UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 27, 2012

 

 

Regional Management Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35477   57-0847115

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

509 West Butler Road, Greenville, South Carolina, 29607

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(864) 422-8011

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the initial public offering by Regional Management Corp. (“Regional”) of its common stock covered by the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-174245), on March 27, 2012, the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012, was entered into by and among by and among Regional, Parallel 2005 Equity Funds, LP, Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P., and the other shareholders party thereto.

The Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the agreement are substantially the same as the terms set forth in the form of the agreement filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and as described therein.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth under Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective March 27, 2012, Roel C. Campos, Alvaro G. de Molina, Carlos Palomares and Thomas F. Fortin, our Chief Executive Officer, were appointed to the Board of Directors of Regional, thereby joining Richard T. Dell’Aquila, Richard A. Godley, Jared L. Johnson, David Perez and Erik A. Scott. In addition, effective March 27, 2012, Messrs. Campos, Dell’Aquila, de Molina, Palomares and Scott serve as members of Regional’s audit committee, Messrs. Godley, Johnson, de Molina and Perez serve as members of Regional’s compensation committee and Messrs. Campos, Johnson and Scott serve as members of Regional’s corporate governance and nominating committee. Biographical information regarding these directors and a description of the terms of their compensation have previously been reported by Regional in its Prospectus, dated March 27, 2012, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on March 29, 2012 (the “Prospectus”).

In connection with the initial public offering and pursuant to the Regional Management Corp. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, on March 27, 2012, Regional Management Corp. granted options to purchase 125,000, 25,000, 25,000 and 25,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Fortin, Robert D. Barry, C. Glynn Quattlebaum and A. Michelle Masters, respectively. In addition, Regional granted options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock to each of Messrs. Campos, de Molina, Palomares, Dell’Aquila, Godley, Johnson, Perez and Scott. Each of the options granted in connection with the initial public offering have an exercise price equal to the initial public offering price of $15.00 per share. The Regional Management Corp. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and forms of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On March 27, 2012, Regional’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective. A description of Regional Management’s capital stock giving effect to the adoption of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws has previously been reported by Regional in the Prospectus. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 2, 2012, Regional completed its initial public offering, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares, by issuing 3,150,000 shares of common stock for cash consideration of $13.95 per share (net of underwriting discounts) to a syndicate of underwriters led by Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Stephens Inc. as joint book-running managers for the offering for approximately $43.9 million in net proceeds before expenses. JMP Securities LLC and BMO Capital Markets Corp. acted as joint lead managers. Selling stockholders sold 1,680,000 shares for approximately $23.4 million in net proceeds before expenses.

 

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As contemplated in the Prospectus, Regional has used approximately $25.8 million to repay all amounts outstanding under its mezzanine debt, approximately $17.0 million to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its senior revolving credit facility and approximately $1.1 million to make one-time payments to certain of its pre-initial public offering owners in consideration for the termination of its advisory and consulting agreements with them.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Regional Management Corp.
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Regional Management Corp.
10.1    Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement by and among Regional Management Corp., Parallel 2005 Equity Funds, LP, Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P., and the other shareholders party thereto, dated as of March 27, 2012.
10.2    Regional Management Corp. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan and Forms of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by Regional Management Corp. on August 4, 2011 (File No. 333-174245)).

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.
By:  

/s/ A. Michelle Masters

  Name:   A. Michelle Masters
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Strategic Development and Corporate Secretary

Date: April 2, 2012

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

The present name of the corporation is Regional Management Corp. (the “ Corporation ”). The Corporation was incorporated under the name “Regional Management Corp.” as a South Carolina corporation by the filing of its original articles of incorporation with the State of South Carolina Secretary of State on March 16, 1987. On August 23, 2011, the Corporation was converted to a Delaware corporation by the filing of the Certificate of Conversion to Corporation and the original certificate of incorporation (the “ Original Certificate of Incorporation ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, which amends, restates and integrates the provisions of the Original Certificate of Incorporation, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the written consent of the stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

Section 1.1. Name . The name of the Corporation is Regional Management Corp. (the “ Corporation ”).

ARTICLE II

Section 2.1. Address . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801; and the name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III

Section 3.1. Purpose . 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 (the “ DGCL ”).

ARTICLE IV

Section 4.1. Capitalization . The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,100,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (“ Common Stock ”) and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”). The number of authorized shares of any of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.

 

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Section 4.2. Preferred Stock .

(A) The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, at any time and from time to time, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series and to cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of designation with respect thereto. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

(B) Except as otherwise required by law, holders of a series of Preferred Stock, as such, shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to such series).

Section 4.3. Common Stock .

(A) Voting Rights . Each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided, however, that to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

(B) Dividends and Distributions . Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions in cash, stock of any corporation or property of the Corporation, such dividends and other distributions may be declared and paid on the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are by law available therefor at such times and in such amounts as the Board in its discretion shall determine.

(C) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the

 

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preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the holders of all outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder.

ARTICLE V

Section 5.1. By-Laws . In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the DGCL, the Board is expressly authorized to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation without the assent or vote of the stockholders in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, for so long as the Shareholders party to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement (the “ Shareholders Agreement ”) dated on or about the date hereof as amended from time to time, among the Corporation and the Shareholders from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “ Shareholders ”), collectively, continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal any provision of the by-laws of the Corporation. From and after the date on which the Shareholders cease to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal any provision of the by-laws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI

Section 6.1. Board of Directors .

(A) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, with the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board.

(B) Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) applicable thereto. Notwithstanding Section 6.1(A), the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to Section 6.1(A) hereof.

 

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(C) Directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the by-laws of the Corporation shall so provide.

ARTICLE VII

Section 7.1. Meetings of Stockholders . For so long as the Shareholders, collectively, continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of stock of the Corporation may be effected by written consent without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. From and after the date on which the Shareholders cease to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of stock of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders unless such action is recommended by all directors of the Corporation then in office; provided, however, that, to the extent expressly permitted by the certificate of designation relating to one or more series of Preferred Stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant class or series having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, for so long as the Shareholders, collectively, continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the Sponsor Panel (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement).

ARTICLE VIII

Section 8.1. Limited Liability of Directors . No director of the Corporation will have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be

 

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amended. Neither the amendment nor the repeal of this Article VIII shall eliminate or reduce the effect thereof in respect of any state of facts existing or act or omission occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article VIII, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment or repeal.

ARTICLE IX

Section 9.1. Business Combinations . The Corporation hereby elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL until such time no Shareholder, together with its affiliates, continues to beneficially own at least 5% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors voting together as a single class, whereupon the Corporation shall immediately and automatically, without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of stock of the Corporation, become governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

ARTICLE X

Section 10.1. Certain Acknowledgment . In recognition and anticipation that: (i) certain affiliates of non-employee directors 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 (ii) the Corporation and its subsidiaries may engage in material business transactions with affiliates of non-employee directors of the Corporation, the provisions of this Article X are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve one or more of the Corporation’s non-employee directors, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in connection therewith.

Section 10.2. Competition and Corporate Opportunities . The Corporation’s non-employee directors and their affiliates 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 any of the Corporation’s non-employee directors or any of their affiliates acquire knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for the director or any of his or her affiliates and the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any expectancy in such corporate opportunity, and none of the Corporation’s non-employee directors or their affiliates shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, 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 10.3. Allocation of Corporate Opportunities . In the event that a non-employee director of the Corporation acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and such non-employee director, neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, 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 of the Corporation.

 

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Section 10.4. Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities . In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article X, 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 10.5. 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 10.3 and 10.4 of this Article X.

Section 10.6. Amendment of this Article . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and in addition to any vote required by the DGCL, the affirmative vote of the shares held by Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P. and Parallel 2005 Equity Fund, LP, together with their affiliates, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article X.

ARTICLE XI

Section 11.1. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

ARTICLE XII

Section 12.1. Forum . Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as it may be amended or restated) or the by-laws of the Corporation or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XII.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by A. Michelle Masters, its Senior Vice President, Strategic Development and Corporate Secretary this 2 nd day of April 2012.

 

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.
By:  

/s/ A. Michelle Masters

  Name:   A. Michelle Masters
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Strategic
    Development and Corporate Secretary

[Signature page – Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation]

Exhibit 3.2

Dated April 2, 2012

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

OF

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.

 

 

ARTICLE I.

STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. The annual meeting of the stockholders of Regional Management Corp. (the “Corporation”) for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on such date, and at such time and place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”).

Section 2. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, for so long as the Shareholders (as such term is defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation), collectively, continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the Sponsor Panel (as such term is defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation).

Section 3. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, notice of the date, time, place (if any), the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes of the meeting of stockholders shall be given not more than sixty (60), nor less than ten (10), days previous thereto, to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting at such address as appears on the records of the Corporation.

