As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2012

No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware
  4899
  45-5011014
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

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

5505 Blue Lagoon Drive

Miami, Florida 33126

(305) 378-3000

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

 

 

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC. 2012 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. 2011 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

(Full Title of the Plan)

 

 

Bernardo Hees

Chief Executive Officer

Burger King Worldwide, Inc.

5505 Blue Lagoon Drive

Miami, Florida 33133

(305) 378-3000

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

 

 

Jill Granat

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

Burger King Worldwide, Inc.

5505 Blue Lagoon Drive

Miami, Florida 33133

(305) 378-3000

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount

to be

Registered (1)

 

Proposed

Maximum
Offering Price

Per Share (2)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price (2)

  Amount of
Registration Fee

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  8,500,000(3)   $14.50   $123,250,000   $14,125

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  17,900,439(4)   $12.22   $218,743,365   $25,068

Total

  26,400,439       $341,993,365   $39,193

 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable because of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of common stock.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act.
(3) Represents shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Burger King Worldwide, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan being registered hereon.
(4) Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and restricted stock units that are currently outstanding under the Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered in accordance with Form S-8 and Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents, and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed with the Commission by Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are incorporated herein by reference.

(1) The Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on May 9, 2012 (File No. 333-181261), including any amendments and supplements thereto.

(2) The description of the Company’s capital stock which is contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on June 18, 2012 (File No. 001-35511) (incorporating by reference the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on May 9, 2012 (File No. 333-181261)), including any amendments or supplements thereto.

All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein), modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

None.

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL allows a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or


approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. Our restated certificate of incorporation will provide for this limitation of liability. Section 145 of the DGCL (“Section 145”), provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was illegal. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who are, were or are threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests, provided that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer, director, employee or agent is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him against the expenses which such officer or director has actually and reasonably incurred.

Section 145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and must also pay expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon delivery of an undertaking (if require by the DGCL), by or on behalf of an indemnified person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be so indemnified.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.

The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

We maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that we may make to such directors and officers.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

 

4.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed herewith)


  4.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed herewith)
  4.3    Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P. (filed herewith)
  4.4    Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and Pershing Square, L.P., Pershing Square II, L.P., Pershing Square International, Ltd. and William Ackman. (filed herewith)
  5.1    Legal Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (filed herewith)
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith)
24    Powers of attorney (included on the signature pages hereof)
99.1    Burger King Worldwide, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed herewith)
99.2    Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Burger King Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2011)

ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act;

 

  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;

 

  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

provided , however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on the 20th day of June, 2012.

 

Burger King Worldwide, Inc.
By:   

/s/ Bernardo Hees

  Name:

Title:

 

Bernardo Hees

Chief Executive Officer

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jill Granat her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including any post-effective amendments) to the registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following person in the capacities indicated and on the date indicated below.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Bernardo Hees        

Bernardo Hees

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

( principal executive officer )

  June 20, 2012

/s/ Daniel S. Schwartz        

Daniel S. Schwartz

  

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
( principal financial officer )

  June 20, 2012

/s/ Jacqueline Friesner        

Jacqueline Friesner

  

Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President

and Controller

( principal accounting officer )

  June 20, 2012

/s/ Martin E. Franklin        

Martin E. Franklin

  

Director

  June 20, 2012

/s/ Alexandre Behring        

Alexandre Behring

  

Director

  June 20, 2012

 

Paul J. Fribourg

  

Director

  June 20, 2012

/s/ Alan Parker        

Alan Parker

  

Director

  June 20, 2012

/s/ Carlos Alberto Sicupira        

Carlos Alberto Sicupira

  

Director

  June 20, 2012


Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Marcel Herrmann Telles        

Marcel Herrmann Telles

  

Director

  June 20, 2012

/s/ Alexandre Van Damme        

Alexandre Van Damme

  

Director

  June 20, 2012


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

  4.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed herewith)
  4.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed herewith)
  4.3    Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P. (filed herewith)
  4.4    Registration Rights Agreement between the Registrant and Pershing Square, L.P., Pershing Square II, L.P., Pershing Square International, Ltd. and William Ackman. (filed herewith)
  5.1    Legal Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (filed herewith)
23.1    Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith)
24    Powers of attorney (included on the signature pages hereof)
99.1    Burger King Worldwide, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (filed herewith)
99.2    Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Burger King Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 12, 2011)

Exhibit 4.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

JUSTICE DELAWARE HOLDCO INC.

I, Martin Franklin, being an authorized officer of Justice Delaware Holdco Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), do hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Justice Delaware Holdco Inc.

SECOND: The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on April 2, 2012.

THIRD: The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”), pursuant to Sections 141, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted resolutions authorizing the Corporation to amend and restate the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “ Restated Certificate ”).

FOURTH: The required holders of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding capital stock approved and adopted the Restated Certificate in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, for the purpose of amending and restating the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, under penalties of perjury does hereby declare and certify that this is the act and deed of the Corporation and the facts stated herein are true, and accordingly has hereunto signed this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation this 19th day of June, 2012, effective as of 12:01AM, June 20, 2012.

 

JUSTICE DELAWARE HOLDCO INC.
By:  

/s/ Martin E. Franklin

Name:   Martin E. Franklin
Title:   President


EXHIBIT A

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation is Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (hereinafter, the “ Corporation ”).

ARTICLE II

REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, in the County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company. The registered office and registered agent of the Corporation may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “ Bylaws ”).

ARTICLE III

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 Delaware (as the same exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, the “ DGCL ”).

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

Section 4.1 Authorized Shares . The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 2,200,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”), and (ii) 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”).

Section 4.2 Common Stock . Each holder of record of Common Stock shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Common Stock that is registered in such holder’s name on the books of the Corporation. The holders of record of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters on which holders of the Common Stock are entitled to vote except as otherwise required by applicable law.

Section 4.3 Preferred Stock . Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof (any certificate of designation or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation designating the


designations, powers, preferences and rights of shares of Preferred Stock, a “ Preferred Stock Designation ”). The authority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:

(i) the designation of the series, which may be by distinguishing number, letter or title;

(ii) the number of shares of the series, which number the Board of Directors of the Corporation may thereafter increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding);

(iii) the amounts payable on, and the preferences, if any, of shares of the series in respect of dividends, and whether such dividends, if any, shall be cumulative or noncumulative;

(iv) dates at which dividends, if any, shall be payable;

(v) the redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series;

(vi) the terms and amount of any sinking fund providing for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series;

(vii) the amounts payable on, and the preferences (if any) of, shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation;

(viii) whether the shares of the series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of the Corporation or any other corporation or entity, and, if so, the specification of such other class or series or such other security, the conversion or exchange price or prices or rate or rates, any adjustments thereof, the date or dates at which such shares shall be convertible or exchangeable and all other terms and conditions upon which such conversion or exchange may be made;

(ix) restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any other class or series; and

(x) the voting rights and powers of the holders of shares of the series.

Except as may be provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or in any Preferred Stock Designation, holders of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meeting of stockholders at which they are not entitled to vote.

Section 4.4 No Preemptive Rights . Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding with respect to preemptive rights in respect of issuances by the Corporation or its subsidiaries, as set forth in the Preferred Stock Designation applicable thereto, no holders of shares of the Corporation shall have any preemptive rights.

 

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Section 4.5 Record Holders . The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the person or entity in whose name any share of its stock is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person or entity, whether or not the Corporation shall have notice thereof, except as expressly provided by applicable law.

ARTICLE V

PERPETUAL EXISTENCE

The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE VI

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 6.1 General Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall exercise all of the powers and duties conferred by law except as provided by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws.

Section 6.2 Number of Directors . The total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be not less than three (3) nor more than fifteen (15), the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation; provided , however , that in no case will a decrease in the number of directors have the effect of removing or shortening the term of any incumbent director.

Section 6.3 Removal . Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding to remove directors as set forth in the Preferred Stock Designation applicable thereto, any director or the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may be removed from office, with or without cause, at any time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Section 6.4 Vacancies . Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding to elect directors as set forth in the Preferred Stock Designation applicable thereto, any vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Corporation resulting from any death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, newly created directorship, increase in the authorized number of directors or otherwise shall be filled only by (a) the Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting by a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director or (b) if 3G Capital Partners Ltd., 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P. and any of their respective affiliates (collectively, the “ Sponsor ”) collectively own at least thirty five percent (35%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

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Section 6.5 Election of Directors; No Cumulative Voting . No stockholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes on behalf of any candidate at any election of directors of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

ARTICLE VII

CERTAIN DGCL MATTERS

The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1 Right to Indemnity . Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise (including, with respect to any of the foregoing, in relation to a waiver or renouncement of any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or being offered to participate in, any business opportunity or opportunities) (hereinafter, a “ proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (an “ Indemnitee ”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent which it is empowered to do so by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding, and such indemnification shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators; provided , however , that, except as provided in Section 8.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 8.2 Right to Advancement of Expenses . In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 8.1 , an Indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided , if required by the DGCL, an advancement of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such Indemnitee, including service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal

 

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that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article VIII or otherwise. Expenses incurred by other employees, fiduciaries and agents who are considered Indemnitees hereunder may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.

Section 8.3 Procedures for Indemnification of Directors and Officers . Any indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VIII shall be made promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, upon the written request of the Indemnitee, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days. If a determination by the Corporation that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII is required, and the Corporation fails to respond within sixty (60) days to a written request for indemnity, the Corporation shall be deemed to have approved the request. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within thirty (30) days (or twenty (20) days in the case of a claim for advancement of expenses), the right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by this Article VIII shall be enforceable by the Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such Indemnitee’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing the right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the Indemnitee for the amount claimed, but the burden of such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VIII or otherwise, shall be on the Corporation.

Section 8.4 Requested Services . Any person serving as a director, officer or equivalent executive of (i) another corporation of which a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of its directors is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, or (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or of any corporation referred to in clause (i) , shall be deemed to be doing so at the request of the Corporation for purposes of Section 8.1 of this Article VIII .

Section 8.5 Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or

 

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agent of the Corporation or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL or this Article VIII .

Section 8.6 Employees and Agents . Persons who are not covered by the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII and who are or were employees, fiduciaries or agents of the Corporation, or who are or were serving at the request of the Corporation as employees, fiduciaries or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, may be indemnified to the extent authorized at any time or from time to time by the Board of Directors to the fullest extent of this Article VIII .

Section 8.7 Contract Rights . The rights conferred under this Article VIII shall be deemed to be a contract right between the Corporation and each Indemnitee and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent, or if the relevant provisions of the DGCL or other applicable law cease to be in effect. Such contract right shall vest for each director, officer, employee, fiduciary and agent at the time such person is elected or appointed to such position, and no repeal or modification of this Article VIII or any such law shall affect any such vested rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts or proceeding arising after such election or appointment.

Section 8.8 Merger or Consolidation . For purposes of this Article VIII , references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merged in a merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

Section 8.9 Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights to indemnification and the advancement of expenses and costs conferred under this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs may be entitled under any applicable law, provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors or officers respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or by any other applicable law.

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a fuller extent, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited, and indemnification shall be extended, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.

Section 8.11 Amendments . No amendment, repeal or modification of, and no adoption of any provision inconsistent with, any provision of this Article VIII shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing by virtue of this Article VIII at the time of such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption.

ARTICLE IX

LIMITED LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS

To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary for breach of fiduciary duty as a director (it being understood that, without limiting the foregoing, if in the future the DGCL is amended or modified (including with respect to Section 102(b)(7)) to permit the further limitation of elimination of the personal liability of a director of the Corporation to a greater extent than contemplated above, then the provisions of this Article IX shall be deemed to be automatically amended to provide for the elimination of the personal liability of the directors of the Corporation to such greater extent). This Article IX shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when this Article IX becomes effective. Any repeal or amendment or modification of this Article IX by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article IX , will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide a broader limitation on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of any director of the Corporation at the time of such repeal or amendment or modification or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE X

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation, or any class or series thereof, may be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may determine in accordance with the Bylaws. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless and to the extent that the Bylaws so provide. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, only if (a) a consent or consents, in writing setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares 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 such consent(s) shall be delivered to the Corporation, and (b) the Sponsor owns at least thirty five percent (35%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. 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. Any

 

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action taken pursuant to such written consent of the stockholders shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof. Any such written consent or consents may be signed by such stockholders in counterparts. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called at any time and from time to time only by (a) the Board of Directors, (b) the Chairman of the Board of Directors or (c) by the holders of thirty five percent (35%) of the total voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided that, with respect to this clause (c)  and without limiting the rights of stockholders to act by written consent in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, the date upon which any such proposed special meeting is to be held is not less than six (6) months from the date of the last occurring annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, or any class or series of thereof, shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE XI

ARTICLE X BYLAWS

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend and repeal the Bylaws at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or by written consent, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to adopt, amend or repeal any Bylaws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock required by law, by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by any Preferred Stock Designation providing for any such Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of 66  2 / 3 % of the total voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, Section 2.3 (Special Meetings), Section 2.5 (Notice), Section 2.8 (Quorum), Section 2.10 (Vote Required), Section 2.14 (Advance Notice of Stockholder Business), Section 2.15 (Advance Notice of Director Nominations), Section 2.16 (Stockholder Action by Written Consent), Section 3.2 (Number, Election and Term of Office), Section 3.3 (Removal), Section 3.5 (Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships), Section 3.11 (Vote Required), ARTICLE VI (Indemnification) or Section 9.1 (Amendments) of the Bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE XII

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY

Section 12.1 General . To the greatest extent permitted by law and except as otherwise set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation and except as expressly agreed to by a Dual Role Person (as defined below) in a separate instrument signed by a Dual Role Person with the Corporation or any predecessor thereto:

(a) To the extent provided in this Article XII , the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Corporate Opportunity about which a Dual Role Person acquires knowledge. Subject to Section 12.1(c) of this Article XII , no Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives shall owe any fiduciary duty to, nor shall any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives be liable for breach of fiduciary duty to, the Corporation or any of its stockholders in connection with a Corporate Opportunity. In taking any action, making any decision or exercising any discretion with respect to the Corporation, each Dual Role Person and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests and those of its Representatives, and shall have no duty or obligation (i) to give any consideration to the interests of or factors affecting the Corporation, the Corporation’s stockholders or any other person, or (ii) to abstain from participating in any vote or other action of the Corporation, or any board, committee or similar body of any of the foregoing. No Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives shall violate a duty or obligation to the Corporation merely because such person’s conduct furthers such person’s own interest, except as specifically set forth in Section 12.1(c) of this Article XII . Any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives may lend money to, and transact other business with, the Corporation and its Representatives. The rights and obligations of any such person who lends money to, contracts with, borrows from or transacts business with the Corporation or any of its Representatives are the same as those of a person who is not involved with the Corporation or any of its Representatives, subject to other applicable law. No transaction between any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives, on the one hand, with the Corporation or any of its Representatives, on the other hand, shall be voidable solely because any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives has a direct or indirect interest in the transaction. Nothing herein contained shall prevent any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives from conducting any other business, including serving as an officer, director, employee, or stockholder of any corporation, partnership or limited liability company, a trustee of any trust, an executor or administrator of any estate, or an administrative official of any other business or not-for-profit entity, or from receiving any compensation in connection therewith.

(b) None of any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives shall owe any duty to refrain from (i) engaging in the same or similar activities or lines of business as the Corporation and its Representatives, or (ii) doing business with any of the Corporation’s or its Representatives’ clients or customers. In the event that any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a Corporate Opportunity for any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any of its Representatives, on the other hand, such Dual Role Person or Representatives, as the case may be, shall have no duty to communicate or offer such Corporate Opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Representatives, subject to Section 12.1(c) of this Article XII . No Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives shall be liable to the Corporation, any of its stockholders or any of its Representatives for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that any Dual Role Person or any of their respective Representatives pursues or acquires such Corporate Opportunity for itself, directs such Corporate Opportunity to another person or does not present such Corporate Opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Representatives, subject to Section 12.1(c) of this Article XII .

 

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(c) If a third party presents a Corporate Opportunity to a person who is both a Representative of the Corporation and a Representative of a Dual Role Person, expressly and solely in such person’s capacity as a Representative of the Corporation, and such person acts in good faith in a manner consistent with the policy that such Corporate Opportunity belongs to the Corporation, then such person (i) shall be deemed to have fully satisfied and fulfilled any fiduciary duty that such person has to the Corporation as a Representative of the Corporation with respect to such Corporate Opportunity, (ii) shall not be liable to the Corporation, any of its stockholders or any of its Representatives for breach of fiduciary duty by reason of such person’s action or inaction with respect to such Corporate Opportunity, (iii) shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in, and not opposed to, the Corporation’s best interests, and (iv) shall be deemed not to have breached such person’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation and its stockholders and not have derived an improper personal benefit therefrom; provided that a Dual Role Person may pursue such Corporate Opportunity if the Company shall decide not to pursue such Corporate Opportunity. If a Corporate Opportunity is not presented to a person who is both a Representative of the Corporation and a Representative of a Dual Role Person and, expressly and solely in such person’s capacity as a Representative of the Corporation, such person shall not be obligated to present such Corporate Opportunity to the Corporation or to act as if such Corporate Opportunity belongs to the Corporation, and such person shall (i) be deemed to have fully satisfied and fulfilled any fiduciary duty that such person has to the Corporation as a Representative of the Corporation with respect to such Corporate Opportunity, (ii) shall not be liable to the Corporation, any of its stockholders or any of its Representatives for breach of fiduciary duty by reason of such person’s action or inaction with respect to such Corporate Opportunity, (iii) shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in, and not opposed to, the Corporation’s best interests, and (iv) shall be deemed not to have breached such person’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation and its stockholders and not have derived an improper personal benefit therefrom.

(d) For purposes of this Article XII :

(i) “ Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For purposes of the foregoing definition, the term “controls,” “is controlled by,” or “is under common control with” means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(ii) “ Corporate Opportunity ” means any business opportunity that the Corporation is financially able to undertake, that is, from its nature, in the Corporation’s lines of business, is of practical advantage to the Corporation and is one in which the Corporation has an interest or a reasonable expectancy, and in which, by embracing the opportunities, the self-interest of any Dual Role Person or their respective Representatives will be brought into conflict with the Corporation’s self-interest.

(iii) “ Dual Role Person ” means any of the following individually or collectively, (A) 3G Capital Partners Ltd., (B) 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P., (C) Pershing Square, L.P., (D) Pershing Square II, L.P., (E) Pershing Square International, Ltd., and/or (F) any person elected, appointed or otherwise serving as a director of the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) in accordance with the terms hereof, and, in each case, any of such entity’s or person’s Affiliates (other than, if applicable, the Corporation and its subsidiaries).

 

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(iv) “ Representatives ” means, with respect to any person, the directors, officers, employees, general partners or managing member of such person.

(e) The provisions of this Article XII shall have no further force or effect at such time as (i) none of the Corporation nor any Dual Role Person are Affiliates of any of the other and (ii) none of the directors and/or officers of any of Dual Role Person serve as directors and/or officers of the Corporation and its Affiliates; provided , however , that any such termination shall not terminate the effect of such provisions with respect to any agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Corporation or an Affiliate thereof on the one hand, and any Dual Role Person, on the other hand, that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance of such agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether entered into before or after such time.

(f) Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or obtaining any interest in any capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XII .

Section 12.2 Amendment . Neither the alteration, amendment, termination, expiration or repeal of this Article XII nor the adoption of any provision inconsistent with this Article XII shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article XII in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action that, but for this Article XII , would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, termination, expiration, repeal or adoption.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENTS

The Corporation reserves the right at any time from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and any other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed herein or by applicable law. All rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders by and pursuant to this First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article XIII . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock required by law, by this First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by any Preferred Stock Designation providing for any such Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66  2 / 3 % of the total voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, Article IV , Article VI , Article VIII , Article IX , Article X , Article XI , Article XII and this sentence of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

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, then, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, 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 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.

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Exhibit 4.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.

(a Delaware corporation, hereinafter called the “ Corporation ”)

Effective as of 12:01AM, June 20, 2012

ARTICLE I

OFFICES AND RECORDS

Section 1.1 Registered Office . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, in the County of New Castle. The name of the corporation's registered agent at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The registered office or registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by action of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”).

Section 1.2 Other Offices . The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

Section 1.3 Books and Records .

(a) The books and records of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors.

(b) The Corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places as designated by the Board of Directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws, as may be amended to date, minute books, accounting books and other records.

(c) Any such records maintained by the Corporation may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. When records are kept in such manner, a clearly legible paper form produced from or by means of the information storage device or method shall be admissible in evidence, and accepted for all other purposes, to the same extent as an original paper form accurately portrays the record. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person or entity entitled to inspect such records pursuant to the provisions of the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (as so amended and/or restated, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), these bylaws or applicable law.


