Exhibit 99(3)
AGREEMENT, dated as of February 5, 1999, among TheBetterPlan
("TBP"), Inc., a Florida corporation ("Buyer"), and the
holders (the "Stockholders") of the shares of common stock,
$0.01 par value (the "Shares") of Computer Management
Sciences, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), listed
on the signature pages hereof.
In order to induce Buyer and certain of its affiliates to
enter into an agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") with the
Company, Buyer has requested the Stockholders, and the Stockholders have agreed,
to enter into this Agreement.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
STOCK OPTION
SECTION 1.1. GRANT OF STOCK OPTION. Each of the Stockholders
hereby grants to Buyer an irrevocable option (the "Option") to purchase the
number of shares opposite such Stockholder's name on the signature pages hereto
and any additional Shares acquired by such Stockholder in any capacity (whether
by exercise of options, warrants or rights, the conversion or exchange of
convertible or exchangeable securities or by means of a purchase, dividend,
distribution or otherwise) (such "Stockholder's Shares" and, collectively, the
"Stockholder Shares") at a purchase price of $28.00 per Stockholder Share (as
adjusted pursuant to Section 1.6, the "Purchase Price"). With respect to each
Stockholder, such Stockholder's Shares do not include Shares held pursuant to
(i) the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust (the "ESOP") created
pursuant to the Trust Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1989, between the
Company and the trustee thereof or (ii) the Company's Profit Sharing-401(k) Plan
dated December 30, 1994 (the "401(k) Plan").
SECTION 1.2. EXERCISE OF OPTION. (a) Subject to the conditions
set forth in Section 1.5 hereof, the Option may be exercised by Buyer, in whole
or in part, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof and prior to
the 30th business day after the termination of the Merger Agreement in
accordance with the terms thereof. In the event Buyer wishes to exercise the
Option for all or some of the Stockholder Shares other than pursuant to the
Offer (as defined in the Merger Agreement), Buyer shall send a written notice
(the "Exercise Notice") to the Stockholders specifying the total number of
Stockholder Shares it wishes to purchase pursuant to such exercise (and the
corresponding number of each such Stockholder's Shares) and the place, the date
(not less than one nor more than 20 business days from the date of the Exercise
Notice) and the time for the closing of such purchase, provided that such date
and time may be earlier than one day after the Exercise Notice if reasonably
practicable. Each closing of a purchase of Stockholder Shares pursuant to this
Section 1.2(a) (a "Closing") shall take place at the place, on the date and at
the time designated by Buyer in its Exercise Notice, provided that if, at the
date of the Closing herein provided for, the conditions set forth in Section 1.5
shall not have been satisfied (or waived), Buyer may postpone the Closing until
a date within five business days after such conditions are satisfied.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1.2(c)
below, Buyer shall not be under any obligation to deliver any Exercise Notice
and may allow the Option to terminate without purchasing any Stockholder Shares
hereunder; provided however that once Buyer has delivered to the Stockholders an
Exercise Notice, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer
shall be bound to effect the purchase as described in such Exercise Notice.
(c) Buyer agrees that, if Buyer shall have accepted Shares for
payment and purchased Shares pursuant to the Offer, Buyer shall, within ten
business days of such purchase, exercise the Option in its entirety (or any
remaining portion of the Option).
SECTION 1.3. CLOSING. At the Closing, (a) each Stockholder
shall deliver to Buyer (in accordance with Buyer's instructions) a certificate
or certificates (the "Certificates") representing all of such Stockholder's
Shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank and
(b) Buyer shall deliver to such Stockholder a certified or bank cashier's check
or checks payable to or upon the order of such Stockholder in an amount equal to
(i) the number of such Stockholder's Shares being purchased at such Closing
multiplied by (ii) the Purchase Price (the "Purchase Amount").
SECTION 1.4. AGREEMENT TO TENDER. Each of the Stockholders
hereby agrees to validly tender (or cause the record owner of such shares to
validly tender) upon the request of Buyer such Stockholder Shares. Upon receipt
of instructions from the Buyer, each Stockholder shall deliver to the depositary
(the "Depositary") designated in the Offer (i) a letter of transmittal with
respect to such Stockholder's Shares complying with the terms of the Offer
together with instructions directing the Depositary to make payment for such
Shares directly to the Stockholder (but if such Shares are not accepted for
payment or are withdrawn and are to be returned pursuant to the Offer, to return
such Shares to such Stockholder whereupon they shall continue to be held by such
Stockholder subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), (ii) the
Certificates and (iii) all other documents or instruments required to be
delivered pursuant to the terms of the Offer (such documents in clauses (i)
through (iii) collectively being hereinafter referred to as the "Tender
Documents"). No tender pursuant to this Section 1.4 will excuse any of the
obligations of the Stockholders hereunder.