Section 4. The holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided herein, by statute or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation; but if at any meeting of stockholders there shall be less than a quorum present, the chairman of the meeting or, by a majority in voting power thereof, the stockholders present may, to the extent permitted by law, adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than


announcement at the meeting of the date, time and place, if any, of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date for notice of such adjourned meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

Section 5. The Chairman of the Board, or in the Chairman’s absence or at the Chairman’s direction, the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or at the Chief Executive Officer’s direction, any officer of the Corporation shall call all meetings of the stockholders to order and shall act as chairman of any such meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation or, in such officer’s absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting. If neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint a secretary of the meeting. The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Unless otherwise determined by the Board prior to the meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall determine the order of business and shall have the authority in his or her discretion to regulate the conduct of any such meeting, including, without limitation, convening the meeting and adjourning the meeting (whether or not a quorum is present), announcing the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote, imposing restrictions on the persons (other than stockholders of record of the Corporation or their duly appointed proxies) who may attend any such meeting, establishing procedures for the dismissal of business not properly presented, maintaining order at the meeting and safety of those present, restricting entry to the meeting after the time fixed for commencement thereof and limiting the circumstances in which any person may make a statement or ask questions at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 6. At all meetings of stockholders, any stockholder entitled to vote thereat shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy, but no proxy shall be voted after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority: (1) a stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy, and execution of the writing may be accomplished by the stockholder or the stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature; or (2) a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the

 

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proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that such telegrams, cablegrams or other electronic transmissions are valid, the inspector or inspectors of stockholder votes or, if there are no such inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information upon which they relied.

A 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 stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date.

Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to the preceding paragraph of this Section 6 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

Proxies shall be filed with the secretary of the meeting prior to or at the commencement of the meeting to which they relate.

Section 7. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the DGCL a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required and a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shares of such class or series or classes or series shall be the act of such class or series or classes or series, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the DGCL a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

Section 8. (A) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board 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, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next

 

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preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. 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 may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

(B) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no such 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 adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 9. At any time when the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation permits action by one or more classes of stockholders of the Corporation to be taken by written consent, the provisions of this section shall apply. All consents properly delivered in accordance with the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, this section and the DGCL shall be deemed to be recorded when so delivered. No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation as required by this section, written consents signed by the holders of a sufficient number of shares to take such corporate action are so recorded. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation. Any action taken pursuant to such written consent or consents of the stockholders shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board 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, and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is required by statute, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required by statute, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

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Section 10. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting ( provided, however , if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and 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 for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall 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. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

Section 11. The Board, in advance of all meetings of the stockholders, may appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes, who may be employees or agents of the Corporation or stockholders or their proxies, but not directors of the Corporation or candidates for election as directors. In the event that the Board fails to so appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes or, in the event that one or more inspectors of stockholder votes previously designated by the Board fails to appear or act at the meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes to fill such vacancy or vacancies. Inspectors of stockholder votes appointed to act at any meeting of the stockholders, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take and sign an oath to faithfully execute the duties of inspector of stockholder votes with strict impartiality and according to the best of their ability and the oath so taken shall be subscribed by them. Inspectors of stockholder votes shall, subject to the power of the chairman of the meeting to open and close the polls, take charge of the polls, and, after the voting, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken.

Section 12. (A) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (a) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) delivered pursuant to Article I, Section 3 of these By-Laws, (b) by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote on such election or such other business at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph (A) of this By-Law and who was a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation.

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Secretary of the Corporation, and, in the case of business other than nominations of persons for election to the Board, such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) 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 advanced by more than twenty (20) days, or delayed by more than seventy (70) days, from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. For purposes of the application of Rule 14a-4(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (or any successor provision), the date for notice specified in this paragraph (A)(2) shall be the earlier of the date calculated as hereinbefore provided or the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 14a-4. For purposes of the first annual meeting following the adoption of these By-Laws, the date of the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be May 20, 2013.

Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director 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 Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (b) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these By-Laws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (iii) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (d) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal and/or the voting of shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation between or among the stockholder giving

 

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the notice, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, any of their respective affiliates or associates and/or any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing (collectively, “proponent persons”); and (e) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase or sell, swap or other instrument) the intent or effect of which may be (i) to transfer to or from any proponent person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation, (ii) to increase or decrease the voting power of any proponent person with respect to shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation and/or (iii) to provide any proponent person, directly or indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise benefit economically from, any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Corporation. A stockholder providing notice of a proposed nomination for election to the Board or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting (whether given pursuant to this paragraph (A)(2) or paragraph (B) of this By-Law) shall update and supplement such notice from time to time to the extent necessary so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof; such update and supplement shall be delivered in writing to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) days after the record date for the meeting (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than ten (10) days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased, effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law, and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least eighty (80) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this By-Law shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which a public announcement of such increase is first made by the Corporation; provided that, if no such announcement is made at least ten (10) days before the meeting, then no such notice shall be required.

(B) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting pursuant to Article I, Section 3 of these By-Laws. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee thereof (or stockholders pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) or (b)

 

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provided that the Board (or stockholders pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote on such election at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this By-Law and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. The proposals by stockholders of other business to be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders may be made only in accordance with Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting if the stockholder’s notice as required by paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.

(C) General. (1) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this By-Law, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 12, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(2) For purposes of this By-Law, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

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(3) For purposes of this By-Law, no adjournment or postponement or notice of adjournment or postponement of any meeting shall be deemed to constitute a new notice of such meeting for purposes of this Section 12, and in order for any notification required to be delivered by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 12 to be timely, such notification must be delivered within the periods set forth above with respect to the originally scheduled meeting.

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this By-Law, a stockholder shall 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 By-Law; provided however, that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this By-Law (including paragraphs (A)(1)(c) and (B) hereof), and compliance with paragraphs (A)(1)(c) and (B) of this By-Law shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business. Nothing in this By-Law shall apply to the right, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation.

ARTICLE II.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. The Board shall consist, subject to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, of such number of directors as shall from time to time be fixed exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board. Directors shall (except as hereinafter provided for the filling of vacancies and newly created directorships) be elected by the holders of a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of such directors. A majority of the total number of directors then in office (but not less than one-third of the number of directors constituting the entire Board) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided by law, these By-Laws or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 2. Subject to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, unless otherwise required by the DGCL or Article II, Section 4 of these By-Laws, any newly created directorship on the Board that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in the Board shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

Section 3. Meetings of the Board shall be held at such place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board or as may be specified in the notice of any meeting. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board and special meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, by oral or written notice, including telegraph, telex or transmission of a telecopy, e-mail

 

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or other means of electronic transmission, duly served on or sent and delivered to each director to such director’s address, e-mail address or telephone or telecopy number as shown on the books of the Corporation not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting. The notice of any meeting need not specify the purposes thereof. A meeting of the Board may be held without notice immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders at the same place, if any, at which such meeting is held. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the Board held at times fixed by resolution of the Board. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any director who shall attend such meeting (except when the director attends a meeting 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), or who shall waive notice thereof, before or after such meeting, in writing (including by electronic transmission).

Section 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal, and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) applicable thereto. The number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation and these By-Laws. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the terms of such series, the number of directors that may be so elected by the holders of any such series of stock shall be elected for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders, and vacancies among directors so elected by the separate vote of the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors elected by such series, or, if there are no such remaining directors, by the holders of such series in the same manner in which such series initially elected a director.

Section 5. If at any meeting for the election of directors, the Corporation has outstanding more than one class of stock, and one or more such classes or series thereof are entitled to vote separately as a class to elect directors, and there shall be a quorum of only one such class or series of stock, that class or series of stock shall be entitled to elect its quota of directors notwithstanding absence of a quorum of the other class or series of stock.

Section 6. The Board may from time to time establish one or more committees of the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board, which shall be comprised of such members of the Board and have such duties as the Board shall from time to time determine. Any director may belong to any number of committees of the Board. The Board may also establish such other non-Board committees with such members (whether or not directors) and with such duties as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board 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. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members 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 to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the resolution of the Board designating the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.

 

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Section 7. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing (including by electronic transmission), and the writing or writings (including any electronic transmissions) are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board.

Section 8. The members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this subsection shall constitute presence in person at such a meeting.

Section 9. The Board may establish policies for the compensation of directors and for the reimbursement of the expenses of directors, in each case, in connection with services provided by directors to the Corporation.

ARTICLE III.

OFFICERS

Section 1. The Board, at its next meeting following each annual meeting of the stockholders, shall elect officers of the Corporation, including a Chief Executive Officer and a Secretary. The Board may also from time to time elect such other officers (including, without limitation, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Operating Officer, a General Counsel, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant Treasurers) as it may deem proper or may delegate to any elected officer of the Corporation the power to appoint and remove any such other officers and to prescribe their respective terms of office, authorities and duties. Any Vice President may be designated Executive, Senior or Corporate, or may be given such other designation or combination of designations as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may determine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. The Board may also elect or appoint a Chairman of the Board, who may or may not also be an officer of the Corporation. The Board may elect or appoint co-Chairmen of the Board, co-Presidents or co-Chief Executive Officers and, in such case, references in these By-Laws to the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer shall refer to either such co-Chairman of the Board, co-President or co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be.