ARTICLE II

STOCKHOLDERS

Section 2.1 Place of Meetings . Meetings of stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication. In the absence of notice to the contrary meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.

Section 2.2 Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date and at such place, if any, and/or by the means of remote communication, and time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, directors shall be elected and any other business may be transacted which is properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14 of these bylaws. Failure to hold any annual meeting as aforesaid shall not constitute, be deemed to be or otherwise effect a forfeiture or dissolution of the Corporation nor shall such failure affect otherwise valid corporate acts.

Section 2.3 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose only as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. If the Certificate of Incorporation shall not set forth provisions governing the right to call special meetings, then, except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called at any time and from time to time only by (a) the Board of Directors, (b) the Chairman of the Board of Directors or (c) by the holders of thirty five percent (35%) of the total voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; provided that, with respect to this clause (c)  and without limiting the rights of stockholders to act by written consent in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, the date upon which any such proposed special meeting is to be held is not less than six (6) months from the date of the last occurring annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation. Special Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may not be called by any person, group or entity other than those specifically enumerated in this Section 2.3 . Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be held at such time and place, if any, and/or by means of remote communication, as shall be stated in a notice of meeting (or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof) delivered by the Board of Directors. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, or any class or series of thereof, shall be given in the manner provided in these bylaws. No business may be transacted at any special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting.

 

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Section 2.4 Chairman of the Meeting; Conduct of Meetings; Inspection of Elections .

(a) Meetings of stockholders of the Corporation shall be presided over by the chairman of the meeting, who shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in the absence thereof, such person as the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall appoint, or, in the absence thereof or in the event that the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall fail to make such appointment, any officer of the Corporation elected by the Board of Directors.

(b) The secretary of any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, or in the absence thereof, such person as the chairman of the meeting appoints. The secretary of the meeting shall keep the minutes thereof.

(c) The Board of Directors shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders of the Corporation as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient from time to time. Subject to such rules and regulations, if any, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are necessary, appropriate or convenient (and not inconsistent with the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws) for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an agenda of business of the meeting, recognizing stockholders entitled to speak, calling for the necessary reports, stating questions and putting them to a vote, calling for nominations, announcing the results of voting, establishing rules or regulations to maintain order, imposing restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for commencement thereof and the fixing of the date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders of the Corporation will vote at a meeting (and shall announce such at the meeting).

(d) The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Corporation in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents or representatives, to act at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been appointed to act or is able to act at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her duties, shall take an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall have such other duties as may be prescribed by law.

Section 2.5 Notice .

(a) Whenever stockholders of the Corporation are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting (whether special or annual), written notice (unless oral notice is reasonable under the circumstances) stating the place (if any), date, and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication (if any) by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes of such meeting, shall be given to each stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting except as otherwise required by law. In the case of an annual meeting, the notice need not state the purpose or purposes of the meeting unless the Certificate of Incorporation or the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “ DGCL ”) requires the purpose or purposes to be stated in the notice of the meeting.

 

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(b) All such notices shall be delivered in writing (unless oral notice is reasonable under the circumstances) or by a form of electronic transmission if receipt thereof has been consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. If given by facsimile telecommunication, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice by facsimile. Subject to the limitations of Section 2.6 of these bylaws, if given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered: (i) by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (x) such posting and (y) the giving of such separate notice; and (iii) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, the transfer agent of the Corporation or any other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

(c) Whenever notice is required to be given under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the stockholder entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or entity entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting.

(d) Attendance of a stockholder of the Corporation at a meeting of such stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

(e) Whenever notice is required to be given under the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws to any stockholder with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such stockholder shall not be required, and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such stockholder. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to any such stockholder with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 2.5 , no notice of a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation need be given to any stockholder if: (1) an annual report and proxy statement for two consecutive annual meetings of stockholders, or (2) all, and at least two, checks and payment of dividends or interest on securities during a twelve-month period have been sent by first-class, United States mail, addressed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the share transfer books of the Corporation, and returned undeliverable. In that event, the obligation of the Corporation to give notice of a stockholders meeting to any such stockholder shall be reinstated once the Corporation has received a new address for such stockholder for entry on its share transfer books.

 

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Section 2.6 Notice by Electronic Delivery . Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders of the Corporation pursuant to the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any notice to stockholders of the Corporation given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder of the Corporation to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to Secretary of the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if: (i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two (2) consecutive notices of meetings or of other business given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent; and (ii) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent or other person responsible for the giving of notice. However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. For purposes of these bylaws, except as otherwise limited by applicable law, the term “electronic transmission” means any form of communication not directly involving the physical transmission of paper that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

Section 2.7 Stockholders List . The officer having charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (or such shorter time as exists between the applicable record date and the meeting), a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of (and any form of electronic transmission consented to by) 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 of the Corporation for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days (or such shorter time as exists between the applicable record date and the meeting) 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; and/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 the list 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. Any such stockholder list is prima facie evidence of the identity of stockholders entitled to examine the such list or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation. Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the stockholder list shall not affect the validity of any action taken at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation.

Section 2.8 Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation. If a quorum is not present, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares of

 

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capital stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, and entitled to vote at the meeting, may adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time. When a quorum is once present to commence a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders or their proxies.

Section 2.9 Adjournment and Postponement of Meetings .

(a) Any meeting of the Shareholders, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned by the holders of a majority of the voting shares represented at the meeting to be reconvened at a specific date, time, place (if any) and/or by means of remote communication (if any). When a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation is adjourned to another date, time, place (if any), and/or by means of remote communication (if any), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the date, time and place (if any) thereof, and/or the means of remote communication (if any) by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided , however , that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting. At any properly adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

(b) Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation may be postponed, and (unless contrary to applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation) any special meeting of the stockholders may be cancelled, by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public announcement given prior to the date previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.

(c) For purposes of these bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, PR Newswire or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 2.10 Vote Required . When a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders of the Corporation, unless the question is one upon which, by express provisions of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or the instrument of designation of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation, a different vote is required or provided for (including, without limitation, the vote required pursuant to Section 3.3 or Section 9.1 of these bylaws), in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Where a separate vote by class or series is required or provided for, when a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation of such class or series present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of such class or series of stockholders, unless the question is one upon which, by express provisions of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or

 

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the designation of any series of preferred stock, a different vote is required or provided for (including, without limitation, the vote required pursuant to Section 3.3 or Section 9.1 of these bylaws), in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

Section 2.11 Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, each stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled to that number of votes for each share of capital stock of the Corporation held by such stockholder as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or, in the case of preferred stock of the Corporation, in the instrument of designation thereof.

Section 2.12 Proxies . Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may authorize another person or entity to act for such stockholder by proxy in such manner as proscribed under the DGCL, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after eleven (11) months from its date unless such proxy expressly provides for a longer period. At each meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and before any voting commences, all proxies filed at or before the meeting shall be submitted to and examined by the Secretary of the Corporation or a person designated by the Secretary of the Corporation, and no shares may be represented or voted under a proxy that has been found (in the reasonable determination of the Secretary or such designee) to be invalid or irregular. Reference by the Secretary in the minutes of the meeting to the regularity of a proxy shall be received as prima facie evidence of the facts stated for the purpose of establishing the presence of a quorum at such meeting and for all other purposes. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the DGCL and, without limiting the foregoing. a duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only so long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally.

Section 2.13 Record Date .

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to (i) notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, (ii) receive any other notice, (iii) receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or (iv) exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date of such determination, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which shall not be (x) in the case of a record date for a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, or (y) in the case of a record date for any other such action, more than sixty (60) days prior to such action, in either case unless otherwise required pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.

(b) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to demand a special meeting shall be the close of business on the date the first stockholder delivers its demand to the corporation with respect to such meeting. If no prior action is required by the Board of Directors pursuant to DGCL, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to take action by written consent without a meeting shall be the close of business on the date the first signed written

 

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consent with respect to the action in question is delivered to the Corporation, but if prior written action is required by the Board of Directors pursuant to the DGCL, such record date shall be the close of business on the date on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action unless the Board of Directors otherwise fixes a record date.

(c) If the Board does not fix a record date in accordance with these bylaws, unless otherwise required pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, then the record date for determining stockholders of the Corporation (i) entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and (ii) for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

(d) A determination of stockholders of record of the Corporation entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 2.14 Advance Notice of Stockholder Business .

(a) Only such business shall be conducted before a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation as shall have been properly brought before such meeting. To be properly brought before an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, business must be: (i) with respect to any annual meeting, (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement or amendment thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; (B) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (C) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by any stockholder (1) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.14 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting and (2) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.14 ; and (ii) with respect to any special meeting, specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement or amendment thereto) given to the stockholders of the Corporation by the Board of Directors pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.3 .

(b) For such business to be considered properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of the Corporation, such stockholder must, in addition to any other applicable requirements, have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely with respect to any annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation no fewer than ninety (90) nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the immediately preceding annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation; provided , however , that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or

 

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public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever occurs first. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an announced meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as provided in this Section 2.14 .

(c) To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (B) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly (including through any derivative arrangement) owned (1) beneficially and (2) of record by such stockholder and by such beneficial owner, (C) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or such beneficial owner and any other person or entity (including, without limitation, their names) in connection with the ownership of the capital stock of the Corporation and the proposal of such business by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, and any material interest (financial or otherwise) of such stockholder or such beneficial owner in such business, and (D) whether either such stockholder or beneficial owner intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to approve the proposal; and (iii) a representation that such stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to introduce the business specified in the notice. As used herein, shares “beneficially owned” by a person (and phrases of similar import) shall mean all shares which such person is deemed to beneficially own pursuant to Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, shares which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other person with which such person has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

(d) The chairman of a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall determine and declare at the annual meeting whether the stockholder proposal was made in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.14 . If such chairman determines that such proposal was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that the proposal was not properly brought before the meeting and the business of such proposal shall not be transacted.

(e) This provision shall not prevent the consideration and approval or disapproval at any annual meeting of reports of officers, directors and committees of the Board of Directors, but in connection with such reports, no new business shall be acted upon at such annual meeting unless stated, filed and received as herein provided.

(f) In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.14 to the contrary, a stockholder of the Corporation intending to nominate one or more persons for election as a director at an annual or special meeting of stockholders must comply with Section 2.15 of these bylaws for such nomination to be properly brought before such meeting.

 

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(g) For purposes of this Section 2.14 , any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the original meeting whereby the meeting will reconvene within ninety (90) days from the original date shall be deemed for purposes of notice to be a continuation of the original meeting and no business may be brought before any such reconvened meeting unless pursuant to a notice of such business which was timely for the meeting on the date originally scheduled.

(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.14 shall be interpreted or construed to require the inclusion of information about any such proposal in any proxy statement distributed by, at the direction of, or on behalf of the Corporation.

Section 2.15 Advance Notice of Director Nominations .

(a) Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the instrument of designation of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation with respect to the right of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors of the Corporation, who shall be nominated as provided therein.

(b) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors shall be made only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation called for the purpose of electing directors and must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement or amendment thereto) and (ii) made by (A) the Board of Directors (or at the direction thereof) or (B) made by any stockholder of the Corporation (1) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.15 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting and (2) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.15 .

(c) In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder of the Corporation, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive office of the Corporation: (i) in the case of an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, no fewer than ninety (90) nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever occurs first, and (ii) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation called for the purpose of electing directors, not less than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting; provided , however , that in the event that less than seventy (70) days notice of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the earlier of the day on which such notice or public announcement of the date of the meeting was mailed or made (as applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the immediately preceding sentence,

 

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in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.15 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase and only if otherwise timely notice of nomination for all other directorships was delivered by such stockholder in accordance with the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice to the stockholders of the Corporation was given or public announcement was made by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increase in the number of directors to serve on the Board of Directors, even if such tenth (10th) day shall be later than the date for which a nomination would otherwise have been required to be delivered to be timely. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an announced meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as provided in this Section 2.15 .

(d) To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 2.15 must set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder of the Corporation proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) the name, age, business address, and residence address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (C) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly (including through any derivative arrangement) owned beneficially or of record by the person and (D) any other information relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with a solicitation of proxies for an election of directors pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the director nomination is made (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner; (B) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned (1) beneficially and (2) of record by such stockholder and by such beneficial owner, (C) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or such beneficial owner and any other person or entity (including, without limitation, their names) in connection with the ownership of the capital stock of the Corporation and the nomination of such nominee(s), and any material interest of such stockholder or such beneficial owner in such nomination(s), (D) whether either such stockholder or beneficial owner intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees, (E) a representation that the stockholder giving the notice is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice, and (F) any other information relating to such stockholder or such beneficial owner that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with a solicitation of proxies for an election of directors pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected. The Corporation may require any nominee to furnish such other information (which may include meeting to discuss the information) as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

 

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(e) If the chairman of a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

Section 2.16 Stockholder Action by Written Consent . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, only if (a) a consent or consents, in writing setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares 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 such consent(s) shall be delivered to the Corporation and (b) if 3G Capital Partners Ltd., 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P. and any of their respective affiliates collectively then own at least thirty five percent (35%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. 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. Any action taken pursuant to such written consent of the stockholders shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof. Any such written consent(s) may be signed by such stockholders in counterparts.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 3.1 General Powers . All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon it by these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, by any legal agreement among stockholders of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders of the Corporation.

Section 3.2 Number, Election and Term of Office .

(a) Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be not less than three (3) nor more than fifteen (15), the exact number of directors to be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time; provided , however , that in no case will a decrease in the number of directors have the effect of removing, or shortening the term of, any incumbent director. Directors of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders for one-year terms, and shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

 

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(b) Except as provided in Section 3.5 of these bylaws, other than for those directors who may be elected by the holders of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation as set forth in the instrument of designation of such preferred stock, a plurality of the votes cast at any annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation or any special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation properly called for the purpose of electing directors shall elect directors of the Corporation. Except as otherwise set forth in the instrument of designation of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, no stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled to cumulate votes on behalf of any candidate at any election of directors of the Corporation.

(c) All elections of directors of the Corporation shall be by written ballot, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or authorized by the Board of Directors from time to time. If authorized by the Board of Directors, such requirement of a written ballot shall be satisfied by a ballot submitted by electronic transmission; provided , however , that any such electronic transmission must be either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized.

Section 3.3 Removal . Any director or the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may be removed from office only in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 3.4 Resignation . Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective is not specified therein, immediately upon receipt. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 3.5 Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships . Vacancies on the Board of Directors by reason of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or otherwise shall be filled in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 3.6 Chairman of the Board of Directors; Lead Director . The Board of Directors shall elect one of its members as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, who shall hold such office until such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office or the election of any successor by the Board of Directors from time to time. The Board of Directors may elect one of its members as the Lead Director of the Board of Directors (which person may, but need not be, the Chairman of the Board of Directors), who shall hold such office until such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office or the election of any successor by the Board of Directors from time to time. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties (including, without limitation, as applicable, as an officer of the Corporation) as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or provided in these bylaws.

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determined from time to time by the Board of Directors or as may be specified in a notice regarding a meeting of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Lead Director of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or not less than one third (1/3) of the members of the Board of Directors and shall be called by the President or the Secretary if directed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Lead Director of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or not less than one third (1/3) of the members of the Board of Directors. The directors may hold their meetings at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place or places, either in the State of Delaware or elsewhere, as they may from time to time determine.

Section 3.8 Conduct of Meetings .

(a) Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the chairman of the meeting, who shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Lead Director of the Board of Directors or, in the absence thereof, such director as a majority of the directors present at such meeting shall appoint.

(b) The secretary of any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, or in the absence thereof, such person as the chairman of the meeting appoints. The secretary of the meeting shall keep the minutes thereof.

(c) The Board of Directors shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient.

Section 3.9 Notice .

(a) Unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, (i) regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place or purpose of the meeting at any date, time and place (if any) and/or means of remote communication (if any), as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors, and (ii) unless waived by a number of directors sufficient to establish a quorum, special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be preceded by at least twenty-four (24) hours notice of the date, time and place (if any) and/or means of remote communication (if any). Any notice of a special or regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director orally (either in person or by telephone), in writing (either by hand delivery, mail, courier or facsimile), or by electronic or other means of remote communication, in each case, directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records. Any oral notice may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate such notice to the director. If the notice is: (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier, or orally by telephone or otherwise, (ii) sent by facsimile or (iii) sent by electronic mail, it shall be delivered or sent at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by United States mail or courier service, it shall be deposited in the United States mail or with the courier at least three (3) business days before the time of the holding of the meeting.

 

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(b) Whenever notice is required to be given under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the director entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting.

(c) Attendance of a director at a meeting of the Board of Directors shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the director attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Such director shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken at any such meeting unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action. Participation by means of remote communication, including, without limitation, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, shall constitute attendance in person at the meeting.

Section 3.10 Quorum and Adjournment . A majority of the total number of directors in office immediately before the meeting begins shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation. If a quorum is not present, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Lead Director of the Board of Directors or a majority of the directors present at the meeting, may adjourn the meeting to another date, time and place (if any) and/or means of remote communications(if any). When a quorum is once present to commence a meeting of the Board of Directors, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any directors. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

Section 3.11 Vote Required . Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the DGCL and the rights, if any, of those directors who may be elected by the holders of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation as set forth in the instrument of designation of such preferred stock, the act by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which there is a quorum shall be an act of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.12 Minutes . The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Board of Directors but in the absence of the secretary, the Chairman of the Board of Directors (or in such person’s absence, the Lead Directors of the Board of Directors) may appoint any other person present to act as secretary of the meeting. Minutes of any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be prepared and distributed to each director.

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the Board of Directors, or such committee, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing(s) or electronic transmission(s) reasonably describe the action taken and are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.14 Committees .

(a) The Board of Directors may by resolution create one or more committees (and thereafter, by resolution, dissolve any such committee). Each such committee shall consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation who serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Committee members may be removed, with or without cause, at anytime by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the Board of Directors and may resign from a committee at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee to 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 he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

(b) Any such committee, to the extent provided in these bylaws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it, to the extent permitted under applicable law. Any duly authorized action and otherwise proper action of a committee of the Board of Directors shall be deemed an action of the Board of Directors for purposes of these bylaws unless the context of these bylaws shall expressly state otherwise.

(c) Each committee of the Board of Directors shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall report its proceedings to the Board of Directors when requested or required by the Board of Directors.

(d) Meetings and actions of committees of the Board of Directors shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Section 3.7 , Section 3.8 , Section 3.9 , Section 3.10 , Section 3.11 and Section 3.13 of these bylaws, with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its directors and, if there shall be a chairman of the committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the chairman of the committee; provided , however , that: (i) the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee; (ii) special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors; and (iii) notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Board of Directors may adopt other rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws. Each committee of the Board of Directors may fix its own other rules of procedure not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws or the rules of such committee adopted by the Board of Directors and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee or as provided in these bylaws.

 

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Section 3.15 Compensation . The Board of Directors, irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, may establish reasonable compensation of all directors for services to the Corporation as directors, officers, or otherwise, or may delegate such authority to an appropriate committee. Such compensation may be comprised of cash, property, stock, options to acquire stock, or such other assets, benefits or consideration as such directors shall deem, in the exercise of their sole discretion, to be reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances. The Board of Directors also shall have authority to provide for or delegate an authority to an appropriate committee to provide for reasonable pensions, disability or death benefits, and other benefits or payments, to directors, officers, and employees and to their families, dependents, estates, or beneficiaries on account of prior services rendered to the Corporation by such directors, officers, and employees.

Section 3.16 Inspection by Directors . In addition to, and without limiting the powers of, the Board of Directors under the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or applicable law, any director shall have the right to examine the Corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director.

Section 3.17 Corporate Governance . Without otherwise limiting the powers of the Board of Directors set forth in this Article III and provided that shares of capital stock of the Corporation are listed for trading on either the Nasdaq Stock Market (“ NASDAQ ”) or the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”), the Corporation shall comply with the corporate governance rules and requirements of the NASDAQ or the NYSE, as applicable.

Section 3.18 Director Conflicts of Interest . No contract or other transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or any other corporation, firm, affiliate, or entity in which one or more of its directors are directors or officers or are financially interested will be either void or voidable because of such relationship or interest, because such director or directors are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves, or ratifies such contract or transaction, or because the votes of such director or directors are counted for such purpose, if:

(a) the fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose under the DGCL without counting the votes or consents of such interested directors, all in the manner provided by law;

(b) the fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the stockholders entitled to vote and they authorize, approve, or ratify such contract or transaction by vote or written consent, all in the manner provided by law; or

(c) the contract or transaction is fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it is authorized by the Board of Directors, a committee, or the stockholders.