SECTION 1.5. CONDITIONS. The obligation of each Stockholder to
sell Stockholder Shares at any Closing is subject to the following conditions:
(i) The representations and warranties of Buyer contained in
Article IV shall be true and correct in all material respects on the
date thereof as if made on such date;
(ii) All waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "HSR Act") applicable to such exercise of
the Option shall have expired or been terminated;
(iii) There shall be no preliminary or permanent injunction or
other order, decree or ruling issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction or by a governmental, regulatory or administrative agency
or commission, nor any statute, rule, regulation or order
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promulgated or enacted by any governmental authority, prohibiting or
otherwise restraining such exercise of the Option; and
(iv) The Buyer shall have commenced the Offer.
SECTION 1.6. ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR
MERGER. (a) In the event of any change in the Company's capital stock by reason
of stock dividends, stock splits, mergers, consolidations, recapitalizations,
combinations, conversions, exchanges of shares, extraordinary or liquidating
dividends, or other changes in the corporate or capital structure of the Company
which would have the effect of diluting or changing the Buyer's rights
hereunder, the number and kind of shares or securities subject to the Option and
the purchase price per Stockholder Share (but not the total purchase price)
shall be appropriately and equitably adjusted so that the Buyer shall receive
upon exercise of the Option the number and class of shares or other securities
or property that the Buyer would have received in respect of the Stockholder
Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Option if the Option had been exercised
immediately prior to such event. Each Stockholder shall take such steps in
connection with such consolidation, merger, liquidation or other such action as
may be necessary to assure that the provisions hereof shall thereafter apply as
nearly as possible to any securities or property thereafter deliverable upon
exercise of the Option.
(b) In the event the consideration per Share to be paid by
Buyer pursuant to the Offer is increased, the Purchase Price shall be similarly
increased and in the event the Closing hereunder shall have occurred, Buyer
shall promptly pay to each Stockholder the product of the amount of such
increase in the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of such Stockholder's
Shares as to which the Option has been exercised.
ARTICLE II
GRANT OF PROXY
SECTION 2.1. PROXY. Each Stockholder hereby revokes any and
all previous proxies granted with respect to such Stockholder's Shares. Each
Stockholder, by this Agreement, with respect to such Stockholder's Shares, does
hereby constitute and appoint Buyer, or any nominee of Buyer, with full power of
substitution, as its true and lawful attorney and proxy, for and in its name,
place and stead, to vote each of such Stockholder's Shares as its proxy, at
every annual, special or adjourned meeting, or solicitation of consents, of the
stockholders of the Company (including the right to sign its name (as
stockholder) to any consent, certificate or other document relating to the
Company that the law of the State of Florida may permit or require) (i) in favor
of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and this Agreement and approval of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the Merger
Agreement, (ii) against any proposal for any recapitalization, merger, sale of
assets or other business combination between the Company and any person or
entity (other than the Merger) or any other action or agreement that would
result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other
obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement not being
fulfilled, and (iii) in favor of any other matter relating to consummation of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this Agreement. Each
Stockholder further agrees to cause such Stockholder's
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Shares that are outstanding and owned by it beneficially to be voted in
accordance with the foregoing. The proxy granted by each Stockholder pursuant to
this Article II is irrevocable and is granted in consideration of Buyer's
entering into this Agreement and the Merger Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
such proxy shall be revoked upon termination of this Agreement in accordance
with its terms.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Each of the Stockholders severally represents and warrants to
the Buyer that:
SECTION 3.1. VALID TITLE. Such Stockholder is the sole, true,
lawful and beneficial owner of such Stockholder's Shares with no restrictions on
such Stockholder's voting rights or rights of disposition pertaining thereto. At
any Closing, such Stockholder will convey good and valid title to such
Stockholder's Shares being purchased free and clear of any and all claims,
liens, charges, encumbrances and security interests. None of such Stockholder's
Shares is subject to any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with
respect to the voting of such Shares.
