Execution Version

 

 

UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 26)*

 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock (Par Value $0.0001 per share)

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

70959W103

(CUSIP Number)

 

Lawrence N. Bluth, Esq.

General Counsel

Penske Corporation

2555 Telegraph Rd.

Bloomfield Hills, MI  48302

248-648-2500

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

July 30, 2013

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 



 

CUSIP No.   70959W103

13D

 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)
Penske Corporation

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

  x

 

 

(b)

  x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
Not Applicable

 

 

5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)      o
Not Applicable

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
0

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
30,763,812

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
0

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
30,426,594

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
31,975,249 (1)(2)

 

 

12.

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
35.5%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1)

The aggregate amount beneficially owned by Penske Corporation reported on line 11 and the percent of class reported on line 13 reflects the beneficial ownership of shares by Roger S. Penske and Penske Corporation as a group. The amount of Voting Common Stock beneficially owned by Penske Corporation without regard to such group status is 30,763,812 shares, representing 34.1% of the voting Common Stock outstanding.

 

 

(2)

The parties to the Stockholders Agreement (as defined in Item 6 to this Amendment 26) may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and, as a party to the Stockholders Agreement, Penske Corporation may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Voting Common Stock owned by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (“Mitsui”), the other stockholder party to the Stockholder Agreement.. Penske Corporation expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Voting Common Stock held by Mitsui. In Amendment 6 to Schedule 13D filed on February 5, 2010 by Mitsui, Mitsui reported beneficial ownership of 15,559,217 shares. Including the shares reported by Mitsui under this Schedule 13D, Penske Corporation would beneficially own 47,534,466 shares, representing 52.7% of the Voting Common Stock outstanding.

 

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CUSIP No.   70959W103

13D

 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)
Roger S. Penske

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

  x

 

 

(b)

  x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
Not Applicable

 

 

5.

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)      o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
1,211,437

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
30,763,812

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
1,425,551

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
30,426,594

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
31,975,249 (1)

 

 

12.

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)    o

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
35.5%

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

 


(1)   The parties to the Stockholders Agreement (as defined in Item 6 of this Amendment 26) may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and because Penske Corporation (of which Mr. Penske is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and a controlling stockholder) is party to the Stockholders Agreement, Mr. Penske may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Voting Common Stock owned by Mitsui.  Mr. Penske expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Voting Common Stock held by Mitsui.  In Amendment 6 to Schedule 13D filed on February 5, 2010 by Mitsui, Mitsui reported beneficial ownership of 15,559,217 shares.  Including the shares reported by Mitsui, Mr. Penske would beneficially own 47,534,466 shares, representing 52.7% of the Voting Common Stock outstanding.

 

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CUSIP No.   70959W103

13D

 

 

This Amendment No. 26 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed on behalf of International Motor Cars Group I, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“IMCG I”), International Motor Cars Group II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“IMCG II”), Penske Capital Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (‘PCP”), Penske Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Penske Corporation”),  Roger S. Penske and James A. Hislop with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on May 3, 1999, Amendment No. 2 filed on August 5, 1999, Amendment No. 3 filed on February 9, 2000, Amendment No. 4 filed September 14, 2000, Amendment No. 5 filed on October 26, 2000, Amendment No. 6 filed on December 18, 2000, Amendment No. 7 filed on December 26, 2000, Amendment No. 8 filed on February 14, 2001, Amendment No. 9 filed on March 6, 2001, Amendment No. 10 filed on August 7, 2001, Amendment No. 11 filed on March 1, 2002, Amendment No. 12 filed on March 27, 2002, Amendment 13 filed on May 14, 2002, Amendment No. 14 filed on June 26, 2002, Amendment No. 15 filed on August 21, 2002, Amendment No. 16 filed on April 9, 2003, Amendment No. 17 filed on April 29, 2003, Amendment No. 18 filed on August 5, 2003, Amendment No. 19 filed on February 16, 2004, Amendment No. 20 filed on January 31, 2006, Amendment No. 21 filed on March 9, 2006, Amendment No. 22 filed on September 14, 2006, Amendment No. 23 filed on January 7, 2010, Amendment No. 24 filed on January 21, 2010 and Amendment No. 25 filed on February 10, 2010 (the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Voting Common Stock”), of Penske Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).  Penske Corporation and Roger S. Penske are the current reporting persons under the Schedule 13D, as amended. Information reported in the Schedule 13D remains in effect to the extent that is amended, restated or superseded by information contained in this Amendment No. 26 or a prior amendment.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.