Section 2. All officers of the Corporation elected by the Board shall hold office for such terms as may be determined by the Board or, except with respect to his or her own office, the Chief Executive Officer, or until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time either with or without cause by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board then in office, or, in the case of appointed officers, by any elected officer upon whom such power of removal shall have been conferred by the Board.

 

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Section 3. Each of the officers of the Corporation elected by the Board or appointed by an officer in accordance with these By-Laws shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law, by these By-Laws or by the Board and, in the case of appointed officers, the powers and duties prescribed by the appointing officer, and, unless otherwise prescribed by these By-Laws or by the Board or such appointing officer, shall have such further powers and duties as ordinarily pertain to that office.

Section 4. Unless otherwise provided in these By-Laws, in the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation, the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may, during such period, delegate such officer’s powers and duties to any other officer or to any director and the person to whom such powers and duties are delegated shall, for the time being, hold such office.

ARTICLE IV.

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

Section 1. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify any person (and such person’s heirs, executors or administrators) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, including any appeals therefrom, by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person was the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, nonprofit entity or other enterprise, for and against all loss and liability suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by such person or such heirs, executors or administrators in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Article IV, Section 3 of these By-Laws, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person described in such sentence in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) by such person was authorized by the Board.

Section 2. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Corporation shall promptly pay expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any person described in Article IV, Section 1 of these By-Laws in appearing at, participating in or defending any action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals, upon presentation of an undertaking on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article IV or otherwise. Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the indemnitee to make repayment. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as

 

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otherwise provided in Article IV, Section 3 of these By-Laws, the Corporation shall be required to pay expenses of a person described in such sentence in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) by such person was authorized by the Board.

Section 3. If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article IV is not paid in full within thirty (30) days after a written claim therefor by any person described in Article IV, Section 1 of these By-Laws has been received by the Corporation, such person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that such person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

Section 4. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person described in Article IV, Section 1 of these By-Laws against any liability asserted against such person, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article IV or otherwise.

Section 5. The rights of indemnification provided in this Article IV shall neither be exclusive of, nor be deemed in limitation of, any rights to which any person may otherwise be or become entitled or permitted by contract, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws, vote of stockholders or directors or otherwise, or as a matter of law, both as to actions in such person’s official capacity and actions in any other capacity. This Article IV shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to, and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of, persons other than persons described in Article IV, Section 1 of these By-Laws.

Section 6. The provisions of this Article IV shall be applicable to all actions, claims, suits or proceedings made or commenced after the adoption hereof, whether arising from acts or omissions to act occurring before or after its adoption. The provisions of this Article IV shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer (or legal representative thereof) who serves in such capacity at any time while this Article IV and the relevant provisions of the DGCL and other applicable law, if any, are in effect, and any alteration, amendment or repeal of this Article IV shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts or any action, suit or proceeding then or theretofore existing, or any action, suit or proceeding thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part on any such state of facts.

Section 7. If any provision of this Article IV shall be found to be invalid or limited in application by reason of any law or regulation, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions hereof, and this Article IV shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions had been omitted therefrom.

Section 8. For purposes of this Article IV, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a

 

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person with respect to an employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries.

ARTICLE V.

CORPORATE BOOKS

The books of the Corporation may be kept inside or outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as the Board may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE VI.

CHECKS, NOTES, PROXIES, ETC.

All checks and drafts on the Corporation’s bank accounts and all bills of exchange and promissory notes, and all acceptances, obligations and other instruments for the payment of money, shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents as shall be authorized from time to time by the Board or such officer or officers who may be delegated such authority. Proxies to vote and consents with respect to securities of other corporations owned by or standing in the name of the Corporation may be executed and delivered from time to time on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or by such officers as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE VII.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board, the calendar year ending on December 31.

ARTICLE VIII.

CORPORATE SEAL

The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation. In lieu of the corporate seal, when so authorized by the Board or a duly empowered committee thereof, a facsimile thereof may be impressed or affixed or reproduced.

 

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ARTICLE IX.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Whenever notice is required to be given by law or under any provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, notice of any meeting need not be given to any person who shall attend such meeting (except when the person attends a meeting 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), or who shall waive notice thereof, before or after such meeting, in writing (including by electronic transmission).

Section 2. Section headings in these By-Laws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

Section 3. In the event that any provision of these By-Laws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or the DGCL, the provision of these By-laws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENTS

These By-Laws may be made, amended, altered, changed, added to or repealed as set forth in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

by and among

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.,

PARALLEL 2005 EQUITY FUND, LP,

PALLADIUM EQUITY PARTNERS III, L.P.

and

THE SHAREHOLDERS LISTED ON ANNEX II

Dated as of March 27, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

              Page  
I    Definitions      1   
   1.1.   Definitions      1   
   1.2.   Continuing Shareholder Representative      6   
   1.3.   Sponsor Panel      7   
II    Rights and Obligations with Respect to Transfer      7   
   2.1.   Transfers      7   
III    Voting Agreements      9   
   3.1.   Board      9   
IV    Miscellaneous      10   
   4.1.   Headings      10   
   4.2.   Entire Agreement      10   
   4.3.   Notices      10   
   4.4.   Applicable Law      11   
   4.5.   Severability      11   
   4.6.   Termination      11   
   4.7.   Successors, Assigns and Transferees      11   
   4.8.   Amendments; Waivers      11   
   4.9.   Counterparts      11   
   4.10.   Remedies      12   
   4.11.   Consent to Jurisdiction      12   
   4.12.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      12   
   4.13.   After-Acquired Stock      12   
   4.14.   Adjustments      12   
   4.15.   Certain Interpretive Matters      12   
   4.16.   Non-Occurrence of IPO      13   
   4.17.   Corporate Opportunity      13   
V    Registration Rights      14   
   5.1.   Demand Registration      14   
   5.2.   Piggy-Back Registration      16   
   5.3.   Holdback Agreements      17   
   5.4.   Registrations on Form S-3      17   

 

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              Page
VI    Registration Procedures    18
   6.1.   Filings; Information    18
   6.2.   Registration Expenses    21
   6.3.   Indemnification by the Corporation    21
   6.4.   Indemnification by Shareholders    22
   6.5.   Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings    22
   6.6.   Contribution    23

 

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List of Annexes

 

Annex I    Notices
Annex II    Continuing Shareholders

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT is dated as of this 27 th day of March, 2012, by and among:

(a) Regional Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”);

(b) the shareholders of the Corporation listed on Annex II (such Persons, together with any Continuing Shareholder Permitted Transferees (other than the Sponsor Holders), the “ Continuing Shareholders ”); and

(c) each of Parallel 2005 Equity Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Parallel ”), and Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Palladium ” and, together with Parallel, the “ Sponsors ”).

RECITALS

A. The Corporation has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to cover the offer and sale of its Common Stock in an initial public offering (the “ IPO ”).

B. The parties hereto desire to amend and restate that certain Shareholders Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2007 (the “ Original Shareholders Agreement ”), by and among the Corporation and the Shareholders party thereto, in its entirety as set forth herein.

C. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere in the text of this Agreement are defined in Article I below. The Sponsors (together with any other Sponsor Holders) and the Continuing Shareholders are from time to time referred to in this Agreement as the “ Shareholders ”; and the Corporation and the Shareholders will collectively be referred to as the “ Parties .”

D. This Agreement sets forth the Parties’ understandings and agreements relating to the voting for and designation of Directors of the Corporation and registration rights of the Shareholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree that, subject to Section 4.16 hereof, the Original Shareholders Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

I      DEFINITIONS

1.1.  Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the following respective meanings when used in this Agreement with initial capital letters:

Adverse Effect ”: as set forth in Section 5.1(c) .


Affiliate ”: with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “ control, ” when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. With respect to any natural Person, “ Affiliate ” will include such Person’s parents, any descendants of such Person’s parents, such Person’s spouse, the parents of such Person’s spouse, and any descendants of the parents of such Person’s spouse (in each case, whether by blood, adoption or marriage).

Agreement ”: this Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement ”: the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2007 by and among Regional Holdings LLC, the Corporation and the other parties thereto, as the same may be further amended from time to time.

Ancillary Agreements ”: collectively, the “ Ancillary Agreements ” as defined in the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, and in each case as amended from time to time.

Board ”: the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Business Day ”: any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.

Bylaws ”: the bylaws of the Corporation, as in effect from time to time.

CEO ”: as set forth in Section 4.17(a) .

Commission ”: the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock ”: the Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Corporation.

Committee ”: as set forth in Section 4.17(a) .

Competitor ”: any Person that derives a greater percentage of its consolidated revenues from the Corporation’s Line of Business anywhere in the United States than from any other source of revenue.

