UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2014
Enstar Group Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 001-33289 | N/A | ||
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS Employer
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P.O. Box HM 2267, Windsor Place, 3
rd
Floor
22 Queen Street, Hamilton HM JX Bermuda |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (441) 292-3645
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The provisions of Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K that relate to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Shareholder Rights Agreement and the Bayshore Shareholders Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On April 1, 2014, Kenmare Holdings Ltd. (Kenmare), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited (the Company), together with Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P., which are managed by Stone Point Capital LLC (collectively, Trident), completed the previously announced acquisition of Torus Insurance Holdings Limited (Torus). Torus is an A- rated global specialty insurer with six wholly-owned insurance vehicles, including Lloyds Syndicate 1301. Torus is now directly owned by Bayshore Holdings Ltd. (Bayshore), which is 60% owned by Kenmare and 40% owned by Trident.
The purchase price for Torus was established in the amended and restated amalgamation agreement as $646.0 million, to be paid partly in cash and partly in the Companys stock. The number of Company shares to be issued was fixed at the signing of the amalgamation agreement on July 8, 2013 and was determined by reference to an agreed-upon value per share of $132.448, which was the average closing price of the Companys voting ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share (the Voting Ordinary Shares), over the 20 trading days prior to such signing date. On the day before closing of the amalgamation, the Voting Ordinary Shares had a closing price of $136.31 per share. At closing, the Company contributed cash of $41.6 million towards the purchase price and $3.6 million towards related transaction expenses, as well as 1,898,326 Voting Ordinary Shares and 714,015 shares of Series B Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock of the Company (the Non-Voting Preferred Shares). Based on a price of $136.31 per share, the Companys contribution of cash and shares to the purchase price totaled $397.7 million in the aggregate. Trident contributed cash of $258.4 million towards the purchase price and $2.4 million towards related transaction expenses.
FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P. and FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. (collectively, First Reserve) received 1,501,211 Voting Ordinary Shares, 714,015 Non-Voting Preferred Shares and cash consideration in the transaction. Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. (Corsair) received 397,115 Voting Ordinary Shares and cash consideration in the transaction. The remaining Torus shareholders received all cash. As a result of the amalgamation, First Reserve now owns approximately 9.5% and 11.5%, respectively, of the Companys Voting Ordinary Shares and outstanding share capital.
The Company, First Reserve and Corsair entered into a Registration Rights Agreement at the closing of the amalgamation that provides First Reserve and Corsair with certain rights to cause the Company to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), the Voting Ordinary Shares (including the Voting Ordinary Shares into which the Non-Voting Preferred Shares may convert) issued pursuant to the amalgamation and any securities issued by the Company in connection with the foregoing by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with any recapitalization, reclassification or similar reorganization (the foregoing, collectively, Registrable Securities). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company must file a resale shelf registration statement for the Registrable Securities within 20 business days after the closing of the amalgamation. In addition, at any time following the six-month anniversary of the closing of the amalgamation, First Reserve will be entitled to make three written requests for the Company to register all or any part of the Registrable Securities under the Act, subject to certain exceptions and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. Corsair will have the right to make one such request. First Reserve and Corsair were also granted piggyback registration rights with respect to the Companys registration of Voting Ordinary Shares for its own account or for the account of one or more of its securityholders. The Registration Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company, First Reserve and Corsair also entered into a Shareholder Rights Agreement upon the closing of the Torus acquisition, under which First Reserve has the right to designate one representative to the Companys Board of Directors. This designation right terminates if First Reserve ceases to beneficially own at least 75% of the total number of Voting Ordinary Shares and Non-Voting Preferred Shares acquired by it under the amalgamation agreement. Pursuant to this contractual right and in anticipation of the closing of the Torus acquisition, First Reserve designated Kenneth W. Moore to be its representative on the Companys Board of Directors. As previously
reported, on February 26, 2014, the Companys Board of Directors elected Mr. Moore to serve as a director of the Company effective upon the closing of the Torus acquisition. Accordingly, Mr. Moore became a director of the Company on April 1, 2014. Mr. Moore is a Managing Director of First Reserve. The Shareholder Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Upon the closing of the Torus acquisition, Bayshore, Kenmare and Trident entered into a Shareholders Agreement (the Bayshore Shareholders Agreement). As previously reported, the Bayshore Shareholders Agreement, among other things, provides that Kenmare has the right to appoint three members to the Bayshore board of directors and Trident has the right to appoint two members. The Bayshore Shareholders Agreement includes a five-year period during which neither party can transfer its ownership interest in Bayshore to a third party (the Restricted Period). Following the Restricted Period: (i) each party must offer the other party the right to buy its shares before the shares are offered to a third party; (ii) Kenmare can require Trident to participate in a sale of Bayshore to a third party as long as Kenmare owns 55% of Bayshore; (iii) each party has the right to be included on a pro rata basis in any sales made by the other party; and (iv) each party has the right to buy its pro rata share of any new securities issued by Bayshore.
The Bayshore Shareholders Agreement also provides that during the 90-day period following the fifth anniversary of the Torus closing, and at any time following the seventh anniversary of such closing, Kenmare would have the right to redeem Tridents shares in Bayshore at their then fair market value, which would be payable in cash. Following the seventh anniversary of the Torus closing, Trident would have the right to require Kenmare to purchase Tridents shares in Bayshore for their then current fair market value, which Kenmare would have the option to pay either in cash or by delivering the Companys Voting Ordinary Shares. The Bayshore Shareholders Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
James D. Carey, a member of the Companys Board of Directors, is a senior principal of Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. As noted above, Stone Point Capital serves as the manager of Trident. Trident collectively owns approximately 8.5% of our Voting Ordinary Shares, after accounting for the shares issued in the Torus acquisition. Mr. Carey is the sole member of an entity that is one of four general partners of the entities serving as general partners for Trident, is a member of the investment committees of such general partners, and is a member of Stone Point Capital.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The provisions of Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K that relate to the Trident put right with respect to its interest in Bayshore are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
As discussed in Item 2.01 above, on April 1, 2014, as part of the consideration for the amalgamation, the Company issued 1,501,211 Voting Ordinary Shares and 714,015 Non-Voting Preferred Shares to First Reserve and 397,115 Voting Ordinary Shares to Corsair. The securities were issued to First Reserve and Corsair without registration in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Act.
The Non-Voting Preferred Shares issued to First Reserve pursuant to the amalgamation will automatically convert (i) into Voting Ordinary Shares upon the transfer of such Non-Voting Preferred Shares to any person other than an affiliate of First Reserve if that transfer qualifies as a widely dispersed offering and (ii) into a new series of non-voting ordinary shares of the Company upon the approval by the Companys shareholders of an amendment to the Companys bye-laws to authorize such series. In such case, each Non-Voting Preferred Share shall initially convert into one Voting Ordinary Share or non-voting ordinary share, as applicable, subject to adjustment for share subdivisions, splits, combinations and similar events.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
10.1 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2014, among Enstar Group Limited, FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P., FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. and Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. | |
10.2 | Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2014, among Enstar Group Limited, FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P., FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. and Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. | |
10.3 | Bayshore Shareholders Agreement, dated April 1, 2014, among Bayshore Holdings Limited, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED | ||||||
Date: April 4, 2014 | By: | /s/ Richard J. Harris | ||||
Richard J. Harris | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Description |
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10.1 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2014, among Enstar Group Limited, FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P., FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. and Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. | |
10.2 | Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2014, among Enstar Group Limited, FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P., FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. and Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. | |
10.3 | Bayshore Shareholders Agreement, dated April 1, 2014, among Bayshore Holdings Limited, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P. |
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Exhibit 10.1
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 2014 (this Agreement ), is made among ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED, a Bermuda company (the Company ), and FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P. and FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. (collectively, the First Reserve Shareholder ) and Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. (the Corsair Shareholder , and together with the First Reserve Shareholder, the Shareholders or individually a Shareholder ).
A. On March 11, 2014, the Company, Veranda Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda company and an indirect subsidiary of the Company ( Amalgamation Sub ), Hudson Securityholders Representative LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Torus Insurance Holdings Limited, a Bermuda company, entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation (the Amalgamation Agreement ), pursuant to which Amalgamation Sub and the Company will amalgamate under the laws of Bermuda (the Amalgamation ).
B. In connection with the Amalgamation and pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement, the Shareholders acquired shares of Parent Common Stock (as defined in the Amalgamation Agreement) ( Parent Shares ).
C. In order to induce the Shareholders to accept the Parent Shares as a portion of the total consideration for entering into the Amalgamation Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.
D. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and set forth in Section 11 are used as defined in Section 11.
Now, | therefore, the parties hereto agree as follows: |
1 . | Mandatory Shelf Registration. |
(a) The Company agrees to file with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than 20 Business Days following the date hereof, a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 or such other form under the Securities Act then available to the Company providing for the resale pursuant to Rule 415 from time to time by the Shareholders of any and all Registrable Shares, which shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement as defined under Rule 405, to the extent the Company is eligible to file such automatic shelf Registration Statement (the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement ). If the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement is not automatically effective when filed with the SEC, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 90 calendar days following the date hereof.
(b) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement to remain continuously effective until the earliest of (A) the sale pursuant to a registration statement of all of the Registrable Shares covered by the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement,
(B) the sale, transfer or other disposition pursuant to Rule 144 of all of the Registrable Shares covered by the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement, (C) such time as the Registrable Shares covered by the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement that are not held by Affiliates of the Company are, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 so long as the Company is current in its 1934 Act reporting, if so required by Rule 144, (D) such time as all of the Registrable Shares covered by the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement have been sold to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (E) the third anniversary of the effective date of the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement. The Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for the resale of Registrable Securities from time to time, and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Shareholders. The Company will pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to this Section 1.
2 . | Demand Registrations. |
(a) Requests for Registration . At any time following the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof, and regardless of the effectiveness of the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement, each Shareholder shall be entitled to make request(s) in writing (the Shareholder making any such request, a Requesting Shareholder ) that the Company effect the registration of all or any part of the Registrable Securities held by such Requesting Shareholder (a Registration Request ). The First Reserve Shareholder shall be entitled to make three (3) such Registration Requests and the Corsair Shareholder shall be entitled to make one (1) such Registration Request. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to register, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, all Registrable Securities that have been requested to be registered by the Requesting Shareholder in the Registration Request (a Demand Registration ); provided, that the Company will not be required to effect a registration pursuant to this Section 2(a) unless the aggregate number of shares proposed to be registered constitutes at least, (i) in the case of the First Reserve Shareholder, 25% of the total number of Registrable Securities acquired by the First Reserve Shareholder under the Amalgamation Agreement, or, (ii) in the case of the Corsair Shareholder, 75% of the total number of Registrable Securities acquired by the Corsair Shareholder under the Amalgamation Agreement, or, (iii) in each case, if the total number of Registrable Securities then outstanding is less than such amount, all of the Registrable Securities then outstanding. The Company will not be obligated to effect any registration pursuant to this Section 2(a) more than once in any nine (9) month period. Except if expressly prohibited by applicable law, the Company will pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to this Section 2.
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(b) Limitation on Demand Registrations . A request for registration will not constitute the use of a Registration Request pursuant to Section 2(a) if (i) the Requesting Shareholder determines in good faith to withdraw (prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such request) the proposed registration, (ii) the Registration Statement relating to such request is not declared effective within ninety (90) days of the date such registration statement is first filed with the SEC, (iii) prior to the sale of at least 90% of the Registrable Securities included in the registration relating to such request, such registration is adversely affected by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency, quasi-governmental agent or self-regulatory body or court for any reason and the Company fails to have such stop order, injunction or other order or requirement removed, withdrawn or resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of the holders of a majority of securities included in such registration statement within thirty (30) days of the date of such order, (iv) more than 20% of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Shareholder to be included in the registration are not so included pursuant to Section 2(e); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Requesting Shareholder shall nonetheless be permitted to include the number of Registrable Securities that the underwriter permits to be included in such registration, (v) the conditions to closing specified in any underwriting agreement or purchase agreement entered into in connection with the registration relating to such request are not satisfied (other than as a result of a material breach thereunder by the Requesting Shareholder), or (vi) the Company did not provide Full Cooperation in the case of an underwritten offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing but except if expressly prohibited by applicable law, the Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any request for registration pursuant to Section 2(a) regardless of the application of this provision.
(c) Restrictions on Demand Registrations . The Company may postpone for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, the filing or the effectiveness of a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration if the Company furnishes to the Requesting Shareholder a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that such Demand Registration is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company to engage in any acquisition of assets or any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, tender offer or similar transaction, or otherwise would have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations, prospects or financial condition of the Company; provided, that the Company may not effect such a postponement more than once in any 360-day period. If the Company so postpones the filing or the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, the Requesting Shareholder will be entitled to withdraw such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such registration request will not count as a Registration Request for the purposes of Section 2(a). Except if expressly prohibited by applicable law, the Company will pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any such non-completed registration.
