or Purchaser, or any other agreement, contract
or arrangement to which Parent or Purchaser is a party or is bound. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Purchaser
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent and Purchaser,
enforceable in accordance with its terms. Neither the execution of this
Agreement nor the consummation by Parent or Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated hereby will (a) require any consent or approval of or filing with
any governmental or other regulatory body, or (b) constitute a violation of,
conflict with or constitute a default under (i) any law, rule or regulation
applicable to Parent or Purchaser, or (ii) any order, judgment or decree to
which Parent or Purchaser is bound.
3.2 Finder's Fees. No person is, or will be, entitled to any
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commission or finder's fee from Parent or Purchaser in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby exclusive of any commission or
finder's fees referred to in the Merger Agreement.
4. Termination. This Agreement (other than the provisions of
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Sections 5, 6 and 19 which shall survive any termination of this Agreement),
shall terminate on the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which Purchaser
accepts for payment the Shares tendered in the Offer, so long as the Shares are
so tendered and not withdrawn, (b) the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger
Agreement), and (c) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in
accordance with its terms. Purchaser shall not purchase the Shares pursuant to
the Offer unless Purchaser
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purchases pursuant to the Offer that number of shares of Common Stock such that
the Minimum Tender Condition (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is satisfied.
5. Expenses. Except as provided in Section 19, each party hereto
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will pay all of its expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of its
counsel and other advisers. The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the
Closing hereunder.
6. Confidentiality. Shareholder recognizes that successful
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consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be dependent
upon confidentiality with respect to these matters. In this connection, pending
public disclosure, Shareholder agrees that it will not disclose or discuss these
matters with anyone (other than officers, directors, legal counsel and advisors
of Shareholder or the Company, if any) not a party to this Agreement, without
prior written consent of Parent, except for filings required pursuant to the
Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder or disclosures
Shareholder's legal counsel advises in writing are necessary in order to fulfill
Shareholder's obligations imposed by law, in which event Shareholder shall give
prompt prior notice of such disclosure to Parent and cooperate with Parent in
obtaining a protective order or in limiting such disclosure.
7. Certain Covenants of Shareholder.
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7.1 Except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement,
Shareholder agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, not to, directly or
indirectly:
(a) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise
dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or
understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, encumbrance,
assignment or other disposition of, any of the Shares;
(b) grant any proxies, deposit any Shares into a voting
trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any Shares; or
(c) Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly through
any agent or otherwise, solicit, initiate or encourage the submission of any
proposal or offer from any person (other than Parent or Purchaser) relating to
any acquisition or purchase of all or any material portion of the assets of, or
any equity interest in, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or any
merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization or
similar transaction involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (each
a "Competing Transaction"), or participate in any discussions or negotiations
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regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to, or
otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or
encourage, any effort or attempt by any person (other than Parent and Purchaser)
to do or seek any of the foregoing. Shareholder will cease and cause to be
terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations by or on its
behalf with any person (other than Parent and Purchaser) conducted heretofore
with respect to any Competing
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Transaction and will promptly notify Parent following receipt of any request by
any person (other than Parent or Purchaser) relating to any possible Competing
Transaction or information concerning the Company. Nothing contained herein
shall prohibit Shareholder, solely in his capacity as a member of the board of
directors of the Company (the "Board"), from furnishing information to, or
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entering into discussions or negotiations with, any person (other than Parent
and Purchaser) in connection with an unsolicited proposal involving a fully-
financed Competing Transaction which is made in writing by such person (other
than Parent and Purchaser) and which, if consummated, would provide
consideration per share of Common Stock to the shareholders of the Company in
excess of the Offer Price if, and only to the extent that, the Board determines
in good faith, based upon the written advice of Honigman Miller Schwartz and
Cohn, that such action is required for the Board to comply with its fiduciary
duties to shareholders under Michigan law.
7.2 Shareholder agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to
notify Parent promptly of the number of any shares of Common Stock beneficial
ownership of which is acquired by Shareholder after the date hereof.
8. Legend and Stop Transfer Instructions. Immediately after the
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execution of this Agreement (and from time to time prior to the termination of
this Agreement), Shareholder shall cause the Company to provide for each
certificate representing Shares beneficially owned by Shareholder to bear a
legend in the following form:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, EXCHANGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THE STOCK TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT, AND IS SUBJECT TO
THE IRREVOCABLE PROXY REFERRED TO THEREIN, EACH DATED AS OF JUNE 17, 1999,
AS SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND COPIES OF WHICH ARE
ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE ISSUER.
Immediately after the execution of this Agreement (and from time to time prior
to the termination of this Agreement), Shareholder shall cause the Company to
require that the transfer agent for its Common Stock shall make a notation in
its records prohibiting the transfer of any of the Shares, except in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
9. Survival of Representations and Warranties. Except as expressly
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set forth herein, one of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements made by Shareholder, Parent or Purchaser in this Agreement shall
survive the Closing hereunder.
10. Notices. All notices or other communications required or
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permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be given by hand delivery, U.S.