Continuing Shareholder Permitted Transferee ”: with respect to a Continuing Shareholder, (a) any spouse or lineal descendant of such Continuing Shareholder, (b) the heirs, executors, testamentary administrators, testamentary trustees, testamentary legatees or testamentary beneficiaries of such Continuing Shareholder or such Continuing Shareholder’s Affiliates, (c) a Person that was formed solely for the purpose of estate planning by the transferring Continuing Shareholder and in which all of the beneficial ownership interest is held by such Continuing Shareholder, such Continuing Shareholder’s Affiliates, such Continuing Shareholder’s Associates, or their spouses or their lineal descendants, (d) any Sponsor Holder or

 

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any Sponsor Permitted Transferee, (e) a Person that is entitled to receive Securities from such Continuing Shareholder as a result of any property settlement entered into, or any order issued, in connection with any divorce proceeding involving or relating to such Continuing Shareholder, provided that the Transfer has been approved by an action of the Board, or (f) the Corporation; provided that in the case of subclauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), such Person agrees to become a party to and to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement that were binding on the transferor.

Continuing Shareholders ”: as set forth in the Preamble .

Continuing Shareholder Representative ”: as set forth in Section 1.2 .

Corporation ”: as set forth in the Preamble .

Corporation’s Line of Business ”: the business of originating and collecting, directly and/or indirectly, consumer installment loans in principal amounts of up to $50,000 but excluding (i) loans secured by real property, (ii) credit and debit cards and (iii) “payday” or deferred presentment loans as contemplated in the South Carolina Deferred Presentment Services Act (Sections 34-39-110, et seq. of the Code of Laws of South Carolina of 1976, as amended) and the corresponding laws of other U.S. jurisdictions. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation’s Line of Business does not include any other services related to consumer lending such as but not limited to (a) retail sales businesses (such as but not limited to automobile, furniture or appliance retailers and regardless of whether sales are made from physical stores and/or from catalogue, internet, telephone, direct mail or other similar solicitations, catalogues or advertisements) where the retailer or an affiliate thereof provides financing to the retailer’s own customers to finance purchases of the retailer’s own goods, (b) check cashing businesses, (c) money transfer businesses, (d) financial advisory services or (e) pawn shops.

Demand Registration ”: as set forth in Section 5.1(a) .

Director ”: a member of the Board.

Escrow Agent ”: any third party reasonably selected and mutually agreed upon by the Corporation and the Sponsor Panel for the purpose of holding in escrow certain funds, certificates or other documents in the manner provided in this Agreement.

Exchange Act ”: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

GAAP ”: generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America, applied on a consistent basis.

IPO ”: as set forth in Recital A.

Holders ”: as set forth in Section 5.1(a)(ii) .

Law ”: any federal, state, county, city, municipal, foreign or other government statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code or requirement (including pursuant to any settlement agreement or consent decree) and any permit or license granted under any of the foregoing, or any requirement under the common law.

 

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Opportunity ”: as set forth in Section 4.17(a) .

Palladium ”: as set forth in the Preamble .

Parallel ”: as set forth in the Preamble .

Parties ”: as set forth in Recital C.

Person ”: an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust, a joint stock company, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a business entity or any governmental authority.

Piggy-Back Registration ”: as set forth in Section 5.2(a) .

Piggy-Back Shareholders ”: the Sponsor Holders and the Continuing Shareholders.

Public Offering ”: the sale of shares of any class of equity securities of the Corporation to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any similar or successor form) filed under the Securities Act and underwritten by an investment banking firm of national reputation reasonably acceptable to the Corporation and the Sponsor Panel.

Registering Shareholder ”: as set forth in Section 6.1 .

Registrable Securities ”: (a) all shares of Common Stock now held by or hereafter issued to the parties to this Agreement, and (b) all securities directly or indirectly issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (a) above by way of stock dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement of, the shares referenced in clause (a) above. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) such securities shall have been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act, (iii) subject to the provisions of Article II hereof, such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Corporation, if such shares are certificated, and subsequent disposition of them shall not require registration of them under the Securities Act, and such securities may be distributed without volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer under Rule 144 (including without application of paragraphs (c), (e), (t) and (h) of Rule 144), or (iv) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.

Rule 144 ”: Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time.

 

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Securities ”: the Common Stock and all securities directly or indirectly issued or issuable with respect to the Common Stock by way of stock dividend or other distribution and all securities issued with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement of any of the foregoing.

Securities Act ”: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Shareholder Prospectus Delivery Failure ”: as set forth in Section 6.3 .

Shareholder-Supplied Information ”: as set forth in Section 6.3 .

Shareholders ”: as set forth in Recital C.

Significant Investment ”: any investment in a Person by a Shareholder that results in such Shareholder (i) designating one or more members to the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Person or (ii) otherwise acquiring the ability to exercise control over such Person.

Sponsor Close Affiliate ”: the Sponsors or any of their Subsidiaries or any successor thereto.

Sponsor Panel ”: as set forth in Section 1.3 .

Sponsor Holders ”: the Sponsors, all Sponsor Permitted Transferees who hold (but only to the extent they hold) Securities originally issued to Regional Holdings LLC or Securities issued upon conversion or exchange of, or issued in respect of, Securities originally issued to Regional Holdings LLC and any other Persons who hold (but only to the extent they hold) Securities originally issued to Regional Holdings LLC or Securities issued upon conversion or exchange of, or issued in respect of, Securities originally issued to Regional Holdings LLC.

Sponsor Permitted Transferee ”: (a) any Sponsor Holder, (b) any Sponsor Close Affiliate, (c) any beneficial owner (a “ Fund Investor ”) of securities of the Sponsors who receives Securities in a distribution in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement, operating agreement or other organizational documents of a Sponsor Holder to all of such Sponsor Holder’s security holders or record provided the Fund Investor pays no consideration for the distribution, or (d) a Person, the beneficial ownership interests of which are held only by Sponsor Holders and Sponsor Close Affiliates, provided that in each case, such Person agrees to become a party to and to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement that were binding on the transferor.

Sponsors ”: as set forth in the Preamble .

Subsidiary ”: with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, of which a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote generally in the election of directors thereof 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 (b) any limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity, of which a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests

 

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thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes of this definition, a Person or Persons will be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity if such Person or Persons will be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity gains or losses, or is or controls any managing member or general partner or a majority of the voting power of such limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity.

Transfer ”: as set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Transferee ”: any Person to whom any Shareholder Transfers any Securities other than in a sale pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Corporation.

Underwriter ”: a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as a principal in connection with a distribution of such Registrable Securities and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

1.2.  Continuing Shareholder Representative . The Continuing Shareholders hereby designate the “ Continuing Shareholder Representative ” to be the designated representative of all of the Continuing Shareholders and authorize the Continuing Shareholder Representative to exercise on their behalf all rights and powers ascribed to the Continuing Shareholder Representative in this Agreement. The initial Continuing Shareholder Representative will be Richard A. Godley, Sr. Upon the death, permanent disability or resignation of the initial Continuing Shareholder Representative, Jerry L. Shirley, Brenda F. Kinlaw and C. Glynn Quattlebaum by vote of the majority of the voting power of the Securities held by such persons remaining alive and mentally competent may designate a successor Continuing Shareholder Representative, and if none of such persons remain alive and mentally competent, the Continuing Shareholders holding a majority of the voting power of the Securities held by the Continuing Shareholders may designate a successor Continuing Shareholder Representative; provided, however , that if no Person is acting as the Continuing Shareholder Representative as of the time any action is otherwise to be taken under this Agreement by the Continuing Shareholder Representative or the Continuing Shareholders, such action may be taken on behalf of all Continuing Shareholders by written action or consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Securities then held by the Continuing Shareholders. Any qualified change in the Continuing Shareholder Representative will become effective upon notice to the Corporation and the Sponsor Panel, in accordance with Section 4.3 . Upon its becoming subject to this Agreement, each of the Continuing Shareholders (i) will be deemed to have released, acquitted, discharged and waived any rights, claims, demands, debts, liabilities, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, charges, suits, proceedings, actions or causes of action, of any kind, known or unknown, matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent, at law or in equity arising out of or related to, and (ii) shall be deemed to have agreed to indemnify and hold the Corporation, each of the Sponsors and the Sponsor Holders harmless from, any claim of or on behalf of any Continuing Shareholder arising out of any act or omission by the Continuing Shareholder Representative in connection with the actions contemplated by this Agreement. Any notice to be given to the Continuing Shareholders as “ Continuing Shareholders ” shall instead be given to the Continuing Shareholder Representative in accordance with Section 4.3 . The Continuing Shareholder Representative shall incur no responsibility whatsoever to any Continuing Shareholder by reason of any error in

 

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judgment or other act or omission performed or omitted under this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, excepting only responsibility for any act or failure to act that is finally adjudicated to constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence, and (ii) the Continuing Shareholder Representative shall be entitled to rely on the advice of counsel, public accountants or other independent experts that he determines in good faith to be experienced in the matter at issue, and any error in judgment or other act or omission of the Continuing Shareholder Representative pursuant to such advice shall in no event constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct that could under any circumstances subject the Continuing Shareholder Representative to liability to any Continuing Shareholder. The grant of authority to the Continuing Shareholder Representative provided for herein is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetence, bankruptcy or liquidation of any Continuing Shareholder.