 

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

 

Item 2 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Information with respect to the directors and executive officers of the Reporting Persons set forth in Annex A to the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Annex A to this Amendment No. 26 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.  Interests in Securities of the Issuer

 

Based on information provided by the Company, as of July 30, 2013, there were 90,201,959 shares of Voting Common Stock outstanding. Based on this amount of shares of Voting Common Stock outstanding:

 

(a)          As of July 30, 2013:

 

·                   Penske Corporation beneficially owned 31,975,249 shares of Voting Common Stock, representing 34.5% of the Voting Common Stock outstanding.  These figures reflect the beneficial ownership of shares by Roger S. Penske and Penske Corporation as a group.  The number of shares of Voting Common Stock beneficially owned by Penske Corporation without regard to such group status is 30,763,812 shares, representing 34.1% of the outstanding Voting Common Stock.  See Annex A for beneficial ownership information with respect to directors and executive officers of Penske Corporation.

 

·                   Roger S. Penske beneficially owned 31,975,249 shares of Voting Common Stock, representing 34.5% of the Voting Common Stock outstanding.

 

The parties to the Stockholders Agreement (as defined in Item 6 below) may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and, as a party to the Stockholders Agreement, Penske Corporation and Roger S. Penske may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Voting Common Stock owned by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (“Mitsui”), the other stockholder party to the Stockholder Agreement.  Penske Corporation and Roger S. Penske expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares of Voting Common Stock held by Mitsui.  In Amendment 6 to Schedule 13D filed on February 5, 2010 by Mitsui, Mitsui reported beneficial ownership of 15,559,217 shares.  Including the shares reported by Mitsui under this Schedule13D and Roger S. Penske, and Penske Corporation would beneficially own 47,534,466 shares of Voting Common Stock, representing 52.7% of the Voting Common Stock outstanding.

 

(b)          As of July 30, 2013:

 

·                   Penske Corporation shared power to direct the vote of 30,763,812 shares of Voting Common Stock and shared power to direct the disposition of 30,426,594 shares of Voting Common Stock.  See Annex A for information with respect to directors and executive officers of Penske Corporation.

 

·                   Roger S. Penske had the sole power to direct the vote of 1,211,437 shares of Voting Common Stock, shared power to direct the vote of 30,763,812 shares of Voting Common Stock, had the sole power to direct the disposition of 1,425,551 shares of Voting Common Stock and shared power to direct the disposition of 30,426,594 shares of Voting Common Stock.

 

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Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

On July 30, 2013, Penske Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Penske Automotive Holdings Corp (together with Penske Corporation, “Penske”) entered into a Stockholders Agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) with Mitsui.  The Stockholders Agreement terminates and supersedes the prior Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2004, by and among International Motor Cars Group I, L.L.C., International Motor Cars Group II, L.L.C., Penske and Mitsui (the “Prior Stockholders Agreement”).  The Stockholders Agreement is filed with this Amendment No. 26 as Exhibit 46 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Stockholders Agreement has a term expiring on March 26, 2024 (i.e., the 10 th  anniversary of the expiration date of the Prior Stockholders Agreement).  Among other things, the Stockholders Agreement requires that Mitsui vote all of the shares of Common Stock they beneficially own in favor of up to 14 persons voted for by Penske for election as directors of the Company.  The Stockholders Agreement also requires that Penske vote all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Penske in favor of (i) one representative of Mitsui for election as a director of the Company as long as Mitsui beneficially owns 10% or more (but less than 20%) of the Common Stock, and (ii) two representatives of Mitsui for election as directors of the Company as long as Mitsui beneficially owns 20% or more of the Common Stock.  In addition, in the event Penske desires to transfer equity securities in the Company to a third party during the term of the Stockholders Agreement (other than one or more transfers not exceeding 1,992,408 shares in the aggregate), Penske must permit Mitsui to participate in such transfer on a pro rata basis.