 

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ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 4.1 Officers . The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chief Executive officer, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Presidents (at the discretion of the Board of Directors), a Treasurer, a Secretary and a Controller. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. In addition, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall exercise powers and perform such other duties as an officer of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable, except as required by law. The officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation nor, other than the Chairman of the Board of Directors, directors of the Corporation.

Section 4.2 Election of Officers . The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3 of these bylaws, and subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any employment contract. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. A failure to elect officers shall not dissolve or otherwise affect the Corporation. Vacancies may be filled or new offices created and filled by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.3 Appointment of Subordinate Officers . The Board of Directors may appoint, or empower the Chief Executive Officer and/or one or more Presidents of the Corporation to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 4.4 Removal and Resignation .

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any employment agreement, any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time (i) by the Board of Directors, with or without cause, and (ii) by any other officer of the Corporation upon whom the Board of Directors has expressly conferred the authority to remove another officer, in such case on the terms and subject to the conditions upon which such authority was conferred upon such officer. No elected officer shall have any contractual rights against the Corporation for compensation by virtue of such election beyond the date of the election of his successor, his death, his resignation or his removal from office, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract or under an employee deferred compensation plan or as otherwise required by law.

(b) Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective is not specified therein, immediately upon receipt. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

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Section 4.5 Vacancies . Any vacancy occurring in any office because of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or otherwise may be filled as provided in Section 4.2 and/or Section 4.3 of these bylaws.

Section 4.6 Chief Executive Officer . Subject to the powers of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the general management of the business, affairs and property of the Corporation and control over its officers, agents and employees, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or these bylaws.

Section 4.7 Chief Financial Officer . Subject to the powers of the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer shall have the responsibility for the financial affairs of the Corporation and shall exercise supervisory responsibility for the performance of the duties of the Treasurer and the Controller of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or these bylaws.

Section 4.8 President . The President(s) of the Corporation, subject to the powers of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, shall act in general executive capacity, subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors. The President(s) shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or these bylaws.

Section 4.9 Vice President . The Vice President(s) shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President(s) or these bylaws.

Section 4.10 Treasurer . The Treasurer shall: (i) have the custody of the corporate funds and securities; (ii) keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements of the Corporation in books belonging to the Corporation; (iii) cause all monies and other valuable effects of the Corporation to be deposited in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks as may be authorized by the Board of Directors; and (iv) cause the funds of the Corporation to be disbursed when such disbursements have been duly authorized, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements. The Treasurer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or these bylaws.

Section 4.11 Secretary . The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors and, when appropriate, shall cause the corporate seal to be affixed to any instruments executed on behalf of the Corporation. The Secretary shall also perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President(s) or these bylaws.

 

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Section 4.12 Assistant Treasurers . The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and functions, exercise the powers and be subject to all of the restrictions of the Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer(s) shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or these bylaws.

Section 4.13 Assistant Secretaries . The Assistant Secretary, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and functions, exercise the powers and be subject to all of the restrictions of the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary(ies) shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary or these bylaws.

Section 4.14 Controller . The Controller shall keep full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in the books of the Corporation and render to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or Chief Financial Officer, whenever requested, an account of all his transactions as Controller and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Controller shall also perform all duties incident to the office of Controller and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Financial Officer or these bylaws.

Section 4.15 Delegation of Duties . In the absence, disability or refusal of any officer of the Corporation to exercise and perform his or her duties, the Board of Directors may by resolution delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director, or to any other person whom it may select.

ARTICLE V

STOCK

Section 5.1 Stock Certificates . The shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided , however , that the Board of Directors may determine by resolution that shares of some or all of any or all classes or series of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated and shall not be represented by certificates. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Certificates representing shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be issued in such form as may be approved by the Board of Directors and shall be signed by (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a Vice President of the Corporation and (ii) the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. The name of the person or entity to whom the shares are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation.

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registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 5.3 Special Designations of Shares . If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, (a) to the extent the shares are represented by certificates, the powers, designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided , however , that, except as otherwise required by law (including, without limitation, Section 202 of the DGCL), in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights; and (b) to the extent the shares are uncertificated, within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall send or cause to be sent to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to applicable provisions in the DGCL or a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

Section 5.4 Transfers of Stock .

(a) Shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney or legal representative duly authorized in writing and, if the shares are represented by certificates, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. For shares of the Corporation’s capital stock represented by certificates, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person or entity entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate or certificates and record the transaction on its books. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

(b) The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such other rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

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as its transfer agent or agents or registrar or registrars, or both, in connection with the transfer or registration of any class or series of securities of the Corporation, and may require stock certificates to be countersigned or registered by one or more of such transfer agents and/or registrars.

(d) The Corporation shall have the authority to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of capital stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes or series owned by such stockholders in any manner permitted by the DGCL.

Section 5.5 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates representing one or more shares of capital stock of the Corporation or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates previously issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person or entity claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed or may otherwise require production of such evidence of such loss, theft or destruction as the Board of Directors may in its discretion require. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, when authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates or such uncertificated shares, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or such owner’s duly authorized attorney or legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

Section 5.6 Dividend Record Date . In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights of change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall be determined in the manner set forth in Section 2.13 of these bylaws.

Section 5.7 Registered Stockholders . The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person or entity registered on its books as the owner of shares of capital stock of the Corporation to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, to hold liable for calls and assessments on partly paid shares of capital stock of the Corporation a person or entity registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person or entity, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by law.

Section 5.8 Subscriptions for Stock .

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

 

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(b) Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, and upon the books and records of the Corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the Corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.1 Right to Indemnity . Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise (including, with respect to any of the foregoing, in relation to a waiver or renouncement of any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or being offered to participate in, any business opportunity or opportunities) (other than any action by, or in the right of the Corporation, hereinafter, a “ proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (an “ Indemnitee ”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent which it is empowered to do so by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding, and such indemnification shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators; provided , however , that, except as provided in Section 6.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

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undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article VI or otherwise. Expenses incurred by other employees, fiduciaries and agents who are considered Indemnitees hereunder may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.

Section 6.3 Procedures for Indemnification of Directors and Officers . Any indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VI shall be made promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, upon the written request of the Indemnitee, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days. If a determination by the Corporation that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI is required, and the Corporation fails to respond within sixty (60) days to a written request for indemnity, the Corporation shall be deemed to have approved the request. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within thirty (30) days (or twenty (20) days in the case of a claim for advancement of expenses), the right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by this Article VI shall be enforceable by the Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such Indemnitee’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing the right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the Indemnitee for the amount claimed, but the burden of such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VI or otherwise, shall be on the Corporation.

Section 6.4 Requested Services . Any person serving as a director, officer or equivalent executive of (i) another corporation of which a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of its directors is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, or (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or of any corporation referred to in clause (i) , shall be deemed to be doing so at the request of the Corporation for purposes of Section 6.1 of this Article VI .

 

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Section 6.5 Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Corporation or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL or this Article VI .

Section 6.6 Employees and Agents . Persons who are not covered by the foregoing provisions of this Article VI and who are or were employees, fiduciaries or agents of the Corporation, or who are or were serving at the request of the Corporation as employees, fiduciaries or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, may be indemnified to the extent authorized at any time or from time to time by the Board of Directors to the fullest extent of this Article VI .

Section 6.7 Contract Rights . The rights conferred under this Article VI shall be deemed to be a contract right between the Corporation and each Indemnitee and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent, or if the relevant provisions of the DGCL or other applicable law cease to be in effect. Such contract right shall vest for each director, officer, employee, fiduciary and agent at the time such person is elected or appointed to such position, and no repeal or modification of this Article VI or any such law shall affect any such vested rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts or proceeding arising after such election or appointment.

Section 6.8 Merger or Consolidation . For purposes of this Article VI , references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merged in a merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

Section 6.9 Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights to indemnification and the advancement of expenses and costs conferred under this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs may be entitled under any applicable law, provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors or officers respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or by any other applicable law.

 

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Section 6.10 Extension; Adjustments . If the DGCL is amended after the date of the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or permitting indemnification to a fuller extent, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited, and indemnification shall be extended, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended from time to time.

Section 6.11 Amendments . No amendment, repeal or modification of, and no adoption of any provision inconsistent with, any provision of this Article VI shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing by virtue of this Article VI at the time of such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption.

ARTICLE VII

EMERGENCY POWERS

Section 7.1 Power to Adopt . Unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, the Board of Directors may adopt bylaws to be effective only in an emergency, which bylaws shall be subject to amendment or repeal by the stockholders of the Corporation. An emergency exists for purposes of this Section 7.1 if a quorum of the directors cannot readily be assembled because of some catastrophic event. The emergency bylaws may make any provision that may be practical and necessary for the circumstances of the emergency.

Section 7.2 Lines of Succession of Officers or Agents . The Board of Directors, either before or during any such emergency, may provide, and from time to time modify, lines of succession in the event that during such an emergency any or all officers or agents of the Corporation shall for any reason be rendered incapable of discharging their duties.

Section 7.3 Change of Office . The Board of Directors, either before or during any such emergency, may, effective in the emergency, change the head office or designate several alternative head offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers so to do.

Section 7.4 Effect of Bylaws . To the extent not inconsistent with any emergency bylaws so adopted, these bylaws shall remain in effect during any such emergency and, upon its termination, the emergency bylaws shall cease to be operative.

Section 7.5 Notices . Unless otherwise provided in emergency bylaws, notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors during any such emergency may be given only to such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach at the time, and by such means as may be feasible at the time, including publication, radio or television.

Section 7.6 Quorum . To the extent required to constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors during any such emergency, the officers of the Corporation who are present shall, unless otherwise provided in the emergency bylaws, be deemed, in order of rank and within the same rank and order of seniority, directors for such meeting.

Section 7.7 Liability . Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws binds the Corporation and may not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee or agent or any of their respective affiliates.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 8.1 Reliance on Books and Records . Each director of the Corporation, each member of any committee of the Board of Directors and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or documents presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person or entity as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person’s or entity’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

Section 8.2 Dividends . Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the DGCL and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, may be declared by the Board of Directors from time to time at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any other proper purpose. The Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

Section 8.3 Corporate Funds; Checks, Drafts or Orders; Deposits . The funds of the Corporation shall be kept in such depositories as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money by or to the Corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer, officers, agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner, as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. All funds of the Corporation shall be deposited to the credit of the Corporation under such conditions and in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may designate or as may be designated by an officer or officers or agent or agents of the Corporation to whom such power may, from time to time, be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 8.4 Execution of Contracts and Other Instruments . The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may authorize from time to time any officer or agent of the Corporation to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any other instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Directors or otherwise required by law, formal contracts, promissory notes and other evidences of indebtedness, deeds of trust, mortgages and corporate instruments or documents requiring the corporate seal, and certificates for shares of stock owned by the Corporation shall be executed, signed or endorsed by the President (or any Vice President) and by the Secretary (or any

 

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Assistant Secretary) or the Treasurer (or any Assistant Treasurer). The Board of Directors may, however, authorize any one of these officers to sign any of such instruments, for and on behalf of the Corporation, without necessity of countersignature; may designate officers or employees of the Corporation, other than those named above, who may, in the name of the Corporation, sign such instruments; and may authorize the use of facsimile signatures for any of such persons. No officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for damages, whether monetary or otherwise, for any purpose or for any amount except as specifically authorized in these bylaws or by the Board of Directors or an officer or committee with the power to grant such authority.

Section 8.5 Signatures . In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these bylaws, facsimile or electronic signatures of any director or officer of the Corporation may be used whenever the signature of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be required, except as otherwise required by law or as directed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Section 8.6 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and once fixed, may thereafter be changed from time to time, by the Board of Directors.

Section 8.7 Corporate Seal . The Board of Directors may provide a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

Section 8.8 Voting Securities Owned By the Corporation . Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents, and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, Treasurer or Secretary, any Vice President, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary, or any other officer of the Corporation authorized to do so by the Board of Directors. Any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities, and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have possessed and exercised if present.

Section 8.9 Audits . The accounts, books and records of the Corporation shall be audited upon the conclusion of each fiscal year by an independent certified public accountant selected by the Board of Directors, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to cause such audit to be done annually.

Section 8.10 Section Headings . Section headings in these bylaws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

 

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Section 8.11 Inconsistent Provisions . In the event that any provision of these bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the DGCL or any other applicable law, the provision of these bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

Section 9.1 Amendments . In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to amend and repeal these bylaws and adopt new bylaws, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to adopt, amend or repeal any of these bylaws. Notwithstanding any other provision of these bylaws or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by any instrument designating any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of 66 2/3% of the total voting power of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, Section 2.3 , Section 2.5 , Section 2.8 , Section 2.10 , Section 2.14 , Section 2.15 , Section 2.16 , Section 3.2 , Section 3.3 , Section 3.5 , Section 3.11 , Article VI or this Section 9.1 of these bylaws.

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Exhibit 4.3

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of June 19, 2012, is by and among Justice Delaware Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“ 3G ” or the “ Investor ”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 3, 2012 (the “ Business Combination Agreement ”), by and among Justice Holdings Limited, the Company, Justice Holdco LLC and Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc., and that certain Contingent Contribution Agreement, dated April 3, 2012 (the “ Contingent Contribution Agreement ” and, together with that certain Business Combination Agreement, the “ Transaction Agreement ”), by and among Justice Holdings Limited, the Company and each of the parties set forth on the signature pages thereto and the Investor will receive shares of common stock of the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to grant certain registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock of the Company held by the Investor, as provided further herein;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions . As used in this agreement:

(i) the term “ 3G ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals;

(ii) the term “ Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;

(iii) the term “ Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person whether through the ownership of voting securities or by agreement or otherwise;

(iv) the term “ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company;

(v) the term “ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Act;

(vi) the term “ Company ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals;


(vii) the term “ Demand Registration ” means a Registration pursuant to Section 3(a) ;

(viii) the term “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;

(ix) the term “ FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority;

(x) the term “ Holder ” means each Investor, and any Permitted Transferee, as defined in this agreement, of such Investor to whom the registration rights conferred by this agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 12 , as long as such Investor or Permitted Transferee owns Registrable Securities;

(xi) the term “ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) ;

(xii) the term “ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) ;

(xiii) the term “ Initiating Holder ” means, with respect to any registration contemplated hereby, the first Holder who requests the Company to Register its Registrable Securities pursuant to Sections 3(a) or 3(b) (or with respect to a Takedown, who requests the Company to effectuate a Takedown pursuant to Section 3(c) ), as applicable;

(xiv) the term “ Investor ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals;

(xv) the term “ Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) ;

(xvi) the term “ Maximum Offering Size ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) ;

(xvii) the term “ Other Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c)(i) ;

(xviii) the term “ Permitted Transferee ” means any Affiliate of an Investor;

(xix) the term “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, trust, general partnership, or other entity;

(xx) the terms “ Register ,” “ Registered ” and “ Registration ” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement of the Company in compliance with the Act, and any related prospectus (and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein filed or required to be filed) and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement;

(xxi) the term “ Registrable Securities ” means all shares of Common Stock acquired by the Investor pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, as well as any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement generally of, such Common Stock

 

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and any securities issued in exchange for such Common Stock in any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, restructuring or other comparable transaction of the Company. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) they are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, (ii) they are sold pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding or (iv) they have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this agreement as to the transferred securities are not assigned to the transferee of the securities. No Registrable Securities may be registered under more than one registration statement at any one time;

(xxii) the term “ Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this agreement, including, without limitation, (i) all registration, listing, qualification and filing fees (including FINRA filing fees), (ii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and, to the extent such fees are reasonable and customary, one special counsel for the selling Holders, if any, up to $50,000 (iii) accounting fees, (iv) blue sky fees and expenses (including counsel fees in connection with the preparation of a blue sky memorandum and legal investment survey and FINRA filings), (v) all printing, distributing, mailing and delivery expenses for any registration statement, prospectus, transmittal letters, securities certificates and other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this agreement, (vi) the expenses incurred in connection with making road show presentations and holding meetings with potential investors to facilitate the distribution, (vii) underwriter fees, excluding discounts and commissions, transfer taxes, if any, and any other expenses which are customarily borne by the issuer or seller of securities in a secondary offering and (viii) all internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties);

(xxiii) the term “ Request Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) ;

(xxiv) the term “ Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Act;

(xxv) the term “ Takedown ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) ; and

(xxvi) the term “ Transaction Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

2. Company Registration .

(a) Right to Register . Whenever the Company proposes to Register any of its Common Stock under the Act, whether for its own account, for the account of others or a combination thereof (other than (i) a Registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, (ii) a Registration relating to a corporate reorganization or other transaction covered by Rule 145 under the Act or (iii) a Registration pursuant to Section 3 hereof), the Company will: (a) give prompt written notice thereof to each Holder and (b) upon the written request of any such Holder (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities to be disposed of by such Holder) given within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice from the Company, the Company will, subject to

 

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the provisions of this Section 2 , file a registration statement or amendment covering all of the Registrable Securities that such Holders have requested to be Registered and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective under the Act. A Holder’s right to include its Registrable Securities in a Registration under this Section 2(a) will be conditioned upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration).

(b) Right to Terminate Registration . The Company will have the right to terminate, withdraw or delay any Registration initiated by it under this Section 2 prior to the effectiveness of such Registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration. The Company will give written notice of such determination to each Holder that has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration and, in the case of a determination to terminate or withdraw the registration statement, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration statement, and in the case of a determination to delay effectiveness, the Company will be permitted to delay effectiveness for any period. The costs and expenses incurred by the Company and the Holders in relation to such terminated, withdrawn or delayed Registration will be borne by the Company.

(c) Priority on Registrations . Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, in the case of an underwritten offering, its rights under this Section 2 will be subject to cutback provisions imposed by a managing underwriter under Section 2(d) . If, as a result of the cutback provisions of the preceding sentence, a Holder is not entitled to include all of its requested Registrable Securities in such Registration, then such Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include any or all of its Registrable Securities in such Registration.

(d) Underwritten Offerings . In the event of an underwritten offering, the Company and each Holder will make such arrangements with the underwriters so that such Holder may participate in the offering on the same terms as the Company and any other party selling securities in such offering. The Company will not be required under this Section 2 to include any of a Holder’s Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless such Holder accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriter or underwriters selected by it (or by other persons entitled to select the underwriter or underwriters) and enters into an underwriting agreement in customary form with an underwriter or underwriters selected by the Company, and then only in such quantity as the managing underwriters determine would not reasonably be expected to jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company (the “ Maximum Offering Size ”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, if the managing underwriter(s) determine(s) in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the managing underwriter(s) may exclude shares (including Registrable Securities) from the Registration and the underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in such Registration and the underwriting will be allocated in the following priority up to the Maximum Offering Size, (i) first, to the Company for securities that the Company proposes to Register for its own account; (ii) second, to each Holder, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), that requests inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such registration statement, pro rata based on the number

 

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of Registrable Securities held by such Holder, (iii) third, to any other holders of incidental or “piggyback” registration rights requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities in such registration statement, on a pari passu basis based upon the Registrable Securities held by such holders; and (iv) fourth, to other securities of the Company to be registered on behalf of any other holder with priorities among them as the Company shall determine. Any Registrable Securities excluded and withdrawn from such underwriting will be withdrawn from the Registration. For any Holder that is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons will be deemed to be a single “Holder,” and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “Holder” will be based upon the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities owned by all Persons included in such “Holder,” as described in this sentence.

3. Demand, Form S-3 and Shelf Registrations .

(a) Demand Registration .

(i) Request by Holders. If the Company receives at any time a written request (specifying the number of Registrable Securities requested to be Registered and the proposed method of distribution thereof) from an Initiating Holder that the Company file a registration statement under the Act covering the Registration of all or a portion of such Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3(a) , then the Company will, within ten (10) business days after the receipt of such written request, give written notice of such request (a “ Request Notice ”) to all Holders, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), and effect, as soon as practicable thereafter (but in no event later than thirty (30) days after its receipt of such request), the Registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be required to facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as are specified in such request by the Initiating Holder and any additional requests by other Holders received by the Company within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Request Notice to include Registrable Securities of the same class as specified in the request by the Initiating Holder, subject only to the limitations of this Section 3(a) ; except that the Registrable Securities requested to be Registered pursuant to such request must have an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of not less than $50,000,000. A Holder’s right to include its Registrable Securities in a Registration will be conditioned upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration).