1.3.  Sponsor Panel . The Sponsors hereby designate the “ Sponsor Panel ” to be the designated representative of the Sponsors with respect to all rights and powers ascribed to the Sponsor Panel in this Agreement. The “ Sponsor Panel ” shall be comprised of the individuals from time to time designated by the Sponsors in accordance with the following sentence. Each of the Sponsors shall have the right from time to time to designate a number of members of the Sponsor Panel equal to the number of Directors such Sponsor then has the right to designate pursuant to this Agreement. Any action of the Sponsor Panel shall be taken by a vote of the majority of the members of the Sponsor Panel. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties acknowledge and agree that actions of the members of the Sponsor Panel are not taken in their capacity as directors or other fiduciary of the Corporation.

II      RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFER

2.1.  Transfers . (a) Each Shareholder agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement with the underwriters in connection with the IPO, provided that the duration of the lock-up period shall not exceed 180 days. In addition, each Shareholder agrees, other than as contemplated in the registration statement therefore, (i) not to Transfer any of its Securities in a manner that would not be permitted under the terms of the Original Shareholders Agreement, (ii) not to take any other action that would not be permitted under the terms of the Original Shareholders Agreement (or if action can only be taken with the consent or approval of one or more Persons, not to take any such action without obtaining the consent(s) or approval(s) of the Person(s) specified in the Original Shareholders Agreement), or (iii) fail to take any action required to be taken by the Original Shareholders Agreement, in each of such cases (i), (ii) and (iii), prior to the earlier of (x) the consummation of the IPO and (y) the date that is ten Business Days after the date of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the ten Business Day time period set forth in clause (y) of the immediately preceding sentence shall not expire before the ten Business Day time period set forth in Section 4.16.

(b) Any and all rights and obligations under this Agreement that apply to a Shareholder will apply with equal force to any Person to whom such Shareholder Transfers (in compliance with this Agreement) Securities, and it will be a condition to any Transfer of Securities otherwise permitted by this Agreement that the Transferee execute an agreement by which the Transferee agrees to become a party to and be bound by this Agreement, and acknowledges that the Securities Transferred to such Transferee by a Shareholder will be subject

 

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to the terms of this Agreement, unless such Transfer is made (i) pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act, or to the public through a broker, dealer or market-maker pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated thereunder, (ii) in a transaction that will result in the termination of this Agreement or (iii) by any Sponsor Holder to the limited partners or other equity owners of such Sponsor Holder.

(c) Any attempt by a Shareholder to Transfer any Securities not in compliance with this Agreement will be null and void and any such improper Transfer will not be registered, or otherwise recognized in the Corporation’s records. No Shareholder will enter into any transaction or series of transactions for the purpose or with the effect of, directly or indirectly, denying or impairing the rights or obligations of any other Person under this Agreement, and any such transaction will be null and void and, to the extent that such transaction requires any action by the Corporation, it will not be registered or otherwise recognized in the Corporation’s records or otherwise.

(d) For so long as the transfer restrictions set forth in this Section 2.1 remain in effect, each certificate or option representing a Security subject to such restrictions and owned by any Shareholder, if certificated, will (unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Section 2.1(d)) include one of the following legends, as applicable, in addition to any other legends required by applicable Law or agreement:

THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND VOTING AS SET FORTH IN A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATION.

THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS OPTION AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS OPTION HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THIS OPTION AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS OPTION MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH. THIS OPTION AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS OPTION ARE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND VOTING AS SET FORTH IN A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATION.

If such Securities are not certificated, a similar notation will be made on the books and records of the Corporation.

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securities” (as defined in Rule 144) or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1), exchange the certificate representing such Securities for a new certificate that does not bear the first sentence of the applicable legend set forth in this Section 2.1(d) or remove such notation from the books and records of the Corporation. Upon termination or expiration of the provisions of this Agreement restricting the Transfer and voting of the Securities, any Shareholder may exchange its certificate(s) representing its Securities for a new certificate that does not bear the legend set forth in the second sentence of the applicable legend set forth in this Section 2.1(d) or such notation may be removed.

(e) In order to allow the Shareholders to fulfill any beneficial ownership reporting obligations they may have, if a Shareholder acquires or disposes of the registered or beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of any Securities, such Shareholder shall, within two Business Days following consummation of such acquisition or disposition, deliver notice thereof to the Corporation, which the Corporation shall promptly, and in any event within two Business Days following receipt of such notice, forward to each other Shareholder.

III      VOTING AGREEMENTS

3.1.  Board . (a) Each Shareholder agrees to vote (and, if necessary, to call a special meeting for that purpose) all Securities as to which it has or controls the voting rights, and to cause all Persons designated by it to vote, and to otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to cause the authorized number of Directors of the Corporation to be at least five, and to elect or cause to be elected to the Board and cause to be continued in office Directors in accordance with this Section 3.1 .

If the Shareholders collectively beneficially own more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Shareholders shall have the right to designate the smallest whole number of Directors that would constitute a majority of the Board. If the Shareholders collectively beneficially own 50% or less but more than 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Shareholders shall have the right to designate a number of Directors that is one fewer than the smallest whole number that would constitute a majority of the Board. In either case, the Director designation rights will be allocated as follows:

 

  (i) one of such Directors shall be designated by the Continuing Shareholder Representative for so long as the Continuing Shareholders collectively beneficially own at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; and

 

  (ii) the remaining Directors to be designated by the Shareholders will be divided between Parallel and Palladium in the ratio that most nearly matches the ratio of their ownership of shares of Common Stock; provided that, unless and until the ratio of the number of shares of Common Stock held by Parallel to the number of shares of Common Stock held by Palladium is less than such ratio on the date hereof, the number of Directors to be designated by Parallel will not be fewer than one fewer than the number of Directors to be designated by Palladium.

 

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If the Shareholders collectively beneficially own 25% or less of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, Parallel will have the right to designate one Director if Parallel owns at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, Palladium will have the right to designate one Director if Palladium beneficially owns at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the Continuing Shareholder Representative will have the right to designate one Director if the Continuing Shareholders collectively beneficially own at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(b) In the event of any vacancy on the Board, each Shareholder agrees to vote (and, if necessary, to call a special meeting for that purpose) all Securities as to which it has or controls the voting rights, and to cause all Persons designated by it to vote, and to otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to fill such vacancy, so that the Board will be comprised of Directors designated as provided in Section 3.1(a) . Each Shareholder agrees to vote all Securities as to which it has or controls the voting rights for the removal of a Director whenever there shall be presented to the Board the written direction that such Director be removed, signed by (i) Palladium, in the case of a Director designated by Palladium, (ii) Parallel, in the case of a Director designated by Parallel, or (iii) the Continuing Shareholder Representative, in the case of a Director designated by the Continuing Shareholder Representative.

(c) The Corporation hereby agrees that it will take all necessary and desirable actions within its control to cause the election and continuation in office of the Directors designated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.1 .

IV      MISCELLANEOUS

4.1.  Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and will not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provisions hereof.

4.2.  Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (including the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement, the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (including the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes hereto and thereto) supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. None of this Agreement, the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder.

4.3.  Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document required or permitted to be given under this Agreement by any Party to another Party will be in writing and will be given to such Party (a) at its address set forth in Annex I attached to this Agreement or, in the case of a Transfer permitted under this Agreement, to the address of the permitted Transferee specified by it upon notice given in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or to such other address as the Party to whom notice is to be given may provide in a written notice to the Party giving such notice, a copy of which written notice will be on file with the Secretary of the Corporation or (b) if such Party is a Continuing Shareholder, at the address of the Continuing

 

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Shareholder Representative set forth in Annex I or at an address specified in a written notice to the Corporation and the Shareholders by a successor Continuing Shareholder Representative. Each such notice, request or other communication will be effective (i) if given by certified mail, 72 hours after such communication is deposited in the mails with certified postage prepaid addressed as aforesaid, (ii) one Business Day after being furnished to a nationally recognized overnight courier for next Business Day delivery, or (iii) on the date sent if sent by electronic facsimile transmission, receipt confirmed.

4.4.  Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

4.5.  Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any Person or circumstance is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision and such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision will be reformed, construed and enforced as if such provision had never been contained herein and there had been contained in this Agreement instead such valid, legal and enforceable provisions as would most nearly accomplish the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

4.6.  Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time by an instrument in writing signed by the Corporation, the Sponsor Panel and the holders of a majority of the voting power of Common Stock held by the Continuing Shareholders. This Agreement shall terminate if at any time each of Parallel, Palladium and the Continuing Shareholders beneficially owns less than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock.

4.7.  Successors, Assigns and Transferees . The provisions of this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any provision of this Agreement will be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

4.8.  Amendments; Waivers . (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, no failure or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement will be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.

(b) The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions of this Agreement may not be given, unless the Corporation has obtained the written consent of the Sponsor Panel and the holders of a majority of the voting power of Common Stock held by the Continuing Shareholders.

4.9.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be an original with the same effect as if the signatures on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

 

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4.10.  Remedies . The Parties acknowledge that money damages would not be adequate compensation for the damages that a Party would suffer by reason of a failure of any other Party to perform any of its respective obligations under this Agreement. Therefore, each Party agrees that specific performance is the only appropriate remedy under this Agreement and hereby waives the claim or defense that any other Party has an adequate remedy at Law.

