As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2006

Registration No. 333-135851

 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


Amendment No. 4 to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   5169   20-1380758

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

259 Prospect Plains Road

Cranbury, New Jersey 08512

(609) 495-2495

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 


Randolph Gress

Chief Executive Officer

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

259 Prospect Plains Road

Cranbury, New Jersey 08512

(609) 495-2495

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

 

Joshua N. Korff

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Citigroup Center

153 East 53 rd Street

New York, NY 10023

Tel. (212) 446-4800

Fax (212) 446-4900

  

Peter M. Labonski

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000

New York, NY 10022-4802

Tel.: (212) 906-1200

Fax: (212) 751-4864

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public : As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box:     ¨

If this Form is filed to registered additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     ¨

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box.     ¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be

Registered (1)

  

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Offering Price (2)

  

Amount of

Registration Fee

Common stock, par value $0.001

   $160,000,000    $17,120 (3)
(1)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.
(2)   Includes 1,304,348 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters.
(3)   $16,050 of this amount was previously paid. $1,070 has been submitted in connection with this amendment.

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 



EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amendment is being filed solely to file certain exhibits. No changes have been made to Part I of the Registration Statement or other sections of Part II. Accordingly, they have been omitted.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits . The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement.

See the attached Exhibit Index.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

1.1     

Form of Underwriting Agreement. ¥

2.1     

Purchase Agreement dated June 10, 2004, among Rhodia, Inc., Rhodia Canada Inc., Rhodia de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Rhodia Overseas Limited, Rhodia Consumer Specialties Limited, Rhodia, S.A. and Innophos, Inc. (f/k/a Phosphates Acquisition, Inc.).†

3.1     

Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Innophos Holdings, Inc. ¥

3.2     

Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of Innophos Holdings, Inc. ¥

4.1     

Form of stock certificate. ¥

4.2     

Stockholders Agreement dated as of August 13, 2004 by and between Innophos Holdings, Inc., the entities set forth on Schedule I attached thereto and the other individuals signatory thereto.†

4.3     

Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 13, 2004 by and between Innophos Holdings, Inc., the entities set forth on Schedule I attached thereto and the other individuals signatory thereto.†

5.1     

Form of opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. ¥

10.1     

Purchase Agreement, by and among Innophos, Inc., the Guarantor listed on Schedule I thereto, UBS Securities LLC and Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., dated August 3, 2004.†

10.2     

Indenture by and between Innophos, Inc., and Wachovia Bank, National Association, dated as of August 13, 2004.†

10.3     

Guarantee, dated as of August 13, 2004, among Innophos, Inc., Innophos Mexico Holdings, LLC and Wachovia Bank, National Association.†

10.4     

Registration Rights Agreement by and among Innophos, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and UBS Investment Bank, dated as of August 13, 2004.†

10.5     

Deferred Compensation Agreement dated as of August 13, 2004, by and between Randolph Gress and Innophos, Inc.*†

10.6     

The Advisory Agreement dated as of August 13, 2004 by and between Innophos Holdings, Inc. and Bain Capital, LLC.†

10.7     

Credit Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2004, among Innophos, Inc., Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., National City Bank, UBS Securities LLC and UBS Loan Finance LLC.†

10.8     

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2004, made by Innophos Holdings, Inc., Innophos, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Bear Stearns Corporate Lending, Inc.†

10.9     

First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2005, among Innophos, Inc., the lenders party to the Credit Agreement and Bear Stearns Corporate Lending, Inc.†

10.10   

Agreement, dated as of September 10, 1992, by and between Office Cherifien Des Phosphates and Troy Industrias S.A. de C.V.

10.11   

Soda Ash Supply Contract, dated as of February 29, 1996, by and between OCI Chemical Corporation and Innophos, Inc. (successor and assignee of Rhodia Inc., itself a successor and assignee of Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.), as amended.

10.12   

Purchasing Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2005 by and between Innophos, Inc. and Mississippi Lime Company.

10.13   

Amended and Restated Purified Wet Phosphoric Acid Supply Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2000, by and between Rhodia, Inc. and PCS Purified Phosphates.

10.14   

Amended and Restated Acid Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2000, among Rhodia, Inc., PCS Sales (USA), Inc. and PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer L.P.

10.15   

Base Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003, by and between Pemex-Gas y Petroquimica Basica and Rhodia Fosfatados De Mexico S.A. de C.V.

10.16   

Purchase and Sale Agreement of Anhydrous Ammonia, dated as of April 23, 2001, as amended, by and between Petroquimica Cosoleacaque, S.A. de C.V. and Rhodia Fosfatados De Mexico, S.A. de C.V.


10.17   

Sulfur Supply Contract, dated as of November 1, 2000, by and Between Pemex Gas Y Petroquimica Basica and Rhodia Fosfatados de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

10.18   

Supply Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1998, by and among Colgate Palmolive Company, Inmobiliaria Hills, S.A. de C.V., and Rhone-Poulenc de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

10.19   

Operations Agreement, made as of the 18th day of June, 1998 by and among Mission Hills, S.A. de C.V, Inmobiliaria Hills. S.A. de C.V., and Rhone-Poulenc de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

10.20   

Agreement between Innophos, Inc. Chicago Heights Plant and Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International Union, AFL-CIO CLC Local Union No. 6-765, dated as of January 16, 2005.†

10.21   

Agreement between Rhodia Inc. and Local Union No. 912 International Union of Operating Engineers, dated as of April 20, 2004.†

10.22   

Article of Agreement between Innophos, Inc. Waterway Plant Chicago, Illinois and Health Care, Professional, Technical, Office, Warehouse and Mail Order Employees Union, Local No. 743, dated as of June 17, 2005.†

10.23   

Collective Agreement, by and between Rhodia Canada Inc. Port Maitland Plant and the United Steelworkers of America Local 6304, dated as of May 1, 2003.†

10.24   

Collective Labor Contract, by and between Innophos Fosfatados de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. and the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Quimica, Petroquimica, Carboquimica, Similares y Conexos de la Republica Mexicana, dated February, 2005.†

10.25   

Employment Agreement by and between Innophos, Inc. and Randolph Gress dated as of August 13, 2004.*†

10.26   

Side Letter by and between Innophos, Inc. and Randolph Gress dated as of July 14, 2006. *

10.27   

Employment Agreement by and between Innophos, Inc. and Richard Heyse.*†

10.28   

Form of Innophos Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Executive Stock Option Plan.* ¥

10.29   

Innophos, Inc. Executive, Management and Sales Incentive Plan.*†

10.30   

Purchase Agreement, by and between Innophos Investments Holdings, Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., dated February 7, 2005.†

10.31   

Indenture by and between Innophos Investments Holdings, Inc., and Wachovia Bank, National Association, dated as of February 10, 2005.†

10.32   

Registration Rights Agreement by and between Innophos Investments Holdings, Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., dated as of February 10, 2005.†

10.33   

Retention Bonus Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2006, by and among Innophos Holdings, Inc., Innophos, Inc. and Randy Gress.* ¥

10.34   

Retention Bonus Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2006, by and among Innophos Holdings, Inc., Innophos, Inc. and Richard Heyse.* ¥

10.35   

Retention Bonus Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2006, by and among Innophos Holdings, Inc., Innophos, Inc. and William Farran.* ¥

10.36   

Retention Bonus Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2006, by and among Innophos Holdings, Inc., Innophos, Inc. and Louis Calvarin.* ¥

10.37   

Form of 2006 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan* ¥

21.1   

Subsidiaries of Registrant.†

23.1   

Consents of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated October 17, 2006.‡

23.2   

Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). ¥

23.3   

Consent of British Sulphur Consultants, dated October 18, 2006.‡

24.1   

Power of Attorney.


*   Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

¥   Filed herewith.

 

+   To be filed by amendment.

 

  Previously filed as an Exhibit to Innophos Investment Holdings, Inc. Registration Statement No. 333-129954 on Form S-4, as amended, filed on February 14, 2006.

 

  Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Registration Statement No. 333-135851 on Form S-1, as amended, filed on July 19, 2006.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the city of Cranbury, State of New Jersey, on October 30, 2006.

 

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

 

 

 

 / S /    R ICHARD H EYSE

 

Richard Heyse

Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

  

Title

  Date

*

Randolph Gress

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

  October 30, 2006

/ S /    R ICHARD H EYSE        

Richard Heyse

  

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

  October 30, 2006

*

Charles Brodheim

  

Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

  October 30, 2006

*

Edward Conard

  

Director

  October 30, 2006

*

Blair Hendrix

  

Director

  October 30, 2006

*

Stephen Zide

  

Director

  October 30, 2006

 

*By:

 

 

 

 / S /    R ICHARD H EYSE

 

Richard Heyse

as Attorney-in-Fact

 

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EXHIBIT 1.1

[            ] Shares

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

Common Stock

FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

[•], 2006

C REDIT S UISSE S ECURITIES (USA) LLC

B EAR , S TEARNS  & C O . I NC .

UBS S ECURITIES LLC

As Representatives of the Several Underwriters,

    c/o Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,

        Eleven Madison Avenue,

            New York, N.Y. 10010-3629

Dear Sirs:

1. Introductory . Innophos Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell [•] shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Securities ”) to the several underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (“ Underwriters ”) and the stockholders listed in Schedule A hereto (“ Selling Stockholders ”) propose severally to sell an aggregate of [•] outstanding shares of the Securities to the Underwriters (such [•] shares of Securities proposed to be sold to the Underwriters being hereinafter referred to as the “ Firm Securities ”). The Selling Stockholders also propose to sell to the Underwriters, at the option of the Underwriters, an aggregate of not more than [•] additional outstanding shares of the Company’s Securities as set forth below (such aggregate [•] additional shares being hereinafter referred to as the “ Optional Securities ”), of which the Selling Stockholders propose to sell the respective amounts of shares of Securities set forth opposite each Selling Stockholder’s name in Schedule B hereto. The Firm Securities and the Optional Securities are herein collectively called the “ Offered Securities .” As part of the offering contemplated by this Agreement, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the “ Designated Underwriter ,” also referred to herein from time to time as “ Credit Suisse ”) has agreed to reserve out of the Firm Securities purchased by it under this Agreement, up to [•] shares for sale to the Company’s directors, officers, employees and other parties associated with the Company (collectively, “ Participants ”), as set forth in the Prospectus (as defined herein) under the heading “Underwriting” (the “ Directed Share Program ”). The Firm Securities to be sold by the Designated Underwriter pursuant to the Directed Share Program (the “ Directed Shares ”) will be sold by the Designated Underwriter pursuant to this Agreement at the public offering price. Any Directed Shares not subscribed for by the end of the business day on which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the public by the Underwriters as set forth in the Prospectus. The Company and the Selling Stockholders hereby agree with Credit Suisse and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. as representatives (together, the “ Representatives ”) of the Underwriters as follows:

2. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders . (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several Underwriters that:

(i) A registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-13581) (“ initial registration statement ”) relating to the Offered Securities, including a form of prospectus, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ Commission ”) and an additional registration statement (“ additional registration statement ”) relating to the Offered Securities may have been or may be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) (“ Rule 462(b) ”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (“ Act ”). “ Initial Registration Statement ” as of any time means the initial registration statement, in the form then filed with the Commission, information contained in the additional registration statement (if any) and then deemed to


be a part of the initial registration statement pursuant to the General Instructions of the Form on which it is filed and all information (if any) included in a prospectus then deemed to be a part of the initial registration statement pursuant to Rule 430C (“ Rule 430C ”) under the Act or retroactively deemed to be a part of the initial registration statement at such time pursuant to Rule 430A(b) (“ Rule 430A(b) ”) under the Act and that in any case has not then been superseded or modified. “ Additional Registration Statement ” as of any time means the additional registration statement, in the form then filed with the Commission, including the contents of the Initial Registration Statement incorporated by reference therein and including all information (if any) included in a prospectus then deemed to be a part of the additional registration statement at such time pursuant to Rule 430C or deemed retroactively to be a part of the additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 430A(b) and that in any case has not then been superseded or modified. The Initial Registration Statement and the Additional Registration Statement are herein referred to collectively as the “ Registration Statements ” and individually as a “ Registration Statement .” “ Registration Statement ” as of any time means the Initial Registration Statement and any Additional Registration Statement as of such time. For purposes of the foregoing definitions, information contained in a form of prospectus that is deemed retroactively to be a part of a Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A(b) shall be considered to be included in such Registration Statement as of the time specified in Rule 430A(b). As of the time of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Initial Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Act and is not proposed to be amended. Any Additional Registration Statement has or will become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) and is not proposed to be amended. The Offered Securities all have been or will be duly registered under the Act pursuant to the Initial Registration Statement and, if applicable, the Additional Registration Statement. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Effective Time ” with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or, if filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Additional Registration Statement means the date and time as of which such Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission or has become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c) (“ Rule 462(c) ”) under the Act. If an Additional Registration Statement has not been filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement but the Company has advised the Representatives that it proposes to file one, “ Effective Time ” with respect to such Additional Registration Statement means the date and time as of which such Registration Statement is filed and becomes effective pursuant to Rule 462(b). “ Effective Date ” with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or the Additional Registration Statement (if any) means the date of the Effective Time thereof. A “ Registration Statement ” without reference to a time means such Registration Statement as of its Effective Time. “ Statutory Prospectus ” as of any time means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement immediately prior to that time, including any information in a prospectus then deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A(b) or 430C that has not been superseded or modified. For purposes of the preceding sentence, information contained in a form of prospectus that is deemed retroactively to be a part of a Registration Statement at such time pursuant to Rule 430A(b) shall be considered to be included in the Statutory Prospectus as of the actual time that form of prospectus is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (“ Rule 424(b) ”) under the Act. “ Prospectus ” means the Statutory Prospectus that discloses the public offering price and other final terms of the Offered Securities and otherwise satisfies Section 10(a) of the Act. “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, relating to the Offered Securities in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g). “ General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified on Schedule C to this Agreement. “ Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not a General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. “ Applicable Time ” means [•]:00 [a/p]m (Eastern time) on the date of this Agreement.

(ii) (A) On the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement, the Initial Registration Statement conformed in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (“ Rules and Regulations ”) and did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) on the Effective Date of the Additional Registration Statement (if any), each Registration Statement conformed, or will conform, in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations

 

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and did not include, or will not include, any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit, or will not omit, to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (C) on the date of this Agreement, the Initial Registration Statement and, if the Effective Time of the Additional Registration Statement (if any) is prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Additional Registration Statement (if any) each conforms, and at the time of filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (if no such filing is required) at the Effective Date of the Additional Registration Statement in which the Prospectus is included, each Registration Statement and the Prospectus will conform, in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and neither of such documents includes, or will include, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits, or will omit, to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from a Registration Statement or the Prospectus based upon written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information is that described as such in Section 9(b) hereof.

(iii) (A) At the time of the initial filing of the Initial Registration Statement and (B) at the date of this Agreement, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, including (x) the Company or any other subsidiary in the preceding three years not having been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or having been made the subject of a judicial or administrative decree or order as described in Rule 405 and (y) the Company in the preceding three years not having been the subject of a bankruptcy petition or insolvency or similar proceeding, not having had a registration statement be the subject of a proceeding under Section 8 of the Act and not being the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities, all as described in Rule 405.

(iv) As of the Applicable Time, neither (A) the General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus(es) issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the preliminary prospectus, dated [•], [•] 2006 (which is the most recent Statutory Prospectus distributed to investors generally), and the pricing information set forth on Schedule D, all considered together (collectively, the “ General Disclosure Package ”), nor (B) any individual Limited Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

(v) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Offered Securities or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies Credit Suisse as described in the next sentence, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information then contained in the Registration Statement. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information then contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, (i) the Company has promptly notified or will promptly notify Credit Suisse and (ii) the Company has promptly amended or will promptly amend or supplement such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission. The foregoing two sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

 

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(vi) The Company has been duly incorporated and is an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package; and the Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing in any such jurisdiction would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or other), business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (“ Material Adverse Effect ”).

(vii) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated or formed, as the case may be, and is an existing corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, or formation, as the case may be, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package; and each subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification; all of the issued and outstanding capital stock or membership interests, as they case may be, of each subsidiary of the Company has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable; and the capital stock or membership interests, as the case may be, of each subsidiary owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, is owned free from liens, encumbrances and defects.

(viii) The Offered Securities and all other outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized; all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and, when the Offered Securities have been delivered and paid for in accordance with this Agreement on each Closing Date (as defined below), such Offered Securities will have been, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, will be consistent with the information in the General Disclosure Package and will conform to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus; and the stockholders of the Company have no preemptive rights with respect to the Securities.

(ix) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities.

(x) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Act with respect to any securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to a Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by the Company under the Act.

(xi) The Offered Securities have been approved for listing on Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market (“ NASDAQ ”) subject to notice of issuance.

(xii) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required to be obtained or made by the Company for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities, except (i) such as have been obtained or will be obtained prior to the consummation of the offering and made under the Act, (ii) such as may be required under state securities laws, (iii) such as may be required under the rules and regulations of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “ NASD ”) and (iv) the filing of the Prospectus with the Commission.

 

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(xiii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its respective certificate of incorporation or formation, charter, by-laws or operating agreement, (B) in breach of or violation of any statute, judgment, decree, order, or rule or regulation applicable to it or any of its respective properties or assets or (C) in default in the performance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which or their respective property is bound (except, in the case of clauses (B) and (C), where any such breach, violation or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect).

(xiv) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under: (A) any statute, any rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or any of their properties, (B) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any such subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any such subsidiary is bound or to which any of the properties of the Company or any such subsidiary is subject, or (C) the charter or by-laws (or similar organizational documents) of the Company or any such subsidiary, and the Company has full power and authority to authorize, issue and sell the Offered Securities as contemplated by this Agreement.

(xv) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(xvi) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, the Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real properties and all other properties and assets owned by them, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or to be made thereof by them; and except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, the Company and its subsidiaries hold any leased real or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would materially interfere with the use made or to be made thereof by them.

(xvii) The Company and its subsidiaries possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by them and have not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xviii) No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xix) The Company and its subsidiaries (A) own, possess or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate trademarks, trade names and other rights to inventions, know-how, patents, copyrights, confidential information and other intellectual property (collectively, “ Intellectual Property Rights ”) necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, or presently employed by them, and (B) have not received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property rights that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xx) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any statute, any rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), owns or operates any real property

 

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contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxi) There is no alleged liability, or to the knowledge of the Company, potential liability (including, without limitation, alleged or potential liability or investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resource damages, property damages, personal injuries or penalties) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries arising out of, based on or resulting from (A) the presence or release into the environment of any Hazardous Material (as defined) at any location, whether or not owned by the Company or such subsidiary, as the case may be, or (B) any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, which alleged or potential liability is required to be disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, other than as disclosed therein, or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The term “ Hazardous Material ” means (1) any “hazardous” substance as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (2) any “hazardous waste” as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (3) any petroleum or petroleum product, (4) any polychlorinated biphenyl and (5) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material, waste or substance regulated under or within the meaning of any other law relating to the protection of human health or the environment or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any such chemical material, waste or substance.

(xxii) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has all the necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations, qualifications, licenses, filings and permits of, with and from all judicial, regulatory and other legal or governmental agencies, bodies or administrative agencies, and all third parties, foreign and domestic, (collectively, “ Consents ”), including, without limitation, under any applicable Environmental Laws, as are necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as it is now being conducted and as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, and each such Consent is valid and in full force and effect, and none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any investigation or proceedings which results in or, if decided adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to result in, the revocation of, or imposition of materially burdensome restriction on, any Consent. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, directives, judgments, decrees and orders, foreign and domestic, except where failure to be in compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Consent contains a materially burdensome restriction not adequately disclosed in the General Disclosure Package.

(xxiii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, there are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or which are otherwise material in the context of the sale of the Offered Securities; and no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or, to the Company’s knowledge, contemplated.

(xxiv) The financial statements included in each Registration Statement and the General Disclosure Package present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates shown and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and, except as otherwise disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, such financial statements and the summary and selected financial data, have been prepared and compiled in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and applied on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements included therein and the schedules included in each Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein.

 

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(xxv) The accountants who have certified or will certify the financial statements included or to be included in each Registration Statement and the General Disclosure Package are independent accountants as required by the Act.

(xxvi) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, each of the Company and its subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with the management’s general or specific authorizations, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“ PCAOB ”) and to maintain accountability for assets, (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect thereto. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) that are effective in ensuring that information that it will be required to disclose in reports that it files or submits within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Commission, including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information that it will be required to disclose in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and its principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(xxvii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, based on evaluation of its internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act), the Company is not aware of (A) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information or (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

(xxviii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the General Disclosure Package there has been no material adverse change, nor any development or event involving a prospective material adverse change, in the financial condition, business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and, except as disclosed in or contemplated by the General Disclosure Package, there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.

(xxix) The statistical, industry and market-related data included in the Registration Statement and the General Disclosure Package are based on or derived from management estimates and third-party sources, and the Company believes such estimates and sources are reasonable, reliable and accurate.

(xxx) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Offered Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the General Disclosure Package, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(xxxi) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates does business with the government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba within the meaning of Section 517.075, Florida Statutes and the Company agrees to comply with such Section if prior to the completion of the distribution of the Offered Securities it commences doing such business.

(xxxii) All material tax returns required to be filed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in all jurisdictions have been so filed and are accurate in all material respects. All taxes, including withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other charges due or claimed to be due from such entities or that are due and payable have been paid, other than those being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided or those currently payable without penalty or interest. Except

 

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as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no material proposed additional tax assessments against the Company or ay of its subsidiaries, except those tax assessments for which adequate reserves have been established.

(xxxiii) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries maintains insurance covering its properties, operations, personnel and businesses, insuring against such losses and risks as are consistent with industry practice to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses. None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that substantial capital improvements or other expenditures will have to be made to continue such insurance.

(xxxiv) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, no relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or supplies of the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the other hand, that would be required by the Act to be described in a prospectus included in a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission.

(xxxv) Furthermore, the Company represents and warrants to the Underwriters that (A) the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Statutory Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus comply, and any further amendments or supplements thereto will comply, with any applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the Prospectus, any Statutory Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, are distributed in connection with the Directed Share Program, and that (B) no authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration or qualification of or with any government, governmental instrumentality or court, other than such as have been obtained, is necessary under the securities law and regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the Directed Shares are offered outside the United States.

(xxxvi) The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters to offer, any Offered Securities to any person pursuant to the Directed Share Program with the specific intent to unlawfully influence (A) a customer or supplier of the Company to alter the customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with the Company or (B) a trade journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or its products.