(ii) Maximum Number of Demand Registrations. The Company is obligated pursuant to Sections 3(a)(i) and 3(b)(i) to effect only the number of Demand Registrations for each Investor and its Permitted Transferees (in their capacity as an Initiating Holder) as follows:

 

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except , that if more than 15% of any Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities that were requested to be included in a Registration demanded by such Initiating Holder pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) were not included in such Registration as a result of cutback provisions imposed by the managing underwriter pursuant to Section 3(d) , then such Registration will not count against such Initiating Holder as a Demand Registration under this Section 3(a)(ii) .

(iii) Postponement of Demand Registration. The Company will be entitled to postpone (but not more than once in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days (less the number of days the Company has postponed the filing of a registration statement pursuant to Section 3(b)(iii) or Section 3(c)(i) ), the filing of a registration statement in accordance with this Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) if the Company notifies the Holders requesting Registration that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (in consultation with legal counsel and/or an investment banking firm of recognized national standing), such Registration and offering would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially and adversely affect the Company. Such notice will contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement and an approximation of the anticipated delay. If the Company so postpones the filing of a registration statement, the Initiating Holders will have the right to withdraw the request for Registration (and the Holders who have requested that their Registrable Securities be included in such Registration may withdraw such Registrable Securities from such Registration) by giving written notice to the Company within ten (10) days of the anticipated termination date of the postponement period, as provided in the notice delivered to the Holders and such withdrawn registration will not count as a Demand Registration.

(iv) Expenses for Withdrawn Registrations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5(a) , the Company will not be required to pay for any Registration Expenses under this Section 3(a) if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn (other than in accordance with Section 3(a)(iii) ) at the request of the Initiating Holder, unless such Initiating Holder agrees to forfeit its right to one (1) Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 3(a) ; except that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Initiating Holder has learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company not actually known to the Initiating Holder at the time of its request for such Registration and has withdrawn its request for Registration with reasonable promptness after learning of such material adverse change, then the Initiating Holder will not be required to pay any of such Registration Expenses nor forfeit any Demand Registration rights pursuant to this Section 3(a) notwithstanding such withdrawal.

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all Registrable Securities included in such registration statement have actually been sold, except that the Company will extend the time period under this Section 3(a)(v) with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of such registration statement must be maintained by the amount of time any Holder is required to discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement.

(vi) No Demand Registration. No Demand Registration will be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Section 3(a) if (x) the registration statement relating thereto (i) does not become effective or (ii) is not maintained effective for the period required pursuant to this Section 3 , or (y) the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement is subject to a stop order, injunction or similar order or requirement of the Commission during such period, in which case such Initiating Holder will be entitled to an additional Demand Registration.

(b) Form S-3 Registration .

(i) After the Company is eligible to Register Registrable Securities on Form S-3, each Holder will have the right to demand, subject to the restrictions on the number of Demand Registrations in Section 3(a)(ii) , that the Company effect one or more Registrations with respect to all or a part of its Registrable Securities on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance; except that no such demand right will apply to Registrable Securities having an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of less than $10,000,000, unless there shall be other Holders who have requested participation in such Registration who, in the aggregate with the Initiating Holder, shall have proposed Registration of Registrable Securities having an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of at least $10,000,000. Upon receipt of written request, the Company will, as soon as practicable, (i) give a Request Notice relating to the proposed registration to all other Holders, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), and (ii) effect such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such request together with the Registrable Securities requested to be included by any other Holders who notify the Company in writing within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such Request Notice from the Company; except that the Company will not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 3(b) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering.

(ii) The Company in its sole discretion may condition the inclusion of Registrable Securities in a Registration under this Section 3(b) upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration).

 

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(iii) The Company will be entitled to postpone (but not more than once in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days (less the number of days the Company has postponed the filing of a registration statement pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii) or Section 3(c)(i) ), the filing of a registration statement in accordance with this Section 3(b) or Section 3(a) if the Company notifies the Holders requesting Registration that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (in consultation with legal counsel and/or an investment banking firm of recognized national standing), such Registration and offering would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially and adversely affect the Company. Such notice will contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement if able to be disclosed and an approximation of the anticipated delay. If the Company so postpones the filing of a registration statement, the Initiating Holder will have the right to withdraw its request for Registration (and the Holders who have requested that their Registrable Securities be included in such Registration may withdraw such Registrable Securities from such Registration) by giving written notice to the Company within ten (10) days of the anticipated termination date of the postponement period, as provided in the notice delivered to the Holders.

(c) Shelf Registration .

(i) Filing of Shelf Registration. Following the Company’s becoming eligible to use Form S-3, as promptly as practicable (but no later than sixty (60) days) after the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder, the Company shall file a “shelf” registration statement (the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) with the Commission on an appropriate form providing for the Registration and sale on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (or any similar provision that may be adopted by the Commission) under the Act by the Holders of the Registrable Securities from time to time in the manner described in the Shelf Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Act as promptly as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission, and to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the date that all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another registration statement filed under the Act; except that the Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any such registration or to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective pursuant to this Section 3(c) and may suspend the use of the prospectus included therein, if in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (in consultation with legal counsel and/or an investment banking firm of recognized national standing), such Registration and offering would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially and adversely affect the Company; except in no event shall such deferral or suspension, together with any deferral or suspension under

 

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Section 3(a)(iii) and 3(b)(iii) exceed ninety (90) days in any twelve (12)-month period. The Company shall provide written notice to the Holders prior to such deferral or suspension, which notice need not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such suspension. The Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3(c)(i) may, subject to the provisions of Section 3(c)(ii) , include other securities of the Company with respect to which registration rights have been or may be granted, and may include securities being sold for the account of the Company (collectively, “ Other Shares ”). The Company in its sole discretion may condition the inclusion of Registrable Securities in a Registration under this Section 3(c) upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration). The Company will not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 3(c) if Form S-3 is not available for such registration.

(ii) For so long as the Holders have the ability to cause a Demand Registration under Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) , upon a written request from an Initiating Holder to effect an offering under the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Takedown ”), the Company will, as soon as practicable, (x) deliver a Request Notice relating to the proposed Takedown to all other Holders, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement) and (y) promptly (and in any event not later than twenty (20) days after receiving such Initiating Holder’s request) supplement the prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such request together with the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Takedown by any other Holders who notify the Company in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of such Request Notice from the Company; except that the Registrable Securities requested to be offered pursuant to such Takedown must have an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of not less than $10,000,000. If the Company and/or the holders of any Other Shares request inclusion of Other Shares in a Takedown, such Other Shares shall be included in the Takedown if, and only if, inclusion of such Other Shares would not be reasonably likely to delay in any material respect the timely effectuation of the Takedown or the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Takedown. In the case of a request for or effectuation of a Takedown, all references in this agreement to the effective date of a registration statement shall be deemed to refer to the date of pricing of such Takedown and all references to Registration shall be deemed to refer to the Takedown.

(d) Underwriting . If an Initiating Holder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by its request by means of an underwriting, then it will so advise the Company as a part of such request made pursuant to this Section 3 and the Company will include such information in the Request Notices referred to in Section 3(a)(i) , Section 3(b)(i) or Section 3(c)(ii) , as applicable. The Initiating Holder shall select the institution or institutions that shall manage or lead such underwriting, subject to the consent of the Company which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The right of any Holder to include his, her or its

 

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Registrable Securities in such Registration will be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Holders participating in such Registration) to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters. Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 3 , if the underwriter or underwriters determine(s) in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten and so advise(s) in writing the Company and the Holders requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities in such Registration, then the underwriter or underwriters may exclude shares (including Registrable Securities) from the Registration and underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in such Registration and underwriting will be allocated in the following priority up to the Maximum Offering Size, (i) first, to each Holder, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), that requests inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 3 , pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder and (ii) second, to other holders of securities of the Company, with priorities among them as the Company shall so determine. If, as a result of the cutback provisions of the preceding sentence, a Holder is not entitled to include all of its requested Registrable Securities in such Registration, then the Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include any or all of its Registrable Securities in such Registration. Any Registrable Securities excluded and withdrawn from such underwriting will be withdrawn from the Registration.

(e) No Registrations if Effective Shelf . Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this agreement, if, prior to any request for registration pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) with respect to a Holder’s Registrable Securities, (i) the Company shall have filed a Shelf Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, (ii) such Shelf Registration Statement shall have registered for resale by the requesting Holders such Registrable Securities, (iii) the plan of distribution set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement includes underwritten offerings and (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement is effective when the requesting Holders would otherwise make a request for registration under Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) , as applicable, the Company shall not be required to separately register any Registrable Securities in response to such request, and such request shall be deemed to be a request that the Company cooperate in effecting a Takedown of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement.

4. Registration Procedures . If and whenever the Company is required to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities under the Act as provided in Section 2 and Section 3 hereof, the Company will effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will cooperate in the sale of the securities and will, as expeditiously as possible (to the extent applicable, in the case of a Takedown):

(a) Prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement or registration statements on such form which will be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Company or the selling Holders in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and to remain effective as provided herein; except that

 

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before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (including documents that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company will furnish or otherwise make available to the Holders who are including Registrable Securities in such registration statement, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, copies of all disclosures relating to such Holders and required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar successor requirement), which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of such counsel, and, if requested by such counsel, provide such counsel reasonable opportunity to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Act, including reasonable access to the Company’s books and records, officers, accountants and other advisors. The Company will not include any information relating to a Holder in any such registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (including such documents that, upon filing, would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) with respect to a Registration pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 to which the Holder (if such registration statement includes Registrable Securities of the Holder) reasonably objects, in writing, on a timely basis, unless, in the opinion of the Company and its legal counsel, the inclusion of such information is necessary to comply with applicable law. It shall be deemed a reasonable review and comment opportunity if such counsel shall have submitted comments, or failed to submit comments, in each case, within five (5) business days following receipt of the relevant documents by such Holder.

(b) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to each registration statement as may be necessary to keep such registration statement continuously effective during the period provided herein and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement; and cause the related prospectus to be supplemented by any prospectus supplement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of the securities covered by such registration statement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled at all reasonable times to suspend a registration statement that includes Registrable Securities during the pendency of any amendments required by this Section 4(b) . Such suspension or suspensions shall be effective upon the transmittal of notice to an affected Holder in compliance with, and using the most expeditious practical means of communication permitted by, Section 11 below.

(c) Notify each selling Holder and the managing underwriters, if any, promptly, and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a registration statement or related prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section 4(o) below cease to be true and correct, (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (vi) of the

 

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happening of any event that makes any statement made in such registration statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such registration statement, prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the registration statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(d) Use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement or any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or, if issued, to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of any such order or suspension as promptly as practicable.

(e) If requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters, if any, or such Holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received such request, including without limitation, with respect to any hedging activity associated with the Registrable Securities; except that the Company will not be required to take any actions under this Section 4(e) that are not in compliance with applicable law.

(f) Furnish or make available to each selling Holder, and each managing underwriter acquiring from or selling on behalf of such Holder, if any, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the registration statement, the prospectus and prospectus supplements, if applicable, and each post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements (but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits, unless requested in writing by such Holder, counsel or underwriter). To the extent electronic prospectus delivery is permitted under the Act, any delivery of conformed prospectuses, registration statements, and supplements and amendments thereto, required by any paragraph of this Section 4 , may be delivered by electronic means so long as the form of delivery can reasonably be expected to permit such Holder or Holders, and such underwriter or underwriters, if any, to satisfy their respective prospectus delivery obligations arising under the Act or otherwise. The Company’s electronic delivery pursuant to the preceding sentence is conditioned upon an undertaking by the Company to deliver, to the extent required under the Act, paper copies of all such documents upon request by a Person acquiring or proposing to acquire such securities.

(g) Deliver to each selling Holder, and the underwriters, if any, without charge, as many copies of the prospectus or prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with the distribution of the Registrable Securities; and the Company, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 4 , hereby consents to the use of such prospectus and each amendment or supplement

 

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thereto by each of the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto.

(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to Register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the Registration or qualification (or exemption from such Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “ Blue Sky ” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any selling Holder or underwriter reasonably requests in writing and to keep each such Registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such registration statement is required to be kept effective and to take any other action that may be necessary or advisable to enable such selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdiction; except that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (ii) take any action that would subject it to material taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject, or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(i) Cooperate with the selling Holders and the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any legends) representing Registrable Securities to be sold after receiving written representations from each relevant Holder that the Registrable Securities represented by the certificates so delivered by such Holder will be transferred in accordance with the relevant registration statement and only upon satisfaction of any prospectus delivery requirement arising under the Act or otherwise, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters, if any, or such Holder may request at least two (2) business days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities.

(j) Use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities within the United States, except as may be required solely as a consequence of the nature of such selling Holders’ business, in which case the Company will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the filing of such registration statement and the granting of such approvals, as may be necessary to enable such Holder or Holders thereof or the underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 4(c)(ii) , 4(c)(iii) , 4(c)(iv) , 4(c)(v) or 4(c)(vi) above, prepare as promptly as practicable a supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such prospectus will not 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(l) Prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Registrable Securities, provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities.

 

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(m) Provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such registration statement.

(n) Use its reasonable best efforts to cause all shares of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be authorized to be listed on a national securities exchange if shares of the particular class of Registrable Securities are at that time, or will be immediately following the offering, listed on such exchange.

(o) In connection with any underwritten offering, enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings) and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the managing underwriters to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in such connection, (i) make such representations and warranties to the underwriters with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the registration statement, prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) furnish to the underwriters and selling Holders opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) will be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters), addressed to each of the underwriters and selling Holders covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such underwriters, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain comfort letters and updates thereof from the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent registered public accounting firms of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the registration statement) who have certified the financial statements included in such registration statement, addressed to each of the underwriters and selling Holders, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters in connection with underwritten offerings, (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same will contain indemnification provisions and procedures substantially to the effect set forth in Section 7 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section except as otherwise agreed by the Initiating Holders and (v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriters to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4(o)(i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.

(p) Make available for inspection by a representative of the selling Holders, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any attorneys, accountants or other professionals retained by such selling Holders or underwriter, at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, attorney, accountant or other professionals in connection with such registration statement. If so requested in writing by the Company, the Company’s obligation to disclose information pursuant to the preceding

 

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sentence is conditioned upon the execution and delivery by each Person receiving such disclosure of an agreement satisfactory to the Company as to form relating to such Person’s obligation to refrain from disclosing same.

(q) Cause its officers to use commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement (including, without limitation, participation in “road shows” and appearing before analysts and rating agencies) taking into account the Company’s business needs.

(r) Cooperate with each selling Holder and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA.

(s) Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders earnings statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 thereunder, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not more than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in an underwritten public offering or (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the registration statement, which statements will cover the 12-month periods.

The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company in writing such information pursuant to Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration) required in connection with such Registration regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such Registration the Registrable Securities of any Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.

Each Holder agrees if such Holder has Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(c)(ii) , 4(c)(iii) , 4(c)(iv) , 4(c)(v) , 4(c)(vi) or 4(e) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or prospectus until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(k) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus; except that the Company will extend the time periods under Section 2 and Section 3 with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of a registration statement must be maintained by the amount of time such Holder is required to discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

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5. Registration Expenses; Delay .

(a) Expenses of Company Registration . The Company will pay (i) all of the Registration Expenses and (ii) all transfer taxes and brokerage and underwriters’ discounts and commissions attributable to the securities being sold by the Company. Each Holder will pay all transfer taxes and brokerage and underwriters’ discounts and commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holder.

(b) Delay of Registration . Each Holder agrees that they will not obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any Registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation of this agreement.

6. Lock-up & Holdback Agreement .

(a) The Investor agrees that during the six (6) month period following the Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company, such Investor shall not, and shall not authorize, permit or direct its subsidiaries or Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of its Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of its ownership of any of its Common Stock (each of (i) and (ii) above, a “ Disposal ”), whether any such transaction described in clauses (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of any shares of Common Stock, in cash or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions contained in this Section 6(a) shall not apply to any of the following Disposals:

 

  (i) a Disposal of Common Shares by the Investor to any of its Affiliates at any time;

 

  (ii) a Disposal by the Investor of up to an aggregate amount of 10% of its Common Shares, as a bona fide gift (by reference to the number of Common Shares it holds immediately following consummation of the Business Combination (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement));

 

  (iii) an acceptance of a general offer for the Common Shares made to all holders of Common Shares on equal terms;

 

  (iv) the provision of an irrevocable undertaking to accept an offer as described in Section 6(a)(iii);

 

  (v) any Disposal of Common Shares by the Investor to any person if and to the extent that the proceeds of sale are used solely for the purpose of meeting any tax liability incurred in connection with, or as a result of transactions related to, the completion of the Business Combination (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement); or

 

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  (vi) a Disposal of any Common Shares acquired by the Investor after the Merger Effective Time in any open-market transaction (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement);

provided that with respect to any of the Disposals listed in Section 6(a)(i) or Section 6(a)( ii), the Company is given written notice prior to or contemporaneously with said Disposal, identifying the name and address of such transferee and such transferee(s) assume in writing the obligations of the Investor under this Agreement by executing the joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(b) In the case of an underwritten offering of securities by the Company (which, for purposes of this Section 6 shall include an underwritten Takedown but shall not include the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement in the absence of an underwritten Takedown) with respect to which the Company has complied with its obligations hereunder, each Holder agrees, if and to the extent (i) requested by the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering and (ii) all of the Company’s directors execute agreements identical to those referred to in this Section 6 , that it shall not during the period beginning on, and ending one hundred eighty (180) days (subject to one extension of no more than 17 days if required by the underwriters in connection with FINRA Rule 2711(f)(4) or any similar or successor provision) (or such shorter period as may be permitted by such managing underwriter) after, the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such Registration (the “ Holdback Period ”), except for Registrable Securities included in such Registration, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of its Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of its ownership of any of its Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of any shares of Common Stock, in cash or otherwise; provided, however, that such restrictions shall not apply to any such sales, purchases, grants, transfers, dispositions or arrangements to settle or otherwise close any hedging instruments that were outstanding prior to the beginning of the Holdback Period. No Holder subject to this Section 6 (or any officer and/or director of the Company bound by these restrictions as required by this Section 6 ) shall be released from any obligation under any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into pursuant to or contemplated by this Section 6 unless all Holders are also released from their obligations under Section 6(a) . In the event of any such release the Company shall notify the Holders of any such release within three (3) business days after such release. If requested by the managing underwriter, each Holder shall enter, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that each Affiliate of such Holder holding Registrable Securities enters, into a lock-up agreement with the applicable underwriters that is consistent with the agreement in the preceding sentence.

(c) In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of every other Person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

 

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(d) Each Holder agrees that a legend reading substantially as follows shall be placed on all certificates representing all Registrable Securities such holder (and the shares or securities of every other Person subject to the restriction contained in this Section 6 ):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE SUBJECT TO A LOCK-UP PERIOD OF UP TO 180 DAYS (OR LONGER, IF EXTENDED) AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ISSUER’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL OFFICE. SUCH LOCK-UP PERIOD IS BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

(e) In the case of an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) or an underwritten Takedown pursuant to Section 3(c) , the Company agrees, if and to the extent requested by the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering, not to effect (or Register for sale) any public sale or distribution of any shares of Common Stock for the Company’s own account during the period beginning on, and ending one hundred eighty (180) days (subject to one extension of no more than 17 days if required by the underwriters in connection with FINRA Rule 2711(f)(4) or any similar or successor provision) (or such shorter period as may be permitted by such managing underwriter) after, the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such Registration, except for securities of the Company to be offered for the Company’s account in such underwritten offering. If requested by the managing underwriter, the Company shall enter into a lock-up agreement with the applicable underwriters that is consistent with the agreement in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may effect a public sale or distribution of Common Stock and other securities for the Company’s own account during the period described above (i) pursuant to Registrations on Forms S-4 or S-8 or any successor registration forms or (ii) as part of any Registration of securities for offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock plan or other benefit plan arrangement.

7. Indemnification .

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder, its directors and officers and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and any of such Holder’s agents or representatives, its legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter and any controlling Person of such underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and its legal counsel against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (“ Losses ”) caused by or relating to (A) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement relating to Registrable Securities, or any prospectus, preliminary prospectus, summary or free writing prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement to any of the foregoing or any omission or alleged omission of material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company or any underwriter by such Holder expressly for use therein or (B) any

 

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violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities laws in connection with the sale of securities by such Holder pursuant to any registration statement in which such Holder is participating, and the Company, in each case, will reimburse each such Holder, officer, director, controlling Person or other aforementioned Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses or action as such expenses are incurred; except that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7 will not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

(b) Each Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), any of the Company’s agents or representatives, its legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter and any controlling Person of such underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and each other Holder, against any Losses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement relating to Registrable Securities, prospectus or preliminary prospectus, summary or free writing prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement to any of the foregoing or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in such registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities, and each such Holder will reimburse any Person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 7(b) for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses or action as such expenses are incurred; except that (i) the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(b) will not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is made without the consent of such Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and (ii) the obligations of such Holder hereunder will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds to such Holder from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the transaction giving rise to the Losses.