4.11.  Consent to Jurisdiction . Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in Wilmington, DE or the Delaware District Court and each of the Parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any Party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party agrees that service of process on such Party as provided in Section 4.3 will be deemed effective service of process on such Party.

4.12.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

4.13.  After-Acquired Stock . Whenever any Shareholder becomes the record or beneficial owner of additional securities of the Corporation, such securities will be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Corporation will not, without the consent of a majority of the voting power of the securities held by the Sponsor Holders and the consent of the Continuing Shareholder Representative, issue any securities that, when issued, would be held of record or beneficially by a Shareholder, unless the record and beneficial owner of such securities expressly agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

4.14.  Adjustments . In the event the Corporation shall declare a stock split, stock dividend or other distribution of capital stock in respect of, or issue capital stock in replacement of or exchange for, shares of Common Stock such shares shall be subject to this Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement providing for calculations based on the number of shares of Common Stock shall include the shares issued in respect of the Common Stock.

4.15.  Certain Interpretive Matters . (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to Sections, Articles or Schedules are to be Sections, Articles and Schedules of or to this Agreement, (ii) each of the Schedules will apply only to the corresponding Section or subsection of this Agreement, (iii) each term defined in this Agreement has the meaning assigned to it, (iv) each capitalized term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in the Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, (v) words in the singular include the plural and vice versa, (vi) the term “ including ” means “ including without limitation ,” (vii) all reference to $ or dollar amounts will be to lawful currency of the United

 

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States, (viii) to the extent the term “ day ” or “ days ” is used, it will mean calendar days, (ix) the pronoun “ his ” refers to the masculine, feminine and neuter, (x) except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning ascribed to it in accordance with GAAP and (xi) the words “ herein ,” “ hereby ,” “ hereof ,” “ hereunder ” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section, Article or other subdivision.

(b) No provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in favor of, or against, any of the Parties by reason of the extent to which any such Party or its counsel participated in the drafting of this Agreement or by reason of the extent to which any such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft of this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.

(c) In the event any time period provided for in this Agreement expires on a day that is not a Business Day, such time period shall be extended until the first Business Day following the date upon which such time period would otherwise expire.

4.16.  Non-Occurrence of IPO . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that the IPO is not consummated prior to the date that is ten Business Days after the date of this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically, with no action required by any Shareholder, on such date be amended and restated in its entirety back to the Original Shareholders Agreement and upon such automatic amendment and restatement of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be of no force and effect. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section 4.8 ), this Section 4.16 may not be amended prior to the consummation of the IPO.

4.17.  Corporate Opportunity . (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation (as it now exists or as it may be subsequently amended or replaced) to the contrary, except as described in clauses (b) or (c) below, prior to any Shareholder making any Significant Investment in any Competitor, such Shareholder shall first notify the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer (the “ CEO ”) in writing of such investment opportunity (an “ Opportunity ”). The CEO will then determine if the Opportunity is in the interests of the Corporation and should be deemed an Opportunity that the Corporation should pursue and, if so, the CEO will refer such Opportunity to the Board and the Corporation’s management. If the CEO elects not to refer the Opportunity to the Board, the CEO shall notify such Shareholder and such Shareholder shall then be free to make such Significant Investment. Upon receiving notice of any Opportunity from the CEO, the Board and the Corporation’s management will evaluate the Opportunity with commercially reasonable promptness, and the Board will then determine whether the Corporation should pursue the Opportunity. If the Board is unable to determine whether the Corporation should pursue the Opportunity, the decision of whether the Corporation should pursue the Opportunity will be made by a majority vote of an ad hoc committee (the “ Committee ”), which shall be composed of all of the Directors who (x) are independent Directors pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and (y) do not have any material direct or indirect interest in the Opportunity. Such Shareholder shall be free to make such Significant Investment unless either the Board or the Committee notifies such Shareholder not later than 21 days following the date of such Shareholder’s first notification to the CEO of such Opportunity that the Board or the Committee has determined to cause the Corporation to itself pursue the Opportunity.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding clause (a) above, any Shareholder may make any Significant Investment in a Competitor without complying with the procedures in clause (a) above if, from the time the Shareholder first learned of the opportunity to make such Significant Investment until the Shareholder no longer holds such Significant Investment, no Director designated by such Shareholder pursuant to Section 3.1 serves on the Board (unless the Board shall otherwise determine). For the avoidance of doubt, a Shareholder may make a Significant Investment in a Competitor if the Corporation has determined not to pursue such opportunity, whether or not any Director designated by such Shareholder is then serving on the Board.

(c) This Section 4.17 shall cease to be of any further force and effect if the Continuing Shareholders cease to beneficially own in the aggregate at least 5% of the then outstanding Common Stock.

V      REGISTRATION RIGHTS

5.1.  Demand Registration .

(a) Either of the Sponsors may, at any time, make a written request (together with any other Sponsor Holder that such Sponsor includes in such request, the “ Demand Sellers ”) that the Corporation effect the registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of any such Demand Sellers’ Registrable Securities and specifying the intended method of disposition of such securities. The Corporation will promptly give written notice of such requested registration (a “ Demand Registration ”) at least 30 days prior to the anticipated filing date of the registration statement relating to such Demand Registration to the other Sponsor Holders and all Piggy-Back Shareholders. Any Sponsor may elect to join in the request of a Demand Seller that the Corporation effect the registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of any Registrable Securities of such Sponsor or any other Sponsor Holder that such Sponsor includes in such request and specifying the intended method of disposition of such securities, whereupon such Sponsor shall be deemed to be a Demand Seller on a pari passu basis with the other Demand Sellers. Upon receiving such requests, the Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to effect, as expeditiously as possible, the registration under the Securities Act of:

(i) the Registrable Securities then held by the Demand Sellers that the Corporation has been so requested to register by the Demand Sellers; and

(ii) all other Registrable Securities that any other Shareholder entitled to request the Corporation to include their Registrable Securities in a Piggy-Back Registration (all such Shareholders, together with the Demand Sellers, the “ Holders ”) has requested the Corporation to register by written request received by the Corporation within 30 days after the receipt by such Holders of such written notice given by the Corporation;

all to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof) of the Registrable Securities to be so registered.

 

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Promptly after the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (ii) of this Section 5.1(a) , the Corporation will notify all the Holders to be included in the Demand Registration of the other Holders and the number of shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included therein. The Demand Sellers requesting a registration under this Section 5.1(a) may, at any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to such registration, revoke such request without liability to any of the other Holders by providing a written notice to the Corporation revoking such request, in which case such request shall not be considered a Demand Registration.

(b) A registration requested pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall not be deemed to have been effected unless the registration statement relating thereto (i) has become effective under the Securities Act and (ii) has remained effective for a period of at least 90 days (or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities of the Holders included in such registration have actually been sold thereunder).

(c) If a Demand Registration involves a Public Offering and the managing Underwriter for such offering advises the Corporation and the Holders who have requested to participate in such Public Offering, in writing, that, in its view, the number of securities requested to be included in such registration, or the type of securities requested to be included in such registration (including, in each case, shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included by the Demand Sellers and shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included by other Holders pursuant to Section 5.2 ), would have an adverse effect on such offering, including the price at which such securities can be sold (an “ Adverse Effect ”), the Corporation will include in such registration the largest number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of the managing Underwriter for such offering, can be sold in the priorities listed below without causing an Adverse Effect, as follows:

(i) first, all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Demand Sellers and any Continuing Shareholder (allocated, if necessary not to cause an Adverse Effect on the offering, pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the relative number of shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by such Holders); and

(ii) second, all Registrable Securities to be included in such registration by any other Holder (allocated, if necessary not to cause an Adverse Effect on the offering, pro rata among such other Holders on the basis of the relative number of shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by such other Holders).

(d) The Corporation shall not be required to effect any Demand Registration if the Board determines in good faith that due to business or market conditions or the business or financial condition of the Corporation it is inappropriate at such time to undertake a Public Offering; provided, that the Corporation may elect not to effect registration on such grounds only once in any twelve-month period beginning on the date of such election by the Corporation. If the Corporation exercises its right pursuant to this Section 5.1(d) , the Corporation shall effect such registration within one year following the request for registration.

 

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5.2.  Piggy-Back Registration .