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(d) Selection of Underwriters . If the Requesting Shareholder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by its Registration Request by means of an underwritten offering, the Requesting Shareholder will so advise the Company as a part of the Registration Request (and, if so elected by the Requesting Shareholder, a Registration Request may specify that the underwritten offering be conducted pursuant to the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement), and the Company will include such information in any notice sent by the Company to the Prior Holders with respect to such Registration Request. In such event, the Requesting Shareholder will have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer the offering, subject to the Companys approval which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (and will not be withheld, conditioned or delayed in the case the selected underwriter is an Affiliate of the Requesting Shareholder). In connection with each underwritten Demand Registration, the Company shall cause there to be Full Cooperation. Regardless of whether the Requesting Shareholder elects to specify that the underwritten offering be conducted pursuant to the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement or a separate registration statement, the Requesting Shareholder shall be entitled to no more than three (3) underwritten offerings, if the Requesting Shareholder is the First Reserve Shareholder, and one (1) underwritten offering, if the Requesting Shareholder is the Corsair Shareholder; and in no event shall a Requesting Shareholder be entitled to request an underwritten offering until after the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof.
(e) Priority on Demand Registrations . Subject to the Companys obligations under the Prior Registration Rights Agreements, the Company will not include in any underwritten registration pursuant to Section 2(a) any securities that are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Requesting Shareholder. If the managing underwriter advises the Company that in its opinion the number of Registrable Securities and Prior Holder Securities (and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering) exceeds the number of securities that can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, including the price at which the securities can be sold, the Company will include in such offering the maximum number of securities that in the opinion of such underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, including the price at which the securities can be sold, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, Registrable Securities and Prior Holder Securities, pro rata among the respective holders thereof participating in such registration on the basis of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities or Prior Holder Securities, as applicable, owned by each such holder on the date of such request or in such other manner as they may agree; (ii) second, securities the Company proposes to sell and (iii) third, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in the Prior Registration Rights Agreements, no employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof will be entitled to participate, directly or indirectly, in any such registration to the extent that the managing underwriter (or, in the case of an offering that is not underwritten, a nationally recognized investment banking firm) determines in good faith that the participation of such employee in such registration would adversely affect the marketability or offering
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price of the securities being sold in such registration. For purposes of Section 1(e) and Sections 2(d) and 2(e) of the Prior GSCP Registration Rights Agreement, the Company hereby agrees that the Registrable Securities under this Agreement and the Prior Holder Securities under the Prior GSCP Registration Rights Agreement shall be treated as pari passu for purposes of the priority rights set forth in such Sections (as permitted pursuant to Section 1(f) of the Prior GSCP Registration Rights Agreement).
(f) Future Registration Rights . Except as provided in this Agreement, the Company will not grant to any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company registration rights with respect to such securities which are senior to or otherwise conflict in any material respect with the rights granted pursuant to this Section 2 without the prior written consent of the Requesting Shareholder; provided, that the foregoing shall not prevent the Company from granting additional demand or piggy back registration rights that are pari passu with the rights set forth in this Agreement, and any dilution of the registration rights herein resulting from any such pari passu rights shall not be deemed to conflict with the rights set forth herein.
3 . | Piggyback Registrations. |
(a) Right to Piggyback . At any time after the date hereof, whenever the Company proposes to register voting ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company ( Common Shares ) (other than the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement or a registration on Form S-4 or a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans), whether for its own account or for the account of one or more securityholders of the Company, and the registration form to be filed may be used for the registration or qualification for distribution of Registrable Securities, the Company will give prompt written notice to the Shareholders (but, in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 2(a) by the Requesting Shareholder, excluding the Requesting Shareholder), of its intention to effect such a registration and will include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Companys notice (a Piggyback Registration ). Once a Shareholder has made such a written request, it may withdraw its Registrable Securities from such Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter, if any, on or before the fifth (5th) day prior to the anticipated effective date of such Piggyback Registration. The Company may terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it and covered by this Section 3 prior to the effectiveness of such registration, whether or not a Shareholder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration, and except for the obligation to pay Registration Expenses pursuant to Section 3(c) the Company will have no liability to any Shareholder in connection with such termination or withdrawal. A Piggyback Registration shall not be considered a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 2 of this Agreement.
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(b) Underwritten Registration . If the registration referred to in Section 3(a) is proposed to be underwritten, the Company will so advise the Shareholder(s) as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 3(a). In such event, the right of a Shareholder to registration pursuant to this Section 3 will be conditioned upon such Shareholders participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Shareholders Registrable Securities in the underwriting, and such Shareholder will (together with the Company and the other holders distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. If a Shareholder disapproves of the terms of the underwriting, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter.
(c) Piggyback Registration Expenses . Except if expressly prohibited by applicable law, the Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any Piggyback Registration, whether or not any registration or prospectus becomes effective or final.
(d) Priority on Primary Registrations . If a Piggyback Registration relates to an underwritten primary offering on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, including the price at which such securities can be sold, the Company will include in such registration the maximum number of securities that in the opinion of such underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, including the price at which such securities can be sold, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities and Prior Holder Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the Shareholders and the Prior Holders of such securities on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities and Prior Holder Securities so requested to be included therein owned by each such holder or in such other manner as they may agree, and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in the Prior Registration Rights Agreements, any employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof will not be entitled to participate, directly or indirectly, in any such registration to the extent that the managing underwriter (or, in the case of an offering that is not underwritten, a nationally recognized investment banking firm) will determine in good faith that the participation of such employee in such registration would adversely affect the marketability or offering price of the securities being sold in such registration.
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(e) Priority on Secondary Registrations . If a Piggyback Registration relates solely to an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of other holders of the Companys securities, and the managing underwriters advise the Company that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, including the price at which such securities can be sold, the Company will include in such registration the maximum number of securities that in the opinion of such underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, including the price at which such securities can be sold, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, (A) the securities requested to be included therein by the holders requesting such registration and (B) the Registrable Securities and Prior Holder Securities pro rata among the holders thereof on the basis of the number of securities so requested to be included therein owned by each such holder or in such other manner as they may agree, and (ii) second, other securities requested to be included in such registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof will not be entitled to participate, directly or indirectly, in any such registration to the extent that the managing underwriter (or, in the case of an offering that is not underwritten, a nationally recognized investment banking firm) will determine in good faith that the participation of such employee in such registration would adversely affect the marketability or offering price of the securities being sold in such registration.
(f) Other Registrations . If the Company files a Registration Statement with respect to Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3, and if such registration has not been withdrawn or abandoned, subject to the terms of the Prior Registration Rights Agreements, the Company will not file or cause to be effected any other registration of any of its equity securities or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for its equity securities under the 1933 Act (except on Form S 4 or S-8 or any successor or similar forms), whether on its own behalf or at the request of any holder or holders of such securities, until a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days have elapsed from the effective date of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.
4 . Registration Procedures . Subject to Section 2(c), whenever a Shareholder has requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement (or in connection with the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) prepare and (except with respect to the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement, within forty five (45) days after the end of the period within which requests for registration may be given to the Company pursuant hereto) file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities, make all required filings with the National Association of Securities Dealers and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, that before filing a Registration Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company
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will furnish to one firm of counsel selected by the First Reserve Shareholder (or, if the First Reserve Shareholder is not participating in such registration, the Corsair Shareholder) in accordance with Section 5(b) copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to review of such counsel at the Companys expense. Unless such counsel earlier informs the Company that it has no objections to the filing of such Registration Statement, amendment or supplement, the Company will not file such Registration Statement, amendment or supplement prior to the date that is five Business Days from the date that such counsel received such document. The Company will not file any Registration Statement or amendment or post-effective amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement to which such counsel will have reasonably objected in writing on the grounds that such amendment or supplement does not comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act or of the rules or regulations thereunder. The Company shall not permit any person acting on behalf of the Company to use any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) in connection with any registration statement covering Registrable Securities, without the prior consent of the Shareholders participating in such registration, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for a period of either (i) not less than six (6) months or, if such Registration Statement relates to an underwritten offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer or (ii) such shorter period as will terminate when all of the securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Shareholder(s) set forth in such Registration Statement (but in any event not before the expiration of any longer period required under the 1933 Act), and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Shareholder(s) set forth in such Registration Statement;
(c) furnish to the Shareholder(s) of the Registrable Securities being sold such number of copies, without charge, of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, including each preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, all exhibits and other documents filed therewith and such other documents as a Shareholder may reasonably request including in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Shareholder;
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(d) use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as a Shareholder reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or reasonably advisable to enable such Shareholder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Shareholder (provided, that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);
(e) use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies, authorities or self-regulatory bodies as may be necessary or reasonably advisable in light of the business and operations of the Company to enable a Shareholder to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof;
(f) immediately notify the Shareholders and any underwriter(s), at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, of the occurrence of any event which will have the result that, the prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, and, as promptly as practicable, prepare and furnish to the Shareholders and underwriter(s) a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made;
(g) notify the Shareholders (i) when the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to such registration statement or to amend or to supplement such prospectus or for additional information and (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for any of such purposes;
(h) use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or, if no similar securities issued by the Company are then listed on any securities exchange, use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on the Nasdaq;
(i) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
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(j) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements with customary provisions) and take all such other actions as the Shareholders or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, without limitation, effecting a share split or a combination of shares);
(k) make available for inspection by the Shareholders, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by a Shareholder any or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and documents relating to the business of the Company, and cause the Companys officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by a Shareholder or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, that such Shareholder will, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such underwriter, accountant or other agent to enter into a customary confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company; provided further, that such confidentiality agreement will not contain terms that would prohibit any such Person from complying with its obligations under applicable law or Nasdaq rules;
(l) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve months beginning with the first day of the Companys first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which earnings statement will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(m) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or ceasing trading of any securities included in such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction, use its reasonable best efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(n) enter into such agreements and take such other actions as a Shareholder or the underwriters reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, preparing for and participating in such number of road shows and all such other customary selling efforts as the underwriters reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate such disposition;
(o) obtain one or more comfort letters, addressed to the Shareholders (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering to the underwriters of such offering), signed by the Companys independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters;
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(p) provide legal opinions of the Companys outside counsel, addressed to Shareholders (and, if such registration includes an underwritten public offering, to the underwriters of such offering), with respect to the Registration Statement and prospectus in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature;
(q) furnish to a Shareholder such information and assistance as such Shareholder may reasonably request in connection with any due diligence effort which the Shareholder deems appropriate; and
(r) use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all other actions, and do and cause to be done all other things, necessary or reasonably advisable to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.
The Company agrees not to file or make any amendment to any Registration Statement with respect to any Registrable Securities, or any amendment of or supplement to the prospectus used in connection therewith, that refers to a Shareholder by name, or otherwise identifies a Shareholder as the holder of any securities of the Company, without the consent of such Shareholder, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless and to the extent such disclosure is required by law.
The Company represents and warrants that no Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (except that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to information relating to a Shareholder furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Shareholder specifically for inclusion therein).
The Company may require a Shareholder to furnish the Company with such information regarding such Shareholder and pertinent to the disclosure requirements relating to the registration and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
5 . | Registration Expenses. |
(a) Except as otherwise provided for herein, all expenses incidental to the Companys performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees (including SEC registration and National Association of Securities Dealers filing fees), fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, transfer agents and registrars fees, cost of distributing prospectuses in preliminary and final form, as well as any supplements thereto, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the
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Company and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses, Registration Expenses ), will be borne by the Company. In addition, the Company will, in any event, pay its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expenses of any liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange or automatic quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed (including the Nasdaq). Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Selling Expenses will be borne by the holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the basis of the number of their shares so registered.
(b) In connection with the Mandatory Shelf Registration Statement, each registration pursuant to Section 1 and each Piggyback Registration, the Company will reimburse the Shareholders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one law firm, who will be chosen by the First Reserve Shareholder (or, if the First Reserve Shareholder is not participating in such registration, the Corsair Shareholder).
6 . | Indemnification. |
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless, the Shareholders, their respective affiliates and their respective officers, directors and partners and each Person who controls a Shareholder (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against, and pay and reimburse such holder, affiliate, director, officer or partner or controlling person for any losses, claims, damages, expenses, liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder or any such affiliate, director, officer or partner or controlling person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in 1933 Act Rule 433), (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the National Association of Securities Dealers or any state securities laws applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, and the Company will pay and reimburse the Shareholders and each such affiliate, director, officer, partner and controlling person for any legal or any other expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or settling any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding or (iv) the failure to include, at the time of pricing any offering, the information required by Sections 12(a)(2) and 17(a)(2) of the 1933 Act; provided,
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that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, made in such Registration Statement, any such prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished to the Company by a Shareholder expressly for use therein or by a Shareholders failure to deliver, to the extent required by law and except to the extent such failure results from a failure by the Company to comply with Section 4(f), a copy of the Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such Shareholder with a sufficient number of copies of the same. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company, if requested, will indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) to at least the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Shareholders.
(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Shareholder is participating, it will furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or prospectus and will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers, each other Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) and each underwriter (to the extent required by such underwriter) against any losses, claims, damages, expenses, liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof), joint or several, to which the Company or any such director or officer, any such underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, actions or proceedings arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or in any application or (ii) 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 made in such Registration Statement, any such prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information prepared and furnished to the Company by a Shareholder expressly for use therein, and such Shareholder will reimburse the Company and each such director, officer, underwriter and controlling Person for any legal or any other expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or settling any such loss, claim, liability, action or proceeding; provided, that the obligation to indemnify and hold harmless will be individual and several to such Shareholder and will be limited to the amount of net proceeds received by such Shareholder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
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(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) unless in such indemnified partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its prior written consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. Failure to give prompt written notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligations hereunder except to the extent that such indemnifying party is materially prejudiced as a result of such failure to give notice.