 

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 46                      Stockholders Agreement by and among Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A), Inc., Penske Corporation and Penske Automotive Holdings Corp. dated as July 30, 2013

 

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CUSIP No.   70959W103

13D

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

PENSKE CORPORATION

 

 

 

/s/ Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.

 

Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.

 

 

 

President

 

 

 

July 30, 2013

 

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CUSIP No.   70959W103

13D

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Roger S. Penske

 

Roger S. Penske

 

 

 

July 30, 2013

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

46

 

Stockholders Agreement by and among Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A), Inc., Penske Corporation and Penske Automotive Holdings Corp. dated as July 30, 2013

 

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CUSIP No.   70959W103

13D

 

 

Annex A

 

Executive Officers and Directors of Penske Corporation

 

The name, present principal occupation or employment, and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted, of each of the directors and executive officers of Penske Corporation is set forth below. Each executive officer and each director of Penske Corporation is a citizen of the United States.

 

Name

 

Occupation and Business Address

 

# of Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

 

 

 

Roger S. Penske

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,

Penske Corporation (1)

 

See Item 5

Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.

 

President, Penske Corporation (1)

 

80,560 (sole voting and dispositive power)

Walter P. Czarnecki, Sr.

 

Executive Vice President, Penske Corporation (1)

 

22,594

Lawrence N. Bluth

 

Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Penske Corporation (1)

 

12,932

Randall W. Johnson

 

Executive Vice President — Human Resources and Administration, Penske Corporation (1)

 

5,750

J. Patrick Conroy

 

Executive Vice President — Chief Financial Officer

Penske Corporation (1)

 

20

DIRECTORS

 

 

 

 

Roger S. Penske

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,

Penske Corporation (1)

 

See Item 5

Robert H. Kurnick, Jr.

 

President, Penske Corporation (1)

 

80,560 (sole voting and dispositive power)

Walter P. Czarnecki, Sr.

 

Executive Vice President, Penske Corporation (1)

 

22,594

Stephen R. D’Arcy

 

Partner, Quantum Group LLC

2301 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 535

Troy, MI 48084

 

400

Gregory W. Penske

 

President, Penske Automotive Group, LLC

3534 N. Peck Road

El Monte, California 91731

 

25,420

Roger S. Penske, Jr.

 

President, SoCal Penske

2010 East Garvey Ave.

West Covina, CA 91791

 

1,594

Richard J. Peters

 

Managing Director, Transportation Resource Partners, L.P. (1)

 

62,760

Patrick G. Ryan, Jr.

 

Chief Executive Officer, Incisent Labs Group

833 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 800

Chicago, IL 60607

 

0

John E. Doddridge

 

Director, Penske Corporation (1)

 

0

Brian Hard

 

President, Penske Truck Leasing Corporation

2675 Morgantown Road

Reading, PA 19607

 

12,634

Ludvik F. Koci

 

Director, Penske Corporation (1)

 

12,634

Greg C. Smith

 

Director, Penske Corporation (1)

 

0

R. Jamison Williams, Jr.

 

Senior Partner, Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett

380 N. Woodward Ave., Suite 300

Birmingham, MI 48009

 

3,224

 


(1)           The business address of this individual is 2555 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302-0954

 

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Exhibit 46

 

Execution Version

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

MITSUI & CO., LTD.,

 

MITSUI & CO. (U.S.A.), INC.,

 

PENSKE CORPORATION,

 

AND

 

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.

 

Dated as of July 30, 2013

 

 

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

 

Section 1.1

Definitions

3

Section 1.2

Rules of Construction

4

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

VOTING AGREEMENTS

 

Section 2.1

Voting Agreement of Penske

5

Section 2.2

Voting Agreement of Mitsui

5

Section 2.3

Support of Penske

5

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

 

 

 

Section 3.1

Tag-Along Rights

5

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

MUTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

 

Section 4.1

Organization

6

Section 4.2

Authorization, Validity and Enforceability

6

Section 4.3

No Violation or Breach

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

TERM

 

 

 

Section 5.1

Term

7

Section 5.2

Effects of Termination

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

 

 

Section 6.1

Assurances

8

Section 6.2

Survival

8

Section 6.3

Notices

8

Section 6.4

Amendments

9

 

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Section 6.5

Assignment and Parties in Interest

9

Section 6.6

Entire Agreement

9

Section 6.7

Descriptive Headings

10

Section 6.8

Counterparts

10

Section 6.9

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

10

Section 6.10

Severability

10

Section 6.11

Specific Performance

11

Section 6.12

Transfers to Affiliates

11

Section 6.13

Public Filings

11

 

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THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of July 30, 2013 is by and among MITSUI & CO., LTD., a Japanese company (“ Mitsui Japan ”), MITSUI & CO. (U.S.A.), INC., a New York corporation (“ Mitsui USA ” and together with Mitsui Japan, “ Mitsui ”), PENSKE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“ Penske Corporation ”), and PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation (“ Penske Holdings ”, and together with Penske Corporation, “ Penske ”).