(b) Each Selling Stockholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several Underwriters that:

(i) Such Selling Stockholder has and on each Closing Date (as defined below) will have valid and unencumbered title to the Offered Securities to be delivered by such Selling Stockholder on such Closing Date and full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Offered Securities to be delivered by such Selling Stockholder on such Closing Date hereunder; and upon the delivery of and payment for the Offered Securities on each Closing Date hereunder the several Underwriters will acquire valid and unencumbered title to the Offered Securities to be delivered by such Selling Stockholder on such Closing Date.

(ii) Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, (A) on the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement, the Initial Registration Statement conformed in all respect to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations and did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) on the Effective Date of the Additional Registration Statement (if any), each Registration Statement conformed, or will conform, in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations did not include, or will not include, any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit, or will not omit, to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (C) on the date of this Agreement, the Initial Registration Statement and, if the Effective Time of the Additional Registration Statement is prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the

 

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Additional Registration Statement each conforms, and at the time of the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (if no such filing is required) at the Effective Date of the Additional Registration Statement in which the Prospectus is included, each Registration Statement and the Prospectus will conform in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and neither of such documents includes, or will include, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits, or will omit, to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each Selling Stockholder, the provisions of this paragraph (ii) apply only to the extent that any statements in or omissions from a Registration Statement or the Prospectus are made in reliance on and in conformity with written information relating to such Selling Stockholder specifically and expressly provided by the Selling Stockholder for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information contained in the Initial Registration Statement, Additional Registration Statement (if any) and Prospectus is the name, address and share ownership of such Selling Stockholders in the Registration Statement and Prospectus under the caption “Principal Stockholders.”

(iii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between such Selling Stockholder and any person that would give rise to a valid claim against such Selling Stockholder or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with this offering.

(iv) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required to be obtained or made by it for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the sale of Offered Securities to be sold by such Selling Stockholder, except such as have been obtained and made under the Act, such as may be required under state securities laws and such as may be required under the rules and regulations of the NASD and NASDAQ.

(v) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder.

(vi) The execution, delivery and performance by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transaction contemplated herein, will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under any statute, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Selling Stockholder of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder or any of its properties, or any agreement or instrument to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or by which such Selling Stockholder is bound or to which any of the properties of such Selling Stockholder are subject.

(vii) The Selling Stockholders have not distributed and will not distribute any prospectus or other offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities.

(viii) At any time during the period during which a prospectus relating to the Offered Securities is (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be) required to be delivered under the Act in connection with sales by any Underwriter or dealer, if there is any change in the information with respect to such Selling Stockholder set forth in the Prospectus as theretofore amended or supplemented, such Selling Stockholder will promptly notify the Company and the Representatives of such change.

3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Offered Securities . On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company and each Selling Stockholder agree, severally and not jointly, to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company and each Selling Stockholder, at a purchase price of $[•] per share, the number of Firm Securities set forth below the caption “Company” and opposite the name of such Selling in Schedule A hereto.

 

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Certificates in negotiable form for the Offered Securities to be sold by the Selling Stockholders hereunder have been placed in custody, for delivery under this Agreement, under Custody Agreements made with [            ] , as custodian (“ Custodian ”). Each Selling Stockholder agrees that the shares represented by the certificates held in custody for the Selling Stockholders under such Custody Agreements are subject to the interests of the Underwriters hereunder, that the arrangements made by the Selling Stockholders for such custody are to that extent irrevocable, and that the obligations of the Selling Stockholders hereunder shall not be terminated by operation of law, whether by the death of any individual Selling Stockholder or the occurrence of any other event, or in the case of a trust, by the death of any trustee or trustees or the termination of such trust. If any individual Selling Stockholder or any such trustee or trustees should die, or if any other such event should occur, or if any of such trusts should terminate, before the delivery of the Offered Securities hereunder, certificates for such Offered Securities shall be delivered by the Custodian in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such death or other event or termination had not occurred, regardless of whether or not the Custodian shall have received notice of such death or other event or termination.

The Company and the Custodian will deliver the Firm Securities to the Representatives for the accounts of the Underwriters, against payment of the purchase price by the Underwriters in Federal (same day) funds by wire transfer to an account at a bank acceptable to Credit Suisse, at the office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, at 153 East 53 rd Street, New York, New York 10022, at [•]:[•] A.M., New York City time, on [•], 2006, or at such other time not later than seven full business days thereafter as Credit Suisse and the Company determine, such time being herein referred to as the “ First Closing Date .” For purposes of Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, the First Closing Date (if later than the otherwise applicable settlement date) shall be the settlement date for payment of funds and delivery of securities for all the Offered Securities sold pursuant to the offering. The certificates for the Firm Securities so to be delivered will be in such denominations and registered in such names as Credit Suisse requests and will be made available for checking and packaging at the above office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at least 24 hours prior to the First Closing Date.

In addition, upon written notice from Credit Suisse given to the Company and the Custodian from time to time not more than 30 days subsequent to the date of the Prospectus, the Underwriters may purchase all or less than all of the Optional Securities at the purchase price per Security to be paid for the Firm Securities. The Selling Stockholders agree, severally and not jointly, to sell to the Underwriters the respective numbers of Optional Securities obtained by multiplying the number of Optional Securities specified in such notice by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares set forth opposite the names of such Selling Stockholders in Schedule B hereto under the caption “Number of Optional Securities to be Sold”, and the denominator of which is the total number of Optional Securities (subject to adjustment by Credit Suisse to eliminate fractions). Such aggregate number of Optional Securities shall be purchased for the account of each Underwriter in the same proportion as the number of shares of Firm Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name bears to the total number of shares of Firm Securities (subject to adjustment by the Representatives to eliminate fractions) and may be purchased by the Underwriters only for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the sale of the Firm Securities. No Optional Securities shall be sold or delivered unless the Firm Securities previously have been, or simultaneously are, sold and delivered. The right to purchase the Optional Securities or any portion thereof may be exercised from time to time and to the extent not previously exercised may be surrendered and terminated at any time upon notice by Credit Suisse to the Company and the Selling Stockholder.

The time for the delivery of and payment for the Optional Securities, being herein referred to as an “ Optional Closing Date ,” which may be the First Closing Date (the First Closing Date and each Optional Closing Date, if any, being sometimes referred to as a “ Closing Date ”), shall be determined by Credit Suisse but shall be not later than five full business days after written notice of election to purchase Optional Securities is given. The Selling Stockholders will deliver the Optional Securities being purchased on each Optional Closing Date to or as instructed by the Representatives for the accounts of the several Underwriter in a form reasonably acceptable to the Representatives against payment of the purchase price therefore in Federal (same day) funds by wire transfer to (a) an account at a bank selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Representatives and (b) to an account at a bank selected by each Selling Stockholder and reasonably acceptable to the Representatives for Optional Securities purchased from the Selling Stockholders, at the office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. The Optional Securities being purchased on each Optional Closing Date or evidence of their issuance will be made available for checking at the office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at a reasonable time in advance of such Optional Closing Date.

 

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4. Offering by Underwriters . It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Offered Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

5. Certain Agreements of the Company and the Selling Stockholders . The Company and the Selling Stockholders agree with the several Underwriters that:

(a) The Company will file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with subparagraph (1) (or, if applicable and if consented to by Credit Suisse, subparagraph (4)) of Rule 424(b) not later than the earlier of (i) the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement or (ii) the fifteenth business day after the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement. The Company will advise Credit Suisse promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b). If an additional registration statement is necessary to register a portion of the Offered Securities under the Act but the Effective Time thereof has not occurred as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will file the additional registration statement or, if filed, will file a post-effective amendment thereto with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 462(b) on or prior to 10:00 P.M., New York time, on the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, on or prior to the time the Prospectus is printed and distributed to any Underwriter, or will make such filing at such later date as shall have been consented to by Credit Suisse.

(b) The Company will advise the Representatives as promptly as practicable of any proposal to amend or supplement at any time the Initial Registration Statement, any Additional Registration Statement or any Statutory Prospectus and will not effect such amendment or supplementation without the Representatives’ consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and the Company will also advise Credit Suisse as promptly as practicable of the effectiveness of any Additional Registration Statement (if its Effective Time is subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement) and of any amendment or supplementation of a Registration Statement or any Statutory Prospectus and of the institution by the Commission of any stop order proceedings in respect of a Registration Statement and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and to obtain, as promptly as practicable, its lifting, if issued.

(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Offered Securities is required to be (or but for the exemption in Rule 172 would be required to be) delivered under the Act in connection with sales by any Underwriter or dealer, any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company will, as promptly as practicable, notify Credit Suisse of such event and will, as promptly as practicable, prepare and file with the Commission, at its own expense, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or an amendment which will effect such compliance. Neither Credit Suisse’s consent to, nor the Underwriters’ delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.

(d) As soon as practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), the Company will make generally available to its securityholders an earnings statement covering a period of at least 12 months beginning after the Effective Date of the Initial Registration Statement (or, if later, the Effective Date of the Additional Registration Statement) which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations. For the purpose of the preceding sentence, “ Availability Date ” means the 45 th day after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter that includes such Effective Date, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “ Availability Date ” means the 90 th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter.

 

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(e) The Company will furnish to the Representatives a reasonable number of copies of each Registration Statement, (three of which will include all exhibits), each related preliminary prospectus, and, so long as a prospectus relating to the Offered Securities is required to be delivered under the Act in connection with sales by any Underwriter or dealer, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case in such quantities as Credit Suisse requests. The Prospectus shall be so furnished on the business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement. All other documents shall be so furnished as promptly as practicable. The Company will pay the expenses of printing and distributing to the Underwriters all such documents.

(f) The Company will arrange for the qualification of the Offered Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives designate and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities to file a general consent to service of process in any such state or province or to become subject to taxation in any such jurisdiction.

(g) Other than this issuance and sale of the Offered Securities as contemplated in this Agreement, for the period specified below (the “ Lock-Up Period ”), the Company and the Selling Stockholders will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the Commission a registration statement under the Act relating to, any additional shares of its Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of its Securities, or enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, or publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, pledge, disposition or filing, without the prior written consent of Credit Suisse and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., except grants of employee stock options pursuant to the terms of a plan in effect on the date hereof, issuances of Securities pursuant to the exercise of such options or the exercise of any other employee stock options outstanding on the date hereof or issuances of Securities pursuant to the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The initial Lock-Up Period will commence on the date hereof and will continue and include the date 180 days after the date hereof or such earlier date that Credit Suisse and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. consent to in writing.

(h) The Company will pay (i) all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company and such Selling Stockholder, as the case may be, under this Agreement, (ii) for any filing fees and other expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with qualification of the Offered Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives designate and the printing of memoranda relating thereto (iii) for the filing fee incident to the review by the NASD of the Offered Securities, (iv) for any travel expenses of the Company’s officers and employees and any other expenses of the Company in connection with attending or hosting meetings with prospective purchasers of the Offered Securities, including the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with attending or hosting such meetings, (v) for any transfer taxes on the sale by the Selling Stockholders of the Offered Securities to the Underwriters and (vi) for expenses incurred in distributing preliminary prospectuses and the Prospectus (including any amendments and supplements thereto) to the Underwriters and for expenses incurred for preparing, printing and distributing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses to investors or prospective investors.

(i) In connection with the Directed Share Program, the Company will ensure that the Directed Shares will be restricted to the extent required by the NASD or the NASD rules from sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation for a period of three months following the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Designated Underwriter will notify the Company as to which Participants will need to be so restricted. The Company will direct the transfer agent to place stop transfer restrictions upon such securities for such period of time.

(j) The Company will pay all fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Shares Program and stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if any, incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program.

 

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Furthermore, the Company covenants with the Underwriters that the Company will comply with all applicable securities and other applicable laws, rules and regulations in each foreign jurisdiction in which the Directed Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share Program.

6. Free Writing Prospectuses . The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of Credit Suisse, each Selling Stockholder agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and Credit Suisse and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and Credit Suisse, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Offered Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and Credit Suisse is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” The Company represents that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record keeping. The Company represents that is has satisfied and agrees that it will satisfy the conditions in Rule 433 to avoid a requirement to file with the Commission any electronic road show.

7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters . The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Firm Securities on the First Closing Date and the Optional Securities to be purchased on the Optional Closing Date, if any, will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Selling Stockholders herein, to the accuracy of the statements of Company officers made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and the Selling Stockholders of their obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:

(a) The Representatives shall have received a letter, dated the date of delivery thereof (which shall be on or prior to the date of this Agreement), of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“ PwC ”) confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published Rules and Regulations thereunder and stating to the effect that:

(i) in their opinion the financial statements examined by them and included in the Registration Statements and the General Disclosure Package comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the related published Rules and Regulations;

(ii) they have performed the procedures specified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for a review of interim financial information as described in Statement of Auditing Standards No. 100, Interim Financial Information, on the unaudited financial statements included in the Registration Statements and the General Disclosure Package;

(iii) on the basis of the review referred to in clause (ii) above, a reading of the latest available interim financial statements of the Company, inquiries of officials of the Company who have responsibility for financial and accounting matters and other specified procedures, nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that:

(A) the unaudited financial statements included in the Registration Statements or the General Disclosure Package do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the related published Rules and Regulations or any material modifications should be made to such unaudited financial statements for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles;

(B) at the date of the latest available balance sheet read by such accountants, or at a subsequent specified date not more than three business days prior to the date of this Agreement, there was any change in the capital stock or any increase in short-term indebtedness or long-term debt of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries or, at the date of the latest available balance

 

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sheet read by such accountants, there was any decrease in consolidated net current assets or net assets, as compared with amounts shown on the latest balance sheet included in the General Disclosure Package; or

(C) for the period from the closing date of the latest income statement included in the General Disclosure Package to the closing date of the latest available income statement read by such accountants there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year and with the period of corresponding length ended the date of the latest income statement included in the General Disclosure Package, in consolidated net sales or net operating income, or in the total or per share amounts of consolidated income before extraordinary items or net income,

except in all cases set forth in clauses (B) and (C) above for changes, increases or decreases which the General Disclosure Package discloses have occurred or may occur or which are described in such letter; and

(iv) they have compared specified dollar amounts (or percentages derived from such dollar amounts) and other financial information contained in the Registration Statements, each Statutory Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (other than any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is an “electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433(h)) and the General Disclosure Package (in each case to the extent that such dollar amounts, percentages and other financial information are derived from the general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries subject to the internal controls of the Company’s accounting system or are derived directly from such records by analysis or computation) with the results obtained from inquiries, a reading of such general accounting records and other procedures specified in such letter and have found such dollar amounts, percentages and other financial information to be in agreement with such results, except as otherwise specified in such letter.

(b) If the Effective Time of the Additional Registration Statement (if any) is not prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such Effective Time shall have occurred not later than 10:00 P.M., New York time, on the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, the time the Prospectus is printed and distributed to any Underwriter, or shall have occurred at such later date as shall have been consented to by Credit Suisse. The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and Regulations and Section 5(a) of this Agreement. Prior to such Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of any Selling Stockholder, the Company or the Representatives, shall be contemplated by the Commission.

(c) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development or event involving a prospective change, in the condition (financial or other), business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as one enterprise which, in the judgment of a majority in interest of the Underwriters including the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with completion of the public offering or the sale of and payment for the Offered Securities; (ii) any downgrading in the rating of any debt securities of the Company by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined for purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act), or any public announcement that any such organization has under surveillance or review its rating of any debt securities of the Company (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading, and no implication of a possible downgrading, of such rating); (iii) any change in U.S. or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls as would, in the judgment of a majority in interest of the Underwriters including the Representatives, be likely to prejudice materially the success of the proposed issue, sale or distribution of the Offered Securities, whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (iv) any material suspension or material limitation of trading in securities generally on The New York Stock Exchange, or any setting of minimum prices for trading on such exchange; (v) or any suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market; (vi) any banking moratorium declared by U.S. Federal or New York authorities; (vii) any major disruption of settlements of securities or clearance services in the United States or (viii) any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States, any

 

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declaration of war by Congress or any other national or international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of a majority in interest of the Underwriters including the Representatives, the effect of any such attack, outbreak, escalation, act, declaration, calamity or emergency makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with completion of the public offering or the sale of and payment for the Offered Securities.

(d) The Representatives shall have received an opinion and a 10b-5 letter, dated such Closing Date, of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel for the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(e) The Representatives shall have received (i) on or prior to the date hereof, the opinion contemplated in the Power of Attorney executed and delivered by each Selling Stockholder and (ii) an opinion dated such Closing Date, of [•], counsel for the Selling Stockholders, in the form attached here to as Exhibit B.

(f) The Representatives shall have received from Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated such Closing Date, with respect to the incorporation of the Company, the validity of the Offered Securities delivered on such Closing Date, the Registration Statements, the Prospectus and other related matters as the Representatives may require, and the Selling Stockholders and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(g) The Representatives shall have received a certificate, dated such Closing Date, of the President or any Vice President and a principal financial or accounting officer of the Company in which such officers, to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, shall state that: the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct; the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are contemplated by the Commission; the Additional Registration Statement (if any) satisfying the requirements of subparagraphs (1) and (3) of Rule 462(b) was filed pursuant to Rule 462(b), including payment of the applicable filing fee in accordance with Rule 111(a) or (b) under the Act, prior to the Applicable Time; and, subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements in the General Disclosure Package, there has been no material adverse change, nor any development or event involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition (financial or other), business, properties or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole except as set forth in the General Disclosure Package or as described in such certificate.

(h) The Representatives shall have received a letter, dated such Closing Date, of PwC, which meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to in such subsection will be a date not more than three days prior to such Closing Date for the purposes of this subsection.

(i) On or prior to the date of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received lock-up letters from each of the executive officers and directors of the Company listed on Exhibit C hereto and from the Selling Stockholders.

(j) To avoid a 28% backup withholding tax each Selling Stockholder will deliver to Credit Suisse a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-9 (or other applicable form or statement specified by Treasury Department regulations in lieu thereof).

The Selling Stockholders and the Company will furnish the Representatives with such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Representatives reasonably request. Credit Suisse may in its sole discretion waive on behalf of the Underwriters compliance with any conditions to the obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, whether in respect of the Optional Closing Date or otherwise.

 

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8. Indemnification and Contribution .

(a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, members, directors, officers, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in subsection (c) below.

The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Designated Underwriter and its affiliates and each person, if any, who controls the Designated Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (the “Designated Entities”), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any material prepared by or with the prior consent of the Company for distribution to Participants in connection with the Directed Share Program or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to the Designated Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by the Designated Underwriter expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Designated Underwriter consists of the information described as such in subsection (c) below; (ii) caused by the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept delivery of Directed Shares that the Participant agreed to purchase; or (iii) related to, arising out of, or in connection with the Directed Share Program, other than losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or expenses relating thereto) that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the bad faith or gross negligence of the Designated Entities.

(b) The Selling Stockholders, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, members, directors, officers and its affiliates, and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any related preliminary prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Selling Stockholders will only be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information by the Selling Stockholders for use in the Registration Statement, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Selling Stockholders consists of the names and addresses of the Selling Stockholders and provided further, that

 

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the liability of a Selling Stockholder pursuant to this subsection (b) shall not exceed the aggregate proceeds received after underwriting commissions and discounts, but before expenses, from the sale of Offered Securities by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) Each Underwriter will severally and not jointly indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers and each person, if any who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, and each Selling Stockholder against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company or such Selling Stockholder may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement at any time, any Statutory Prospectus as of any time, the Prospectus, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company and each Selling Stockholder in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the concession figures appearing in the fourth paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” and the information contained in the sixth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, and twenty-third paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting.”

(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (including through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if indemnity may be sought pursuant to the last paragraph in Section 8(a) hereof in respect of such action or proceeding, then in addition to such separate firm for the indemnified parties, the indemnifying party shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Designated Underwriter for the defense of any losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising out of the Directed Share Program and control persons, if any, who control the Designated Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of an indemnified party.

(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities

 

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referred to in subsection (a), (b) or (c) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholders on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the Selling Stockholders or the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this subsection (e). Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (e), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this subsection (e) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.

(f) The obligations of the Company and the Selling Stockholders under this Section shall be in addition to any liability which the Company and the Selling Stockholders may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each director of the Company, to each officer of the Company who has signed a Registration Statement and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.

9. Default of Underwriters . If any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Offered Securities hereunder on either the First or the Optional Closing Date and the aggregate number of shares of Offered Securities that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10% of the total number of shares of Offered Securities that the Underwriters are obligated to purchase on such Closing Date, Credit Suisse may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and the Selling Stockholders for the purchase of such Offered Securities by other persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by such Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder, to purchase the Offered Securities that such defaulting Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such Closing Date. If any Underwriter or Underwriters so default and the aggregate number of shares of Offered Securities with respect to which such default or defaults occur exceeds 10% of the total number of shares of Offered Securities that the Underwriters are obligated to purchase on such Closing Date and arrangements satisfactory to Credit Suisse and the Company and the Selling Stockholders for the purchase of such Offered Securities by other persons are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company or the Selling Stockholders, except as provided in Section 10 (provided that if such default occurs with respect to Optional Securities after the First Closing Date, this Agreement will not terminate as to the Firm Securities or any Optional Securities purchased prior to such termination). As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

 

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10. Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations . The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Selling Stockholders, of the Company or its officers and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any Selling Stockholder, the Company or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Offered Securities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10 or if for any reason the purchase of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters is not consummated, the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall remain responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed by them pursuant to Section 5 and the respective obligations of the Company, the Selling Stockholders, and the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8 shall remain in effect, and if any Offered Securities have been purchased hereunder the representations and warranties in Section 2 and all obligations under Section 5 shall also remain in effect. If the purchase of the Offered Securities by the Underwriters is not consummated for any reason other than solely because of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 or the occurrence of any event specified in clause (iii), (iv), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of Section 7(c), the Company and the Selling Stockholders will, jointly and severally, reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities.

11. Notices . All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to the Representatives, c/o Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010-3629, Attention: Transactions Advisory Group, or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at P.O. Box 8000, Cranbury, NJ 08512-8000, Attention: [•], or, if sent to the Selling Stockholders or any of them, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to [•] at [•]; provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 7 will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to such Underwriter.

12. Successors . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

13. Representation of Underwriters . The Representatives will act for the several Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any action under this Agreement taken by the Representatives jointly or by Credit Suisse will be binding upon all the Underwriters. [            ] will act for the Selling Stockholders in connection with such transactions, and any action under or in respect of this Agreement taken by [            ] will be binding upon all the Selling Stockholders.

14. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.

15. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company and the Selling Stockholders acknowledge and agree that:

(a) the Representatives have been retained solely to act as underwriters in connection with the sale of Offered Securities and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company or the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Representatives, on the other have has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Prospectus, irrespective of whether the Representatives have advised or are advising the Company or the Selling Stockholders on other matters;

(b) the price of the Offered Securities set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company and the Selling Stockholders following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Representatives and the Company and the Selling Stockholders are is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

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(c) the Company and the Selling Stockholders have been advised that the Representatives and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company or the Selling Stockholders and that the Representatives have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company or the Selling Stockholders by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and

(d) the Company and the Selling Stockholders waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims they may have against the Representatives for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that the Representatives shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company or the Selling Stockholders in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, including stockholders, employees or creditors of the Company.

16. Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

The Company and the Selling Stockholders hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with the Representatives’ understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company and each Selling Stockholder one of the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement among the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms.

Very truly yours,

 

I NNOPHOS H OLDINGS , INC .

By

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

[S ELLING S TOCKHOLDERS ]

By

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Acting on behalf of themselves and as the Representatives of the several Underwriters.

 

C REDIT S UISSE S ECURITIES (USA) LLC

By

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

B EAR , S TEARNS  & C O . I NC .

By

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

UBS S ECURITIES LLC

By

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

    

Number of Firm Securities

to be Sold By

  

Total Number of

Firm Securities to be

Purchased

Underwriter

   Company    Selling Stockholder   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

        

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

        

UBS Securities LLC

        

CIBC World Markets Corp.

        
              

Total

         [$]            
              

 


SCHEDULE B

 

Selling Stockholder

  

Number of

Firm Securities
to be Sold

   Number of
Optional
Securities to
be Sold
     
     
     
         

Total

     


SCHEDULE C

General Use Issuer Free Writing Prospectus:

1. Issuer Free Writing Prospectus filed with the Commission on [•], 2006.


SCHEDULE D

Pricing Information:

 

Per Share Price

   $

Number of Shares Sold

  


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

[TO COME]


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF [•], COUNSEL TO SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

[TO COME]


EXHIBIT C

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY ISSUING LOCK-UP LETTERS

[•], 2006

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

259 Prospect Plains Road

Cranbury, NJ 08512

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

As Representatives of the Several Underwriters

    c/o Credit Suisse

        Eleven Madison Avenue

            New York, NY 10010-3629

Dear Sirs:

As an inducement to the Underwriters to execute the Underwriting Agreement, pursuant to which an offering will be made that is intended to result in the establishment of a public market for Class A common stock (the “ Securities ”) of Innophos Holdings, Inc. and any successor (by merger or otherwise) thereto, (the “ Company ”), the undersigned hereby agrees that during the period specified in the following paragraph (the “ Lock-Up Period ”), the undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of Securities, enter into a transaction which would have the same effect, or enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, whether any such aforementioned transaction is to be settled by delivery of the Securities or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any such transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement, without, in each case, the prior written consent of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“ Credit Suisse ”) and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (“ Bear Stearns ”). In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of Credit Suisse and Bear Stearns, it will not, during the Lock-Up Period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for the Securities.

The initial Lock-Up Period will commence on the date of this Lock-Up Agreement and continue and include the date 180 days after the public offering date set forth on the final prospectus used to sell the Securities (the “ Public Offering Date ”) pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, to which you are or expect to become parties.

Any Securities received upon exercise of options granted to the undersigned will also be subject to this Agreement. Any Securities acquired by the undersigned in the open market or in the issuer directed share program will not be subject to this Agreement. A transfer of Securities to a family member, trust, affiliate, subsidiary, member, or general or limited partner may be made, provided the transferee agrees to be bound in writing by the terms of this Agreement prior to such transfer and no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such transfer (other than a filing on a Form 5 made after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period).

In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its transfer agent and registrar are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of shares of Securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement

This Agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and the successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns of the undersigned. This Agreement shall lapse and become null and void if the Public Offering Date shall not


have occurred on or before December 31, 2006. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[ Name of stockholder ]

Exhibit 3.1

FORM OF SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”) hereby certifies that:

1. The name of the Corporation is “Innophos Holdings, Inc.” The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name Innophos, Inc.

2. The date of filing of the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was July 15, 2004.

3. The Second Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation, attached hereto as Exhibit A , restates, integrates and also further amends the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

4. The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as provided in Exhibit A hereto was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

5. Pursuant to Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, approval of the stockholders of the Corporation has been obtained.

6. The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation so adopted reads in full as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this certificate this day of November, 2006, and hereby affirms and acknowledges under penalty of perjury that the filing of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is the act and deed of Innophos Holdings, Inc.

 

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

 

  Randolph Gress
President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT A

 

2


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

ARTICLE ONE

The name of the Corporation is “Innophos Holdings, Inc.” (the “ Corporation ”).

ARTICLE TWO

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the state of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE THREE

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE FOUR

Section 1. Authorized Shares . The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 110,000,000 shares, consisting of:

(a) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”); and

(b) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”).

The Preferred Stock and the Common Stock shall have the rights, preferences and limitations set forth below.

Section 2. Preferred Stock . The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time and in one or more series. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to determine or alter the powers, preferences and rights (including voting rights), and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and within the limitations or restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series of Preferred Stock, to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of any such series of Preferred Stock then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock. In the event that the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which such shares had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series of Preferred Stock subject to the requirements of applicable law.

 

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Section 3. Common Stock .

(a) Dividends . Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), the holders of Common Stock: (i) subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, shall share ratably, on a per share basis, in all dividends and other distributions payable in cash, securities or other property of the Corporation as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor; and (ii) are subject to all the powers, rights, privileges, preferences and priorities of any series of Preferred Stock as provided herein or in any resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to authority expressly vested in it by the provisions of Section 2 of this ARTICLE FOUR.

(b) Conversion Rights . The Common Stock shall not be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same class of the Corporation’s capital stock.

(c) Preemptive Rights . No holder of Common Stock shall have any preemptive rights with respect to the Common Stock or any other securities of the Corporation, or to any obligations convertible (directly or indirectly) into securities of the Corporation whether now or hereafter authorized.

(d) Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or this Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, all of the voting power of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be vested in the holders of the Common Stock, and each holder of Common Stock shall have one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by the stockholders of the Corporation.

(e) Liquidation Rights . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the Corporation’s debts and subject to the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, the remaining net assets of the Corporation shall be distributed among holders of shares of Common Stock ratably on a per share basis. A merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity, or a sale or conveyance of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation (which shall not in fact result in the liquidation of the Corporation and the distribution of assets to its stockholders) shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Section 3(e).

(f) Registration of Transfer . The Corporation shall keep or cause to be kept at its principal office (or such other place as the Corporation reasonably designates) a register for the registration of Common Stock. Upon the surrender of any certificate representing shares of any class of Common Stock at such place, the Corporation shall, at the request of the registered holder of such certificate, execute and deliver a new certificate or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of shares of such class represented by the surrendered certificate, and the Corporation forthwith shall cancel such surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate will be registered in such name and will represent such number of shares of such class as is requested by the holder of the surrendered certificate and shall be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate. The issuance of new certificates shall be made without charge to the holders of the surrendered certificates for any issuance tax in respect thereof or other cost incurred by the Corporation in connection with such issuance.

 

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(g) Replacement . Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (an affidavit of the registered holder will be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing one or more shares of any class of Common Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (provided that if the holder is a financial institution or other institutional investor, its own agreement will be satisfactory), or, in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation shall (at its expense) execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.

(h) Notices . All notices referred to herein shall be in writing, shall be delivered personally or by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to have been given when so delivered or mailed to the Corporation at its principal executive offices and to any stockholder at such holder’s address as it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (unless otherwise specified in a written notice to the Corporation by such holder).

(i) Fractional Shares . In no event will holders of fractional shares be required to accept any consideration in exchange for such shares other than consideration which all holders of Common Stock are required to accept.

Section 4. Reclassification of Class L Common Stock and Class A Common Stock . Upon this Certificate of Incorporation becoming effective in accordance with the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Effective Time ”): (i) each share of Class L Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Old Class L Common ”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be reclassified as, and converted into, 1 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock and (ii) each share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Old Class A Common ”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be reclassified as, and converted into, 1 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock, (such reclassification as, and the conversion of Old Class L Common and Old Class A Common, into Common Stock, the “Reclassification”). Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Old Class L Common or Old Class A Common, shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified as of the Effective Time after giving effect to the Reclassification; provided , that each person holding of record a stock certificate or certificates that represented Old Class L Common or Old Class A Common, respectively, shall receive, upon surrender of such certificate, a new certificate or certificates evidencing and representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Old Class L Common or Old Class A Common, respectively, shall have been reclassified in accordance with the Reclassification.

ARTICLE FIVE

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

 

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ARTICLE SIX

The manner of election and removal of directors and the term such directors shall hold office shall be designated in the Bylaws of the Corporation. Each director shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide. The number of directors which constitute the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be designated in, or determined in accordance with, the Bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE SEVEN

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE EIGHT

Section 1. Limitation of Liability .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as it now exists or may hereafter be amended and except as otherwise provided in the Corporation’s Bylaws, no Director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders.

(b) Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

Section 2. Right to Indemnification . Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved (including involvement as a witness) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a Director or officer of the Corporation or, while a Director, officer or other employee of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “ indemnitee ”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a Director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a Director or officer, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a Director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 3 of this ARTICLE EIGHT with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of

 

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Directors of the Corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section 2 of this ARTICLE EIGHT shall be a contract right and shall include the obligation of the Corporation to pay the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (an “ advance of expenses ”); provided, however, that, if and to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware requires, an advance of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a Director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (an “ undertaking ”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (a “ final adjudication ”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 2 or otherwise. The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the Corporation with the same or lesser scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of Directors and officers.

Section 3. Procedure for Indemnification . Any indemnification of a Director or officer of the Corporation or advance of expenses under Section 2 of this ARTICLE EIGHT shall be made promptly, and in any event within forty-five days (or, in the case of an advance of expenses, twenty days), upon the written request of the Director or officer. If a determination by the Corporation that the Director or officer is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this ARTICLE EIGHT is required, and the Corporation fails to respond within sixty days to a written request for indemnity, the Corporation shall be deemed to have approved the request. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advance of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within forty-five days (or, in the case of an advance of expenses, twenty days), the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this ARTICLE EIGHT shall be enforceable by the Director or officer in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of expenses where the undertaking required pursuant to Section 2 of this ARTICLE EIGHT, if any, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. The procedure for indemnification of other employees and agents for whom indemnification is provided pursuant to Section 2 of this ARTICLE EIGHT shall be the same procedure set forth in this Section 3 for Directors or officers, unless otherwise set forth in the action of the Board of Directors providing indemnification for such employee or agent.

 

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Section 4. Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, against any expense, liability or loss asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expenses, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Section 5. Service for Subsidiaries . Any person serving as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other enterprise, at least 50% of whose equity interests are owned by the Corporation (a “ subsidiary ” for this ARTICLE EIGHT) shall be conclusively presumed to be serving in such capacity at the request of the Corporation.

Section 6. Reliance . Persons who after the date of the adoption of this provision become or remain Directors or officers of the Corporation or who, while a Director, officer or other employee of the Corporation, become or remain a Director, officer, employee or agent of a subsidiary, shall be conclusively presumed to have relied on the rights to indemnity, advance of expenses and other rights contained in this ARTICLE EIGHT in entering into or continuing such service. The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE EIGHT shall apply to claims made against an indemnitee arising out of acts or omissions which occurred or occur both prior and subsequent to the adoption hereof.

Section 7. Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE EIGHT shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under this Restated Certificate or under any statute, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise.

Section 8. Merger or Consolidation . For purposes of this ARTICLE EIGHT, references to the “ Corporation ” shall include, in addition to the resulting Corporation, any constituent Corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its Directors, officers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this ARTICLE EIGHT with respect to the resulting or surviving Corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent Corporation if its separate existence had continued.

Section 9. Savings Clause . If this ARTICLE EIGHT or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each person entitled to indemnification under Section 2 of this ARTICLE EIGHT as to all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person and for which indemnification is available to such person pursuant to this ARTICLE EIGHT to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this ARTICLE EIGHT that shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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ARTICLE NINE

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE TEN

For so long as any security of the Company is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: (i) the stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, and must take any actions at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and the power of stockholders to consent in writing without a meeting is specifically denied; and (ii) special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the total number of directors then in office.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

Section 1. Certain Acknowledgments . In recognition and anticipation that: (i) the partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers and/or employees of Bain Capital, LLC and its affiliates (“ Bain ”) may serve as directors and/or officers of the Corporation, (ii) Bain may engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (iii) that the Corporation and its subsidiaries may engage in material business transactions with Bain and that the Corporation is expected to benefit therefrom, the provisions of this ARTICLE ELEVEN are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation as they may involve Bain and their respective directors, officers, members, managers and/or employees, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in connection therewith.

Section 2. Competition and Corporate Opportunities . Bain shall not have any duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. In the event that Bain acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for itself and the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall have any expectancy in such corporate opportunity, and neither Bain shall have any duty to communicate or offer such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and may pursue or acquire such corporate opportunity for itself or direct such corporate opportunity to another person.

Section 3. Allocation of Corporate Opportunities . In the event that a director or officer of the Corporation who is also a partner, principal, director, officer, member, manager and/or employee of Bain acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and Bain, neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall have any expectancy in such corporate opportunity unless such corporate opportunity is expressly offered to such person in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation.

 

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Section 4. Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities . In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this ARTICLE ELEVEN, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

Section 5. Agreements and Transactions with Bain . In the event that Bain enters into an agreement or transaction with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, a director or officer of the Corporation who is also a partner, principal, director, officer, member, manager and/or employee of Bain, as applicable, shall have fully satisfied and fulfilled the fiduciary duty of such director or officer to the Corporation and its stockholders with respect to such agreement or transaction, if:

(a) At the time the parties entered into the transaction, such agreement or transaction was fair to the Corporation or subsidiary thereof, was made on terms that were no less favorable to the Corporation than could be obtained from a bona fide third party; and either

(b) The agreement or transaction was approved, after being made aware of the material facts of the relationship between each of the Corporation or subsidiary thereof and Bain, and the material terms and facts of the agreement or transaction, by (i) an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation who are not persons or entities with a material financial interest in the agreement or transaction (“ Interested Persons ”) or (ii) an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of a committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation consisting of members who are not Interested Persons; or

(c) The agreement or transaction was approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock entitled to vote, excluding Bain, and any Interested Person; provided that if no Common Stock is then outstanding a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote, excluding Bain and any other Interested Person, as applicable.

Section 6. Renouncement .

In connection with the foregoing, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy in, or being offered an opportunity to participate in, the business opportunities not allocated to the Corporation or deemed to belong to the Corporation as set forth in Sections 3 and 4 of this ARTICLE ELEVEN.

Section 7. Termination of this Article .

This ARTICLE ELEVEN shall terminate automatically and become void, without any further action by the Corporation, at such time as Bain no longer owns at least 20.0% in the aggregate of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation; provided that such termination shall not terminate the effect of such provisions with respect to any agreement between the Corporation or a subsidiary thereof and Bain that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance of such agreement, whether entered into before or after such time.

Section 8. Amendment of this Article . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all shares of Common Stock then outstanding, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this ARTICLE ELEVEN.

 

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Section 9. Deemed Notice . Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice or and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE ELEVEN.

ARTICLE TWELVE

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of the capital stock required by law or this Certificate, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation eligible to be cast in the election of directors shall be required to alter, amend or repeal ARTICLES EIGHT, TEN or FOURTEEN hereof, or this ARTICLE TWELVE, or any provision thereof or hereof.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

ARTICLE FIFTEEN

Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between the Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between the Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of the Corporation or any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of a receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code, order a meeting of the creditors, and/or the shareholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of the Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders, or class of stockholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation.

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Exhibit 3.2

FORM OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

A Delaware Corporation

(Adopted effective as of [    ], 2006)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1. Registered Office . The registered office of Innophos Holdings, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”) in the State of Delaware shall be located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address shall be Corporation Service Company. The registered office and/or registered agent of the Corporation may be changed from time to time by action of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Other Offices . The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. Annual Meeting . An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held each year within 150 days after the close of the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Corporation or at such other time specified by the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing Directors and conducting such other proper business as may come before the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, stockholders shall elect Directors and transact such other business as properly may be brought before the annual meeting pursuant to Section 11 of ARTICLE II hereof.

Section 2. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the stockholders may only be called in the manner provided in ARTICLE TEN of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”).

Section 3. Place of Meetings . The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or


for any special meeting. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal executive office of the Corporation. If for any reason any annual meeting shall not be held during any year, the business thereof may be transacted at any special meeting of the stockholders.

Section 4. Notice . Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take action at a meeting, written or printed notice stating the place, date, time and, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes, of such meeting, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. All such notices shall be delivered, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or the secretary, and if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his, her or its address as the same appears on the records of the Corporation. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 5. Stockholders List . The officer having charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall make, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

Section 6. Quorum . The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or by the Certificate of Incorporation. If a quorum is not present, the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, and entitled to vote at the meeting, may adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place. When a specified item of business requires a vote by a class or series (if the Corporation shall then have outstanding shares of more than one class or series) voting as a class or series, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum (as to such class or series) for the transaction of such item of business.

Section 7. Adjourned Meetings . When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.

At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

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Section 8. Vote Required . When a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders, unless (i) by express provisions of an applicable law or of the Certificate of Incorporation a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question, or (ii) the subject matter is the election of Directors, in which case Section 2 of ARTICLE III hereof shall govern and control the approval of such subject matter.

Section 9. Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, every stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

Section 10. Proxies . Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the Corporation generally. Any proxy is suspended when the person executing the proxy is present at a meeting of stockholders and elects to vote, except that when such proxy is coupled with an interest and the fact of the interest appears on the face of the proxy, the agent named in the proxy shall have all voting and other rights referred to in the proxy, notwithstanding the presence of the person executing the proxy. At each meeting of the stockholders, and before any voting commences, all proxies filed at or before the meeting shall be submitted to and examined by the secretary or a person designated by the secretary, and no shares may be represented or voted under a proxy that has been found to be invalid or irregular.

Section 11. Business Brought Before an Annual Meeting . At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the meeting; provided , however , that in the event that less than 70 days’ notice or prior public announcement of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the date on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public announcement was made. A stockholder’s notice to the secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual

 

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meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder and (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. The presiding officer of an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this section; if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. For purposes of this section, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”).

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1. General Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to such powers as are herein and in the Certificate of Incorporation expressly conferred upon it, the Board of Directors shall have and may exercise all the powers of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the laws of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws.

Section 2. Number, Election and Term of Office . The number of Directors which shall constitute the board shall initially be 7. Thereafter, the number of Directors shall be established from time to time by resolution of the board. The Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors. The Directors shall be elected in this manner at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 4 of this Article III. Each Director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

Section 3. Removal and Resignation . No Director may be removed from office without cause and without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors voting together as a single class; provided , however, that if the holders of any class or series of capital stock are entitled by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (it being understood that any references to the Certificate of Incorporation shall include any duly authorized certificate of designation) to elect one or more Directors, such Director or Directors so elected may be removed without cause only by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote for such Director(s). Any Director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.

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less than a quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. A Person so elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 5. Nominations .

(a) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws shall be eligible to serve as Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in these Bylaws, who is entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors at the meeting and who shall have complied with the notice procedures set forth below in Section 5(b).

(b) In order for a stockholder to nominate a person for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at a meeting of stockholders, such stockholder shall have delivered timely notice of such stockholder’s intent to make such nomination in writing to the secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) in the case of an annual meeting, not less than 60 nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is changed by more than 30 days from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the earlier of the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the meeting was made, and (ii) in the case of a special meeting at which Directors are to be elected, not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the earlier of the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the meeting was made. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a Director at such meeting all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected); (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice (A) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of such stockholder and (B) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such stockholder and also which are owned of record by such stockholder; and (iii) as to the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, (A) the name and address of such person and (B) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such person. At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by the Board of Directors for election as a Director shall furnish to the secretary of the Corporation that information required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee.

(c) The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this section, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

 

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A stockholder seeking to nominate a person to serve as a Director must also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this section.

Section 6. Annual Meetings . The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held, without any notice other than this Section 6, immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of stockholders.

Section 7. Other Meetings and Notice . Regular meetings, other than the annual meeting, of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer (if the chief executive officer is a Director), the president (if the president is a Director) or, upon the written request of at least two (2) Directors then in office, the secretary of the Corporation on at least 24 hours notice to each Director, either personally, by telephone, by mail or by telecopy.

Section 8. Chairman of the Board, Quorum, Required Vote and Adjournment . The Board of Directors shall elect, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of Directors then in office, a chairman of the board, who shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors at which he or she is present and shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. If the chairman of the board is not present at a meeting of the stockholders or the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer (if the chief executive officer is a Director and is not also the chairman of the board) shall preside at such meeting, and, if the chief executive officer is not present at such meeting, a majority of the Directors present at such meeting shall elect one of their members to so preside. A majority of the total number of Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Unless by express provision of an applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws a different vote is required, the vote of a majority of Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 9. Committees . The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the total number of Directors then in office, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the Directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in such resolution or these Bylaws shall have, and may exercise, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management and affairs of the Corporation, except as otherwise limited by law. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors upon request.

Section 10. Committee Rules . Each committee of the Board of Directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of at least a majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, in the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the Board of Directors, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

Section 11. Communications Equipment . Members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in and act at any meeting of such board or committee through the use of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear and speak with each other, and participation in the meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 12. Waiver of Notice and Presumption of Assent . Any member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof who is present at a meeting shall be conclusively presumed to have waived notice of such meeting except when such member attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Such member shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action.

Section 13. Action by Written Consent . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of such board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 1. Number . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall consist of a chairman of the board, a chief executive officer, a president, a chief financial officer, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary and such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Board of Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, except that neither the chief executive officer nor the president shall also hold the office of secretary. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable, except that the offices of president and secretary shall be filled as expeditiously as possible.

 

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Section 2. Election and Term of Office . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting held after each annual meeting of stockholders or as soon thereafter as convenient.

Vacancies may be filled or new offices created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

Section 3. Removal . Any officer or agent elected by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors at its discretion, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

Section 4. Vacancies . Any vacancy occurring in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. Compensation . Compensation of all executive officers shall be approved by the Board of Directors, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by virtue of his or her also being a Director of the Corporation; provided however , that compensation of all executive officers may be determined by a committee established for that purpose if so authorized by the Board of Directors.