(d) 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 or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and will survive the registration and sale of any securities by any Person entitled to any indemnification hereunder and the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to herein, 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 loss, liability, claim, damage or expense 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 hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relevant fault of the indemnifying party and 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount a Shareholder will be obligated to contribute pursuant to this Section 6(e) will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds to such Shareholder of the Registrable Securities sold pursuant to the registration statement which gives rise to such obligation to contribute (less the aggregate amount of any damages which such Shareholder has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability or action or any substantially similar loss, claim, damage, expense, liability or action arising from the sale of such Registrable Securities).
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7 . | Participation in Underwritten Registrations. |
(a) A Shareholder may not participate in any registration hereunder that is underwritten unless it (i) agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of any over-allotment or green shoe option requested by the managing underwriter(s); provided, that such Shareholder will not be required to sell more than the number of Registrable Securities that it has requested the Company to include in any registration), (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, and (iii) cooperates with the Companys reasonable requests in connection with such registration or qualification (it being understood that the Companys failure to perform its obligations hereunder, which failure is caused by such Shareholders failure to cooperate, will not constitute a breach by the Company of this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Shareholder will not be required to agree to any indemnification obligations on the part of such Shareholder that are materially greater than its obligations pursuant to Section 7(b).
(b) A Shareholder agrees that, if it is participating in any registration hereunder, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection 4(f) above, such Shareholder will forthwith discontinue the disposition of its Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until it receives copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by such Section 4(f). In the event the Company gives any such notice, the applicable time period during which a Registration Statement is to remain effective will be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to this Section 7(b) to and including the date when such Shareholder will have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(f).
8 . | Rule 144; Legend Removal. |
(a) Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144 . The Company covenants to the Shareholders that to the extent it shall be required to do so under the 1934 Act, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the 1934 Act or the 1933 Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), and (ii) make and keep public information available as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the 1933
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Act, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Shareholders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the request of a Shareholder in connection with its sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
(b) Availability of Rule 144 Not Excuse for Obligations . The fact that a Shareholder may become eligible to sell its Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 shall not (i) cause such Securities to cease to be Registrable Securities or (ii) excuse the Companys obligations set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Upon request of a Shareholder, upon receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such legend is no longer required under the 1933 Act and applicable state laws, the Company shall promptly cause any legend affixed to any Registrable Securities to be removed from any certificate for any Registrable Securities, including by providing any opinion of counsel to the Company that may be required by the transfer agent to effect such removal.
9. | Lock Up Agreements . |
(a) In consideration for the Company agreeing to its obligations under this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees in connection with any registration of the Companys securities (whether or not it is participating in such registration) upon the request of the Company and the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Companys securities, not to effect (other than pursuant to such registration) any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities, including, but not limited to, any sale pursuant to Rule 144, or make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities, any other equity securities of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity securities of the Company without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 90 days) beginning on the effective date of such registration as the Company and the underwriters may specify; provided, that nothing herein will prevent a Shareholder entity that is a partnership or corporation from making a distribution of Registrable Securities to the partners or shareholders thereof that is otherwise in compliance with applicable securities laws, so long as such distributees agree to be so bound; provided, further, that no such restrictions shall in any way limit a Shareholder or any of its Affiliates in engaging in any brokerage, investment advisory, financial advisory, anti-raid advisory, principaling, merger advisory, financing, asset management, trading, market making, arbitrage, investment activity and other similar activities conducted in the ordinary course of its respective business. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to work with the underwriters to limit any lock-up period under this Section 9 to the minimum number of days that the underwriters consider advisable.
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10. Term . This Agreement will be effective as of the date hereof and will continue in effect thereafter until the earliest of (a) its termination by the consent of the Shareholders or their respective successor(s) in interest, (b) the date on which no Registrable Securities of the Shareholders (or any transferee thereof) remain outstanding and (c) the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
11. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms when used in this Agreement have the following meanings:
1933 Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934 Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person, provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall not be deemed an Affiliate of a Shareholder, and a Shareholder shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Company. For purposes of this definition, when used with respect to any Person, control means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms controlling and controlled have correlative meanings.
Business Day means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated to close.
Full Cooperation means, in connection with any underwritten offering, where, in addition to the cooperation otherwise required by this Agreement, (a) members of senior management of the Company (including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer) reasonably cooperate with the underwriter(s) in connection therewith and make themselves reasonably available to participate in road-shows and other customary marketing activities in such locations (domestic and foreign) as reasonably recommended by the underwriter(s) (including one-on-one meetings with prospective purchasers of the Registrable Securities) and (b) the Company prepares preliminary and final prospectuses for use in connection therewith containing such additional information as reasonably requested by the underwriter(s) (in additional to the minimum amount of information required by law, rule or regulation).
Person means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or department or agency thereof.
Prior Holder means a Holder as defined in the Prior Registration Rights Agreements.
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Prior Holder Securities means those securities that constitute Registrable Securities under the Prior Registration Rights Agreements.
Prior Registration Rights Agreements means (i) the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of January 31, 2007 among Castlewood Holdings Limited, Trident II, L.P., Marsh & McLennan Capital Professionals Fund, L.P., Marsh & McLennan Employees Securities Company, L.P., J. Christopher Flowers, Dominic F. Silvester and the other shareholders of the Company set forth on the schedule of shareholders attached thereto and (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 20, 2011, as amended as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, GSCP VI AIV Navi, Ltd., GSCP VI Offshore Navi, Ltd., GSCP VI Parallel AIV Navi, Ltd., GSCP VI Employee Navi, Ltd., and GSCP VI GmbH Navi, L.P. (the Prior GSCP Registration Rights Agreement ).
Register , registered and registration refers to a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement in compliance with the 1933 Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, and compliance with applicable state securities laws of such states in which a Shareholder notifies the Company of its intention to offer Registrable Securities.
Registrable Securities means (i) any Common Shares issued pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement or issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock of the Company issued pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement (or issuable upon the conversion of any non-voting common shares into which such Series B Convertible Participating Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock are converted after the date hereof) or (ii) any equity securities or warrants issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in the foregoing clause (i) by way of conversion, exercise or exchange thereof or share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular securities constituting Registrable Securities, such securities will cease to be Registrable Securities when (x) they have been effectively registered or qualified for sale by prospectus filed under the 1933 Act and disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement covering them, (y) subject to Section 8(b), such Registrable Security has been sold by a Shareholder pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne by such Registrable Security relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company; or (z) such Registrable Security shall cease to be outstanding. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to acquire directly or indirectly such Registrable Securities (upon conversion, exercise or exchange in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected.
Registration Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 5.
Registration Request has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
Registration Statement means the prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC to effect a registration under the 1933 Act.
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Rule 144 means Rule 144 under the 1933 Act or any successor or similar rule as may be enacted by the SEC from time to time, as in effect from time to time.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Selling Expenses means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities hereunder.
12. | Miscellaneous. |
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements . Subject to Section 2(f), the Company will not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is more favorable or is inconsistent or conflicts with or violates the rights granted to the Shareholders in this Agreement.
(b) Adjustments Affecting Registrable Securities . The Company will not take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities which would materially and adversely affect the ability of a Shareholder to include its Registrable Securities in a registration or qualification for sale by prospectus undertaken pursuant to this Agreement or which would adversely affect the marketability of such Registrable Securities in any such registration or qualification (including, without limitation, effecting a share split or a combination of shares).
(c) Remedies . The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party hereto will have the right to equitable relief, including specific performance and injunctive relief, in addition to all of its other rights and remedies at law or in equity, to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) Amendments and Waivers . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company and the Shareholders.
(e) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, that a Shareholder may not assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, further, that no such prior written consent shall be required for an assignment to an affiliate of such Shareholder.
(f) Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction,
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such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
(g) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
(h) Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
(i) Governing Law . This Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with 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 are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in any federal or state court located in the County and State of New York, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereinafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 12(l) shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HERBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(j) Further Assurances . Each of the parties hereto shall execute such documents and other papers and perform such further acts as may be reasonably required or advisable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Organizational Documents . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all applicable provisions of the Companys Bye-Laws and Memorandum of Association (the Organizational Documents ) shall apply to this Agreement and any actions taken hereunder as if set forth herein, and any
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conflict between the Organizational Documents and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of the provisions of the Organizational Documents. The Company shall not amend or restate the Organizational Documents at any time in a manner that would conflict in any material respect with this Agreement, except to the extent required by applicable law. If any conflict between this Agreement and the Organizational Documents interferes in any material respect with the exercise of any Registration Request or other right or remedy hereunder, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate the exercise of such Registration Request or other right or remedy without conflict with the Organizational Documents.
(l) Notices . All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when personally delivered, (b) when transmitted via facsimile to the number set out below, if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (c) the day following the day (except if not a Business Day then the next Business Day) on which the same has been delivered prepaid to a reputable national overnight air courier service, (d) when transmitted via e-mail (including via attached pdf document) to the e-mail address set out below, if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (e) the third Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, in each case to the respective parties as applicable, at the address, facsimile number or e-mail address set forth below:
To the Company :
Enstar Group Limited
P.O. Box HM 2267
Windsor Place, 3rd Floor, 22 Queen Street
Hamilton HM JX
Bermuda
Attention: Richard Harris
Facsimile: (441) 296-7319
E-mail: richard.harris@enstargroup.bm
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Company) to :
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attention: Robert C. Juelke
Facsimile: (215) 988-2757
E-mail: robert.juelke@dbr.com
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To the First Reserve Shareholder :
FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XIII A
Parallel Vehicle L.P. and FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P.
One Lafayette Place,
Greenwich, CT 06830
Attention: Alan Schwartz
Facsimile: (203) 625-8579
E-mail: aschwartz@firstreserve.com
To the Corsair Shareholder :
Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P.
c/o Corsair Capital LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: D.T. Ignacio Jayanti
Cliff Brokaw
Facsimile: (212) 224-9445
; or to such other address as the party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.
(m) Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Organizational Documents, contains the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes and replaces all other prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
(n) No Waivers; Third Party Beneficiary Rights . No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person (other than the parties hereto and any permitted transferee under Section 12(e) hereof) and their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement.
(o) Shareholder Actions . All actions by the First Reserve Shareholder under this Agreement shall be taken jointly by the First Reserve Shareholder entities party hereto, or their respective successors or assignees, based on the will of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities held by the First Reserve Shareholder. All actions by the Corsair Shareholder under this Agreement shall be taken jointly by the Corsair Shareholder entities party hereto, or their respective successors or assignees, based on the will of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities held by the Corsair Shareholder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands and seals as of the above date.
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Richard J. Harris | |
Name: Richard J. Harris | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
First Reserve Shareholder | ||
FR XI OFFSHORE AIV, L.P. By: FR XI OFFSHORE GP, L.P. By: FR XI OFFSHORE GP LIMITED |
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: Ryan Zafereo | ||
Title: Director |
FIRST RESERVE FUND XII, L.P. By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII, L.P. By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII LIMITED |
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: Ryan Zafereo | ||
Title: Director |
FR XII A PARALLEL VEHICLE L.P. By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII, L.P. By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII LIMITED |
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: Ryan Zafereo | ||
Title: Director |
FR TORUS CO-INVESTMENT, L.P. By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII LIMITED |
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: Ryan Zafereo | ||
Title: Director |
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Corsair Shareholder
CORSAIR SPECIALTY INVESTORS, L.P. By: Corsair Specialty Investors GP, L.P., its general partner By: Corsair Specialty Investors GP, Ltd., its general partner |
||
By: | /s/ Clifford Brokaw | |
Name: Clifford Brokaw | ||
Title: Managing Director |
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Exhibit 10.2
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 2014 (this Agreement ), is made among ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED, a Bermuda company (the Company ), and FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A Parallel Vehicle L.P. and FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P. (collectively, the First Reserve Shareholder ) and Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P. (the Corsair Shareholder , and together with the First Reserve Shareholder, the Shareholders or individually a Shareholder ).
WITNESSETH:
A. On March 11, 2014, the Company, Veranda Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda company and an indirect subsidiary of the Company ( Amalgamation Sub ), Hudson Securityholders Representative LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Torus Insurance Holdings Limited, a Bermuda company ( Torus ), entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation (the Amalgamation Agreement ), pursuant to which Amalgamation Sub and the Company will amalgamate under the laws of Bermuda (the Amalgamation ).
B. In connection with the Amalgamation and pursuant to the Amalgamation Agreement, the Shareholders will acquire shares of Parent Common Stock (as defined in the Amalgamation Agreement) ( Parent Shares ).
C. In order to induce the Shareholders to accept the Parent Shares as a portion of the total consideration for entering into the Amalgamation Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the rights set forth in this Agreement.
D. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and set forth in Section 1.01 are used as defined in Section 1.01. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amalgamation Agreement.
Now, therefore, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall not be deemed an Affiliate of any Shareholder, and no Shareholder shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company. For purposes of this definition, when used with respect to any Person, control means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms controlling and controlled have correlative meanings.
Applicable Law means, with respect to any Person, any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.
Business Day means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York or Hamilton, Bermuda are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.
CFC means a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of section 957 of the Code.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Governmental Authority means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof.
Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.
PFIC means a passive foreign investment company, within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
Subsidiary means any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Company.
United States Shareholder means a United States shareholder within the meaning of Section 951 of the Code.
Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions . The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. References to law, laws or to a particular statute or law shall be deemed also to include all Applicable Law.