(a) If the Corporation proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of any shares of Common Stock by the Corporation (i) for its own account (other than a registration on Form S-8 or Form S-4 (or any substitute form that may be adopted by the Commission)) or (ii) for the account of any holder of Registrable Securities, then the Corporation will give written notice of such proposed filing to Piggy-Back Shareholders holding Registrable Securities as soon as practicable (but in any event not less than 30 days before the anticipated filing date), and such notice will offer such Piggy-Back Shareholders the opportunity, subject to the limitations provided in Section 5.2(b) , to register such number of shares of Registrable Securities owned by Piggy-Back Shareholders as the Piggy-Back Shareholders may request on the same terms and conditions as the registration of the Corporation’s or other Holder’s Registrable Securities (a “ Piggy-Back Registration ”). The Piggy-Back Shareholders will be permitted to withdraw all or part of the Registrable Securities from a Piggy-Back Registration at any time prior to the effective date of the Piggy-Back Registration. Subject to the foregoing, upon the written request of any Piggy-Back Shareholder made within 30 days after the receipt of notice from the Corporation (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Piggy-Back Shareholder), the Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities that the Corporation has been so requested to register by such Piggy-Back Shareholders, to the extent required to permit the disposition of the Registrable Securities to be so registered; provided, that (A) if such registration involves a Public Offering, all such Piggy-Back Shareholders requesting to be included in the Corporation’s registration must sell their Registrable Securities to the Underwriters selected as provided in Section 6.6(e) on the same terms and conditions as apply to the Corporation and (B) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 5.2(a) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Corporation shall determine for any reason not to register such Registrable Securities, the Corporation shall give written notice to all such Piggy-Back Shareholders and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (without prejudice, however, to rights of the Shareholders under Section 5.1 ). No registration effected under this Section 5.2 shall relieve the Corporation of its obligations to effect a Demand Registration to the extent required by Section 5.1 .

(b) If a registration pursuant to this Section 5.2 involves a Public Offering (other than in the case of a Public Offering requested by a Sponsor in a Demand Registration, in which case the provisions of Section 5.1(c) shall apply) and the managing Underwriter for such offering advises the Corporation that, in its view, the number or type of securities intended to be included in such registration could have an Adverse Effect on such offering, the Corporation will include in such registration the largest number of Registrable Securities entitled to be included and requested to be included in such offering that, in the opinion of the managing Underwriter for such offering, can be sold without causing an Adverse Effect in the following priority:

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(ii) second, all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Sponsor Holders and any Continuing Shareholders (allocated, if necessary not to cause an Adverse Effect on the offering, pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the relative number of shares of Registrable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by such Holders); and

(iii) third, all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by any other Holder (allocated, if necessary not to cause an Adverse Effect on the offering, pro rata among such other Holders on the basis of the relative number of shares of Registrable Securities so requested to be included in such registration by such other Holders).

(c) Without the written consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Registrable Securities held by the Sponsor Holders and the Continuing Shareholder Representative, the Corporation will not grant to any Person the right to request the Corporation to register any securities of the Corporation under the Securities Act unless the rights so granted are expressly subordinate to the rights of the Sponsor Holders and the Continuing Shareholders set forth in this Agreement, and, if exercised, would not otherwise conflict or be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

5.3.  Holdback Agreements . If any registration of Registrable Securities shall be in connection with a Public Offering, the Corporation and the Shareholders agree not to effect any sale or distribution, including any sale pursuant to Rule 144, of any securities of the Corporation (other than as part of such Public Offering) during the 14 days prior to the effective date of such registration statement or during the period after such effective date equal to the lesser of (i) such period of time as agreed between such managing Underwriter and the Corporation and (ii) 180 days; provided, however , this Section 5.3 will not be applied to prohibit the Shareholders from selling or distributing any securities of the Corporation for more than 180 days in any 12-month period. The provisions of this Section 5.3 will not apply to the actions of third-party investment managers and advisers and other third-party fiduciaries in exercising discretionary authority with respect to any assets of any qualified pension trust or its Affiliates. The Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that all shares of its capital stock held by its officers and directors will be subject to market stand-off or holdback agreements on terms substantially similar to those described in this Section 5.3 .

5.4.  Registrations on Form S-3 . (a) If (i) the Corporation shall receive a written request (specifying that it is being made pursuant to this Section 5.4 ) from a Shareholder that the Corporation file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form to Form S-3 regardless of its designation) for a public offering of Registrable Securities the reasonably anticipated price to the public of which would equal or exceed $1,000,000 and (ii) the Corporation is a registrant entitled to use Form S-3 to register such shares, then the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such shares to be registered on Form S-3 (or any successor form to Form S-3) and such request for registration will not be deemed a Demand Registration request.

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the Corporation will keep the registration statement filed in respect of that request effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities included in such request have been sold and (ii) the date that is 12 months following the effective date of such registration statement.

(c) The rights of the Shareholders to registration under this Section 5.4 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, their rights to registration under Section 5.1 and Section 5.2 .

VI      REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

6.1.  Filings; Information . Subject to the limitations set forth in Article V , whenever any Shareholder (the “ Registering Shareholder ”) requests that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to Section 5.1 , Section 5.2 or Section 5.4 , the Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities as promptly as is practicable, and in connection with any such request:

(a) The Corporation will as expeditiously as possible prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement on any form for which the Corporation then qualifies and that counsel for the Corporation deems appropriate and available for the sale of the Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such filed registration statement to become and remain effective for a period of not less than 180 days (or any longer period of time required under this Agreement); provided, however , that if the Corporation furnishes to the Registering Shareholder a certificate signed by the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, President or any Vice President stating that in his good faith judgment it would be detrimental or otherwise disadvantageous to the Corporation or its Shareholders for such a registration statement to be filed as expeditiously as possible, the Corporation will be entitled to postpone the filing of such registration statement for a reasonable period of time following the date on which the Corporation receives the Registering Shareholder’s request for registration in accordance with Section 5.1 or Section 5.4 , but the aggregate of such periods of time shall not exceed 90 days during any 12-month period unless the Corporation invokes its rights under Section 5.1(d) .

(b) The Corporation will, if requested by a Registering Shareholder, at least five Business Days prior to filing such registration statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish to the Registering Shareholder, if any, copies of such documents, which documents will be subject to the review of the Registering Shareholder and the applicable Underwriters, and the Corporation will not file any registration statement or any amendment thereto, or any prospectus or any supplement thereto (excluding any documents which, upon filing, would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) to which the Registering Shareholder or the managing Underwriter, if any, may reasonably object on a timely basis; and thereafter the Corporation will furnish to the Registering Shareholder and each such Underwriter, if any, such number of copies of such registration statement and any amendment and any supplement to such registration statement (in each case including all exhibits to such registration statement and documents incorporated by reference therein) and the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as the Registering Shareholder or each such Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registering Shareholder shall be under any obligation to review or comment

 

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upon any registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, except to the extent related to Shareholder-Supplied Information supplied by or on behalf of such Registering Shareholder.

(c) The Corporation shall promptly take such action as may be necessary so that (i) each registration statement and any amendment thereto and the prospectus forming a part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto (and each report or other document incorporated therein by reference in each case) complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations thereunder, as in effect at any relevant time, (ii) each registration statements and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (iii) each prospectus forming a part of any registration statement, and any amendment or supplement to such prospectus, in the form delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however , that nothing in this Agreement will impose liability or responsibility upon the Corporation to the extent related to Shareholder-Supplied Information used in a registration statement, prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto substantially in the form provided or approved by the Shareholder supplying the Shareholder Supplied Information. After the filing of the registration statement, the Corporation will promptly notify the Registering Shareholder of any stop order issued or, to the Corporation’s knowledge, threatened to be issued by the Commission and take all reasonable actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered.

(d) The Corporation will endeavor to qualify the Registrable Securities for offer and sale under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Registering Shareholder reasonably requests; provided, however , that the Corporation will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection (d), (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(e) The Corporation will as promptly as is practicable notify the Registering Shareholder at any time when a prospectus relating to the sale of the Registrable Securities is required by Law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer of the occurrence of any event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated in such prospectus or necessary to make the statements in such prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and promptly make available to the Registering Shareholder and to the Underwriters any such supplement or amendment. The Registering Shareholder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Corporation of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in the preceding sentence, the Registering Shareholder will forthwith discontinue the offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until receipt by the Registering Shareholder and the Underwriters of the copies of such supplemented or

 

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amended prospectus and, if so directed by the Corporation, the Registering Shareholder will deliver to the Corporation all copies, other than permanent file copies then in the Registering Shareholder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice. If the Corporation gives such notice, the Corporation will extend the period during which such registration statement will be continued effective as provided in Section 5.1(a) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to the date on which the Corporation makes available to the Registering Shareholder such supplemented or amended prospectus.

(f) The Corporation will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the sale of such Registrable Securities.

(g) The Corporation will use its reasonable efforts to furnish to each Registering Shareholder and to each Underwriter a signed counterpart, addressed to each such Registering Shareholder or such Underwriter, of (i) an opinion or opinions of counsel to the Corporation and (ii) a comfort letter or comfort letters from the Corporation’s independent public accountants, each in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by opinions or comfort letters, as the case may be, as the Registering Shareholder or the managing Underwriter may reasonably request. If the Corporation receives any such opinions or comfort letters, the Corporation will furnish them to each Registering Shareholder and to each Underwriter, addressed to each Underwriter, and the Corporation will use its reasonable efforts to cause any such opinions and comfort letters to also be addressed to each Registering Shareholder.

(h) The Corporation will cooperate with the Registering Shareholders and the managing Underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and enable the Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing Underwriters, if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the Underwriters.

(i) The Corporation will make available for inspection by a representative of the Registering Shareholders, any Underwriter participating in any disposition of Registrable Securities and any attorney or accountant retained by the Registering Shareholders or Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such registration statement; provided, however , that any records, information or documents that are designated by the Corporation in writing as confidential at the time of delivery of such records, information or documents will be kept confidential by those Persons unless (i) those records, information or documents are in the public domain or otherwise publicly available, (ii) disclosure of those records, information or documents is required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquiries of regulatory authorities, or (iii) disclosure of those records, information or documents, in the opinion of counsel to such Person, is otherwise required by Law (including, without limitation, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act).

 

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(j) The Corporation will make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of 12 months, beginning within three months after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(k) The Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Corporation are then listed or, if not so listed, on a national securities exchange.

(l) The Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its directors, officers and other appropriate employees to participate in any presentations regarding any Public Offering reasonably requested by the Registering Shareholders or the managing Underwriter or Underwriters participating in the disposition of those Registrable Securities.

(m) The Corporation may require the Registering Shareholder to promptly furnish in writing to the Corporation such information regarding the Registering Shareholder, the plan of distribution of the Registrable Securities and other information as the Corporation may from time to time reasonably request or as may be legally required in connection with such registration.

6.2.  Registration Expenses . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, expenses incurred in connection with any registration made or requested to be made pursuant to Article V will be borne by the Corporation, whether or not any such registration statement becomes effective, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Each Shareholder will pay, on a pro rata basis based on the number of such Shareholder’s Registrable Securities (in the case of convertible securities, determined on an as-converted basis) included in the registration, any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of such Shareholder’s Registrable Securities.

6.3.  Indemnification by the Corporation . The Corporation agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Shareholder registering shares pursuant to Section 5.1 , Section 5.2 or Section 5.4 , its officers, partners, members and directors, and each Person, if any, who controls each such Shareholder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and such controlling Person’s officers, partners, members and directors from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation) arising out of, based upon or caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities (as amended or supplemented if the Corporation will have furnished any amendments or supplements to such registration statement or prospectus) or any preliminary prospectus, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state in such registration statement or prospectus a material fact required to be stated in such registration statement or prospectus or necessary to make the statements in such registration statement or prospectus not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged

 

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untrue statement or omission based upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing (or not furnished as may be the case with omissions) to the Corporation by or on behalf of such Shareholder expressly for use in such registration statement or prospectus (“ Shareholder-Supplied Information ”); provided, however , that the foregoing indemnity agreement with respect to any preliminary prospectus will not inure to the benefit of any Shareholder if a copy of the current prospectus was not provided to the applicable purchaser by such Shareholder and such current copy of the prospectus would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability (“ Shareholder Prospectus Delivery Failure ”). The Corporation also agrees to indemnify any Underwriters of the Registrable Securities, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Shareholders provided in this Section 6.3 .

6.4.  Indemnification by Shareholders . Each Shareholder registering shares pursuant to Section 5.1 , Section 5.2 or Section 5.4 agrees, severally, but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, its officers and directors and each Person, if any, who controls the Corporation (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and such controlling Person’s officers and directors to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Corporation to such Shareholder, but only with reference to information related to such Shareholder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Shareholder expressly for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any preliminary prospectus and only up to the amount of net proceeds actually received by such Shareholder in the subject offering. Each such Shareholder also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Underwriters of the Registrable Securities, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Underwriters on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Corporation provided in this Section 6.4 .

6.5.  Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) is instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 6.3 or Section 6.4 , such Person will promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought in writing (provided that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Article VI , except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure) and the indemnifying party upon request of the indemnified party will retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and will pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to the proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party will have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (a) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (b) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them, in which case the fees and expenses of such counsel will be paid by the Corporation. It is understood that the indemnifying party will not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such indemnified parties, and that all such fees and expenses

 

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will be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of the retention of any such separate firm for the indemnified parties, such firm will be designated in writing by the indemnified parties. The indemnifying party will not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its consent, but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party will indemnify and hold harmless such indemnified parties from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party will, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding, unless (i) such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability with respect to claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding, (ii) such settlement does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party, and (iii) the indemnifying party confirms in writing its indemnification obligations hereunder with respect to such settlement, compromise or judgment.

6.6.  Contribution .

(a) If the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is for any reason unavailable to the indemnified parties in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in this Agreement, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party, on the one hand, and the indemnifying party or indemnifying parties, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnified party, on the one hand, and the indemnifying party or indemnifying parties, on the other hand, will 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 such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(b) The Corporation and each Shareholder registering Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5.1 , Section 5.2 or Section 5.4 agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6.6 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding subsection. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding subsection will be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.6 , no Underwriter will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, and no Shareholder registering shares pursuant to Section 5.1 , Section 5.2 or Section 5.4 will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total

 

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price at which the Registrable Securities of such Shareholder were offered to the public (less underwriters’ discounts and commissions) exceeds the amount of any damages that such Shareholder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(c) Participation in Underwritten Registrations . No Person may participate in any underwritten registration unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled under this Agreement to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and these registration rights.

(d) Rule 144 . Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement, the Corporation will file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will take such further action as the Sponsor Holders or the Continuing Shareholder Representative may reasonably request to the extent required from time to time to enable the Sponsor Holders or the Continuing Shareholders to sell securities of the Corporation without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Exchange Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or other appropriate rule or regulation adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of the Sponsor Holders or the Continuing Shareholder Representative, the Corporation will deliver to the Sponsor Holders and the Continuing Shareholder Representative a written statement as to whether the Corporation has complied with such reporting requirements.

(e) Selection of Underwriters . If any of the Registrable Securities are to be sold in a Public Offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will manage the offering will be selected (i) in the case of a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 5.1 , by the Demand Sellers, and (ii) in the case of a Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 5.2 , by the Corporation; provided, in each case, that such investment banker or manager shall be reasonably satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Registrable Securities held by the Sponsor Holders.

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

 

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.
By:  

/s/ Michelle Masters

  Name:   Michelle Masters
  Title:   SVP/Corporate Secretary
PARALLEL 2005 EQUITY FUND, LP
By:  

/s/ F. Barron Fletcher, III

  Name:   F. Barron Fletcher
  Title:   Authorized Person
PALLADIUM EQUITY PARTNERS III, L.P.
By:   Palladium Capital Management III, L.L.C., its Advisor
By:  

/s/ Erik A. Scott

  Name:   Erik A. Scott
  Title:   Managing Director

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO A MENDED AND R ESTATED S HAREHOLDERS A GREEMENT ]


Richard A. Godley, Sr. Revocable Trust
By:  

/s/ Richard A. Godley

  Richard A. Godley, Trustee

/s/ Vanessa Bailey Godley

Vanessa Bailey Godley

/s/ William T. Godley

William T. Godley

/s/ Cathleen McVeigh

Cathleen McVeigh, Sr. Vice President on behalf of U.S. Trust Company of Delaware, solely in its capacity as trustee of the Tyler Godley 2011 Irrevocable Trust

/s/ Jerry L Shirley

Jerry L. Shirley

/s/ Brenda F. Kinlaw

Brenda F. Kinlaw

/s/ C. Glynn Quattlebaum

C. Glynn Quattlebaum

/s/ Sherri Quattlebaum

Sherri Quattlebaum

/s/ Jesse W. Geddings

Jesse W. Geddings
Pamela Denise Godley Revocable Trust
By:  

/s/ Pamela Denise Godley

  Pamela Denise Godley, Trustee

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO A MENDED AND R ESTATED S HAREHOLDERS A GREEMENT ]


ANNEX I

Notices

To the Corporation:

Regional Management Corp.

509 West Butler Road

Greenville, South Carolina 29607

Fax: (864) 422-8035

Attn: Thomas F. Fortin

with a copy to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Fax: (212) 455-2502

Attention: Joshua Ford Bonnie

To the Continuing Shareholder Representative:

Richard A. Godley, Sr.

2824 Knighton Chapel Road

Fountain Inn, South Carolina 29644

with a copy to:

Wyche, P.A.

44 E. Camperdown Way

Greenville, South Carolina 29601

Fax: (864) 239-8900

Attention: Eric K. Graben

To Parallel:

Parallel Investment Partners, LP

2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1200

Dallas, Texas 75201

Fax: (214) 740-3630

Attention: F. Barron Fletcher, III

with a copy to:

Jones Day

717 Texas, Suite 3300

Houston, Texas 77002

Fax: (832) 239-360

Attention: J. Mark Metts


To Palladium:

Palladium Equity Partners III, L.P.

1270 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor

New York, New York 10020

Fax: (212) 218-5155

Attention: David Perez and Erik A. Scott

with a copy to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Fax: (212) 455-2502

Attention: Joshua Ford Bonnie


Annex II

Continuing Shareholders

Richard A. Godley, Sr. Revocable Trust

Vanessa Bailey Godley

William T. Godley

The Tyler Godley 2011 Irrevocable Trust, dated March 28, 2011

Jerry Shirley

Brenda F. Kinlaw

C. Glynn Quattlebaum and Sherri Quattlebaum

Jesse W. Geddings

Pamela Denise Godley Revocable Trust