 

WHEREAS , the parties hereto wish to provide for certain matters relating to the ownership and transfer of the Common Stock of Penske Automotive Group, Inc.;

 

NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1                             Definitions .  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings specified below:

 

Affiliate ” means “ affiliate ” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Beneficial Ownership ” means “ beneficial ownership ” as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.  The terms “ Beneficial Owner ”, “ Beneficially Owned ” and similar terms shall have correlative meanings.

 

Business Day ” means a calendar day, other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, and (b) a day on which commercial banks are required or permitted by law or other governmental action to close in New York, New York, United States of America or Tokyo, Japan.

 

Common Stock ” means the voting Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company, and includes any securities issued with respect to such shares by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, amalgamation, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise.

 

Company ” means Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exempt Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

 

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Mitsui ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Penske ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Penske Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Penske Holdings ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Permitted Transferee ” of a person means (a) a corporation, partnership or other entity wholly owned by such person; provided, that such corporation, partnership or other entity shall agree in writing that it shall transfer to such person any Restricted Securities which it holds prior to such time as it ceases to be wholly owned by such person, and (b) the equity owners of such person to the extent such equity owners receive a pro rata distribution of Restricted Securities.

 

Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

 

Restricted Securities ” means any Common Stock or other equity security of the Company Beneficially Owned by a Restricted Stockholder and any securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or such other equity securities.

 

Restricted Stockholder ” means each of Penske and Mitsui.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Tag-Along Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

 

Transfer ” means any direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment, gift, pledge, mortgage, hypothecation or other disposition of any interest, including, without limitation, a transfer or sale of securities through a registered offering.  The terms “ Transferee ,” “ Transferor ,” “ Transferred ,” and “ Transferable ” shall each have a correlative meaning.

 

Section 1.2                             Rules of Construction .  Unless the context otherwise requires:  (a) a term has the meaning assigned to it by this Agreement; (b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America; (c) “or” is not exclusive; and (d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular.  The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.  Any references to any statute or law shall also refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

VOTING AGREEMENTS

 

Section 2.1                             Voting Agreement of Penske .  In connection with any shareholder election of directors of the Company, unless Mitsui has declined to put forward such a representative, Penske shall vote all of the voting securities of the Company Beneficially Owned by it in favor of (a) as long as Mitsui Beneficially Owns 20% or more of the Company’s Common Stock, two (2) representatives of Mitsui, and shall use its best efforts to cause such representatives to be elected as directors of the Company or (b) as long as Mitsui Beneficially Owns 10% or more (but less than 20%) of the Company’s Common Stock, one (1) representative of Mitsui, and shall use its best efforts to cause such representative to be elected as a director of the Company.

 

Section 2.2                             Voting Agreement of Mitsui .  Provided that Penske is in compliance with the agreements set forth in Section 2.1 hereof, Mitsui shall, in connection with any such shareholder election of directors, vote all of the voting securities of the Company Beneficially Owned by it in favor of up to 14 persons (not including the Mitsui representatives referred to in Section 2.1) voted for by Penske for election as directors of the Company.

 

Section 2.3                             Support of Penske .  Penske shall (a) not take any action (including by failing to vote against any amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws) that would in any way circumvent the agreements set forth in Section 2.1 hereof or the Company’s agreements set forth in Section 6.5 of the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2004, among Mitsui, International Motor Cars Group I, L.L.C., International Motor Cars Group II, L.L.C., Penske and the Company (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and (b) not take any action inconsistent with, and shall use their best efforts to cause the Company to comply with (in each case including by way of exercise of voting rights), the Company’s obligations set forth in Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 of the Purchase Agreement through the termination of the Purchase Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III

 

TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

 

Section 3.1                             Tag-Along Rights .