Express Mail (return receipt
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requested), overnight courier guaranteeing next business day delivery, or
facsimile, and shall be deemed duly given when received, addressed as follows:
If to Parent or Purchaser:
Littlejohn Partners IV, L.P.
c/o Littlejohn & Co. LLC
115 East Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Attention: Mr. Angus Littlejohn or Mr. Michael Klein
Telephone: (203) 861-4005
Facsimile: (203) 861-4009
With copies to:
Pepper Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
18th and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2799
Attention: James D. Epstein, Esq.
Telephone: (215) 981-4368
Facsimile: (215) 981-4750
If to Shareholder:
1891 Trombly
Detroit, MI 48211
Telephone: (313) 871-2680
Facsimile: (313) 871-9145
With copies to:
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
2290 First National Building
Detroit, MI 48226
Attention: Donald J. Kunz, Esq.
Telephone: (313) 465-7454
Facsimile: (313) 465-7455
11. 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. This Agreement may not
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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.
12. Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
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benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns and
personal representatives, 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, except that
Purchaser may assign, any or all of its rights and obligations hereunder to
Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent without the
consent of Shareholder or Company, but no such transfer shall relieve Purchaser
of its obligations under this Agreement if such subsidiary does not perform the
obligations of Purchaser hereunder.
13. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; and Consent to Service. Except as
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expressly set forth below, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, regardless of the laws that
might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
In addition, each of Shareholder, Purchaser and Parent hereby agree that any
dispute arising out of this Agreement, the Offer or the Merger shall be heard in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and, in
connection therewith, each party to this Agreement hereby consents to the
jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that any service of process in connection
with any dispute arising out of this Agreement, the Offer or the Merger may be
given to any other party hereto by certified mail, return receipt requested, at
the respective addresses set forth in Section 12 above.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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
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broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so
broad as is enforceable.
17. 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.
18. Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed
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or implied, shall be 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.
19. Legal Expenses. In the event any legal proceeding is commenced
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by 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. The provisions of this
Section 19 shall survive the Closing hereunder.
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20. Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended,
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modified and supplemented only by a written document executed by Parent,
Purchaser and Shareholder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and Purchaser have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their duly authorized officers, and Shareholder has duly
executed this Agreement, as of the date and year first above written.
/s/ David Aronow
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David Aronow
LITTLEJOHN PARTNERS IV, L.P.
By: Littlejohn Associates, L.L.C.
its General Partner
/s/ Angus C. Littlejohn, Jr.
By: _________________________
Title: Manager
LPIV ACQUISITION CORP.
/s/ Michael I. Klein
By: _____________________________
Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
Form of Irrevocable Proxy
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The undersigned shareholder of Durakon Industries, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Company"), hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent permitted
by law) appoints and constitutes Angus C. Littlejohn, Jr., Michael I. Klein, and
Littlejohn Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), and
each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to the full extent of the undersigned's rights
with respect to (i) the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company owned of record by the undersigned as of the date of this proxy, which
shares are specified on the final page of this proxy and (ii) any and all other
shares of capital stock of the Company which the undersigned may acquire after
the date hereof (the shares of the capital stock of the Company referred to in
(clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence are collectively
referred to as the "Shares") Upon the execution hereof, all prior proxies given
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by the undersigned with respect to any of the Shares are hereby revoked, and no
subsequent proxies will be given with respect to any of the Shares.
This proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest and is granted
in connection with a Stock Tender and Voting Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, between Parent and the undersigned (the "Stock Tender Agreement"), and
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is granted in consideration of Parent entering into the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of the date hereof, among Parent, LPIV Acquisition Corp. and
the Company (the "Merger Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise
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defined in this proxy have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger
Agreement.
The attorneys and proxies named above will be empowered, and may
exercise this proxy, to vote the Shares at any time until the earlier to occur
of the valid termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01
thereof or the Effective Time at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company,
however called, or in any written action by consent of shareholders of the
Company: (a) in favor of the Merger; (b) against any action or agreement that
would result in a breach of any covenant or any representation or warranty or
any other obligation or agreement of the Company under or pursuant to the Merger
Agreement; or (c) against any action or agreement that would impede, interfere
with, delay, postpone or attempt to discourage the Merger or the Offer
including, but not limited to, (i) any corporate transaction not entered into in
the ordinary course of business (other than the Merger), including, but not
limited to, a merger, other business combination, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation involving Company, (ii) a sale or
transfer of a material amount of assets of Company or any of its subsidiaries,
(iii) any change in the board of directors of Company, (iv) any material change
in the capitalization of the Company, (v) any change in the charter, by-laws or
other organizational or constitutive documents of the Company, or (v) any other
material change in the corporate structure or business of the Company.
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This proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, successors and assigns of
the undersigned (including any transferee of any of the Shares).
Any term or provision of this proxy which is invalid or unenforceable,
in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or
unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this proxy or affecting the
validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this proxy in
any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this proxy is so broad as to be
unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is
enforceable.
This proxy shall terminate immediately upon the earlier of the valid
termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01 thereof or the
Effective Time.
Dated: _____________ __, 1999
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David Aronow
Number of shares of Common Stock owned of record as of the date of this proxy:
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