SECTION 3.2. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Stockholder of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (i) are within such Stockholder's powers, have
been duly authorized by all necessary action (including any consultation,
approval or other action by or with any other person), (ii) require no action by
or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency, official or
authority (except as required under the HSR Act), and (iii) do not and will not
contravene or constitute a default under, or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of such
Stockholder or to a loss of any benefit of such Stockholder under, any provision
of applicable law or regulation or of any agreement, judgment, injunction,
order, decree, or other instrument binding on such Stockholder or result in the
imposition of any lien on any asset of such Stockholder.
SECTION 3.3. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by such Stockholder and is the valid and binding
agreement of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in
accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors' rights
generally. If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary
capacity, the person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to
enter into and perform such Agreement.
SECTION 3.4. TOTAL SHARES. Each Stockholder is the record and
Beneficial Owner of the number of Shares set forth next to such Stockholder's
name on the signature pages hereto. Such Shares constitute all of the Shares
owned of record or Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder (other than Shares
held pursuant to the ESOP or the 401(k) Plan). Except as set forth on such
signature pages, neither such Stockholder nor any beneficial owner or owners of
such Stockholder's Shares own any options to purchase or rights to subscribe for
or otherwise
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acquire any securities of the Company. Each Stockholder has sole voting power
and sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth in
Article II of this Agreement, sole power of disposition, sole power of
conversion, sole power to demand appraisal rights and sole power to agree to all
of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of
the Shares beneficially owned by such Stockholder with no limitations,
qualifications or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable securities
laws and the terms of this Agreement. The terms "Beneficially Own" or
"Beneficial Ownership" with respect to any securities shall mean having
"beneficial ownership" of such securities as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SECTION 3.5. FINDER'S FEES. No investment banker, broker or
finder is entitled to a commission or fee from Buyer or the Company in respect
of this Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf
of such Stockholder.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF BUYER
The Buyer represents and warrants to each of the Stockholders:
SECTION 4.1. CORPORATE POWER AND AUTHORITY. Buyer has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by
Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the board of directors of Buyer
and no other corporate action on the part of Buyer is necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery or performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and is a valid and binding
agreement of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except
as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally.
SECTION 4.2. ACQUISITION FOR BUYER'S ACCOUNT. Any Stockholder
Shares to be acquired upon exercise of the Option will be acquired by Buyer for
its own account and not with a view to the public distribution thereof and will
not be transferred except in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Each of the Stockholders hereby covenants and agrees that:
SECTION 5.1. NO PROXIES FOR OR ENCUMBRANCES ON STOCKHOLDER
SHARES. Except pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such Stockholder shall
not, without the prior written consent of Buyer, directly or indirectly, (i)
grant any proxies or enter into any voting trust or other agreement or
arrangement with respect to the voting of any Shares or (ii) acquire, sell,
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assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract,
option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the direct or
indirect acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other
disposition of, any Shares during the term of this Agreement. Such Stockholder
shall not seek or solicit any such acquisition or sale, assignment, transfer,
encumbrance or other disposition or any such contract, option or other
arrangement or assignment or understanding and agrees to notify Buyer promptly
and to provide all details requested by Buyer if such Stockholder shall be
approached or solicited, directly or indirectly, by any person with respect to
any of the foregoing.
SECTION 5.2. NO SHOPPING. Such Stockholder shall not directly
or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate or encourage (or authorize any person to
solicit, initiate or encourage) any inquiry, proposal or offer from any person
to acquire the business, property or capital stock of the Company or any direct
or indirect subsidiary thereof, or any acquisition of a substantial equity
interest in, or a substantial amount of the assets of, the Company or any direct
or indirect subsidiary thereof, whether by merger, purchase of assets, tender
offer or other transaction or (ii) subject to the fiduciary duty under
applicable law of such Stockholder as a director of the Company or a trustee of
the ESOP or the 401(k) Plan (if such Stockholder is such a director or trustee),
participate in any discussion or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other
person any information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with,
or participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other
person to do or seek any of the foregoing. Such Stockholder shall promptly
advise Buyer of the terms of any communications it may receive relating to any
of the foregoing.
SECTION 5.3. CONDUCT OF STOCKHOLDERS. Such Stockholder will
not (i) take, agree or commit to take any action that would make any
representation and warranty of such Stockholder hereunder inaccurate in any
respect as of any time prior to the termination of this Agreement or (ii) omit,
or agree or commit to omit, to take any action necessary to prevent any such
representation or warranty from being inaccurate in any respect at any such
time.