 

(a)                                  Other than one or more Transfers of Restricted Securities not exceeding, in the aggregate, 1,992,408 shares (as such number may be equitably adjusted to reflect stock splits, reverse stock splits, reclassifications and other

 

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similar changes to the Company’s capital structure) of Common Stock (each, an “ Exempt Sale ”), in the event that Penske desires to Transfer any Restricted Securities to a third party (other than with respect to any Restricted Securities, to its Permitted Transferees or Affiliates) at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, Penske shall notify Mitsui in writing, of such proposed Transfer and its terms and conditions (the “ Tag Along Notice ”); and

 

(b)                                  Within twenty (20) Business Days of the date of the Tag-Along Notice, Mitsui shall notify the Penske if it elects to participate in such Transfer.  If Mitsui fails to notify Penske within such twenty (20) Business Day period, Mitsui shall be deemed to have waived its rights to participate in such Transfer.  If Mitsui so notifies Penske Mitsui shall have the right to Transfer, at the same price per share of Common Stock and on the same terms and conditions as Penske an amount of shares of Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents equal to the shares of Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents the Transferee actually proposes to purchase multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents issued and owned by Mitsui and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents issued and owned by Mitsui and Penske (assuming for purposes of calculating such fraction the conversion of all convertible securities and the exercise of all options held by Mitsui and Penske).

 

ARTICLE IV

 

MUTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the others as follows:

 

Section 4.1                             Organization .  It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.

 

Section 4.2                             Authorization, Validity and Enforceability .  It has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.  The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, its board of directors or other governing body, as applicable, and no other proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws

 

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affecting rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

Section 4.3                             No Violation or Breach .  The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default (or an event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a default) or give rise to any right of termination or acceleration of any right or obligation of it under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, claim, right of first refusal or other limitation on transfer or other encumbrance upon any of its Restricted Securities or shares of Common Stock of the Company, as the case may be, by reason of the terms of, (a) its memorandum of association, certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other charter or organizational document, (b) any contract, agreement, lease, license, mortgage, note, bond, debenture, indenture or other instrument or obligation to which it is a party or by or to which it or its assets or properties may be bound or subject, (c) any order, writ, judgment, injunction, award, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to it or (d) any license, permit, order, consent, approval, registration, authorization or qualification with or under any governmental agency, other than in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above any conflict, violation, breach or default which would not, individually or in the aggregate together with all other such conflicts, violations, breaches or defaults, have a material adverse effect on it or have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations, or consummate the transactions contemplated, hereunder.

 

ARTICLE V

 

TERM

 

Section 5.1                             Term .  This Agreement shall commence on the date hereof, and shall terminate on March 26, 2024 or upon the written agreement of Penske and Mitsui.  This Agreement shall terminate with respect to a Restricted Stockholder at such time as such entity ceases to Beneficially Own any Restricted Securities or any shares of Common Stock of the Company, as the case may be.

 

Section 5.2                             Effects of Termination .  Upon termination of this Agreement, this Agreement (other than Section 6.9 ) shall thereafter become void and have no effect, and no party hereto shall have any liability or obligation to any other party hereto in respect of this Agreement, except for any liability resulting from such party’s breach of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 6.1                             Assurances .  Each of the parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do such additional things and execute such documents as are reasonably necessary or proper to carry out and effectuate the intent of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

Section 6.2                             Survival .  All of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements of the parties contained in this Agreement shall survive until this Agreement is terminated.

 

Section 6.3                             Notices .  All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered personally to the recipient, (b) two Business Days after the date when sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service (charges prepaid), or (c) seven Business Days after the date when mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid.  Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the parties at the addresses indicated below:

 

If to Penske :

 

c/o Penske Corporation
2555 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302
Attention:
                       General Counsel
Telecopy:
                        (248) 648-2511

 

If to Mitsui Japan:

 

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
First Motor Vehicles Div.
2-1, Ohtemachi, I-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo, Japan

Attention:                  General Manager of First Motor Vehicles Division

 

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If to Mitsui USA:

 

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Detroit Office
1000 Town Center, Suite 1900
Southfield, Michigan 48075

Attention:                  Detroit Machinery & Automotive Department

 

With a copy to:  (which shall not constitute notice)

 

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Attention:                  William D. Regner, Esq.