Section 6. Chairman of the Board . The chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed to him or her by the Board of Directors or provided in these Bylaws.

Section 7. Chief Executive Officer . The chief executive officer shall have the powers and perform the duties incident to that position. Subject to the powers of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer shall be in the general and active charge of the entire business and affairs of the Corporation, and shall be its chief policy making officer. The chief executive officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or provided in these Bylaws. The chief executive officer is authorized to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. Whenever the president is unable to serve, by reason of sickness, absence or otherwise, the chief executive officer shall perform all the duties and responsibilities and exercise all the powers of the president.

Section 8. The President . The president of the Corporation shall, subject to the powers of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board and the chief executive officer, have general charge of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation, and control over its officers, agents and employees. The president shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The president is authorized to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other

 

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officer or agent of the Corporation. The president shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the Board of Directors or as may be provided in these Bylaws.

Section 9. Vice-Presidents . The vice-president, or if there shall be more than one, the vice-presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the board, shall, in the absence or disability of the chief executive officer and the president, act with all of the powers and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. The vice-presidents shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or these Bylaws may, from time to time, prescribe. The vice-presidents may also be designated as executive vice presidents or senior vice-presidents, as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

Section 10. The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries . The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors, all meetings of the committees thereof and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose or shall ensure that his or her designee attends each such meeting to act in such capacity. Under the chairman of the Board of Directors’ supervision, the secretary shall give, or cause to be given, all notices required to be given by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or by applicable law; shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or these Bylaws may, from time to time, prescribe; and shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation. The secretary, or an assistant secretary, shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such assistant secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, any of the assistant secretaries, shall in the absence or disability of the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, or secretary may, from time to time, prescribe.

Section 11. The Chief Financial Officer . The chief financial officer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities; shall keep full and accurate all books and accounts of the Corporation as shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with applicable law or generally accepted accounting principles; shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation as may be ordered by the chairman of the board, the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer; shall cause the funds of the Corporation to be disbursed when such disbursements have been duly authorized, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements; and shall render to the Board of Directors, at its regular meeting or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of the Corporation; shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or these Bylaws may, from time to time, prescribe. If required by the Board of Directors, the chief financial officer shall give the Corporation a bond (which shall be rendered every six years) in such sums and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of chief financial officer and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of death, resignation, retirement or removal from office of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the possession or under the control of the chief financial officer belonging to the Corporation.

 

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Section 12. Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents . Officers, assistant officers and agents, if any, other than those whose duties are provided for in these Bylaws, shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 13. Absence or Disability of Officers . In the case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation and of any person hereby authorized to act in such officer’s place during such officer’s absence or disability, the Board of Directors may by resolution delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other officer or to any Director, or to any other person selected by it.

ARTICLE V

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

Section 1. Form . Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer or the president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the Corporation. If such a certificate is countersigned (i) by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent other than the Corporation or its employee or (ii) by a registrar, other than the Corporation or its employee, the signature of any such chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, secretary or assistant secretary may be facsimiles. In case any officer or officers who have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the Corporation whether because of death, resignation or otherwise before such certificate or certificates have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the Corporation. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. In that event, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate or certificates and record the transaction on its books. The Board of Directors may appoint a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof to act as its transfer agent or registrar, or both in connection with the transfer of any class or series of securities of the Corporation.

 

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Section 2. Lost Certificates . The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates previously issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed.

When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Corporation may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

Section 3. Fixing a Record Date for Stockholder Meetings . In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is first given. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 4. Fixing a Record Date for Other Purposes . In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 5. Registered Stockholders . Prior to the surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for a share or shares of stock with a request to record the transfer of such share or shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.

Section 6. Subscriptions for Stock . Unless otherwise provided for in the subscription agreement, subscriptions for shares shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such times, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Any call made by the Board of Directors for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or as to all shares of the same series. In case of default in the payment of any installment or call when payment is due, the Corporation may proceed to collect the amount due in the same manner as any debt due the Corporation.

 

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ARTICLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Dividends . Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, in accordance with applicable law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or any other purpose and the Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

Section 2. Checks, Drafts or Orders . All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money by or to the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner, as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.

Section 3. Contracts . In addition to the powers otherwise granted to officers pursuant to ARTICLE IV hereof, the Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, or any agent or agents, of the Corporation to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 4. Loans . Subject to compliance with applicable laws, the Corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the Corporation or of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a Director of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the Directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the Corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest, and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the Corporation. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the Corporation at common law or under any statute.

Section 5. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 6. Corporate Seal . The Board of Directors may provide a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise. No seal shall be required by virtue of this Section.

 

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Section 7. Voting Securities Owned By Corporation . Voting securities in any other Corporation held by the Corporation shall be voted by the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer or a vice-president, unless the Board of Directors specifically confers authority to vote with respect thereto, which authority may be general or confined to specific instances, upon some other person or officer. Any person authorized to vote securities shall have the power to appoint proxies, with general power of substitution.

Section 8. Inspection of Books and Records . The Board of Directors shall have power from time to time to determine to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts and books of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account or book or document of the Corporation, except as conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, unless and until authorized so to do by resolution of the Board of Directors or of the stockholders of the Corporation.

Section 9. Section Headings . Section headings in these Bylaws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

Section 10. Inconsistent Provisions . In the event that any provision of these Bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law, the provision of these Bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENTS

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal these Bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of Directors then in office. Any alteration or repeal of these Bylaws by the stockholders of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote on such alteration or repeal; provided, however, that Section 11 of ARTICLE II and Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of ARTICLE III and this ARTICLE VII of these Bylaws shall not be altered, amended or repealed and no provision inconsistent therewith shall be adopted without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two thirds (2/3) of the combined voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote on such alteration or repeal.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

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COMMON STOCK

        
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INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

  

SEE REVERSE SIDE

FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

           

 

CUSIP 45774N 10 8

  

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

  

 

is the owner of

  

 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE, OF

  

 

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

  

 

transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

  

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

  

 

Dated:

        
  

 

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

        
  

BY

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TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR

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AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

   CORPORATE SECRETARY    PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


The following abbreviations when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

      UTMA –           Custodian      
TEN COM    – as tenants in common       (Cust)       (Minor)

 

TEN ENT

  

 

– as tenants by entireties

      under Uniform Transfers to Minors

 

JT TEN

  

 

– as joint tenants with right of survivorship

   and not as tenants in common

      Act       
            (State)
   Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in above list.

For value received              hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto

 

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

   
 
           
       
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)  
       
       
     Shares
of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______
    

Attorney

to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated                      

    X
   

X

    NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED

 

 

ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM (“STAMP”), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM (“MSP”), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM (“SEMP”) AND MUST NOT BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

 

Exhibit 5.1

LOGO

 

  Citigroup Center  
  153 East 53rd Street  
  New York, New York 10022-4611  
  212 446-4800  

Facsimile:

212 446-4900

  www.kirkland.com   Dir. Fax: 212 446-6460

                , 2006

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

259 Prospect Plains Road

Cranbury, New Jersey 08512

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as special counsel to Innophos Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed registration by the Company of shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), including shares of its Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 19, 2006 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) (such Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”). The shares of Common Stock to be issued and sold by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement are referred to herein as the “Firm Shares” and the shares of Common Stock to be sold by the selling stockholders identified in the Registration Statement are referred to herein as the “Secondary Shares.”

In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion, including (i) the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Charter”) of the Company in the form filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware prior to the sale of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the Registration Statement (the “Shares”); (ii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of the Company in the form filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement; (iii) the form of underwriting agreement in the form filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement (the “Underwriting Agreement”); (iv) resolutions of the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company with respect to this issuance and sale of the Firm Shares and the original issuance of the Secondary Shares (the “Resolutions”); and (v) the Registration Statement.

For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of the signatures of persons signing all documents in connection with which this opinion is rendered, the authority of such persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto. In rendering the opinion set forth below with respect to the Secondary Shares, we have assumed that the Company has


received the entire amount of the consideration contemplated by the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the issuance of such shares of Common Stock. We have not independently established or verified any facts relevant to the opinions expressed herein, but have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others as to factual matters.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing qualifications, assumptions and limitations and the further limitations set forth below, when (i) the Restated Charter is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the final Underwriting Agreement is duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, and (iii) the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Act:

 

  1. The Secondary Shares will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and

 

  2. When the Firm Shares are registered by the Company’s transfer agent and delivered against payment of the agreed consideration therefore, all in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement and the Resolutions, the Firm Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Our opinions expressed above are subject to the qualifications that we express no opinion as to the applicability of, compliance with, or effect of any laws except the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein.

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.

 

Sincerely,

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

 

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EXHIBIT 10.28

FORM OF INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

1. Purpose of Plan . This Amended and Restated 2005 Executive Stock Option Plan (this “ Plan ”) of Innophos Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), is designed to provide incentives to such present and future officers, directors and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries as may be selected in the sole discretion of the Board, and to such consultants or advisors to the Company as the chief executive officer of the Company shall recommend and the Board shall approve as performing services for the Company or its Subsidiaries which in the sole discretion of the Board merit participation in this Plan (collectively, the “ Participants ” and each, a “ Participant ”), through the grant of Options by the Company to Participants. This Plan was initially entered into on April 1, 2005 and was amended and restated on November     , 2006 in connection with the Company’s Public Offering in order to appropriately reflect the recapitalization of the Company immediately prior to such Public Offering pursuant to which the Company (i) effected a reverse stock split of each share of the Company’s Class L Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Old Class L Common ”) and Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the “ Old Class A Common ”) and (ii) reclassified the shares Old Class L Common and Old Class A Common as shares of Common Stock.

2. Administration of this Plan . Subject to Section 14 hereof, the Board shall have the power and authority to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and procedures governing the administration of this Plan, including, but not limited to the full power and authority (i) to interpret the terms of this Plan, the terms of any Options granted under this Plan, and the rules and procedures established by the Board governing any such Options, (ii) to determine the rights of any person under this Plan, or the meaning of requirements imposed by the terms of this Plan or any rule or procedure established by the Board, (iii) impose such limitations, restrictions and conditions upon such Options as it shall deem appropriate, (iv) adopt, amend, and rescind administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations relating to this Plan, (v) correct any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan and (vi) make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of this Plan, subject to such limitations as may be imposed by the Code or other applicable law. Each action of the Board shall be binding on all persons. The Board may, to the extent permissible by law, delegate any of its authority hereunder to such persons or committees or subcommittees of the Board as it deems appropriate.

3. Definitions . Certain terms used in this Plan have the meanings set forth below:

Board ” means the Company’s board of directors.

Cause ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in any individual Participant’s written employment arrangements with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, in the absence of any such written employment arrangement, “Cause” shall mean any of the following: (i) Participant commits or is charged with a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude or commits any other act or omission involving dishonesty, disloyalty, breach of fiduciary duty,

 

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willful misconduct or fraud with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) conduct by Participant causing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries substantial public disgrace or disrepute or substantial economic harm, (iii) Participant’s failure to perform duties as directed by the Board or any executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to whom such Participant directly reports, (iv) misappropriation by Executive of one or more of the Company’s of its Subsidiaries’ assets or business opportunities, (v) material breach by Participant of any confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any arrangement dealing with the ownership or protection of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ proprietary rights or (vi) any material breach of this or any employment agreement between the Company or its Subsidiaries and such Participant or any material breach of any executive stock agreement evidencing the purchase and sale of Common Stock or the grant of Options by the Company to such Participant.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

Common Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, or, in the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock are hereafter recapitalized, converted into or exchanged for different stock or securities of the Company, such other stock or securities.

Disability ” means termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries as a result of a permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

Expiration Date ” means the date on which any Option granted hereunder expires and may no longer be exercised.

Fair Market Value” with respect to any share of Common Stock and except as expressly provided in Section 10 hereof, means the fair market value of a share of Common Stock without discounts as determined in good faith by the Board. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of granting Incentive Stock Options, “Fair Market Value” means the price for Common Stock set by the Board in good faith based on reasonable methods set forth under Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder including, without limitation, a method utilizing the average of prices of the Common Stock reported on the principal national securities exchange on which it is then traded, if any, during a reasonable period designated by the Board. For purposes of the grant of any Option, the applicable date shall be the date for which the last sales price is available at the time of the grant.

Family Member ” means, solely to the extent provided for in Rule 701 under the 1933 Act, or following the filing of a Form S-8 with respect to the Plan, any “family member” as defined in Section A.1.(5) of the general instructions of Form S-8.

Independent Third Party ” means any person who, immediately prior to the contemplated transaction, does not own in excess of 5% of the Company’s Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis, who is not controlling, controlled by or under common control with any such 5% owner of the Company’s Common Stock and who is not the spouse or descendent (by birth or adoption) of any such 5% owner of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

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Initial Public Offering ” means an initial public offering of the Company’s common equity securities pursuant to the 1933 Act following which the Company’s common equity securities are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Non-qualified Stock Option ” means any Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

Option ” means any option enabling the holder thereof to purchase Common Stock from the Company granted by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this Plan.

Option Price ” means the exercise price per Option Share deliverable upon the exercise of each Option as determined by the Board, except that in the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option, the Option Price may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, as of the date of grant of the Option, and in the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option to an employee who, at the time of the grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Option Price may not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, as of the date of grant of the Option, in each case unless otherwise permitted by Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto.

Option Stock ” with respect to a Participant, means any Common Stock issued to such Participant upon exercise of any Options granted hereunder. For all purposes of this Plan, Option Stock will continue to be Option Stock in the hands of any holder other than a Participant (except for the Company and purchasers pursuant to a Public Sale), and each such other holder of Option Stock will succeed to all rights and obligations attributable to such Participant as a holder of Option Stock hereunder. Option Stock will also include shares of the Company’s capital stock issued with respect to shares of Option Stock by way of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, change in capital structure of the Company, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation, issuance of rights or warrants to purchase any Common Stock or securities convertible to Common Stock, and sale or transfer of all or part of the Company’s assets or business, or any other corporation transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing.

Original Value ” for each share of Option Stock will be equal to the price paid by the Participant upon exercise of an Option for each share of Common Stock (as proportionally adjusted for all stock splits, stock dividends, and other recapitalizations affecting the Common Stock subsequent to the date of adoption hereof).

Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

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Public Offering ” means any underwritten sale of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-1 (or a successor form adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission) following which the Company’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended); provided , that the following shall not be considered a Public Offering: (i) any issuance of Common Stock as consideration or financing for a merger or acquisition and (ii) any issuance of Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries as part of an incentive or compensation plan.

Public Sale ” means any sale pursuant to a registered public offering under the Securities Act or any sale to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Sale of Company ” means (x) a liquidation of the Company pursuant to which all of its assets (after payment of liabilities) are distributed to the holders of its equity securities, or (y) a sale of the Company (or any successor thereto), including in one or more series of related transactions, to an Independent Third Party or group of Independent Third Parties, pursuant to which such party or parties acquire, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, (i) equity securities of the Company constituting at least a majority of the outstanding voting capital stock of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of the Company’s outstanding capital stock or otherwise) or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Stockholders Agreement ” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and certain of its stockholders, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Subsidiary ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

Termination Date ” means the date on which a Participant is no longer employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason.

Transfer ” means any direct or indirect sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition (whether with or without consideration and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, including to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) of any interest. “Transferred” and “Transferable” shall have correlative meaning.

 

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4. Grant of Options .

(a) The Board shall have the right and power to grant to any Participant, at any time prior to the termination of this Plan, Options in such quantity, at such price, on such terms and subject to such conditions that are consistent with this Plan and established by the Board. Such Options may be Incentive Stock Options, Non-qualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof; provided that the Board may grant Incentive Stock Options only to eligible employees of the Company or its subsidiaries (as defined for this purpose in Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor thereto). Options granted under this Plan shall be in the forms described in this Section 4 , or in such other form or forms as the Board may determine, and shall be subject to such additional terms and conditions and evidenced by grant agreements (each, an “ Option Agreement ”), if any, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Except as otherwise set forth in an Option Agreement between the Company and any Participant, Options shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in this Plan.

(b) Options .

(i) An “ Option ” shall entitle a Participant to purchase from the Company one or more shares of Common Stock and shall have an exercise price per share as determined by the Board and evidenced in such Participant’s Option Agreement (the “ Option Price ”).

(ii) The shares issued upon exercise of the Options are referred to herein as “ Option Shares .” The number of Option Shares, the Option Price will be equitably adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification or recapitalization of the Company that occurs subsequent to the date of grant. Unless otherwise provided in an Option Agreement or employment agreement, the Options (whether vested or unvested) will expire on the earlier of the tenth anniversary of the date of grant (the “ Expiration Date ”) or the respective Participant’s Termination Date; provided , that any portion of the Options that has vested and become exercisable prior to the Termination Date will expire on the earlier of (i) 90 days after the Termination Date and (ii) the Expiration Date; provided , further , that Options shall remain exercisable for a period of 6 months from the Termination Date (but no event later than the Expiration Date) if the Participant was terminated by reason of Disability or death.

(iii) It is the Company’s intent that Non-qualified Stock Options granted hereunder not be classified as Incentive Stock Options, that Incentive Stock Options be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required under Section 422 of the Code and any successor thereto, and that any ambiguities in construction be interpreted in order to effectuate such intent. To the extent that an Incentive Stock Option does not qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code for any reason, the Option shall be a Non-qualified Stock Option, provided that such Option otherwise meets the Plan’s requirements for Non-qualified Stock Options.

 

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(iv) Exercisability . The Options will vest, and thus become exercisable as set forth in the Option Agreement between the Company and the Participant, or, in the absence of such a term in such agreement, on each date set forth below with respect to the percentage of Option Shares issuable upon each of the Options set forth opposite such date if the respective Participant is, and has been, continuously employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the date of grant through such date.

 

Date

  

Percentage

of Options
Exercisable and Vested

 

August 13, 2005

   20 %

On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year beginning on the first of such dates to occur after August 13, 2005 until such time as 100% of the Options shall have vested

   5 %

In no event shall any part of any Options be exercisable after the Expiration Date thereof. The Board shall determine the Expiration Date of each Option granted hereunder, but if required by the Code and except as otherwise provided herein, no option shall be exercisable in whole or in part more than ten years from the date it is granted, and no Incentive stock Option granted to an employee who at the time of the grant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be exercisable more than five years from the date it is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule: (A) if a Participant has been continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between the Participant and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or its Subsidiary from the date of this Agreement until a Sale of the Company (or if the Participant is terminated by the Company or its Subsidiary other than for Cause within 30 days prior to a Sale of the Company), the portion of the Options which has not vested at the date of such event will immediately vest with respect to 100% of the Option Stock subject to such previously unvested portion simultaneously with the consummation of the Sale of the Company, and any portion of the Option evidenced hereby which has not been exercised prior to or in connection with the consummation of the Sale of the Company will be forfeited, unless otherwise determined by the Board; provided , that: (1) the Board gives the Participants written notice of the right to exercise the vested and unvested portion of the Options in connection with the Sale of the Company; and (2) the Participants have at least 10 days prior to the consummation of the Sale of the Company in which to exercise such Options; and provided , further , that any accelerated vesting or termination of an Option pursuant to this clause (A) shall be conditioned upon the

 

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occurrence of the Sale of the Company and if the Sale of the Company does not occur after giving such notice for any reason, the notice and the exercise and/or termination of the Option shall be null and void; and (B) if a Participant has been continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between the Participant and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or its Subsidiary from the date on which the Participant received his or her Option grant until the consummation of an Initial Public Offering (or if the Participant is terminated by the Company or its Subsidiary other than for Cause within 30 days prior to an Initial Public Offering), then upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering the vesting schedule set forth above shall be accelerated by six months.

(v) Procedure for Exercise . At any time after all or any portion of the Options have become vested and exercisable with respect to any Option Shares and prior to their expiration, a Participant may exercise all or a portion of his or her Option with respect to the Option Shares which have become vested and exercisable by delivering written notice of exercise to the Company (an “ Exercise Notice ”) together with (i) a written acknowledgment that such Participant has read and has been afforded an opportunity to ask questions of management of the Company regarding all financial and other information provided to such Participant regarding the Company and (ii) payment in full by delivery of a cashier’s, certified check or wire transfer or as provided in Section  10 in the amount equal to the product of the Option Price multiplied by the number of Option Shares to be acquired plus the amount of any additional federal and state income taxes required to be withheld by reason of the exercise of the Option, except as otherwise may be permitted by the Company pursuant to Sections 9 and 10 below. As a condition to any exercise of a Option, a Participant will permit any of the Company and its Subsidiaries to deliver to him or her all financial and other information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries which it believes necessary to enable such Participant to make an informed investment decision.

(c) Representations upon Exercise . In connection with any exercise of Options and the issuance of Option Stock thereunder (other than pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act), Participant shall by the act of delivering the Exercise Notice (and without any further action on the part of the Participant) represent and warrant to the Company that as of the time of such exercise:

(i) The Option Stock to be acquired by Participant upon exercise shall be acquired for Participant’s own account and not with a view to, or intention of, distribution thereof in violation of the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Option Stock shall not be disposed of in contravention of the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws.

(ii) Participant is an employee of the Company, is sophisticated in financial matters, and is able to evaluate the risks and benefits of the investment in the Option Stock.

 

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(iii) Participant is able to bear the economic risks of his or her investment in the Option Stock for an indefinite period of time and is aware that transfer of the Option Stock may not be possible because (A) such transfer is subject to contractual restrictions on transfer set forth herein and/or in the option grant agreement or Stockholders Agreement and (B) the Option Stock has not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws and, therefore, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the 1933 Act and such applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

(iv) Participant has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Option Shares issued upon exercise and has had full access to such other information concerning the Company as Participant has requested.

(v) The Option Stock shall be offered and issued to Participant pursuant to this Plan and as part of the compensation and incentive arrangements between the Company and Participant and not for capital raising purposes.

In connection with any exercise of Options, Participant shall make such additional customary investment representations as the Company may require to satisfy applicable securities laws and Participant shall execute such documents necessary for the Company to perfect exemptions from registration under federal and state securities laws as the Company may reasonably request and at the Company’s expense (with the exception of any legal fees incurred by Participant, which shall be borne solely by Participant).

(d) Limitation on Grants . If required by the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of Option Shares for which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time during any calendar year under all equity incentive plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto) may not exceed $100,000.

5. Non-Transferability of Options . The Options are personal to a Participant and are not Transferable by such Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, in the case of Non-qualified Options, to Family Members. Only a Participant (or in the case of Non-qualifed Options, a Family Member) or its or their estate or heirs (each, a “ Permitted Transferee ”) is entitled to exercise the Options. The Transfer of Option Stock will be subject to restrictions in the Option Agreement and any other agreement to which the Participant and the Company are parties. A Non-qualified Stock Option that is Transferred pursuant to the this Section: (i) may not be subsequently Transferred otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and (ii) remains subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable Option agreement. Any shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option by a Permitted Transferee of a Non-qualified Stock Option or a Permitted Transferee pursuant to a Transfer after the exercise of the Non-qualified Stock Option shall be subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, including any repurchase provisions contained therein.

 

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6. Limitation on the Aggregate Number of Shares . The number of shares of Common Stock issued under this Plan (including the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options may be granted under this Plan (and which may be issued upon the exercise or payment thereof)) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, [__] shares of Common Stock (as such numbers are equitably adjusted pursuant to the terms hereof). If any Options expire unexercised or unpaid or are canceled, terminated or forfeited in any manner without the issuance of Common Stock or payment thereunder, the shares with respect to which such Options were granted shall again be available under this Plan. Similarly, if any shares of Common Stock issued hereunder, either as Purchased Option or upon exercise of Options, are repurchased hereunder, such shares shall again be available under this Plan for reissuance as Option Stock. Shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Options or shares of Common Stock to be sold directly hereunder may be either authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares, or a combination thereof, as the Board shall determine.

7. Holdback Agreement . Participant shall not effect any public sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144) of any Option Stock, during the 7 days prior to and the 180 days after the effective date of any Public Offering, except as part of such underwritten public offering or if otherwise permitted by the Company.

8. Listing, Registration and Compliance with Laws and Regulations . Each Option shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Board shall determine, in its discretion that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to the Option upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal securities or other law or regulation or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to or in connection with the granting of such Option or the issue or purchase of shares thereunder, no such Option may be exercised or paid in Common Stock in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval (a “ Required Listing ”) shall have been effected or obtained and the holder of the Option will supply the Company with such certificates, representations and information as the Company shall request which are reasonably necessary or desirable in order for the Company to obtain such Required Listing, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company in obtaining such Required Listing; provided that any related expenses shall be paid by the Company (with the exception of any legal fees incurred by Participant, which shall be borne solely by Participant). In the case of officers and other persons subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Board may at any time impose any limitations upon the exercise of an Option which, in the Board’s discretion, are necessary or desirable in order to comply with Section 16(b) and the rules and regulations thereunder. If the Company, as part of an offering of securities or otherwise, finds it desirable because of federal or state regulatory requirements to reduce the period during which any Options may be exercised, the Board may, in its discretion and without the consent of the holders of any such Options, so reduce such period on not less than 15 days’ written notice to the holders thereof.

9. Cash Payments Upon Exercise . Upon the written request of the holder of exercisable Options, the Board may in its sole discretion provide that such holder shall, as soon as practicable after the exercise of the Options, receive, in lieu of any issuance of Common Stock, a cash payment in such amount as the Board and such holder may agree but not more than

 

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the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock (on the date the holder recognizes taxable income) over the Option’s exercise price multiplied by the number of shares as to which the Option is exercised.

10. Cashless Exercise . At the discretion of the Board, a Participant may be permitted to acquire Common Stock upon the exercise of Options without the payment in cash or by promissory note of the exercise price therefor pursuant to a cashless exercise of such Options, which cashless exercise shall be effectuated by the surrender and termination by such Participant of a number of shares of Option Stock for which the aggregate difference between the exercise price of such Options to acquire such Option Stock and the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock underlying such Options equals the aggregate exercise price of Options for the number of Common Stock to be issued to the Participant; provided that: (i) the total number of Options which are then vested and exercisable by such Participant shall be at least equal to the sum of the number of Options being so surrendered and terminated plus the number of Options for the Common Stock to be issued to the Participant and (ii) a Participant shall be permitted to acquire Common Stock in accordance with this Section 10 without Board approval if such acquisition is made within 10 days of a Sale of the Company, in which case the “Fair Market Value” of each share of Common Stock (notwithstanding the definition of such term contained in Section 3 hereof) shall be the net per share consideration to be paid to holders of such Common Stock pursuant to such Sale of the Company.

11. Adjustment for Change in Common Stock . In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation or other change in the Common Stock, the Board may in its discretion make such changes as it deems appropriate in the number and type of shares authorized by this Plan, the number and type of shares covered by outstanding Options and the prices specified therein.

12. Taxes . The Company shall be entitled, if necessary or desirable, to withhold (or secure payment from this Plan participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any withholding or other tax due from the Company or any subsidiary with respect to any amount payable and/or shares issuable under this Plan, and the Company or any subsidiary may defer such payment or issuance unless indemnified to its satisfaction.

13. Notification of Inquiries and Agreements. Each Participant and each Permitted Transferee (as defined herein) shall notify the Company in writing within ten (10) days after the date such Participant or Permitted Transferee (i) first obtains knowledge of any Internal Revenue Service inquiry, audit, assertion, determination, investigation, or question relating in any manner to Options granted hereunder; or (ii) includes or agrees (including, without limitation, in any settlement, closing or other similar agreement) to include in gross income with respect to any Option granted under this Plan (A) any amount in excess of the amount reported on Form 1099 or Form W-2 or other informational form to such Participant by the Company, or (B) if no such form was received, any amount. Upon request, a Participant or Permitted Transferee shall provide to the Company any information or document relating to any event described in the preceding sentence which the Company (in its sole discretion) requires in order to calculate and substantiate any change in the Company’s tax liability as a result of such event.

 

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14. Termination and Amendment . The Board at any time may suspend or terminate this Plan and make such additions or amendments as it deems advisable under this Plan, except that they may not, without further approval by the Company’s stockholders, (a) increase the maximum number of shares as to which Options may be granted under this Plan, except pursuant to an express provision hereof, (b) extend the term of this Plan or (c) make any amendment if stockholder approval would be required by applicable law or regulations, including if required for continued compliance with the performance-based compensation exception of Code Section 162(m), under the provisions of Code Section 422, or by any listing requirement of the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed; provided that, subject to Section 8 hereof, the Board may not change any of the terms of a written agreement with respect to an Option between the Company and the holder of such Option without the approval of the holder of such Option. No additional Options shall be granted or shares of Common Stock issued hereunder after November __, 2006.

15. Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board, the members of the Board shall be indemnified by the Company against all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which they or any of them may be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with this Plan or any Option granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding; provided , that any such Board member shall be entitled to the indemnification rights set forth in this Section 15 only if such member has acted in good faith and in a manner that such member reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful, and provided , further , that upon the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding a Board member shall give the Company written notice thereof and an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such Board member undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf.

16. Registration of Common Stock . The Company shall file Form S-8 under the 1933 Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Option Stock as soon as reasonably practicable after the consummation of a Public Offering, but in any event not later than 120 days thereafter.

17. Governing Law . This Plan will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

18. Arbitration of Disputes. All disputes and controversies arising under or in connection with this Plan (“ Arbitrable Disputes ”) are to be resolved through final and binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the arbitration procedures described in this Section 18 . The arbitration shall take place in New York City under the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York who has been selected in

 

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accordance with such rules. The arbitrator may not modify or change this Plan or any agreements entered into in connection with this Plan in any way except as expressly set forth herein. The arbitration shall be governed by the substantive law of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Each of the Company and the Participant shall pay the fees of their attorneys, the expenses of its witnesses, and any other costs and expenses that the party incurs in connection with the arbitration, but the Company will pay for that portion of any filing fee that exceeds the filing fee for a civil action in state or federal court in New York City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, award to the Participant reasonable attorneys’ fees (in addition to any other damages, expenses or relief awarded) if the Participant prevails or substantially prevails. The arbitration in this manner shall be the exclusive remedy for any Arbitrable Dispute. Should either the Company or the Participant attempt to resolve an Arbitrable Dispute by any method other than arbitration pursuant to this Section 18 , the responding party will be entitled to recover from the initiating party all damages, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of that breach.

 

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Exhibit 10.33

Execution Copy

October 18, 2006

Mr. Randolph Gress

c/o Innophos, Inc.

259 Prospect Plains Road

P.O. Box 8000

Cranbury, NJ 08512-8000

 

  Re: Retention Bonus Agreement

Dear Randy:

As you know, Innophos, Inc. (“ Innophos ” or the “ Company ”) has explored a number of strategic alternatives including an initial public offering (an “ IPO ”) of Equity Securities of Innophos Holdings, Inc. or its successor (as the case may be, “ Parent ”). This letter agreement (this “ Agreement ”) sets forth, among other things, the special incentive arrangements for which you will be eligible in connection with your continued employment and cooperation in the event of an IPO. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in paragraph 4 below.

The incentive and retention arrangements for which you are eligible under this Agreement reflect the high level of work done by you to date and the continued work required to enable Innophos to complete an IPO.

Parent will decide in its sole discretion if and when it will proceed with an IPO and the terms and conditions upon which any IPO shall be effected. Nothing contained herein shall obligate Innophos or Parent to consummate an IPO at this or any other time.


1. Cooperation . You agree to use your reasonable best efforts to assist and fully cooperate with Parent and its affiliates and advisors in all matters related to an IPO should the board of directors of Parent (the “ Board ”) decide that would be in the Parent’s best interests.

2. Bonus .

(a) If an IPO is consummated, then you shall be entitled to receive a bonus in an amount (the “ Bonus Amount ”) equal to the excess of (i) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the IPO Price by (y) the aggregate number of IPO Shares into which 60,800.61   shares of Class L Common and 547,205.54 shares of Class A Common would be converted or exchanged pursuant to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO over (ii) $385,968.38.

(b) Any bonus payable to you pursuant to paragraph 2(a) shall be paid as follows:

(i) 55% of the Bonus Amount shall be paid to you in cash (without interest) no later than the 10 th business day after the date of the closing of the IPO (the “ Closing Date ”) by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds. Such payment shall be reduced by all taxes and other amounts that Innophos is required to withhold under applicable law.

(ii) 45% of the Bonus Amount (the “ Share Amount ”) shall be paid to you (without interest) by issuance of a number of IPO Shares calculated by dividing (x) the Share Amount by (y) the IPO Price. Any shares issued to you pursuant to this paragraph 2(b)(ii) (collectively, “ Bonus Shares ”) shall be issued to you as of the Closing Date, and shall be subject to the vesting and transfer restrictions described in paragraph 3 below.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no bonus shall be payable under this paragraph 2 if (i) an IPO is not consummated on or prior to December 31, 2006, or (ii) you cease to be an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between you and the Company and short-term disabilities in accordance with Company policies) prior to the closing of an IPO (except where you are terminated by the Company without Cause after the date hereof).

3. Bonus Shares .

(a) Vesting . None of your Bonus Shares shall be “Vested” as of the Closing Date. On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 after the Closing Date (beginning on January 1, 2007), 11.11% of the aggregate number of Bonus Shares issued to you on the Closing Date pursuant to paragraph 2(b)(ii) shall become “Vested” if you are, and have been, continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the Closing Date through such date. Upon vesting, the Bonus Shares and any related Bonus Property (as defined below) shall be delivered to you.

 

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(b) Acceleration . Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you have been continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or its Subsidiary from the Closing Date until a Sale of the Company, the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such event will immediately become Vested simultaneously with the consummation of the Sale of the Company; provided , that any accelerated vesting of the Bonus Shares pursuant to this sentence shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Sale of the Company. Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you are terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than for Cause or if you terminate your employment for Good Reason, any unvested portion of your Bonus Shares shall become Vested upon the effectiveness of such termination.

(c) Forfeiture . If your employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated (i) by you other than for Good Reason, (ii) by the Company for Cause or (iii) as a result of death or permanent disability, then the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such termination shall be forfeited automatically and without further action of the parties. Thereafter you shall promptly surrender to the Company or Parent certificates representing such forfeited Bonus Shares. To ensure the prompt surrender of any such certificates, Parent and the Company shall be entitled to hold your Bonus Shares in escrow until such time as they become Vested, it being agreed that certificates representing the Vested portion of your Bonus Shares shall be delivered to you reasonably promptly after each vesting date.

(d) Limitations on Transfer . You shall not directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, loan or otherwise dispose of (each a “ Transfer ”), or pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise encumber, any Bonus Shares unless and until they become Vested in accordance with paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) above, as the case may be. Any Transfer of Vested Bonus Shares shall comply in all respects with applicable law and any trading policies established by the Parent or the Company and communicated to you. In addition, except as approved by the Board, you shall not Transfer any Bonus Shares (except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act) without first delivering to the Company an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Company (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) that registration under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such Transfer. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restrictions.

(e) Legend . The certificates representing any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder will bear the following legend:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS

 

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CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN A LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER (THE “COMPANY”) AND A CERTAIN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY DATED AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2006, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE COMPANY’S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHOUT CHARGE.”

 

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(f) Holdback Agreements . In addition to the restrictions set forth above, you shall not effect any Public Sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of Bonus Shares during (a) the seven days prior to and the 180-day period beginning on the effective date of the IPO or (b) seven days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of any other underwritten registered public offering of Equity Securities of the Company except as part of such underwritten registration or unless the lead underwriter managing such underwritten registration otherwise agrees. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restriction.

(g) Bonus Property Related to Bonus Shares . In the event that (i) you receive a stock dividend on the Bonus Shares, (ii) or the Bonus Shares are split, (iii) you receive any other shares, securities, moneys or property (A) representing a dividend on the Bonus Shares (other than cash dividends on and after the date of this Agreement), (B) representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect of the Bonus Shares or any part thereof, (C) resulting from a split-up, reclassification or other like changes of the Bonus Shares, or (D) otherwise received in exchange therefor, and (iv) any warrants, rights or options issued to you in respect of the Bonus Shares (collectively “ Bonus Property ”), you will also immediately deposit with and deliver to the Company any of such Bonus Property, including any certificates representing shares duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, and such Bonus Property shall be subject to the same restrictions, including that of paragraphs 3(a) and (b), as the Bonus Shares with regard to which they are issued and shall herein be encompassed within the term “Bonus Shares.” Any cash dividends shall be immediately distributed to you with respect to your Bonus Shares without regard to the vesting schedule under paragraph 3(a).

(h) Rights with Regard to Bonus Shares . On and after the Closing Date, you will have the right to vote the Bonus Shares, to receive and retain all dividends (whether stock or cash) payable to holders of shares of record (although such dividends shall be treated, to the extent required by applicable law, as additional compensation for tax purposes if paid on Bonus Shares and shall be subject to all applicable withholding), and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of IPO Stock with the exceptions that (i) the Company (or its designated agent) will retain custody of any stock certificate or certificates representing such Bonus Shares and any Bonus Property while such Bonus Shares are not yet Vested, and (ii) no Bonus Property shall bear interest or be segregated in separate accounts during the vesting period.

(i) Securities Laws Matters . The Bonus Shares have been offered to you pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act. You represent and warrant that any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder shall be acquired by you for your own account and not on behalf of others. You understand and acknowledge that federal and state securities laws govern and restrict your right to offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Bonus Shares unless your offer, sale or other disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act, and state securities laws or, in the opinion of Parent’s counsel, such Transfer or offer is exempt from registration thereunder. You shall not Transfer or offer to Transfer any Bonus Shares in any manner which would: (i) require Parent to file any registration statement (or similar filing under state law) with the Securities and Exchange

 

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Commission or to amend or supplement any such filing or (ii) violate or cause Parent to violate the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any other state or federal law. You further understand that the certificates for any Bonus Shares will bear the legend set forth in paragraph 3(e) above or such other legends as Parent deems necessary or desirable in connection with the Securities Act or other rules, regulations or laws.

4. Certain Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Cause ” means and includes: (i) your committing and being charged with a felony or conviction of (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to) any other crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) your commission of any act or omission involving dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud with respect to the Company or a Transaction; (iii) your commission of any act that causes the Company or its affiliate substantial public disgrace or substantial public disrepute; (iv) your failure to perform in all material respects obligations set forth in any agreement between you and the Company; and (v) your misappropriation of one or more of the Company’s assets or business opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order for a termination for Cause to be effective, written notice of the event claimed to constitute Cause must be delivered to you by Innophos and, if such occurrence is subject to cure, you must have failed to cure any such Cause within ten (10) business days of your receipt of such notice.

(b) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “ Equity Securities ” of any Person means (i) any capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or other ownership or equity interest, participation or securities in or of such Person (whether voting or non-voting, whether preferred, common or otherwise, and including any stock appreciation, contingent interest or similar right) and (ii) any option, warrant, security or other right (including debt securities) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise to acquire directly or indirectly, any stock, interest, participation or security described in clause (i) above.

(d) “ Good Reason ” means any of the following: (i) your compensation is reduced in a manner not in accordance with the provisions for any such reduction provided by this Agreement; (ii) you cease to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer or have duties and responsibilities that are consistent with your role as a senior executive; (iii) you are required to relocate your principal place of employment to anywhere outside of the continental United States without your agreement; or (iv) there is otherwise a material breach by the Company of this Agreement or any other agreement between you and the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order for a resignation for Good Reason to be effective, written notice of the event claimed to constitute Good Reason must be delivered to the Company by you and, if such event is subject to cure, the Company must have failed to cure any such Good Reason event within ten (10) business days of the Company’s receipt of such notice.

 

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(e) “ IPO Price ” means the initial per share price of the IPO Shares, without taking into account any underwriters’ discounts, fees or commissions.

(f) “ IPO Shares ” mean the Equity Securities of Parent sold in the IPO, after giving effect to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO.

(g) “ Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

(h) “ Public Sale ” means any sale pursuant to a registered public offering under the Securities Act or any sale to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(i) “ Sale of Company ” means (i) a liquidation of Parent pursuant to which all of its assets (after payment of liabilities) are distributed to the holders of its Equity Securities, or (ii) a sale of Parent (or any successor thereto), including in one or more series of related transactions, to an independent third party or group of independent third parties, pursuant to which such party or parties acquire, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, (A) Equity Securities of Parent constituting at least a majority of the outstanding voting capital stock of Parent (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of Parent’s outstanding capital stock or otherwise) or (B) all or substantially all of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

(j) “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(k) “ Subsidiary ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

5. No Special Employment Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any right to employment or continued employment with Innophos; provided , however , that this Agreement shall not have any effect on any other agreement to which you and the Company or Parent have entered into with respect to your employment prior to the date hereof and such other agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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6. Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with any other employment, bonus or option agreement to which you are a party) contains the entire agreement between you, Parent and Parent’s affiliates with respect to the matters contemplated herein and supersedes all other prior agreements and understanding among the parties hereto relating to such matters.

7. Arbitration of Disputes. All disputes between you and Innophos or a Successor of any sort (“ Arbitrable Disputes ”) are to be resolved through final and binding arbitration. This arbitration agreement applies to, among other things, disputes concerning your employment with and/or termination from Innophos; the validity, interpretation, enforceability, applicability, scope or effect of this Agreement (including of this paragraph 7) or alleged violations of it; claims of discrimination under federal or state law; or other statutory or common law claims.

(a) The Arbitration : The arbitration shall take place in New York City under the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York who has been selected in accordance with such rules. The arbitrator may not modify or change this Agreement in any way except as expressly set forth herein. The arbitration shall be governed by the substantive law of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(b) Fees and Expenses : Each party shall pay the fees of their attorneys, the expenses of its witnesses, and any other costs and expenses that the party incurs in connection with the arbitration, but Innophos will pay for that portion of any filing fee that exceeds the filing fee for a civil action in state or federal court in New York City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, award to you reasonable attorneys’ fees (in addition to any other damages, expenses or relief awarded) if you prevail or substantially prevail.

(c) Exclusive Remedy : The arbitration in this manner shall be the exclusive remedy for any Arbitrable Dispute. Should either party attempt to resolve an Arbitrable Dispute by any method other than arbitration pursuant to this paragraph, the responding party will be entitled to recover from the initiating party all damages, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of that breach.

(d) Judicial Enforcement : Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a party to this Agreement from seeking judicial enforcement of an arbitrator’s award, or a temporary restraining order from any court of competent jurisdiction if there is a breach of the covenants in paragraph 3.

8. Agreement Binding upon Successors . This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by you, Parent and the Company and their respective successors and assigns. Each of Innophos and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Innophos or Parent to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Innophos or Parent would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided that in all cases Innophos and Parent shall remain responsible for amounts owing to you hereunder.

 

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9. Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code including without limitation, with respect to the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(i), the “short term deferral” exception thereto) and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. It is further intended that the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(ii) in the form of Bonus Shares shall not be subject to Section 409A of the Code. If any provision of this Agreement would cause you to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code, including proposed, temporary or final regulations or any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto, Innophos shall, after consulting with you, use reasonable best efforts to reform such provision to comply with Section 409A of the Code; provided , that Innophos agrees to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the economic benefit to you of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code; provided , further , that this paragraph shall not constitute an obligation of Innophos to reimburse you for any taxes, interest, or penalties incurred by you under Section 409A of the Code by reason of this Agreement (prior to or following such reformations).

10. No Set-Off . Innophos’ obligation to make any payment provided for in this Agreement shall not be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by you to Innophos or its affiliates, other than any withholding or similar taxes payable with respect to any such payment.

11. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile), each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

13. Governing Law . All issues concerning the enforceability, validity and binding effect of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

14. Taxes; Section 83(b) . At your request, in order to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements relating to your Bonus Shares, the Company shall hold back and not deliver to you the number of Bonus Shares equal in value (as determined on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined) to the applicable tax withholding amount relating to your Bonus Shares or such lesser amount requested by you. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to you, an amount equal to the applicable withholding taxes due on the receipt of Bonus Shares or any Bonus Property not satisfied pursuant to the procedures described in the preceding sentence.

 

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You acknowledge that you may elect pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, within 30 days after the issuance of the Bonus Shares, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes in the year of issuance the fair market value of such Bonus Shares. You acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility, and not the Company’s, to file timely and properly the election under Section 83(b) of the Code and any corresponding provisions of state tax laws if you elect to utilize such election.

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Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by signing below.

 

Very truly yours,

INNOPHOS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Richard Heyse

Name:

  Richard Heyse

Title:

  Chief Financial Officer
INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Richard Heyse

Name:

  Richard Heyse

Title:

  Chief Financial Officer

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

/s/ Randolph Gress

Randolph Gress

Exhibit 10.34

Execution Copy

October 18, 2006

Mr. Richard Heyse

c/o Innophos, Inc.

259 Prospect Plains Road

P.O. Box 8000

Cranbury, NJ 08512-8000

 

  Re: Retention Bonus Agreement

Dear Richard:

As you know, Innophos, Inc. (“ Innophos ” or the “ Company ”) has explored a number of strategic alternatives including an initial public offering (an “ IPO ”) of Equity Securities of Innophos Holdings, Inc. or its successor (as the case may be, “ Parent ”). This letter agreement (this “ Agreement ”) sets forth, among other things, the special incentive arrangements for which you will be eligible in connection with your continued employment and cooperation in the event of an IPO. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in paragraph 4 below.

The incentive and retention arrangements for which you are eligible under this Agreement reflect the high level of work done by you to date and the continued work required to enable Innophos to complete an IPO.

Parent will decide in its sole discretion if and when it will proceed with an IPO and the terms and conditions upon which any IPO shall be effected. Nothing contained herein shall obligate Innophos or Parent to consummate an IPO at this or any other time.

1. Cooperation . You agree to use your reasonable best efforts to assist and fully cooperate with Parent and its affiliates and advisors in all matters related to an IPO should the board of directors of Parent (the “ Board ”) decide that would be in the Parent’s best interests.

2. Bonus .

(a) If an IPO is consummated, then you shall be entitled to receive a bonus in an amount (the “ Bonus Amount ”) equal to the excess of (i) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the IPO Price by (y) the aggregate number of IPO Shares into which 27,636.66 shares of Class L Common and 248,729.82 shares of Class A Common would be converted or exchanged pursuant to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO over (ii) $175,440.23.


(b) Any bonus payable to you pursuant to paragraph 2(a) shall be paid as follows:

(i) 55% of the Bonus Amount shall be paid to you in cash (without interest) no later than the 10 th business day after the date of the closing of the IPO (the “ Closing Date ”) by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds. Such payment shall be reduced by all taxes and other amounts that Innophos is required to withhold under applicable law.

(ii) 45% of the Bonus Amount (the “ Share Amount ”) shall be paid to you (without interest) by issuance of a number of IPO Shares calculated by dividing (x) the Share Amount by (y) the IPO Price. Any shares issued to you pursuant to this paragraph 2(b)(ii) (collectively, “ Bonus Shares ”) shall be issued to you as of the Closing Date, and shall be subject to the vesting and transfer restrictions described in paragraph 3 below.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no bonus shall be payable under this paragraph 2 if (i) an IPO is not consummated on or prior to December 31, 2006, or (ii) you cease to be an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between you and the Company and short-term disabilities in accordance with Company policies) prior to the closing of an IPO (except where you are terminated by the Company without Cause after the date hereof).

3. Bonus Shares .

(a) Vesting . None of your Bonus Shares shall be “Vested” as of the Closing Date. On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 after the Closing Date (beginning on January 1, 2007), 11.11% of the aggregate number of Bonus Shares issued to you on the Closing Date pursuant to paragraph 2(b)(ii) shall become “Vested” if you are, and have been, continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the Closing Date through such date. Upon vesting, the Bonus Shares and any related Bonus Property (as defined below) shall be delivered to you.

(b) Acceleration . Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you have been continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or its Subsidiary from the Closing Date until a Sale of the Company, the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such event will immediately become Vested simultaneously with the consummation of the Sale of the Company; provided , that any accelerated vesting of the Bonus Shares pursuant to this sentence shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Sale of the Company. Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you are terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than for Cause, any unvested portion of your Bonus Shares shall become Vested upon the effectiveness of such termination.

 

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(c) Forfeiture . If your employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated (i) by you for any reason or for no reason, (ii) by the Company for Cause or (iii) as a result of death or permanent disability, then the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such termination shall be forfeited automatically and without further action of the parties. Thereafter you shall promptly surrender to the Company or Parent certificates representing such forfeited Bonus Shares. To ensure the prompt surrender of any such certificates, Parent and the Company shall be entitled to hold your Bonus Shares in escrow until such time as they become Vested, it being agreed that certificates representing the Vested portion of your Bonus Shares shall be delivered to you reasonably promptly after each vesting date.

(d) Limitations on Transfer . You shall not directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, loan or otherwise dispose of (each a “ Transfer ”), or pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise encumber, any Bonus Shares unless and until they become Vested in accordance with paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) above, as the case may be. Any Transfer of Vested Bonus Shares shall comply in all respects with applicable law and any trading policies established by the Parent or the Company. In addition, except as approved by the Board, you shall not Transfer any Bonus Shares (except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act) without first delivering to the Company an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Company (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) that registration under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such Transfer. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restrictions.

(e) Legend . The certificates representing any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder will bear the following legend:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN A LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER (THE “COMPANY”) AND A CERTAIN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY DATED AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2006, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE COMPANY’S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHOUT CHARGE.”

(f) Holdback Agreements . In addition to the restrictions set forth above, you shall not effect any Public Sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of Bonus Shares during (a) the seven days prior to and the 180-day

 

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period beginning on the effective date of the IPO or (b) seven days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of any other underwritten registered public offering of Equity Securities of the Company except as part of such underwritten registration or unless the lead underwriter managing such underwritten registration otherwise agrees. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restriction.

(g) Bonus Property Related to Bonus Shares . In the event that (i) you receive a stock dividend on the Bonus Shares, (ii) or the Bonus Shares are split, (iii) you receive any other shares, securities, moneys or property (A) representing a dividend on the Bonus Shares (other than cash dividends on and after the date of this Agreement), (B) representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect of the Bonus Shares or any part thereof, (C) resulting from a split-up, reclassification or other like changes of the Bonus Shares, or (D) otherwise received in exchange therefor, and (iv) any warrants, rights or options issued to you in respect of the Bonus Shares (collectively “ Bonus Property ”), you will also immediately deposit with and deliver to the Company any of such Bonus Property, including any certificates representing shares duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, and such Bonus Property shall be subject to the same restrictions, including that of paragraphs 3(a) and (b), as the Bonus Shares with regard to which they are issued and shall herein be encompassed within the term “Bonus Shares.” Any cash dividends shall be immediately distributed to you with respect to your Bonus Shares without regard to the vesting schedule under paragraph 3(a).

(h) Rights with Regard to Bonus Shares . On and after the Closing Date, you will have the right to vote the Bonus Shares, to receive and retain all dividends (whether stock or cash) payable to holders of shares of record (although such dividends shall be treated, to the extent required by applicable law, as additional compensation for tax purposes if paid on Bonus Shares and shall be subject to all applicable withholding), and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of IPO Stock with the exceptions that (i) the Company (or its designated agent) will retain custody of any stock certificate or certificates representing such Bonus Shares and any Bonus Property while such Bonus Shares are not yet Vested, and (ii) no Bonus Property shall bear interest or be segregated in separate accounts during the vesting period.

(i) Securities Laws Matters . The Bonus Shares have been offered to you pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act. You represent and warrant that any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder shall be acquired by you for your own account and not on behalf of others. You understand and acknowledge that federal and state securities laws govern and restrict your right to offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Bonus Shares unless your offer, sale or other disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act, and state securities laws or, in the opinion of Parent’s counsel, such Transfer or offer is exempt from registration thereunder. You shall not Transfer or offer to Transfer any Bonus Shares in any manner which would: (i) require Parent to file any registration statement (or similar filing under state law) with the Securities and Exchange Commission or to amend or supplement any such filing or (ii) violate or cause Parent to violate the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any other state or federal law. You further understand that the certificates for any Bonus Shares

 

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will bear the legend set forth in paragraph 3(e) above or such other legends as Parent deems necessary or desirable in connection with the Securities Act or other rules, regulations or laws.

4. Certain Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Cause ” means and includes: (i) your committing and being charged with a felony or conviction of (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to) any other crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) your commission of any act or omission involving dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud with respect to the Company or a Transaction; (iii) your commission of any act that causes the Company or its affiliate substantial public disgrace or substantial public disrepute; (iv) your failure to perform in all material respects obligations set forth in any agreement between you and the Company; and (v) your misappropriation of one or more of the Company’s assets or business opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order for a termination for Cause to be effective, written notice of the event claimed to constitute Cause must be delivered to you by Innophos and, if such occurrence is subject to cure, you must have failed to cure any such Cause within ten (10) business days of your receipt of such notice.

(b) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “ Equity Securities ” of any Person means (i) any capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or other ownership or equity interest, participation or securities in or of such Person (whether voting or non-voting, whether preferred, common or otherwise, and including any stock appreciation, contingent interest or similar right) and (ii) any option, warrant, security or other right (including debt securities) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise to acquire directly or indirectly, any stock, interest, participation or security described in clause (i) above.

(d) “ IPO Price ” means the initial per share price of the IPO Shares, without taking into account any underwriters’ discounts, fees or commissions.

(e) “ IPO Shares ” mean the Equity Securities of Parent sold in the IPO, after giving effect to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO.

(f) “ Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

(g) “ Public Sale ” means any sale pursuant to a registered public offering under the Securities Act or any sale to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(h) “ Sale of Company ” means (i) a liquidation of Parent pursuant to which all of its assets (after payment of liabilities) are distributed to the holders of its Equity

 

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Securities, or (ii) a sale of Parent (or any successor thereto), including in one or more series of related transactions, to an independent third party or group of independent third parties, pursuant to which such party or parties acquire, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, (A) Equity Securities of Parent constituting at least a majority of the outstanding voting capital stock of Parent (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of Parent’s outstanding capital stock or otherwise) or (B) all or substantially all of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

(i) “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(j) “ Subsidiary ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

5. No Special Employment Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any right to employment or continued employment with Innophos; provided , however , that this Agreement shall not have any effect on any other agreement to which you and the Company or Parent have entered into with respect to your employment prior to the date hereof.

6. Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with any other employment, bonus or option agreement to which you are a party) contains the entire agreement between you, Parent and Parent’s affiliates with respect to the matters contemplated herein and supersedes all other prior agreements and understanding among the parties hereto relating to such matters.

7. Arbitration of Disputes. All disputes between you and Innophos or a Successor of any sort (“ Arbitrable Disputes ”) are to be resolved through final and binding arbitration. This arbitration agreement applies to, among other things, disputes concerning your employment with and/or termination from Innophos; the validity, interpretation, enforceability, applicability, scope or effect of this Agreement (including of this paragraph 7) or alleged violations of it; claims of discrimination under federal or state law; or other statutory or common law claims.

(a) The Arbitration : The arbitration shall take place in New York City under the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York who has been selected in accordance with such rules. The arbitrator may not modify or change this Agreement in any way except as expressly set forth herein. The arbitration shall be governed by the substantive law of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

 

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(b) Fees and Expenses : Each party shall pay the fees of their attorneys, the expenses of its witnesses, and any other costs and expenses that the party incurs in connection with the arbitration, but Innophos will pay for that portion of any filing fee that exceeds the filing fee for a civil action in state or federal court in New York City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, award to you reasonable attorneys’ fees (in addition to any other damages, expenses or relief awarded) if you prevail or substantially prevail.

(c) Exclusive Remedy : The arbitration in this manner shall be the exclusive remedy for any Arbitrable Dispute. Should either party attempt to resolve an Arbitrable Dispute by any method other than arbitration pursuant to this paragraph, the responding party will be entitled to recover from the initiating party all damages, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of that breach.

(d) Judicial Enforcement : Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a party to this Agreement from seeking judicial enforcement of an arbitrator’s award, or a temporary restraining order from any court of competent jurisdiction if there is a breach of the covenants in paragraph 3.

8. Agreement Binding upon Successors . This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by you, Parent and the Company and their respective successors and assigns. Each of Innophos and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Innophos or Parent to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Innophos or Parent would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided that in all cases Innophos and Parent shall remain responsible for amounts owing to you hereunder.

9. Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code including without limitation, with respect to the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(i), the “short term deferral” exception thereto) and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. It is further intended that the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(ii) in the form of Bonus Shares shall not be subject to Section 409A of the Code. If any provision of this Agreement would cause you to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code, including proposed, temporary or final regulations or any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto, Innophos shall, after consulting with you, use reasonable best efforts to reform such provision to comply with Section 409A of the Code; provided , that Innophos agrees to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the economic benefit to you of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code; provided , further , that this paragraph shall not constitute an obligation of Innophos to reimburse you for any taxes, interest, or penalties incurred by you under Section 409A of the Code by reason of this Agreement (prior to or following such reformations).

 

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10. No Set-Off . Innophos’ obligation to make any payment provided for in this Agreement shall not be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by you to Innophos or its affiliates, other than any withholding or similar taxes payable with respect to any such payment.

11. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile), each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

13. Governing Law . All issues concerning the enforceability, validity and binding effect of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

14. Taxes; Section 83(b) . At your request, in order to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements relating to your Bonus Shares, the Company shall hold back and not deliver to you the number of Bonus Shares equal in value (as determined on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined) to the applicable tax withholding amount relating to your Bonus Shares or such lesser amount requested by you. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to you, an amount equal to the applicable withholding taxes due on the receipt of Bonus Shares or any Bonus Property not satisfied pursuant to the procedures described in the preceding sentence. You acknowledge that you may elect pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, within 30 days after the issuance of the Bonus Shares, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes in the year of issuance the fair market value of such Bonus Shares. You acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility, and not the Company’s, to file timely and properly the election under Section 83(b) of the Code and any corresponding provisions of state tax laws if you elect to utilize such election.

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Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by signing below.

 

Very truly yours,
INNOPHOS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Randolph Gress

Name:   Randolph Gress
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Randolph Gress

Name:   Randolph Gress
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

/s/ Richard Heyse

Richard Heyse

Exhibit 10.35

Execution Copy

October 18, 2006

Mr. William Farran

c/o Innophos, Inc.

259 Prospect Plains Road

P.O. Box 8000

Cranbury, NJ 08512-8000

 

  Re: Retention Bonus Agreement

Dear William:

As you know, Innophos, Inc. (“ Innophos ” or the “ Company ”) has explored a number of strategic alternatives including an initial public offering (an “ IPO ”) of Equity Securities of Innophos Holdings, Inc. or its successor (as the case may be, “ Parent ”). This letter agreement (this “ Agreement ”) sets forth, among other things, the special incentive arrangements for which you will be eligible in connection with your continued employment and cooperation in the event of an IPO. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in paragraph 4 below.

The incentive and retention arrangements for which you are eligible under this Agreement reflect the high level of work done by you to date and the continued work required to enable Innophos to complete an IPO.

Parent will decide in its sole discretion if and when it will proceed with an IPO and the terms and conditions upon which any IPO shall be effected. Nothing contained herein shall obligate Innophos or Parent to consummate an IPO at this or any other time.

1. Cooperation . You agree to use your reasonable best efforts to assist and fully cooperate with Parent and its affiliates and advisors in all matters related to an IPO should the board of directors of Parent (the “ Board ”) decide that would be in the Parent’s best interests.

2. Bonus .

(a) If an IPO is consummated, then you shall be entitled to receive a bonus in an amount (the “ Bonus Amount ”) equal to the excess of (i) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the IPO Price by (y) the aggregate number of IPO Shares into which 24,872.99 shares of Class L Common and 223,856.84 shares of Class A Common would be converted or exchanged pursuant to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO over (ii) $157,896.21.


(b) Any bonus payable to you pursuant to paragraph 2(a) shall be paid as follows:

(i) 55% of the Bonus Amount shall be paid to you in cash (without interest) no later than the 10 th business day after the date of the closing of the IPO (the “ Closing Date ”) by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds. Such payment shall be reduced by all taxes and other amounts that Innophos is required to withhold under applicable law.

(ii) 45% of the Bonus Amount (the “ Share Amount ”) shall be paid to you (without interest) by issuance of a number of IPO Shares calculated by dividing (x) the Share Amount by (y) the IPO Price. Any shares issued to you pursuant to this paragraph 2(b)(ii) (collectively, “ Bonus Shares ”) shall be issued to you as of the Closing Date, and shall be subject to the vesting and transfer restrictions described in paragraph 3 below.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no bonus shall be payable under this paragraph 2 if (i) an IPO is not consummated on or prior to December 31, 2006, or (ii) you cease to be an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between you and the Company and short-term disabilities in accordance with Company policies) prior to the closing of an IPO (except where you are terminated by the Company without Cause after the date hereof).

3. Bonus Shares .

(a) Vesting . None of your Bonus Shares shall be “Vested” as of the Closing Date. On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 after the Closing Date (beginning on January 1, 2007), 11.11% of the aggregate number of Bonus Shares issued to you on the Closing Date pursuant to paragraph 2(b)(ii) shall become “Vested” if you are, and have been, continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the Closing Date through such date. Upon vesting, the Bonus Shares and any related Bonus Property (as defined below) shall be delivered to you.

(b) Acceleration . Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you have been continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or its Subsidiary from the Closing Date until a Sale of the Company, the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such event will immediately become Vested simultaneously with the consummation of the Sale of the Company; provided , that any accelerated vesting of the Bonus Shares pursuant to this sentence shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Sale of the Company. Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you are terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than for Cause, any unvested portion of your Bonus Shares shall become Vested upon the effectiveness of such termination.

 

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(c) Forfeiture . If your employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated (i) by you for any reason or for no reason, (ii) by the Company for Cause or (iii) as a result of death or permanent disability, then the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such termination shall be forfeited automatically and without further action of the parties. Thereafter you shall promptly surrender to the Company or Parent certificates representing such forfeited Bonus Shares. To ensure the prompt surrender of any such certificates, Parent and the Company shall be entitled to hold your Bonus Shares in escrow until such time as they become Vested, it being agreed that certificates representing the Vested portion of your Bonus Shares shall be delivered to you reasonably promptly after each vesting date.

(d) Limitations on Transfer . You shall not directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, loan or otherwise dispose of (each a “ Transfer ”), or pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise encumber, any Bonus Shares unless and until they become Vested in accordance with paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) above, as the case may be. Any Transfer of Vested Bonus Shares shall comply in all respects with applicable law and any trading policies established by the Parent or the Company. In addition, except as approved by the Board, you shall not Transfer any Bonus Shares (except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act) without first delivering to the Company an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Company (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) that registration under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such Transfer. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restrictions.

(e) Legend . The certificates representing any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder will bear the following legend:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN A LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER (THE “COMPANY”) AND A CERTAIN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY DATED AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2006, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE COMPANY’S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHOUT CHARGE.”

(f) Holdback Agreements . In addition to the restrictions set forth above, you shall not effect any Public Sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of Bonus Shares during (a) the seven days prior to and the 180-day period beginning on the effective date of the IPO or (b) seven days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of any other underwritten registered public offering of Equity Securities of the Company except as part of such underwritten

 

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registration or unless the lead underwriter managing such underwritten registration otherwise agrees. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restriction.

(g) Bonus Property Related to Bonus Shares . In the event that (i) you receive a stock dividend on the Bonus Shares, (ii) or the Bonus Shares are split, (iii) you receive any other shares, securities, moneys or property (A) representing a dividend on the Bonus Shares (other than cash dividends on and after the date of this Agreement), (B) representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect of the Bonus Shares or any part thereof, (C) resulting from a split-up, reclassification or other like changes of the Bonus Shares, or (D) otherwise received in exchange therefor, and (iv) any warrants, rights or options issued to you in respect of the Bonus Shares (collectively “ Bonus Property ”), you will also immediately deposit with and deliver to the Company any of such Bonus Property, including any certificates representing shares duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, and such Bonus Property shall be subject to the same restrictions, including that of paragraphs 3(a) and (b), as the Bonus Shares with regard to which they are issued and shall herein be encompassed within the term “Bonus Shares.” Any cash dividends shall be immediately distributed to you with respect to your Bonus Shares without regard to the vesting schedule under paragraph 3(a).

(h) Rights with Regard to Bonus Shares . On and after the Closing Date, you will have the right to vote the Bonus Shares, to receive and retain all dividends (whether stock or cash) payable to holders of shares of record (although such dividends shall be treated, to the extent required by applicable law, as additional compensation for tax purposes if paid on Bonus Shares and shall be subject to all applicable withholding), and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of IPO Stock with the exceptions that (i) the Company (or its designated agent) will retain custody of any stock certificate or certificates representing such Bonus Shares and any Bonus Property while such Bonus Shares are not yet Vested, and (ii) no Bonus Property shall bear interest or be segregated in separate accounts during the vesting period.

(i) Securities Laws Matters . The Bonus Shares have been offered to you pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act. You represent and warrant that any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder shall be acquired by you for your own account and not on behalf of others. You understand and acknowledge that federal and state securities laws govern and restrict your right to offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Bonus Shares unless your offer, sale or other disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act, and state securities laws or, in the opinion of Parent’s counsel, such Transfer or offer is exempt from registration thereunder. You shall not Transfer or offer to Transfer any Bonus Shares in any manner which would: (i) require Parent to file any registration statement (or similar filing under state law) with the Securities and Exchange Commission or to amend or supplement any such filing or (ii) violate or cause Parent to violate the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any other state or federal law. You further understand that the certificates for any Bonus Shares will bear the legend set forth in paragraph 3(e) above or such other legends as Parent deems necessary or desirable in connection with the Securities Act or other rules, regulations or laws.

 

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4. Certain Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Cause ” means and includes: (i) your committing and being charged with a felony or conviction of (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to) any other crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) your commission of any act or omission involving dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud with respect to the Company or a Transaction; (iii) your commission of any act that causes the Company or its affiliate substantial public disgrace or substantial public disrepute; (iv) your failure to perform in all material respects obligations set forth in any agreement between you and the Company; and (v) your misappropriation of one or more of the Company’s assets or business opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order for a termination for Cause to be effective, written notice of the event claimed to constitute Cause must be delivered to you by Innophos and, if such occurrence is subject to cure, you must have failed to cure any such Cause within ten (10) business days of your receipt of such notice.

(b) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “ Equity Securities ” of any Person means (i) any capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or other ownership or equity interest, participation or securities in or of such Person (whether voting or non-voting, whether preferred, common or otherwise, and including any stock appreciation, contingent interest or similar right) and (ii) any option, warrant, security or other right (including debt securities) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise to acquire directly or indirectly, any stock, interest, participation or security described in clause (i) above.

(d) “ IPO Price ” means the initial per share price of the IPO Shares, without taking into account any underwriters’ discounts, fees or commissions.

(e) “ IPO Shares ” mean the Equity Securities of Parent sold in the IPO, after giving effect to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO.

(f) “ Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

(g) “ Public Sale ” means any sale pursuant to a registered public offering under the Securities Act or any sale to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(h) “ Sale of Company ” means (i) a liquidation of Parent pursuant to which all of its assets (after payment of liabilities) are distributed to the holders of its Equity Securities, or (ii) a sale of Parent (or any successor thereto), including in one or more series of related transactions, to an independent third party or group of independent third parties, pursuant to which such party or parties acquire, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, (A) Equity Securities of Parent constituting at least a majority of

 

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the outstanding voting capital stock of Parent (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of Parent’s outstanding capital stock or otherwise) or (B) all or substantially all of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

(i) “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(j) “ Subsidiary ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

5. No Special Employment Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any right to employment or continued employment with Innophos; provided , however , that this Agreement shall not have any effect on any other agreement to which you and the Company or Parent have entered into with respect to your employment prior to the date hereof.

6. Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with any other employment, bonus or option agreement to which you are a party) contains the entire agreement between you, Parent and Parent’s affiliates with respect to the matters contemplated herein and supersedes all other prior agreements and understanding among the parties hereto relating to such matters.

7. Arbitration of Disputes. All disputes between you and Innophos or a Successor of any sort (“ Arbitrable Disputes ”) are to be resolved through final and binding arbitration. This arbitration agreement applies to, among other things, disputes concerning your employment with and/or termination from Innophos; the validity, interpretation, enforceability, applicability, scope or effect of this Agreement (including of this paragraph 7) or alleged violations of it; claims of discrimination under federal or state law; or other statutory or common law claims.

(a) The Arbitration : The arbitration shall take place in New York City under the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York who has been selected in accordance with such rules. The arbitrator may not modify or change this Agreement in any way except as expressly set forth herein. The arbitration shall be governed by the substantive law of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(b) Fees and Expenses : Each party shall pay the fees of their attorneys, the expenses of its witnesses, and any other costs and expenses that the party incurs in connection with the arbitration, but Innophos will pay for that portion of any filing fee

 

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that exceeds the filing fee for a civil action in state or federal court in New York City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, award to you reasonable attorneys’ fees (in addition to any other damages, expenses or relief awarded) if you prevail or substantially prevail.

(c) Exclusive Remedy : The arbitration in this manner shall be the exclusive remedy for any Arbitrable Dispute. Should either party attempt to resolve an Arbitrable Dispute by any method other than arbitration pursuant to this paragraph, the responding party will be entitled to recover from the initiating party all damages, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of that breach.

(d) Judicial Enforcement : Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a party to this Agreement from seeking judicial enforcement of an arbitrator’s award, or a temporary restraining order from any court of competent jurisdiction if there is a breach of the covenants in paragraph 3.

8. Agreement Binding upon Successors . This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by you, Parent and the Company and their respective successors and assigns. Each of Innophos and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Innophos or Parent to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Innophos or Parent would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided that in all cases Innophos and Parent shall remain responsible for amounts owing to you hereunder.

9. Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code including without limitation, with respect to the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(i), the “short term deferral” exception thereto) and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. It is further intended that the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(ii) in the form of Bonus Shares shall not be subject to Section 409A of the Code. If any provision of this Agreement would cause you to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code, including proposed, temporary or final regulations or any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto, Innophos shall, after consulting with you, use reasonable best efforts to reform such provision to comply with Section 409A of the Code; provided , that Innophos agrees to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the economic benefit to you of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code; provided , further , that this paragraph shall not constitute an obligation of Innophos to reimburse you for any taxes, interest, or penalties incurred by you under Section 409A of the Code by reason of this Agreement (prior to or following such reformations).

10. No Set-Off . Innophos’ obligation to make any payment provided for in this Agreement shall not be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by you to Innophos or its affiliates, other than any withholding or similar taxes payable with respect to any such payment.

 

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11. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile), each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

13. Governing Law . All issues concerning the enforceability, validity and binding effect of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

14. Taxes; Section 83(b) . At your request, in order to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements relating to your Bonus Shares, the Company shall hold back and not deliver to you the number of Bonus Shares equal in value (as determined on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined) to the applicable tax withholding amount relating to your Bonus Shares or such lesser amount requested by you. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to you, an amount equal to the applicable withholding taxes due on the receipt of Bonus Shares or any Bonus Property not satisfied pursuant to the procedures described in the preceding sentence. You acknowledge that you may elect pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, within 30 days after the issuance of the Bonus Shares, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes in the year of issuance the fair market value of such Bonus Shares. You acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility, and not the Company’s, to file timely and properly the election under Section 83(b) of the Code and any corresponding provisions of state tax laws if you elect to utilize such election.

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Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by signing below.

 

Very truly yours,
INNOPHOS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Randolph Gress

Name:   Randolph Gress
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Randolph Gress

Name:   Randolph Gress
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

/s/ William Farran

William Farran

Exhibit 10.36

Execution Copy

October 18, 2006

Mr. Louis Calvarin

c/o Innophos, Inc.

259 Prospect Plains Road

P.O. Box 8000

Cranbury, NJ 08512-8000

 

  Re: Retention Bonus Agreement

Dear Louis:

As you know, Innophos, Inc. (“ Innophos ” or the “ Company ”) has explored a number of strategic alternatives including an initial public offering (an “ IPO ”) of Equity Securities of Innophos Holdings, Inc. or its successor (as the case may be, “ Parent ”). This letter agreement (this “ Agreement ”) sets forth, among other things, the special incentive arrangements for which you will be eligible in connection with your continued employment and cooperation in the event of an IPO. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in paragraph 4 below.

The incentive and retention arrangements for which you are eligible under this Agreement reflect the high level of work done by you to date and the continued work required to enable Innophos to complete an IPO.

Parent will decide in its sole discretion if and when it will proceed with an IPO and the terms and conditions upon which any IPO shall be effected. Nothing contained herein shall obligate Innophos or Parent to consummate an IPO at this or any other time.

1. Cooperation . You agree to use your reasonable best efforts to assist and fully cooperate with Parent and its affiliates and advisors in all matters related to an IPO should the board of directors of Parent (the “ Board ”) decide that would be in the Parent’s best interests.

2. Bonus .

(a) If an IPO is consummated, then you shall be entitled to receive a bonus in an amount (the “ Bonus Amount ”) equal to the excess of (i) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the IPO Price by (y) the aggregate number of IPO Shares into which 5,527.33 shares of Class L Common and 49,745.96 shares of Class A Common would be converted or exchanged pursuant to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO over (ii) $35,088.05.


(b) Any bonus payable to you pursuant to paragraph 2(a) shall be paid as follows:

(i) 55% of the Bonus Amount shall be paid to you in cash (without interest) no later than the 10 th business day after the date of the closing of the IPO (the “ Closing Date ”) by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds. Such payment shall be reduced by all taxes and other amounts that Innophos is required to withhold under applicable law.

(ii) 45% of the Bonus Amount (the “ Share Amount ”) shall be paid to you (without interest) by issuance of a number of IPO Shares calculated by dividing (x) the Share Amount by (y) the IPO Price. Any shares issued to you pursuant to this paragraph 2(b)(ii) (collectively, “ Bonus Shares ”) shall be issued to you as of the Closing Date, and shall be subject to the vesting and transfer restrictions described in paragraph 3 below.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no bonus shall be payable under this paragraph 2 if (i) an IPO is not consummated on or prior to December 31, 2006, or (ii) you cease to be an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between you and the Company and short-term disabilities in accordance with Company policies) prior to the closing of an IPO (except where you are terminated by the Company without Cause after the date hereof).

3. Bonus Shares .

(a) Vesting . None of your Bonus Shares shall be “Vested” as of the Closing Date. On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 after the Closing Date (beginning on January 1, 2007), 11.11% of the aggregate number of Bonus Shares issued to you on the Closing Date pursuant to paragraph 2(b)(ii) shall become “Vested” if you are, and have been, continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from the Closing Date through such date. Upon vesting, the Bonus Shares and any related Bonus Property (as defined below) shall be delivered to you.

(b) Acceleration . Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you have been continuously employed (with allowances for leaves of absence as agreed between Executive and the Company and short-term disabilities) by the Company or its Subsidiary from the Closing Date until a Sale of the Company, the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such event will immediately become Vested simultaneously with the consummation of the Sale of the Company; provided , that any accelerated vesting of the Bonus Shares pursuant to this sentence shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of the Sale of the Company. Notwithstanding the vesting schedule described in paragraph 3(a), if you are terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than for Cause, any unvested portion of your Bonus Shares shall become Vested upon the effectiveness of such termination.

 

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(c) Forfeiture . If your employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated (i) by you for any reason or for no reason, (ii) by the Company for Cause or (iii) as a result of death or permanent disability, then the portion of your Bonus Shares which has not become Vested on or prior to the date of such termination shall be forfeited automatically and without further action of the parties. Thereafter you shall promptly surrender to the Company or Parent certificates representing such forfeited Bonus Shares. To ensure the prompt surrender of any such certificates, Parent and the Company shall be entitled to hold your Bonus Shares in escrow until such time as they become Vested, it being agreed that certificates representing the Vested portion of your Bonus Shares shall be delivered to you reasonably promptly after each vesting date.

(d) Limitations on Transfer . You shall not directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, loan or otherwise dispose of (each a “ Transfer ”), or pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise encumber, any Bonus Shares unless and until they become Vested in accordance with paragraph 3(a) or 3(b) above, as the case may be. Any Transfer of Vested Bonus Shares shall comply in all respects with applicable law and any trading policies established by the Parent or the Company. In addition, except as approved by the Board, you shall not Transfer any Bonus Shares (except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act) without first delivering to the Company an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable in form and substance to the Company (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company) that registration under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such Transfer. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restrictions.

(e) Legend . The certificates representing any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder will bear the following legend:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND CERTAIN OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN A LETTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER (THE “COMPANY”) AND A CERTAIN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY DATED AS OF OCTOBER 18, 2006, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE COMPANY’S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHOUT CHARGE.”

(f) Holdback Agreements . In addition to the restrictions set forth above, you shall not effect any Public Sale or distribution (including sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of Bonus Shares during (a) the seven days prior to and the 180-day period beginning on the effective date of the IPO or (b) seven days prior to and the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of any other underwritten registered public offering of Equity Securities of the Company except as part of such underwritten

 

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registration or unless the lead underwriter managing such underwritten registration otherwise agrees. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Bonus Shares to give effect to the foregoing restriction.

(g) Bonus Property Related to Bonus Shares . In the event that (i) you receive a stock dividend on the Bonus Shares, (ii) or the Bonus Shares are split, (iii) you receive any other shares, securities, moneys or property (A) representing a dividend on the Bonus Shares (other than cash dividends on and after the date of this Agreement), (B) representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect of the Bonus Shares or any part thereof, (C) resulting from a split-up, reclassification or other like changes of the Bonus Shares, or (D) otherwise received in exchange therefor, and (iv) any warrants, rights or options issued to you in respect of the Bonus Shares (collectively “ Bonus Property ”), you will also immediately deposit with and deliver to the Company any of such Bonus Property, including any certificates representing shares duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, and such Bonus Property shall be subject to the same restrictions, including that of paragraphs 3(a) and (b), as the Bonus Shares with regard to which they are issued and shall herein be encompassed within the term “Bonus Shares.” Any cash dividends shall be immediately distributed to you with respect to your Bonus Shares without regard to the vesting schedule under paragraph 3(a).

(h) Rights with Regard to Bonus Shares . On and after the Closing Date, you will have the right to vote the Bonus Shares, to receive and retain all dividends (whether stock or cash) payable to holders of shares of record (although such dividends shall be treated, to the extent required by applicable law, as additional compensation for tax purposes if paid on Bonus Shares and shall be subject to all applicable withholding), and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a holder of IPO Stock with the exceptions that (i) the Company (or its designated agent) will retain custody of any stock certificate or certificates representing such Bonus Shares and any Bonus Property while such Bonus Shares are not yet Vested, and (ii) no Bonus Property shall bear interest or be segregated in separate accounts during the vesting period.

(i) Securities Laws Matters . The Bonus Shares have been offered to you pursuant to Rule 701 under the Securities Act. You represent and warrant that any Bonus Shares issued to you hereunder shall be acquired by you for your own account and not on behalf of others. You understand and acknowledge that federal and state securities laws govern and restrict your right to offer, sell or otherwise dispose of any Bonus Shares unless your offer, sale or other disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act, and state securities laws or, in the opinion of Parent’s counsel, such Transfer or offer is exempt from registration thereunder. You shall not Transfer or offer to Transfer any Bonus Shares in any manner which would: (i) require Parent to file any registration statement (or similar filing under state law) with the Securities and Exchange Commission or to amend or supplement any such filing or (ii) violate or cause Parent to violate the Securities Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any other state or federal law. You further understand that the certificates for any Bonus Shares will bear the legend set forth in paragraph 3(e) above or such other legends as Parent deems necessary or desirable in connection with the Securities Act or other rules, regulations or laws.

 

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4. Certain Definitions . As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Cause ” means and includes: (i) your committing and being charged with a felony or conviction of (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to) any other crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) your commission of any act or omission involving dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty or fraud with respect to the Company or a Transaction; (iii) your commission of any act that causes the Company or its affiliate substantial public disgrace or substantial public disrepute; (iv) your failure to perform in all material respects obligations set forth in any agreement between you and the Company; and (v) your misappropriation of one or more of the Company’s assets or business opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order for a termination for Cause to be effective, written notice of the event claimed to constitute Cause must be delivered to you by Innophos and, if such occurrence is subject to cure, you must have failed to cure any such Cause within ten (10) business days of your receipt of such notice.

(b) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “ Equity Securities ” of any Person means (i) any capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or other ownership or equity interest, participation or securities in or of such Person (whether voting or non-voting, whether preferred, common or otherwise, and including any stock appreciation, contingent interest or similar right) and (ii) any option, warrant, security or other right (including debt securities) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise to acquire directly or indirectly, any stock, interest, participation or security described in clause (i) above.

(d) “ IPO Price ” means the initial per share price of the IPO Shares, without taking into account any underwriters’ discounts, fees or commissions.

(e) “ IPO Shares ” mean the Equity Securities of Parent sold in the IPO, after giving effect to any recapitalization, reorganization, exchange and/or other similar transaction that occurs in connection with the IPO.

(f) “ Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

(g) “ Public Sale ” means any sale pursuant to a registered public offering under the Securities Act or any sale to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(h) “ Sale of Company ” means (i) a liquidation of Parent pursuant to which all of its assets (after payment of liabilities) are distributed to the holders of its Equity Securities, or (ii) a sale of Parent (or any successor thereto), including in one or more series of related transactions, to an independent third party or group of independent third parties, pursuant to which such party or parties acquire, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, (A) Equity Securities of Parent constituting at least a majority of

 

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the outstanding voting capital stock of Parent (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of Parent’s outstanding capital stock or otherwise) or (B) all or substantially all of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

(i) “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(j) “ Subsidiary ” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

5. No Special Employment Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any right to employment or continued employment with Innophos; provided , however , that this Agreement shall not have any effect on any other agreement to which you and the Company or Parent have entered into with respect to your employment prior to the date hereof.

6. Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with any other employment, bonus or option agreement to which you are a party) contains the entire agreement between you, Parent and Parent’s affiliates with respect to the matters contemplated herein and supersedes all other prior agreements and understanding among the parties hereto relating to such matters.

7. Arbitration of Disputes. All disputes between you and Innophos or a Successor of any sort (“ Arbitrable Disputes ”) are to be resolved through final and binding arbitration. This arbitration agreement applies to, among other things, disputes concerning your employment with and/or termination from Innophos; the validity, interpretation, enforceability, applicability, scope or effect of this Agreement (including of this paragraph 7) or alleged violations of it; claims of discrimination under federal or state law; or other statutory or common law claims.

(a) The Arbitration : The arbitration shall take place in New York City under the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in New York who has been selected in accordance with such rules. The arbitrator may not modify or change this Agreement in any way except as expressly set forth herein. The arbitration shall be governed by the substantive law of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(b) Fees and Expenses : Each party shall pay the fees of their attorneys, the expenses of its witnesses, and any other costs and expenses that the party incurs in connection with the arbitration, but Innophos will pay for that portion of any filing fee

 

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that exceeds the filing fee for a civil action in state or federal court in New York City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the arbitrator may, in his or her discretion, award to you reasonable attorneys’ fees (in addition to any other damages, expenses or relief awarded) if you prevail or substantially prevail.

(c) Exclusive Remedy : The arbitration in this manner shall be the exclusive remedy for any Arbitrable Dispute. Should either party attempt to resolve an Arbitrable Dispute by any method other than arbitration pursuant to this paragraph, the responding party will be entitled to recover from the initiating party all damages, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of that breach.

(d) Judicial Enforcement : Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a party to this Agreement from seeking judicial enforcement of an arbitrator’s award, or a temporary restraining order from any court of competent jurisdiction if there is a breach of the covenants in paragraph 3.

8. Agreement Binding upon Successors . This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by you, Parent and the Company and their respective successors and assigns. Each of Innophos and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Innophos or Parent to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that Innophos or Parent would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided that in all cases Innophos and Parent shall remain responsible for amounts owing to you hereunder.

9. Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code including without limitation, with respect to the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(i), the “short term deferral” exception thereto) and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. It is further intended that the portion of the Bonus Amount payable under paragraph 2(b)(ii) in the form of Bonus Shares shall not be subject to Section 409A of the Code. If any provision of this Agreement would cause you to incur any additional tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code, including proposed, temporary or final regulations or any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto, Innophos shall, after consulting with you, use reasonable best efforts to reform such provision to comply with Section 409A of the Code; provided , that Innophos agrees to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the economic benefit to you of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code; provided , further , that this paragraph shall not constitute an obligation of Innophos to reimburse you for any taxes, interest, or penalties incurred by you under Section 409A of the Code by reason of this Agreement (prior to or following such reformations).

10. No Set-Off . Innophos’ obligation to make any payment provided for in this Agreement shall not be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by you to Innophos or its affiliates, other than any withholding or similar taxes payable with respect to any such payment.

 

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11. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile), each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

13. Governing Law . All issues concerning the enforceability, validity and binding effect of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

14. Taxes; Section 83(b) . At your request, in order to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements relating to your Bonus Shares, the Company shall hold back and not deliver to you the number of Bonus Shares equal in value (as determined on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined) to the applicable tax withholding amount relating to your Bonus Shares or such lesser amount requested by you. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to you, an amount equal to the applicable withholding taxes due on the receipt of Bonus Shares or any Bonus Property not satisfied pursuant to the procedures described in the preceding sentence. You acknowledge that you may elect pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, within 30 days after the issuance of the Bonus Shares, to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes in the year of issuance the fair market value of such Bonus Shares. You acknowledge that it is your sole responsibility, and not the Company’s, to file timely and properly the election under Section 83(b) of the Code and any corresponding provisions of state tax laws if you elect to utilize such election.

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Please acknowledge your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by signing below.

 

Very truly yours,
INNOPHOS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Randolph Gress

Name:   Randolph Gress
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Randolph Gress

Name:   Randolph Gress
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

/s/ Louis Calvarin

Louis Calvarin

EXHIBIT 10.37

FORM OF

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC. 2006 LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose .

This plan shall be known as the Innophos Holdings, Inc. 2006 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”). The purpose of the Plan shall be to promote the long-term growth and profitability of Innophos Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and its Subsidiaries by (i) providing certain directors, officers and employees of, and certain other individuals who perform services for, or to whom an offer of employment has been extended by, the Company and its Subsidiaries with incentives to maximize stockholder value and otherwise contribute to the success of the Company and (ii) enabling the Company to attract, retain and reward the best available persons for positions of responsibility. Grants (“ Grants ”) of incentive or non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“ SAR s”), either alone or in tandem with options, restricted stock, performance awards or any combination of the foregoing may be made under the Plan.

2. Definitions .

(a) “ Award Agreement ” means any written agreement between the Company and any person pursuant to which the Company makes any Grant under the Plan.

(b) “ Board of Directors ” and “ Board ” mean the board of directors of the Company.

(c) “ Cause ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in any individual participant’s written employment arrangements with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, in the absence of any such written employment arrangement, “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

(i) a participant commits or is charged with a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude or commits any other act or omission involving dishonesty, disloyalty, breach of fiduciary duty, willful misconduct or fraud with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(ii) conduct by a participant causing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries substantial public disgrace or disrepute or substantial economic harm;

(iii) a participant’s failure to perform duties as directed by the Board or any executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to whom such participant directly reports;

(iv) misappropriation by a participant of one or more of the Company’s of its Subsidiaries’ assets or business opportunities;

(v) material breach by a participant of any confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any arrangement dealing with the ownership or protection of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ proprietary rights; or


(vi) any material breach of this or any employment agreement between the Company or its Subsidiaries and such participant or any material breach of any executive stock agreement evidencing the purchase and sale of Common Stock or the grant of options, SARs, restricted stock, performance awards or any combination of the foregoing by the Company to such participant.

(d) “ Change in Control ” means, unless otherwise defined in any Award Agreement,

(i) if any “person” or “group” as those terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successors thereto, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, provided , that the acquisition of additional securities by any person or group that owns 50% or more of the voting power prior to such acquisition of additional securities shall not be a Change of Control; or

(ii) during any twelve-month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or

(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation (A) which would result in all or a portion of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (B) by which the corporate existence of the Company is not affected and following which the Company’s chief executive officer and directors retain their positions with the Company (and constitute at least a majority of the Board); or

(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company’s assets;

provided , that in any instance where a grant to a participant is treated as deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, “Change in Control” shall mean a “change in control” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(v) of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder.

(e) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f) “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, which shall after                      2007, consist solely of two or more outside directors.

(g) “ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, and any other shares into which such stock may be changed by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or any other change in the corporate structure or capital stock of the Company.

 

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(h) “ Disability ” means a permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(c)(3) of the Code or as otherwise determined by the Committee; provided that in any instance where a grant to a participant is treated as “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, “Disability” shall be interpreted consistently with the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and guidance issued thereunder.

(i) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(j) “ Fair Market Value ” of a share of Common Stock of the Company means, as of the date in question, the officially-quoted closing selling price of the stock (or if no selling price is quoted, the bid price) on the principal securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading (including, for this purpose, the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market) (the “ Market ”) for the applicable trading day or, if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted in the Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the fair value of the Common Stock determined in good faith by the Board using any reasonable method; provided, however, that when shares received upon exercise of an option are immediately sold in the open market, the net sale price received may be used to determine the Fair Market Value of any shares used to pay the exercise price or applicable withholding taxes and to compute the withholding taxes.

(k) “ Incentive Stock Option ” means an option conforming to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and/or any successor thereto.

(l) “ Initial Public Offering ” means an underwritten initial public offering and sale of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

(m) “ Non-Employee Director ” has the meaning given to such term in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and/or any successor thereto.

(n) “ Non-qualified Stock Option ” means any stock option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

(o) “ Other Securities ” mean securities of the Company other than Common Stock, which may include, without limitation, debentures, unbundled stock units or components thereof, preferred stock, warrants and securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or other property.

(p) “ Retirement ” means retirement as defined under any Company pension plan or retirement program or termination of one’s employment on retirement with the approval of the Committee; provided that in any instance where a grant to a participant is treated as “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, “Retirement” shall be interpreted consistently with the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and guidance issued thereunder.

(q) “ Subsidiary ” means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such corporation or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof, or such lesser percentage as may be approved by the Committee, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

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3. Administration .

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided that the Board may, in its discretion, at any time and from time to time, resolve to administer the Plan, in which case the term “Committee” shall be deemed to mean the Board for all purposes herein. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall be authorized to (i) select persons to participate in the Plan, (ii) determine the form and substance of Grants made under the Plan to each participant, and the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which such Grants will be made, (iii) certify that the conditions and restrictions applicable to any Grant have been met, (iv) modify the terms of Grants made under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Sections 16 and 17 hereof, (v) interpret the Plan and Grants made thereunder, (vi) make any adjustments necessary or desirable in connection with Grants made under the Plan to eligible participants located outside the United States and (vii) adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations, and make such other determinations, for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate. Decisions of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan shall be in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be conclusive and binding on all parties. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. No member of the Committee and no officer of the Company shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such member, by any other member of the Committee or by any officer of the Company in connection with the performance of duties under the Plan, except for such person’s own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute.

The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or make any other segregation of assets to assume the obligations pursuant to any Grant made under the Plan, and rights to any payment in connection with such Grants shall be no greater than the rights of the Company’s general creditors.

4. Shares Available for the Plan .

Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 15, an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which represents the number of shares equal to approximately five percent (5%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Company’s Initial Public Offering (the “ Shares ”), may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Such Shares may be in whole or in part authorized and unissued or held by the Company as treasury shares. If any Grant under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised, becomes unexercisable or is forfeited as to any Shares, or is tendered or withheld as to any Shares in payment of the exercise price of the Grant or taxes payable with respect to the Grant or the vesting or exercise thereof, then such unpurchased, forfeited, tendered or withheld Shares may thereafter be available for further Grants under the Plan as the Committee shall determine.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4 or the generality of the provisions of Sections 3, 6 or 17 or any other section of this Plan, the Committee

 

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may, at any time or from time to time, and on such terms and conditions (that are consistent with and not in contravention of the other provisions of this Plan) as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine, enter into agreements (or take other actions with respect to the Grants) for new Grants containing terms (including exercise prices) more (or less) favorable than the outstanding Grants.

5. Participation .

Participation in the Plan shall be limited to those directors (including Non-Employee Directors), officers (including non-employee officers) and employees of, and other individuals performing services for, or to whom an offer of employment has been extended by, the Company and its Subsidiaries selected by the Committee (including participants located outside the United States). Nothing in the Plan or in any Grant thereunder shall confer any right on a participant to continue in the employ as a director or officer of, or in any other capacity or in the performance of services for, the Company or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the employment or performance of services or to reduce the compensation or responsibilities of a participant at any time. By accepting any Grant under the Plan, each participant and each person claiming under or through him or her shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his or her acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the Company, the Board or the Committee.

Incentive Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options, SARs alone or in tandem with options, restricted stock awards, performance awards or any combination thereof may be granted to such persons and for such number of Shares as the Committee shall determine (such individuals to whom Grants are made being sometimes herein called “optionees” or “grantees,” as the case may be). Determinations made by the Committee under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively among eligible individuals under the Plan, whether or not such individuals are similarly situated. A Grant of any type made hereunder in any one year to an eligible participant shall neither guarantee nor preclude a further Grant of that or any other type to such participant in that year or subsequent years.

6. Incentive and Non-qualified Options and SARs .

The Committee may from time to time grant to eligible participants Incentive Stock Options, Non-qualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof; provided that the Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options only to eligible employees of the Company or its subsidiaries (as defined for this purpose in Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor thereto). In any one calendar year, the Committee shall not grant to any one participant options or SARs to purchase or receive the economic equivalent of a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of 10% of the total number of Shares authorized under the Plan pursuant to Section 4. The options granted shall take such form as the Committee shall determine, subject to the following terms and conditions.

It is the Company’s intent that Non-qualified Stock Options granted under the Plan not be classified as Incentive Stock Options, that Incentive Stock Options be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required under Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto, that neither any Non-qualified Stock Option nor any Incentive Stock Option be treated as a payment of deferred compensation for the purposes of Section 409A of the Code and any

 

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successor thereto, and that any ambiguities in construction be interpreted in order to effectuate such intent. If an Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan does not qualify as such for any reason, then to the extent of such non-qualification, the stock option represented thereby shall be regarded as a Non-qualified Stock Option duly granted under the Plan, provided that such stock option otherwise meets the Plan’s requirements for Non-qualified Stock Options.

(a) Price . The price per Share deliverable upon the exercise of each option (“exercise price”) shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of Grant of the option, and in the case of the Grant of any Incentive Stock Option to an employee who, at the time of the Grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of Grant of the option, in each case unless otherwise permitted by Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto.

(b) Payment . Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, upon payment of the exercise price of the Shares to be acquired. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, payment shall be made (i) in cash (including check, bank draft, money order or wire transfer of immediately available funds), (ii) by delivery of outstanding shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the options’ exercise, (iii) to the extent permitted by applicable law, by simultaneous sale through a broker reasonably acceptable to the Committee of Shares acquired on exercise, as permitted under Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, (iv) by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the options which, when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise, is equal to the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the options so exercised or (v) by any combination of the foregoing.

In the event a grantee elects to pay the exercise price payable with respect to an option pursuant to clause (ii) above, (A) only a whole number of share(s) of Common Stock (and not fractional shares of Common Stock) may be tendered in payment, (B) such grantee must present evidence acceptable to the Company that he or she has owned any such shares of Common Stock tendered in payment of the exercise price (and that such tendered shares of Common Stock have not been subject to any substantial risk of forfeiture) for at least six months prior to the date of exercise, and (C) Common Stock must be delivered to the Company. Delivery for this purpose may, at the election of the grantee, be made either by (A) physical delivery of the certificate(s) for all such shares of Common Stock tendered in payment of the price, accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer in a form acceptable to the Company, or (B) direction to the grantee’s broker to transfer, by book entry, of such shares of Common Stock from a brokerage account of the grantee to a brokerage account specified by the Company. When payment of the exercise price is made by delivery of Common Stock, the difference, if any, between the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the option being exercised and the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock tendered in payment (plus any applicable taxes) shall be paid in cash. No grantee may tender shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value exceeding the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the option being exercised (plus any applicable taxes).

In the event a grantee elects to pay the exercise price payable with respect to an option pursuant to clause (iv) above, only a whole number of Shares (and not fractional Shares) may be

 

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withheld in payment. When payment of the exercise price is made by withholding of Shares, the difference, if any, between the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the option being exercised and the Fair Market Value of the Shares withheld in payment (plus any applicable taxes) shall be paid in cash. No grantee may authorize the withholding of Shares having a Fair Market Value exceeding the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the option being exercised (plus any applicable taxes). Any withheld Shares shall no longer be issuable under such option.

(c) Terms of Options; Vesting . The term during which each option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee, but if required by the Code and except as otherwise provided herein, no option shall be exercisable in whole or in part more than ten years from the date it is granted, and no Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who at the time of the Grant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be exercisable more than five years from the date it is granted. All rights to purchase Shares pursuant to an option shall, unless sooner terminated, expire at the date designated by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the date on which each option shall become exercisable and may provide that an option shall become exercisable in installments. The Shares constituting each installment may be purchased in whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes exercisable, subject to such minimum exercise requirements as may be designated by the Committee. Prior to the exercise of an option and delivery of the Shares represented thereby, the optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by such outstanding option (including any dividend or voting rights).

(d) Limitations on Grants . If required by the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant date) of Shares for which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time during any calendar year under all equity incentive plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto) may not exceed $100,000.

(e) Termination; Forfeiture .

(i) Death or Disability . Unless otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for the Company and any Subsidiary due to a termination of such participant’s employment by the Company following such participant’s death or Disability, (A) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of such termination shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of six months after the date of death or Disability, but in no event after the expiration date of the options and SARs and (B) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of such termination shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination; provided, however, that the Committee may determine to additionally vest such options and SARs, in whole or in part, in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Disability giving rise to the termination of employment is not within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor thereto, Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such participant within six months after the date of termination of employment will cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and will be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code.

 

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(ii) Retirement . Unless otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company and any Subsidiary upon the occurrence of his or her Retirement, (A) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of Retirement shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of 90 days after the date of Retirement, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SARs, and (B) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of Retirement shall be forfeited immediately upon such Retirement; provided, however, that such options and SARs, may become fully vested and exercisable in the discretion of the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such participant within 90 days after Retirement will cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and will be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code.

(iii) Discharge for Cause . Unless determined by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company or a Subsidiary due to Cause, or if a participant does not become a director, officer or employee of, or does not begin performing other services for, the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason, all of the participant’s options and SARs shall expire and be forfeited immediately upon such cessation or non-commencement, whether or not then exercisable.

(iv) Other Termination . Unless otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or Cause, (A) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of 30 days after the date of such cessation, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SAR and (B) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation.

(v) Change of Control . Unless otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, if there is a Change in Control of the Company or similar event, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide for the vesting of a participant’s options and SARs on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate in such participant’s Award Agreement.

7. Stock Appreciation Rights .

Provided that the Company’s stock is traded on an established securities market, the Committee shall have the authority to grant SARs under this Plan, subject to such terms and conditions specified in this paragraph 7 and any additional terms and conditions as the Committee may specify.

No SAR may be issued unless (a) the exercise price of the SAR may never be less than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares on the date of grant and (b) the SAR does not include any feature for the deferral of compensation income other than the deferral of recognition of income until the exercise of the SAR.

 

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No SAR may be exercised unless the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock of the Company on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price of the SAR. Prior to the exercise of the SAR and delivery of the Shares represented thereby, the participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by such outstanding SAR (including any dividend or voting rights).

Upon the exercise of an SAR, the participant shall be entitled to a distribution in an amount equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of the SAR, multiplied by the number of Shares as to which the SAR is exercised. Such distribution shall be made in Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such amount.

All SARs will be exercised automatically on the last day prior to the expiration date of the SAR so long as the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on that date exceeds the exercise price of the SAR or any related option, as applicable.

The provisions of Subsections 6(c) shall apply to all SARs except to the extent that the Award Agreement pursuant to which such Grant is made expressly provides otherwise.

It is the Company’s intent that no SAR shall be treated as a payment of deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and that any ambiguities in construction be interpreted in order to effectuate such intent.

8. Restricted Stock .

The Committee may at any time and from time to time grant Shares of restricted stock under the Plan to such participants and in such amounts as it determines. Each Grant of restricted stock shall specify the applicable restrictions on such Shares, the duration of such restrictions, and the time or times at which such restrictions shall lapse with respect to all or a specified number of Shares that are part of the Grant.

The participant will be required to pay the Company the aggregate par value of any Shares of restricted stock (or such larger amount as the Board may determine to constitute capital under Section 154 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, or any successor thereto) within 15 days of the date of Grant, unless such Shares of restricted stock are treasury shares or an alternative exemption applies under the Delaware General Corporation Law. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, certificates representing Shares of restricted stock granted under the Plan will be held in escrow by the Company on the participant’s behalf during any period of restriction thereon and will bear an appropriate legend specifying the applicable restrictions thereon, and the participant will be required to execute a blank stock power therefor. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, during such period of restriction the participant shall have all of the rights of a holder of Common Stock, including but not limited to the rights to receive dividends and to vote, and any stock or other securities received as a distribution with respect to such participant’s restricted stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as then in effect for the restricted stock.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, at such time as a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries due to death, Disability or Retirement during any period of restriction, all Shares of restricted stock granted to such participant on which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be immediately forfeited to the Company. If there is a Change in Control of the Company or similar event, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide for the lapsing of restrictions on a participant’s Shares of restricted stock on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate in such participant’s Award Agreement. At such time as a participant ceases to be, or in the event a participant does not become, a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its Subsidiaries for any other reason, all Shares of restricted stock granted to such participant on which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be immediately forfeited to the Company. The provisions of Subsections 6(c) and (e) shall apply to Restricted Stock except to the extent that the Award Agreement in relation thereto expressly provides otherwise.

It is the Company’s intent that Restricted Stock shall not be treated as a payment of deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and that any ambiguities in construction be interpreted in order to effectuate such intent.

9. Performance Awards .

Performance awards may be granted to participants at any time and from time to time as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the size and composition of performance awards granted to a participant. The period over which performance is to be measured (a “performance cycle”) shall commence on the date specified by the Committee and shall end on the last day of a fiscal year specified by the Committee. A performance award shall be paid no later than the fifteenth day of the third month following the completion of a performance cycle (or following the elapsed portion of the performance cycle, in the circumstances described in the last paragraph of this Section 9). Performance awards may include (i) specific dollar-value target awards (ii) performance units, the value of each such unit being determined by the Committee at the time of issuance, and/or (iii) performance Shares, the value of each such Share being equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock. In any one calendar year, the Committee shall not grant to any one participant performance awards in excess of 10% of the total number of Shares authorized under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.

The value of each performance award may be fixed or it may be permitted to fluctuate based on a performance factor (e.g., return on equity) selected by the Committee. It is the Company’s intent that no performance award be treated as the payment of deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and that any ambiguities in construction be interpreted in order to effectuate such intent.

The Committee shall establish performance goals and objectives for each performance cycle on the basis of such criteria and objectives as the Committee may select from time to time, including, without limitation, the performance of the participant, the Company, one or more of its Subsidiaries or divisions or any combination of the foregoing. During any performance cycle, the Committee shall have the authority to adjust the performance goals and objectives for such cycle for such reasons as it deems equitable.

 

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The Committee shall determine the portion of each performance award that is earned by a participant on the basis of the Company’s performance over the performance cycle in relation to the performance goals for such cycle. The earned portion of a performance award may be paid out in Shares, cash, Other Securities, or any combination thereof, as the Committee may determine.

A participant must be a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its Subsidiaries at the end of the performance cycle in order to be entitled to payment of a performance award issued in respect of such cycle; provided, however, that except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries upon his or her death, Retirement, or Disability prior to the end of the performance cycle, the Committee may provide in a Grant that the participant may earn a proportionate portion of the performance award based upon the elapsed portion of the performance cycle and the Company’s performance over that portion of such cycle.

10. Withholding Taxes .

(a) Participant Election . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a participant may elect to deliver shares of Common Stock (or have the Company withhold shares acquired upon exercise of an option or SAR or deliverable upon grant or vesting of restricted stock, as the case may be) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the amount the Company is required to withhold for taxes in connection with the exercise of an option or SAR or the delivery of restricted stock upon grant or vesting, as the case may be. Such election must be made on or before the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Once made, the election shall be irrevocable. The fair market value of the shares to be withheld or delivered will be the Fair Market Value as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. In the event a participant elects to deliver or have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 10(a), such delivery or withholding must be made subject to the conditions and pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 6(b) with respect to the delivery or withholding of Common Stock in payment of the exercise price of options.

(b) Company Requirement . The Company may require, as a condition to any Grant or exercise under the Plan or to the delivery of certificates for Shares issued hereunder, that the grantee make provision for the payment to the Company, either pursuant to Section 10(a) or this Section 10(b), of federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any Grant or delivery of Shares. The Company, to the extent permitted or required by law, shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to a grantee, an amount equal to any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant or delivery of Shares under the Plan.

11. Written Agreement .

Each employee to whom a Grant is made under the Plan shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company that shall contain such provisions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be approved by the Committee.

 

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12. Transferability .

Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no option, SAR, performance award or restricted stock granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; provided that, in the case of Shares of restricted stock granted under the Plan, such Shares of restricted stock shall be freely transferable following the time at which such restrictions shall have lapsed with respect to such Shares. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, an option, SAR or performance award may be exercised only by the optionee or grantee thereof; by his or her executor or administrator, the executor or administrator of the estate of any of the foregoing, or any person to whom the option, SAR or performance award is transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution; or by his or her guardian or legal representative; or the guardian or legal representative of any of the foregoing; provided that Incentive Stock Options may be exercised by any guardian or legal representative only if permitted by the Code and any regulations thereunder. All provisions of this Plan and any Award Agreement referred to in Section 11 shall in any event continue to apply to any option, SAR, performance award or restricted stock granted under the Plan and transferred as permitted by this Section 12, and any transferee of any such option, SAR, performance award or restricted stock shall be bound by all provisions of this Plan and any agreement referred to in Section 11 as and to the same extent as the applicable original grantee.

13. Listing, Registration and Qualification .

If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or qualification upon any securities exchange or under any law of Shares subject to any option, SAR, performance award or restricted stock Grant is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same or the issue or purchase of Shares thereunder, no such option or SAR may be exercised in whole or in part, no such performance award may be paid out, and no Shares may be issued, unless such listing, registration or qualification is effected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

14. Transfer of Employee .

The transfer of an employee from the Company to a Subsidiary, from a Subsidiary to the Company, or from one Subsidiary to another shall not be considered a termination of employment; nor shall it be considered a termination of employment if an employee is placed on military or sick leave or such other leave of absence which is considered by the Committee as continuing intact the employment relationship.

15. Adjustments .

In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or other extraordinary distribution, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, distribution of assets, spin-off or other extraordinary distribution, or any other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee shall make such adjustment as it deems appropriate in the number and kind of Shares or other property available for issuance under the Plan to prevent enlargement or dilution of a participant’s grants (including, without limitation, the total number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4), in the number and kind of options, SARs, Shares or other property covered by Grants

 

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previously made under the Plan, and in the exercise price of outstanding options and SARs. Any such adjustment shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving or continuing corporation or in which a Change in Control is to occur, all of the Company’s obligations regarding options, SARs, performance awards, and restricted stock that were granted hereunder and that are outstanding on the date of such event shall, on such terms as may be approved by the Committee prior to such event, be (a) assumed by the surviving or continuing corporation; or (b) canceled in exchange for cash, securities of the acquiror or other property; provided that, in the case of clause (b), the payment of cash, securities or other property is not treated as a payment of “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code.

Without limitation of the foregoing, in connection with any transaction described in of the last sentence of the preceding paragraph, the Committee may, in its discretion, (i) cancel any or all outstanding options under the Plan in consideration for payment to the holders thereof of an amount equal to the portion of the consideration that would have been payable to such holders pursuant to such transaction if their options had been fully exercised immediately prior to such transaction, less the aggregate exercise price that would have been payable therefor, or (ii) if the amount that would have been payable to the option holders pursuant to such transaction if their options had been fully exercised immediately prior thereto would be equal to or less than the aggregate exercise price that would have been payable therefor, cancel any or all such options for no consideration or payment of any kind. Payment of any amount payable pursuant to the preceding sentence may be made in cash or, in the event that the consideration to be received in such transaction includes securities or other property, in cash, securities of the acquiror or other property in the Committee’s discretion.

16. Amendment and Termination of the Plan .

Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the Board of Directors, without approval of the stockholders, may amend or terminate the Plan, except that no amendment shall become effective without prior approval of the stockholders of the Company if stockholder approval would be required by applicable law or regulations, including if required for continued compliance with the performance-based compensation exception of Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor thereto, under the provisions of Section 409A of the Code or any successor thereto, under the provisions of Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto, or by any listing requirement of the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed.

17. Amendment or Substitution of Grants under the Plan .

The terms of any outstanding Grant under the Plan may be amended from time to time by the Committee in its discretion in any manner that it deems appropriate including, but not limited to, acceleration of the date of exercise of any Grant and/or payments thereunder or of the date of lapse of restrictions on Shares (but, in the case of a Grant that is or would be treated as “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, only to the extent permitted by guidance

 

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issued under Section 409A of the Code); provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 16 or in an Award Agreement, no such amendment shall adversely affect in a material manner any right of a participant under the Grant without his or her written consent, and further provided that the Committee shall not reduce the exercise price of any options or SARs awarded under the Plan. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit holders of Grants under the Plan to surrender outstanding Grants in order to exercise or realize rights under other Grants, or in exchange for new Grants, or require holders of Grants to surrender outstanding Grants as a condition precedent to the receipt of new Grants under the Plan, but only if such surrender, exercise, realization, exchange or Grant (a) is not treated as a payment of, and does not cause a Grant to be treated as, deferred compensation for the purposes of Section 409A of the Code or (b) is permitted under guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

18. Commencement Date; Termination Date .

The date of commencement of the Plan shall be November      , 2006, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company. If required by the Code, the Plan will also be subject to reapproval by the shareholders of the Company prior to November      , 2011.

Unless previously terminated upon the adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating the Plan, the Plan shall terminate at the close of business on November      , 2016. Subject to the provisions of an Award Agreement, which may be more restrictive, no termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect any of the rights or obligations of any person, without his or her written consent, under any Grant of options or other incentives theretofore granted under the Plan.

19. Severability .

Whenever possible, each provision of the Plan shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of the Plan.

20. Governing Law .

The Plan shall be governed by the corporate laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

21. Compliance Amendments .

Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of the Plan, and in addition to the powers of amendment set forth in Sections 16 and 17 hereof, the provisions hereof and the provisions of any award made hereunder may be amended unilaterally by the Company from time to time to the extent necessary (and only to the extent necessary) to prevent the implementation, application or existence (as the case may be) of any such provision from (i) requiring the inclusion of any compensation deferred pursuant to the provisions of the Plan (or an award thereunder) in a participant’s gross income pursuant to Section

 

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409A of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder from time to time and/or (ii) inadvertently causing any award hereunder to be treated as providing for the deferral of compensation pursuant to such Code section and regulations.

22. Section 162(m) Transition .

The Plan was adopted by the Board and approved by the Company’s stockholders, both of which occurred prior to the Initial Public Offering. The Plan is intended to constitute a plan described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(1), pursuant to which the deduction limits under Section 162(m) of the Code do not apply during the applicable reliance period. The reliance period shall end on the earliest to occur of the following: (i) the date of the first meeting of stockholders of the Company at which directors are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the Initial Public Offering occurs; (ii) the date the Plan is materially amended for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(h)(1)(iii); or (iii) the date all Shares available for issuance have been allocated.

 

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