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ARTICLE 2
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 2.01. Board of Directors and Certain VCOC Rights .
(a) Effective as of the Closing, the Board of Directors of the Company (the Company Board ) shall adopt a resolution to appoint to the Company Board, effective as of the Closing Date, one nominee of the First Reserve Shareholder to serve as a Class III director on the Company Board until the Companys 2015 annual meeting. Beginning with such annual meeting of the Companys shareholders or at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company at which the Class III directors of the Company Board are to be elected, or whenever such members of the Company Board are to be elected by written consent, the Company will include in the slate of directors recommended for election to Class III by the Company Board to the shareholders of the Company one member of the Company Board designated by the First Reserve Shareholder, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts, subject to the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under Applicable Law, to take all action necessary (including the solicitation of proxies on such persons behalf) to ensure such person is elected by the shareholders of the Company as a Class III director of the Company Board.
(b) In the event of resignation, death, removal or disqualification of a director nominated by the First Reserve Shareholder in accordance with this Section 2.01 and subsequently elected to the Company Board, the First Reserve Shareholder shall promptly designate a replacement director, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts, subject to the fiduciary duties of the Company Board under Applicable Law, to take all action necessary to ensure that such person is elected to the Company Board as a Class III director. Any director nominated by the First Reserve Shareholder in accordance with this Section 2.01 may be removed and replaced at any time and from time to time, with or without cause (subject to the bye-laws of the Company as in effect from time to time and any requirements of Applicable Law), in the First Reserve Shareholders sole discretion.
(c) At the Closing, the Company will enter into a VCOC rights letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with each of the First Reserve Shareholder and the Corsair Shareholder.
(d) At such time as the First Reserve Shareholder (together with its Affiliates) shall no longer beneficially own at least 75% of the total number of Parent Shares acquired by the First Reserve Shareholder under the Amalgamation Agreement (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and the like, and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any voting ordinary shares of Parent into which any shares of Parent Series B Non-Voting Preferred Stock (or any non-voting ordinary shares issuable upon conversion thereof) acquired under the Amalgamation Agreement may be converted), clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.01 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
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Section 2.02. Certain Tax Matters .
(a) Tax Return Information . The Company shall provide, from time to time, such additional information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as any Shareholder may reasonably request, including any information or reports (i) required by reason of reporting or regulatory requirements to which any Shareholder (or any direct or indirect investor therein) is subject, or (ii) that it is obligated to have available regarding taxation matters. The Company shall promptly furnish to any Shareholder information reasonably requested to enable such Shareholder or its investors to comply with any applicable tax reporting requirements with respect to the acquisition, ownership, or disposition of, and income attributable to, any Parent Shares held by such Shareholder, including such information as may be reasonably requested by such Shareholder to complete U.S. federal, state or local or non-U.S. income tax returns or to provide such information to its investors.
(b) PFIC and CFC Information .
(i) | The Company shall, upon reasonable request by any Shareholder, timely make available to such Shareholder such information as will reasonably permit such Shareholder to determine whether the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is expected to be, or was, a PFIC or a CFC for any taxable year. |
(ii) | If the Company determines that it is or any of its Subsidiaries is a CFC for any taxable year and that any Shareholder or Affiliate of Shareholder is a United States Shareholder of such CFC, the Company shall prepare an annual statement that sets forth the amount that such United States Shareholder is required to include in taxable income on its U.S. tax returns by reason of the Company or such Subsidiary constituting a CFC for such taxable year, as well as any other information required to comply with applicable CFC reporting requirements. If the Company determines that it or any of its Subsidiaries has become a CFC or ceased to be a CFC, the Company will provide prompt written notice to the Shareholders. |
(iii) | If any Shareholder reasonably determines that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, more likely than not, a CFC and that such Shareholder is a United States Shareholder of such CFC, notwithstanding any determination by the Company to the contrary, the Company shall provide, and shall cause each Subsidiary to provide such Shareholder, its tax advisors and its other authorized representatives such information (or, in lieu of such information, reasonable access to the offices, properties, employees, books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries) as is necessary to enable such Shareholder to comply with the reporting requirements applicable to a United States Shareholder of a CFC. |
(iv) |
If the Company determines that it is, or is likely to become, a PFIC, or if Shareholder determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Company constitutes a PFIC for any taxable year, the Company shall provide Shareholder with the information necessary in order for Shareholder or any direct or indirect investor therein, as the case may be, to conclude that the Company is not a PFIC, or (A) upon the request of |
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Shareholder, permit Shareholder to determine whether any Subsidiary is also a PFIC, (B) accurately prepare all tax returns and comply with any reporting requirements as a result of such determination, and (C) timely and properly make an election under section 1295 of the Code to treat the Company (and any Subsidiary that the Company or Shareholder determines is likely to be a PFIC) as a qualified electing fund (a QEF Election ) and comply with the reporting requirements applicable to such a QEF Election. If the Company determines that it has become a PFIC or ceased to be a PFIC, the Company will provide prompt written notice to the Shareholders. |
(v) | At the request of any Shareholder, the Company will obtain professional assistance experienced in matters relating to the relevant aspects of the Code to the extent necessary to make the determinations and, if required, to provide the information and statements described in this Section 2.02(b). |
(c) Retention of Tax Information . The Company hereby undertakes to keep, for so long as may be reasonably requested by any Shareholder, such documentation supporting such tax-related information supplied to such Shareholder as provided under Section 2.02(b).
(d) Mitigation . The Company shall cooperate with the Shareholders in considering structures that mitigate any adverse PFIC or CFC tax consequences, and in each case shall take such steps as any Shareholder reasonably requests to implement such structures.
(e) CFC Matters . Each Shareholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such Shareholder entity, or any of its Affiliates, from being treated as a United States Shareholder of the Company for any taxable year.
Section 2.03. Tax or Other Investigations . From and after the date hereof, the Company shall keep each Shareholder informed, on a current basis, of any events, discussions, notices or changes with respect to any tax (other than ordinary course communications which could not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company), criminal or regulatory investigation or action involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and shall reasonably cooperate with each Shareholder and its Affiliates in any effort to avoid or mitigate any cost or regulatory consequences to them that might arise from such investigation or action (including by reviewing written submissions in advance, attending meetings with authorities and coordinating and providing assistance in meeting with regulators).
Section 2.04. No Non-Competition Agreement . From and after the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding containing any provision or covenant that purports to, or could reasonably be expected to, limit in any respect the ability of any Shareholder or any of its Affiliates to (i) sell any products or services of or to any other Person or in any geographic region, (ii) engage in any line of business, (iii) compete with or obtain products or services from any Person or (iv) except as may be required in connection with any transaction with lenders to provide debt financing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provide products or services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Section 2.05. Non-Promotion . From and after the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of any Shareholder or its applicable Affiliate, (a) except as may otherwise be required by Applicable Law or regulatory process, use in advertising, publicity, or otherwise the name of such Shareholder or any of its Affiliates, or any partner or employee of such Shareholder or any of its Affiliates, nor any trade name, trademark, trade device, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof owned by such Shareholder or any of its Affiliates, or (b) represent, directly or indirectly, that any product or any service provided by the Company or any Subsidiary has been approved or endorsed by such Shareholder or any of its Affiliates.
ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01. Notices . All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission and electronic mail (e-mail) transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) and shall be given,
if to the First Reserve Shareholder, to:
FR XI Offshore AIV, L.P., First Reserve Fund XII, L.P., FR XII A
Parallel Vehicle L.P. and FR Torus Co-Investment, L.P.
One Lafayette Place,
Greenwich, CT 06830
Attention: Alan Schwartz
Facsimile: (203) 625-8579
E-mail: aschwartz@firstreserve.com
if to the Corsair Shareholder, to:
Corsair Specialty Investors, L.P.
c/o Corsair Capital LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: D.T. Ignacio Jayanti
Cliff Brokaw
Facsimile: (212) 224-9445
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if to the Company, to:
Enstar Group Limited
P.O. Box HM 2267
Windsor Place, 3rd Floor, 22 Queen Street
Hamilton HM JX Bermuda
Attention: Richard J. Harris
Facsimile: (441) 296-7319
E-mail: richard.harris@enstargroup.bm
with a copy to:
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Attention: Robert C. Juelke
Facsimile: (215) 988-2757
E-mail: robert.juelke@dbr.com
or such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.
Section 3.02. Amendments and Waivers .
(a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
Section 3.03. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of each other party hereto; except that any Shareholder may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more of its Affiliates; provided that no such transfer or assignment shall relieve such Shareholder of its obligations hereunder or enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other party hereto or due to such Shareholder.
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Section 3.04. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.
Section 3.05. Jurisdiction .
(a) The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any New York State court sitting in New York City, so long as one of such courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction over such suit, action or proceeding, and that any cause of action arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of New York, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 3.01 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
(b) EACH FIRST RESERVE SHAREHOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, WITH AN OFFICE AT 1180 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 210, NEW YORK, NY 10036-8401, THE CORSAIR SHAREHOLDER IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CORSAIR CAPITAL LLC, WITH AN OFFICE AT 717 FIFTH AVENUE, 24 TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10022, AND THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES ENSTAR (US) INC., WITH AN OFFICE AT 411 FIFTH AVENUE, FIFTH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10016 (EACH SUCH DESIGNEE, IN SUCH CAPACITY, THE PROCESS AGENT), AS ITS DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT TO RECEIVE, FOR AND ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF PROCESS IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND SUCH SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE UPON DELIVERY THEREOF TO THE RESPECTIVE PROCESS AGENT; PROVIDED THAT IN THE CASE OF ANY SUCH SERVICE UPON THE PROCESS AGENT, THE PARTY EFFECTING SUCH SERVICE SHALL ALSO DELIVER A COPY THEREOF TO EACH OTHER SUCH PARTY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 3.01 OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY SHALL TAKE ALL SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CONTINUE SUCH APPOINTMENT IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT OR TO APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT SO THAT SUCH PARTY WILL AT ALL TIMES HAVE AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES IN NEW YORK. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING DESIGNATION IS INTENDED TO BE IRREVOCABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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Section 3.06. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 3.07. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations, or liabilities hereunder upon any Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 3.08. Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the VCOC rights letters in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and such agreements supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 3.09. Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 3.10. Specific Performance . The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any New York State court sitting in New York City, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement.
Section 3.11. Treatment of Ambiguities . The parties acknowledge and agree that each party has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Richard J. Harris | |
Name: | Richard J. Harris | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
First Reserve Shareholder | ||
FR XI OFFSHORE AIV, L.P. | ||
By: FR XI OFFSHORE GP, L.P. | ||
By: FR XI OFFSHORE GP LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: | Ryan Zafereo | |
Title: | Director | |
FIRST RESERVE FUND XII, L.P. | ||
By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII, L.P. | ||
By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: | Ryan Zafereo | |
Title: | Director | |
FR XII A PARALLEL VEHICLE L.P. | ||
By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII, L.P. | ||
By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: | Ryan Zafereo | |
Title: | Director | |
FR TORUS CO-INVESTMENT, L.P. | ||
By: FIRST RESERVE GP XII LIMITED | ||
By: | /s/ Ryan N. Zafereo | |
Name: | Ryan Zafereo | |
Title: | Director |
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Corsair Shareholder | ||
CORSAIR SPECIALTY INVESTORS, L.P. | ||
By: Corsair Specialty Investors GP, L.P., its general partner | ||
By: Corsair Specialty Investors GP, Ltd., its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Clifford Brokaw | |
Name: | Clifford Brokaw | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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Exhibit A
Form of VCOC Letter
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED LETTERHEAD
, 2014
[ Shareholder ]
[ Address ]
Dear Sir/Madam:
Reference is made to the Shareholders Rights Agreement by and among ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED, a Bermuda company (the Company ), [Shareholder] (the VCOC Investor ) and the other parties thereto, dated , 2014 (the Shareholders Rights Agreement ), pursuant to which the VCOC Investor has agreed to acquire Parent Shares (as defined in the Shareholder Rights Agreement). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Shareholders Rights Agreement.
The Company hereby agrees that for so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more subsidiaries, continues to hold any Parent Shares (or other securities of the Company into which such Parent Shares may be converted or for which such Parent Shares may be exchanged), without limitation or prejudice of any the rights provided to the VCOC Investor under the Shareholders Rights Agreement, the Company shall:
| Provide the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with: |
(i) | the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries and inspect and copy the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries, at such times as the VCOC Investor shall reasonably request, provided that access to privileged information need not be provided; |
(ii) |
as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year of the Company (or 120 days for fiscal year end), consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of such period or year |
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then ended, as applicable, prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, and with respect to each fiscal year end statements together with an auditors report thereon of a firm of established national reputation; and |
(iii) | to the extent the Company is required by law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, actually prepared by the Company as soon as available. |
| Make appropriate officers and directors of the Company, and its subsidiaries, available periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by the VCOC Investor for consultation with the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with respect to matters relating to the significant business issues of the Company and its subsidiaries; and |
| Provide the VCOC Investor or its designated representative with such other rights of consultation which the VCOC Investors counsel may determine in its written opinion to be reasonably necessary under applicable legal authorities promulgated after the date hereof to qualify its investment in the Company as a venture capital investment for purposes of the United States Department of Labor Regulation published at 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101(d)(3)(i) (the Plan Asset Regulation ). |
The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of the VCOC Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Company.