Telecopy:                   (212) 909-6836

 

or to such other address as any party hereto may, from time to time, designate in writing delivered pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.3 .

 

Section 6.4                             Amendments .  The terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement may not be changed, modified or amended in any manner except by an instrument in writing duly executed by all of the parties hereto.

 

Section 6.5                             Assignment and Parties in Interest .

 

(a)                                  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, duties, or obligations of any party hereunder may be assigned or delegated (by operation of law or otherwise) by any party hereto, other than to an Affiliate of such party, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns; provided , however , that ( i ) the rights set forth in Article II hereof shall inure to the benefit of a Permitted Transferee; and ( ii ) the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on any Permitted Transferee.

 

Section 6.6                             Entire Agreement .  This Agreement and the other documents executed on the date hereof constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and are in full substitution for any and all prior agreements and understandings among them relating to such subject matter, including without limitation, the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2004, by and among International Motor Cars Group I, L.L.C., International Motor Cars Group II, L.L.C., Mitsui and Penske (the “ Prior Stockholders Agreement ”), and no party

 

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shall be liable or bound to the other party hereto in any manner with respect to such subject matter by any warranties, representations, indemnities, covenants, or agreements, except as specifically set forth herein or in the other documents executed on the date hereof.  The Prior Stockholders Agreement is hereby terminated effective the date hereof.

 

Section 6.7                             Descriptive Headings .  The descriptive headings of the several sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

Section 6.8                             Counterparts .  For the convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts of this Agreement may be executed by any one or more parties hereto, and each such executed counterpart shall be, and shall be deemed to be, an original, but all of which shall constitute, and shall be deemed to constitute, in the aggregate but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 6.9                             Governing Law; Jurisdiction .

 

(a)                                  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof which might result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

(b)                                  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States of America located in the County of New York solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document to its respective address set forth in Section 6.3 shall be effective service of process for any action or proceeding brought against it in any such court.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America located in the County of New York, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

Section 6.10                      Severability .  In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other instrument referred to herein, shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any other such instrument.  Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable

 

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term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

Section 6.11                      Specific Performance .

 

(a)                                  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached, and further acknowledge and agree that money damages are an inadequate remedy for the breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that would be suffered in the event of such breach.  The parties hereto accordingly agree that they each shall be entitled to obtain specific performance of any provision of this Agreement and injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent or cure breaches of any provision of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled by law or equity.

 

(b)                                  The parties hereto further agree that they shall not be permitted or have the right to terminate or suspend performance of any provision of this Agreement, it being agreed that all provisions of this Agreement shall continue and be specifically enforceable in all events and under all circumstances until terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, regardless of any events, occurrences, actions or omissions before or after the date hereof.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that they shall not be permitted to, and shall not, bring any claim seeking to terminate or suspend performance of any provision of this Agreement or seeking any determination that any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, this Section 6.11 ) is invalid, inapplicable or unenforceable.

 

Section 6.12                      Transfers to Affiliates .  In the event of any Transfer of capital stock of the Company by any party hereto to an Affiliate of such party, prior to the effectiveness of such Transfer, such Transferee shall execute a joinder to this Agreement and shall otherwise agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement in the same manner as the Transferor.  The Transferor and the Transferee shall be jointly and severally responsible for the obligations of the Transferor under this Agreement.

 

Section 6.13                      Public Filings .  Prior to making any filings required by Sections 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of Penske, on the one hand, and Mitsui, on the other hand, shall provide the other parties with a reasonable opportunity to review such filings and comment thereon.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

MITSUI & CO., LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Fumiaki Miyamoto

 

 

Name:

Fumiaki Miyamoto

 

 

Title:

General Manager

 

 

 

First Motor Vehicles Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MITSUI & CO. (U.S.A.), INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/Kunio Watanabe

 

 

Name:

Kunio Watanabe

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PENSKE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Roger S. Penske

 

 

Name:

Roger S. Penske

 

 

Title:

Chairman and Chief Executive

 

 

 

Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP.

 

By:

/s/ Roger S. Penske

 

 

Name:

Roger S. Penske

 

 

Title:

Chairman

 

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