(c) The indemnification provided for under this agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party (as defined herein) or any officer, director, or controlling Person of such Indemnified Party and will survive the transfer of Registrable Securities.

(d) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 7 (the “ Indemnified Party ”) will give written notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and will permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; except that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who will conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, will be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval will not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed), and the Indemnifying Party shall assume payment of all fees

 

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and expenses of such counsel. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to retention of such counsel or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnified Party representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein or the information required by the last sentence of this Section 7(d) will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 7 unless and to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced thereby. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, will, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release of such Indemnified Party from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. The Indemnified Party will furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in writing and as will be reasonably required in connection with the defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.

(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any Losses, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; except that in no event will any contribution by a Holder under this Section 7(e) exceed the net proceeds to such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities in the transaction giving rise to the Losses. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(f) The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the Losses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each Holder’s obligation to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 is several in the proportion that the proceeds of the offering received by such Holder bears to the total proceeds of the offering received by all such Holders and not joint.

(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any underwritten public offering contemplated by this agreement are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in such underwriting agreement will be controlling as among the parties thereto.

 

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(h) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 7 will survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement under Section 2 or Section 3 and otherwise.

8. Rule 144 Reporting . With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may permit the sale of restricted securities to the public without Registration the Company agrees to:

(a) keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times;

(b) so long as any Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder upon request, a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, and of the Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without Registration; and

(c) take any other such actions as reasonably requested by the Holders, including, without limitation, an opinion of counsel to remove any restrictive legends, to permit the sale of restricted securities to the public without Registration.

9. Rights Granted to Other Investors . The Company will not grant any registration rights relating to its securities after the date hereof without the written consent of the Investor unless the priority provisions of Section 2(d) and Section 3(d) continue to apply. If the Company amends the terms of any other registration rights agreement executed on the date hereof to have terms more favorable to the counterparty thereto that the registration rights granted to the Holders under this agreement, then this agreement shall automatically be amended to include identical terms for the benefit of the Holders under this agreement.

10. Termination . The registration rights set forth in this agreement will terminate upon the transfer or assignment of all of the Registrable Securities held by all Holders to parties who are not Permitted Transferees. Upon termination pursuant to this Section 10 , the Company will no longer be obligated to provide notice of a proposed Registration.

11. Notices . All communications provided for hereunder will be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, nationally recognized overnight courier or facsimile and (a) if addressed to a Holder, addressed to the Holder at the postal mail address or fax number set forth beside such Holder’s signature, or at such other postal address or fax number as such Holder will have furnished to the Company in writing or (b) if addressed to the Company, to the postal address or fax number set forth beside the Company’s signature or at such other address or fax number, or to the attention of such other officer, as the Company will have furnished to Holder in writing. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this agreement will be in writing and will be deemed effectively given: (w) when personally delivered to the party to be notified; (x) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient or, if not, then on the next business day, as long as a copy of the

 

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notice is also sent via nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt; (y) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (z) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt.

12. No Assignment . This agreement is personal to the Investor and will not be assignable to any third party, except as set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Investor may assign all or any portion of its rights hereunder to one or more Permitted Transferees of such Investor and any Permitted Transferee will be entitled to the rights granted hereunder, provided that (i) the Company is given written notice at the time of said transfer or assignment identifying the name and address of the Permitted Transferee and (ii) that the Permitted Transferee assumes in writing the obligations of such Investor under this agreement by executing a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

13. Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this agreement are inserted for reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

14. Governing Law . This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States of America located in the county of New York for any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any action or proceeding relating thereto except in such courts), and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its respective address set forth beside such party’s signature shall be effective service of process for any action or proceeding brought against it in any such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of this agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the courts of the state of New York.

15. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO 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 CONTEMPLATE HEREBY.

16. No Inconsistent Agreements . The Company will not on or after the date of this agreement enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that conflicts with or would limit the rights granted to the Holders in this agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

17. Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this agreement may be amended and the observance of any term may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only upon the written consent of the Company and each of the Holders. The failure of any party to insist on or to enforce strict performance by the other parties

 

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of any of the provisions of this agreement or to exercise any right or remedy under this agreement will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of that party’s right to assert or rely on any provisions, rights or remedies in that or any other instance; rather, the provisions, rights and remedies will remain in full force and effect.

18. Entire Agreement . This agreement is intended by the parties to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. This agreement supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings among the parties with respect to such registration rights.

19. Specific Performance . Without limiting the rights of each party hereto to pursue all other legal and equitable rights available to such party for any other parties’ failure to perform their obligations under this agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the remedy at law for any failure to perform their obligations hereunder would be inadequate and that each of them, respectively, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be entitled to specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies in the event of any such failure, without bond or other security being required.

20. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the parties shall negotiate in good faith with a view to the substitution therefor of a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid provision, provided, however, that the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

21. Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective and binding on the parties hereto as of the Merger Effective Time as defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

22. Counterparts . This agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts (and by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission), each of which will be deemed an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.,

as successor-in-interest to Justice Delaware Holdco Inc.

By:  

/s/ Lisa Giles-Klein

Name:   Lisa Giles-Klein
Title:   Assistant Secretary
3G SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND II, L.P.
By:  

 /s/ Bernardo Piquet

Name:   Bernardo Piquet
Title:   Director

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT]

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT to Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Joinder Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of [ ], 20[ ], by and among Justice Delaware Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the undersigned (the “ Joining Stockholder ”), and relates to that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated as of [ ], 2012 (as amended from time to time, the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), by and among the Company and 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P. (“ 3G ”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Joining Stockholder is acquiring [ ] shares of Common Stock of the Company held by [ name of Holder ] and, in connection therewith, the Company has agreed to grant certain registration rights to the Joining Stockholder as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Joining Stockholder has agreed to become a party to the Registration Rights Agreement on the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Agreement to be Bound . The Joining Stockholder agrees that, upon the execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Stockholder shall become a party to the Registration Rights Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Joining Stockholder shall be deemed an “Holder” thereunder for all purposes.

2. Address for Notices . For the purposes of Section 11 of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Joining Stockholder requests that copies of all notices to the Joining Stockholder be sent to the following address:

[ address of Joining Stockholder ]

Facsimile No.: [ ]

Attention: [ ]

3. Binding Effect . This Joinder Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company, the Holders and the Joining Stockholder and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

4. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the parties shall negotiate in good faith with a view to the substitution


therefor of a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid provision, provided, however, that the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5. Further Agreement . The parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments or documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this Joinder Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

6. Effect of Headings . The Section headings of this Joinder Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Joinder Agreement.

7. Counterparts . This Joinder Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Joinder Agreement by facsimile or other electronic image scan shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement.

8. Governing Law . This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

[ Signature Page Follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this joinder agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ Joining Stockholder ]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
BURGER KING WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC., as successor-in-interest to Justice Delaware Holdco Inc.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Exhibit 4.4

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of June 19, 2012, is by and among Justice Delaware Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Pershing Square, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pershing Square ”), Pershing Square II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pershing Square II ”), Pershing Square International, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ Pershing Square Island ”) and William Ackman (“ Ackman and, collectively with Pershing Square, Pershing Square II and Pershing Square Island, the “ Pershing Stockholders ” or the “ Investors ”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 3, 2012 (the “ Business Combination Agreement ”), by and among Justice Holdings Limited, the Company, Justice Holdco LLC and Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc., and that certain Contingent Contribution Agreement, dated April 3, 2012 (the “ Contingent Contribution Agreement ” and, together with that certain Business Combination Agreement, the “ Transaction Agreement ”), by and among Justice Holdings Limited, the Company and each of the parties set forth on the signature pages thereto and the Investors will receive shares of common stock of the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to grant certain registration rights with respect to the shares of common stock of the Company held by the Investors, as provided further herein;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions . As used in this agreement:

(i) the term “ Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;

(ii) the term “ Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person whether through the ownership of voting securities or by agreement or otherwise;

(iii) the term “ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company;

(iv) the term “ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Act;


(v) the term “ Company ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals;

(vi) the term “ Demand Registration ” means a Registration pursuant to Section 3(a) ;

(vii) the term “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;

(viii) the term “ FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority;

(ix) the term “ Holder ” means each Investor, and any Permitted Transferee, as defined in this agreement, of such Investor to whom the registration rights conferred by this agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 12 , as long as such Investor or Permitted Transferee owns Registrable Securities;

(x) the term “ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) ;

(xi) the term “ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) ;

(xii) the term “ Initiating Holder ” means, with respect to any registration contemplated hereby, the first Holder who requests the Company to Register its Registrable Securities pursuant to Sections 3(a) or 3(b) (or with respect to a Takedown, who requests the Company to effectuate a Takedown pursuant to Section 3(c) ), as applicable;

(xiii) the term “ Investors ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals;

(xiv) the term “ Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) ;

(xv) the term “ Maximum Offering Size ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) ;

(xvi) the term “ Other Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c)(i) ;

(xvii) the term “ Permitted Transferee ” means any Affiliate of an Investor;

(xviii) the term “ Pershing Stockholders ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals;

(xix) the term “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, trust, general partnership, or other entity;

(xx) the terms “ Register ,” “ Registered ” and “ Registration ” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement of the Company in compliance with the Act, and any related prospectus (and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein filed or required to be filed) and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement;

 

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(xxi) the term “ Registrable Securities ” means all shares of Common Stock acquired by the Investors pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, as well as any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement generally of, such Common Stock and any securities issued in exchange for such Common Stock in any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, restructuring or other comparable transaction of the Company. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) they are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, (ii) they are sold pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding or (iv) they have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this agreement as to the transferred securities are not assigned to the transferee of the securities. No Registrable Securities may be registered under more than one registration statement at any one time;

(xxii) the term “ Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this agreement, including, without limitation, (i) all registration, listing, qualification and filing fees (including FINRA filing fees), (ii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and, to the extent such fees are reasonable and customary, one special counsel for the selling Holders, if any, up to $50,000 (iii) accounting fees, (iv) blue sky fees and expenses (including counsel fees in connection with the preparation of a blue sky memorandum and legal investment survey and FINRA filings), (v) all printing, distributing, mailing and delivery expenses for any registration statement, prospectus, transmittal letters, securities certificates and other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this agreement, (vi) the expenses incurred in connection with making road show presentations and holding meetings with potential investors to facilitate the distribution, (vii) underwriter fees, excluding discounts and commissions, transfer taxes, if any, and any other expenses which are customarily borne by the issuer or seller of securities in a secondary offering and (viii) all internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties);

(xxiii) the term “ Request Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) ;

(xxiv) the term “ Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Act;

(xxv) the term “ Takedown ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) ; and

(xxvi) the term “ Transaction Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

2. Company Registration .

(a) Right to Register . Whenever the Company proposes to Register any of its Common Stock under the Act, whether for its own account, for the account of others or a combination thereof (other than (i) a Registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, (ii) a

 

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Registration relating to a corporate reorganization or other transaction covered by Rule 145 under the Act or (iii) a Registration pursuant to Section 3 hereof), the Company will: (a) give prompt written notice thereof to each Holder and (b) upon the written request of any such Holder (which request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities to be disposed of by such Holder) given within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice from the Company, the Company will, subject to the provisions of this Section 2 , file a registration statement or amendment covering all of the Registrable Securities that such Holders have requested to be Registered and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective under the Act. A Holder’s right to include its Registrable Securities in a Registration under this Section 2(a) will be conditioned upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration).

(b) Right to Terminate Registration . The Company will have the right to terminate, withdraw or delay any Registration initiated by it under this Section 2 prior to the effectiveness of such Registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration. The Company will give written notice of such determination to each Holder that has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration and, in the case of a determination to terminate or withdraw the registration statement, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration statement, and in the case of a determination to delay effectiveness, the Company will be permitted to delay effectiveness for any period. The costs and expenses incurred by the Company and the Holders in relation to such terminated, withdrawn or delayed Registration will be borne by the Company.

(c) Priority on Registrations . Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, in the case of an underwritten offering, its rights under this Section 2 will be subject to cutback provisions imposed by a managing underwriter under Section 2(d) . If, as a result of the cutback provisions of the preceding sentence, a Holder is not entitled to include all of its requested Registrable Securities in such Registration, then such Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include any or all of its Registrable Securities in such Registration.

(d) Underwritten Offerings . In the event of an underwritten offering, the Company and each Holder will make such arrangements with the underwriters so that such Holder may participate in the offering on the same terms as the Company and any other party selling securities in such offering. The Company will not be required under this Section 2 to include any of a Holder’s Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless such Holder accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriter or underwriters selected by it (or by other persons entitled to select the underwriter or underwriters) and enters into an underwriting agreement in customary form with an underwriter or underwriters selected by the Company, and then only in such quantity as the managing underwriters determine would not reasonably be expected to jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company (the “ Maximum Offering Size ”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, if the managing underwriter(s) determine(s) in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the managing underwriter(s) may exclude shares (including Registrable Securities) from the Registration and the underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in such Registration and the underwriting will be allocated in the

 

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following priority up to the Maximum Offering Size, (i) first, to the Company for securities that the Company proposes to Register for its own account; (ii) second, to each Holder, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), that requests inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such registration statement, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder, (iii) third, to any other holders of incidental or “piggyback” registration rights requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities in such registration statement, on a pari passu basis based upon the Registrable Securities held by such holders; and (iv) fourth, to other securities of the Company to be registered on behalf of any other holder with priorities among them as the Company shall determine. Any Registrable Securities excluded and withdrawn from such underwriting will be withdrawn from the Registration. For any Holder that is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons will be deemed to be a single “Holder,” and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “Holder” will be based upon the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities owned by all Persons included in such “Holder,” as described in this sentence.

3. Demand, Form S-3 and Shelf Registrations .

(a) Demand Registration .

(i) Request by Holders. If the Company receives at any time a written request (specifying the number of Registrable Securities requested to be Registered and the proposed method of distribution thereof) from an Initiating Holder that the Company file a registration statement under the Act covering the Registration of all or a portion of such Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3(a) , then the Company will, within ten (10) business days after the receipt of such written request, give written notice of such request (a “ Request Notice ”) to all Holders, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), and effect, as soon as practicable thereafter (but in no event later than thirty (30) days after its receipt of such request), the Registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be required to facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as are specified in such request by the Initiating Holder and any additional requests by other Holders received by the Company within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Request Notice to include Registrable Securities of the same class as specified in the request by the Initiating Holder, subject only to the limitations of this Section 3(a) ; except that the Registrable Securities requested to be Registered pursuant to such request must have an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of not less than $50,000,000. A Holder’s right to include its Registrable Securities in a Registration will be conditioned upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration).

 

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(ii) Maximum Number of Demand Registrations. The Company is obligated pursuant to Sections 3(a)(i) and 3(b)(i) to effect only the number of Demand Registrations for each Investor and its Permitted Transferees (in their capacity as an Initiating Holder) as follows:

 

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   3 in any 12 month period

except , that if more than 15% of any Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities that were requested to be included in a Registration demanded by such Initiating Holder pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) were not included in such Registration as a result of cutback provisions imposed by the managing underwriter pursuant to Section 3(d) , then such Registration will not count against such Initiating Holder as a Demand Registration under this Section 3(a)(ii) .

(iii) Postponement of Demand Registration. The Company will be entitled to postpone (but not more than once in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days (less the number of days the Company has postponed the filing of a registration statement pursuant to Section 3(b)(iii) or Section 3(c)(i) ), the filing of a registration statement in accordance with this Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) if the Company notifies the Holders requesting Registration that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (in consultation with legal counsel and/or an investment banking firm of recognized national standing), such Registration and offering would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially and adversely affect the Company. Such notice will contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement and an approximation of the anticipated delay. If the Company so postpones the filing of a registration statement, the Initiating Holders will have the right to withdraw the request for Registration (and the Holders who have requested that their Registrable Securities be included in such Registration may withdraw such Registrable Securities from such Registration) by giving written notice to the Company within ten (10) days of the anticipated termination date of the postponement period, as provided in the notice delivered to the Holders and such withdrawn registration will not count as a Demand Registration.

(iv) Expenses for Withdrawn Registrations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5(a) , the Company will not be required to pay for any Registration Expenses under this Section 3(a) if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn (other than in accordance with Section 3(a)(iii) ) at the request of the Initiating Holder, unless such Initiating Holder agrees to forfeit its right to one (1) Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 3(a) ; except that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Initiating Holder has learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company not actually known to the Initiating Holder at the time of its request for such

 

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Registration and has withdrawn its request for Registration with reasonable promptness after learning of such material adverse change, then the Initiating Holder will not be required to pay any of such Registration Expenses nor forfeit any Demand Registration rights pursuant to this Section 3(a) notwithstanding such withdrawal.

(v) Effective Period. The Company will be required to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement with respect to any Demand Registration for a period of at least 360 days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such registration statement have actually been sold, except that the Company will extend the time period under this Section 3(a)(v) with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of such registration statement must be maintained by the amount of time any Holder is required to discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement.

(vi) No Demand Registration. No Demand Registration will be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Section 3(a) if (x) the registration statement relating thereto (i) does not become effective or (ii) is not maintained effective for the period required pursuant to this Section 3 , or (y) the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement is subject to a stop order, injunction or similar order or requirement of the Commission during such period, in which case such Initiating Holder will be entitled to an additional Demand Registration.

(b) Form S-3 Registration .

(i) After the Company is eligible to Register Registrable Securities on Form S-3, each Holder will have the right to demand, subject to the restrictions on the number of Demand Registrations in Section 3(a)(ii) , that the Company effect one or more Registrations with respect to all or a part of its Registrable Securities on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance; except that no such demand right will apply to Registrable Securities having an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of less than $10,000,000, unless there shall be other Holders who have requested participation in such Registration who, in the aggregate with the Initiating Holder, shall have proposed Registration of Registrable Securities having an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of at least $10,000,000. Upon receipt of written request, the Company will, as soon as practicable, (i) give a Request Notice relating to the proposed registration to all other Holders, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), and (ii) effect such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such request together with the Registrable Securities requested to be included by any other Holders who notify the Company in writing within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such Request Notice from the Company; except that the Company will not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 3(b) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering.

 

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(ii) The Company in its sole discretion may condition the inclusion of Registrable Securities in a Registration under this Section 3(b) upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration).

(iii) The Company will be entitled to postpone (but not more than once in any 12-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 90 days (less the number of days the Company has postponed the filing of a registration statement pursuant to Section 3(a)(iii) or Section 3(c)(i) ), the filing of a registration statement in accordance with this Section 3(b) or Section 3(a) if the Company notifies the Holders requesting Registration that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (in consultation with legal counsel and/or an investment banking firm of recognized national standing), such Registration and offering would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially and adversely affect the Company. Such notice will contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement if able to be disclosed and an approximation of the anticipated delay. If the Company so postpones the filing of a registration statement, the Initiating Holder will have the right to withdraw its request for Registration (and the Holders who have requested that their Registrable Securities be included in such Registration may withdraw such Registrable Securities from such Registration) by giving written notice to the Company within ten (10) days of the anticipated termination date of the postponement period, as provided in the notice delivered to the Holders.

(c) Shelf Registration .

(i) Filing of Shelf Registration. Following the Company’s becoming eligible to use Form S-3, as promptly as practicable (but no later than sixty (60) days) after the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder, the Company shall file a “shelf” registration statement (the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) with the Commission on an appropriate form providing for the Registration and sale on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 (or any similar provision that may be adopted by the Commission) under the Act by the Holders of the Registrable Securities from time to time in the manner described in the Shelf Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Act as promptly as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the Commission, and to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the date that all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another registration statement filed under the Act; except that the Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any such registration or to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective pursuant to this Section 3(c) and may suspend the use of the prospectus included therein, if in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (in consultation with legal counsel and/or an investment banking firm of recognized national standing), such Registration and offering

 

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would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially and adversely affect the Company; except in no event shall such deferral or suspension, together with any deferral or suspension under Section 3(a)(iii) and 3(b)(iii) exceed ninety (90) days in any twelve (12)-month period. The Company shall provide written notice to the Holders prior to such deferral or suspension, which notice need not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such suspension. The Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3(c)(i) may, subject to the provisions of Section 3(c)(ii) , include other securities of the Company with respect to which registration rights have been or may be granted, and may include securities being sold for the account of the Company (collectively, “ Other Shares ”). The Company in its sole discretion may condition the inclusion of Registrable Securities in a Registration under this Section 3(c) upon the timely provision by such Holder of such information as the Company may reasonably request relating to the disclosure requirements of Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration). The Company will not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 3(c) if Form S-3 is not available for such registration.