The VCOC Investor agrees, and will require each designated representative of the VCOC Investor to agree, to hold in confidence and not use or disclose to any third party (other than its legal counsel and accountants) any confidential information provided to or learned by such party in connection with the VCOC Investors rights under this letter agreement except as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process, provided that the VCOC Investor takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure, gives the Company prompt written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy and cooperates with the Company to obtain such protective order.
In the event the VCOC Investor transfers all or any portion of its investment in the Company to an affiliated entity (or to a direct or indirect subsidiary of any such affiliated entity) that is qualified as a venture capital operating company under the Plan Asset Regulation, such affiliated entity shall be afforded the same rights with respect to the Company afforded to the VCOC Investor hereunder and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.
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This letter agreement shall remain in effect until (a) such time as the VCOC Investor no longer owns, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the equity securities of the Company acquired by the VCOC Investor under the Amalgamation Agreement (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and the like), or (b) the consummation of an amalgamation, merger or consolidation of the Company that is effected (i) for independent business reasons unrelated to extinguishing the rights of the VCOC Investor under this letter agreement and (ii) for purposes other than (A) the continuance or reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction or (B) the formation of a holding company that will be owned exclusively by the Companys shareholders and will hold all of the outstanding shares of the Companys successor. The confidentiality obligations referenced herein will survive any such termination.
This letter agreement and the rights and the duties of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York and may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this letter by facsimile or in electronic format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this letter.
[Signature Pages to Follow]
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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Agreed and acknowledged as of the date first above written:
[SHAREHOLDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
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Exhibit 10.3
S HAREHOLDERS A GREEMENT
between
B AYSHORE H OLDINGS L IMITED
and
THE S HAREHOLDERS NAMED HEREIN
dated as of
April 1, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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ARTICLE II MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 2.01 Board of Directors |
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Section 2.02 Voting Arrangements |
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Section 2.03 CEO Matters |
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ARTICLE III TRANSFER OF INTERESTS |
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Section 3.01 General Restrictions on Transfer |
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Section 3.02 Right of First Offer |
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Section 3.03 Drag-along Rights |
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Section 3.04 Tag-along Rights |
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Section 3.05 Enstar Call Right and Trident Put Right |
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ARTICLE IV PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS |
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Section 4.01 Pre-emptive Right |
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Section 4.02 Corporate Opportunities |
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Section 4.03 Confidentiality |
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Section 4.04 Registration Rights |
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ARTICLE V INFORMATION RIGHTS |
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Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Reports |
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Section 5.02 Inspection Rights |
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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE VII TERM AND TERMINATION |
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Section 7.01 Termination |
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Section 7.02 Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 8.01 Expenses |
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Section 8.02 Release of Liability |
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Section 8.03 Notices |
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Section 8.04 Interpretation |
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Section 8.05 Headings |
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Section 8.06 Severability |
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Section 8.07 Entire Agreement |
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Section 8.08 Successors and Assigns |
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Section 8.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 8.10 Amendment and Modification; Waiver |
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Section 8.11 Governing Law |
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Section 8.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 8.13 Equitable Remedies |
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Section 8.14 Counterparts |
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SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This Shareholders Agreement (this Agreement ), dated as of April 1, 2014, is entered into among Bayshore Holdings Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (the Company ), Kenmare Holdings Ltd (the Enstar Shareholder ), Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P. (each, a Trident Shareholder and, collectively, the Trident Shareholders and, together with the Enstar Shareholder, the Initial Shareholders ), each other Person who after the date hereof acquires Common Shares of the Company and becomes a party to this Agreement by executing a Joinder Agreement (such Persons, collectively with the Initial Shareholders, the Shareholders ) and, solely for purposes of Section 3.05 hereof, Enstar Group Limited ( Enstar ).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Enstar Shareholder owns 60% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company and the Trident Shareholders collectively own 40% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Shareholders and the other parties hereto deem it in their best interests and in the best interests of the Company to set forth in this Agreement their respective rights and obligations in connection with their investment in the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
D EFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in this Article I.
Affiliate means with respect to any Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly (including through one or more intermediaries), controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any specified Person, shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise; and the terms controlling and controlled shall have correlative meanings.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Applicable Law means all applicable provisions of (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws (including the common law), rules, regulations, decrees, ordinances, codes, proclamations, declarations or orders of any Governmental Authority, (b) any consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority and (c) any orders, decisions, advisory or interpretative opinions, injunctions, judgments, awards, decrees of, or agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
Board has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Bermuda are authorized or required to close.
Bye-laws means the bye-laws of the Company, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Call Right has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(a) .
Change of Control means any transaction or series of related transactions (as a result of a tender offer, merger, consolidation or otherwise) that results in, or that is in connection with, (a) any Third Party Purchaser or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of Third Party Purchasers acquiring beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the then issued and outstanding Common Shares or (b) the sale, lease, exchange, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to any Third Party Purchaser or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of Third Party Purchasers (including any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, or any other distribution made, in connection therewith).
Commitment Letters has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(e) .
Common Shares means the common shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or similar reorganization.
Company has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Director has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .
Drag-along Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b) .
Drag-along Sale has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a) .
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Drag-along Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a) .
Enstar has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Enstar Director has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .
Enstar Shareholder has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, which shall be in effect at the time.
Excluded Securities means any Common Shares or other equity securities issued in connection with (a) a grant to any existing or prospective consultants, employees, officers or Directors pursuant to any stock option, employee stock purchase or similar equity-based plans or other compensation agreement; (b) the exercise or conversion of options to purchase Common Shares, or Common Shares issued to any existing or prospective consultants, employees, officers or Directors pursuant to any stock option, employee stock purchase or similar equity-based plans or any other compensation agreement; (c) any acquisition by the Company of the stock, assets, properties or business of any Person; (d) any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company; (e) the commencement of any Initial Public Offering or any transaction or series of related transactions involving a Change of Control; (f) a stock split, stock dividend or any similar recapitalization; or (g) any issuance of Financing Equity.
Exercise Period has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c) .
Exercising Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(d) .
Fair Market Value has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(c) .
Financing Equity means any Common Shares, warrants or other similar rights to purchase Common Shares issued to lenders or other institutional investors (excluding the Shareholders) in any arms length transaction providing debt financing to the Company.
Fiscal Year means for financial accounting purposes, January 1 to December 31.
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
Government Approval means any authorization, consent, approval, waiver, exception, variance, order, exemption, publication, filing, declaration, concession, grant, franchise, agreement, permission, permit, or license of, from or with any Governmental Authority, the giving notice to, or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other action in respect of any Governmental Authority.
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Governmental Authority means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
Independent Appraiser has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(c)(i) .
Information has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(b) .
Initial Public Offering means any offering of Common Shares of the Company, or shares or other equity interests of any Material Subsidiary, pursuant to a registration statement filed in accordance with the Securities Act.
Initial Shareholders has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include any Permitted Transferees of the Enstar Shareholder and the Trident Shareholders that become Shareholders.
Investors Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(e) .
Issuance Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b) .
Joinder Agreement means the joinder agreement in form and substance of Exhibit A attached hereto.
Lien means any lien, claim, charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, option, preferential arrangement, right of first offer, encumbrance or other restriction or limitation of any nature whatsoever.
Lock-up Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Material Subsidiary means Torus and any other material direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company.
Memorandum of Association means the memorandum of association of the Company, as filed on June 20, 2013 with the Registrar of Companies of Bermuda and as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
New Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a) .
Non-exercising Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(d).
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Offered Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) .
Offering Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a) .
Offering Shareholder Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b) .
Organizational Documents means the Bye-laws and the Memorandum of Association.
Over-allotment Exercise Period has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(d) .
Over-allotment New Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(d) .
Over-allotment Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(d) .
Permitted Transferee means with respect to any Shareholder, any Affiliate of such Shareholder.
Person means an individual, corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.
Pre-emptive Pro Rata Portion has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c) .
Pre-emptive Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a) .
Proposed Transferee has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a) .
Purchasing Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d) .
Put Right has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(a) .
Related Party Agreement means any agreement, arrangement or understanding between (a) (i) the Company and (ii) any Shareholder or any Affiliate of a Shareholder or any Director, officer or employee of the Company, as such agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (b) (i) Torus or any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) the Company, any Shareholder or any Affiliate of Torus, the Company, a Shareholder or any Director, officer or employee of Torus or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company, as such agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Representative means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person and its Affiliates ( provided, that portfolio companies of the Trident Shareholders shall not be Representatives).
ROFO Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d) .
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ROFO Notice Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b) .
Sale Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(b) .
Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, which shall be in effect at the time.
Selling Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a) .
Shareholders has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Subsidiary means with respect to any Person, any other Person of which a majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests having the power to vote for directors or comparable managers are owned, directly or indirectly, by the first Person.
Tag-along Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(c) .
Tag-along Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(c) .
Tag-along Sale has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a) .
Tag-along Shareholder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a) .
Third Party Purchaser means any Person who, immediately prior to the contemplated transaction, (a) does not directly or indirectly own or have the right to acquire any outstanding Common Shares or (b) is not a Permitted Transferee of any Person who directly or indirectly owns or has the right to acquire any Common Shares.
Torus means Torus Insurance Holdings Limited.
Transfer means to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any Common Shares owned by a Person or any interest (including a beneficial interest) in any Common Shares owned by a Person.
Trident Director has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) .
Trident Shareholder has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Waived ROFO Transfer Period has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(f) .
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ARTICLE II
M ANAGEMENT AND O PERATION OF THE C OMPANY
Section 2.01 Board of Directors.
(a) The Shareholders agree that the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed through a board of directors (the Board ) consisting of five members (each, a Director ). The Directors shall be elected to the Board in accordance with the following procedures:
(i) The Enstar Shareholder shall have the right to designate three Directors, who shall initially be Paul OShea, Nick Packer and Richard Harris (the Enstar Directors ); and
(ii) The Trident Shareholders shall have the right to designate two Directors, who shall initially be Darran A. Baird and James D. Carey (the Trident Directors ).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Enstar Director(s) present at any meeting of the Board or committee thereof shall collectively exercise voting power equal to the Enstar Shareholders percentage ownership of the Company divided by the aggregate percentage ownership of the Company held by the Enstar Shareholder and the Trident Shareholders, and the Trident Director(s) present at any meeting of the Board or committee thereof shall collectively exercise voting power equal to the Trident Shareholders percentage ownership of the Company divided by the aggregate percentage ownership of the Company held by the Enstar Shareholder and the Trident Shareholders.
(b) Each Shareholder shall vote all Common Shares over which such Shareholder has voting control and shall take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Shareholders control (including in its capacity as shareholder, director, member of a board committee or officer of the Company or otherwise, and whether at a regular or special meeting of the Shareholders or by written consent in lieu of a meeting) to elect to the Board any individual designated by an Initial Shareholder pursuant to Section 2.01(a) .
(c) Each Initial Shareholder shall have the right at any time to remove (with or without cause) any Director designated by such Initial Shareholder for election to the Board and each other Shareholder shall vote all Common Shares over which such Shareholder has voting control and shall take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Shareholders control (including in its capacity as shareholder, director, member of a board committee or officer of the Company or otherwise, and whether at a regular or special meeting of the Shareholders or by written consent in lieu of a meeting) to remove from the Board any individual designated by such Initial Shareholder that such Initial Shareholder desires to remove pursuant to this Section 2.01(c) . Except as provided in the preceding sentence, unless an Initial Shareholder shall otherwise consent in writing, no other Shareholder shall take any action to cause the removal of any Director(s) designated by an Initial Shareholder.
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(d) In the event a vacancy is created on the Board at any time and for any reason (whether as a result of death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal pursuant to Section 2.01(c) ), the Initial Shareholder who designated such individual shall have the right to designate a different individual to replace such Director and each other Shareholder shall vote all Common Shares over which such Shareholder has voting control and shall take all other necessary or desirable actions within such Shareholders control (including in its capacity as shareholder, director, member of a board committee or officer of the Company or otherwise, and whether at a regular or special meeting of the Shareholders or by written consent in lieu of a meeting) to elect to the Board any individual designated by such Initial Shareholder.
(e) The Board shall have the right to establish any committee of Directors as the Board shall deem appropriate from time to time. Subject to this Agreement, the Organizational Documents and Applicable Law, committees of the Board shall have the rights, powers and privileges granted to such committee by the Board from time to time. Any delegation of authority to a committee of Directors to take any action must be approved in the same manner as would be required for the Board to approve such action directly. Any committee of Directors shall be composed of the same proportion of Enstar Directors and Trident Directors as the Initial Shareholders shall then be entitled to appoint to the Board pursuant to this Section 2.01 .
(f) The presence of a majority of Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum; provided, that at least one Trident Director is present at such meeting. If a quorum is not achieved at any duly called meeting, such meeting may be postponed to a time no earlier than 48 hours after written notice of such postponement has been given to the Directors. If no Trident Director is present for three consecutive meetings, then the presence, in person or by proxy, of Directors designated by Shareholders holding at least 51% of the Common Shares shall constitute a quorum for the next meeting.