SECTION 5.4. DISCLOSURE. Each Stockholder hereby permits Buyer
to publish and disclose in the offer documents and, if approval of the Company's
shareholders is required under applicable law, a proxy statement (including all
documents and schedules filed with the SEC) their identity and ownership of the
Shares and the nature of their commitments, arrangements and understandings
under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.1. EXPENSES. All costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or
expense.
SECTION 6.2. FURTHER ASSURANCES. In the event the Buyer
exercises the Option, the Buyer and the Stockholders will each execute and
deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all further documents and
instruments and use its best efforts to secure such consents and take all such
further action as may be reasonably necessary in order to consummate the
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transactions contemplated hereby or to enable the Buyer and any assignee to
exercise and enjoy all benefits and rights of the Stockholders with respect to
the Option and the Stockholder Shares.
SECTION 6.3. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause
to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations and which may be required under any agreements, contracts,
commitments, instruments, understandings, arrangements or restrictions of any
kind to which such party is a party or by which such party is governed or bound,
to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
SECTION 6.4. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto agree
that the Buyer may be irreparably damaged if for any reason any Stockholder
failed to sell such Stockholder's Shares (or other securities deliverable
pursuant to Section 1.5) upon exercise of the Option or to perform any of its
other obligations under this Agreement, and that the Buyer would not have an
adequate remedy at law for money damages in such event. Accordingly, the Buyer
shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive and other equitable
relief to enforce the performance of this Agreement by each Stockholder. This
provision is without prejudice to any other rights that the Buyer may have
against any Stockholder for any failure to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
SECTION 6.5. NOTICES. All notices, requests, claims, demands
and other communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered in person, by telecopy, or by registered or certified mail (postage
prepaid, return receipt requested) to such party at its address set forth on the
signature page hereto.
SECTION 6.6. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive
delivery of and payment for the Stockholder Shares.
SECTION 6.7. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may not be modified,
amended, altered or supplemented, except upon the execution and delivery of a
written agreement executed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 6.8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns, PROVIDED that Buyer may assign its
rights and obligations to any affiliate of Buyer and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that no
Stockholder may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the Buyer.
SECTION 6.9. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed
in accordance with and governed by the law of New York without giving effect to
the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
SECTION 6.10. JURISDICTION. Each of the parties hereto (a)
consents to submit itself to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any court of
the United States located in the State of New York or of any New York state
court in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions
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contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny
or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from
any such court.
SECTION 6.11. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement may
be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall
have received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
TheBetterPlan ("TBP"), Inc.
By: /S/ STEVEN M. WOGHIN
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
c/o Computer Associates International, Inc.
One Computer Associates Plaza
Islandia, New York 11788-7000
Attention: Sanjay Kumar
President and Chief Operating
Officer
Fax: 516-342-3300
SHARES OPTIONS SUNDOWN (1995) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
- ------ ------- a Delaware limited partnership
1,417,438 0
By: DOWNUNDER (1995) COMPANY, INC.
as general partner
/S/ ANTHONY V. WEIGHT
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Name: Anthony V. Weight
Title: President
c/o Anthony V. Weight
13918 Mandarin Oaks Lane
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
SHARES OPTIONS
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123,317 182,982 /S/ ANTHONY V. WEIGHT
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Anthony V. Weight
13918 Mandarin Oaks Lane
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
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SHARES OPTIONS FIRST ONEIDA (1995) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
- ------ ------- a Delaware limited partnership
2,382,454 0
By: BULL GATOR, INC., as general partner
/S/ JERRY W. DAVIS
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Name: Jerry W. Davis
Title: President
c/o Jerry W. Davis
8210 Bahia Blanca Court
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
SHARES OPTIONS
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0 214,810 /S/ JERRY W. DAVIS
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Jerry W. Davis
8210 Bahia Blanca Court
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
SHARES OPTIONS
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183,748 179,000 /S/ LARRY A. LONGHI
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Larry A. Longhi
14173 Pine Island Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32224
SHARES OPTIONS CMSI CAPITAL, L.P., a Delaware limited
- ------ ------- partnership
929,665 0 By: CMSI INVESTORS, INC.,
as general partner
By: /S/ W. ROBINSON FRAZIER
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Name: W. Robinson Frazier
Title: President
c/o Frazier & Frazier
Suite A
1515 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
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