(ii) For so long as the Holders have the ability to cause a Demand Registration under Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) , upon a written request from an Initiating Holder to effect an offering under the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Takedown ”), the Company will, as soon as practicable, (x) deliver a Request Notice relating to the proposed Takedown to all other Holders, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement) and (y) promptly (and in any event not later than twenty (20) days after receiving such Initiating Holder’s request) supplement the prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Initiating Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such request together with the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Takedown by any other Holders who notify the Company in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of such Request Notice from the Company; except that the Registrable Securities requested to be offered pursuant to such Takedown must have an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any underwriting discounts and commissions) of not less than $10,000,000. If the Company and/or the holders of any Other Shares request inclusion of Other Shares in a Takedown, such Other Shares shall be included in the Takedown if, and only if, inclusion of such Other Shares would not be reasonably likely to delay in any material respect the timely effectuation of the Takedown or the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Takedown. In the case of a request for or effectuation of a Takedown, all references in this agreement to the effective date of a registration statement shall be deemed to refer to the date of pricing of such Takedown and all references to Registration shall be deemed to refer to the Takedown.

 

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(d) Underwriting . If an Initiating Holder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by its request by means of an underwriting, then it will so advise the Company as a part of such request made pursuant to this Section 3 and the Company will include such information in the Request Notices referred to in Section 3(a)(i) , Section 3(b)(i) or Section 3(c)(ii) , as applicable. The Initiating Holder shall select the institution or institutions that shall manage or lead such underwriting, subject to the consent of the Company which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The right of any Holder to include his, her or its Registrable Securities in such Registration will be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Holders participating in such Registration) to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters. Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 3 , if the underwriter or underwriters determine(s) in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten and so advise(s) in writing the Company and the Holders requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities in such Registration, then the underwriter or underwriters may exclude shares (including Registrable Securities) from the Registration and underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in such Registration and underwriting will be allocated in the following priority up to the Maximum Offering Size, (i) first, to each Holder, and any other holders of Common Stock who executed a registration rights agreement on the date hereof (and any of their permitted transferees, as defined in such registration rights agreement), that requests inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 3 , pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder and (ii) second, to other holders of securities of the Company, with priorities among them as the Company shall so determine. If, as a result of the cutback provisions of the preceding sentence, a Holder is not entitled to include all of its requested Registrable Securities in such Registration, then the Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include any or all of its Registrable Securities in such Registration. Any Registrable Securities excluded and withdrawn from such underwriting will be withdrawn from the Registration.

(e) No Registrations if Effective Shelf . Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this agreement, if, prior to any request for registration pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) with respect to a Holder’s Registrable Securities, (i) the Company shall have filed a Shelf Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, (ii) such Shelf Registration Statement shall have registered for resale by the requesting Holders such Registrable Securities, (iii) the plan of distribution set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement includes underwritten offerings and (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement is effective when the requesting Holders would otherwise make a request for registration under Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) , as applicable, the Company shall not be required to separately register any Registrable Securities in response to such request, and such request shall be deemed to be a request that the Company cooperate in effecting a Takedown of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement.

 

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4. Registration Procedures . If and whenever the Company is required to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities under the Act as provided in Section 2 and Section 3 hereof, the Company will effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will cooperate in the sale of the securities and will, as expeditiously as possible (to the extent applicable, in the case of a Takedown):

(a) Prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement or registration statements on such form which will be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Company or the selling Holders in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and to remain effective as provided herein; except that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (including documents that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company will furnish or otherwise make available to the Holders who are including Registrable Securities in such registration statement, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, copies of all disclosures relating to such Holders and required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar successor requirement), which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of such counsel, and, if requested by such counsel, provide such counsel reasonable opportunity to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Act, including reasonable access to the Company’s books and records, officers, accountants and other advisors. The Company will not include any information relating to a Holder in any such registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (including such documents that, upon filing, would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein) with respect to a Registration pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 to which the Holder (if such registration statement includes Registrable Securities of the Holder) reasonably objects, in writing, on a timely basis, unless, in the opinion of the Company and its legal counsel, the inclusion of such information is necessary to comply with applicable law. It shall be deemed a reasonable review and comment opportunity if such counsel shall have submitted comments, or failed to submit comments, in each case, within five (5) business days following receipt of the relevant documents by such Holder.

(b) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to each registration statement as may be necessary to keep such registration statement continuously effective during the period provided herein and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement; and cause the related prospectus to be supplemented by any prospectus supplement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of the securities covered by such registration statement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled at all reasonable times to suspend a registration statement that includes Registrable Securities during the pendency of any amendments required by this Section 4(b) . Such suspension or suspensions shall be effective upon the transmittal of notice to an affected Holder in compliance with, and using the most expeditious practical means of communication permitted by, Section 11 below.

(c) Notify each selling Holder and the managing underwriters, if any, promptly, and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other Federal or state governmental

 

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authority for amendments or supplements to a registration statement or related prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section 4(o) below cease to be true and correct, (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (vi) of the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such registration statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such registration statement, prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the registration statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(d) Use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement or any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or, if issued, to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of any such order or suspension as promptly as practicable.

(e) If requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters, if any, or such Holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received such request, including without limitation, with respect to any hedging activity associated with the Registrable Securities; except that the Company will not be required to take any actions under this Section 4(e) that are not in compliance with applicable law.

(f) Furnish or make available to each selling Holder, and each managing underwriter acquiring from or selling on behalf of such Holder, if any, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the registration statement, the prospectus and prospectus supplements, if applicable, and each post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements (but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits, unless requested in writing by such Holder, counsel or underwriter). To the extent electronic prospectus delivery is permitted under the Act, any delivery of conformed prospectuses, registration statements, and supplements and amendments thereto, required by any paragraph of this Section 4 , may be delivered by electronic means so long as the form of delivery can reasonably be expected to permit such Holder or Holders, and such underwriter or underwriters, if any, to satisfy their respective prospectus delivery obligations arising under the Act or otherwise. The Company’s electronic delivery pursuant to the preceding sentence is conditioned upon an undertaking by the Company to deliver, to the extent required under the Act, paper copies of all such documents upon request by a Person acquiring or proposing to acquire such securities.

 

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(g) Deliver to each selling Holder, and the underwriters, if any, without charge, as many copies of the prospectus or prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with the distribution of the Registrable Securities; and the Company, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 4 , hereby consents to the use of such prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto.

(h) Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to Register or qualify or cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the Registration or qualification (or exemption from such Registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “ Blue Sky ” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any selling Holder or underwriter reasonably requests in writing and to keep each such Registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such registration statement is required to be kept effective and to take any other action that may be necessary or advisable to enable such selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdiction; except that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (ii) take any action that would subject it to material taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject, or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(i) Cooperate with the selling Holders and the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any legends) representing Registrable Securities to be sold after receiving written representations from each relevant Holder that the Registrable Securities represented by the certificates so delivered by such Holder will be transferred in accordance with the relevant registration statement and only upon satisfaction of any prospectus delivery requirement arising under the Act or otherwise, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters, if any, or such Holder may request at least two (2) business days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities.

(j) Use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities within the United States, except as may be required solely as a consequence of the nature of such selling Holders’ business, in which case the Company will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the filing of such registration statement and the granting of such approvals, as may be necessary to enable such Holder or Holders thereof or the underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 4(c)(ii) , 4(c)(iii) , 4(c)(iv) , 4(c)(v) or 4(c)(vi) above, prepare as promptly as practicable a supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a supplement to the related prospectus

 

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or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such prospectus will not 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(l) Prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Registrable Securities, provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities.

(m) Provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such registration statement.

(n) Use its reasonable best efforts to cause all shares of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be authorized to be listed on a national securities exchange if shares of the particular class of Registrable Securities are at that time, or will be immediately following the offering, listed on such exchange.

(o) In connection with any underwritten offering, enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings) and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the managing underwriters to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in such connection, (i) make such representations and warranties to the underwriters with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the registration statement, prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) furnish to the underwriters and selling Holders opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) will be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters), addressed to each of the underwriters and selling Holders covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such underwriters, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain comfort letters and updates thereof from the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent registered public accounting firms of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the registration statement) who have certified the financial statements included in such registration statement, addressed to each of the underwriters and selling Holders, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters in connection with underwritten offerings, (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same will contain indemnification provisions and procedures substantially to the effect set forth in Section 7 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section except as otherwise agreed by the Initiating Holders and (v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriters to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4(o)(i) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company.

 

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(p) Make available for inspection by a representative of the selling Holders, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any attorneys, accountants or other professionals retained by such selling Holders or underwriter, at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, attorney, accountant or other professionals in connection with such registration statement. If so requested in writing by the Company, the Company’s obligation to disclose information pursuant to the preceding sentence is conditioned upon the execution and delivery by each Person receiving such disclosure of an agreement satisfactory to the Company as to form relating to such Person’s obligation to refrain from disclosing same.

(q) Cause its officers to use commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement (including, without limitation, participation in “road shows” and appearing before analysts and rating agencies) taking into account the Company’s business needs.

(r) Cooperate with each selling Holder and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA.

(s) Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders earnings statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 thereunder, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not more than 45 days after the end of any 12-month period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in an underwritten public offering or (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the registration statement, which statements will cover the 12-month periods.

The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company in writing such information pursuant to Item 507 of Regulation S-K (or any similar disclosure requirement applicable to such Registration) required in connection with such Registration regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such Registration the Registrable Securities of any Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.

Each Holder agrees if such Holder has Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(c)(ii) , 4(c)(iii) , 4(c)(iv) , 4(c)(v) , 4(c)(vi) or 4(e) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or prospectus until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(k) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies

 

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of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus; except that the Company will extend the time periods under Section 2 and Section 3 with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of a registration statement must be maintained by the amount of time such Holder is required to discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities.

5. Registration Expenses; Delay .

(a) Expenses of Company Registration . The Company will pay (i) all of the Registration Expenses and (ii) all transfer taxes and brokerage and underwriters’ discounts and commissions attributable to the securities being sold by the Company. Each Holder will pay all transfer taxes and brokerage and underwriters’ discounts and commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holder.

(b) Delay of Registration . Each Holder agrees that they will not obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any Registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation of this agreement.

6. Holdback Agreement .

(a) In the case of an underwritten offering of securities by the Company (which, for purposes of this Section 6 shall include an underwritten Takedown but shall not include the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement in the absence of an underwritten Takedown) with respect to which the Company has complied with its obligations hereunder, each Holder agrees, if and to the extent (i) requested by the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering and (ii) all of the Company’s directors execute agreements identical to those referred to in this Section 6 , that it shall not during the period beginning on, and ending one hundred eighty (180) days (subject to one extension of no more than 17 days if required by the underwriters in connection with FINRA Rule 2711(f)(4) or any similar or successor provision) (or such shorter period as may be permitted by such managing underwriter) after, the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such Registration (the “ Holdback Period ”), except for Registrable Securities included in such Registration, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of its Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of its ownership of any of its Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of any shares of Common Stock, in cash or otherwise; provided, however, that such restrictions shall not apply to any such sales, purchases, grants, transfers, dispositions or arrangements to settle or otherwise close any hedging instruments that were outstanding prior to the beginning of the Holdback Period. No Holder subject to this Section 6 (or any officer and/or director of the Company bound by these restrictions as required by this Section 6 ) shall be released from any obligation under any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into pursuant to or contemplated by this Section 6 unless all Holders are also released from their obligations under Section 6(a) . In the event of any such release the Company shall notify the Holders of any such release within three (3) business days after such release. If requested by the managing underwriter, each Holder shall enter, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to

 

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ensure that each Affiliate of such Holder holding Registrable Securities enters, into a lock-up agreement with the applicable underwriters that is consistent with the agreement in the preceding sentence.

(b) In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Holder (and the shares or securities of every other Person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.

(c) Each Holder agrees that a legend reading substantially as follows shall be placed on all certificates representing all Registrable Securities such holder (and the shares or securities of every other Person subject to the restriction contained in this Section 6 ):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE SUBJECT TO A LOCK-UP PERIOD OF UP TO 180 DAYS (OR LONGER, IF EXTENDED) AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ISSUER’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SECURITIES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL OFFICE. SUCH LOCK-UP PERIOD IS BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

(d) In the case of an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) or an underwritten Takedown pursuant to Section 3(c) , the Company agrees, if and to the extent requested by the managing underwriter of such underwritten offering, not to effect (or Register for sale) any public sale or distribution of any shares of Common Stock for the Company’s own account during the period beginning on, and ending one hundred eighty (180) days (subject to one extension of no more than 17 days if required by the underwriters in connection with FINRA Rule 2711(f)(4) or any similar or successor provision) (or such shorter period as may be permitted by such managing underwriter) after, the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such Registration, except for securities of the Company to be offered for the Company’s account in such underwritten offering. If requested by the managing underwriter, the Company shall enter into a lock-up agreement with the applicable underwriters that is consistent with the agreement in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may effect a public sale or distribution of Common Stock and other securities for the Company’s own account during the period described above (i) pursuant to Registrations on Forms S-4 or S-8 or any successor registration forms or (ii) as part of any Registration of securities for offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock plan or other benefit plan arrangement.

7. Indemnification .

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder, its directors and officers and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and any of such Holder’s agents or representatives, its legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter and any controlling Person of such underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or

 

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Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and its legal counsel against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (“ Losses ”) caused by or relating to (A) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement relating to Registrable Securities, or any prospectus, preliminary prospectus, summary or free writing prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement to any of the foregoing or any omission or alleged omission of material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company or any underwriter by such Holder expressly for use therein or (B) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities laws in connection with the sale of securities by such Holder pursuant to any registration statement in which such Holder is participating, and the Company, in each case, will reimburse each such Holder, officer, director, controlling Person or other aforementioned Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses or action as such expenses are incurred; except that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7 will not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

(b) Each Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), any of the Company’s agents or representatives, its legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter and any controlling Person of such underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and each other Holder, against any Losses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement relating to Registrable Securities, prospectus or preliminary prospectus, summary or free writing prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement to any of the foregoing or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in such registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities, and each such Holder will reimburse any Person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 7(b) for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses or action as such expenses are incurred; except that (i) the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(b) will not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is made without the consent of such Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and (ii) the obligations of such Holder hereunder will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds to such Holder from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the transaction giving rise to the Losses.

(c) The indemnification provided for under this agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party (as defined herein) or any officer, director, or controlling Person of such Indemnified Party and will survive the transfer of Registrable Securities.

 

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(d) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 7 (the “ Indemnified Party ”) will give written notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and will permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; except that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who will conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, will be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval will not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed), and the Indemnifying Party shall assume payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to retention of such counsel or (ii) in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnified Party representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein or the information required by the last sentence of this Section 7(d) will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 7 unless and to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced thereby. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, will, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release of such Indemnified Party from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. The Indemnified Party will furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in writing and as will be reasonably required in connection with the defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.

(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any Losses, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; except that in no event will any contribution by a Holder under this Section 7(e) exceed the net proceeds to such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities in the transaction giving rise to the Losses. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(f) The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the Losses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each Holder’s obligation to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 is several in the proportion that the proceeds of the offering received by such Holder bears to the total proceeds of the offering received by all such Holders and not joint.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any underwritten public offering contemplated by this agreement are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in such underwriting agreement will be controlling as among the parties thereto.

(h) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 7 will survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement under Section 2 or Section 3 and otherwise.

8. Rule 144 Reporting . With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may permit the sale of restricted securities to the public without Registration the Company agrees to:

(a) keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times;

(b) so long as any Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder upon request, a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, and of the Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without Registration; and

(c) take any other such actions as reasonably requested by the Holders, including, without limitation, an opinion of counsel to remove any restrictive legends, to permit the sale of restricted securities to the public without Registration.

9. Rights Granted to Other Investors . The Company will not grant any registration rights relating to its securities after the date hereof without the written consent of the Investors unless the priority provisions of Section 2(d) and Section 3(d) continue to apply. If the Company amends the terms of any other registration rights agreement executed on the date hereof to have terms more favorable to the counterparty thereto that the registration rights granted to the Holders under this agreement, then this agreement shall automatically be amended to include identical terms for the benefit of the Holders under this agreement.

10. Termination . The registration rights set forth in this agreement will terminate upon the transfer or assignment of all of the Registrable Securities held by all Holders to parties who are not Permitted Transferees. Upon termination pursuant to this Section 10 , the Company will no longer be obligated to provide notice of a proposed Registration. In addition, the Pershing Stockholders’ and their Permitted Transferees’ rights under Sections 2, 3 and 4 shall terminate at such time as the Pershing Stockholders and their Permitted Transferees collectively hold less than 3% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock.

 

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11. Notices . All communications provided for hereunder will be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, nationally recognized overnight courier or facsimile and (a) if addressed to a Holder, addressed to the Holder at the postal mail address or fax number set forth beside such Holder’s signature, or at such other postal address or fax number as such Holder will have furnished to the Company in writing or (b) if addressed to the Company, to the postal address or fax number set forth beside the Company’s signature or at such other address or fax number, or to the attention of such other officer, as the Company will have furnished to Holder in writing. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this agreement will be in writing and will be deemed effectively given: (w) when personally delivered to the party to be notified; (x) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient or, if not, then on the next business day, as long as a copy of the notice is also sent via nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt; (y) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (z) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt.

12. No Assignment . This agreement is personal to the Investors and will not be assignable to any third party, except as set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Investor may assign all or any portion of its rights hereunder to one or more Permitted Transferees of such Investor and any Permitted Transferee will be entitled to the rights granted hereunder, provided that (i) the Company is given written notice at the time of said transfer or assignment identifying the name and address of the Permitted Transferee and (ii) that the Permitted Transferee assumes in writing the obligations of such Investor under this agreement by executing a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

13. Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this agreement are inserted for reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

14. Governing Law . This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States of America located in the county of New York for any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (and agrees not to commence any action or proceeding relating thereto except in such courts), and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its respective address set forth beside such party’s signature shall be effective service of process for any action or proceeding brought against it in any such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of this agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the courts of the state of New York.

15. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO 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 CONTEMPLATE HEREBY.

 

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16. No Inconsistent Agreements . The Company will not on or after the date of this agreement enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that conflicts with or would limit the rights granted to the Holders in this agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

17. Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this agreement may be amended and the observance of any term may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only upon the written consent of the Company and each of the Holders. The failure of any party to insist on or to enforce strict performance by the other parties of any of the provisions of this agreement or to exercise any right or remedy under this agreement will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of that party’s right to assert or rely on any provisions, rights or remedies in that or any other instance; rather, the provisions, rights and remedies will remain in full force and effect.

18. Entire Agreement . This agreement is intended by the parties to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. This agreement supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings among the parties with respect to such registration rights.

19. Specific Performance . Without limiting the rights of each party hereto to pursue all other legal and equitable rights available to such party for any other parties’ failure to perform their obligations under this agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the remedy at law for any failure to perform their obligations hereunder would be inadequate and that each of them, respectively, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be entitled to specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies in the event of any such failure, without bond or other security being required.

20. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the parties shall negotiate in good faith with a view to the substitution therefor of a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid provision, provided, however, that the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

21. Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective and binding on the parties hereto as of the Merger Effective Time as defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

22. Counterparts . This agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts (and by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission), each of which will be deemed an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC., as successor-in-interest to Justice Delaware Holdco Inc.     PERSHING SQUARE II, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Lisa Giles-Klein

    By:  

/s/ William A. Ackman

Name: Lisa Giles-Klein     Name: William A. Ackman
Title: Assistant Secretary     Title: Managing Member
PERSHING SQUARE, L.P.     PERSHING SQUARE INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
By:  

/s/ William A. Ackman

    By:  

/s/ William A. Ackman

Name: William A. Ackman     Name: William A. Ackman
Title: Managing Member     Title: Managing Member
      WILLIAM ACKMAN
      By:  

/s/ William A. Ackman

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT]

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT to Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Joinder Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of [ ], 20[ ], by and among Justice Delaware Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the undersigned (the “ Joining Stockholder ”), and relates to that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated as of [ ], 2012 (as amended from time to time, the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), by and among the Company, Pershing Square, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pershing Square ”), Pershing Square II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pershing Square II ”), Pershing Square International, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ Pershing Square Island ”) and William Ackman (“ Ackman and, together with Pershing Square, Pershing Square II and Pershing Square Island, the “ Pershing Stockholders ”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Joining Stockholder is acquiring [ ] shares of Common Stock of the Company held by [ name of Holder ] and, in connection therewith, the Company has agreed to grant certain registration rights to the Joining Stockholder as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Joining Stockholder has agreed to become a party to the Registration Rights Agreement on the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Agreement to be Bound . The Joining Stockholder agrees that, upon the execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Stockholder shall become a party to the Registration Rights Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Joining Stockholder shall be deemed an “Holder” thereunder for all purposes.

2. Address for Notices . For the purposes of Section 11 of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Joining Stockholder requests that copies of all notices to the Joining Stockholder be sent to the following address:

[ address of Joining Stockholder ]

Facsimile No.: [ ]

Attention: [ ]

3. Binding Effect . This Joinder Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company, the Holders and the Joining Stockholder and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.


4. Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the parties shall negotiate in good faith with a view to the substitution therefor of a suitable and equitable solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid provision, provided, however, that the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5. Further Agreement . The parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such further acts and things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments or documents as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this Joinder Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

6. Effect of Headings . The Section headings of this Joinder Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Joinder Agreement.

7. Counterparts . This Joinder Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Joinder Agreement by facsimile or other electronic image scan shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement.

8. Governing Law . This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

[ Signature Page Follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this joinder agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ Joining Stockholder ]
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
BURGER KING WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC., as successor-in-interest to Justice Delaware Holdco Inc.
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

 

 

(212) 446-4800

 

www.kirkland.com

 

Facsimile:

(212) 446-4900

June 20, 2012

Burger King Worldwide, Inc.

5505 Blue Lagoon Drive

Miami, Florida 10036

Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentleman:

We are providing this letter in our capacity as special counsel to Burger King Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the filing by the Company of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) covering the offering of up to 8,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “2012 Plan Shares”), pursuant to the Burger King Worldwide, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) and up to 17,900,439 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “2011 Plan Shares,” and, together with the 2012 Plan Shares, the “Plan Shares”), pursuant to the Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan,” and, together with the 2012 Plan, the “Plans”).

For purposes of this letter, we have examined such documents, records, certificates, resolutions and other instruments deemed necessary as a basis for this opinion, and we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Based upon and subject to the assumptions and limitations stated in this letter, we advise you that that the Plan Shares are duly authorized and, when (i) the Registration Statement related to the Plan Shares becomes effective under the Act and (ii) the Plan Shares have been duly issued pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plans and the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Plan Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

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

We have relied without independent investigation upon, among other things, an assurance from the Company that the number of shares which the Company is authorized to issue in its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation exceeds the number of shares outstanding and the number of shares which the Company is obligated to issue (or had otherwise reserved for issuance) for any purposes other than issuances in connection with the Plans by at least the number of Plan Shares which may be issued in connection with the Plans and we have assumed that such condition will remain true at all future times relevant to this opinion. We have assumed that the Company will cause certificates, if any, representing the Plan Shares issued in the future to be properly executed and delivered and will take all other actions appropriate for the issuances of such Plan Shares.

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

We do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion, and accordingly we do not purport to cover herein, the application of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the various states to the issuance and sale of the Plan Shares.

This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should the present laws of the State of Delaware be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purpose.

Sincerely,

/s/ Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

We consent to the use of our report dated April 16, 2012, except for note 22, as to which the date is June 13, 2012, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 (Successor Entity) and June 30, 2010 (Predecessor Entity), and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011 (Successor Entity), the period from October 19, 2010 to December 31, 2010 (Successor Entity), the period from July 1, 2010 to October 18, 2010 (Predecessor Entity) and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2010 (Predecessor Entity), incorporated by reference herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Miami, Florida

June 20, 2012

Certified Public Accountants

Exhibit 99.1

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.

2012 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

Section 1. Purpose . The purpose of the Burger King Worldwide, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and reward those employees, directors and other individuals who are expected to contribute significantly to the success of the Company and its Affiliates, to incentivize such individuals to perform at the highest level, to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such individuals and the Company’s stockholders and, in general, to further the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Section 2. Definition.

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) “ Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Act or regulation thereunder shall include such section or regulation, any valid regulation or interpretation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.

(b) “ Affiliate ” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by or under common control with the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee; provided that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Shares subject to any Options or SAR that are granted to a service provider of an Affiliate constitutes “service recipient stock” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise does not subject the Award to the excise tax under Section 409A of the Code.

(c) “ Award ” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Deferred Stock, annual or long-term Performance Award, Other Stock-Based Award or Cash-Based Award granted under the Plan, which may be denominated or settled in Shares, cash or in such other forms as provided for herein. All Awards shall be granted by an Award Agreement.

(d) “ Award Agreement ” shall mean the agreement (whether in written or electronic form) or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Participant.

(e) “ Beneficiary ” shall mean a person or persons entitled to receive payments or other benefits or exercise rights that are available under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death. If no such person is named by a Participant, such individual’s Beneficiary shall be the individual’s estate.

(f) “ Board ” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.


(g) “ Cash-Based Award ” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan and payable in cash at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(h) “ Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of:

(i) any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Act) (other than the Company, its Affiliates or an employee benefit plan or trust maintained by the Company or its affiliates, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Shares of the Company) becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (excluding any “person” who becomes such a beneficial owner (x) in connection with a transaction described in clause (A) of paragraph (ii) below or (y) in connection with a distribution to them in their capacity as a member or partner (whether general or limited partners) in 3G Special Situation Fund, L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“ 3G ”));

(ii) the consummation of (A) a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) more than 20% of the combined voting power or the total fair market value of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person (other than those covered by the exceptions in paragraph (i) of this definition) acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company; or

(iii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the consummation of any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; other than such liquidation, sale or disposition to a person or persons who beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 20% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company at the time of the sale.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) with respect to any Award that is characterized as “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, an event shall not be considered to be a Change in Control under the Plan for purposes of payment of such Award unless such event is also a “change in ownership,” a “change in effective control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and (y) for purposes of the Plan, the occurrence of the Registration Date or any change in the composition of the Board within one year following the Registration Date shall not be considered a Change in Control.

 

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(i) “ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Any reference to any section of the Code shall also be a reference to any successor provision and any treasury regulation promulgated thereunder.

(j) “ Committee ” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as may be designated by the Board. If the Board does not designate the Committee, references herein to the “Committee” shall refer to the Board.

(k) “ Company ” shall mean Burger King Worldwide, Inc.

(l) “ Covered Employee ” means an individual who is (i) a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto and (ii) any individual who is designated by the Committee, in its discretion, at the time of any Award or at any subsequent time, as reasonably expected to be a “covered employee” with respect to the taxable year of the Company in which any applicable Award will be paid.

(m) “Deferred Stock” shall mean a right to receive Shares or other Awards or a combination thereof at the end of a specified deferral period, granted under Section 9.

(n) “ Dividend Equivalent ” means a right, grated to a Participant under the plan, to receive cash, shares, other Awards or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to Shares.

(o) “ Effective Date ” shall mean the Registration Date.

(p) “ Fair Market Value ” means, for purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise required by any applicable provision of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder, as of any date and except as provided below, the last sales price reported for the Shares on the applicable date: (a) as reported on the principal national securities exchange in the United States on which Shares are then traded or (b) if the Shares are not traded, listed or otherwise reported or quoted, the Committee shall determine in good faith the Fair Market Value in whatever manner it considers appropriate taking into account the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of the grant of any Award, the applicable date shall be the trading day immediately prior to the date on which the Award is granted. For purposes of the exercise of any Award, the applicable date shall be the date a notice of exercise is received by the Committee or its designee, as applicable, or, if not a day on which the applicable market is open, the next day that it is open.

(q) “ Incentive Stock Option ” shall mean an option representing the right to purchase Shares from the Company, granted under and in accordance with the terms of Section 6, that is intended to be and is designated as an “Incentive Stock Option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(r) “ Non-Qualified Stock Option ” shall mean an option representing the right to purchase Shares from the Company, granted under and in accordance with the terms of Section 6, that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(s) “ Option ” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

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(t) “ Other Stock-Based Award ” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

(u) “ Participant ” shall mean the recipient of an Award granted under the Plan.

(v) “ Performance Award ” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan.

(w) “ Performance Goals ” means goals established by the Committee as contingencies for Awards to vest and/or become exercisable or distributable based on one or more of the performance goals set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

(x) “ Performance Period ” means the period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any Performance Goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are measured or must be satisfied.

(y) “ Plan ” shall mean the Burger King Worldwide, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.

(z) “ Registration Date ” means the “Closing Date” as defined in the certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Justice Holdings Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, Justice Delaware Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Justice (“ New Holdco ”), Justice Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New Holdco and Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(aa) “ Restricted Stock ” shall mean any Share granted under Section 8.

(bb) “ Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean a contractual right granted under Section 8 that is denominated in Shares. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a right to receive one Share or the value of one Share upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

(cc) “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 under Section 16(b) of the Act as then in effect or any successor provision.

(dd) “ SAR ” or “ Stock Appreciation Right ” shall mean any right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 to receive, upon exercise by the Participant, the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the right on the date of grant, or if granted in connection with an outstanding Option on the date of grant of the related Option, as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion, which, except in the case of Substitute Awards or in connection with an adjustment provided in Section 5(c), shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on such date of grant of the right or the related Option, as the case may be.

(ee) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Reference to a specific section of the Securities Act or

 

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regulation thereunder shall include such section or regulation, any valid regulation or interpretation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.

(ff) “ Service ” shall mean the active performance of services for the Company or an Affiliate by a person who is an employee or director of the Company or an Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that is characterized as “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, an event shall not be considered to be a termination of “Service” under the Plan for purposes of payment of such Award unless such event is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

(gg) “ Shares ” shall mean shares of the common stock of the Company.

(hh) “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation of which stock representing at least 50% of the ordinary voting power is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

(ii) “ Substitute Awards ” shall mean Awards granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines.

(jj) “ Transfer ” means: (a) when used as a noun, any direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance or other disposition (including the issuance of equity in any entity), whether for value or no value and whether voluntary or involuntary (including by operation of law), and (b) when used as a verb, to directly or indirectly transfer, sell, assign, pledge, encumber, charge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (including the issuance of equity in any entity) whether for value or for no value and whether voluntarily or involuntarily (including by operation of law). “Transferred” and “Transferable” shall have a correlative meaning.

(kk) “ Transition Period ” means the period beginning with the Registration Date and ending as of the earlier of: (i) the date of the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Company at which directors are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the Registration Date occurs; and (ii) the expiration of the “reliance period” under Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(2).

Section 3. Eligibility.

(a) Any employee, director, consultant or other advisor of, or any other individual who provides services to, the Company or any Affiliate, shall be eligible to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only eligible employees of the Company, its subsidiaries and its parent (as determined in accordance with Section 422(b) of the Code) are eligible to be granted Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Eligibility for the grant of Awards and actual participation in the Plan shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(b) An individual who has agreed to accept employment by the Company or an Affiliate shall be deemed to be eligible for Awards hereunder as of the date of such acceptance; provided that vesting and exercise of Awards granted to such individual are conditioned upon such individual actually becoming an employee of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

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(c) Holders of Options and other types of Awards granted by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines are eligible for grant of Substitute Awards hereunder.

Section 4. Administration.

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall be appointed by the Board and shall consist of not less than two directors. To the extent required by applicable law, rule or regulation, it is intended that each member of the Committee shall qualify as (a) a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3, (b) an “outside director” under Section 162(m) of the Code and (c) an “independent director” under the rules of any national securities exchange or national securities association, as applicable. If it is later determined that one or more members of the Committee do not so qualify, actions taken by the Committee prior to such determination shall be valid despite such failure to qualify. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the Committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the Committee. The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant Awards except that such delegation shall not be applicable to any Award for a person then covered by Section 16 of the Act or a Covered Employee. The Committee may issue rules and regulations for administration of the Plan. It shall meet at such times and places as it may determine.

(b) Subject to Section 15, the Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan and perform all acts, including the delegation of its responsibilities (to the extent permitted by applicable law and applicable stock exchange rules), as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable; to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any agreement relating thereto in the manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary to effectuate the purpose and intent of the Plan. The Committee may adopt special guidelines and provisions for persons who are residing in or employed in, or subject to, the taxes of, any domestic or foreign jurisdictions to comply with applicable tax and securities laws of such domestic or foreign jurisdictions. To the extent applicable, the Plan is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3, and with respect to Awards intended to be “performance-based,” the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, and the Plan shall be limited, construed and interpreted in a manner so as to comply therewith.

(c) Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law and in addition to those authorities provided in Section 4(c), the Committee (or its delegate) shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards (including Substitute Awards) to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, the

 

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exercise or purchase price (if any), any restriction or limitation, any vesting schedule or acceleration thereof, or any forfeiture restrictions or waiver thereof, regarding any Award and the Shares relating thereto, based on such factors, if any, as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion); (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, or other Awards, or canceled, forfeited or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee, taking into consideration the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; (vii) determine whether to require a Participant, as a condition of the granting of any Award, to not sell or otherwise dispose of shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Award for a period of time as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, following the date of the acquisition of such Award; (viii) to determine whether a Option is an Incentive Stock Option or Non Qualified Option; (ix) to modify, extend or renew an Award, provided, however, that such action does not subject the Award to Section 409A of the Code without the consent of the Participant; (x) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (xi) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (xii) solely to the extent permitted by applicable law, to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances to provide loans (which may be on a recourse basis and shall bear interest at the rate the Committee shall provide) to Participants in order to exercise Options or acquire Shares under the Plan; and (ix) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

(d) All decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company, the shareholders and the Participants.

Section 5. Shares Available for Awards; Per Person Limitations.

(a) Subject to adjustment as provided below, the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan is 8,500,000 Shares. The maximum number of these reserved Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan shall be 8,500,000 shares. With respect to Stock Appreciation Rights settled in Shares, upon settlement, only the number of Shares delivered to a Participant (based on the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Stock Appreciation Right on the date such Stock Appreciation Right is exercised and the exercise price of each Stock Appreciation Right on the date such Stock Appreciation Right was awarded) shall count against the aggregate and individual share limitations set forth under this Section 5. If any Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Other Stock-Based Awards granted under the Plan expires, terminates or is canceled for any reason without having been exercised in full, the number of Shares underlying any unexercised Award shall again be available for the purpose of Awards under the Plan. If any shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards denominated in Shares awarded under the Plan to a Participant are forfeited for any reason, the number of forfeited shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards denominated in Shares shall again be available for purposes of Awards under the Plan. Any Award under the Plan settled in cash shall not be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations.

 

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(b) Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or Shares acquired by the Company.

(c) To the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code for Awards under the Plan to qualify as “performance-based compensation,” the following individual Participant limitations shall only apply after the expiration of the Transition Period:

(i) The maximum number of Shares subject to any Award of Options, or Stock Appreciation Rights, shares of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards for which the grant of such Award or the lapse of the relevant restriction period is subject to the attainment of Performance Goals in accordance with Section 10 which may be granted under the Plan during any fiscal year of the Company to any Participant shall be 1,000,000 shares per type of Award (which shall be subject to any further increase or decrease pursuant to Section 5(d)) provided that the maximum number of Shares for all types of Awards does not exceed 1,000,000 shares (which shall be subject to any further increase or decrease pursuant to Section 5(d)) during any fiscal year of the Company. If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted in tandem with a Option, it shall apply against the Participant’s individual share limitations for both Stock Appreciation Rights and Options.

(ii) There are no annual individual share limitations applicable to Participants on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards for which the grant, vesting or payment (as applicable) of any such Award is not subject to the attainment of Performance Goals.

(iii) The maximum number of Shares subject to any Performance Award which may be granted under the Plan during any fiscal year of the Company to any Participant shall be 1,000,000 shares (which shall be subject to any further increase or decrease pursuant to Section 5(d)) with respect to any fiscal year of the Company.

(iv) The maximum value of a cash payment made under a Performance Award which may be granted under the Plan with respect to any fiscal year of the Company to any Participant shall be $10,000,000.

(v) The individual Participant limitations set forth in this Section 5(c) (other than Section 5(c)(iii)) shall be cumulative; that is, to the extent that Shares for which Awards are permitted to be granted to a Participant during a fiscal year are not covered by an Award to such Participant in a fiscal year, the number of Shares available for Awards to such Participant shall automatically increase in the subsequent fiscal years during the term of the Plan until used.

(d) Changes

(i) The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize (a) any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, (b) any merger or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate,

 

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(c) any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Shares (d) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, (e) any sale or transfer of all or part of the assets or business of the Company or any Affiliate or (f) any other corporate act or proceeding.

(ii) Subject to the provisions of Section 5(d)(iv), if there shall occur any such change in the capital structure of the Company by reason of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification of shares that may be issued under the Plan, any recapitalization, any merger, any consolidation, any spin off, any reorganization or any partial or complete liquidation, or any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing (a “ Corporate Event ”), then (i) the aggregate number and/or kind of shares that thereafter may be issued under the Plan, (ii) the number and/or kind of shares or other property (including cash) to be issued upon exercise of an outstanding Award granted under the Plan, and/or (iii) the purchase price thereof, shall be appropriately adjusted. In addition, subject to Section 5(d)(iv), if there shall occur any change in the capital structure or the business of the Company that is not a Corporate Event (an “ Other Extraordinary Event ”), including by reason of any ordinary dividend (whether cash or stock), any conversion, any adjustment, any issuance of any class of securities convertible or exercisable into, or exercisable for, any class of stock, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business, then the Committee, in its sole discretion, may adjust any Award and make such other adjustments to the Plan. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 5(d) shall be consistent with the applicable Corporate Event or the applicable Other Extraordinary Event, as the case may be, and in such manner as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, deem appropriate and equitable to prevent substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, Participants under the Plan. Any such adjustment determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Company and all Participants and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Section 5(d) or in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any Corporate Event or any Other Extraordinary Event.

(iii) Fractional shares of Shares resulting from any adjustment in Awards pursuant to Section 5(d)(i) or Section 5(d)(ii) shall be aggregated until, and eliminated at, the time of exercise by rounding-down for fractions less than one-half and rounding-up for fractions equal to or greater than one-half. No cash settlements shall be made with respect to fractional shares eliminated by rounding. Notice of any adjustment shall be given by the Committee to each Participant whose Award has been adjusted and such adjustment (whether or not such notice is given) shall be effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.

(iv) In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company or in the event of any transaction that results in the acquisition of substantially all of the Company’s outstanding Shares by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert, or in the event of the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (all of the foregoing being referred to as an “ Acquisition Event ”), then the Committee may, in its sole discretion, terminate all outstanding and unexercised Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or any Other Stock-Based Award that provides for a Participant elected exercise, effective as of the date of the Acquisition Event, by (i) cashing-out such Awards upon the date of consummation of the Acquisition Event, or (ii) delivering notice of termination to each Participant at least 5 days prior

 

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to the date of consummation of the Acquisition Event, in which case during the period from the date on which such notice of termination is delivered to the consummation of the Acquisition Event, each such Participant shall have the right to exercise in full all of such Participant’s Awards that are then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on exercisability otherwise contained in the Award Agreements), but any such exercise shall be contingent on the occurrence of the Acquisition Event, and, provided that, if the Acquisition Event does not take place within a specified period after giving such notice for any reason whatsoever, the notice and exercise pursuant thereto shall be null and void. If an Acquisition Event occurs but the Committee does not terminate the outstanding Awards pursuant to this Section 5(d)(iv), then the provisions of Section 5(d)(ii) and Section 13 shall apply.

(e) Shares underlying Substitute Awards and Shares underlying awards that can only be settled in cash shall not reduce the number of Shares remaining available for issuance under the Plan.

(f) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if authorized but previously unissued Shares are issued under the Plan, such shares shall not be issued for a consideration that is less than as permitted under applicable law.

Section 6. Options.

The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions, in either case not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine:

(a) The purchase price per Share under an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that, except in the case of Substitute Awards, such purchase price shall not be less than the 100% (or 110% in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a person owning stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, its subsidiaries or its parent, determined in accordance with Section 422(b)(6)) of the Code) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option.

(b) The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee but shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant thereof.

(c) The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part.

(d) To the extent vested and exercisable, Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Option term, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of Shares to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price as follows: (i) in cash or by check, bank draft or money order payable to the order of the Company; (ii) solely to the extent permitted by applicable law, if the Shares are traded on a national securities exchange, and the Committee authorizes, through a procedure whereby the Participant delivers irrevocable instructions to a broker reasonably acceptable to the Committee to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the purchase price; or (iii) on such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the

 

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Committee (including, without limitation, having the Company withhold Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option, or by payment in full or in part in the form of Shares owned by the Participant, based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the payment date as determined by the Committee). No Shares shall be issued until payment therefor, as provided herein, has been made or provided for.

(e) The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant Employee during any calendar year under the Plan and/or any other stock option plan of the Company, any subsidiary or any parent exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Non Qualified Options. Should any provision of the Plan not be necessary in order for the Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, or should any additional provisions be required, the Committee may amend the Plan accordingly, without the necessity of obtaining the approval of the stockholders of the Company. Should any provision of the Plan not be necessary in order for the Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, or should any additional provisions be required, the Committee may amend the Plan accordingly, without the necessity of obtaining the approval of the stockholders of the Company. To the extent that any such Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option (whether because of its provisions or the time or manner of its exercise or otherwise), such Option or the portion thereof which does not so qualify shall constitute a separate Non-Qualified Stock Option.

Section 7. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights (“ SARs ”) to Participants with terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

(b) SARs may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone (“freestanding”) or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan (“tandem”) and may, but need not, relate to a specific Options granted under Section 6.

(c) Any tandem SAR related to an Option may be granted at the same time such Option is granted or at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration of such Option. In the case of any tandem SAR related to any Option, the SAR or applicable portion thereof shall not be exercisable until the related Option or applicable portion thereof is exercisable and shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option, except that a SAR granted with respect to less than the full number of Shares covered by a related Option shall not be reduced until the exercise or termination of the related Option exceeds the number of Shares not covered by the SAR. Any Option related to any tandem SAR shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related SAR has been exercised.

(d) A freestanding SAR shall not have a term of greater than 10 years or, unless it is a Substitute Award, an exercise price less than 100% of Fair Market Value of the Share on the date of grant.

 

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Section 8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

(a) The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Participants.

(b) Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, any limitation on the right to vote a Share of Restricted Stock or the right to receive any dividend or dividend equivalent or other right), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

(c) Any share of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any stock certificate is issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan, such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. If stock certificates are issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee may require that any stock certificates evidencing such Shares be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any grant of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall have delivered a duly signed stock power or other instruments of assignment (including a power of attorney), each endorsed in blank with a guarantee of signature if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Company, which would permit transfer to the Company of all or a portion of the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award in the event that such Award is forfeited in whole or part.

(d) The Committee may in its discretion, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best interests of the Company, waive in whole or in part any or all restrictions with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

(e) The Committee, in its discretion, may award Dividend Equivalents with respect to Awards of Restricted Stock Units.

(f) If the Committee intends that an Award under this Section 8 shall constitute or give rise to “qualified performance based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, such Award may be structured in accordance with the requirements of Section 10, including without limitation, the Performance Goals and the Award limitation set forth therein, and any such Award shall be considered a Performance Award for purposes of the Plan.

Section 9. Deferred Stock . The Committee is authorized to grant Deferred Stock to Participants, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) Deferred Stock shall be settled upon expiration of the deferral period specified for an Award of Deferred Stock by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant). In addition, Deferred Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements),

 

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separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, and under such other circumstances as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. Deferred Stock may be satisfied by delivery of Shares, other Awards, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter.

(b) The Committee, in its discretion, may award Dividend Equivalents with respect to Awards of Deferred Stock.

Section 10. Performance Awards.

(a) The Committee may grant a Performance Award to a Participant payable upon the attainment of specific Performance Goals. The Committee may grant Performance Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, as well as Performance Awards that are not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. If the Performance Award is payable in shares of Restricted Stock, such shares shall be transferable to the Participant only upon attainment of the relevant Performance Goal in accordance with Section 8. If the Performance Award is payable in cash, it may be paid upon the attainment of the relevant Performance Goals either in cash or in shares of Restricted Stock (based on the then current Fair Market Value of such shares), as determined by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Performance Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in such form that is not inconsistent with the Plan and that the Committee may from time to time approve. With respect to Performance Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall condition the right to payment of any Performance Award upon the attainment of objective Performance Goals established pursuant to Section 10(b)(iii).

(b) Terms and Conditions . Performance Awards awarded pursuant to this Section 10 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Earning of Performance Award . At the expiration of the applicable Performance Period, the Committee shall determine the extent to which the Performance Goals established pursuant to Section 10(b) are achieved and the percentage of each Performance Award that has been earned.

(ii) Non-Transferability . Subject to the applicable provisions of the Award Agreement and the Plan, Performance Awards may not be Transferred during the Performance Period.

(iii) Objective Performance Goals, Formulae or Standards . With respect to Performance Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall establish the objective Performance Goals for the earning of Performance Awards based on a Performance Period applicable to each Participant or class of Participants in writing prior to the beginning of the applicable Performance Period or at such later date as permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code and while the outcome of the Performance Goals are substantially uncertain. Such Performance Goals may incorporate, if and only to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code,

 

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provisions for disregarding (or adjusting for) changes in accounting methods, corporate transactions (including, without limitation, dispositions and acquisitions) and other similar type events or circumstances. To the extent that any such provision would create impermissible discretion under Section 162(m) of the Code or otherwise violate Section 162(m) of the Code, such provision shall be of no force or effect, with respect to Performance Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(c) Dividends . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in an Award Agreement, amounts equal to dividends declared during the Performance Period with respect to the number of Shares covered by a Performance Award will not be paid to the Participant.

(d) Payment . Following the Committee’s determination in accordance with Section 10(b)(i) the Company shall settle Performance Awards, in such form (including, without limitation, in Shares or in cash) as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to such Participant’s earned Performance Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, award an amount less than the earned Performance Awards and/or subject the payment of all or part of any Performance Award to additional vesting, forfeiture and deferral conditions as it deems appropriate.

(e) Termination . Subject to the applicable provisions of the Award Agreement and the Plan, upon a Participant’s termination of Service for any reason during the Performance Period for a given Performance Award, the Performance Award in question will vest or be forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee at grant.

(f) Accelerated Vesting . Based on service, performance and/or such other factors or criteria, if any, as the Committee may determine, the Committee may, at or after grant, accelerate the vesting of all or any part of any Performance Award.

Section 11. Other Stock-Based and Cash Based Awards .

(a) The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Shares or factors that may influence the value of Shares, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Shares, purchase rights for Shares, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or business units thereof, Shares awarded purely as a bonus and not subject to restrictions or conditions, or any other factors designated by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Shares delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 11 shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards, notes, or other property, as the Committee shall determine. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in a Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award under this Section 11 shall not be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, dividends or Dividend Equivalents in respect of the number of Shares covered by the Award.

 

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(b) The Committee may from time to time grant Cash-Based Awards to Participants in such amounts, on such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, as it shall determine in its sole discretion. Cash-Based Awards may be granted subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions or may be awarded purely as a bonus and not subject to restrictions or conditions, and if subject to vesting conditions, the Committee may accelerate the vesting of such Awards at any time in its sole discretion. The grant of an Cash-Based Award shall not require a segregation of any of the Company’s assets for satisfaction of the Company’s payment obligation thereunder.

Section 12. Effect of Termination of Service on Awards . The Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, the circumstances in which Awards shall be exercised, vested, paid or forfeited in the event a Participant ceases to provide Service to the Company or any Affiliate prior to the end of a performance period or exercise or settlement of such Award.

Section 13. Change in Control Provisions . In the event of a Change in Control, and except as otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, a Participant’s unvested Award shall be treated in accordance with one of the following methods as determined by the Committee:

(a) Awards, whether or not then vested, shall be continued, assumed, have new rights substituted therefor or be treated in accordance with Section 5(d) hereof, as determined by the Committee, and restrictions to which shares of Restricted Stock or any other Award granted prior to the Change in Control are subject shall not lapse upon a Change in Control and the Restricted Stock or other Award shall, where appropriate in the sole discretion of the Committee, receive the same distribution as other Shares on such terms as determined by the Committee; provided that the Committee may decide to award additional Restricted Stock or other Awards in lieu of any cash distribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, any assumed or substituted Option shall comply with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.424-1 (and any amendment thereto).

(b) The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the purchase of any Awards by the Company or an Affiliate for an amount of cash (either on a current basis or, to the extent such right does not subject the Award to the excise tax under Section 409A of the Code, a deferred basis) equal to the excess of the Change in Control Price (as defined below) of the Shares covered by such Awards, over the aggregate exercise price of such Awards. For purposes of this Section 13(b), “Change in Control Price” shall mean the highest price per Share paid in any transaction related to a Change in Control of the Company.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting or lapse of restrictions, of an Award at any time.

(d) If and to the extent that the approach chosen by the Committee results in an acceleration or potential acceleration of the exercisability, vesting or settlement of any Award, the Committee may impose such conditions upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement of the

 

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Award (including without limitation a requirement that some or all of the proceeds from the accelerated portion of the Award be held in escrow and/or remain subject to risks of forfeiture or other conditions) as it shall determine; provided that those risks of forfeiture or other conditions are not in the good faith judgment of the Committee more restrictive than those under the original terms of the Award Agreement and do not result in any violation of Section 409A of the Code. The Committee shall give written notice of any proposed transaction referred to in this Section 13(d) at a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date for such transaction (which notice may be given either before or after the approval of such transaction), in order that Participants may have a reasonable period of time prior to the closing date of such transaction within which to exercise any Awards that are then exercisable (including any Awards that may become exercisable upon the closing date of such transaction). A Participant may condition his or her exercise of any Awards upon the consummation of the transaction.

Section 14. General Provisions Applicable to Awards.

(a) Awards may be granted for no cash consideration or for such minimal cash consideration as may be required by applicable law.

(b) Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards, or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any other plan of the Company, may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

(c) Subject to the terms of the Plan, payments or transfers to be made by the Company upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other Awards, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of grant, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee and in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest (or no interest) on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of dividend equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments.

(d) Except as may be permitted by the Committee or as specifically provided in an Award Agreement, (i) no Award or other benefit payable under the Plan shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by law or permitted by the Committee, be Transferable in any manner other than by will or the law of descent, and any attempt to Transfer any such benefit shall be void, and any such benefit shall not in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person who shall be entitled to such benefit, nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against such person, and (ii) each Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any Award which has been fully exercised, earned or paid, as the case may be, and shall not preclude forfeiture of an Award in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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(e) A Participant may designate a Beneficiary or change a previous beneficiary designation at such times prescribed by the Committee by using forms and following procedures approved or accepted by the Committee for that purpose. If no Beneficiary designated by the Participant is eligible to receive payments or other benefits or exercise rights that are available under the Plan at the Participant’s death, the Beneficiary shall be the Participant’s estate.

(f) All certificates for Shares and/or Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any applicable Federal or state securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(g) The Committee may impose restrictions on any Award with respect to non-competition, confidentiality and other restrictive covenants, as it deems necessary in its sole discretion and/or for the clawing back of any rights or benefits under any Awards as a result of any breaches of any of the foregoing covenants and/or for any reasons specified in the Award Agreement or in any employment or other agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant.

Section 15. Amendments and Termination.

(a) Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without (i) shareholder approval if such approval is required by the listed company rules of the stock exchange, if any, on which the Shares are principally traded or quoted or (ii) the consent of the Participant , if such action would adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award, except to the extent any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination is made to cause the Plan to comply with applicable law, stock exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary to enable the Plan to achieve its stated purposes in any jurisdiction in a tax efficient manner and in compliance with local rules and regulations.

(b) The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate, any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, without the consent of any relevant Participant or holder or beneficiary of an Award, provided, however, that no such action shall adversely affect the rights of any affected Participant or holder or beneficiary under any Award theretofore granted under the Plan, except to the extent any such action is made to cause the Plan to comply with applicable law, stock exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations; provided further that the Committee’s authority under this Section 15(b) is limited in the case of Awards subject to Section 10(b), as set forth in Section 10(b).

 

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(c) Except as noted in Section 10(b) the Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 5(d)) affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.

(d) Any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may cause any Award granted hereunder to be canceled in consideration of a cash payment or alternative Award made to the holder of such canceled Award equal in value to the Fair Market Value of such canceled Award, to the extent that such authority does not cause the Award to become subject to the excise tax pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

(e) The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.

Section 16. Miscellaneous.

(a) The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payment as to which a Participant has a fixed and vested interest but which are not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any right that is greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

(b) No employee, Participant or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Any Award granted under the Plan shall be a one-time Award which does not constitute a promise of future grants. The Company, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make available future grants hereunder.

(c) The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment to be made pursuant to the Plan, or to otherwise require, prior to the issuance or delivery of Shares or the payment of any cash hereunder, payment by the Participant of, any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld. Upon the vesting of Restricted Stock (or other Award that is taxable upon vesting), or upon making an election under Section 83(b) of the Code, a Participant shall pay all required withholding to the Company. Any statutorily required withholding obligation with regard to any Participant may be satisfied, subject to the consent of the Committee, by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable or by delivering Shares already owned. Any fraction of a Share required to satisfy such tax obligations shall be disregarded and the amount due shall be paid instead in cash by the Participant.

 

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(d) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

(e) The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of, or to continue to provide services to, the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or the applicable Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant, free from any liability, or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement or in any other agreement binding the parties. The receipt of any Award under the Plan is not intended to confer any rights on the receiving Participant except as set forth in such Award.

(f) If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

(g) Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

(h) No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash or other securities shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

(i) No Award or other benefit payable under the Plan shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by law or permitted by the Committee, be Transferable in any manner, and any attempt to Transfer any such benefit shall be void, and any such benefit shall not in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person who shall be entitled to such benefit, nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against such person.

(j) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, as long as the Shares are listed on a national securities exchange or system sponsored by a national securities association, the issuance of Shares pursuant to an Award shall be conditioned upon such shares being listed on such exchange or system. The Company shall have no obligation to issue such Shares unless and until such Shares are so listed, and the right to exercise any Option or other Award with respect to such Shares shall be suspended until such listing has been effected. If at any time counsel to the Company shall be of the opinion that any sale or delivery of Shares pursuant to an Option or other Award is or may in the circumstances be unlawful or result in the imposition of excise

 

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taxes on the Company under the statutes, rules or regulations of any applicable jurisdiction, the Company shall have no obligation to make such sale or delivery, or to make any application or to effect or to maintain any qualification or registration under the Securities Act or otherwise, with respect to Shares or Awards, and the right to exercise any Option or other Award shall be suspended until, in the opinion of said counsel, such sale or delivery shall be lawful or will not result in the imposition of excise taxes on the Company. A Participant shall be required to supply the Company with certificates, representations and information that the Company requests and otherwise cooperate with the Company in obtaining any listing, registration, qualification, exemption, consent or approval the Company deems necessary or appropriate.

(k) No Award granted or paid out under the Plan shall be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan of the Company or its Affiliates nor affect any benefit under any other benefit plan now or subsequently in effect under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to the level of compensation. The provisions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each Participant, and such Awards to individual Participants need not be the same in subsequent years.

(l) All elections and transactions under the Plan by persons subject to Section 16 of the Act involving Shares are intended to comply with any applicable exemptive condition under Rule 16b-3. The Committee may establish and adopt written administrative guidelines, designed to facilitate compliance with Section 16(b) of the Act, as it may deem necessary or proper for the administration and operation of the Plan and the transaction of business thereunder.

(m) The Plan shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of a Participant, including, without limitation, the estate of such Participant and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate. Any benefit payable to or for the benefit of a minor, an incompetent person or other person incapable of receipt thereof shall be deemed paid when paid to such person’s guardian or to the party providing or reasonably appearing to provide for the care of such person, and such payment shall fully discharge the Committee, the Board, the Company, its Affiliates and their employees, agents and representatives with respect thereto.

Section 17. Effective Date of the Plan . The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

Section 18. Term of the Plan . No Award shall be granted under the Plan after ten years from the Effective Date. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such date, and the authority of the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award, or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond such date.

Section 19. Section 409A of the Code .

(a) The Plan is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, it shall be paid in a manner that will comply with Section 409A of the Code, including proposed, temporary or final

 

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regulations or any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any provision in the Plan that is inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code shall be deemed to be amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and to the extent such provision cannot be amended to comply therewith, such provision shall be null and void. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Award that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee or the Company and, in the event that any amount or benefit under the Plan becomes subject to penalties under Section 409A of the Code, responsibility for payment of such penalties shall rest solely with the affected Participants and not with the Company. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or Award Agreement, any payment(s) of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) that are otherwise required to be made under the Plan to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code) as a result of such employee’s separation from service (other than a payment that is not subject to Section 409A of the Code) shall be delayed for the first six (6) months following such separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the specified employee) and shall instead be paid (in a manner set forth in the Award Agreement) upon expiration of such delay period.

(b) Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Company does not make any representation to any Participant or Beneficiary as to the tax consequences of any Awards made pursuant to this Plan, and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnity or hold harmless the Participant or any Beneficiary for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that the Participant or any Beneficiary may incur as a result of the grant or vesting of an Award under this Plan.

Section 20. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial . This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (regardless of the law that might otherwise govern under applicable Delaware principles of conflict of laws). Any suit, action or proceeding with respect to the Plan or any Award Agreement, or any judgment entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in respect of any thereof, shall be resolved only in the courts of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and each Participant shall irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submit in any proceeding relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement, or for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (a “ Proceeding ”), to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware, the court of the United States of America for the District of Delaware, and appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals from any of the foregoing, and agree that all claims in respect of any such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such Delaware State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court, (b) consent that any such Proceeding may and shall be brought in such courts and waives any objection that the Company and each Participant may now or thereafter have to the venue or jurisdiction of any such Proceeding in any such court or that such Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agree not to plead or claim the same, (c) waive all right to trial by jury in any Proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement, (d) agree that service of process in any such Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by

 

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registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of a Participant, at the Participant’s address shown in the books and records of the Company or, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel, and (e) agree that nothing in the Plan shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE GOALS

To the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code, performance goals established for purposes of Awards intended to be “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, shall be based on the attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified increase or decrease (as applicable) in one or more of the following performance goals, which may include performance relative to the Company’s peers or those of the Company’s Affiliates or to the industry or industries in which the Company and/or its affiliates operates:

 

   

earnings per share;

 

   

net earnings;

 

   

operating income;

 

   

gross income;

 

   

net income (before or after taxes);

 

   

cash flow (including free cash flow, operating cash flow and cash flow return on investment);

 

   

gross profit;

 

   

profit before taxes;

 

   

operating profit;

 

   

gross profit return on investment;

 

   

gross margin return on investment;

 

   

gross margin;

 

   

operating margin;

 

   

working capital;

 

   

earnings before interest and taxes;

 

   

earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization;

 

   

earnings ratios;

 

   

return on equity;


   

return on assets;

 

   

return on capital;

 

   

return on invested capital;

 

   

net revenues;

 

   

gross revenues;

 

   

revenue growth;

 

   

annual recurring revenues;

 

   

recurring revenues;

 

   

license revenues;

 

   

sales or market share;

 

   

total shareholder return;

 

   

economic value added;

 

   

customers or customer growth;

 

   

number of restaurants or restaurant growth;

 

   

restaurant traffic;

 

   

inventory turnover;

 

   

receivable turnover;

 

   

financial return ratios;

 

   

customer satisfaction surveys;

 

   

productivity;

 

   

specified objectives with regard to limiting the level of increase in all or a portion of the Company’s bank debt or that of any of its Affiliates or other long-term or short-term public or private debt or other similar financial obligations of the Company or any of its Affiliates, which may be calculated net of cash balances and/or other offsets and adjustments as may be established by the Committee in its sole discretion;

 

   

the fair market value of a Share;

 

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Share price (including, but not limited to, growth in Share price);

 

   

the growth in the value of an investment in the Share assuming the reinvestment of dividends;

 

   

reduction in operating and/or other expenses;

 

   

Restaurant cleanliness and/or other operational, safety and/or quality metrics measured by the Company or any of its Affiliates;

 

   

Restaurant image or remodeling; or

 

   

Product innovation or menu.

With respect to Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, also exclude, or adjust to reflect, the impact of an event or occurrence that the Committee determines should be appropriately excluded or adjusted, including:

(a) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items or events, and other unusual or non-recurring charges as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing or incorporated by reference in the Company’s Form 10-K for the applicable year;

(b) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company or any of its Affiliates or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management; or

(c) a change in tax law or accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles.

Performance goals may also be based upon individual participant performance goals, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. In addition, Awards that are not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code may be based on the performance goals set forth herein or on such other performance goals as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

In addition, such performance goals may be based upon the attainment of specified levels of Company (or subsidiary, other Affiliate, division, other operational unit, administrative department or product category of the Company or any of its Affiliates) performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other corporations. With respect to Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code, but only to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code (including, without limitation, compliance with any requirements for stockholder approval), the Committee may also:

(a) designate additional business criteria on which the performance goals may be based; or

 

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(b) adjust, modify or amend the aforementioned business criteria.

 

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