Section 2.02 Voting Arrangements. In addition to any vote or consent of the Board or the Shareholders of the Company required by Applicable Law, without the consent of the Trident Shareholders the Company shall not take any action or enter into any commitment to take any action to (and shall cause its Material Subsidiaries to not take any action or enter into any commitment to take any action to):
(a) amend, modify or waive the Organizational Documents or the charter, bye-laws or other organizational documents of any Material Subsidiary;
(b) make any material changes in the tax or accounting methods or policies or the tax elections of the Company or any Material Subsidiary (other than as required by Applicable Law or GAAP) that would have a materially adverse impact on the Trident Shareholders;
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(c) enter into, amend in any material respect, waive or terminate any Related Party Agreement other than (i) the entry into a Related Party Agreement that is on an arms length basis and on terms no less favorable to the Company or the applicable Material Subsidiary than those that could be obtained from an unaffiliated third party and (ii) any reinsurance or other risk transfer arrangement with any Affiliate of the Enstar Shareholder in which all or substantially all of the underlying insurance risk is borne by the Affiliate of the Enstar Shareholder, provided, however , that any such reinsurance or other risk transfer transaction provides the Company a market rate fronting fee;
(d) enter into or effect any material transaction or series of related transactions outside of the ordinary course of business involving the purchase, lease, license, exchange or other acquisition (including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or acquisition of assets) by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of any assets and/or equity interests of any Person that are material in amount to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than the amalgamation of a subsidiary of the Company with Torus;
(e) except for a Change of Control effected in accordance with Section 3.03 which will not require the consent of the Trident Shareholders, enter into or effect any material transaction or series of related transactions outside of the ordinary course of business involving the sale, lease, license, exchange or other disposition (including by merger, consolidation, sale of stock or sale of assets) by the Company or any Material Subsidiary of any stock or assets that are material in amount to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(f) grant or authorize the grant of Common Shares or other equity securities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in an amount greater than 10% of the value of the then-outstanding Common Shares to any existing or prospective officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to any stock option, employee stock purchase or similar equity-based plans or other compensation agreements;
(g) initiate or consummate an Initial Public Offering or make a public offering and sale of Common Shares or any other securities; or
(h) dissolve, wind-up or liquidate the Company or any Material Subsidiary or initiate a bankruptcy proceeding involving the Company or any Material Subsidiary.
For purposes of this Section 2.02 , the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall include the acquisition of insurance and reinsurance companies in run-off and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business in run-off.
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Section 2.03 CEO Matters. Prior to taking any action or entering into any commitment to take any action to appoint or remove (with or without cause) the Companys chief executive officer or enter into or amend any material term of any employment agreement or arrangement with the Companys chief executive officer, the Company shall obtain the consent of both the Enstar Shareholder and the Trident Shareholders. The Company shall consult with, but need not obtain the consent of, the Trident Shareholder prior to taking any action or entering into any commitment to take any action to appoint or remove (with or without cause) any Material Subsidiarys chief executive officer or enter into or amend any material term of any employment agreement or arrangement with any Material Subsidiarys chief executive officer.
ARTICLE III
T RANSFER OF I NTERESTS
Section 3.01 General Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) Except as permitted pursuant to Section 3.01(b) , each Shareholder agrees that such Shareholder will not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily Transfer any of its Common Shares prior to the fifth anniversary of the effectiveness of the amalgamation of a subsidiary of the Company with Torus (the Lock-up Period ).
(b) The provisions of Section 3.01(a) , Section 3.02 , Section 3.03 and Section 3.04 shall not apply to any of the following Transfers by any Shareholder of any of its Common Shares (i) to a Permitted Transferee or (ii) pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with a Third Party Purchaser that has been approved in compliance with Section 2.02(e) .
(c) In addition to any legends required by Applicable Law, each certificate (if any) representing the Common Shares of the Company shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (and if the Common Shares are not certificated, the Companys ledger shall include a notation substantially in the following form omitting the reference to a certificate):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY). NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT AND (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT.
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(d) Prior notice shall be given to the Company by the transferor of any Transfer (whether or not to a Permitted Transferee) of any Common Shares. Prior to consummation of any Transfer by any Shareholder of any of its Common Shares, such party shall cause the transferee thereof to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder Agreement and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon any Transfer by any Shareholder of any of its Common Shares, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee thereof shall be substituted for, and shall assume all the rights and obligations under this Agreement of, the transferor thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Shareholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of its Common Shares (i) except as permitted under the Securities Act and other applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws, and then, if requested by the Company, only upon delivery to the Company of an opinion of counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such Transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act or any applicable foreign securities laws, (ii) if it would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register as an investment company under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any comparable foreign law, or (iii) if it would cause the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be deemed plan assets as defined under the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or its accompanying regulations or any comparable foreign law or result in any prohibited transaction thereunder involving the Company. In any event, the Board may refuse the Transfer to any Person if (i) such Transfer would have a material adverse effect on the Company as a result of any regulatory or other restrictions imposed by any Governmental Authority or (ii) any non-de minimis adverse tax consequence to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Shareholder or any of their Affiliates would result from such Transfer.
(f) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Common Shares in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void, no such Transfer shall be recorded on the Companys books and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated (and the purported transferor shall continue be treated) as the owner of such Common Shares for all purposes of this Agreement.
Section 3.02 Right of First Offer.
(a) At any time following the Lock-up Period, and subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 3.02 , each Shareholder shall have a right of first offer if any other Shareholder (such Shareholder, an Offering Shareholder ) proposes to Transfer any Common Shares (the Offered Shares ) owned by it to any Third Party Purchaser. Following the Lock-up Period, each time the Offering Shareholder proposes to Transfer any Offered Shares (other than Transfers permitted pursuant to Section 3.01 and Transfers made pursuant to Section 3.03 ), the Offering Shareholder shall first make an offering of the Offered Shares to the other Shareholders in accordance with the following provisions of this Section 3.02 .
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(b) The Offering Shareholder shall give written notice (the Offering Shareholder Notice ) to the Company and the other Shareholders stating its bona fide intention to Transfer the Offered Shares and specifying the number of Offered Shares and the material terms and conditions, including the price, pursuant to which the Offering Shareholder proposes to Transfer the Offered Shares. The Offering Shareholder Notice shall constitute the Offering Shareholders offer to Transfer the Offered Shares to the other Shareholders, which offer shall be irrevocable for a period of 20 Business Days (the ROFO Notice Period ).
(c) By delivering the Offering Shareholder Notice, the Offering Shareholder represents and warrants to the Company and to each other Shareholder that: (i) the Offering Shareholder has full right, title and interest in and to the Offered Shares; (ii) the Offering Shareholder has all the necessary power and authority and has taken all necessary action to Transfer such Offered Shares as contemplated by this Section 3.02 ; and (iii) the Offered Shares are free and clear of any and all Liens other than those arising as a result of or under the terms of this Agreement.
(d) Upon receipt of the Offering Shareholder Notice, each Shareholder receiving such notice shall have until the end of the ROFO Notice Period to elect to purchase any amount of the Offered Shares by delivering a written notice (a ROFO Notice ) to the Offering Shareholder and the Company stating that it agrees to purchase such specified amount of Offered Shares on the terms specified in the Offering Shareholder Notice. Any ROFO Notice shall be binding upon delivery and irrevocable by the applicable Shareholder. Each Shareholder that delivers a ROFO Notice shall be a Purchasing Shareholder . If the Shareholders do not, in the aggregate, elect to purchase all of the Offered Shares by the end of the ROFO Notice Period, each Purchasing Shareholder shall then have the right to purchase all or any portion of the remaining Offered Shares not elected to be purchased by the Shareholders. As promptly as practicable following the ROFO Notice Period, the Offering Shareholder shall deliver a written notice to each Purchasing Shareholder stating the number of remaining Offered Shares available for purchase. For a period of 10 Business Days following the receipt of such notice, each Purchasing Shareholder shall have the right to elect to purchase all or any portion of the remaining Offered Shares by delivering a subsequent ROFO Notice specifying the number of additional Offered Shares it desires to purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholders may only exercise their rights under this Section 3.02 to purchase the Offered Shares if, after giving effect to all elections made under this Section 3.02(d) , no less than all of the Offered Shares will be purchased by the Purchasing Shareholders.
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(e) Each Shareholder that does not deliver a ROFO Notice during the ROFO Notice Period shall be deemed to have waived all of such Shareholders rights to purchase the Offered Shares under this Section 3.02 .
(f) If no Shareholder delivers a ROFO Notice or if the Purchasing Shareholders elect to purchase less than all of the Offered Shares in accordance with Section 3.02(d) , the Offering Shareholder may, during the 180-day period immediately following the expiration of the ROFO Notice Period, which period may be extended for a reasonable time not to exceed 270 days to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain any Government Approvals (the Waived ROFO Transfer Period ), and subject to the provisions of Section 3.04 , Transfer all of the Offered Shares to a Third Party Purchaser on terms and conditions no more favorable to the Third Party Purchaser than those set forth in the Offering Shareholder Notice. If the Offering Shareholder does not consummate the Transfer of the Offered Shares within the Waived ROFO Transfer Period, the rights provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and the Offered Shares shall not be offered to any Person unless first re-offered to the Shareholders in accordance with this Section 3.02 .
(g) Each Shareholder shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate any Transfer contemplated by this Section 3.02 , including entering into agreements and delivering certificates and instruments and consents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate.
(h) At the closing of any Transfer pursuant to this Section 3.02 , the Offering Shareholder shall deliver to the Purchasing Shareholders the certificate or certificates representing the Offered Shares to be sold (if any), accompanied by stock powers and all necessary stock transfer taxes paid and stamps affixed, if necessary, against receipt of the purchase price therefor from such Purchasing Shareholders by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
Section 3.03 Drag-along Rights.
(a) If at any time following the Lock-up Period the Enstar Shareholder (together with its Permitted Transferees) holds no less than 55% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company and receives a bona fide offer from a Third Party Purchaser to consummate, in one transaction, or a series of related transactions, a Change of Control (a Drag-along Sale ), the Enstar Shareholder shall have the right to require that each other Shareholder (each, a Drag-along Shareholder ) participate in such Transfer in the manner set forth in this Section 3.03 , provided , however , that no Drag-along Shareholder shall be required to participate in the Drag-along Sale if the consideration for the Drag-along Sale is other than cash or registered securities listed on an established U.S. or foreign securities exchange. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Drag-along Shareholder shall vote in favor of the transaction and take all actions to waive any dissenters, appraisal or other similar rights.
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(b) The Enstar Shareholder shall exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 3.03 by delivering a written notice (the Drag-along Notice ) to the Company and each Drag-along Shareholder no later than 20 days prior to the closing date of such Drag-along Sale. The Drag-along Notice shall make reference to the Enstar Shareholders rights and obligations hereunder and shall describe in reasonable detail:
(i) the number of Common Shares to be sold by the Enstar Shareholder, if the Drag-along Sale is structured as a Transfer of Common Shares;
(ii) the identity of the Third Party Purchaser;
(iii) the proposed date, time and location of the closing of the Drag-along Sale;
(iv) the per share purchase price and the other material terms and conditions of the Transfer, including a description of any non-cash consideration in sufficient detail to permit the valuation thereof; and
(v) a copy of any form of agreement proposed to be executed in connection therewith.
(c) If the Drag-along Sale is structured as a Transfer of Common Shares, then, subject to Section 3.03(d) , each Drag-along Shareholder shall Transfer the number of shares equal to the product of (x) the number of Common Shares held by such Drag-along Shareholder and (y) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the number of Common Shares the Enstar Shareholder proposes to sell or transfer in the Drag-along Sale and (B) the denominator of which is equal to the number of Common Shares then held by the Enstar Shareholder.
(d) The consideration to be received by a Drag-along Shareholder shall be the same form and amount of consideration per share of Common Shares to be received by the Enstar Shareholder (or, if the Enstar Shareholder is given an option as to the form and amount of consideration to be received, the same option shall be given) and the terms and conditions of such Transfer shall, except as otherwise provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, be the same as those upon which the Enstar Shareholder Transfers its Common Shares. Each Drag-along Shareholder shall make or provide the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements as the Enstar Shareholder makes or provides in connection with the Drag-along Sale (except that in the case of representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements pertaining specifically to the Enstar Shareholder, the Drag-along Shareholder shall make the comparable representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements pertaining specifically to itself); provided, that all representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities shall be made by the Enstar Shareholder and each Drag-along Shareholder severally and not jointly and any indemnification obligation shall be pro rata based on the consideration received by the Enstar Shareholder and each Drag-along Shareholder, in each case in an amount not to exceed the aggregate proceeds received by the Enstar Shareholder and each such Drag-along Shareholder in connection with the Drag-along Sale.
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(e) The fees and expenses of the Enstar Shareholder incurred in connection with a Drag-along Sale and for the benefit of all Shareholders (it being understood that costs incurred by or on behalf of a Enstar Shareholder for its sole benefit will not be considered to be for the benefit of all Shareholders), to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the Company or the Third Party Purchaser, shall be shared by all the Shareholders on a pro rata basis, based on the aggregate consideration received by each Shareholder; provided, that no Shareholder shall be obligated to make or reimburse any out-of-pocket expenditure prior to the consummation of the Drag-along Sale.
(f) Each Shareholder shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the Drag-along Sale, including entering into agreements and delivering certificates and instruments, in each case consistent with the agreements being entered into and the certificates being delivered by the Enstar Shareholder.
(g) The Enstar Shareholder shall have 180 days following the date of the Drag-along Notice in which to consummate the Drag-along Sale, on the terms set forth in the Drag-along Notice (which such 180-day period may be extended for a reasonable time not to exceed 270 days to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain any Government Approvals). If at the end of such period, the Enstar Shareholder has not completed the Drag-along Sale, the Enstar Shareholder may not then effect a transaction subject to this Section 3.03 without again fully complying with the provisions of this Section 3.03 .
Section 3.04 Tag-along Rights.
(a) If at any time following the Lock-up Period a Shareholder (the Selling Shareholder ) proposes to Transfer any shares of its Common Shares to a Third Party Purchaser (the Proposed Transferee ) (and if the Selling Shareholder is the Enstar Shareholder and it cannot or has not elected to exercise its drag-along rights set forth in Section 3.03 ), each other Shareholder (each, a Tag-along Shareholder ) shall be permitted to participate in such Transfer (a Tag-along Sale ) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.04 .
(b) Prior to the consummation of any such Transfer of Common Shares described in Section 3.04(a) , and after satisfying its obligations pursuant to Section 3.02 , the Selling Shareholder shall deliver to the Company and each other Shareholder a written notice (a Sale Notice ) of the proposed Tag-along Sale subject to this Section 3.04 no later than 20 Business Days prior to the closing date of the Tag-along Sale. The Sale Notice shall make reference to the Tag-along Shareholders rights hereunder and shall describe in reasonable detail:
(i) the aggregate number of Common Shares the Proposed Transferee has offered to purchase.
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(ii) the identity of the Proposed Transferee;
(iii) the proposed date, time and location of the closing of the Tag-along Sale;
(iv) the per share purchase price and the other material terms and conditions of the Transfer, including a description of any non-cash consideration in sufficient detail to permit the valuation thereof; and
(v) a copy of any form of agreement proposed to be executed in connection therewith.
(c) Each Tag-along Shareholder shall exercise its right to participate in a Transfer of Common Shares by the Selling Shareholder subject to this Section 3.04 by delivering to the Selling Shareholder a written notice (a Tag-along Notice ) stating its election to do so and specifying the number of Common Shares to be Transferred by it no later than five Business Days after receipt of the Sale Notice (the Tag-along Period ). The offer of each Tag-along Shareholder set forth in a Tag-along Notice shall be irrevocable, and, to the extent such offer is accepted, such Tag-along Shareholder shall be bound and obligated to Transfer in the proposed Transfer on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.04 . The Selling Shareholder and each Tag-along Shareholder shall have the right to Transfer in a Transfer subject to this Section 3.04 the number of Common Shares equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of Common Shares the Proposed Transferee proposes to buy as stated in the Sale Notice and (y) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to the number of Common Shares then held by the Selling Shareholder or such Tag-along Shareholder, as the case may be, and (B) the denominator of which is equal to the number of shares then held by the Selling Shareholder and each Tag-along Shareholder.
(d) Each Tag-along Shareholder who does not deliver a Tag-along Notice in compliance with Section 3.04(c) above shall be deemed to have waived all of such Tag-along Shareholders rights to participate in such Transfer, and the Selling Shareholder shall (subject to the rights of any participating Tag-along Shareholder) thereafter be free to Transfer to the Proposed Transferee its Common Shares at a per share price that is no greater than the per share price set forth in the Sale Notice and on other terms and conditions which are not materially more favorable to the Selling Shareholder than those set forth in the Sale Notice without any further obligation to the non-accepting Tag-along Shareholders.
(e) Each Tag-along Shareholder participating in a Transfer pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall receive the same consideration per share as the Selling Shareholder after deduction of such Tag-along Shareholders proportionate share of the related expenses in accordance with Section 3.04(g) below.
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(f) Each Tag-along Shareholder shall make or provide the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements as the Selling Shareholder makes or provides in connection with the Tag-along Sale (except that in the case of representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements pertaining specifically to the Selling Shareholder, the Tag-along Shareholder shall make the comparable representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements pertaining specifically to itself); provided, that all representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities shall be made by the Selling Shareholder and each Tag-along Shareholder severally and not jointly and any indemnification obligation in respect of breaches of representations and warranties shall be pro rata based on the consideration received by the Selling Shareholder and each Tag-along Shareholder, in each case in an amount not to exceed the aggregate proceeds received by the Selling Shareholder and each such Tag-along Shareholder in connection with any Tag-along Sale.
(g) The fees and expenses of the Selling Shareholder incurred in connection with a Tag-along Sale and for the benefit of all Shareholders (it being understood that costs incurred by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder for its sole benefit will not be considered to be for the benefit of all Shareholders), to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the Company or the Proposed Transferee, shall be shared by all the Shareholders participating in the Tag-along Sale on a pro rata basis, based on the aggregate consideration received by each such Shareholder; provided, that no Shareholder shall be obligated to make or reimburse any out-of-pocket expenditure prior to the consummation of the Tag-along Sale.
(h) Each Tag-along Shareholder shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the Tag-along Sale, including entering into agreements and delivering certificates and instruments, in each case consistent with the agreements being entered into and the certificates being delivered by the Selling Shareholder.
(i) The Selling Shareholder shall have 180 days following the expiration of the Tag-along Period in which to Transfer the Common Shares described in the Sale Notice, on the terms set forth in the Sale Notice (which such 180-day period may be extended for a reasonable time not to exceed 270 days to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain any Government Approvals). If at the end of such period, the Selling Shareholder has not completed such Transfer, the Selling Shareholder may not then effect a Transfer of Common Shares subject to this Section 3.04 without again fully complying with the provisions of this Section 3.04 .
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(j) If the Selling Shareholder Transfers to the Proposed Transferee any of its Common Shares in breach of this Section 3.04 , then each Tag-along Shareholder shall have the right to Transfer to the Selling Shareholder, and the Selling Shareholder undertakes to purchase from each Tag-along Shareholder, the number of Common Shares that such Tag-along Shareholder would have had the right to Transfer to the Proposed Transferee pursuant to this Section 3.04 , for a per share amount and form of consideration and upon the terms and conditions on which the Proposed Transferee bought such Common Shares from the Selling Shareholder, but without indemnity being granted by any Tag-along Shareholder to the Selling Shareholder; provided, that , nothing contained in this Section 3.04 shall preclude any Shareholder from seeking alternative remedies against such Selling Shareholder as a result of its breach of this Section 3.04 .
Section 3.05 Enstar Call Right and Trident Put Right.
(a) At any time during the 90-day period following the fifth anniversary of the effectiveness of the amalgamation of a subsidiary of the Company with Torus or at any time following the seventh anniversary of such date, the Enstar Shareholder shall have the right (a Call Right ) by written notice to the Trident Shareholders to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Common Shares owned by the Trident Shareholders and their Permitted Transferees.
(b) At any time after the seventh anniversary of the effectiveness of the amalgamation of a subsidiary of the Company with Torus, the Trident Shareholders, acting collectively, shall have the right (the Put Right ) to require the Enstar Shareholder to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Common Shares held by the Trident Shareholders and their Permitted Transferees collectively.
(c) The purchase price payable by the Enstar Shareholder upon the exercise of the Call Right or the Put Right, as the case may be, shall be equal to fair market value of the Common Shares held by the Trident Shareholders and their Permitted Transferees calculated based on the overall fair market value of the Company determined on a going concern basis as between a willing buyer and willing seller with no discount for illiquidity or a minority interest, as such value may be mutually agreed upon by the Enstar Shareholder and the Trident Shareholders or, if no such agreement is reached, determined in accordance with the procedures set forth below (the Fair Market Value ):
(i) Promptly after determining that the Enstar Shareholder and the Trident Shareholders are unable to agree upon a Fair Market Value but, in any event, no later than 30 Business Days after the exercise of the Call Right or the Put Right, as the case may be, the Initial Shareholders shall appoint a mutually acceptable independent appraiser (the Independent Appraiser ) to determine the Fair Market Value (determined on a going concern basis as between a willing buyer and a willing seller with no discount for illiquidity or a minority interest) of the Common Shares held by the Trident Shareholders and their Permitted Transferees. Each of the Enstar Shareholder and the Trident Shareholders (acting together) shall provide the Independent Appraiser with its respective determination of Fair Market Value, together with the supporting
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calculations and analyses prepared by such Initial Shareholder with respect thereto. The Initial Shareholders shall instruct the Independent Appraiser to determine, in writing within 30 days of such Independent Appraisers appointment, which of the Initial Shareholders determination of Fair Market Value is the more reasonable, and such determination shall be final for all purposes of this Section 3.05 . The costs and expenses of the Independent Appraiser shall be borne equally by the Initial Shareholders.
(ii) To enable the Independent Appraiser to conduct the valuation, the Initial Shareholders and the Company shall furnish to the Independent Appraiser such information as the Independent Appraiser may request, including information regarding the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Companys assets, properties, financial condition, earnings and prospects.
(d) Within 90 days after the date of the final determination of the Fair Market Value pursuant to this Section 3.05 (which period shall be extended solely to the extent needed to obtain any required Government Approvals, provided, that the Shareholders shall, and shall cause their Permitted Transferees to, have used their reasonable best efforts to obtain such approvals in a timely manner, and provided, further, that in no event shall the Enstar Shareholder be obligated to pay the purchase price for a sale and purchase pursuant to the Put Right in cash due to any failure to obtain any Government Approvals that are required to permit the Trident Shareholders to acquire or hold any unrestricted ordinary shares of Enstar), the Trident Shareholders shall, and shall cause their Permitted Transferees to, sell to the Enstar Shareholder, free and clear of any Liens, all of the Common Shares held by them.
(e) Each Shareholder shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the sale contemplated by this Section 3.05 , including entering into agreements and delivering certificates and instruments and consents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate.
(f) At the closing of any sale and purchase pursuant to this Section 3.05 , the Trident Shareholders shall, and shall cause their Permitted Transferees to, deliver to the Enstar Shareholder the certificate or certificates representing their Common Shares (if any), accompanied by stock powers and all necessary stock transfer taxes paid and stamps affixed, if necessary, against receipt of the purchase price therefor from the Enstar Shareholder by, (i) in the case of a sale and purchase pursuant to the Call Right, wire transfer of immediately available funds, or (ii) in the case of a sale and purchase pursuant to the Put Right, at the option of the Enstar Shareholder, either (A) wire transfer of immediately available funds, (B) unrestricted ordinary shares of Enstar (provided that such ordinary shares are then listed or admitted to trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange), or (C) a combination of (A) and (B). If the purchase price at the closing of any sale and purchase pursuant to this Section 3.05 consists of unrestricted ordinary shares of Enstar, the value of such ordinary shares will be deemed to equal the average of the last reported sale price of the ordinary shares over the 10 trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the effective date of any such closing.
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(g) Enstar hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Trident Shareholders and their Permitted Transferees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the due and punctual payment, observance, performance and discharge of the Enstar Shareholders obligations under this Section 3.05 . The Trident Shareholders hereby agree that in no event shall Enstar be required to pay any amount to the Trident Shareholders or their Permitted Transferees under, in respect of, or in connection with this Agreement other than as expressly set forth herein.
ARTICLE IV
P RE - EMPTIVE R IGHTS AND O THER A GREEMENTS
Section 4.01 Pre-emptive Right.
(a) The Company hereby grants to each Initial Shareholder (each, a Pre-emptive Shareholder ) the right to purchase its pro rata portion of any new Common Shares (other than any Excluded Securities) (the New Securities ) that the Company may from time to time propose to issue or sell to any Person.
(b) The Company shall give written notice (an Issuance Notice ) of any proposed issuance described in subsection (a) above to the Pre-emptive Shareholders within five Business Days following any meeting of the Board at which any such issuance or sale is approved. The Issuance Notice shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the proposed issuance, including:
(i) the number of New Securities proposed to be issued and the percentage of the Companys outstanding Common Shares, on a fully diluted basis, that such issuance would represent;
(ii) the proposed issuance date, which shall be at least 20 Business Days from the date of the Issuance Notice; and
(iii) the proposed purchase price per share.
(c) Each Pre-emptive Shareholder shall for a period of 15 Business Days following the receipt of an Issuance Notice (the Exercise Period ) have the right to elect irrevocably to purchase, at the purchase price set forth in the Issuance Notice, up to the amount of New Securities equal to the product of (x) the total number of New Securities to be issued by the Company on the issuance date and (y) a fraction determined by dividing (A) the number of Common Shares owned by such Pre-emptive Shareholder immediately prior to such issuance by (B) the total number of Common Shares owned by all Initial Shareholders on such date immediately prior to such issuance (the Pre-emptive Pro Rata Portion ) by delivering a written notice to the Company. Such Pre-emptive Shareholders election to purchase New Securities shall be binding and irrevocable.
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(d) No later than five Business Days following the expiration of the Exercise Period, the Company shall notify each Pre-emptive Shareholder in writing of the number of New Securities that each Pre-emptive Shareholder has agreed to purchase (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where such number is zero) (the Over-allotment Notice ). Each Pre-emptive Shareholder exercising its right to purchase its Pre-emptive Pro Rata Portion of the New Securities in full (an Exercising Shareholder ) shall have a right of over-allotment such that if any other Pre-emptive Shareholder fails to exercise its right under this Section 4.01 to purchase its Pre-emptive Pro Rata Portion of the New Securities (each, a Non-Exercising Shareholder ), such Exercising Shareholder may purchase all or any portion of such Non-Exercising Shareholders allotment (the Over-allotment New Securities ) by giving written notice to the Company (within five Business Days of receipt of the Over-allotment Notice) setting forth the number of Over-allotment New Securities that such Exercising Shareholder is willing to purchase (the Over-allotment Exercise Period ). Such Exercising Shareholders election to purchase Over-allotment New Securities shall be binding and irrevocable. If more than one Exercising Shareholder elects to exercise its right of over-allotment, each Exercising Shareholder shall have the right to purchase the number of Over-allotment New Securities it elected to purchase in its written notice; provided, that if the over-allotment New Securities are over-subscribed, each Exercising Shareholder shall purchase its pro rata portion of the available Over-allotment New Securities based upon the relative Pre-emptive Pro Rata Portions of the Exercising Shareholders.
(e) The Company shall be free to complete the proposed issuance or sale of New Securities described in the Issuance Notice with respect to any New Securities not elected to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(d) above in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Issuance Notice (except that the amount of New Securities to be issued or sold by the Company may be reduced) so long as such issuance or sale is closed within 180 days after the expiration of the Over-allotment Exercise Period (subject to the extension of such 180-day period for a reasonable time not to exceed 270 days to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain any Government Approvals). In the event the Company has not sold such New Securities within such time period, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any New Securities without first again offering such securities to the Shareholders in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.01 .
(f) Upon the consummation of the issuance of any New Securities in accordance with this Section 4.01 , the Company shall deliver to each Exercising Shareholder certificates (if any) evidencing the New Securities, which New Securities shall be issued free and clear of any Liens (other than those arising hereunder or under Applicable Law and those attributable to the actions of the purchasers thereof), and the
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Company shall so represent and warrant to the purchasers thereof, and further represent and warrant to such purchasers that such New Securities shall be, upon issuance thereof to the Exercising Shareholders and after payment therefor, duly authorized and validly issued. Each Exercising Shareholder shall deliver to the Company the purchase price for the New Securities purchased by it by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Each party to the purchase and sale of New Securities shall take all such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the purchase and sale including entering into such additional agreements as may be necessary or appropriate.
Section 4.02 Corporate Opportunities. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or under Applicable Law to the contrary (to the full extent permitted by Applicable Law), (i) the Initial Shareholders and their respective Affiliates (A) may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature and description (whether similar or dissimilar to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), independently or with others, and none of the Company, any Subsidiary, any other Shareholder, and each of their respective Affiliates shall have any right by virtue of this Agreement in or to any such investment or interest of the Enstar Shareholder, the Trident Shareholders, any Enstar Director or any Trident Director and any of its or their respective Affiliates to any income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture shall not be deemed wrongful or improper, and (B) shall not be obligated to present any investment opportunity to the Company or any Subsidiary even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Company or any Subsidiary, could be taken by the Company or such Subsidiary, and (ii) the parties hereby waive (and the Company shall cause the Subsidiaries to waive) to the fullest extent permitted by law any fiduciary or other duty of the Initial Shareholders and the Enstar Directors and Trident Directors not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including fiduciary or other duties that may be related to or associated with self-dealing, corporate opportunities or otherwise, in each case so long as such Person acts in a manner consistent with this Agreement.
Section 4.03 Confidentiality.
(a) Each Shareholder shall and shall cause its Representatives to, keep confidential and not divulge any information (including all budgets, business plans and analyses) concerning the Company, including its assets, business, operations, financial condition or prospects ( Information ), and to use, and cause its Representatives to use, such Information only in connection with the operation of the Company; provided, that nothing herein shall prevent any Shareholder from disclosing such Information (i) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (ii) upon the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority having jurisdiction over such Shareholder, (iii) to the extent compelled by legal process or required or requested pursuant to subpoena, interrogatories or other discovery requests, (iv) to the extent necessary in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, (v) to other Shareholders, (vi) to such
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Shareholders Representatives that in the reasonable judgment of such Shareholder need to know such Information or (vii) to any potential Permitted Transferee in connection with a proposed Transfer of Common Shares from such Shareholder as long as such transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 4.03 as if a Shareholder, provided, further, that in the case of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), such Shareholder shall notify the other Shareholders of the proposed disclosure as far in advance of such disclosure as practicable and use reasonable efforts to ensure that any Information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment, when and if available.
(b) The restrictions of Section 4.03(a) shall not apply to information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a Shareholder or any of its Representatives in violation of this Agreement; (ii) is or becomes available to a Shareholder or any of its Representatives on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the receiving Shareholder and any of its Representatives, (iii) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such Shareholder without use of the Companys Information or (iv) becomes available to the receiving Shareholder or any of its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, any other Shareholder or any of their respective Representatives, provided, that such source is not known by the recipient of the information to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with the disclosing Shareholder or any of its Representatives. Furthermore, Section 4.03(a) shall not restrict the Enstar Shareholder and its Affiliates from disclosing any Information required to be disclosed under applicable securities laws or the rules of any stock exchange upon which their securities are traded.
Section 4.04 Registration Rights . Upon the request of any Initial Shareholder in connection with a contemplated public offering of the equity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is approved in accordance with Section 2.02(g) , the Company shall enter into a registration rights agreement with the Initial Shareholders containing customary provisions for a transaction of that type, including demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights with ratable cutbacks, if necessary, regardless of the demanding party or piggyback party.
ARTICLE V
I NFORMATION R IGHTS
Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Reports. In addition to, and without limiting any rights that a Shareholder may have with respect to inspection of the books and records of the Company under Applicable Laws, the Company shall furnish to each Shareholder:
(a) Within 45 days after the end of each quarterly accounting period, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such quarterly accounting period and an unaudited related consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of shareholders equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for such quarterly accounting period including any footnotes thereto (if any) prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, together with comparable year-to-date figures;
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(b) Within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (or such longer period of time as is approved by the Board), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of shareholders equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows including all footnotes thereto for such Fiscal Year prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied; and
(c) Such other financial, accounting or other information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective operations as any Initial Shareholder may reasonably request from time to time in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such requesting Shareholder.
Section 5.02 Inspection Rights.
(a) The Company shall, and shall cause its officers, Directors and employees to, (i) afford each Shareholder that, together with any Affiliates and/or Permitted Transferees, owns at least 5% of the Companys outstanding Common Shares and the Representatives of each such Shareholder, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, reasonable access at all reasonable times to its officers, employees, auditors, properties, offices, plants and other facilities and to all books and records, and (ii) afford such Shareholder the opportunity to consult with its officers from time to time regarding the Companys affairs, finances and accounts as each such Shareholder may reasonably request upon reasonable notice.
(b) The right set forth in Section 5.02(a) above shall not and is not intended to limit any rights which the Shareholders may have with respect to the books and records of the Company, or to inspect its properties or discuss its affairs, finances and accounts under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated.
ARTICLE VI
R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES
Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties. Each Shareholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company and each other Shareholder that:
(a) Such Shareholder (if an entity) is a corporation, company, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
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(b) Such Shareholder (if an entity) has full corporate, company or partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized (if such Shareholder is an entity) by all requisite corporate or company action of such Shareholder. Such Shareholder has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.
(c) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Shareholder, enforceable against such Shareholder in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law). The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority.
(d) The execution, delivery and performance by such Shareholder of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not (i) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision of any of the organizational documents of such Shareholder (if an entity), (ii) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law or (iii) require any consent or other action by any Person under any provision of any material agreement or other instrument to which the Shareholder is a party.
(e) Except for this Agreement, the Investors Agreement by and among the Initial Shareholders, dated as of July 8, 2013 (the Investors Agreement ), and the Commitment Letter of each Initial Shareholder to purchase Common Shares, each dated as of July 8, 2013 (the Commitment Letters ), such Shareholder has not entered into or agreed to be bound by any other agreements or arrangements of any kind with any other party with respect to the Common Shares, including agreements or arrangements with respect to the acquisition or disposition of the Common Shares or any interest therein or the voting of the Common Shares (whether or not such agreements and arrangements are with the Company or any other Person).
ARTICLE VII
T ERM AND T ERMINATION
Section 7.01 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of:
(a) the consummation of an Initial Public Offering;
(b) the consummation of a merger or other business combination involving the Company whereby the Common Shares becomes a security that is listed or admitted to trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange;
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(c) the date on which no more than one Shareholder holds any Common Shares;
(d) the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; or
(e) upon the unanimous agreement of the Shareholders.
Section 7.02 Effect of Termination.
(a) The termination of this Agreement shall terminate all further rights and obligations of the Shareholders under this Agreement except that such termination shall not effect:
(i) the existence of the Company;
(ii) the obligation of any Party to pay any amounts arising on or prior to the date of termination, or as a result of or in connection with such termination;
(iii) the rights which any Shareholder may have by operation of law as a shareholder of the Company; or
(iv) the rights contained herein which by their terms are intended to survive termination of this Agreement.
(b) The following provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement: this Section 7.02 and Section 4.03 , Section 8.03 , Section 8.11 , Section 8.12 and Section 8.13 .
ARTICLE VIII
M ISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.01 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Investors Agreement, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
Section 8.02 Release of Liability. In the event any Shareholder shall Transfer all of the Common Shares held by such Shareholder in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement without retaining any interest therein, then such Shareholder shall cease to be a party to this Agreement and shall be relieved and have no further liability arising hereunder for events occurring from and after the date of such Transfer.
Section 8.03 Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by an internationally recognized overnight courier
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(receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by facsimile or email of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 8.03 ):
If to the Company: |
c/o Enstar Group Limited PO Box 2267 Windsor Place, 3rd Floor, 22 Queen Street Hamilton HM JX Bermuda Facsimile: (441) 296-7319 Email: richard.harris@enstargroup.bm Attention: Richard J. Harris, Chief Financial Officer |
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If to the Enstar Shareholder: |
c/o Enstar Group Limited PO Box 2267 Windsor Place, 3rd Floor, 22 Queen Street Hamilton HM JX Bermuda Facsimile: (441) 296-7319 Email: richard.harris@enstargroup.bm Attention: Richard J. Harris, Chief Financial Officer |
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): |
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP One Logan Square, Suite 2000 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Facsimile: (215) 988-2757 Email: robert.juelke@dbr.com Attention: Robert C. Juelke |
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If to the Trident Shareholders: |
c/o Stone Point Capital LLC 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 Facsimile: (203) 862-2929 Email: slevey@stonepoint.com Attention: Stephen Levey |
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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): |
c/o Stone Point Capital LLC 20 Horseneck Lane Greenwich, CT 06830 Facsimile: (203) 625-8357 Email: contracts@stonepoint.com Attention: General Counsel |
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Section 8.04 Interpretation. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation; (b) the word or is not exclusive; and (c) the words herein, hereof, hereby, hereto and hereunder refer to this Agreement as a whole. The definitions given for any defined terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, and Exhibits mean the Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.
Section 8.05 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 8.06 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Section 8.07 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Organizational Documents, the Investors Agreement and the Commitment Letters constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between this Agreement and any Organizational Document, the Shareholders and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, amend such Organizational Document to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
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Section 8.08 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 8.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 8.10 Amendment and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each Initial Shareholder; provided , that any amendment that would materially and adversely affect the rights or duties of a Shareholder shall require the consent of such Shareholder. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
Section 8.11 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 any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of New York.
Section 8.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY MAY BE INSTITUTED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. SERVICE OF PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR OTHER DOCUMENT BY MAIL TO SUCH PARTYS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND
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UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR ANY PROCEEDING IN SUCH COURTS AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION, (II) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.12(b).
Section 8.13 Equitable Remedies. Each party hereto acknowledges that the other parties hereto would be irreparably damaged in the event of a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Agreement and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, each of the other parties hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to them in respect of such breach, be entitled to an injunction from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond) granting such parties specific performance by such party of its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 8.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, email or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
Bayshore Holdings Limited | ||
By: | /s/ Richard J. Harris | |
Name: | Richard J. Harris | |
Title: |
Director |
Kenmare Holdings Ltd | ||
By: | /s/ Adrian C. Kimberley | |
Name: | Adrian C. Kimberley | |
Title: |
Director |
Enstar Group Limited (solely for purposes of Section 3.05) | ||
By: | /s/ Richard J. Harris | |
Name: | Richard J. Harris | |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Trident V, L.P. | ||
By: Stone Point Capital LLC, its manager |
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By: | /s/ Darran Baird | |
Name: | Darran Baird | |
Title: |
Principal |
Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. | ||
By: Stone Point Capital LLC, its manager |
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By: | /s/ Darran Baird | |
Name: | Darran Baird | |
Title: |
Principal |
Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P. | ||
By: Stone Point Capital LLC, its manager |
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By: | /s/ Darran Baird | |
Name: | Darran Baird | |
Title: |
Principal |
EXHIBIT A
Joinder Agreement
Reference is hereby made to the Shareholders Agreement, dated as April 1, 2014 (as amended from time to time, the Shareholders Agreement ), by and among Kenmare Holdings Ltd, Trident V, L.P., Trident V Parallel Fund, L.P. and Trident V Professionals Fund, L.P., Bayshore Holdings Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (the Company ), and, solely for purposes of Section 3.05 thereof, Enstar Group Limited. Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.01(d) of the Shareholders Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees that upon the execution of this Joinder Agreement, it shall become a party to the Shareholders Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Shareholders Agreement as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed to be a Shareholder of the Company for all purposes thereof.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Shareholders Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of [DATE].
Bayshore Holdings Limited | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Transferee Shareholder] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |