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): September 21, 2014
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36267 | 46-3891989 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900 Houston, Texas |
77002 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 300-8242
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
x | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
x | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.
The Purchase Agreement
On September 21, 2014, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (the Company ) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement ) by and between the Company and The Traxis Group B.V. ( Seller ), a limited liability company existing under the laws of the Netherlands and an entity that is majority owned by funds affiliated with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
The Business Combination
The Purchase Agreement provides for the acquisition by the Company of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of School Bus Holdings Inc. ( SBH ), which, through its subsidiaries, conducts its business under the Blue Bird name, from Seller (the Business Combination ).
Consideration and Equity Financing
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the aggregate equity purchase price for the Business Combination is $255.0 million (the Total Purchase Price ). The Company will pay the Total Purchase Price partially in cash (the Cash Component ) and partially in common stock (the Equity Component ), as follows:
| The Cash Component represents the cash the Company will have available to pay the Total Purchase Price. The Cash Component will equal (i) the dollar amount remaining in the Companys trust account after redemptions described below, plus (ii) the amount raised pursuant to the PIPE Investment (as defined herein), expected to be $40.0 million, plus (iii) the amount raised if the Company conducts a private placement pursuant to the Backstop Commitment (as defined below) minus (iv) the Companys expenses incurred in connection with the Business Combination; and |
| The Equity Component will equal 11.5 million shares of Company common stock, subject to the following: |
¡ | if the Cash Component is greater than $140.0 million, the Equity Component will be reduced by one share of common stock for each $10.00 of such excess; and |
¡ | if the Cash Component is less than $140.0 million, the Equity Component will be increased by one share of common stock for each $10.00 of such shortfall, provided that if the amount of the Cash Component is less than $100.0 million, Seller may, at its option, terminate the Purchase Agreement. |
The Equity Component will be payable solely to Seller. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, 13.6% of the Cash Component will be payable to certain directors, officers and employees of Blue Bird who are participants in SBHs phantom award plan and the balance of the Cash Component will be payable to Seller.
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The Cash Component will be funded through a combination of cash held in the Companys trust account and the proceeds from the expected sale of $40.0 million (subject to possible increase up to $50.0 million) of the Companys Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in a private placement (the PIPE Investment ). A total of $40.0 million of the PIPE Investment has already been subscribed. Additionally, the Company has received a commitment from an investor to purchase up to $10.0 million of Company common stock through (i) open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties, (ii) a private placement with consummation to occur concurrently with that of the Business Combination, or (iii) a combination thereof, in order to ensure sufficient funds to finance the Cash Component (the Backstop Commitment ).
Redemption Offer
Pursuant to the Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the Existing Charter ) and in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company will be providing its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Company common stock for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Companys trust account (which holds the proceeds of the Companys January 2014 initial public offering (the IPO ), less taxes payable) as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination (the Redemption Offer ). For illustrative purposes, based on funds in the trust account of approximately $115.0 million on June 30, 2014, the estimated per share redemption price would have been approximately $10.00.
Representations and Warranties
Under the Purchase Agreement, Seller, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, made customary representations and warranties for transactions of this nature. Except for certain representations made by Seller relating to its ownership of all the issued and outstanding shares of SBH (which survive for a period of one year after the closing of the Business Combination), the representations and warranties made by Seller and the Company to each other in the Purchase Agreement will not survive the consummation of the Business Combination.
Conditions to Consummation of the Business Combination
Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the Closing ) is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including the approval of the Business Combination by the Companys stockholders in accordance with the Existing Charter and the completion of the Redemption Offer. Each redemption of public shares by the Companys public stockholders will decrease the amount in the Companys trust account, which holds approximately $115.0 million as of June 30, 2014. If the aggregate amount of cash available to pay the Cash Component is less than $140.0 million, then the Equity Component will be increased by one share of common stock for each $10.00 of such shortfall, with each share of Company common stock valued at $10.00.
In addition, consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is subject to other closing conditions, including, among others: (i) that all applicable waiting periods and any extensions thereof under applicable antitrust, competition or similar laws have expired or been terminated; (ii) Seller, on the one hand, and Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC
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(the Sponsor ) and the Founders (as defined below), on the other hand, each have received a fully executed lock-up agreement from each other; (iii) each of the Backstop and Subscription Agreement (as defined below), the Preferred Subscription Agreement (as defined below) and the Voting and Support Agreement (as defined below) remaining in full force and effect, and the parties thereto being in compliance with the terms and conditions thereof in all material respects, and if Seller exercises its rights to enforce the Backstop and Subscription Agreement, the Preferred Subscription Agreement or the Voting and Support Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof, such Subscriber (as defined in the applicable Backstop and Subscription Agreement or the Preferred Subscription Agreement) or Founder Stockholder (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), as applicable, will have complied with and consummated its obligations with respect thereto; (iv) the Companys common stock remaining listed on NASDAQ; and (v) the approval by the Companys stockholders of (A) the Purchase Agreement and the Business Combination, (B) the proposals with respect to the proposed amendments of the Existing Charter (as described in the Companys preliminary proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ) on September 23, 2014) (the Preliminary Proxy Statement ) and (C) the post-closing members of the Companys board of directors, and certain committees thereof, in each case as set forth in the Purchase Agreement and described in the Preliminary Proxy Statement, will have been approved and appointed or elected, as applicable, to their respective position(s) and the Company will have offered each of the same the opportunity to enter an agreement for indemnification (in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Companys governing documents), effective as of the closing of the Business Combination.
Termination
As discussed above, Seller may, at its option, terminate the Purchase Agreement if the amount of the Cash Component is less than $100.0 million. The Purchase Agreement may also be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances at any time prior to the Closing, including by either party if the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement have not been completed by March 31, 2015, provided that the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date is not due to the failure by the party seeking to terminate to perform and comply in all material respects with its covenants and agreements contained in the Purchase Agreement or any of the other documents that are required to be performed or complied with at or prior to Closing. If the Purchase Agreement is validly terminated, no party thereto will have any liability or any further obligation to any other party under the Purchase Agreement with certain limited exceptions, including liability for any willful breach of the Purchase Agreement.
A copy of the Purchase Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. The Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made to each other as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating such agreement. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement are also modified in important part by the underlying disclosure schedules which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to stockholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among
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the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. The Company does not believe that these schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision.
Common Stock Backstop and Subscription Agreement
Concurrent with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Backstop and Subscription Agreement (the Backstop and Subscription Agreement ) with the investor named therein, pursuant to which the investor has agreed to purchase up to $10.0 million worth of shares of Company common stock, or approximately 1.0 million shares, in two tranches of $5.0 million each. The investor will purchase the shares through one or more of (x) open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties (including forward contracts), (y) a private placement with consummation concurrently with that of the Business Combination at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, or (z) a combination thereof. The investor is required to use its reasonable best efforts to purchase its allocation of shares in the first tranche. In the event the investor purchases its entire allocation in the first tranche, such investor will have the right to purchase its maximum allocation of shares in the second tranche, if so directed by the Company. The investor in the Backstop Commitment has agreed to vote any Company common stock that it owns, whether acquired pursuant to the Backstop Commitment or otherwise, in favor of the Business Combination and the other proposals set forth in the Preliminary Proxy Statement. The investor in the Backstop Commitment has also agreed not to transfer any Company common stock that it owns until the earlier of (i) the closing of the Business Combination or (ii) the public announcement by the Company of the termination of the Purchase Agreement. In consideration for the Backstop Commitment, the investor will receive (i) a commitment fee of $300,000, which fee will be borne evenly between the Company and Seller, and (ii) upon the closing of the Business Combination, up to 102,750 shares of newly issued Company common stock, and, concurrently with such issuance, an identical number of founder shares (as defined below) will be forfeited by the Sponsor and cancelled by the Company. The forfeited shares will not include any founder earnout shares (as defined in the Preliminary Proxy Statement). A form of the Backstop and Subscription Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Backstop and Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement
On September 23, 2014, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement (the Preferred Subscription Agreement ) with an investor named therein providing for the issuance by the Company of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in a private placement, subject to certain conditions, including the closing of the Business Combination. That agreement commits the investor to purchase up to 400,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $40.0 million. Prior to the execution of the Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement, such investor had only committed to purchase 350,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company expects to raise $40.0 million pursuant to the PIPE Investment, subject to possible increase to up to $50.0 million. The terms, rights, obligations and preferences of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of 7.625% Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Company, a form of which is attached as Exhibit A to the Preferred Subscription Agreement and will be filed with the proposed Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware upon the closing of the Business Combination. A
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form of the Preferred Subscription Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Preferred Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Voting and Support Agreement
Concurrent with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Sponsor and the Companys officers and directors (collectively, the Hennessy Stockholders ) entered into a Voting and Support Agreement with Seller (the Voting and Support Agreement ). Pursuant to the Voting and Support Agreement, the Hennessy Stockholders have agreed, among other things, to vote the shares of Company common stock held by the Hennessy Stockholders (representing as of the date hereof approximately 20% of the voting power of the Company) in favor of all the proposals described in the Preliminary Proxy Statement. A copy of the Voting and Support Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Voting and Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Director Removal Letter Agreement
Concurrent with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Sponsor entered into a letter agreement (the Director Removal Letter Agreement ) with Seller, which provides that Seller will not, and will cause its affiliates to not, vote or provide consent, directly or indirectly, to remove Daniel J. Hennessy or Kevin Charlton from the Companys board of directors without cause at any time from and after the closing of the Business Combination through the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. Prior to any sale, transfer or other disposition of any shares of Company common stock by Seller to an affiliate, such affiliate will agree to be bound by the restrictions of the Director Removal Letter Agreement. A copy of the Director Removal Letter Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Director Removal Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement
Concurrent with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement (the Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement ) with the Sponsor and Seller, which provides for the exchange of that number of outstanding warrants issued to the Sponsor in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the closing of the IPO (the placement warrants ) equal to (i) 12,125,000 less (ii) the number of public warrants validly tendered and not withdrawn in the proposed Public Warrant Exchange Offer (as defined in the Preliminary Proxy Statement), in exchange for shares of Company common stock at an exchange ratio of 0.1 of a share of Company common stock per each placement warrant (the Sponsor Warrant Exchange ). The Sponsor Warrant Exchange is expected to occur concurrent with, and is contingent upon, the consummation of the Business Combination. Pursuant to the Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement, the Sponsor has also agreed that until the earliest of: (a) the 180th day after the closing of the Business Combination, (b) the date following the closing of the Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Companys stockholders having the
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right to exchange their shares of Company common stock for cash, securities or other property and (c) if the last sale price of the Company common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination, the close of business on such 20th trading day, it will not sell, transfer or assign any shares of Company common stock issuable pursuant to the Sponsor Warrant Exchange, any shares of Company common stock issuable upon exercise of the placement warrants or any founder earnout shares or publicly announce any intention to do so. Further, the Sponsor agrees to allow the Companys transfer agent to decline transfers of the shares subject to the Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement. A copy of the Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.5 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Registration Rights Agreement
At the closing of the Business Combination, the Company will also enter into a registration rights agreement with Seller and the investors in the Backstop Commitment and the PIPE Investment. Under the registration rights agreement, such parties will hold registration rights that obligate the Company to register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), all or any portion of the shares of Company common stock that they acquire in connection with the Business Combination, the Backstop Commitment (including any shares received as a fee payable in connection with the Backstop Commitment) and the investment in the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Following the closing of the Business Combination, the Company will, as soon as commercially reasonable but in no event later than 45 days after the closing of the Business Combination, register for resale under the Securities Act the (i) shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the underlying shares of common stock and (ii) shares of common stock issued in connection with the Backstop Commitment. The Company has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective no later than 120 days after the closing of the Business Combination (if the Company receives comments from the SEC on such registration statement) or 90 days after the closing of the Business Combination (if the Company does not receive any such comments). The Company may delay a request by Seller for demand registration if, in its reasonable judgment, it is not feasible for the Company to proceed with the registration because of the existence of any acquisition, disposition or other material transaction or financing activity involving the Company, or because of the unavailability of any required financial statements or the Companys possession of material information that it would not be in the Companys best interests to disclose in a registration statement, provided that such refusal only results in a 120-day delay in the filing of the registration statements. In addition, in the event that the sale of registered securities under a registration statement would require disclosure of certain material non-public information not otherwise required to be disclosed, the Company may postpone the effectiveness of the applicable registration statement or require the suspension of sales thereunder. No such blackout period may continue for more than 45 consecutive days or occur more than two times in any single calendar year. Under the registration rights agreement, such parties will also hold piggyback registration rights exercisable at any time that allow them to include the shares of Company common stock that they own in any public offering of equity securities initiated by the Company (other than those public offerings pursuant to registration statements on forms that do not permit registration for resale by them). These piggyback
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registration rights are subject to proportional cutbacks based on the manner of such offering and the identity of the party initiating such offering.
The Company has agreed to indemnify such parties against any losses or damages resulting from any untrue statement or omission of a material fact in any registration statement or prospectus pursuant to which they sell the Companys shares, unless such liability arose from their misstatement or omission, and such parties have agreed to indemnify the Company against all losses caused by their misstatements or omissions in those documents. The Company will pay all expenses incidental to its performance under the registration rights agreement, as well as the underwriting discounts and commissions payable by such parties in connection with the sale of their shares under the registration rights agreement. A form of the Registration Rights Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.6 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Lock-Up Agreements
At the closing of the Business Combination, Seller will enter into a 180-day lock-up agreement (the Seller Lock-Up Agreement ) with the Company with respect to the shares of Company common stock received by Seller as part of the Equity Component, and the Sponsor and certain individuals, each of whom was and/or is a director of the Company or member of the Companys management team prior to the Business Combination, and who will remain a stockholder of the Company immediately after the Business Combination (each, a Founder and collectively, the Founders ), will enter into a 12-month lock-up agreement (the Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement ) with Seller with respect to the 2,875,000 shares of Company common stock issued to the Sponsor in a private placement prior to the Companys IPO (the f ounder shares and, together with the shares of Company common stock received by Seller as part of the Equity Component, the Lock-Up Shares ). Pursuant to the Seller Lock-Up Agreement and Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement, each party will agree that, for a period of 180 days (in the case of Seller) or 12 months (in the case of Sponsor and the Founders) from the closing of the Business Combination (which periods may be shortened under certain circumstances), such party will not (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to any Lock-Up Shares of such party, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Lock-Up Shares of such party, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party to the Seller Lock-Up Agreement and Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement may sell or otherwise transfer any Lock-Up Shares of such party to its equity holders, provided in each such case that the transferee thereof agrees to be bound by the restrictions set forth in the lock-up agreement applicable to such Lock-Up Shares. Forms of the Seller Lock-Up Agreement and Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.7 and 10.8, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing descriptions of the Seller Lock-Up Agreement and Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement, respectively, are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein. The shares of Company common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (including the shares of Company common stock issuable upon conversion thereof) to be issued in connection with the Business Combination, the PIPE Investment and the Backstop Commitment will not be registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Important Information about the Public Warrant Exchange Offer
The proposed Public Warrant Exchange Offer for the Companys outstanding public warrants referred to herein has not yet commenced. This Current Report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to exchange nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The solicitation and the offer to exchange the Companys public warrants will be made pursuant to an offer to exchange and related materials that the Company intends to file with the SEC. At the time the Public Warrant Exchange Offer is commenced, the Company will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC. The Schedule TO (including an offer to exchange, a related letter of transmittal and other offer documents) will contain important information that should be read carefully and considered before any decision is made with respect to the Public Warrant Exchange Offer. These materials will be sent free of charge to holders of the Companys outstanding public warrants when available. In addition, all of these materials (and all other materials filed by the Company with the SEC) will be available at no charge from the SEC through its website at www.sec.gov. Security holders may also obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company by directing a request to: Morrow & Co., LLC, the Companys information agent, at 470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor, Stamford, CT 06902, or by phone at (800) 662-5200 or email at hennessy.info@morrowco.com. Holders of the Companys outstanding public warrants are urged to read the Public Warrant Exchange Offer documents and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any investment decision with respect to the Public Warrant Exchange Offer because they will contain important information about the Public Warrant Exchange Offer and the transaction.
Additional Information
The proposed Business Combination will be submitted to stockholders of the Company for their consideration. Stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement regarding the proposed Business Combination when it becomes available because it will contain important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about the Company, without charge, at the Securities and Exchange Commissions Internet site (www.sec.gov) or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the proxy statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Daniel J. Hennessy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900, Houston, Texas, 77002, (312) 876-1956.
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Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Companys stockholders in respect of the proposed Business Combination. Information regarding the Companys directors and executive officers, in addition to information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, in the Company is contained in the Preliminary Proxy Statement for the Business Combination, which has been filed with the SEC, and which can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as anticipate, believe, expect, estimate, plan, outlook, and project and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward looking statements with respect to revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other aspects of the businesses of the Company and SBH and the combined company after completion of the proposed Business Combination are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Purchase Agreement; (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against SBH or the Company following announcement of the proposed Business Combination and transactions contemplated thereby; (3) the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of the Company; (4) the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of the post-combination companys common stock on NASDAQ following the Business Combination, including having the requisite number of stockholders; (5) the risk that the proposed Business Combination disrupts the parties current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions described herein; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability to integrate the SBH and the Company businesses, and the ability of the combined business to grow and manage growth profitably; (7) costs related to the Business Combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (9) the possibility that SBH or the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (10) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement filed by the Company in connection with the Business Combination, including those under Risk Factors therein, and other filings with the SEC by the Company. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. SBH and the Company undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit
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Description |
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2.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and between The Traxis Group B.V. and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. | |
10.1 | Form of Backstop and Subscription Agreement by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., The Traxis Group B.V., Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC and the investor named therein. | |
10.2 | Form of Amended and Restated Preferred Subscription Agreement by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., The Traxis Group B.V. and the investor named therein. | |
10.3 | Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and among The Traxis Group B.V., Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC and the stockholders set forth therein. | |
10.4 | Director Removal Letter Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and between The Traxis Group B.V. and Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC. | |
10.5 | Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., The Traxis Group B.V. and Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC. | |
10.6 | Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and among Blue Bird Corporation (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.), The Traxis Group B.V. and the investors named therein. | |
10.7 | Form of Seller Lock-Up Agreement, by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. and The Traxis Group B.V. | |
10.8 | Form of Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement, by and among The Traxis Group B.V., Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC and the stockholders named therein. |
| The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 24, 2014 |
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Daniel J. Hennessy | |||||
Name: | Daniel J. Hennessy | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Description |
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2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and between The Traxis Group B.V. and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. | |
10.1 | Form of Backstop and Subscription Agreement by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., The Traxis Group B.V., Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC and the investor named therein. | |
10.2 | Form of Amended and Restated Preferred Subscription Agreement by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., The Traxis Group B.V. and the investor named therein. | |
10.3 | Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and among The Traxis Group B.V., Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC and the stockholders set forth therein. | |
10.4 | Director Removal Letter Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and between The Traxis Group B.V. and Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC. | |
10.5 | Sponsor Warrant Exchange Letter Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014, by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., The Traxis Group B.V. and Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC. | |
10.6 | Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and among Blue Bird Corporation (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.), The Traxis Group B.V. and the investors named therein. | |
10.7 | Form of Seller Lock-Up Agreement, by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. and The Traxis Group B.V. | |
10.8 | Form of Sponsor Lock-Up Agreement, by and among The Traxis Group B.V., Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC and the stockholders named therein. |
| The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request. |
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Exhibit 2.1
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXECUTION VERSION
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE TRAXIS GROUP B.V.
AND
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF CAPITAL STOCK OF
SCHOOL BUS HOLDINGS INC.
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
2 | |||||
ARTICLE II TERMS OF PURCHASE AND SALE |
12 | |||||
Section 2.01 |
Purchase and Sale |
12 | ||||
Section 2.02 |
Total Purchase Price |
13 | ||||
Section 2.03 |
Cash Purchase Price |
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Section 2.04 |
Purchase Price Common Stock |
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Section 2.05 |
Closing Date |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER |
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Section 3.01 |
Organization and Qualification; Acquired Entities |
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Section 3.02 |
Capitalization |
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Section 3.03 |
Authority |
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Section 3.04 |
No Conflict |
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Section 3.05 |
Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 3.06 |
Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.07 |
Taxes |
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Section 3.08 |
Tangible Property; Real Property |
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Section 3.09 |
Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.10 |
Material Contracts |
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Section 3.11 |
Litigation |
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Section 3.12 |
Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.13 |
Employee Benefit Plans |
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Section 3.14 |
Compliance with Applicable Law |
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Section 3.15 |
Labor Matters |
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Section 3.16 |
Brokers |
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Section 3.17 |
Government Contracts |
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Section 3.18 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 3.19 |
Absence of Certain Payments |
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Section 3.20 |
Suppliers and Dealers |
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Section 3.21 |
Products |
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Section 3.22 |
Company Information |
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Section 3.23 |
State Takeover Statutes |
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Section 3.24 |
NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER |
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Section 4.01 |
Organization and Qualification |
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Section 4.02 |
Authority |
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Section 4.03 |
No Conflict |
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Section 4.04 |
Capitalization |
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Section 4.05 |
Litigation |
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Section 4.06 |
SEC Filings and Financial Statements |
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Section 4.07 |
Purchaser Trust Amount |
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Section 4.08 |
Investor Agreement Representations and Warranties |
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Section 4.09 |
No Additional Representations; Independent Assessment |
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Section 4.10 |
Investment Intent |
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Section 4.11 |
Brokers |
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Section 4.12 |
No Operations; Absence of Changes |
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Section 4.13 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 4.14 |
Solvency |
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Section 4.15 |
Purchaser Information |
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Section 4.16 |
NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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ARTICLE V ACTIONS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING |
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Section 5.01 |
Investigation |
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Section 5.02 |
Disclosure Schedule; Anti-Sandbagging |
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Section 5.03 |
Further Action |
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Section 5.04 |
Operations Prior to the Closing |
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Section 5.05 |
No Public Announcement; Confidentiality |
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Section 5.06 |
Regulatory Filings |
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Section 5.07 |
Exclusivity |
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Section 5.08 |
The Proxy. |
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Section 5.09 |
Shareholder Vote; Recommendation of the Board of the Purchaser |
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Section 5.10 |
Listing |
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Section 5.11 |
Operations of Purchaser Prior to the Closing |
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Section 5.12 |
2014 Financial Statements |
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Section 5.13 |
Investor Agreements; Founder Voting Agreement |
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Section 5.14 |
Founder Letter Agreement |
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Section 5.15 |
Phantom Plan Assignment |
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Section 5.16 |
FIRPTA Certificate |
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Section 5.17 |
No Claim Against Purchaser Trust |
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Section 5.18 |
Warrant Exchange Offer |
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Section 5.19 |
280G |
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Section 6.01 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser |
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Section 6.02 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Seller |
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Section 6.03 |
Conditions to Each Partys Obligations |
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION |
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Section 7.01 |
Termination by Mutual Consent |
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Section 7.02 |
Termination by the Purchaser or the Seller |
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Section 7.03 |
Termination by the Purchaser |
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Section 7.04 |
Termination by the Seller |
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Section 7.05 |
Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE VIII TAX MATTERS |
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Section 8.01 |
Cooperation |
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ARTICLE IX POST-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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Section 9.01 |
Director and Officer Liability; Indemnification |
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Section 9.02 |
Preservation of, and Access to, Books and Records |
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Section 9.03 |
Insurance Matters |
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Section 9.04 |
Communications |
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ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 10.01 |
Expenses |
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Section 10.02 |
Survival |
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Section 10.03 |
Consequences of Breach |
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Section 10.04 |
Governing Law |
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Section 10.05 |
Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 10.06 |
Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 10.07 |
Notices |
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Section 10.08 |
Successors and Assigns; Benefit |
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Section 10.09 |
Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver |
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Section 10.10 |
Interpretation |
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Section 10.11 |
Severability |
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Section 10.12 |
Execution in Counterparts |
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Section 10.13 |
Time |
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Section 10.14 |
Sales and Transfer Taxes |
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Section 10.15 |
Disclosure Schedule |
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Section 10.16 |
Remedies; Specific Performance |
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Section 10.17 |
No Recourse |
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This Purchase Agreement (this Agreement ), dated as of September 21, 2014, is made by and between The Traxis Group B.V., a limited liability company existing under the laws of the Netherlands (the Seller ), and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Purchaser ).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Seller owns all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of School Bus Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company );
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Seller wishes to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser wishes to acquire from the Seller, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (collectively, the Shares );
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the acquisition of the Shares by Purchaser and in accordance with the terms hereof, Purchaser shall provide an opportunity to its stockholders to have their Offering Shares (as defined below) redeemed for the consideration, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations, set forth in this Agreement and the applicable Purchaser Governing Documents in conjunction with, inter alia, obtaining approval from the stockholders of Purchaser for the Transactions (as defined below) (collectively with the other transactions, authorization and approvals set forth in the Proxy Statement, the Offer );
WHEREAS, Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC (the Sponsor ) has delivered to the Seller a Backstop and Subscription Agreement (the Backstop Agreement ), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, the subscribers named therein have agreed to (i) purchase shares of Purchaser Common Stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions with third parties; (ii) subscribe for and purchase from the Purchaser shares of Purchaser Common Stock; (iii) not transfer or otherwise redeem any of their respective Purchaser Common Stock; and (iv) vote any of their respective Purchaser Common Stock (as defined below) in favor of certain matters (including the Transactions (as defined below) and certain other proposals of the Company in respect of its Proxy Statement (as defined below)), all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has delivered to the Seller a Subscription Agreement (the Preferred Subscription Agreement , and together with the Backstop Agreement, the Investor Agreements ), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, the subscribers named therein have agreed to subscribe for, and purchase from the Purchaser, Preferred Shares (as defined in the Preferred Subscription Agreement) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has delivered to the Seller a Voting and Support Agreement (the Founder Voting Agreement ), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, the Persons indicated on the signature pages thereof have agreed to vote their Purchaser Common Stock in favor of certain matters, including the transactions contemplated hereby and during the period prior to the Closing (as defined below);
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
2014 Financial Statements means the final audited consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for fiscal year 2014.
Acquired Entities means the Company, together with each Subsidiary of the Company.
Action means any action, lawsuit, claim, suit, arbitration, hearing, examination or judicial or legal proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, at law or in equity, or by or before any Governmental Authority.
Additional Indebtedness means any additional Indebtedness other than Indebtedness incurred or that may be incurred in accordance with the Credit Agreement as in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
Additional Purchaser SEC Reports has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a) .
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term control (including the terms controlled by and under common control with) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation means that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Purchaser, filed on January 16, 2014.
Ancillary Agreements means all agreements, other than this Agreement, entered into in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, including each of the Investor Agreements and the documents entered in connection therewith.
Applied Purchaser Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b) .
Backstop Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Balance Sheet Date means June 28, 2014.
Business means the businesses of the Acquired Entities as conducted as of the date hereof and as of the Closing.
Business Combination has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17 .
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York or the Netherlands are authorized or obligated by Law to close.
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Cash Purchase Price means the positive amount equal to (i) the Final Purchaser Trust Amount, plus (ii) the Preferred Offering Proceeds (if any), plus (iii) the Common Offering Proceeds (if any), minus (iv) Applied Purchaser Expenses (if any).
Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17 .
Closing has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05 .
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05 .
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Common Offering means, collectively, the Tranche I Common Offering and the Tranche II Common Offering, as defined in the Backstop Agreement.
Common Offering Proceeds means the amount of gross proceeds from the Common Offering received by Purchaser for newly issued Purchaser Common Stock (which amount, for the avoidance of doubt, will not be reduced for the payment by any Person of any fees (including any up-front commitment fee), commissions, expenses, other amounts or taxes or the withholding of such amounts in connection therewith).
Company has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Company Indemnitees has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(a) .
Computer Software means any and all computer programs, including operating system and applications software, implementations of algorithms, databases, compilations, data files, user interfaces, and program interfaces, whether in source code or object code form (including all of the foregoing that is installed on computer hardware) and all documentation, including user manuals, relating to the foregoing.
Confidentiality Agreement means that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated May 20, 2014, by and between the Company and Purchaser.
Contracts means all legally binding contracts, leases, mortgages, notes, indentures, commitments, agreements, licenses and arrangements.
Copyrights means all U.S. and foreign published and unpublished works of authorship (including Computer Software), copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof.
Credit Agreement means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2014, among the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries, the Lenders party thereto and Societe Generale, as Administrative Agent.
Disclosure Schedule means the Seller Disclosure Schedule and Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, collectively.
Documents means, collectively, each agreement, instrument, document and certificate necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Effective Time has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05 .
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Environmental Claim means any written complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication from any Governmental Authority or any third party alleging violations of Environmental Laws, or liability based on exposure to or Releases of Hazardous Materials (i) at, on or from any Real Property or (ii) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Environmental Laws means any applicable Law relating to pollution or protection of the environment, including those imposing liability or establishing requirements for the use, storage, handling, treatment, release of, exposure to, and disposal of Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., as amended; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., as amended; and the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as amended.
ERISA means of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate means a person required at any particular time to be aggregated with any of the Acquired Entities under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
Excess Purchaser Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a) .
Exchange Act means The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Federal Securities Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(c) .
Final Purchaser Trust Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a) .
Financial Statements has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(a) .
FIRPTA Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16 .
Founder Common Stock has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14 .
Founder Stockholder means each person who is a Stockholder under the Founder Voting Agreement.
Founder Voting Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect from time to time applied consistently throughout the periods involved.
Government Bid means any proposal or offer, solicited or unsolicited made by an Acquired Entity at any time in the one (1) year period prior to the Closing Date which, if accepted by the offeree, would result in a Government Contract. A Government Bid (i) includes any proposal or offer made by an Acquired Entity that has been accepted by the offeree but has not resulted in a Government Contract prior to the Closing Date; and (ii) does not include any proposal or offer made by an Acquired Entity that has been accepted and has resulted in a Government Contract prior to the Closing Date.
Government Contract means any Contract of an Acquired Entity under which the Acquired Entity has performance obligations to (i) any Governmental Authority, (ii) any prime contractor of a Governmental Authority in its capacity as a prime contractor to any
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Governmental Authority, or (iii) any subcontractor at any tier with respect to any contract of a type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, on the other hand. A task, purchase or delivery order under a Government Contract shall not constitute a separate Government Contract, for purposes of this definition, but shall be part of the Government Contract to which it relates.
Governmental Authority means any federal, national, supranational, foreign, state, provincial, local, county, municipal or other government, any governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, department, bureau, board, commission or official or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority, or any court, tribunal, judicial or arbitral body, or any Self-Regulatory Organization (in each case to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such body or authority have the force of Law).
Governmental Order means any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction, award or decree of any Governmental Authority.
Hazardous Materials means (a) those substances defined in or regulated as pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes under Environmental Laws; (b) petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof; and (c) asbestos, polychlorinated byphenyls, radioactive materials and other chemicals or substances for which liability or standards of care are imposed by Environmental Laws.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended.
HSR Approval means the filing of a Notification and Report Form with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice under the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, if required.
Improvements shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(d) .
Indebtedness means any liabilities or obligations, whether contingent or otherwise (including penalties, interest and premiums): (i) in respect of borrowed money, or with respect to advances of any kind under a credit facility or other debt instrument (including under any applicable credit line); (ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments; (iii) constituting a capital lease; (iv) any obligation for the deferred purchase price of property or services, including all earn-out or other similar contingent payment obligations; (v) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired (even though the rights and remedies of seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property); (vi) all indebtedness secured by a purchase money mortgage or other Lien to secure all or part of the purchase price of the property subject to such mortgage or Lien; (vii) all obligations with respect to swaps, collars, hedges and other derivative instruments or agreements; (viii) amounts drawn on letters of credit and bankers acceptances; and (ix) guarantees of the liabilities described in clauses (i) through (viii) above of any other Person; provided , however , trade accounts payable and other ordinary course operating liabilities of the Acquired Entities shall not constitute Indebtedness.
Intellectual Property means (i) Trademarks; (ii) Patents; (iii) Trade Secrets; (iv) Copyrights; and (v) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights and claims or causes of action arising out of or related to any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing, including rights to recover for past, present and future violations thereof.
Investigation means any administrative, civil, criminal or other inquiry, review, indictment or investigation by any Governmental Authority.
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Investor Agreements has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
IPO has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17 .
IT Systems means all information technology and computer systems, electronic data processing, record keeping systems, communications systems, telecommunications systems, networking systems, account management systems, inventory management systems and other applications, Computer Software, hardware and equipment (including all databases, firmware and related documentation), necessary for or otherwise material to the conduct of the Business of each of the Acquired Entities as currently conducted by such Acquired Entities.
Law means any material law (statutory, common or otherwise), including any material statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order of a Governmental Authority.
Leased Real Property has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(b) .
Licensed Intellectual Property means the Intellectual Property licensed to the Acquired Entities.
Liens means any pledges, claims, liens, charges, mortgages, easements, encumbrances, security interests or other similar restrictions.
Management Incentive Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(c) .
Material Adverse Effect means any effect, change, event, development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, events, developments or circumstances, (i) has had a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, properties, assets or liabilities of the Acquired Entities, taken as a whole, or (ii) has or would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the Seller from consummating the Transactions; provided , however , that Material Adverse Effect shall not include the following, nor shall any of the following be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect: (A) the entry into or announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions, in each case, including (x) by reason of the identity of, or facts or circumstances relating to the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, (y) by reason of any communication by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates regarding the plans or intentions with respect to the conduct of the Business following Closing and (z) the impact of the foregoing on any relationships with customers, suppliers, vendors, business partners, employees or regulators, (B) effects, changes, events, developments, circumstances or conditions that generally affect the industry in which the Acquired Entities operate; (C) general business or economic conditions; (D) national or international political or social conditions, including the engagement in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any actual or threatened military or terrorist attack, (E) the conditions of any financial, banking, or securities markets (including any disruption thereof, any decline in the price of any security or any market index, and any changes in interest or exchange rates), (F) changes in GAAP, (G) changes in Law or other binding directives issued by any Governmental Authority; (H) earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, or other natural disasters; (I) any matter of which the Purchaser is aware on the date hereof; (J) acts or omissions of the Seller or any Acquired Entity carried out (or omitted to be carried out) pursuant to this Agreement or at the request of the Purchaser; (K) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; or (L) the failure, in and of itself, of the Acquired Entities to meet any published or internally prepared estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial
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projections, performance measures or operating statistics provided , however , that with respect to each of clauses (B) through (G) , any effect, change, event, development or circumstance referred to above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such effect, change, event, development or circumstance has a disproportionate effect on the Acquired Entities compared to other participants in the industries in which such Acquired Entities primarily conduct their businesses.
Material Contracts has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a) .
Material Dealer has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20 .
Material Supplier has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20 .
Material Tangible Property has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08 .
Micro Bird Entities means Micro Bird Holdings, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.
Nasdaq means the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Non-Trust Expense Account means funds held by Purchaser for payment of expenses in an account outside of the Purchaser Trust.
Offer has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Offer Documents has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(c) .
Offering Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a) .
Order has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11 .
Organizational Documents means, with respect to a Person that is not an individual, its articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, bylaws, memorandum and/or articles of incorporation, operating agreement, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement and/or similar documents, instruments or certificates executed, adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of such Person, including any amendments thereto.
Owned Intellectual Property means the Intellectual Property owned by the Acquired Entities.
Owned Real Property has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(c) .
Patents means all U.S. and foreign inventions and discoveries, and all patents and patent applications therefor, including divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, patent disclosures, industrial designs, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice) and improvements thereto.
Permits means any franchise, license, permit, consent and order of any Governmental Authority necessary for any Acquired Entity to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on the Business.
Permitted Lien(s) means (i) Liens consisting of zoning or planning restrictions, easements, permits and other restrictions or limitations on the use of real property or irregularities in title thereto that (A) are set forth in title insurance commitments made available to Purchaser, (B) do not materially detract from the value of, or materially impair the use of,
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such property by the Acquired Entities in the operation of their respective businesses, or (C) other exceptions with respect to title to the Real Property (including, without limitation, easements and other matters of public record) that do not materially interfere with the current and currently intended use of such Real Property. (ii) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen or repairmen arising in the ordinary course of business or which are set forth on Section 1.1 (Permitted Liens) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (iii) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on property not yet due and delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Acquired Entities or which are set forth on Section 1.1 (Permitted Liens) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (iv) Liens securing purchase money Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business, (v) pledges or deposits in connection with workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, (vi) deposits by or on behalf of any Acquired Entity to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, (vii) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property granted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the Intellectual Property subject thereto, (viii) other Liens created in the ordinary course of business and not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and (ix) other Liens set forth on Section 1.1 (Permitted Liens) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Permitted Withholding Tax Payments means the payment of withholding taxes related to the Special Dividend in the aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000.
Person(s) means and includes an individual, a partnership (general or limited), a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an estate, a limited liability company, an association, a joint-stock company, an unincorporated organization or other entity and a Governmental Authority.
Personal Data means a natural persons name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, drivers license number, passport number, or customer or account number, or any other piece of information that allows the identification of a natural person.
Phantom Plan means the Companys Amended and Restated Phantom Award Plan, adopted by the Company in February 2007 and restated in its entirety in February 2010, as amended.
Phantom Plan Assignment has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15 .
Phantom Plan Awards means each of the awards outstanding under the Phantom Plan.
Phantom Plan Participant means each participant in the Phantom Plan pursuant to a Phantom Plan Award.
Plans has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a) .
Preferred Offering means the offering of Preferred Shares pursuant to the Preferred Subscription Agreement.
Preferred Offering Proceeds means the amount of gross proceeds from the Preferred Offering received by Purchaser for Preferred Shares (which amount, for the avoidance
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of doubt, will not be reduced for the payment by any Person of any fees (including any up-front commitment fee), commissions, expenses, other amounts or taxes or the withholding of such amounts in connection therewith).
Preferred Shares has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Preferred Subscription Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Preliminary Proxy Statement means the preliminary proxy statement of the Purchaser initially filed with the SEC in connection with the Transactions.
Prospectus means that certain final prospectus of the Purchaser, filed January 17, 2014, prepared, filed and made available to the public in accordance with applicable securities law, rules and regulations.
Proxy Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a) .
Public Shareholders has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17 .
Public Warrants means the 11,500,000 warrants to purchase one-half share of Purchaser Common Stock at an issue price of $5.75 per half share, which are listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol HCACW.
Purchase Price Common Stock means a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the positive amount equal to (A) the Total Purchase Price minus (B) the Cash Purchase Price divided by (ii) $10.00.
Purchaser has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Purchaser Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06 .
Purchaser Certifications has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06 .
Purchaser Common Stock means shares of common stock of Purchaser, par value $0.0001 per share, with an offering price at Closing of $10.00 per share.
Purchaser Disclosure Schedule means a Schedule referencing the appropriate section or clause of this Agreement and delivered by the Purchaser to the Seller on or prior to the date hereof.
Purchaser Governing Documents has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08 .
Purchaser MAE means any effect, change, event, development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, changes, events, developments or circumstances, (i) has had a material adverse effect on the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations, properties, assets or liabilities of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) has or would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the Purchaser from consummating the Transactions; provided , however , that Purchaser MAE shall not include the following, nor shall any of the following be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Purchaser MAE: (A) general business or economic conditions; (B) the conditions of any financial, banking, or securities markets (including any disruption thereof, any decline in the price of any security or any market index, and any changes in interest or exchange rates); (C) changes in GAAP; (D) changes in Law or other binding directives issued by any Governmental Authority; (E) any
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matter of which the Seller is aware on the date hereof; and (F) acts or omissions of the Purchaser carried out (or omitted to be carried out) pursuant to this Agreement or at the request of the Seller.
Purchaser Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03 .
Purchaser Required Approvals has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08 .
Purchaser SEC Reports has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06 .
Purchaser Trust means that certain trust account of Purchaser with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee, established under the Purchaser Trust Agreement.
Purchaser Trust Agreement means that certain Trust Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2014, by and between Purchaser and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, and delivered to the Seller prior to the date hereof.
Purchaser Trust Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 4.07 .
Purchasers Knowledge or any similar phrase, with respect to the Purchaser, means the actual knowledge of Kevin Charlton, Daniel Hennessy, Chuck Lowrey and Nicholas Petruska.
Real Property means the Leased Real Property and the Owned Real Property.
Real Property Lease has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(b) .
Registered means, with respect to Intellectual Property, issued, registered, renewed or the subject of a pending application.
Regulatory Approvals means any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority.
Release means any spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, dumping, or disposing of Hazardous Materials (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing Hazardous Materials) into the indoor or outdoor environment, in violation of Environmental Laws.
Released Party has the meaning set forth in Section 10.17 .
Representatives means the officers, directors, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, advisors, representatives, consultants and agents of a Person.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Documents has the meaning set forth in Section 4.08 .
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation means the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Purchaser, in the form attached as an exhibit to the Preliminary Proxy Statement, as the same may be modified with the prior written consent of the Seller and in accordance with the further terms hereof.
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Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Required Proposals means the proposals with respect to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation set forth in Exhibit A hereto, as the same may be modified with the prior written consent of the Seller and in accordance with the further terms hereof.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Self-Regulatory Organization means any securities exchange, futures exchange, contract market, any other exchange or corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization applicable to a party to this Agreement.
Seller has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Seller Closing Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b) .
Seller Disclosure Schedule means a schedule of the Company referencing the appropriate section or clause of this Agreement and delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser on or prior to the date hereof, as may be subsequently amended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Seller Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03 .
Sellers Knowledge or any similar phrase, with respect to the Seller or the Acquired Entities, means the actual knowledge of Phil Horlock, Phil Tighe, Dale Wendell, John Kwapis and Paul Yousif.
Shareholder Approval has the meaning set forth in Section 5.19 .
Shares has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Special Dividend has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.
Special Meeting means the special meeting of stockholders to be held by the Purchaser to approve the matters set forth in the Proxy Statement.
Sponsor has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Subsidiary means, when used with reference to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, stock company or other entity of which such Person (either acting alone or together with its other Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, owns or has the power to vote or to exercise a controlling influence with respect to 50.1% or more of the capital stock or other voting interests, the holders of which are entitled to vote for the election of a majority of the board of directors or any similar governing body of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, stock company or other entity. None of the Micro Bird Entities is a Subsidiary.
Subsidiary Interests has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c) .
Tax or Taxes means any tax, charge, duty, fee, levy or other similar assessment or liability (whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax Return), including income, gross receipts, ad valorem, premium, value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, use, services, transfer, withholding, employment, payroll, franchise, profits, capital gains, customs, capital
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stock, occupation, severance, windfall profits, stamp, license, social security, goods and services harmonized sales, and other taxes imposed by the United States or Canada or any state, local or foreign government, or any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of the United States or Canada or any such government, and any interest, penalty, or addition to tax attributable to any of the foregoing.
Tax Return means any tax return, statement, form or report (including any election, declaration, disclosure, schedule, estimate and information Tax Return and other information required to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with any Tax) relating to any Tax, including any amendments thereof.
Termination Date has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(b) .
Total Purchase Price has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02 .
Trade Secrets means confidential and proprietary information, trade secrets and know-how, including confidential processes, schematics, databases, formulae, drawings, prototypes, models, designs, know-how, concepts, methods, devices, technology, research and development results and records, inventions, compositions, reports, data, mailing lists, business plans, and customer lists, in each case, to the extent protectable under applicable Law as a trade secret.
Trademarks means all U.S., state, and foreign trademarks, service marks, Internet domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress, assumed names, fictitious names, trade names, and other indicia of origin, whether registered or unregistered, all applications and registrations for all of the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including all renewals of same.
Transaction Expense Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(c) .
Transaction Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(b) .
Transactions means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the sale and transfer of the Shares by Seller to Purchaser.
Updated Seller Disclosure Schedule has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02 .
Waivers has the meaning set forth in Section 5.19 .
Warrant Exchange Offer has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18 .
Warrant Offer Documents has the meaning set forth in Section 5.18 .
ARTICLE II
TERMS OF PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Seller shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to the Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens (except for (a) Liens created by, or on behalf of, the Purchaser and (b) Liens consisting of restrictions on transfer generally arising under applicable federal or state securities Law), and the Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from the Seller, the Shares.
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Section 2.02 Total Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price for the Shares shall be $255,000,000 (the Total Purchase Price ), consisting of (i) the Cash Purchase Price and (ii) the Purchase Price Common Stock.
Section 2.03 Cash Purchase Price .
(a) No later than 6:00 pm local time in New York, NY on the date on which the Offer has concluded, the Purchaser shall notify the Seller in writing of the amount of cash held by the Purchaser Trust upon conclusion of the Offer (including, without limitation, any amounts contributed to the Purchaser Trust in connection with the underwriters over-allotment option (as described in the Proxy)), as may have been reduced by reasonable withdrawals of interest thereon to pay Taxes in connection therewith (the Final Purchaser Trust Amount ).
(b) Following delivery of the Transaction Expense Statements pursuant to Section 10.01 and prior to the Closing but not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deliver to the Purchaser a written notice ( Seller Closing Notice ) setting forth, in the Sellers sole discretion, such portion, if any, of the Purchasers Transaction Expenses (other than the Purchasers Transaction Expenses which Purchaser, in its sole discretion, elects to have paid from the then-balance of the Non-Trust Expense Account) that shall be paid from the Purchaser Trust pursuant to Section 10.01 (the Applied Purchaser Expenses ).
(c) At the Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Cash Purchase Price to the Seller in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to one or more accounts designated in writing by the Seller prior to the Closing.
Section 2.04 Purchase Price Common Stock . At the Closing, the Purchaser shall (i) issue to the accounts designated by the Seller in writing the Purchase Price Common Stock, free and clear of all Liens (except for (a) Liens created by, or on behalf of, the Purchaser and (b) Liens consisting of restrictions on transfer generally arising under applicable federal or state securities Law), and (ii) make appropriate book entries (to the accounts designated by the Seller in writing prior to Closing) evidencing the issuance to Seller of the shares of Purchaser Common Stock comprising the Purchase Price Common Stock, and evidence of the same shall be delivered to the Seller pursuant to a certificate to the foregoing effect, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Purchaser and delivered to the Seller at the Closing.
Section 2.05 Closing Date . Unless another date, location or time is mutually agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Seller, and subject to a partys right to earlier terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article VII hereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby ( Closing ) shall take place at the offices of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in New York, New York, at 10:00 a.m. local time on the third Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the obligations of the parties set forth in Article VI other than such conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions. The date on which the Closing takes place is herein referred to as the Closing Date . The Closing will be effective as of 12:01 a.m. New York time on the Closing Date (the Effective Time ), and all actions scheduled in this Agreement to take place at the Closing shall be deemed to occur simultaneously at such time.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
Except as set forth in (i) the Seller Disclosure Schedule (it being understood that any information set forth in one section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to and qualify the section or subsection of this Agreement to which it
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corresponds in number, and each other section or subsection of this Agreement to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on its face that such information is relevant to such other section or subsection of this Agreement) and (ii) the Preliminary Proxy Statement, the Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date, which are made only as of such date) as follows:
Section 3.01 Organization and Qualification; Acquired Entities .
(a) Each of the Seller, the Acquired Entities and the Micro Bird Entities is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized or formed (as applicable) and has full corporate, limited liability or other applicable business entity power and authority to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently conducted. Each Acquired Entity and Micro Bird Entity is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No Acquired Entity is in default under or in violation of any material provision of such Acquired Entitys Organizational Documents.
(c) Section 3.01(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, each of the Acquired Entities and Micro Bird Entities, the interests of such Acquired Entity or Micro Bird Entity owned directly or indirectly by the Seller (the Subsidiary Interests ), and its jurisdiction of organization or formation (as applicable). The Subsidiary Interests have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Section 3.02 Capitalization .
(a) Section 3.02(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, all of the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.02(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding (i) equity securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company having the right to vote on any matters on which the holders of equity securities of the Company may vote or which are convertible into or exchangeable for, at any time, equity securities of the Company, (iii) options or other rights to acquire from the Company, and no obligations of the Company to issue, purchase or redeem any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of the Company or (iv) proxies, voting agreements or other agreements or arrangements to which any Acquired Entity is a party or is otherwise obligated relating to any equity securities of the Company.
(b) All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and were issued free and clear of any preemptive rights (except to the extent provided by applicable law), restrictions on transfer (other than restrictions under applicable federal, state and other securities laws), or other Liens and are owned, beneficially and of record, by Seller free and clear of all Liens (other than restrictions under applicable federal, state and other securities laws).
(c) No Acquired Entity and, to the Sellers Knowledge, no joint venture to which any Acquired Entity is a party, directly or indirectly owns any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, at any time, any equity or
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similar interest in, any Person, other than the Micro Bird Entities. Section 3.02(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth the name, owner, jurisdiction of formation or organization (as applicable) and percentages of outstanding equity securities owned, directly or indirectly, by each Acquired Entity and, to the Sellers Knowledge, each joint venture to which an Acquired Entity is a party (including the Micro Bird Entities), owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or equity-related securities. Except as set forth in its Organizational Documents, all outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the Company and, to the Sellers Knowledge, each joint venture to which an Acquired Entity is a party (including the Micro Bird Entities), in each case, (except to the extent such concepts are not applicable under the applicable law of such Subsidiarys or joint ventures jurisdiction of formation) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any preemptive rights (except to the extent provided by applicable law and other than such rights as may be held by any Acquired Entity), restrictions on transfer (other than restrictions under applicable federal, state, provincial and other securities laws), or Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and, except with respect to each joint venture, are majority owned, beneficially and of record, by another Acquired Entity. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.02(c), there are no outstanding (i) equity securities of any Subsidiary of the Company or, to the Sellers Knowledge, of any joint venture to which an Acquired Entity is a party (including the Micro Bird Entities), (ii) securities of any Subsidiary of the Company or, to the Sellers Knowledge, of any joint venture having the right to vote on any matters on which the holders of equity securities of such Subsidiary may vote or which are convertible into or exchangeable for, at any time, equity securities of any Subsidiary of the Company or, as applicable, any joint venture to which an Acquired Entity is a party (including the Micro Bird Entities), (iii) options or other rights to acquire from any Subsidiary of the Company or, to the Sellers Knowledge, any joint venture and no obligation of any Subsidiary of the Company or, to the Sellers Knowledge, any joint venture to which an Acquired Entity is a party (including the Micro Bird Entities), to issue any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, at any time, equity securities of any Subsidiary of the Company or, as applicable, any such joint venture or (iv) proxies, voting agreements or other agreements or arrangements to which any Acquired Entity or, to the Sellers Knowledge, a joint venture to which an Acquired Entity is a party (including the Micro Bird Entities) is a party or is otherwise obligated relating to any equity securities of any of the Companys Subsidiaries.
Section 3.03 Authority . The Seller has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and enter into this Agreement, and the other Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Seller. The Seller has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application relating to creditors rights generally or by principles of equity.
Section 3.04 No Conflict .
(a) Except as may result from any facts or circumstances relating solely to Purchaser, and except as set forth in Section 3.04 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Seller will not, (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any material provision of any Acquired Entitys Organizational Documents, or, to the Sellers Knowledge, any Organizational Documents for any joint venture to which an Acquired Entity is a party, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or cause acceleration, or constitute (with or without due
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notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under any of the material terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract, (iii) except as contemplated by this Agreement or with respect to Permitted Liens, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the material assets of the Seller, any Acquired Entity or, to the Sellers Knowledge, any joint venture to which any Acquired Entity is a party, or (iv) assuming that all filings, notifications, consents, approvals or other actions described in Section 3.04(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule have been made and/or obtained and any applicable waiting period has expired or been terminated, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Seller or any Acquired Entity or by which any property or asset of any Acquired Entity is bound or affected, except for any such conflicts, violations or other occurrences which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Seller will not, require any Regulatory Approval except for the requirements of the HSR Act, the Federal Securities Laws or any U.S. state securities or blue sky laws and where the failure to obtain Regulatory Approval, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.05 Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities .
(a) Section 3.05 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth true and complete copies of the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 29, 2012 and September 28, 2013 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal years then ended, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of June 29, 2013 and June 28, 2014 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders equity and cash flows for each of the nine-month periods then ended (collectively, the Financial Statements ).
(b) The Financial Statements (i) have been prepared from the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and except, in the case of unaudited Financial Statements, for the absence of footnotes and subject to customary year-end adjustments (including year-end reserve, accrual and tax accounting adjustments), and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Acquired Entities as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements, to the absence of footnotes and to customary year-end adjustments (including year-end reserve, accrual and tax accounting adjustments)).
(c) If delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser under Section 5.12, the 2014 Financial Statements (i) have been prepared from the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and subject to customary year-end adjustments (including year-end reserve, accrual and tax accounting adjustments), and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Acquired Entities as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations for the periods then ended (including year-end reserve, accrual and tax accounting adjustments).
(d) Except for matters reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any liabilities of any nature that would be required under GAAP, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company nor any Subsidiary (including the notes thereto), except
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liabilities that (i) were incurred since the date of such balance sheet in the ordinary course of business (none of which results from or arises out of any material breach of or material default under any contract, material breach of warranty, tort, material infringement or material violation of law), (ii) are incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, or (iii) would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.06 Absence of Certain Changes . Since the Balance Sheet Date, (i) each of the Acquired Entities has conducted the respective businesses of such Acquired Entities only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) there has not occurred any event, change, occurrence, effect, fact, violation, development or circumstance of the type described in Section 5.04(a)(i) through (ix) , and (iii) there has not occurred a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.07 Taxes .
(a) Tax Returns. Each of the Acquired Entities has timely filed or caused to be timely filed (including pursuant to applicable extensions) with the appropriate taxing authorities all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by, or with respect to, such Acquired Entity. All such filed Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.
(b) Payment of Taxes. Each of the Acquired Entities has timely paid in full all material Taxes that are due and owing whether or not shown on such filed Tax Returns.
(c) Other Tax Matters.
(i) Except as set forth in Section 3.07 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (A) none of the Acquired Entities is currently the subject of an audit or other examination of material Taxes by the tax authorities of any nation, state or locality and (B) none of the Acquired Entities has received any written notice from any taxing authority relating to any issue which could have an adverse effect in any material respect on the Tax liability of the Acquired Entities after the date hereof.
(ii) None of the Acquired Entities has entered into an agreement or waiver that will be in effect after the date hereof or been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver that could be in effect after the date hereof extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment, assessment or collection of Taxes of the Acquired Entities.
(iii) All material Taxes which any of the Acquired Entities was required by Law to withhold or collect in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, non-resident or other third party have been duly withheld or collected (including, but not limited to, Code Section 3402), and have been timely paid over to the proper authorities to the extent due and payable.
(iv) There are no tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreements in effect as between any of the Acquired Entities and any other Person (other than the Acquired Entities) under which the Acquired Entities could be liable for the Taxes of another Person after the date hereof.
(v) There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes of the Acquired Entities other than Permitted Liens.
(vi) No jurisdiction where no Tax Return has been filed or no Tax has been paid by any Acquired Entity has made a claim for the payment of any Acquired Entity Tax or the filing of any Acquired Entity Tax Return.
(vii) No Acquired Entity is or will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, federal taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date, as a result of a change in method of accounting, any installment sale or open transaction or any prepaid amount.
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(viii) No Acquired Entity is or has ever been a beneficiary of or otherwise participated in any reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).
(ix) No Acquired Entity has distributed stock of another Person nor has its stock been distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Code Section 355.
(x) The representations and warranties in this Section 3.07 are the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Seller regarding Tax matters of the Acquired Entities and refer only to the past activities of the Acquired Entities and are not intended to serve as a representation to or a guarantee of, nor can they be relied upon for, any Tax position taken on or after the Closing Date.
Section 3.08 Tangible Property; Real Property .
(a) The Acquired Entities have good title to all material machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property reflected as owned by the Acquired Entities in the Financial Statements and necessary for the conduct of their businesses as currently conducted ( Material Tangible Property ), except for Material Tangible Property sold or disposed of since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business, free of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). Such personal property is reasonably suitable for its intended use, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear), is free from material defects and has been reasonably maintained.
(b) There are no real property leases in effect on the date of this Agreement to which any Acquired Entity is a party that requires any Acquired Entity to pay more than $250,000 annually in rental payments or has a remaining term greater than one year (each, a Real Property Lease ). Except as set forth in Section 3.08 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, to the Sellers Knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, the applicable Acquired Entity has valid leasehold interests in the real property leased by them under each Real Property Lease (the Leased Real Property ), in each case, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). The Acquired Entities have not subleased or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property. The Acquired Entities have not collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in the Leased Real Property or any interest therein.
(c) The real property listed on Section 3.08(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule consists of all the real property owned by the Acquired Entities (the Owned Real Property ). The applicable Acquired Entity has good and marketable fee simple title to all of the Owned Real Property, in each case free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). The Acquired Entities have not subleased or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy any Owned Real Property. Except with respect to any Leased Real Property, none of the Acquired Entities are obligated or bound by any options, obligations or rights of first refusal or contractual rights to sell, lease or acquire any real property.
(d) Neither the whole nor any part of the Real Property is subject to any material pending suit for condemnation or other taking by any public authority, and, to the Sellers Knowledge, no such condemnation or other taking is threatened or contemplated. (i) To the Sellers Knowledge, the use and occupancy of the Real Property by the Acquired Entities and the conduct of the Business thereat as presently conducted does not violate in any material respect any applicable Laws (including zoning Laws); (ii) to the Sellers Knowledge, there are no leases, subleases, licenses, or other agreements granting to any Person (other than the Acquired Entities) the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Real Property (except under the Leased Real Property); (iii) to the Sellers Knowledge, all buildings,
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structures, facilities and improvements located on the Owned Real Property, including buildings, structures, facilities and improvements which are under construction (collectively, Improvements ) comply in all material respects with valid and current certificates of occupancy or similar permits to the extent required by Laws for the use thereof, and conform in all material respects with all applicable Laws; and (iv) to the Sellers Knowledge, the Improvements are in all material respects in good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted).
Section 3.09 Intellectual Property .
(a) Section 3.09(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, in all material respects, of all Registered Owned Intellectual Property.
(b) All Registered Owned Intellectual Property is subsisting and, to the Sellers Knowledge, is valid and enforceable.
(c)(i) The Acquired Entities own or have the right to use all material Intellectual Property used in the operation of the Business as it is currently conducted, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens; (ii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller or any of the Acquired Entities, threatened interference, re-examination, opposition or cancellation proceedings involving the Owned Intellectual Property; (iii) none of the Owned Intellectual Property has lapsed or been abandoned, disclaimed, dedicated to the public, cancelled or forfeited, in whole or in part by any Acquired Entities; and (iv) each of the Acquired Entities has taken commercially reasonable actions to protect, and where necessary register, the Copyrights, Trademarks, Computer Software, Patents and Trade Secrets owned by or licensed exclusively to such Acquired Entities.
(d) No Action (i) is pending and has been served, or (ii) has settled or been threatened in writing in the last three years, in each case, concerning any claim or position that any of the Acquired Entities has violated any Intellectual Property rights of any Person. To the Sellers Knowledge, none of the Acquired Entities is infringing, violating or misappropriating, or has infringed, violated or misappropriated any Intellectual Property rights in any material respect in the last three years.
(e) The Seller has no Knowledge that any Person is violating any material Owned Intellectual Property.
(f) To the Sellers Knowledge, each of the Acquired Entities have taken commercially reasonable measures to maintain and protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of the Trade Secrets of such Acquired Entities. To the Sellers Knowledge, no unauthorized disclosure of any such Trade Secret has been made.
(g) Subject to any necessary notices and consents, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not result in the forfeiture, cancellation, termination or other material impairment of, or give rise to any right of any Person to cancel, terminate or otherwise impair the right of the Acquired Entities to own or use or otherwise exercise any other rights that the Acquired Entities currently have with respect to any Owned Intellectual Property, Licensed Intellectual Property or Computer Software that is, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Business.
(h)(i) To the Sellers Knowledge, the material IT Systems used in the operation of the Business are adequate in all material respects for their intended use and for the operation of the Business by the Acquired Entities, and are in good working condition (normal wear and tear excepted), and to the Sellers Knowledge, such material IT Systems are free of all viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other known contaminants and do not contain any bugs,
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errors or problems of a nature that would materially disrupt their operation or have a material adverse impact on the operation of such IT Systems, and (ii) there has not been any material malfunction with respect to any of the IT Systems used by the Acquired Entities in connection with the operation of the Business since January 1, 2011 that has not been remedied or replaced in all material respects. The Acquired Entities have in place commercially reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality and security of the material IT Systems (and all information and transactions stored or contained therein) against any unauthorized use, or access. The Acquired Entities have implemented commercially reasonable data backup, data storage, system redundancy and disaster avoidance and recovery procedures. None of the Acquired Entities has been notified by, or, to the Sellers Knowledge, been required to notify, any Person of any information security breach involving Personal Data.
Section 3.10 Material Contracts .
(a) Except as disclosed in Section 3.10 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, none of the Acquired Entities is a party to or bound by any Contract (including any Government Contract) currently in effect and of the following nature (all such Contracts required to be disclosed by this Section 3.10 , collectively, the Material Contracts ):
(i) pursuant to which, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred Indebtedness exceeding $1,000,000 for which any Acquired Entity will be liable following the Closing;
(ii) that (A) involve the performance by the Acquired Entities of services of an amount or value (as measured by the revenue derived therefrom during the fiscal year ended September 28, 2013) in excess of $1,000,000 annually or (B) involve payments by the Acquired Entities in excess of $1,000,000 annually, unless, in the case of clauses (A) and (B), terminable by the Acquired Entities on not more than 60 days notice without material penalty;
(iii) which involve, as parties thereto, any Acquired Entity on the one hand, and any of the directors, officers or other Affiliates of any Acquired Entity (other than any other Acquired Entity), on the other hand exceeding $250,000;
(iv) which prohibits any Acquired Entity from freely engaging in any material business;
(v) that relates to the future disposition or acquisition of material assets or properties by any Acquired Entity except in the ordinary course of business, or any merger or business combination with respect to any other Person;
(vi) requiring or providing for any capital expenditure in excess of $1,000,000;
(vii) for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other person on a full-time, part-time, consulting or other basis providing annual base salary or consulting fees in excess of $250,000 (other than any at-will contract that may be terminated by any party thereto upon thirty (30) days or less advance notice);
(viii) under which any Acquired Entity leases, or is provided with the right to hold or operate, any tangible property (other than real property), owned by any other Person, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $250,000;
(ix) under which any Acquired Entity leases, or permits any third party to hold or operate, any tangible property (other than real property), owned or controlled by the Company, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not exceed $250,000;
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(x) which establish a joint venture, strategic alliance or material partnership;
(xi) which involve the license or grant of rights to Intellectual Property material to the Business but excluding (1) any inbound agreements that have individual acquisition costs of $250,000 or less relating to shrink wrap, click wrap and similar generally available end-user licenses to software, (2) any outbound agreements that involve consideration of less than $250,000 over the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement; (3) any nonexclusive license to Owned Intellectual Property granted in the ordinary course of business, and (4) any non-disclosure agreements or Company employee agreements; and
(xii) each Real Property Lease.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, (i) each Material Contract is in full force and effect, and is a valid and binding obligation of (A) the Acquired Entities party thereto, and (B) to Sellers Knowledge, each other party thereto; (ii) the applicable Acquired Entity is not in material breach or material violation of, or material default under any such Material Contract; (iii) no Material Contract has been terminated in writing by any other party thereto; (iv) to Sellers Knowledge, no other party is in material breach or material violation of, or material default under, any Material Contract; and (v) no Acquired Entity has given a written notice of its intent to terminate, modify, amend or otherwise materially alter the terms and conditions of any Material Contract or has received any written claim of default under any Material Contract. The Seller has furnished or made available to Purchaser true and complete copies of all Material Contracts, including any amendments to such Material Contracts.
Section 3.11 Litigation . There is no Action pending or, to the Sellers Knowledge, threatened against any Acquired Entity, or any property or asset of any Acquired Entity, that if adversely determined, individually, or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. No Acquired Entity nor any property or asset of any Acquired Entity is subject to any continuing Permit, settlement agreement or similar written agreement with, or, to the Sellers Knowledge, continuing Investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority (an Order ) that would prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions or would have a Material Adverse Effect. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.11 shall not apply to Taxes or environmental matters. All representations and warranties in relation to Taxes are set forth in Section 3.07 and all representations and warranties in relation to environmental matters are set forth in Section 3.12 .
Section 3.12 Environmental Matters . Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (a) each Acquired Entity is in compliance with Environmental Laws in all material respects, possesses and is in material compliance with all Permits required under Environmental Laws for its operations and, to Sellers Knowledge, there are no issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning Hazardous Materials that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Acquired Entities hold and are in compliance in all material respects with all material permits, licenses and other authorizations that are required pursuant to Environmental Laws; (c) there is no judicial proceeding or order of any Governmental Authority pending or, to the Sellers Knowledge, threatened by a third party against any Acquired Entity alleging a liability under any Environmental Laws, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in any liability under Environmental Law which is material to the Acquired Entities; (d) no Acquired Entity has identified Hazardous Materials contamination at or is remediating Hazardous Materials at any Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property pursuant to any Environmental Law, except as
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would not reasonably be expected to result in any liability under Environmental Law which is material to the Acquired Entities; (e) no Acquired Entity has contractually assumed any liability of any other Person (other than an Acquired Entity) arising out of or pursuant to Environmental Laws and Permits that would have a Material Adverse Effect or is subject to any unresolved consent decrees, administrative or judicial orders, judgments or settlement agreements, in either case, that would reasonably be expected to result in any liability under Environmental Law which is material to the Acquired Entities; (f) to Sellers Knowledge, there have been no Releases of Hazardous Materials at any of the Real Property that would reasonably be expected to result in a material Environmental Claim against Seller or any Acquired Entity; (g) none of Seller or any Acquired Entity has received written notice that it has been identified as a potentially responsible party in respect of any real property to which Hazardous Materials generated by any Acquired Entity were sent for treatment or disposal; and (h) there are no Environmental Claims or unresolved written notices of material violations (including any investigatory, corrective or remedial obligation) pending, or to the Sellers Knowledge threatened, against any Acquired Entity. The Seller has made available to Purchaser all material environmental assessments, reports, data, results of investigations or audits created within the past three years that are in the Acquired Entities possession or control regarding environmental matters pertaining to the Acquired Entities and the Real Property.
Section 3.13 Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists all material employee benefit plans within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, and each material severance, change in control, retention, consulting or employment plan, program or agreement, and each material vacation, welfare, incentive, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, pension, equity or equity-based, deferred compensation, sick leave, fringe benefit, retirement, profit sharing, thrift, savings, compensation, flexible spending account, scholarship, group insurance and restricted stock plan, program, arrangement or policy sponsored or maintained by any of the Acquired Entities, to which any of the Acquired Entities contributes or is required to contribute, with respect to which any Acquired Entity is a party or with respect to which any of the Acquired Entities has any liability (including contingent liability) (collectively, the Plans).
(b) All Plans are in material compliance with ERISA, the Code, and other applicable Laws and have been administered and maintained in all material respects in accordance with their terms and such Laws. Each Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service and, there are no facts or circumstances likely to result in (i) revocation of any such favorable determination or opinion letter, or (ii) loss of such qualifications under Section 401(a) of the Code. There are no pending or, to Sellers Knowledge, threatened claims and no pending or, to Sellers Knowledge, threatened litigation with respect to any Plans, other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants and beneficiaries There is no audit, inquiry or examination pending or, to Sellers Knowledge, threatened by the IRS, the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other Governmental Authority with respect to any Plans. Except as set forth on Section 3.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Plan is an employee pension benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code (each, a Pension Plan). No Plan is (i) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, (ii) a multiple employer plan subject to Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or (iii) a multiple employer welfare arrangement (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA). None of the Plans or the Acquired Entities currently provides or has an obligation to provide any retiree medical, disability, life insurance or other welfare benefits to any current or former
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employee, officer or director of any Acquired Entity after such individual terminates employment other than continuation coverage required to be provided under Section 4980B of the Code, Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA.
(c) With respect to each Plan, the Seller has provided or made available to the Purchaser a current, accurate and complete copy thereof and, to the extent applicable: (i) all plan documents (or with respect to any unwritten Plan, a written summary thereof), any related trust agreement, insurance policy or other funding instrument and all amendments thereto; (ii) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if applicable; (iii) the most recent summary plan description provided to participants and all summaries of material modifications thereto provided to participants; (iv) all correspondence received from or provided to the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the IRS or any other Governmental Authority during the past two years; and (v) for the two most recent years (A) the Form 5500 and attached schedules, (B) audited financial statements and (C) actuarial valuation reports.
(d) To the Sellers Knowledge, no fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA) of any Plan subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA has committed a material breach of fiduciary duty with respect to that Plan that could subject an Acquired Entity or an employee of an Acquired Entity to any material liability (including liability on account of an indemnification obligation). No Acquired Entity has incurred any excise Taxes under Chapter 43 of the Code with respect to any Plan and nothing has occurred with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to subject any Acquired Entity to any such Taxes, in either case, except as would not result in material liability to any Acquired Entity.
(e) All contributions, premiums, fees and administrative expenses required to be paid in full under or in connection with Plans on or before the Closing Date, have been paid in full as of the Closing Date, except as would not result in material liability to any Acquired Entity.
(f) With respect to each Pension Plan, (i) no proceeding has been initiated to terminate such plan; (ii) there has been no reportable event (as such term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA); (iii) no material liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA has been incurred by any Acquired Entity or any of their ERISA Affiliates that has not been satisfied in full, no material condition exists that presents a risk to the Acquired Entities or any of their ERISA Affiliates of incurring any such material liability; (iv) each required installment or any other payment required under Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA has been made before the applicable due date; (v) it has not applied for or received a waiver of the minimum funding standards or an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Sections 302 or 303 of ERISA; and (vi) there are no funding-based limitations (within the meaning of Section 436 of the Code) currently in effect.
(g) Except as set forth on Section 3.13(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions (whether alone or in connection with any subsequent event(s)), could result in (i) any payment any increase in compensation (including severance pay upon any termination of employment) or any cancellation of Indebtedness with respect to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of any Acquired Entity or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of under, increase the amount payable or result in any other obligation pursuant to, any of the Plans. Except as set forth on Section 3.13(d) (ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions (whether alone or in connection with any subsequent event(s)), could result in payments which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. No Acquired Entity has any obligation to make a gross-up or similar payment in respect of any Taxes that may become payable under Sections 4999 and 409A of the Code.
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(h) There is currently no material audit or Action by any Governmental Authority involving any Plan.
(i) Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, Seller has, in good faith, properly classified for all purposes (including for Tax purposes and for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in any Plan) persons who have performed services for or on behalf of any Acquired Entity.
(j) Since the date of the last Balance Sheet Date, other than in the ordinary course of business, no Acquired Entity has formally adopted or authorized any additional Plan or any material change in or termination of any existing Plan.
Section 3.14 Compliance with Applicable Law . The Acquired Entities, hold, as of the date hereof, all material Permits of and from all, and have made all material declarations and filings with, Governmental Authorities necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted, except for failures (a) to hold such Permits or (b) to make such declarations and filings, in each case, which would not have Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, the business of the Acquired Entities is operated in material compliance with, and, to the Sellers Knowledge, each of the officers, directors and key employees of such Persons, in the course of their conduct of the Business, are in compliance and, have complied, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws of all applicable Governmental Authorities. There is no Action, to the Sellers Knowledge, threatened by any Governmental Authority with respect to any alleged material violation by any Acquired Entity or, in the course of their conduct of the Business, officer, director or key employee, of any Laws or order of any Governmental Authority.
Section 3.15 Labor Matters .
(a) There are no material Actions pending or, to the Sellers Knowledge, threatened between any Acquired Entity and any of their present or former employees that if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) None of the Acquired Entities is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements, works councils or other labor union contracts. To the Sellers Knowledge, there is no labor union organizing or election activity pending or threatened with respect to the employees of any Acquired Entity. No Acquired Entity has suffered or sustained any labor strike, slowdown or work stoppage and, to the Sellers Knowledge, no labor strike, slowdown or work stoppage is threatened by the employees of the Acquired Entities. No Acquired Entity has engaged in any plant closing or employee layoff activities since the last Balance Sheet Date that would violate the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar state or local plant closing or mass layoff statute, rule or regulation.
(c) or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Acquired Entities have complied with all applicable Laws related to the employment of their respective employees, including provisions related to payment of wages, hours of work, leaves of absence, equal opportunity, occupational health and safety, and workers compensation.
Section 3.16 Brokers . Except as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fees, commissions, finders fees or financial advisor fees in connection with the Transactions by reason of any action taken by the Company or any of its Representatives for which any Acquired Entity, Seller or Purchaser would become liable after the Closing.
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Section 3.17 Government Contracts .
(a) (i) All of the Government Contracts were legally awarded, are, to Sellers Knowledge, binding on the parties thereto, and are in full force and effect; (ii) the Government Contracts are not currently the subject of bid or award protest proceedings before the U.S. Government Accountability Office or Court of Federal Claims; and (iii) no Person has notified any Acquired Entity in writing that any Governmental Authority intends to seek agreement from an Acquired Entity to lower rates under any of the Government Contracts or Government Bids.
(b) To Sellers Knowledge, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Acquired Entities have, in the past two (2) years, complied, in all material respects, with all terms and conditions of the Government Contracts to which they are parties and have performed all material obligations required to be performed by them thereunder; (ii) the Acquired Entities have, in the past two (2) years, complied, in all material respects, with all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the Government Contracts; (iii) the representations, certifications and warranties made by the Acquired Entities with respect to the Government Contracts were accurate in all material respects as of their respective effective dates, (iv) no terminations for default, cure notices, show cause notices or other similar notices, either written or orally, have been issued and remain unresolved with respect to the Government Contracts, and no events, conditions or omissions have occurred in the past two (2) years or currently exist that constitute sufficient grounds for such action; (v) no past performance evaluations disclosed to the Acquired Entities in the past two (2) years with respect to the Government Contracts have set forth a default or other material failure to perform thereunder; (vi) no money due to an Acquired Entity pertaining to any Government Contracts has been withheld or set-off in the past two (2) years, nor have there been any attempts by Governmental Authorities in the past two (2) years to withhold or set-off any money due under Government Contracts; and (vii) all certified claims submitted by the Acquired Entities in the past two (2) years under the Government Contracts were accurate in all material respects as of their respective submission dates.
(c) None of the Acquired Entities has, in the past two (2) years been, or is currently, suspended, debarred or proposed for suspension or debarment from bidding on any Government Contract, declared ineligible, or otherwise excluded from participation in the award of any Government Contract or for any reason been listed on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs. No suspension, debarment or exclusion proceeding actions with respect to Government Contracts have been commenced or, to Sellers Knowledge, threatened (whether orally or in writing) against any of the Acquired Entities. To Sellers Knowledge, no negative determination of responsibility has been issued against any of the Acquired Entities with respect to any outstanding Government Bid.
Section 3.18 Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, to the Sellers Knowledge, none of the Sellers Affiliates, nor any of such Affiliates general partners, managers, employees, officers or directors or any immediate family member of such officer, general partners, managers, employee or director (i) is a party to any Contract or arrangement with an Acquired Entity other than compensation and benefits as an employee or officer payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) has any direct financial interest in any property used by the Acquired Entities or (iii) is a director, officer or employee of, any Person (other than any Acquired Entity) which is a material client, supplier, customer, lessor, lessee, or competitor of any Acquired Entity. Ownership of securities of a company whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, of five percent (5%) or less of any class of such securities shall not be deemed to be a financial interest for purposes of this Section 3.18.
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Section 3.19 Absence of Certain Payments . As of the date of this Agreement, to the Sellers Knowledge, no employee of an Acquired Entity has, and no agent or representative when acting on behalf of an Acquired Entity has, in violation of Law (i) used any corporate funds for any contribution, gift, entertainment or other expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment.
Section 3.20 Suppliers and Dealers . Since March 31, 2014, the Seller has not received written notice from any of the Acquired Entities (taken as a whole) twenty (20) largest suppliers (as measured by the dollar amount of purchases therefrom, for the Companys fiscal year ending September 28, 2013) (each, a Material Supplier ) of any such Material Suppliers intent to terminate a Material Contract or materially reduce the amount of business conducted with any of the Acquired Entities. Except as set forth on Section 3.20 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since March 31, 2014, (i) none of the Acquired Entities has received written notice from any of the Acquired Entities twenty (20) largest dealers (as measured by the dollar amount of purchases from the Acquired Entities (taken as a whole), for the Companys fiscal year ending
September 28, 2013) (each, a Material Dealer ) of any such Material Dealers intent to terminate a dealer sales and service agreement (or similar agreement), or materially reduce the amount of business conducted with any of the Acquired Entities and (ii) no dealer sales and service agreement (or similar agreement) with a Material Dealer has terminated or otherwise had its term expire before entering into an amendment extending the term thereof.
Section 3.21 Products . Except as set forth on Section 3.21 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2012, no Acquired Entity has voluntarily or as a result of any Action by any Governmental Authority or trade or consumer group or demand of any customer, generally recalled or withdrawn (or been requested in writing to recall or withdraw) a product for any reason, including any manufacturing or labeling defect or any other product safety issue.
Section 3.22 Company Information . None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Seller or the Company or any of their respective Affiliates relating to Seller, any Acquired Entity and/or their respective stockholders, members, control Persons and Representatives expressly for inclusion or in the filings with the SEC, mailings to Purchasers stockholders with respect to the Offer, and/or the redemption of Purchaser Common Stock, any supplements thereto and/or in any other document filed with any Governmental Authority in connection herewith (including the Offer Documents), will, at the date of filing and/or mailing, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in the materials provided by the Company or that are included in such filings and/or mailings). No representation or warranty is made by Seller, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied or to be supplied by, or on behalf of, Purchaser or any of its respective Affiliates.
Section 3.23 State Takeover Statutes . To the Sellers Knowledge, no state takeover statute applies or purports to apply to any Acquired Entity or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section 3.24 NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY THE SELLER IN THIS ARTICLE III ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY THE SELLER. THE SELLER HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES NOT
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EXPRESSLY INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER OR NOT MADE, COMMUNICATED OR FURNISHED (ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO THE PURCHASER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE ACQUIRED ENTITIES, WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACQUIRED ENTITY AND ANY OF THE ACQUIRED ENTITIES RESPECTIVE ASSETS OR PROPERTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR ANY FIXTURES.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
Except as set forth in the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule (it being understood that any information set forth in one section or subsection of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to and qualify the section or subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number, and each other section or subsection of this Agreement to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on its face that such information is relevant to such other section or subsection of this Agreement), the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date, which are made only as of such date) as follows:
Section 4.01 Organization and Qualification .
(a) The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware.
(b) Purchaser is not in default under or in violation of any material provision of its Organizational Documents.
Section 4.02 Authority . The Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action. The Purchaser has provided to the Seller accurate and complete copies of the Purchaser Governing Documents as currently in effect, including all amendments thereto. The Purchaser has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application relating to creditors rights generally or by principles of equity.
Section 4.03 No Conflict .
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Purchaser will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Organizational Documents of Purchaser, (ii) subject to obtaining all consents, approvals, authorizations and other actions described in Section 4.03(a) of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Purchaser or by which any property or asset of either of them is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to obtaining the consents listed in Section 4.03(a) of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, require any consents under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than
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Permitted Liens) on, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, Contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which Purchaser is a party, or by which Purchaser or any of its property or assets are bound or affected.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser will not, require any Regulatory Approval except for the requirements of the HSR Act, the Federal Securities Laws or any U.S. state securities or blue sky laws and where the failure to obtain Regulatory Approval, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Purchaser MAE or would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the Purchaser from consummating the transactions contemplated herein.
Section 4.04 Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the Purchaser consists (i) on the date hereof of (A) 29,000,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock (of which 14,375,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable) and (B) 1,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock (of which none are issued or outstanding) and (ii) at the Closing of (A) 100,000,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock and (B) 10,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock of which 2,000,000 shares shall be designated Series A Preferred Stock. No shares of Purchaser Common Stock are held in the treasury of the Purchaser. Except for the Offer and the Transactions and except as disclosed in the Purchaser SEC Reports, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of the Purchaser or obligating the Purchaser to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the Purchaser. All shares of Purchaser Common Stock subject to issuance, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Purchaser to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Purchaser Common Stock (except for the Offer and as disclosed in the Purchaser SEC Reports). There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Purchaser to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any person.
Section 4.05 Litigation . Except as set forth in Section 4.05 of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser, any Subsidiary of Purchaser, or any property or asset of Purchaser or any Subsidiary of Purchaser before any Governmental Authority that (i) if adversely determined, individually, or in the aggregate, would have a Purchaser MAE, (ii) would reasonably be expected to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which Purchaser is a party or (iii) seeks to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transactions. Neither Purchaser nor any Subsidiary of Purchaser nor any property or asset of Purchaser or any Subsidiary of Purchaser is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of Purchaser or Purchaser, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any Order that would prevent or materially delay consummation of the Transactions or would have a Purchaser MAE.
Section 4.06 SEC Filings and Financial Statements . The Purchaser has timely filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since January 16, 2014, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto, and all such forms, reports and documents required to be filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement will be timely filed (the Additional Purchaser SEC Reports ). The Purchaser has provided to the Seller, in the form filed with the SEC, except to the extent available in full without redaction on the SECs EDGAR website, (i) its quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, and
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June 30, 2014, and (ii) the Prospectus, all registration statements and other forms, reports and documents (other than Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q not referred to in clause (i) above) filed by the Purchaser with the SEC since its inception (the forms, reports and other documents referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above being, collectively, the Purchaser SEC Reports). The Purchaser SEC Reports were, and the Additional Purchaser SEC Reports will be, prepared in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Purchaser SEC Reports did not, and the Additional Purchaser SEC Reports will not, at the time they were or are filed, as the case may be, with the SEC (except to the extent that information contained (x) in any Purchaser SEC Report has been superseded by a later timely filed Purchaser SEC Report or (y) in any Additional Purchaser SEC Report is superseded by a later timely filed Additional Purchaser SEC Report) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Purchaser SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Purchaser as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein.
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the balance sheet of the Purchaser as at June 30, 2014, including the notes thereto (the Purchaser Balance Sheet ), the Purchaser has no liability or obligation of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), except for (i) liabilities and obligations incurred since the date of the Purchaser Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Purchaser; (ii) liabilities and obligations incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (iii) liabilities and obligations which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Purchaser.
(d) The Purchaser has heretofore furnished to the Seller complete and correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by the Purchaser with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by the Purchaser with the SEC and are currently in effect.
(e) All comment letters received by the Purchaser from the SEC or the staff thereof since its inception and all responses to such comment letters filed by or on behalf of the Purchaser are publicly available on the SECs EDGAR website.
(f) To the Purchasers Knowledge, since January 16, 2014, each director and executive officer of the Purchaser has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(g) Since January 16, 2014, the Purchaser has timely filed and made available to the Company all certifications and statements required by (x) Rule 13a-14 or Rule 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or (y) 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to any Purchaser SEC Report (the Purchaser Certifications ). Each of the Purchaser Certifications is true and correct. The Purchaser maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act; such controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information concerning the Purchaser is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Purchasers SEC filings and other public disclosure documents. Section 4.06(g) of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule lists, and the Purchaser has made
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available to the Seller, complete and correct copies of, all written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents promulgating, such disclosure controls and procedures. As used in this Section 4.06 , the term file shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.
(h) The Purchaser maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP. The Purchaser has designed and maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act, sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Purchaser maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Section 4.06(h) of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule lists, and the Purchaser has provided to the Company complete and correct copies of, all written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents promulgating, such internal accounting controls.
(i) Section 4.06(i) of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule contains a description of all non-audit services performed by the Purchasers auditors for the Purchaser since the date of the Purchasers formation and the fees paid for such services. All such non-audit services were approved by the audit committee of the board of directors and committees of the Purchaser. The Purchaser has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
(j) Neither the Purchaser nor, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, any manager, director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Purchaser has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Purchaser or their respective internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Purchaser has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices. No attorney representing the Purchaser, whether or not employed by the Purchaser, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Purchaser or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the board of directors of the Purchaser (or any committee thereof) or to any director or officer of the Purchaser. Since the Purchasers inception, there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, the board of directors of the Purchaser or any committee thereof.
(k) To the knowledge of the Purchaser, no employee of the Purchaser has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Law. Neither the Purchaser nor any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Purchaser has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Purchaser in the terms and conditions of employment because of any act of such employee described in 18 U.S.C. § 1514A(a).
(l) All accounts payable of the Purchaser reflected on the Purchaser Balance Sheet or arising thereafter are the result of bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business.
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Since the date of the Purchaser Balance Sheet, the Purchaser has not altered in any material respects its practices for the payment of such accounts payable, including the timing of such payment.
Section 4.07 Purchaser Trust Amount . As of the date hereof, the Purchaser Trust has a balance of $115,000,000 (the Purchaser Trust Amount ).
Section 4.08 Investor Agreement Representations and Warranties .
(a) As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Purchaser included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes, year-end adjustments or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Purchaser and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(b) The Purchaser has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures: (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries is made known to the Purchasers chief executive officer and its chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the Purchasers reports and filings under the Exchange Act are being prepared, (ii) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the most recent quarterly period reported to the SEC, and (iii) are effective to perform the functions for which they were established.
(c) Except with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by each of the Ancillary Agreements and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents or has been disclosed in any public disclosure as defined in Section 101(e) of Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act, since January 16, 2014: (i) the Purchaser has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and since that date, no changes have occurred which would reasonably be expected to have an Purchaser MAE; and (ii) the Purchaser has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in order to consummate the Acquisition and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected on the Purchasers financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.05 of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, or (ii) if there were an unfavorable decision, would have or reasonably be expected to have an Purchaser MAE. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Purchaser, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the Purchaser or to the knowledge of the Purchaser, any director or officer of the Purchaser (in his or her capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Purchaser under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.
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(e) Since January 16, 2014, except as set forth in any document filed with the SEC, no event has occurred or, to the Purchasers knowledge, circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would or could reasonably be expected to: (i) constitute or result in a violation by the Purchaser, or a failure on the part of the Purchaser to comply with, any Law; or (ii) give rise to any obligation on the part of the Purchaser to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any Law, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected to have an Purchaser MAE.
(f) The Purchaser is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that are applicable to it.
(g) No labor or employment dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, is imminent or threatened, with respect to any of the employees of the Purchaser that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Purchaser MAE.
(h) Purchaser has delivered to the Seller a true and complete copy of the executed Investor Agreements. The Investor Agreements have not been amended or modified in any manner. The Investor Agreements provide that the Seller is a third party beneficiary thereof. Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has entered into any agreement, side letter or arrangement relating to the financing of the Transactions, other than as set forth in this Agreement and the Investor Agreements. The commitments contained in the Investor Agreements have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any respect. The Investor Agreements are in full force and effect and, to the Purchasers knowledge, represent valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the subscribers named therein to perform the obligations set forth therein. No event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach or default on the part of the Purchaser or, to the Purchasers Knowledge, any other party thereto under any of the Investor Agreements. The Purchaser has no reason to believe that it or any other party thereto will be unable to satisfy on a timely basis any term of any Investor Agreement.
Section 4.09 No Additional Representations; Independent Assessment .
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Purchaser acknowledges that neither the Seller nor any of its Affiliates makes, will make or has made to the Purchaser any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the prospects of the Acquired Entities or their profitability, or with respect to any forecasts, projections or business plans made available to the Purchaser in connection with the Purchasers review of the Acquired Entities.
(b) The Purchaser confirms that the Seller has made available to the Purchaser the opportunity to ask questions of the officers and management of the Acquired Entities, to access all materials, documents and other information that it deems necessary or advisable to evaluate the Shares and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each Document to which it is a party and to acquire additional information about the business, assets and financial condition of the Acquired Entities.
(c) The Purchaser has made its own independent examination, investigation, analysis and any other relevant evaluation of the Shares and the Acquired Entities, including its own estimate of the value of the Shares and has undertaken such due diligence, including a review of the assets, properties, liabilities, books, records and Contracts of the Acquired Entities, as it deems adequate.
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Section 4.10 Investment Intent . Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for investment purposes only and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of such shares in violation of Laws. Purchaser agrees that it does not intend to sell, transfer, offer for sale, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any equity securities of the Company in violation of any Laws. Purchaser is an accredited investor (as defined under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act).
Section 4.11 Brokers . Except as disclosed in Section 4.11 of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fees, commissions, finders fees or financial advisory fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by reason of any action taken by or on behalf of Purchaser.
Section 4.12 No Operations; Absence of Changes .
(a) The Purchaser has no, and since its inception has not had any Contracts, liabilities, debts or other obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, unasserted or otherwise, and including entering any binding or non-binding letter of intent or similar arrangement with any other Person) except (i) those incurred in connection with this Agreement and the other Documents to which it is a party and (ii) those Contracts, true, complete and correct copies of which have been provided to Seller prior to the date hereof or are set forth on the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule. The Purchaser has no Subsidiaries.
(b) Since its inception, the Purchaser (a) has not experienced a Purchaser MAE and (b) has conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business.
Section 4.13 Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule or as disclosed in the Purchaser SEC Reports, in each case to the Purchasers Knowledge, none of the Purchasers Affiliates, nor any of such Affiliates general partners, managers, employees, officers or directors or any immediate family member of such officer, general partners, managers, employee or director (i) is a party to any Contract or arrangement with Purchaser other than compensation and benefits as an employee or officer payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) has any direct financial interest in any property used by the Purchaser, or (iii) is a director, officer or employee of, any Person (other than Purchaser) which is a material client, supplier, customer, lessor, lessee, or competitor of Purchaser. Ownership of securities of a company whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, of five percent (5%) or less of any class of such securities shall not be deemed to be a financial interest for purposes of this Section 4.13 .
Section 4.14 Solvency . The Purchaser is not entering into this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of any of the Acquired Entities.
Section 4.15 Purchaser Information . None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates expressly for inclusion in the Purchaser SEC Reports or any Additional Purchaser SEC Reports, mailings to the Purchasers shareholders with respect to the Offer and/or the other Transactions, any supplements thereto and/or in any other document filed with any Governmental Authority in connection herewith (including the Offer Documents), will, at the date of filing and/or mailing, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in the materials provided by the Purchaser or that is included in the applicable filings). No representation or warranty is made by the Purchaser with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied or to be supplied by, Seller, any Acquired Entity or any of their respective Affiliates.
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Section 4.16 NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY THE PURCHASER IN THIS ARTICLE IV ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY THE PURCHASER. THE PURCHASER HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES NOT EXPRESSLY INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER OR NOT MADE, COMMUNICATED OR FURNISHED (ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO THE PURCHASER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE PURCHASER.
ARTICLE V
ACTIONS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING
The respective parties hereto covenant and agree to take the following actions:
Section 5.01 Investigation . Between the date hereof and the Closing, the officers, employees and authorized Representatives of the Purchaser shall have reasonable access during normal business hours to the offices, properties, assets, premises, books and records of the Acquired Entities, upon providing notice to the applicable Seller no later than two Business Days prior to the date upon which such access will be granted; provided , however , that no such investigation shall include performing invasive or subsurface investigations or sampling of properties or facilities of the Acquired Entities. To the extent necessary, the Seller shall instruct the Representatives of the Seller and each of the Acquired Entities to reasonably cooperate with the Purchaser and its Representatives in their investigation of the Acquired Entities.
Section 5.02 Disclosure Schedule; Anti-Sandbagging . Prior to the Closing, the Seller shall have the right to supplement, modify or update the Seller Disclosure Schedule with respect to any matter hereafter arising or of which it becomes aware after the date hereof (the Updated Seller Disclosure Schedule ) and neither the Purchaser, nor any of its Affiliates, shall have any right to make a claim against Seller with respect to any matter set forth in the Updated Seller Disclosure Schedule; provided , however , that if such event, development or occurrence that is the subject of the Updated Seller Disclosure Schedule constitutes or relates to a matter that has had a Material Adverse Effect, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for failure to satisfy the closing condition set forth in Section 6.01(a) ; provided , further , that if the Purchaser has the right to, but does not elect to, terminate this Agreement within ten (10) days of its receipt of such Updated Seller Disclosure Schedule, then Purchaser shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any right to terminate this Agreement with respect to such matter under any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.01(a) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Purchaser shall not be entitled at any time to claim that any representation or warranty of the Seller has been breached, and neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates shall be entitled to make a claim against the Seller, on account of such breach if, on the date hereof, there exists Purchasers Knowledge that such representation or warranty of Seller has been breached.
Section 5.03 Further Action . Each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated hereby. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall use all commercially reasonable efforts under the circumstances to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the
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foregoing, the parties hereto shall cooperate in using their commercially reasonable efforts promptly (a) to effect all registrations and filings with, and to obtain all consents, amendments, permits or other actions from, any Person required to be made or obtained by the terms of this Agreement or otherwise necessary or desirable for the due and punctual consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) to fulfill all conditions to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.04 Operations Prior to the Closing .
(a) Between the date hereof and the Closing, except (x) as set forth in Annex I , (y) as contemplated by this Agreement or (z) with the prior approval of the Purchaser, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (and which approval shall be deemed to have been granted five Business Days after the date of receipt of the written request unless denied in writing), the Seller shall, and shall cause each Acquired Entity to, operate in its ordinary course of business and the Seller shall not, and shall cause each Acquired Entity to not, take any of the following actions:
(i) amend the Organizational Documents of any of the Acquired Entities;
(ii) split, combine or reclassify the Shares;
(iii) transfer, issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any equity securities, or grant any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) equity securities;
(iv) acquire any third party or its business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);
(v) make any loans, advances, or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person;
(vi) make a material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice of the Acquired Entities, except as required by GAAP or applicable Law or as disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements;
(vii) sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any of the assets (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) shown or reflected in the Financial Statements, except in the ordinary course of business and except for any assets having an aggregate value of less than $200,000;
(viii) issue or incur any Additional Indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate;
(ix) increase the compensation of any member of management of the Acquired Entities; other than (A) as provided for in any written agreements, (B) increases in commercially reasonable amounts, (C) in the ordinary course of business, or (D) increases not in excess of the amounts previously agreed between the Seller and the Purchaser with respect to certain individuals; provided however , in the case of such specified individuals, clauses (B) and (C) shall not apply;
(x) except as required by the terms of any Plan or applicable Law, adopt, amend or modify any Plan, the effect of which in the aggregate would increase the obligations of the Acquired Entities by more than fifteen percent (15%) of their aggregate existing annual obligations to such plans;
(xi) make or change any Tax election, change any annual Tax accounting period adopt or change any method of Tax accounting, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement, settle any Tax claim or assessment, surrender any right to
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claim a Tax refund or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment, if any such action would have the effect of materially increasing the Tax liability of any Acquired Entity for any period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date; or
(xii) any agreement to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.
(b) Between the date hereof and the Closing, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser (which approval may be given or denied in the Purchasers sole discretion), the Seller shall not permit any Acquired Entity to, directly or indirectly, declare or pay any dividend on, or make any payment on account of (other than with respect to any Permitted Withholding Tax Payments), the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any of its capital stock or common shares, as applicable, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property.
Section 5.05 No Public Announcement; Confidentiality .
(a) From and after the date hereof, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, the Seller shall not and shall not permit any Acquired Entity to, make any press release or other public announcement concerning the Transactions except as may be required by any applicable Law. From and after the date hereof, without the prior approval of the Seller, neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries (such Subsidiaries including, at and after the Closing, the Acquired Entities) shall make any press release or other public announcement concerning the Transactions except as may be required by applicable Law. If the Purchaser, any of its Subsidiaries, the Seller, or any Acquired Entity determines that it is required by applicable Law to make disclosure, it shall send notice to such effect, accompanied by the text of the proposed disclosure, to the other parties as far in advance as practicable, and shall reasonably consider any comments made by the other parties relating to the proposed disclosure.
(b) Other than press releases and public announcements undertaken in accordance with Section 5.05 (a), from and after the date hereof, the Purchaser shall make no statement to any third party with respect to this Agreement, the existence of this Agreement or the Transactions (including the Offer Documents) or, disclose to any third party any of the Acquired Entities or the Sellers confidential information without the prior written consent of the Seller; provided, however, that (notwithstanding the limitations regarding such disclosures under the Confidentiality Agreement) this provision shall not apply to disclosures of publicly-available information or to disclosures by any Acquired Entity or the Seller to their respective legal and financial advisors (including those providing valuation analysis) or in connection with seeking any consent with respect to the Transactions, so long as the same are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of any nonpublic information so provided.
Section 5.06 Regulatory Filings . Within twenty Business Days after the date hereof, with respect to the Transactions the parties hereto shall make, or cause to be made, the filing required (if any) of each of them or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties hereto shall make, or cause to be made, as promptly as practicable, all filings necessary to obtain all Regulatory Approvals other than the HSR Approval. The parties hereto shall use their best efforts to: (i) respond to any requests for additional information made by any Governmental Authority; (ii) provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any filing, submission, response to an information request or other (verbal or written) communication to be submitted or made to any Governmental Authority and such receiving party shall consider any such received comments in good faith; (iii) advise the other party (and, where applicable,
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provide a copy) of any written or verbal communications that it receives from any Governmental Authority in respect of such filings (including in respect of any supplementary filings or submissions) and otherwise in connection with satisfying the Regulatory Approvals; (iv) provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to participate in any meetings with any Governmental Authority (subject to any opposition by a Governmental Authority to a particular partys participation in such meeting) and participate in, or review, any material communication before it is made to any Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party has the right to redact or otherwise exclude a party from receiving any confidential competitively sensitive information required to be shared under this Section 5.06 , provided that such other partys external counsel shall be entitled to receive such confidential competitively sensitive information on an external counsel only basis. The parties hereto shall: (i) not agree to an extension of any waiting period or review being undertaken by a Governmental Authority without the other partys prior written consent; (ii) cause any applicable waiting periods to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date; and (iii) resist vigorously, at their respective cost and expense, any order challenging the completion of the Transactions or any temporary or permanent injunction which could delay or prevent the closing of the Transactions, all to the end of expediting consummation of the Transactions contemplated herein. Without limiting the generality of Purchasers undertaking pursuant to this Section 5.06 , Purchaser agrees to use its reasonable best efforts and to take any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust, competition or trade regulation Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority or any other party so as to enable the parties hereto to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as possible, including proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, order, hold separate orders, or otherwise, the sale, divestiture or disposition of any of its assets, properties or businesses or of the assets, properties or businesses to be acquired by it pursuant to this Agreement as are required to be divested in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any suit or proceeding, which would otherwise have the effect of materially delaying or preventing the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to defend through litigation on the merits any claim asserted in court by any party in order to avoid entry of, or to have vacated or terminated, any Governmental Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that would prevent the consummation of the Closing. The Purchaser shall be solely responsible for paying any filing fee required in connection with seeking the Regulatory Approvals.
Section 5.07 Exclusivity . Between the date hereof and the Closing, neither the Purchaser nor the Seller shall take, nor shall either permit any of its officers, directors, employees, representatives, consultants, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other agents to take, any action to solicit, encourage, initiate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to or enter into any agreement with any Person (other than the Purchaser or the Seller, as applicable) concerning, in the case of the Purchaser, any purchase of any equity securities of any other Person (other than the Acquired Entities) or any merger, sale of substantial assets or similar transaction involving any such other Person, and in the case of the Seller, any purchase of any equity securities of the Acquired Entities or any merger, sale of substantial assets or similar transaction involving the Acquired Entities, to any other Person.
Section 5.08 The Proxy .
(a) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the Purchaser shall file with the SEC a proxy statement relating to the Offer and the Transactions contemplated hereby (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Proxy Statement ) and provide all of its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem up to 11,500,000 of their shares of Purchaser
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Common Stock (the Offering Shares ), to be redeemed in conjunction with a stockholder vote on the Transactions, all in accordance with and as required by the applicable governing documents of the Purchaser (including, without limitation, the Prospectus and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) (the Purchaser Governing Documents ), applicable law, and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq.
(b) The Purchaser shall not terminate or withdraw the Offer other than in connection with the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII . The Purchaser shall extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC, Nasdaq or the respective staff thereof that is applicable to the Offer. Nothing in this Section 5.08 (b) shall (i) impose any obligation on the Purchaser to extend the Offer beyond the Termination Date (as the same may be extended in accordance with Section 7.03(b) ), or (ii) be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the right of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article VII .
(c) Without limitation, in the Proxy Statement, the Purchaser shall (i) seek (A) adoption and approval of this Agreement by the holders of Purchaser Common Stock in accordance with applicable law and exchange rules and regulations, (B) adoption and approval of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (C) adoption and approval of the new omnibus equity incentive plan, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto (the Management Incentive Plan ), that provides for a grant of outstanding Purchaser Common Stock, as of the Closing Date, to employees of the Company or certain Subsidiaries of the Company in the form of stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock or other equity-based awards, (D) to appoint, and designate the classes of, the members of the board of directors of the Purchaser, and appoint the members of any committees thereof, in each case as set forth on Annex II hereto, subject to (x) any changes to Section A thereof as the Seller may indicate in writing to the Purchaser from time to time (provided the Seller has a legitimate business reason for making any such change) and (y) any changes to Section B thereof as the Purchaser may indicate in writing to the Seller from time to time (provided the Purchaser has a legitimate business reason for making any such change; provided , further , that there shall be no replacement of Gurminder Bedi without the Sellers prior written consent in its sole discretion), and (E) to obtain any and all other approvals necessary or advisable to effect the consummation of the Transactions, and (ii) file with the SEC financial and other information about the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with applicable Proxy solicitation rules set forth in the Purchasers Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise (such Proxy Statement and the documents included or referred to therein pursuant to which the Offer will be made, together with any supplements, amendments and/or exhibits thereto, the Offer Documents ). Except with respect to the information provided by Seller for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and other Offer Documents, the Purchaser shall ensure that, when filed, the Proxy Statement and other Offer Documents will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Purchaser shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated as promptly as practicable to the Purchasers equityholders as and to the extent such dissemination is required by United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq promulgated thereunder or otherwise (the Federal Securities Laws ). The Seller shall promptly provide to the Purchaser such information concerning Sellers, the Acquired Entities as is either required by Federal Securities Laws or reasonably requested by the Purchaser for inclusion in the Proxy Statement. Subject to Sellers compliance with the immediately preceding sentence with respect to the information provided or to be provided by Seller for inclusion in the Offer Documents, the Purchaser shall cause the Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with the Federal Securities Laws. The Purchaser shall provide copies of the proposed forms of the Offer Documents (including
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any amendments or supplements thereto) to the Seller such that the Seller and the Company and their respective Representatives are afforded a reasonable amount of time prior to the dissemination or filing thereof to review such material and comment thereon prior to such dissemination or filing, and the Purchaser shall reasonably consider in good faith any comments of such Persons. The Purchaser and the Seller shall respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer or the Offer Documents and promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Offer Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by the Federal Securities Laws. The Purchaser shall amend or supplement the Offer Documents and cause the Offer Documents, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the holders of shares of Purchaser Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by the Federal Securities Laws and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable Purchaser Governing Documents. The Purchaser shall provide the Seller, the Company and their respective Representatives with copies of any written comments, and shall inform them of any material oral comments, that the Purchaser or any of its Representatives receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer or the Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments and shall give the Seller and the Company a reasonable opportunity under the circumstances to review and comment on any proposed written or material oral responses to such comments. The Purchaser shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to clear comments from the SEC and its staff and to permit the Seller, the Company and their respective Representatives to participate with the Purchaser or its Representatives in any discussions or meetings with the SEC and its staff. The Seller shall, and shall cause each of the Acquired Entities to, make their respective directors, officers and employees, upon reasonable advance notice, available to the Purchaser and its Representatives in connection with the drafting of the public filings with respect to the Transactions (including, without limitation, the Offer Documents) and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC.
(d) If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to the Purchaser, or the Acquired Entities, or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by the Purchaser or the Seller, as applicable, that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify each other party hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by law, disseminated to the stockholders of the Purchaser.
(e) Subject to the second sentence of this Section 5.08 (e), but notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or any Document, the Purchaser shall not make any public filing with respect to the Transactions (including, without limitation, the Offer Documents) without the prior written consent of the Seller. The Purchaser may make any public filing with respect to the Transactions to the extent required by applicable Law, provided, that the Seller shall, in any event, be consulted in order to determine the extent to which any such filing is required by applicable Law and to the extent such filing is jointly determined by the Seller and the Purchaser to be not so required, such filing shall not be made.
Section 5.09 Shareholder Vote; Recommendation of the Board of the Purchaser . Except as expressly required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or consented to in writing by the Seller, from and after the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall not directly or
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indirectly subject this Agreement or the Transactions or any other transaction or matter to any vote, consent or approval of the direct or indirect holders of capital stock of the Purchaser. The Board of Directors of the Purchaser shall, subject to its fiduciary duties, recommend that the Purchasers stockholders vote in favor of adopting this Agreement and consummating the Transactions, and the Purchaser shall, subject to the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of the Purchaser, include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement.
Section 5.10 Listing . From the date of this Agreement through the Closing, the Purchaser shall use all reasonable efforts that are necessary or desirable for the Purchaser to remain listed as a public company on, and for shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be tradable over, the applicable Nasdaq market(s).
Section 5.11 Operations of Purchaser Prior to the Closing . Between the date hereof and the Closing, except (x) as contemplated by this Agreement or (y) with the prior approval of the Seller, the Purchaser shall not take any of the following actions:
(a) make any amendment or modification to any of the Purchaser Governing Documents;
(b) take any action in violation or contravention of any of the Purchaser Governing Documents, applicable Law or any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq;
(c) split, combine or reclassify the Purchaser Common Stock, or reduce below $10.00 per share the offering price (as described in the Prospectus);
(d) make any amendment or modification to the Trust Agreement;
(e) make or allow to be made any reduction in the Purchaser Trust Amount, other than as expressly permitted by the Purchaser Governing Documents;
(f) contact (or permit any of its employees, agents, representatives or Affiliates to contact) any customer, supplier, distributor, joint-venture partner, lessor, lender or other material business relation of any Acquired Entity regarding any Acquired Entity, its business or the Transactions;
(g)(i) (A) issue any Preferred Shares to any Person other than as explicitly provided in the Preferred Subscription Agreement or (B) deliver an Accordion Election Notice (as defined in the Preferred Subscription Agreement) to any subscriber party to the Preferred Subscription Agreement (provided, however, that such Accordion Election Notice may be delivered without the approval of the Seller if, immediately following the Special Meeting (as defined in the Preferred Subscription Agreement), (x) the Subscribers named in the Backstop Agreement have acquired the maximum amount of the Backstop Allocation (as defined therein) for no less than $10,000,000 (in the aggregate) and the Purchaser has enforced, and each subscriber has performed, all of such subscribers obligations thereunder and (y) the incremental amount of Preferred Offering Proceeds as a result of such Accordion Election Notice shall not exceed such amount as is required to achieve a Cash Purchase Price in the amount of $100,000,000, or (ii) issue any other equity or Indebtedness;
(h) undertake any operations or actions, except for operations or actions as are reasonable and appropriate in furtherance of the Transactions;
(i) hire any employee;
(j) amend, waive or terminate, in whole or in part, any Investor Agreement or the Founder Voting Agreement;
(k) establish any Subsidiary or acquire any interest in any asset;
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(l) enter into any Contracts, or incur any liabilities, debts or other obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, unasserted or otherwise, and including entering any binding or non-binding letter of intent or similar arrangement with any other Person);
(m) a public tender offer for the repurchase of the then-outstanding Public Warrants other than the Warrant Exchange Offer; or
(n) any agreement to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that would result in any of the foregoing.
Section 5.12 2014 Financial Statements . If the 2014 Financial Statements are delivered to the Company by its auditors prior to the Closing Date, then the Seller shall deliver a copy thereof to the Purchaser promptly thereafter.
Section 5.13 Investor Agreements; Founder Voting Agreement . Without limitation of Section 12 (Binding Effect) of the Backstop Agreement, Section 12 (Binding Effect) of the Preferred Subscription Agreement and Section 5.1 of the Founder Voting Agreement, the Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Seller has the right to cause the Purchaser to enforce the Purchasers rights and perform the Purchasers obligations under each Investor Agreement and the Founder Voting Agreement, and Purchaser further acknowledges that money damages would not be an adequate remedy at Law if any Subscriber (as defined in each Investor Agreement) or Founder Stockholder, as applicable, fails to perform in any material respect any of such Subscribers or Founder Stockholder, as applicable, obligations under such Investor Agreement or the Founder Voting Agreement and accordingly, upon the written request of the Seller, the Purchaser shall, in addition to any other remedy at Law or in equity, seek an injunction or similar equitable relief restraining such Subscriber or Founder Stockholder, as applicable, from committing or continuing any such breach or threatened breach or to seek to compel specific performance of the obligations of any other party under any Investor Agreement or the Founder Voting Agreement, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Investor Agreement or the Founder Voting Agreement in any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of any Investor Agreement or the Founder Voting Agreement, Purchaser shall not raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at Law.
Section 5.14 Founder Letter Agreement . Purchaser shall enforce to the fullest extent permitted by Law the restrictions on transfer of the 2,875,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock initially acquired by the Sponsor and other Purchaser insiders prior to the consummation of the IPO (the Founder Common Stock ) as well as the waiver of each of the Founder Stockholders and Joseph Tabets respective rights to redeem such Founder Common Stock, in accordance with that certain letter agreement, dated as of January 16, 2014, among the Purchaser , the Founder Stockholders, Joseph Tabet and the other individuals party thereto.
Section 5.15 Phantom Plan Assignment . At or prior to Closing, the Seller and the Company shall have adopted the resolutions substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit D hereto, effectuating the assignment of the Phantom Plan from the Company to the Seller at and as of the Closing (the Phantom Plan Assignment ) and make any amendments as the administrator of the Phantom Plan deems necessary.
Section 5.16 FIRPTA Certificate . The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser (i) a statement in accordance with Treasury Regulation §§ 1.1445-2(c)(3) and 1.897-2(h) certifying that the Company is not, and has not been, a United States real property holding corporation for
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purposes of Sections 897 and 1445 of the Code (the FIRPTA Certificate ) and (ii) the notification to the Internal Revenue Service described in Treasury Regulation § 1.897-2(h)(2) regarding delivery of the statement referred to in the preceding clause (i), signed by a responsible corporate officer of the Company.
Section 5.17 No Claim Against Purchaser Trust . The Seller acknowledges that it has read the Prospectus and that the Purchaser has established the Purchaser Trust from the proceeds of its initial public offering ( IPO ) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO for the benefit of the Purchasers public shareholders ( Public Shareholders ) and certain parties (including the underwriters of the IPO) and that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Purchaser Trust, the Purchaser may disburse monies from the Purchaser Trust only: (i) to the Public Shareholders in the event they elect to redeem the Purchaser Common Stock in connection with the consummation of the Purchasers initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) ( Business Combination ), (ii) to the Public Shareholders if Purchaser fails to consummate a Business Combination within twenty-one months from the closing of the IPO (or twenty-four months from the closing of the IPO if Purchaser has entered into a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement with a target business within such twenty-one month period), (iii) any amounts necessary to pay any taxes or (iv) to, or on behalf of, Purchaser after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. The Seller hereby agrees that, it does not now and shall not at any time hereafter have (other than its rights upon Closing) any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Purchaser Trust or distributions therefrom, or make any claim prior to Closing against the Purchaser Trust, regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the Claims ). The Seller hereby irrevocably waives any Claims it may have, against the Purchaser Trust (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Purchaser and will not, prior to the Closing, seek recourse against the Purchaser Trust (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the waivers under this Section 5.17 will continue to apply at and after the Closing to distributions made to redeeming Public Shareholders and for transaction expenses paid (including deferred expenses that constitute Applied Purchaser Expenses payable to the Purchasers underwriters in connection with the IPO). The Seller agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Purchaser to induce it to enter into this Agreement. This Section 5.17 shall not limit the Sellers right to seek specific performance against the Purchaser pursuant to Section 10.16 , including the right to seek specific performance against Purchaser to require the Purchaser to take such actions contemplated by this Agreement subject to the satisfaction of the Purchasers conditions to the Closing in Sections 6.01 and 6.03 , and to comply with the terms of the Purchaser Trust Agreement, including distribution of funds from the Purchaser Trust upon the Closing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 5.18 Warrant Exchange Offer .
(a) Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall commence (under the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) an exchange offer (the Warrant Exchange Offer ) pursuant to which it will offer to exchange up to 5,750,000 of its issued and outstanding Public Warrants for shares of Purchaser Common Stock at an exchange ratio of 0.1 of a share of Purchaser Common Stock per each Public Warrant validly tendered and not properly withdrawn. The Warrant Exchange Offer shall be conducted pursuant to the applicable tender offer rules under the Exchange Act and promulgated by the SEC. In connection therewith, Purchaser shall prepare and file with the SEC under the Exchange Act, and with
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all other applicable regulatory bodies, a Schedule TO, which shall contain or shall incorporate by reference an offer to exchange and forms of the letter of transmittal and such other required documents (collectively, the Warrant Offer Documents ) for the purpose of conducting the Warrant Exchange Offer. Seller and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC, and Purchaser shall incorporate such comments to the extent reasonable.
(b) Seller shall reasonably cooperate with the efforts of the Purchaser to conduct the Warrant Exchange Offer, including (i) providing, as promptly as practicable upon request by Purchaser, such information regarding the Company, including a description of its management, businesses, operations and financial condition, as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser for inclusion in the Warrant Offer Documents and (ii) ensuring that such information is accurate in all material respects, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth in the materials provided by the Company or that are included in such filings and/or mailings). Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, make its directors, officers and employees available to the Purchaser and its counsel, as reasonably requested, in connection with the drafting of the Warrant Offer Documents.
(c) Purchaser, with the assistance of the Company as reasonably required with respect to information concerning the Company, shall promptly respond to any SEC comments on the Warrant Offer Documents and shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the SEC review process as promptly as practicable. Purchaser shall promptly disseminate the Warrant Offer Documents to the holders of the Public Warrants and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and applicable laws and SEC regulations, purchase the Public Warrants validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Warrant Exchange Offer. Purchaser may, solely with the consent of Seller (not to be unreasonably withheld) extend the Warrant Exchange Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Warrant Exchange Offer.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other document, none of the actions contemplated by Section 5.18(a) , the completion of the SEC review process with respect to the Warrant Exchange Offer or the consummation of the Warrant Exchange Offer shall, directly or indirectly, constitute a condition to the obligations of Purchaser to consummate the Transactions.
Section 5.19 280G . Prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall cause the Company to use its reasonable best efforts to seek valid waivers (collectively, the Waivers ) of any payments and/or benefits that the Company reasonably determines may, individually or in the aggregate, constitute parachute payments (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, and shall cause the Company to use its reasonable best efforts to seek stockholder approval (in a manner satisfactory to the Purchaser), by such number of stockholders as is required pursuant to Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code, of all such payments and/or benefits (the Shareholder Approval ), such that such payments and benefits shall not be deemed to be parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code and that the deduction of such payments and/or benefits will not be limited by the application of Section 280G of the Code and the applicable regulations thereunder, in each case, if such Waivers and Shareholder Approval are obtained. The Seller will cause the Company to provide Purchaser with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all calculations and documents prepared in connection with the foregoing and will make such modifications thereto as are reasonably requested by Purchaser.
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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 6.01 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser . The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing, any and all of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Purchaser to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) No Misrepresentations or Breach of the Sellers Covenants . (i) The Seller shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Article III of this Agreement (without taking into account any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifiers) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any representation or warranty speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true only as of such earlier date), except for such inaccuracies that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) the Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Seller, to the foregoing effect.
(b) Receipt of Shares . The Purchaser shall have received from the Seller certificates evidencing all of the then-issued and outstanding Shares, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a stock power duly executed in blank, in proper form for transfer.
(c) Documents . The Purchaser shall have received a counterpart signature page for each Document to which the Seller or an Acquired Entity is specified to be a party, duly executed by the Seller or Acquired Entity as well as all other documents required to be delivered by the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise reasonably required in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Board Declaration . The Purchaser shall have received a declaration of the board of directors of the Seller certifying that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Seller authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(e) Phantom Plan Assignment . The Purchaser shall have received a fully-executed Phantom Plan Assignment signed by the Seller and the Company.
(f) FIRPTA Certificate . The Purchaser shall have received a fully-executed FIRPTA Certificate signed by the Company.
(g) Lock-Up Agreement . The Purchaser shall have received a fully-executed Lock-Up Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F .
Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of the Seller . The obligations of each of the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Seller to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) No Misrepresentations or Breach of Covenants and Warranties . (i) The Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Article IV of this Agreement (without taking into account any
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materiality qualifiers) shall be true in all material respects as of the date hereof and at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any representation or warranty speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true only as of such earlier date), except for such inaccuracies that, individually or in the aggregate, would not materially adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) the Seller shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Purchaser to the foregoing effect.
(b) Payment of Cash Purchase Price . The Seller shall have received the Cash Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.03 ; provided , however , that if the Seller has requested in the Sellers sole discretion that a portion of the Cash Purchase Price be directed to Phantom Plan Participants (after the Seller has delivered an assignment of its rights to receive such portion of the Cash Purchase Price to such Phantom Plan Participants), then such portion of the Cash Purchase Price (which will include all amounts attributable to the employment taxes related to such portion (including the employer portion of all payroll taxes)) shall have been contributed to the Company for payment to the Phantom Plan Participants in accordance with the Phantom Plan.
(c) Issuance of Purchase Price Common Stock . The Seller shall have been issued the Purchase Price Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.04 .
(d) Documents . The Seller shall have received a counterpart signature page for each Document to which the Purchaser is specified to be a party, duly executed by the Purchaser as well as all other documents required to be delivered by the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise reasonably required in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Secretarys Certificate . The Seller shall have received certificates of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of the Purchaser certifying that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Purchaser authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(f) Resignations . The Seller shall have received evidence of the resignations of each director, officer and employee of the Purchaser, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Seller.
(g) Registration Rights . The Seller and the Purchaser shall have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto.
(h) No Unapproved Preferred Shares . Except for the Preferred Shares issued pursuant to the Preferred Subscription Agreement, no Preferred Shares shall have been issued to any Person in an amount or on terms other than those approved with the prior written consent of the Seller.
(i) Listing . After giving effect to the Transactions, the Purchaser will be listed as a public company on, and the shares of Purchaser Common Stock will be tradable over, the applicable Nasdaq market(s).
(j) Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Required Proposals . The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Required Proposals shall have been adopted and approved, and shall be effective as of the Closing.
(k) Board and Committee Appointments . The members of the board of directors of the Purchaser, and any committees thereof, in each case as set forth in Section A of Annex II hereto (subject to any changes thereto made in accordance with this Agreement), shall have
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been approved and appointed to their respective position(s) (including any role as chairman indicated thereon), and the Purchaser shall have offered each of the same the opportunity to enter an agreement for indemnification (in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Purchaser Governing Documents), effective as of the Closing and in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto.
(l) Investor Agreements; Founder Voting Agreement . Each of the Investor Agreements and the Founder Voting Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the parties thereto shall be in compliance with the terms and conditions thereof in all material respects, and if Seller shall have exercised its rights to enforce any Investor Agreement or the Founder Voting Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof and hereof, such Subscriber (as defined in the applicable Investor Agreement) or Founder Stockholder, as applicable, shall have complied with and consummated its obligations with respect thereto.
(m) Excess Purchaser Expenses . There shall be no Excess Purchaser Expenses paid or owed by the Purchaser.
(n) Completion of Offer . The Offer shall have been completed in accordance with the Proxy Statement.
(o) Invoices for Purchaser Expenses . Seller shall have received (i) final invoices from all services providers to Purchaser in respect of Transaction Expenses stating that the amount set forth in such invoice shall constitute payment in full for all services provided by such service provider to Purchaser in connection with the transactions through the Closing Date, or (ii) if such invoice for such service provider is not delivered, a copy of the Contract that has been entered into between the Purchaser and such service provider.
(p) Lock-Up Agreement . The Seller shall have received a fully-executed Lock-Up Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G .
(q) Retirement of Lockup Shares . The Sponsor shall have forfeited, and the Purchaser shall have retired and canceled, a number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock held by the Sponsor equal to the number of Utilization Fee Shares (as defined in the Backstop Agreement).
Section 6.03 Conditions to Each Partys Obligations . The obligations of each party hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Receipt of HSR Approval and Other Regulatory Approvals . The HSR Approval and all other Regulatory Approvals shall have been obtained or given, if any.
(b) No Restraint . No provision of any applicable Law or Governmental Order shall be in effect prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there shall not be any pending Investigation by any Governmental Authority which would reasonably be expected to result in the issuance of any such Order.
(c) Required Purchaser Stockholder Approval . This Agreement and the Transactions shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the stockholders of Purchaser in accordance with the Proxy Statement.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
Section 7.01 Termination by Mutual Consent . This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by the mutual written consent of the Purchaser and the Seller.
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Section 7.02 Termination by the Purchaser or the Seller . This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by either the Purchaser or the Seller if any permanent injunction or other order of any Governmental Authority preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have become final and non-appealable.
Section 7.03 Termination by the Purchaser . The Purchaser may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing by written notice to the Seller:
(a) upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Seller set forth in this Agreement or the other Documents, or if any representation or warranty of the Seller shall have become untrue, incomplete or incorrect, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.01(a) would not be satisfied; provided, however, that the Seller shall have ten Business Days after written notice of such default, specifying in reasonable detail the nature of such default, to cure such breach if the Seller is reasonably capable of curing such breach; or
(b) if the Closing shall not have occurred by March 31, 2015 (the Termination Date ); provided , that the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date is not due to the failure by the Purchaser to perform and comply in all material respects with its covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or any of the other Documents that are required to be performed or complied with at or prior to Closing.
Section 7.04 Termination by the Seller . The Seller may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing by written notice to the Purchaser:
(a) if the Cash Purchase Price is less than $100,000,000 or if, at any time prior to the conclusion of the Offer, as a result of requests for redemption from the Purchaser Trust, the Cash Purchase Price, will be less than $100,000,000;
(b) upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement or the other Documents, or if any representation or warranty of the Purchaser shall have become untrue, incomplete or incorrect, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(a) would not be satisfied; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall have ten Business Days after written notice of such default, specifying in reasonable detail the nature of such default, is given to the Purchaser by the Seller for the Purchaser to cure such breach; or
(c) if the Closing shall not have occurred by the Termination Date, provided , that the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date is not due to the failure by the Seller to perform and comply in all material respects with its covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or any of the other Documents that are required to be performed or complied with at or prior to Closing.
Section 7.05 Effect of Termination . If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Article VII , all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement (other than those contained in Section 5.05 , this Article VII , Article X and the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall continue in effect) shall be terminated and shall be of no further force and effect, and no party hereto will have any further liability to any other party hereto; provided , that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for such partys willful breach of this Agreement prior to such termination; provided further , and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, that in the event of termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms neither the Seller nor the Purchaser shall be relieved or released from liability for willful breach of this Agreement or for intentional fraud under applicable Law.
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ARTICLE VIII
TAX MATTERS
Section 8.01 Cooperation . After the Closing Date, the Purchaser and the Seller shall provide each other with reasonable cooperation in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns of the Acquired Entities and shall make available to the other and to any taxing authority as reasonably requested, all information, records or documents relating to Tax liabilities or potential Tax liabilities of the Acquired Entities for all periods that end prior to or on the Closing Date and shall preserve all such information, records and documents until the expiration of any statute of limitations or extensions thereof.
ARTICLE IX
POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
Section 9.01 Director and Officer Liability; Indemnification .
(a) If the Closing occurs, the Purchaser shall cause all rights to indemnification and all limitations on liability existing in favor of any employee, officer, director, managing member or manager of the Acquired Entities, in each case that is an individual (collectively, the Company Indemnitees), as provided in the Organizational Documents of the Acquired Entities to survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and continue in full force and effect and be honored by the Acquired Entities after the Closing. The obligations of the Purchaser under this Section 9.01(a) shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Company Indemnitee to whom this Section 9.01(a) applies without the consent of such affected Company Indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the Company Indemnitees to whom this Section 9.01(a) applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 9.01(a) ). If the Closing occurs, the Purchaser shall cause the Acquired Entities to pay all expenses to any Company Indemnitee incurred in successfully enforcing the indemnity or other obligations provided for in this Section 9.01(a) .
(b) In the event the Purchaser, the Acquired Entities or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets or stock or other equity interests to any Person, then and in each such case, the Purchaser shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Purchaser or the Acquired Entities, as the case may be (or their respective successors and assigns), shall assume the obligations set forth in Section 9.01 .
(c) The Seller shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, obtain at its or their expense a tail directors and officers liability insurance policy, effective for a period of at least six years from the Closing Date, for the benefit of the Acquired Entities or any of their officers and directors, as the case may be, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Closing Date.
Section 9.02 Preservation of, and Access to, Books and Records . For a period of six and one-half years from and after the Closing (or such longer period as may be required by any Governmental Authority or ongoing claim):
(a) The Purchaser shall not, and shall not permit any Acquired Entity to, destroy, alter or otherwise dispose of any of the books and records and files of any of the Acquired Entities relating to the period preceding the Closing Date, without first giving thirty (30) days prior
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written notice to the Seller. Upon such notice, the Seller shall have the right, at its option and expense, upon prior written notice to the Purchaser within such 30-day period, to take possession of the records and files within 15 days after the date of such notice. The Purchaser shall bear the costs associated with preserving these records.
(b) The Purchaser shall allow, and shall cause the Acquired Entities to allow, the Seller and any of the Sellers Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to all employees and files of the Acquired Entities and any books and records and other materials of the Acquired Entities relating to periods prior to the Closing Date in connection with general business purposes, whether or not relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including the preparation of any Tax Return, amended Tax Return or claim for refund of Taxes (and any materials necessary for the preparation of any of the foregoing), and financial statements for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date), to comply with the rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority or otherwise relating to the Sellers other businesses or operations, including in connection with the preparation and audit of a Companys financial statements.
Section 9.03 Insurance Matters . The Seller shall be entitled to receive and retain (i) any insurance refunds in respect of the Acquired Entities relating to periods prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) any refunds or returns received after the Closing Date of prepayments which were made prior to the Closing Date under insurance policies covering the Acquired Entities.
Section 9.04 Communications . From the date hereof until the Closing, the Purchaser shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, whether in writing or verbally, with any employees of the Acquired Entities, whether relating to employee benefits or post-Closing terms of employment or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Sellers.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Expenses .
(a) Except as expressly provided herein, at the Closing, (x) each of the Seller and the Purchaser shall cause the Company to pay (i) up to $10,000,000 of Transaction Expenses incurred by the Seller and its Affiliates and (ii) up to $15,000,000 of Transaction Expenses incurred by the Purchaser and its Affiliates; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, and in connection with delivery of the Seller Closing Notice in accordance with Section 2.03(b) , the Seller may require that all or any portion of the Purchasers Transaction Expenses described in the foregoing clause (ii) be paid from the Purchaser Trust rather than by the Company, (y) the Seller shall pay any and all of its Transaction Expenses in excess of $10,000,000 and (z) the Sponsor shall pay any and all of the Purchasers Transaction Expenses in excess of the sum of $15,000,000 plus the balance, on the Closing Date, of the Non-Trust Expense Account (the Excess Purchaser Expenses ), as a result of which none of such excess shall at any time following the date hereof be paid by the Purchaser or result in any payment or other obligation of the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall not bear any costs or expenses of any kind incurred by the Sponsor. Except as expressly provided herein, if this Agreement is terminated in accordance herewith, then each of the Seller and the Purchaser shall pay any and all of its Transaction Expenses.
(b) Transaction Expenses , with respect to each of the Seller and the Purchaser, means all of its costs and expenses incident to the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and the other Documents and the performance and compliance with all agreements and
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conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with, including the fees, expenses and disbursements of its counsel and accountants, due diligence expenses, advisory and consulting fees (including fees of Cerberus Operations & Advisory Company, LLC), underwriting and other third-party fees required to consummate the Transactions and other costs and expenses associated with any of the foregoing; provided , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, expenses with respect to the arrangements listed as items 7 and 8 on Annex I hereto do not constitute Transaction Expenses hereunder.
(c) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, each of the Seller and the Purchaser shall deliver to the other party hereto a statement, setting forth in reasonable detail, and accompanied by reasonable documentation, an estimate of the amount at Closing of such partys Transaction Expenses (each, a Transaction Expense Statement ). The Transaction Expense Statement delivered by the Purchaser shall also include a statement, as of the Closing Date, of the amount of cash held by the Purchaser Trust upon conclusion of the Offer (including any amounts contributed to the Purchaser Trust in connection with the underwriters over-allotment option (as described in the Proxy), as may have been reduced by reasonable withdrawals of interest thereon to pay Taxes in connection therewith).
Section 10.02 Survival . The agreements and obligations of the parties under Section 7.05 and this Article X shall survive, as the case may be, (i) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII hereof or (ii) the Closing. The agreements and obligations of the parties under Article IX hereof shall survive the Closing and shall continue in accordance with their terms. No representations or warranties or other covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and or the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties in Section 3.02(b) shall survive the Closing until the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date (on which date such representations and warranties shall terminate), and the Purchaser shall be entitled to make a claim against the Seller for a breach thereof until such date; provided that , except in the case of intentional fraud, Purchaser shall not be entitled to claim or recover with respect to a breach thereof an aggregate monetary amount in excess of the Cash Purchase Price.
Section 10.03 Consequences of Breach . Except in the case of intentional fraud, there shall be no remedy available to the Purchaser or the Acquired Entities and their respective successors and permitted assigns, their respective officers, directors, managers, employees, Affiliates and Representatives (collectively, the Purchaser Parties ) for any and all losses (including all Losses) that are sustained or incurred by any of the Purchaser Parties by reason of, resulting from or arising out of any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the Sellers representations or warranties contained in this Agreement. Except for the purposes of determining the obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.01(a)(ii) , (a) the representations and warranties provided by the Seller in this Agreement (including Article III ) are provided for informational purposes only and (b) the Seller shall have no liability to any Purchaser Party for any Losses incurred due to any fact or circumstance that constitutes a breach of any representation or warranty of the Seller contained in this Agreement. Except in the case of intentional fraud, there shall be no remedy available to the Seller and its respective successors and permitted assigns, its respective officers, directors, managers, employees, Affiliates and Representatives (collectively, the Seller Parties ) for any and all losses (including all Losses) that are sustained or incurred by any of the Seller Parties by reason of, resulting from or arising out of any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the Purchasers representations or warranties contained in this Agreement. Except for the purposes of determining the obligations of the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.02(a)(ii) , (a) the representations and warranties
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provided by the Purchaser in this Agreement (including Article IV ) are provided for informational purposes only and (b) the Purchaser shall have no liability to any Seller Party for any Losses incurred due to any fact or circumstance that constitutes a breach of any representation or warranty of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement.
Section 10.04 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to its choice of law rules).
Section 10.05 Consent to Jurisdiction . Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees that any Action, at Law or equity, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any agreements or transactions contemplated hereby shall only be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court), or if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction of such Action is vested in the federal courts, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (b) expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes thereof and (c) waives and agrees not to raise (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise) any and all jurisdictional, venue and convenience objections or defenses that such party may have in such Action. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 10.05 .
Section 10.06 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.04 .
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Section 10.07 Notices . All notices or other communications, including service of process, required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or delivered and received on the earliest of (a) the day when delivered, if delivered personally, (b) two Business Days after deposit with a nationally-recognized courier or overnight service such as Federal Express (or upon any earlier receipt confirmed in writing by such service), (c) five Business Days after mailing via U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (d) on the date received (or if such date is not a Business Day, then on the next Business Day) if transmitted by facsimile, in each case addressed as follows:
If to the Purchaser, to:
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Daniel J. Hennessy
Fax No.: (312) 876-3854
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Jeffrey N. Smith, Dirk W. Andringa
Facsimile: (312) 853-7036
and to:
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10105
Attention: Stuart Neuhauser
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
If to the Seller:
and, if to Traxis, to:
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Fax No.: (212) 755-3009
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Richard A. Presutti, Esq.
Fax No.: (212) 593-5955
and/or to such other address and/or addressee as any such party has specified by prior written notice to the other parties hereto in accordance with this Section 10.07 .
Section 10.08 Successors and Assigns; Benefit .
(a) The rights of any party under this Agreement shall not be assignable by such party without the written consent of the other parties hereto. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.
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(b) This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein express or implied shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and such permitted assigns, any legal or equitable rights hereunder.
Section 10.09 Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver .
(a) This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein, the Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter contained herein or therein, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings or intents, whether express or implied, between or among any of the parties hereto with respect to such subject matter.
(b) No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be binding or effective for any purpose unless it is made in a writing signed by all of the parties hereto. No waiver of this Agreement shall be binding or effective for any purpose unless it is made in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No course of dealing between the parties to this Agreement shall be deemed to modify, amend or discharge any provision or term of this Agreement. No delay or failure by any party to this Agreement in the exercise of any of its rights or remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by any party to this Agreement of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof. A waiver of any right or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right or remedy on any other occasion.
Section 10.10 Interpretation . Article, titles and headings to Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The Schedules and 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. The references herein to Sections, Articles, Exhibits and Schedules, unless otherwise indicated, are references to Sections and Articles of and Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement. Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires. In this Agreement, except to the extent that the context otherwise requires: (a) days means calendar days unless otherwise indicated; (b) $ or US$ means United States Dollars; (c) whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words without limitation; (d) the words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) all terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein; (f) references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns; (g) all references to dollar amounts in this Agreement shall mean U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated and all payments hereunder shall be in US$; and (i) words in the singular include the plural, words in the plural include the singular, and words applicable to one gender shall be construed to apply to each gender.
Section 10.11 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect 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 determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties shall negotiate in good
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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 are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 10.12 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original instrument, but all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become binding when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the
other parties hereto. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail 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.
Section 10.13 Time . Time shall be of the essence in and for purposes of this Agreement.
Section 10.14 Sales and Transfer Taxes . The Purchaser shall pay and shall hold the Seller harmless from and against all stock transfer Taxes, recording fees, stamp Taxes and other sales, transfer, use, excise, purchase and similar Taxes, if any, imposed in connection with or as a result of the acquisition of the Acquired Entities by the Purchaser or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 10.15 Disclosure Schedule . The Disclosure Schedule is qualified in its entirety by reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement and is not intended to constitute, and shall not be construed as constituting, representations or warranties of the Seller, except as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. The specification of any dollar amount in the representations or warranties (as applicable) contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Disclosure Schedule is not intended to imply that such amounts, or higher or lower amounts, or the items so included, or other items, are or are not required to be disclosed or are within or outside of the ordinary course of business, and none of the parties hereto shall use the fact of the setting forth of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Disclosure Schedule in any dispute or controversy with any party as to whether any obligation, item or matter not included in a section of the Disclosure Schedule is or is not required to be disclosed (including whether such amounts or items are required to be disclosed as material) or in the ordinary course of business for the purposes of this Agreement. If any information required by this Agreement to be furnished in any section of the Disclosure Schedule is contained in this Agreement or in any section of the Disclosure Schedule, such information shall be deemed to be included in all sections of the Disclosure Schedule to the extent it is reasonably apparent that such information is applicable to such other section of the Disclosure Schedule. Such additional matters are set forth for informational purposes only and do not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature. In no event shall any disclosure of such additional matters be deemed or interpreted to broaden or otherwise amend any of the covenants or representations or warranties in this Agreement. The information contained in the Disclosure Schedule is disclosed solely for purposes of this Agreement, and no information contained therein shall be deemed to be an admission by any party thereto to any third party of any matter whatsoever, including of any violation of law or breach of any agreement. Headings have been inserted in the sections of the Disclosure Schedule for the convenience of reference only and shall to no extent have the effect of amending or changing the express description of the sections as set forth in this Agreement.
Section 10.16 Remedies; Specific Performance . The parties hereto acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy at Law if any party fails to perform in any material respect any of its obligations hereunder and accordingly agree that each party, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at Law or in equity, shall be entitled to seek an
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injunction or similar equitable relief restraining such party from committing or continuing any such breach or threatened breach or to seek to compel specific performance of the
obligations of any other party under this Agreement, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at Law. No remedy shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and all available remedies shall be cumulative.
Section 10.17 No Recourse . Except in the case of intentional fraud, all actions, claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of actions (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with, or relate in any manner to: (a) this Agreement, (b) the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement), (c) any breach of this Agreement and (d) any failure of the Transactions to be consummated, may be made only against (and, without prejudice to the rights of any express third party beneficiary to whom rights under this Agreement inure pursuant to Section 10.08 ), are those solely of the Persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement and not against any Released Party. Except in the case of intentional fraud, no other Person, including any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, optionholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender to, any party to this Agreement, or any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender (each of the foregoing, a Released Party ) to any of the foregoing shall have any liabilities (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (d) and each Party, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges each of the Released Parties from any such liability or obligation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE PURCHASER: | ||
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. |
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By: |
/s/ Daniel J. Hennessy |
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Name: Daniel J. Hennessy | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 10.01(a) HEREOF: |
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THE SPONSOR: | ||
HENNESSY CAPITAL PARTNERS I LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Daniel J. Hennessy |
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Name: Daniel J. Hennessy | ||
Title: Managing Member |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Purchase Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE SELLER: | ||
THE TRAXIS GROUP B.V. | ||
By: |
/s/ Dev Kapadia |
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Name: Dev Kapadia | ||
Title: Managing Director |
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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
BACKSTOP AND SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This Backstop and Subscription Agreement (this Agreement ), made as of September , 2014 by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (the Company ), The Traxis Group B.V. ( Traxis ), Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC (the Sponsor ), (each a Subscriber and together, the Subscribers ), is intended to set forth certain representations, covenants and agreements among the Company and each Subscriber, with respect to the acquisition by each Subscriber of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share ( Common Stock ), in two separate tranches, one of which shall be for aggregate consideration of up to $5,000,000 and the other of which shall be for additional aggregate consideration of up to $5,000,000, in each case through such acquisitions as are described in Sections 1(a)(iii), (iv) and (v) hereof, which representations, covenants and agreements are made in connection with the closing of the acquisition of School Bus Holdings Inc. ( School Bus ) in accordance with that certain Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement ), dated as of the date hereof, by and between Traxis and the Company (such acquisition, the Acquisition , and the closing of the Acquisition, the Acquisition Closing ).
1. (a) Backstop .
(i) Each Subscriber covenants and agrees that until the earlier of the (A) Acquisition Closing or (B) Termination Date (as defined below), it shall not, and shall ensure that its Affiliates do not, Transfer any Common Stock. For purposes hereof, Affiliate shall mean affiliate as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and Transfer shall mean any direct or indirect transfer, redemption, disposition or monetization in any manner whatsoever, including, without limitation, through redemption election or any derivative transactions.
(ii) Each Subscriber covenants and agrees that it shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, (A) vote its Common Stock that it owns on the Record Date (as defined below) in favor of (x) the Acquisition (as defined below), whether pursuant to a proxy filed by the Company or otherwise, in any vote thereon and (y) the proposals of the Company set forth in its Preliminary Proxy Statement (the Proxy ) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a special meeting of stockholders (the Special Meeting ) to be held by the Company to approve, among other things, the Acquisition and (B) not exercise its redemption rights in any Common Stock in connection with the Special Meeting.
(iii) Commencing on the date hereof and through 5:00 p.m. EST on the last date on which it may purchase shares of Common Stock such that the settlement of such purchase shall occur on or before the record date (the Record Date ) for the Special Meeting (the Open Market Deadline ), each Subscriber shall (provided it is lawful to do so) have the right to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased for the consideration set forth as Tranche I Backstop Allocation under its name on the signature page hereto (or such lesser number of shares, if any, as directed by the Company or to which the Company consented) (its Tranche I Backstop Allocation ) in the open market or in other privately negotiated transactions with third parties. On the date immediately following the Open Market Deadline and promptly at other times requested by the Company from time to time, each Subscriber shall notify the Company in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock so
purchased (the Tranche I Open Market Shares ) and the aggregate purchase price paid therefor by such Subscriber. Notwithstanding the foregoing, between the Open Market Deadline and the close of business on the third Trading Day prior to the Special Meeting (the Private Purchase Deadline ), each Subscriber shall (provided it is lawful to do so) use reasonable best efforts to purchase its remaining Tranche I Backstop Allocation in privately negotiated transactions with third parties, including forward contracts, provided that: (a) such transactions settle no later than, and are conditioned upon, the Acquisition Closing and (b) no Subscriber shall be required to purchase any shares of Common Stock at a price above $10.00. On the date immediately following the Private Purchase Deadline and promptly at other times requested by the Company from time to time, each Subscriber shall (x) notify the Company in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased (the Tranche I Private Purchase Shares and, together with the Tranche I Open Market Shares, the Tranche I Market Shares ) and the aggregate purchase price paid therefor by such Subscriber and (y) provide the Company, for all Private Purchase Shares acquired, all documentary evidence reasonably requested by the Company and its advisors (including without limitation, its legal counsel) and its transfer agent and proxy solicitor to confirm that: (A) Subscriber purchased, or has contracted to purchase, such shares, and (B) the seller of such shares has provided to Subscriber a representation that (I) the seller voted such shares in favor of the Acquisition and the proposals of the Company set forth in the Proxy and (II) the seller of such shares did not exercise its redemption rights for such shares in connection with the Special Meeting. For purposes hereof, Trading Day shall mean a day during which trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the NASDAQ Capital Market or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, on the principal other national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading.
(iv) Commencing promptly following the later of (x) such time as the Company directs each Subscriber to do so (which the Company shall not direct prior to the third Trading Day prior to the Record Date) and (y) such time as each Subscriber has purchased the entirety of its Tranche I Backstop Allocation, in either case through the Open Market Deadline, each Subscriber shall (provided it is lawful to do so) have the right to purchase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased for the consideration set forth as Tranche II Backstop Allocation under its name on the signature page hereto (or such lesser number of shares, if any, as directed by the Company) (its Tranche II Backstop Allocation , and together with the Tranche I Backstop Allocation, the Backstop Allocation ) in the open market or in other privately negotiated transactions with third parties. On the date immediately following the Open Market Deadline and promptly at other times requested by the Company from time to time, each Subscriber shall notify the Company in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased (the Tranche II Open Market Shares ) and the aggregate purchase price paid therefor by such Subscriber. Notwithstanding the foregoing, between the Open Market Deadline and the Private Purchase Deadline, each Subscriber shall (provided it is lawful to do so) use reasonable best efforts to purchase its remaining Tranche II Backstop Allocation in privately negotiated transactions with third parties, including forward contracts, provided that: (a) such transactions settle no later than, and are conditioned upon, the Acquisition Closing and (b) no Subscriber shall be required to purchase any shares of Common Stock at a price above $10.00. On the date immediately following the Private Purchase Deadline and promptly at other times requested by the Company from time to time, each Subscriber shall (x)
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notify the Company in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock so purchased (the Tranche II Private Purchase Shares and, together with the Tranche I Open Market Shares, the Tranche II Market Shares and; and the Tranche II Market Shares, together with the Tranche I Market Shares, the Market Shares ) and the aggregate purchase price paid therefor by such Subscriber and (y) provide the Company, for all Private Purchase Shares acquired, all documentary evidence reasonably requested by the Company and its advisors (including without limitation, its legal counsel) and its transfer agent and proxy solicitor to confirm that: (A) Subscriber purchased, or has contracted to purchase, such shares, and (B) the seller has provided to Subscriber a representation that (I) the seller of such shares voted such shares in favor of the Acquisition and the proposals of the Company set forth in the Proxy and (II) the seller of such shares did not exercise its redemption rights for such shares in connection with the Special Meeting.
(v) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company (A) the number of shares of Common Stock equivalent to its Tranche I Private Placement Remainder at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the Tranche I Common Offering ), and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock equivalent to its Tranche II Private Placement Remainder at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the Tranche II Common Offering ), and, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) the Company agrees to sell such shares to each Subscriber at such price, subject to, in the case of clause (B), the Companys right (x) to sell to such Subscriber such lesser number of shares as the Company may deem necessary or desirable with the prior written consent of Traxis (the shares of Common Stock to be so sold in clause (A) above, the Tranche I Subject Common Shares ; in clause (B) above, the Tranche II Subject Common Shares ; and, collectively in clauses (A) and (B), the Subject Common Shares ) or (y) to determine not to consummate such sale if the Acquisition Closing does not occur or with the prior written consent of Traxis. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Acquisition Closing does not occur, then Subscribers obligations to purchase shares under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) above are extinguished. Any such purchase shall be consummated simultaneously with the Acquisition Closing (the Backstop Closing Day ). For purposes hereof, each Subscribers Tranche I Private Placement Remainder shall mean that number of shares of Common Stock that is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) such Subscribers Tranche I Backstop Allocation (as reduced by the amount, if any, of its Tranche I Backstop Allocation used to purchase common stock pursuant to Section 1(a)(iii) hereof) by (B) $10.00, and such Subscribers Tranche II Private Placement Remainder shall mean that number of shares of Common Stock that is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) such Subscribers Tranche II Backstop Allocation (as reduced by the amount, if any, of its Tranche II Backstop Allocation used to purchase common stock pursuant to Section 1(a)(iv) hereof) by (B) $10.00. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that no Market Shares are acquired by any Subscriber pursuant to Sections 1(a)(iii) and (iv), such Subscribers obligations under this Section 1(a)(v) shall nevertheless apply.
(b) Commitment Fee . In consideration for each Subscribers obligations described in Section 1(a) hereof, on the date hereof, each Subscriber shall be paid, in immediately available funds, an up-front fee of $300,000, incurred as of the date hereof.
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(c) Utilization Fees .
(i) Simultaneously with the Acquisition Closing, in consideration for the Subscribers obligations to acquire the Tranche I Market Shares, the Tranche I Subject Common Shares or any combination thereof (collectively, the Tranche I Acquired Shares ), the Company shall issue to the Subscribers (in such allocation between them as directed in writing by the Sponsors), an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (the Tranche I Utilization Fee Shares ) equal to the product of (A) 38,750, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Tranche I Acquired Shares, and the denominator of which is 500,000, provided that in no event shall the number of shares exceed 38,750.
(ii) Simultaneously with the Acquisition Closing, in consideration for the Subscribers obligations to acquire the Tranche II Market Shares, the Tranche I Subject Common Shares or any combination thereof (collectively, the Tranche II Acquired Shares ), the Company shall issue to the Subscribers (in such allocation between them as directed in writing by the Sponsors), an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (the Tranche II Utilization Fee Shares and, together with the Tranche I Acquired Fee Shares, the Utilization Fee Shares ) equal to the product of (A) 64,000, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Tranche I Acquired Shares, and the denominator of which is 500,000, provided that in no event shall the number of shares exceed 64,000.
(iii) Simultaneously with the Acquisition Closing, the Sponsor shall forfeit, and the Company shall retire and cancel, a number of shares of Common Stock held by the Sponsor equal to the number of Utilization Fee Shares.
2. Delivery of Subscription Amount; Acceptance of Subscriptions; Delivery . Each Subscriber understands and agrees that this subscription is made subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Subscriber shall execute and deliver the Investor Questionnaire (as defined below) and, in respect of the Tranche I Common Offering and Tranche II Common Offering pursuant to Section 1(a)(v) hereof, upon notice from the Company setting forth the reasonably anticipated date of the Acquisition Closing, such Subscriber shall, no fewer than 3 days prior to such anticipated date (the Funding Date ), cause a wire transfer to be made for payment for the Subject Common Shares in immediately available funds in the amount equal to $10 multiplied by the number of Subject Common Shares to be purchased by such Subscriber (the Common Subscription Amount ) in accordance with the Subscription Instructions set forth on Exhibit A hereto. In the event Subscriber enters into privately negotiated transactions with third parties subsequent to the Funding Date but prior to the Acquisition Closing, the Common Subscription Amount shall be reduced by the dollar amount of such purchases and such excess funds shall be returned to such Subscriber. The payments provided for in this Section 2(a) shall be maintained in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (or other nationally recognized escrow agent with whom in all cases, whether with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company or otherwise, the Company shall have an escrow agreement in place for purposes hereof, which such agreement shall be on reasonable and customary terms) pending the Companys acceptance of the subscription.
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(b) The subscription of each Subscriber for the Subject Common Shares shall be deemed to be accepted only (and shall not otherwise be accepted by the Company except) when (i) the Company has confirmed in writing to such Subscriber that the Companys representations and warranties contained herein are, or shall be, true and correct as of the date of the acceptance of such subscription and (ii) there occurs the simultaneous Acquisition Closing. If such acceptances do not occur on or prior to the earliest of (x) the Acquisition Closing or (y) the date on which the Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the Termination Date ), such Subscribers subscription shall automatically be deemed rejected (the Subscription Rejection ).
(c) The payment of the Common Subscription Amount will be returned promptly, without interest, to each Subscriber if the applicable subscriptions are rejected in whole or in part or if the Tranche I Common Offering and the Tranche II Common Offering, as applicable, is withdrawn or canceled.
(d) The representations and warranties of the Company and such Subscriber set forth herein shall be true and correct as of the date that the Company accepts the subscriptions set forth herein.
3. Expenses . Each party hereto shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
4. Registration Rights .
(a) At the Acquisition Closing, the Company and each of the Subscribers shall execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement ), pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to register the resale of the Subject Common Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
(b) None of the Subject Common Shares or Utilization Fee Shares may be directly or indirectly transferred, disposed of or otherwise monetized in any manner whatsoever, except pursuant to a registration statement or in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, it shall be a condition to any such transfer that the Company shall be furnished with a written opinion of counsel to the holder of such Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares, reasonably satisfactory to the Company (as determined by the Company within 3 Trading Days of its receipt of such written opinion), to the effect that the proposed transfer would be pursuant to a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; provided that the Company shall not require such written opinion of counsel if, acting in its reasonable discretion, if determines that applicable Law does not prohibit any transfers of the Subject Common Shares or Utilization Fee Shares, respectively, at such time.
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(c) Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, no Subscribers shall execute any short sales or engage in other hedging transactions of any kind with respect to the Common Stock during the period from the date of the Acquisition Closing through the date that is 45 consecutive days thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, the prohibition set forth herein shall not be applicable on or after the Termination Date.
5. Representations, Warranties, Understandings, Risk Acknowledgments, and Covenants of The Subscribers . Each Subscriber hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company as follows:
(a) Such Subscriber is purchasing the Subject Common Shares and acquiring the Utilization Fee Shares for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution or resale within the meaning of the Securities Act (absent the registration of the Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares for resale under the Securities Act or a valid exemption from registration). Subscriber will not sell, assign or transfer such shares at any time in violation of the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Subscriber acknowledges that the Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
(b) Such Subscriber understands that (A) the Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares (1) have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, (2) have been offered and will be sold in reliance upon an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (3) will be issued in reliance upon exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of state securities laws which relate to private offerings and (4) must be held indefinitely because of the fact that the Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, and (B) such Subscriber must therefore bear the economic risk of its investment hereunder indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or is exempt therefrom. Subscriber further understands that such exemptions depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent of such Subscriber expressed herein. Pursuant to the foregoing, such Subscriber acknowledges that until such time as the resale of the Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares has been registered under the Securities Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, the certificates representing any Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares acquired by such Subscriber shall bear a restrictive legend substantially as follows (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates evidencing such Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares):
In respect of the Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares:
THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
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BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
1. | REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OR IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR AS DEFINED IN REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND |
2. | AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. (THE COMPANY) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AFTER THE LAST DATE OF THE ACQUISITION FROM THE COMPANY OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT: |
(A) | TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR |
(B) | PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(C) | TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR AS DEFINED IN REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(D) | PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. |
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
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(c) Such Subscriber has knowledge, skill and experience in financial, business and investment matters relating to an investment of this type and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such investment and protecting such Subscribers interest in connection with the acquisition of the Subject Common Shares, Utilization Fee Shares and the Market Shares (collectively, the Shares ). Such Subscriber understands that the acquisition of the Shares is a speculative investment and involves substantial risks and that such Subscriber could lose such Subscribers entire investment. Further, the undersigned has (i) carefully read and considered the risks identified in the Disclosure Documents (as defined below) and (ii) carefully considered the risks related to the Acquisition, the Company, and School Bus and has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risks related to the Company, School Bus, the Acquisition, the Shares and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the purchase of the Shares. Acknowledging the very significant tax impact analysis and other analyses that is warranted in determining the consequences to it of purchasing and owning the Shares, to the extent deemed necessary by such Subscriber, such Subscriber has had the opportunity to retain, at its own expense, and relied upon, appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of the foregoing, including, without limitation, purchasing and owning the Shares. Such Subscriber has the ability to bear the economic risks of such Subscribers investment in the Company, including a complete loss of the investment, and such Subscriber has no need for liquidity in such investment.
(d) Such Subscriber has been furnished by the Company all information (or provided access to all reasonable information it requested) regarding the business and financial condition of the Company and School Bus, the Companys expected plans for future business activities, and the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares which such Subscriber has requested or otherwise needs to evaluate the investment in the Shares.
(e) Such Subscriber is in receipt of and has carefully read and understands the following items (collectively, the Disclosure Documents ):
(i) the final prospectus of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ) on January 16, 2014 (the Final Prospectus );
(ii) each filing made by the Company with the SEC following the filing of the Final Prospectus;
(iii) the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which has been made available to such Subscriber; and
(iv) a draft of the Proxy and the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company proposed to be voted on pursuant thereto, a copy of which has been made available to such Subscriber.
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Such Subscriber understands the significant extent to which certain of the disclosures contained in items (i) and (ii) above shall no longer apply following the acquisition of School Bus in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.
Such Subscriber acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has made or makes any representation or warranty to such Subscriber in respect of the Company or School Bus, the Acquisition, the Company upon, or relating to, the Acquisition, other than in the case of the Company, the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.
(f) In making its investment decision to purchase the Shares, such Subscriber is relying solely on investigations made by such Subscriber and such Subscribers representatives. The offer to sell the Subject Common Shares and issue the Utilization Fee Shares was communicated to such Subscriber in such a manner that such Subscriber was able to ask questions of and receive answers from the management of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction and that at no time was such Subscriber presented with or solicited by or through any advertisement, article, leaflet, public promotional meeting, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or meeting or any other form of general or public advertising or solicitation.
(g) Such Subscriber acknowledges that it has been advised that:
(i) The Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares offered or issuable hereby have not been approved or disapproved by the SEC or any state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of any representations by the Company. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
(ii) In making an investment decision, such Subscriber must rely on its own examination of the Company, the Acquisition, School Bus, the Tranche I Common Offering and Tranche II Common Offering, including the merits and risks involved. The Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority. Furthermore, the foregoing authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any representation. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
(iii) The Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares will be restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption therefrom. Such Subscriber is aware that the provisions of Rule 144 are not currently available and, in the future, may not become available for resale of any of the Subject Common Shares and Utilization Fee Shares and that the Company is an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. Such Subscriber is aware that such Subscriber may be required to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time.
(h) Such Subscriber agrees to furnish the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request in order to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein and agrees to notify the Company immediately of any material change in the information provided herein that occurs prior to the acceptance of this Agreement by the Company.
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(i) Such Subscriber further represents and warrants that such Subscriber is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and Subscriber has executed the Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Investor Questionnaire ) and shall provide to the Company an updated Investor Questionnaire for any change in circumstances at any time on or prior to the Acquisition Closing.
(j) As of the date of this Agreement, such Subscriber and its affiliates do not have, and during the 30 day period prior to the date of this Agreement such Subscriber and its affiliates have not entered into, any put equivalent position as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 of under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ) or short sale positions with respect to the securities of the Company. In addition, such Subscriber shall comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Act.
(k) If such Subscriber is a natural person, such Subscriber has reached the age of majority in the state in which such Subscriber resides, has adequate means of providing for such Subscribers current financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the substantial economic risks of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time, has no need for liquidity in such investment and, at the present time, could afford a complete loss of such investment.
(l) If such Subscriber is a partnership, corporation, trust, estate or other entity (an Entity ): (i) such Entity has the full legal right and power and all authority and approval required (a) to execute and deliver, or authorize execution and delivery of, this Agreement and all other instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Entity in connection with the purchase of the Shares, (b) to delegate authority pursuant to power of attorney and (c) to purchase and hold such Shares; (ii) the signature of the party signing on behalf of such Entity is binding upon such Entity; and (iii) such Entity has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring such Shares, unless each beneficial owner of such entity is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or is qualified as an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has submitted information substantiating such individual qualification.
(m) If such Subscriber is a retirement plan or is investing on behalf of a retirement plan, such Subscriber acknowledges that investment in the Shares poses additional risks including the inability to use losses generated by an investment in the Shares to offset taxable income.
(n) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subscriber and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Subscriber enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors rights generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies; (iii) principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in Law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.
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(o) Such Subscriber understands and confirms that the Company will rely on the representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined herein). All representations and warranties provided to the Company furnished by or on behalf of such Subscriber, taken as a whole, are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(p) Such Subscriber has read the Final Prospectus, and understands that the Company has established a trust fund, currently in an amount of approximately $115 million ( Trust Fund ) for the benefit of the Companys public shareholders and that the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Fund only (i) to the Companys public shareholders in the event they elect to redeem their shares, (ii) to the public shareholders upon the liquidation of the Company if the Company fails to consummate an initial business combination within the required time period described in the Final Prospectus, (iii) to the Company in limited amounts for its tax obligations and (iv) to the Company after, or concurrently with, the consummation of a business combination. To induce the Company to enter into this Agreement and sell the securities to be sold to it hereunder, such Subscriber agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Fund ( Claim ) and waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Subscriber shall maintain rights of redemption of any public shares it may own if the Acquisition Closing does not occur. This section shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
(q) Neither such Subscriber nor, to the extent it has them, any of its shareholders, members, managers, general or limited partners, directors, affiliates or executive officers (collectively with such Subscriber, the Subscriber Covered Persons ), are subject to any of the Bad Actor disqualifications described in Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act (a Disqualification Event ), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).
(r) Such Subscriber has exercised reasonable care to determine whether such Subscriber Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event.
(s) Neither the purchase of the Subject Common Shares nor the acquisition of the Utilization Fee Shares by such Subscriber will subject the Company to any Disqualification Event.
(t) As of the date hereof, such Subscriber does not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock.
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6. Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to each Subscriber as follows:
(a) Subject to obtaining all required approvals necessary in connection with the performance of the Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, the approval of the Companys stockholders) and any required approvals pursuant to the applicable rules of NASDAQ (as defined below) (together, the Required Approvals ), the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the Transaction Documents ), and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. Subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the Companys Board of Directors and, subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents will constitute upon execution and delivery by the Company, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors rights generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies; (iii) principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in Law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.
(b) Subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Company, (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any Law applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations in clause (ii) of this Section 6(b) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole ( Material Adverse Effect )). The Company is not in violation of its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or other organizational documents. The Company is not in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would result in a default) under, and the Company has not taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company is bound or affected, except for defaults or possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
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Adverse Effect. Except for filings required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws (and subject to obtaining the Required Approvals), the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market (other than pursuant to the applicable rules of NASDAQ and the filing of a Notification and Report Form with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, if required) in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations that the Company is required to effect or obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof or will, prior to any acceptance of this subscription, be so obtained or effected in a timely manner as required by Law.
(c) The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the SEC Documents ) since January 16, 2014, or has timely filed for a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes, year-end adjustments or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(e) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures: (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the Companys chief executive officer and its chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the Companys reports and filings under the Exchange Act are being prepared, (ii) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the most recent quarterly period reported to the SEC, and (iii) are effective to perform the functions for which they were established.
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(f) Except with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by each of the other Transaction Documents and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents or has been disclosed in any public disclosure as defined in Section 101(e) of Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act, since January 16, 2014: (i) the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and since that date, no changes have occurred which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in order to consummate the Acquisition and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected on the Companys financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents.
(g) Other than a deficiency letter from NASDAQ dated August 7, 2014, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of the Agreement, or (ii) if there were an unfavorable decision, would have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. As used in this Agreement, Action means any action, lawsuit, claim, suit, arbitration, hearing, examination or judicial or legal proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, at Law or in equity, or by or before any federal, national, supranational, foreign, state, provincial, local, county, municipal or other government, any governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, department, bureau, board, commission or official or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority, or any court, tribunal, judicial or arbitral body, or any securities exchange, futures exchange, contract market, any other exchange or corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization applicable to a party to this Agreement (each, a Governmental Authority ) (in each case to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such body or authority have the force of Law). As used in this Agreement, Law means any material law (statutory, common or otherwise), including any material statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order of a Governmental Authority.
(h) The Company has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject in respect of which the failure to so make or file could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and, to the extent required by generally accepted accounting principles, has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes that are material in amount for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax.
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(i) Since January 16, 2014, except as set forth in any document filed with the SEC, no event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Company, circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would or could reasonably be expected to: (i) constitute or result in a violation by the Company, or a failure on the part of the Company to comply with, any Law; or (ii) give rise to any obligation on the part of the Company to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any Law, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that are applicable to it.
(k) No labor or employment dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent or threatened, with respect to any of the employees of the Company that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) To the extent this Agreement is not already publicly disclosed at such time, the Company will file with the SEC disclosing the form of this Agreement within 2 Trading Days of the date hereof.
(m) The Company understands and confirms that each Subscriber will rely on the representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Understandings . Each Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company as follows:
(a) Such Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by such Subscriber, that, except as required by Law, such Subscriber is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any agreements of such Subscriber hereunder, and that this Agreement and such other agreements shall survive the death or disability of such Subscriber and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. If such Subscriber is more than one person, the obligations of such Subscriber hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments herein contained shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
(b) No federal or state agency has made any finding or determination as to the accuracy or adequacy of the Disclosure Documents or as to the suitability of this offering for investment nor any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares.
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(c) The Common Offering is intended to be exempt from registration, which is dependent upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the statements made by such Subscriber herein.
(d) There is only a limited public market for the Common Stock. There can be no assurance that a Subscriber will be able to sell or dispose of the Shares.
(e) The representations and warranties of such Subscriber contained in this Agreement and in any other writing delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and the date of the consummation of each offering of the Subject Common Shares and issuance of the Utilization Fee Shares as if made on and as of such date and such representation and warranties and all agreements of such Subscriber contained herein and in any other writing delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
8. Survival . All representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive (i) the acceptance of this Agreement by the Company and (ii) changes in the transactions, documents and instruments described herein which are not material or which are to the benefit of the Subscribers, in each case until the earlier of the (A) Acquisition Closing or (B) Termination Date. Each Subscriber acknowledges the meaning and legal consequences of the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein and that the Company has relied upon such representations, warranties and covenants in determining such Subscribers qualification and suitability to purchase the Shares.
9. Notices . All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when delivered personally or two Trading Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or one Trading Day after it is delivered by a commercial overnight carrier or upon confirmation if delivered by facsimile or email:
(a) | if to the Company (prior to the Acquisition Closing), to the following address: |
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Daniel J. Hennessy
Facsimile: (312) 876-3854
with a copy to:
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Jeffrey N. Smith, Esq., Dirk W. Andringa, Esq.
Facsimile: (312) 853-7036
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and to:
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
and to:
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Ave.
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Facsimile: (212) 755-3009:
and to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Richard A. Presutti, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
(b) | if to the Company (following the Acquisition Closing), to the following address: |
Blue Bird Corporation
402 Blue Bird Blvd., P.O. Box 937
Fort Valley, Georgia, 31030
Attention: CEO
Facsimile: (478) 822-3609
with a copy to:
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Ave.
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Facsimile: (212) 755-3009:
and to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Richard A. Presutti, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
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(c) if to a Subscriber, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
(d) or at such other address as any party shall have specified by notice in writing to the others.
10. Notification of Changes . Each Subscriber agrees and covenants to notify the Company and Traxis immediately upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Acquisition Closing that would cause any representation, warranty, covenant or other statement contained in this Agreement to be false or incorrect or of any change in any statement made herein occurring prior to the Acquisition Closing. The Company and Traxis agree and covenant to notify each Subscriber immediately upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Acquisition Closing that would cause any representation, warranty, covenant or other statement contained in this Agreement to be false or incorrect or of any change in any statement made herein occurring prior to the Acquisition Closing.
11. Assignability; Amendments; Waiver . This Agreement is not assignable by any Subscriber, and may not be amended, modified or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company, Traxis and the Subscribers. The Agreement may not be waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of waiver is sought.
12. Binding Effect . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, successors and assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. This Agreement does not confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto and their heirs, successors and permitted assigns, provided , however , that Traxis is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, and the Company and each Subscriber hereby acknowledge and agree that Traxis has the right to cause the Company to enforce its rights and perform its obligations under this Agreement including the right to cause the Company to make or not make any election or otherwise exercise or not exercise a right hereunder; and provided further , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company and each Subscriber acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy at Law if any Subscriber fails to perform in any material respect any of its obligations hereunder and accordingly agree that each party and Traxis, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at Law or in equity, shall be entitled to seek an injunction or similar equitable relief restraining such party from committing or continuing any such breach or threatened breach or to seek to compel specific performance of the obligations of any other party under this Agreement, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at Law.
13. Obligations Irrevocable . Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, the obligations of each Subscriber to make its subscription provided for hereunder shall be irrevocable, except with the consent of the Company and Traxis, until the Subscription Rejection.
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14. Agreement . This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Subscribers and the Company relating to the matters contained herein and therein, superseding all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or written. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof that would require the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York. Each of the parties consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the District of Delaware or the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court), with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens , to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
16. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Subscriber or any circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other subscriptions or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by Law.
17. Construction . The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof. The rule of construction that an agreement shall be construed strictly against the drafter shall not apply to this Agreement.
18. Counterparts; Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A facsimile or other electronic transmission of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.
19. Counsel . Each Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Company and its counsel represent the interests of the Company and not those of any Subscriber in any agreement (including this Agreement) to which the Company is a party.
20. Confidentiality . Without limiting any of Subscribers pre-existing confidentiality obligations, Subscriber shall not, for a period of one year following the date hereof, without the Companys prior written consent, disclose to any other person or entity the nature, extent or fact that Subscriber is entering this Agreement or the terms and conditions hereof, or any information Subscriber may receive in connection with this Agreement (in each case to the extent the Company has communicated the confidentiality thereof) other than (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case Subscriber agrees, to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, to inform the Company promptly thereof prior to such disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory
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authority having jurisdiction over Subscriber, (c) to the extent that such information is or becomes publicly available other than by reason of disclosure by Subscriber in violation of this Agreement, or (d) to Subscribers Affiliates and to Subscribers and its Affiliates employees, legal counsel, independent auditors and other agents (collectively representatives) who need to know such information and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and are or have been advised of their obligation to keep information of this type confidential. Subscriber will cause all of its and its Affiliates representatives to comply with the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement as fully as if they were a party hereto and will be responsible for a breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement by any such representatives.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, as of the date first written above.
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
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HENNESSY CAPITAL PARTNERS I LLC | ||
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Hennessy Capital LLC, its managing member | |
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Name: Daniel J. Hennessy | ||
Title: Managing Member |
[ Signature Page to Backstop and Subscription Agreement ]
THE TRAXIS GROUP B.V. | ||
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Dev Kapadia | ||
Managing Director |
SIGNATURE PAGE
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BACKSTOP AND SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
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HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Subscriber hereby executes, delivers, joins in and agrees to be bound by the Backstop and Subscription Agreement by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. and the Subscriber (as defined therein) to which this Signature Page is attached as a Subscriber thereunder, which, together with all counterparts of such agreements and signature pages of other parties to such agreements, shall constitute one and the same document in accordance with the terms of such agreements.
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Tranche I Backstop Allocation: |
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Tranche II Backstop Allocation: |
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[ Signature Page to Backstop and Subscription Agreement ]
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Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
FOR
7.625% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
This Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement (this Agreement ), made as of September 23, 2014 by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (the Company ) and each of the undersigned subscribers (each, a Subscriber , collectively, the Subscribers ), is intended to set forth certain representations, covenants and agreements among the Company and the Subscribers, with respect to the private offering (the Preferred Offering ) for sale by the Company and the purchase by each Subscriber in such private offering of the number of shares set forth under such Subscribers name on the signature pages hereto of 7.625% Preferred Stock with the terms set out in the form of certificate of designations attached as Exhibit A hereto (the Certificate of Designations and, such shares, the Preferred Shares ) at a price per share of $100.00.
WHEREAS, the Subscribers and the Company entered into that certain Subscription Agreement for 7.625% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the Original Agreement ), dated as of September 21, 2014 (the Acquisition Signing Date ); and
WHEREAS, the Subscribers, the Company and The Traxis Group B.V. ( Traxis ) desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety (including each Exhibit thereto) as set forth herein, in accordance with Section 11 of the Original Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, covenants and conditions contained herein, the Subscribers, the Company and Traxis hereby agree that the Original Agreement, and each exhibit thereto, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, and the Subscribers and the Company further agree as follows:
1. Subject Preferred Subscription . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees, subject to the simultaneous occurrence of the closing of the acquisition of School Bus Holdings Inc. ( School Bus ) in accordance with that certain Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement ), dated as of the Acquisition Signing Date, by and between Traxis and the Company (such acquisition, the Acquisition , and the closing of the Acquisition, the Acquisition Closing ), to purchase from the Company (a) the number of Preferred Shares indicated as the Base Subject Preferred Shares under such Subscribers name on the signature page hereto (the Base Subject Preferred Shares ) and (b) if the Company has delivered an Accordion Election Notice (as defined below), the number of Preferred Shares indicated as the Accordion Subject Preferred Shares under such Subscribers name on the signature page hereto, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) at a purchase price of $100.00 per share, and the Company agrees, subject to the simultaneous Acquisition Closing and the other conditions set forth herein, to sell to such Subscriber at such purchase price (x) such number of Base Subject Preferred Shares and (y) if the Company has delivered an Accordion Election Notice, such number of Accordion Subject Preferred Shares (such Base Subject Preferred Shares and Accordion Subject Preferred Shares to be sold, collectively, the Subject Preferred Shares ); provided , however , that, notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, if either (i) the Base Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) is less than $11.60 or (ii) the value of the consideration paid to Traxis upon the Acquisition Closing is less than $255.0 million, valuing all shares of Common Stock issued to Traxis at $10 per share, then the Company shall not have any obligation to sell any Preferred Shares to any such Subscriber. The Company shall have the right, upon written notice to such Subscriber (the Accordion Election Notice ), to require the purchase by such Subscriber of such Accordion Subject Preferred Shares, as contemplated by the foregoing clauses 1(b) and (y).
2. Delivery of Subscription Amount; Acceptance of Subscriptions; Delivery . Each Subscriber understands and agrees that this subscription is made subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Subscriber shall execute and deliver the Investor Questionnaire (as defined below) and, in respect of the Preferred Offering, upon notice from the Company setting forth the reasonably anticipated date of the Acquisition Closing, each Subscriber shall, no fewer than 3 days prior to such anticipated date, cause a wire transfer to be made for payment for the Subject Preferred Shares in immediately available funds in the amount equal to $100.00 multiplied by the number of Subject Preferred Shares for which such Subscriber has subscribed (each Subscribers Preferred Subscription Amount ) in accordance with the Subscription Instructions set forth on Exhibit B hereto. The payments provided for in this Section 2(a) shall be maintained in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (or other nationally recognized escrow agent with whom in all cases, whether with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company or otherwise, the Company shall have an escrow agreement in place for purposes hereof, which such agreement shall be on reasonable and customary terms) pending the Companys acceptance of the subscription.
(b) The subscription of each Subscriber for the Subject Preferred Shares shall be deemed to be accepted only (and shall not otherwise be accepted by the Company except) when (i) the Company has confirmed in writing to such Subscriber that the Companys representations and warranties contained herein are, or shall be, true and correct as of the date of the acceptance of such subscription and (ii) there occurs the simultaneous Acquisition Closing. If such acceptances do not occur on or prior to the earliest of (x) the Acquisition Closing or (y) the date on which the Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the Termination Date ), such Subscribers subscription shall automatically be deemed rejected (the Subscription Rejection ).
(c) The payment of the Preferred Subscription Amount will be returned promptly, without interest, to each Subscriber, as applicable, if the applicable subscriptions are rejected in whole or in part or if the Preferred Offering is withdrawn or canceled.
(d) The representations and warranties of the Company and each Subscriber set forth herein shall be true and correct as of the date that the Company accepts the subscriptions set forth herein.
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3. Expenses . Each party hereto shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
4. Registration Rights .
(a) At the Acquisition Closing, the Company and each Subscriber shall execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement ), pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to register the resale of the Subject Preferred Shares (and the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share ( Common Stock ) of the Company into which the Preferred Shares may be converted, the Underlying Common ), each under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
(b) None of the Subject Preferred Shares or the Underlying Common may be directly or indirectly transferred, disposed of or otherwise monetized in any manner whatsoever, except in a transaction that is in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, it shall be a condition to any such transfer that the Company shall be furnished with a written opinion of counsel to the holder of such Subject Preferred Shares (or the Underlying Common, as applicable), reasonably satisfactory to the Company (as determined by the Company within 3 Business Days of its receipt of such written opinion), to the effect that the proposed transfer would be in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; provided that the Company shall not require such written opinion of counsel if, acting in its reasonable discretion, if determines that applicable Law does not prohibit any transfers of the Subject Preferred Shares (or the Underlying Common), as applicable, at such time. Business Day shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed.
(c) Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, no Subscriber shall execute any short sales or engage in other hedging transactions of any kind with respect to the Common Stock during the period from the date of the Acquisition Closing through the date that is 45 consecutive days thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, the prohibition set forth herein shall not be applicable on or after the Termination Date.
5. Representations, Warranties, Understandings, Risk Acknowledgments, and Covenants of Each Subscriber . Each Subscriber hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company as follows:
(a) Such Subscriber is purchasing the Subject Preferred Shares (including the Underlying Common) (collectively, the Subject Shares ) for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, for investment purposes and not with a view towards distribution or resale within the meaning of the Securities Act (absent the registration of the Subject Shares for resale under the Securities Act or a valid exemption from registration). Subscriber will not sell, assign or transfer such shares at any time in violation of the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Subscriber acknowledges that the Subject Shares cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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(b) Such Subscriber understands that (A) the Subject Shares (1) have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, (2) have been offered and will be sold in reliance upon an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (3) will be issued in reliance upon exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of state securities laws which relate to private offerings and (4) must be held indefinitely because of the fact that the Subject Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, and (B) such Subscriber must therefore bear the economic risk of its investment hereunder indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or is exempt therefrom. Subscriber further understands that such exemptions depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent of such Subscriber expressed herein. Pursuant to the foregoing, such Subscriber acknowledges that until such time as the resale of the Subject Shares has been registered under the Securities Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, the certificates representing any Subject Shares acquired by such Subscriber shall bear a restrictive legend substantially as follows (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates evidencing such Subject Shares):
In respect of the Subject Preferred Shares:
THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK OR THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
1. | REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND |
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AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. (THE COMPANY) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR |
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PROVISION THERETO AFTER THE LAST DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE HEREOF, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:
(A) | TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR |
(B) | PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(C) | TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(D) | PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. |
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
3. | ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO PREFERRED STOCK MAY BE OWNED BY OR TRANSFERRED TO ANY HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER THAT IS NOT A UNITED STATES PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 7701(A)(30) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, AND ANY TRANSFER MADE OR EFFECTED IN VIOLATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE VOID AB INITIO. |
In respect of the Underlying Common:
THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
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BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
1. | REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND |
2. | AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. (THE COMPANY) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AFTER THE LAST DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE HEREOF, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT: |
(A) | TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR |
(B) | PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(C) | TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(D) | PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. |
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
(c) Such Subscriber has knowledge, skill and experience in financial, business and investment matters relating to an investment of this type and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such investment and protecting such Subscribers interest in connection with the
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acquisition of the Subject Preferred Shares (including the Underlying Common) (collectively, the Shares ). Such Subscriber understands that the acquisition of the Subject Preferred Shares (including the Underlying Common) is a speculative investment and involves substantial risks and that such Subscriber could lose such Subscribers entire investment. Further, the undersigned has (i) carefully read and considered the risks identified in the Disclosure Documents (as defined below) and (ii) carefully considered the risks related to the Acquisition, the Company, and School Bus and has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risks related to the Company, School Bus, the Acquisition, the Shares and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the purchase of the Shares. Acknowledging the very significant tax impact analysis and other analyses that is warranted in determining the consequences to it of purchasing and owning the Shares, to the extent deemed necessary by such Subscriber, such Subscriber has had the opportunity to retain, at its own expense, and relied upon, appropriate professional advice regarding the investment, tax and legal merits and consequences of the foregoing, including, without limitation, purchasing and owning the Shares. Such Subscriber has the ability to bear the economic risks of such Subscribers investment in the Company, including a complete loss of the investment, and such Subscriber has no need for liquidity in such investment.
(d) Such Subscriber has been furnished by the Company all information (or provided access to all reasonable information it requested) regarding the business and financial condition of the Company and School Bus, the Companys expected plans for future business activities, and the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares which such Subscriber has requested or otherwise needs to evaluate the investment in the Shares.
(e) Such Subscriber is in receipt of and has carefully read and understands the following items (collectively, the Disclosure Documents ):
(i) the final prospectus of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ) on January 16, 2014 (the Final Prospectus );
(ii) each filing made by the Company with the SEC following the filing of the Final Prospectus;
(iii) the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which has been made available to such Subscriber; and
(iv) a draft of the Preliminary Proxy Statement of the Company and the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company proposed to be voted on pursuant thereto, a copy of which has been made available to such Subscriber.
Such Subscriber understands the significant extent to which certain of the disclosures contained in items (i) and (ii) above shall no longer apply following the acquisition of School Bus in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.
Such Subscriber acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has made or makes any representation or warranty to such Subscriber in respect of the Company or School Bus, the Acquisition, the Company upon, or relating to, the Acquisition, other than in the case of the Company, the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.
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Such Subscriber acknowledges that the Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) is based on an assumed pro forma number of shares of Common Stock outstanding of 27,087,500 and an assumed market capitalization of $270,875,000 (without taking into account the issuance of any Preferred Shares) at $10.00 per share.
(f) In making its investment decision to purchase the Subject Preferred Shares (including the Underlying Common), such Subscriber is relying solely on investigations made by such Subscriber and such Subscribers representatives. The offer to sell the Subject Preferred Shares was communicated to such Subscriber in such a manner that such Subscriber was able to ask questions of and receive answers from the management of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction and that at no time was such Subscriber presented with or solicited by or through any advertisement, article, leaflet, public promotional meeting, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or meeting or any other form of general or public advertising or solicitation.
(g) Such Subscriber acknowledges that it has been advised that:
(i) The Subject Shares offered hereby have not been approved or disapproved by the SEC or any state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of any representations by the Company. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
(ii) In making an investment decision, such Subscriber must rely on its own examination of the Company, the Acquisition, School Bus, the Shares and the terms of the Preferred Offering, including the merits and risks involved. The Shares have not been recommended by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority. Furthermore, the foregoing authorities have not confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any representation. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
(iii) The Subject Shares will be restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale and may not be transferred or resold except as permitted under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, pursuant to registration or exemption therefrom. Such Subscriber is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 are not currently available and, in the future, may not become available for resale of any of the Subject Shares and that the Company is an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. Such Subscriber is aware that it may be required to bear the financial risks of this investment for an indefinite period of time.
(h) Such Subscriber agrees to furnish the Company with such other information as the Company may reasonably request in order to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein and agrees to notify the Company immediately of any material change in the information provided herein that occurs prior to the acceptance of this Agreement by the Company.
(i) Such Subscriber further represents and warrants that it is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and Subscriber has
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executed the Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit C (the Investor Questionnaire ) and shall provide to the Company an updated Investor Questionnaire for any change in circumstances at any time on or prior to the Acquisition Closing.
(j) As of the date of this Agreement, such Subscriber and its affiliates do not have, and during the 30 day period prior to the date of this Agreement such Subscriber and its affiliates have not entered into, any put equivalent position as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 of under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ) or short sale positions with respect to the securities of the Company. In addition, such Subscriber shall comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Act.
(k) If such Subscriber is a natural person, he or she has reached the age of majority in the state in which such Subscriber resides, has adequate means of providing for such Subscribers current financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the substantial economic risks of an investment in the Subject Preferred Shares (including the Underlying Common) for an indefinite period of time, has no need for liquidity in such investment and, at the present time, could afford a complete loss of such investment.
(l) If such Subscriber is a partnership, corporation, trust, estate or other entity (an Entity ): (i) such Entity has the full legal right and power and all authority and approval required (a) to execute and deliver, or authorize execution and delivery of, this Agreement and all other instruments executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Entity in connection with the purchase of the Subject Preferred Shares, (b) to delegate authority pursuant to power of attorney and (c) to purchase and hold such Shares and the Underlying Common; (ii) the signature of the party signing on behalf of such Entity is binding upon such Entity; and (iii) such Entity has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring such Shares, unless each beneficial owner of such entity is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, is qualified as an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has submitted information substantiating such individual qualification.
(m) If such Subscriber is a retirement plan or is investing on behalf of a retirement plan, such Subscriber acknowledges that investment in the Shares poses additional risks including the inability to use losses generated by an investment in the Shares to offset taxable income.
(n) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subscriber and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Subscriber enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors rights generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies; (iii) principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in Law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.
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(o) Such Subscriber understands and confirms that the Company will rely on the representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined herein). All representations and warranties provided to the Company furnished by or on behalf of such Subscriber, taken as a whole, are true and correct and do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(p) Such Subscriber has read the Final Prospectus, and understands that the Company has established a trust fund, currently in an amount of approximately $115 million ( Trust Fund ) for the benefit of the Companys public shareholders and that the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Fund only (i) to the Companys public shareholders in the event they elect to redeem their shares, (ii) to the public shareholders upon the liquidation of the Company if the Company fails to consummate an initial business combination within the required time period described in the Final Prospectus, (iii) to the Company in limited amounts for its tax obligations and (iv) to the Company after, or concurrently with, the consummation of a business combination. To induce the Company to enter into this Agreement and sell the securities to be sold to it hereunder, such Subscriber agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Fund ( Claim ) and waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever. This section shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
(q) Neither such Subscriber nor, to the extent it has them, any of its shareholders, members, managers, general or limited partners, directors, affiliates or executive officers (collectively with such Subscriber, the Subscriber Covered Persons ), are subject to any of the Bad Actor disqualifications described in Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act (a Disqualification Event ), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3).
(r) Such Subscriber has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Subscriber Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event.
(s) The purchase of the Subject Preferred Shares by such Subscriber will not subject the Company to any Disqualification Event.
(t) As of the date hereof, such Subscriber does not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock.
6. Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to each of the Subscribers as follows:
(a) Subject to obtaining all required approvals necessary in connection with the performance of the Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation, the approval of the Companys stockholders) and any required approvals pursuant to the applicable rules of NASDAQ (together, the Required Approvals ), the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and
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the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the Transaction Documents ), and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. Subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the Companys Board of Directors and, subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents will constitute upon execution and delivery by the Company, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws in effect that limit creditors rights generally; (ii) equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies; (iii) principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in Law or in equity); and (iv) to the extent rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by federal securities laws or the public policy underlying such laws.
(b) Subject to obtaining the Required Approvals, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any material provision of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, of the Company, (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a material breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any Law applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 6(b) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole ( Material Adverse Effect )). The Company is not in violation of its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or other organizational documents. The Company is not in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would result in a default) under, and the Company has not taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company is bound or affected, except for defaults or possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for filings required under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws (and subject to obtaining the Required Approvals), the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market (other than pursuant to the applicable rules of NASDAQ and the filing of a Notification and Report Form with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, if
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required) in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations that the Company is required to effect or obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof or will, prior to any acceptance of this subscription, be so obtained or effected in a timely manner as required by Law.
(c) The Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the SEC Documents ) since January 16, 2014, or has timely filed for a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Document prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes, year-end adjustments or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(e) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures: (i) are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries is made known to the Companys chief executive officer and its chief financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the Companys reports and filings under the Exchange Act are being prepared, (ii) have been evaluated for effectiveness as of the end of the most recent quarterly period reported to the SEC, and (iii) are effective to perform the functions for which they were established.
(f) Except with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by each of the other Transaction Documents and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents or has been disclosed in any public disclosure as defined in Section 101(e) of Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act, since January 16, 2014: (i) the Company has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and since that date, no changes have
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occurred which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in order to consummate the Acquisition and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected on the Companys financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents.
(g) Other than a deficiency letter from NASDAQ dated August 7, 2014, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of the Agreement, or (ii) if there were an unfavorable decision, would have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or to the knowledge of the Company, any director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. As used in this Agreement, Action means any action, lawsuit, claim, suit, arbitration, hearing, examination or judicial or legal proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, at Law or in equity, or by or before any federal, national, supranational, foreign, state, provincial, local, county, municipal or other government, any governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, department, bureau, board, commission or official or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority, or any court, tribunal, judicial or arbitral body, or any securities exchange, futures exchange, contract market, any other exchange or corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization applicable to a party to this Agreement (each, a Governmental Authority ) (in each case to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such body or authority have the force of Law). As used in this Agreement, Law means any material law (statutory, common or otherwise), including any material statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order of a Governmental Authority.
(h) The Company has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject in respect of which the failure to so make or file could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and, to the extent required by generally accepted accounting principles, has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes that are material in amount for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax.
(i) Since January 16, 2014, except as set forth in any document filed with the SEC, no event has occurred or, to the knowledge of the Company, circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would or could reasonably be expected to: (i) constitute or result in a violation by the Company, or a failure on the part of the Company to comply with, any Law; or (ii) give rise to any obligation on the part of the Company to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature in connection with a failure to comply with any Law, except in either case that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(j) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that are applicable to it.
(k) No labor or employment dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent or threatened, with respect to any of the employees of the Company that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) To the extent this Agreement is not already publicly disclosed at such time, the Company will file with the SEC disclosing the form of this Agreement within 2 Business Days of the date hereof.
(m) The Company understands and confirms that the Subscribers will rely on the representations and covenants contained herein in effecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Understandings . Each Subscriber understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company as follows:
(a) Such Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by such Subscriber, that, except as required by Law, such Subscriber is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any agreements of such Subscriber hereunder, and that this Agreement and such other agreements shall survive the death or disability of such Subscriber and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. If such Subscriber is more than one person, the obligations of such Subscriber hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments herein contained shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
(b) No federal or state agency has made any finding or determination as to the accuracy or adequacy of the Disclosure Documents or as to the suitability of this offering for investment nor any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares.
(c) The Preferred Offering is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, which is dependent upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the statements made by such Subscriber herein.
(d) There is only a limited public market for the Common Stock. There can be no assurance that a Subscriber will be able to sell or dispose of the Shares.
(e) The representations and warranties of such Subscriber contained in this Agreement and in any other writing delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and the date of the
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consummation of each offering of the Subject Preferred Shares as if made on and as of such date and such representation and warranties and all agreements of such Subscriber contained herein and in any other writing delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
8. Survival . All representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive (i) the acceptance of this Agreement by the Company, (ii) each consummation of offerings of the Subject Preferred Shares as provided for herein, and (iii) changes in the transactions, documents and instruments described herein which are not material or which are to the benefit of the Subscribers, until the earlier of the (A) Acquisition Closing or (B) Termination Date. The Subscribers acknowledge the meaning and legal consequences of the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein and that the Company has relied upon such representations, warranties and covenants in determining each Subscribers qualification and suitability to purchase the Shares.
9. Notices . All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when delivered personally or two Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or one Business Day after it is delivered by a commercial overnight carrier or upon confirmation if delivered by facsimile or email:
(a) | if to the Company (prior to the Acquisition Closing), to the following address: |
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Daniel J. Hennessy
Facsimile: (312) 876-3854
with a copy to:
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Jeffrey N. Smith, Esq., Dirk W. Andringa, Esq.
Facsimile: (312) 853-7036
and to:
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
and to:
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
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875 Third Ave.
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Facsimile: (212) 755-3009:
and to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Richard A. Presutti, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
(b) | if to the Company (following the Acquisition Closing), to the following address: |
Blue Bird Corporation
402 Blue Bird Blvd., P.O. Box 937
Fort Valley, Georgia, 31030
Attention: CEO
Facsimile: (478) 822-3609
with a copy to:
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Ave.
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Facsimile: (212) 755-3009:
and to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Richard A. Presutti, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
(c) | if to a Subscriber, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto. |
(d) | or at such other address as any party shall have specified by notice in writing to the others. |
10. Notification of Changes . Each Subscriber agrees and covenants to notify the Company and Traxis immediately upon the occurrence of any event prior to the Acquisition Closing that would cause any representation, warranty, covenant or other statement contained in this Agreement to be false or incorrect or of any change in any statement made herein occurring prior to the Acquisition Closing.
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11. Assignability; Amendments; Waiver . This Agreement is not assignable by any Subscriber, and may not be amended, modified or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company, Traxis and any Subscriber purchasing a majority of the Common Stock to be purchased from the Company in a private offering pursuant to this Agreement (taking into account purchases of Preferred Shares on an as-converted basis). The Agreement may not be waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of waiver is sought.
12. Binding Effect . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, successors and assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns. This Agreement does not confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than the parties hereto and their heirs, successors and permitted assigns, provided , however , that Traxis is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, and the Company and each of the Subscribers hereby acknowledge and agree that Traxis has the right to cause the Company to enforce its rights and perform its obligations under this Agreement including the right to cause the Company to make or not make any election or otherwise exercise or not exercise a right hereunder; and provided further , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company and each of the Subscribers acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy at Law if any Subscriber fails to perform in any material respect any of its obligations hereunder and accordingly agree that each party and Traxis, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at Law or in equity, shall be entitled to seek an injunction or similar equitable relief restraining such party from committing or continuing any such breach or threatened breach or to seek to compel specific performance of the obligations of any other party under this Agreement, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any State thereof having jurisdiction, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at Law.
13. Obligations Irrevocable . The obligations of each Subscriber to make its subscription provided for hereunder shall be irrevocable, except with the consent of the Company and Traxis, until the Subscription Rejection.
14. Agreement . This Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Subscribers and the Company relating to the matters contained herein and therein, superseding all prior contracts or agreements, whether oral or written. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof that would require the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York. Each of the parties consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts whose districts encompass any part of the District of Delaware or the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the
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applicable Delaware state court), with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens , to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
16. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Subscriber or any circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other subscriptions or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by Law.
17. Construction . The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof. The rule of construction that an agreement shall be construed strictly against the drafter shall not apply to this Agreement.
18. Counterparts; Facsimile . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A facsimile or other electronic transmission of this signed Agreement shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto.
19. Counsel . Each Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Company and its counsel represent the interests of the Company and not those of any Subscriber in any agreement (including this Agreement) to which the Company is a party.
20. Confidentiality . Without limiting any of Subscribers pre-existing confidentiality obligations, Subscriber shall not, for a period of two years following the date hereof, without the Companys prior written consent, disclose to any other person or entity the nature, extent or fact that Subscriber is entering this Agreement or the terms and conditions hereof, or any information Subscriber may receive in connection with this Agreement (in each case to the extent the Company has communicated the confidentiality thereof) other than (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case Subscriber agrees, to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, to inform the Company promptly thereof prior to such disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over Subscriber, (c) to the extent that such information is or becomes publicly available other than by reason of disclosure by Subscriber in violation of this Agreement, or (d) to Subscribers Affiliates and to Subscribers and its Affiliates employees, legal counsel, independent auditors and other agents (collectively representatives) who need to know such information and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and are or have been advised of their obligation to keep information of this type confidential. Subscriber will cause all of its and its Affiliates representatives to comply with the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement as fully as if they were a party hereto and will be responsible for a breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement by any such representatives. Affiliate shall mean affiliate as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Subscriber hereby executes, delivers, joins in and agrees to be bound by the Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. and each Subscriber (as defined therein) to which this Signature Page is attached as a Subscriber thereunder, which, together with all counterparts of such agreements and signature pages of other parties to such agreements, shall constitute one and the same document in accordance with the terms of such agreements.
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Exhibit A
Certificate of Designations
Exhibit A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS,
PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
7.625% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION
(formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.)
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the Company ), certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in Article [ ] of its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ), and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL ), the Board of the Company has adopted the following resolution on [ ], creating a series of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company designated as 7.625% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:
RESOLVED, that a series of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company be, and hereby is, created, and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:
(1) | Designation and Amount; Ranking. |
(a) There shall be created from the 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company authorized to be issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a series of preferred stock, designated as 7.625% Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock par value $0.0001 per share (the Preferred Stock ), and the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock shall be 2,000,000. Shares of Preferred Stock that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company, or that are converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be cancelled and shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock.
(b) The Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, ranks: (i) senior to all Junior Stock; (ii) on a parity with all Parity Stock; and (iii) junior to all Senior Stock, in each case as provided more fully herein.
(2) Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) Accumulated Dividends shall mean, with respect to any share of Preferred Stock, as of any date, the aggregate accumulated and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, on such share from the Issue Date until the most recent Dividend Payment Date on or prior to such date. There shall be no Accumulated Dividends with respect to any share of Preferred Stock prior to the Issue Date. For the avoidance of doubt, dividends that have been paid in Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall not be included in Accumulated Dividends.
(b) Affiliate shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
(c) Approved Stock Plan shall mean any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board and the Companys stockholders, pursuant to which the Companys securities may be issued to any employee, officer, consultant or director for services provided to the Company.
(d) Base Conversion Price shall mean an amount equal to the product of (x) the average Weighted Average Price for the Common Stock during the 20 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Issue Date, multiplied by (y) 1.175; provided , that if such product is greater than $11.75, it shall be deemed to equal $11.75.
(e) Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall mean, with respect to any Holder, 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock held by such Holder.
(f) Bloomberg shall mean Bloomberg Financial Markets.
(g) Board shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action, except that for purposes of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Board shall refer to the full Board of Directors.
(h) Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
(i) Capital Stock shall mean, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.
(j) close of business shall mean 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).
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(k) Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any date shall mean the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) of the Common Stock on such date as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, on the principal other national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed, quoted or admitted for trading. In the absence of such a quotation, the Closing Sale Price shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose.
(l) Common Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, subject to Section 8(i).
(m) Conversion Agent shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a).
(n) Conversion Cap shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
(o) Conversion Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 8(b).
(p) Conversion Price shall mean, at any time, the Liquidation Preference divided by the Conversion Rate in effect at such time.
(q) Conversion Rate shall have the meaning specified in Section 8(a).
(r) Convertible Securities shall mean any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, including the Companys warrants.
(s) Dividend Payment Date shall mean March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on the first such date after the date of the first issuance of the Preferred Stock.
(t) Dividend Rate shall mean the rate per annum of 7.625% per share of Preferred Stock on the Liquidation Preference.
(u) Dividend Record Date shall mean, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the February 15, May 15, August 15 or November 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date.
(v) Dividends shall have the meaning specified in Section 3(a).
(w) Effective Date shall mean the date on which a Fundamental Change event occurs or becomes effective, except that, as used in Section 8(d), Effective Date shall mean the first date on which the shares of the Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.
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(x) Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(y) Excluded Securities shall mean any Common Stock issued or issuable (i) in connection with any Approved Stock Plan; (ii) upon conversion or redemption of the Preferred Stock; or (ii) upon exercise of any Options or Convertible Securities which are outstanding on the Issue Date; provided , that the terms of such Options or Convertible Securities are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Issue Date.
(z) Ex-Date , when used with respect to any issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, shall mean the first date on which the Common Stock trades on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of the Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.
(aa) Final Mandatory Conversion Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(c).
(bb) First Mandatory Conversion Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(a).
(cc) First Mandatory Conversion Premium shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(a).
(dd) Fundamental Change shall be deemed to have occurred at any time after the Preferred Stock is originally issued if any of the following occurs:
(i) | a person or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than any of the Company or Traxis or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries, and the employee benefit plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries, has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of more than 50% of the voting power in the aggregate of all classes of Capital Stock then outstanding entitled to vote generally in elections of the Board; |
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the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (other than any conversion into, or exchange for, stock, other securities or other property or assets of Traxis or any of its Affiliates); (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company with any Person (other than any of the Companys Subsidiaries or Traxis or any of their respective Affiliates) pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, including pursuant to |
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a merger transaction, to any Person (other than one of the Companys Subsidiaries or Traxis or any of their respective Affiliates); provided , however , that any merger solely for the purpose of changing the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation, and resulting in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity, shall not be a Fundamental Change; |
(iii) | a transaction between Traxis or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the holders of Common Stock (other than Traxis and such Affiliates), on the other hand, that constitutes a Rule 13e-3 Transaction (as defined in Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act) in which all holders of Common Stock (other than Traxis and such Affiliates) are offered the opportunity to exchange all of their shares of Common Stock for consideration consisting solely of cash; or |
(iv) | the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; |
provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clause (i) or (ii) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change, if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by the common stockholders of the Company, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Preferred Stock becomes convertible into such consideration pursuant to the terms hereof.
(ee) Fundamental Change Additional Shares shall mean, in respect of a Fundamental Change, such number of shares as is set forth under the Acquisition Price Per Share applicable to such Fundamental Change, and beside the date indicating the last day of the 12-month period in which the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change occurred, on Annex A hereto. 1
(ff) Fundamental Change Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 5(a).
(gg) Holder or holder shall mean a holder of record of the Preferred Stock.
(hh) Issue Date shall mean [ ], the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock.
(ii) Junior Stock shall mean Common Stock and any class of Capital Stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank junior to the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.
1 | To be conformed, if needed, to the presentation of Annex A. Annex A will be provided at Closing, and will provide for ratable decreases in Acquisition Price Per Share over the time periods indicated. |
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(jj) Liquidation Preference shall mean $100.00 per share of Preferred Stock.
(kk) Mandatory Conversion Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(d).
(ll) Material Change shall mean any change (i) expediting the commencement of the First Mandatory Conversion Period, the Second Mandatory Conversion Period or the Final Mandatory Conversion Period, (ii) reducing the First Mandatory Conversion Premium, the Second Mandatory Conversion Premium, the Dividend Rate or the Liquidation Preference, (iii) increasing the Base Conversion Price or (iv) any change that impairs the Seven-Year Holder Conversion Right.
(mm) Officer shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
(nn) Officers Certificate shall mean a certificate signed by two Officers.
(oo) open of business shall mean 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).
(pp) Options shall mean any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(qq) Outstanding shall mean, when used with respect to Preferred Stock, as of any date of determination, all Preferred Stock theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Certificate of Designation, except shares of Preferred Stock as to which any property deliverable upon conversion thereof has been delivered and required to be cancelled pursuant to Sections 5, 8 or 9.
(rr) Parity Stock shall mean any class of Capital Stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights, and/or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company and/or voting rights.
(ss) Paying Agent shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a).
(tt) Person shall mean any individual, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
(uu) Record Date shall mean, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board, statute, contract or otherwise).
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(vv) Reference Property shall have the meaning specified in Section 8(i).
(ww) Registrar shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.
(xx) Reorganization Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 8(i).
(yy) Required Holders means any Holder that acquired the Preferred Stock on the Issue Date (solely for the purposes of this definition, treating any Holder and its Affiliates that are Holders as a singular Holder) that, as of any time, continues to own at least [ ] 2 % of the shares of Preferred Stock Outstanding at such time.
(zz) Resale Restriction Termination Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 13(a).
(aaa) Restricted Securities shall have the meaning specified in Section 13(a).
(bbb) Rule 144 shall mean Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act
(ccc) SEC or Commission shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(ddd) Second Mandatory Conversion Period shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(b).
(eee) Second Mandatory Conversion Premium shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(b).
(fff) Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(ggg) Senior Stock shall mean any class of the Companys Capital Stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and/or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.
(hhh) Seven-Year Holder Conversion Right shall have the meaning specified in Section 8(a).
(iii) Shareholder Approval shall mean all approvals, if any, of the shareholders of the Company necessary for purposes of Nasdaq Rule 5635 or the terms hereof, including without limitation, to approve (i) the conversion of the Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, (ii) the voting rights of the Preferred Stock, and (iii) the payment of additional Preferred Stock or Common Stock as Dividends.
(jjj) Special Dividend Withholding Tax shall mean the withholding taxes related to the Special Dividend, as such term is used in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2014, among the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries, the Lenders party thereto and Societe Generale, as Administrative Agent, which are not to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
2 | To equal 24.9% in the event of $40mn issuance and 29.9% in the event of $50mn issuance. |
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(kkk) Spin-Off shall have the meaning specified in Section 8(d)(iii).
(lll) Subsidiary shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
(mmm) Trading Day shall mean a day during which trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the NASDAQ Capital Market or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, on the principal other national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, Trading Day means a Business Day.
(nnn) Transfer Agent shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.
(ooo) Traxis shall mean The Traxis Group, B.V., a limited liability company formed under the laws of The Netherlands.
(ppp) Weighted Average Price shall mean for any security as of any Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price for such security as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page Ticker <HCAC> VWAP (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30:01 a.m. to 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day or, if no weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the OTC Link or pink sheets by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink OTC Markets Inc.). If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and a majority of the Holders. All such determinations are to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
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(a) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board out of funds of the Company legally available for payment, cumulative dividends at the Dividend Rate ( Dividends ). Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be paid quarterly in arrears at the Dividend Rate in cash or, at the election of the Company, subject to receipt of any necessary Shareholder Approval (to the extent necessary), in Preferred Stock or Common Stock as provided pursuant to Section 4. For the avoidance of doubt, unless prohibited by applicable law, (i) the Board shall not fail to declare such Dividends on Preferred Stock and (ii) notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, dividends on the Preferred Stock shall
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accrue for all fiscal periods during which the Preferred Stock is outstanding, regardless of whether the Company has earnings in any such period, whether there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and whether or not such dividends are authorized or declared. Dividends shall be payable in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date to the holders of record of Preferred Stock as they appear on the Companys stock register at the close of business on the relevant Dividend Record Date. Dividends payable for any period less than a full quarterly Dividend period (based upon the number of days elapsed during the period) shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
(b) No dividend shall be declared or paid upon, or any sum set apart for the payment of dividends upon, any Outstanding share of the Preferred Stock with respect to any dividend period unless all dividends for all preceding dividend periods have been declared and paid, or declared and a sufficient sum has been set apart for the payment of such dividend, upon all Outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.
(c) No dividends or other distributions (other than a dividend or distribution payable solely in shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock) or Junior Stock (in the case of Junior Stock) and cash in lieu of fractional shares) may be declared, made or paid, or set apart for payment upon, any Parity Stock or Junior Stock, nor may any Parity Stock or Junior Stock be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any money paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any Parity Stock or Junior Stock) by the Company or on behalf of the Company (except by (i) conversion into or exchange for shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock) or Junior Stock (in the case of Junior Stock) and cash solely in lieu of fractional shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock) or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock), (ii) payments in connection with the satisfaction of employees tax withholding obligations pursuant to employee benefit plans or outstanding awards (and payment of any corresponding requisite amounts to the appropriate governmental authority) and (iii) the payment of the Special Dividend Withholding Tax), unless all Accumulated Dividends (as of the date of such declaration, payment, redemption, purchase or acquisition) shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in cash. Further, no Dividends or other distributions (other than a dividend or distribution payable solely in shares of Junior Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares) may be declared, made or paid, or set apart for payment upon, any Junior Stock (except payments in connection with the satisfaction of employees tax withholding obligations pursuant to employee benefit plans or outstanding awards (and payment of any corresponding requisite amounts to the appropriate governmental authority) and the payment of the Special Dividend Withholding Tax) unless the payment of the dividend in respect of the Preferred Stock for the most recent dividend period ending on or prior to the date of such declaration or payment has been declared and paid in cash or declared and a sum of cash sufficient for the payment thereof set aside for such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if full dividends have not been paid on the Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, dividends may be declared and paid on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock so long as the dividends are declared and paid pro rata so that the amounts of dividends declared per share on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock bear to each other at the time of declaration.
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(d) Holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends (it being understood that this Section 3(d) shall not limit the Companys obligations pursuant to Section 3(a)).
(e) If any Dividend Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment will be on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest or dividends on such payment will accrue or accumulate as the case may be, in respect of the delay.
(f) The holders of shares of Preferred Stock at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive the dividend payment on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion of such shares in accordance with Sections 8 or 9 following such Dividend Record Date or the Companys default in payment of the dividend due on such Dividend Payment Date. In the case of conversion of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5 following the close of business on a Dividend Record Date but prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the holders of such shares shall not be entitled to receive the corresponding dividend payment following conversion (it being understood that the value thereof is included in the conversion terms set forth in Section 5).
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that any Holders right to participate in any Dividend would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the rights appurtenant to such Dividend to which such Holder is entitled pursuant hereto shall be limited to the same extent provided in Section 11 hereof.
(h) Except as provided in Section 8, the Company shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on converted shares of Preferred Stock or for dividends on the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion.
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(a) Subject to the restrictions set forth herein, the Company may elect to pay any dividend on the Preferred Stock: (i) in cash; (ii) by delivery of shares of Preferred Stock; (iii) by delivery of shares of Common Stock; or (iv) through any combination of cash, Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock.
(b) If the Company elects to make a dividend payment, or any portion thereof, in shares of Preferred Stock, the number of shares deliverable shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the cash amount of such dividend payment that would apply if no payment were to be made in Preferred Stock, or such portion, divided by (ii) $100.00 (as equitably adjusted by the Board to the extent necessary for any stock splits, combinations or like transactions).
(c) If the Company elects to make a dividend payment, or any portion thereof, in shares of Common Stock, the number of shares deliverable shall be (i) the cash amount of such dividend payment that would apply if no payment were to be made in Common Stock, or such portion, divided by (ii) the product of (x) the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock for each of the 10 consecutive Trading Days ending on the second Trading Day immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date (as equitably adjusted by the Board to the extent necessary for any stock splits, combinations or like transactions); multiplied by (y) 0.95; provided , that at least 2 Trading Days prior to the beginning of the averaging period described in (ii)(x) above, the Company shall provide written notice of such election to the Holder.
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(d) The Company shall make each dividend payment on the Preferred Stock in cash, except to the extent the Company elects to make all or any portion of such payment in shares of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock (or any combination thereof) as set forth above. The Company shall give Holders notice of any such election and the portion of such payment that will be made in cash and the portion that will be made in Preferred Stock or Common Stock no later than 12 Trading Days prior to the Dividend Payment Date for such dividend.
(5) | Conversion Upon a Fundamental Change. |
(a) The Company must give notice (a Fundamental Change Notice ) of each Fundamental Change to all Holders of the Preferred Stock no later than 10 Business Days prior to the anticipated Effective Date (determined in good faith by the Board) of the Fundamental Change or, if not practicable because the Company is unaware of the Fundamental Change, as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event no later than 1 Business Day after the Company becomes aware of such Fundamental Change.
(b) Within 15 days following the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change, each Outstanding share of Preferred Stock (for this purpose, adding any and all accumulated and unpaid dividends as if paid in Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof which Preferred Stock shall be deemed for this purpose to be Outstanding) shall (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11), at the election of the Holder thereof pursuant to the delivery of a Notice of Conversion, be converted into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the greater of (i) the sum of the Conversion Rate on the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change plus the Fundamental Change Additional Shares and (ii) the quotient of (x) the Liquidation Preference, divided by (y) the greater of (A) the applicable Holder Stock Price and (B) 66 2 / 3 % of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Issue Date (it being understood that for purposes of this Section 5(b) , the Closing Sale Price shall be adjusted proportionally in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, issuance of rights, options or warrants or other event that would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Right pursuant to Section 8(d)) . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, prior to the receipt of Shareholder Approval, shares of Preferred Stock shall not be convertible pursuant to this Section 5 in the aggregate into more than the Conversion Cap. As used herein, Holder Stock Price means (i) in the case of a Fundamental Change in which the Holders of Common Stock will receive only cash consideration, the price to be paid (or deemed paid) per share of Common Stock in such transaction and (ii) in all other cases, the average Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the 10 consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Fundamental Change.
(c) The Fundamental Change Notice shall be given by first-class mail to each record holder of shares of Preferred Stock, at such Holders address as the same appears on the books of the Company. Each such notice shall state (i) the anticipated Effective Date and (ii) that dividends on the Preferred Stock to be converted will cease to accrue on the date immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Fundamental Change.
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(d) Whenever any provision of this Certificate of Designations requires the Company to calculate the Weighted Average Price or Closing Sale Price for purposes of a Fundamental Change over a span of multiple days, the Board shall make appropriate adjustments to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Record Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period when such Weighted Average Prices or Closing Sale Prices are to be calculated.
(6) Voting . The shares of Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as set forth in this Section 6 or otherwise required by Delaware law. So long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain Outstanding, unless a greater percentage shall then be required by law, the Company shall not, without the affirmative vote or consent of (a) the Holders of at least 50.1% of the shares of Preferred Stock Outstanding at the time, voting together as a single class with all series of Parity Stock upon which similar voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting, amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting powers of the shares of Preferred Stock; provided , however , that so long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain Outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged, such amendment, alteration or repeal shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of Holders of the shares of Preferred Stock and, provided further, that any increase in the amount of authorized preferred stock (including additional Preferred Stock) or the creation or issuance of any additional shares of Preferred Stock or other series of preferred stock, or any increase in the amount of authorized shares of such series, in each case of Parity Stock or Junior Stock, shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of Holders of shares of Preferred Stock specified herein and (b) the Required Holders, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting, amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to effect a Material Change.
(7) | Liquidation Rights. |
(a) In the event of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive and to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders the Liquidation Preference plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends in respect of the Preferred Stock (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution in preference to the holders of, and before any payment or distribution is made on, any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, the Common Stock.
(b) Neither the sale (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the assets or business of the Company (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company) nor the merger or consolidation of the Company into or with any other Person shall be deemed to be a liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, voluntary or involuntary, for the purposes of this Section 7.
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(c) After the payment to the Holders of the shares of Preferred Stock of full preferential amounts provided for in this Section 7, the Holders of Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company.
(d) In the event the assets of the Company available for distribution to the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock and holders of shares of Parity Stock upon any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders are entitled pursuant to this Section 7, no such distribution shall be made on account of any shares of Parity Stock upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up unless proportionate distributable amounts shall be paid on account of the shares of Preferred Stock, equally and ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which holders of all Preferred Stock and of any Parity Stock are entitled upon such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
(8) | Conversion. |
(a) Each Holder of Preferred Stock shall have the right at any time, at its option, to convert, subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 8, any or all of such Holders shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock at a conversion rate equal to the quotient of (i) the Liquidation Preference; divided by (ii) the Base Conversion Price (subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 8, the Conversion Rate ) per share of Preferred Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11). Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the Conversion Cap, each Holder of Preferred Stock shall have the right (the Seven-Year Holder Conversion Right ) at any time after the seven-year anniversary of the Issue Date, if the then-current Conversion Price exceeds the Weighted Average Price for the Common Stock during any 10 consecutive Trading Days, at its option by delivery of a Notice of Conversion in accordance with Section 8(b) below no later than 5 Business Days following such 10 th consecutive Trading Day, to convert any or all of such Holders shares of Preferred Stock into, at the Companys sole discretion, either Common Stock, cash or a combination of Common Stock and cash; provided , that the Company shall provide such converting Holder notice of its election within 2 Trading Days of receipt of the Notice of Conversion; provided further, that in the event the Company elects to issue Common Stock for all or a portion of such conversion, the Conversion Rate for such conversion (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11) shall mean the quotient of the Liquidation Preference divided by the average Weighted Average Price for the Common Stock during the 20 consecutive Trading Days commencing on the Trading Day immediately following the Trading Day on which the Company provided such notice. If the Company does not elect a settlement method prior to the deadline set forth, the Company shall be deemed to have elected to settle the conversion entirely in Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, prior to the receipt of Shareholder Approval, shares of Preferred Stock shall not be converted pursuant to this Section 8 in the aggregate into more than 19.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Issue Date (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or other similar recapitalization) (such limitation, the Conversion Cap ). Upon conversion of any share of Preferred Stock, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder, in respect of each share of Preferred Stock being converted, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, together with a cash payment in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 10, on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date; provided , that upon any Holders election to
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convert any share or shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 8(a), the Company shall have the option to deliver the applicable conversion value (or any portion thereof) in cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock, after providing such Holder at least 2 Business Days prior written notice of its election pursuant to this proviso; provided further , that any such payment in cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock shall be made in an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference for every whole share of Preferred Stock so converted; provided further , that if the conversion value consists (x) solely of cash, then the Company shall deliver such cash payment to the Holder no later than 3 Trading Days from the receipt of the Notice of Conversion or (y) partially of cash, then the Company shall deliver such cash payment to the Holder simultaneously with the delivery of the Common Stock included in the conversion value.
(b) Before any Holder shall be entitled to convert a share of Preferred Stock as set forth above, such Holder shall (1) manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the office of the Conversion Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (or a facsimile thereof) in the form included in Exhibit A hereto (a Notice of Conversion ) and state in writing therein the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock, if any, to be delivered and registered, (2) surrender such shares of Preferred Stock, at the office of the Conversion Agent and (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents. The Conversion Agent shall notify the Company of any pending conversion pursuant to this Section 8 on the Conversion Date for such conversion. The date on which a Holder complies with the procedures in this clause (b) is the Conversion Date . If more than one share of Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon conversion of such shares of Preferred Stock shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of Preferred Stock so surrendered.
(c) Immediately prior to the close of business on the Conversion Date with respect to a conversion, a converting Holder of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Holders Preferred Stock notwithstanding that the share register of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such Common Stock, if any, shall not then be actually delivered to such Holder. On the date of any conversion, all rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, excepting only the rights of holders thereof (x) pursuant to Section 3(f) and (y) to (i) receive certificates for the number of whole shares of Common Stock, if any, into which such shares of Preferred Stock have been converted (with a cash payment in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 10); and (ii) exercise the rights to which they are thereafter entitled as holders of Common Stock, if any.
(d) The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, without duplication, upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) | If the Company exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all shares of its Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula: |
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where,
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CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be; | ||
CR 1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be; | ||
OS 0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be; and | ||
OS 1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend or distribution, or such share split or share combination, as the case may be. |
Any adjustment made under this Section 8(d)(i) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as the case may be. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 8(d)(i) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
(ii) | If the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period expiring not more than 60 days immediately following the announcement date of such distribution, to purchase or subscribe for shares of its Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date of such distribution, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula: |
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where,
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CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution; | ||
CR 1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution; | ||
OS 0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution; | ||
X | = | the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and | ||
Y | = | the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date of such distribution. |
Any increase made under this Section 8(d)(ii) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted, effective as of the date of such expiration, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the distribution of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board determines not to make such distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such distribution had not occurred. If such rights, options or warrants are only exercisable upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, then the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted until the triggering events occur.
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For purposes of this Section 8(d)(ii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date of such distribution, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board.
(iii) | If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets, securities or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, excluding (a) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 8(d)(i) or Section 8(d)(ii), (b) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to (or a cash amount paid pursuant to the last paragraph of) Section 8(d)(iv) and (c) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 8(d)(iii) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets, securities or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the Distributed Property ), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula: |
where,
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CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution; | ||
CR 1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution; | ||
SP 0 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution; and | ||
FMV | = | the fair market value as of the Record Date for such distribution (as determined by the Board) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock. |
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Any increase made under the portion of this Section 8(d)(iii) above shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board determines not to pay the distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if FMV (as defined above) is equal to or greater than SP 0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of Preferred Stock shall receive, for each share of Preferred Stock, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of Distributed Property that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate (determined without regard to the Conversion Cap or Beneficial Ownership Limitation) in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.
With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(d)(iii) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock consisting solely of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company where such Capital Stock or similar equity interest is, or will be when issued, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a Spin-Off ), the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where,
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CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off; | ||
CR 1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off; | ||
FMV | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period immediately following, and including, the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off; and |
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MP 0 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period immediately following, and including, the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off. |
The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall become effective at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off; provided that, for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate, in respect of any conversion during the 10 Trading Days following, and including, the Ex-Date of any Spin-Off, references within the portion of this Section 8(d)(iii) related to Spin-Offs to 10 consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of consecutive Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Date of such Spin-Off and the relevant Conversion Date.
(iv) | If any cash dividend or distribution (not including the payment of the Special Dividend Withholding Tax) is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding any consideration payable in connection with a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula: |
where,
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CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||
CR 1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||
SP 0 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution; and | ||
C | = | the amount in cash per share of Common Stock the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock. |
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Any increase pursuant to this Section 8(d)(iv) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board determines not to pay or make such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if C (as defined above) is equal to or greater than SP 0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of Preferred Stock shall receive, for each share of Preferred Stock, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution (determined without regard to the Conversion Cap or Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
(v) | If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock and the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Common Stock exceeds the average of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula: |
where,
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CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the last Trading Day of the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; | ||
CR 1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the last Trading Day of the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; | ||
AC | = | the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer; |
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OS 0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); | ||
OS 1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and | ||
SP 1 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires. |
The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 8(d)(v) shall occur at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that, for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate, in respect of any conversion during the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date that any such tender or exchange offer expires, references within this Section 8(d)(v) to 10 consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of consecutive Trading Days as have elapsed between the date such tender or exchange offer expires and the relevant Conversion Date.
In the event that the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to be such Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made.
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All calculations and other determinations under this Section 8(d) shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this Section 8(d) shall be made to the Conversion Rate unless such adjustment would result in a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate then in effect. Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to a change of at least 1% in such Conversion Rate; provided , however , that the Company shall make such carried-forward adjustments, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, (a) on December 31 of each calendar year, (b) |
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on the Conversion Date for any conversions of Preferred Stock, (c) upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change and (d) in the event that the Company exercises its mandatory conversion right pursuant to Section 9. No adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made if it results in a Conversion Price that is less than the par value (if any) of the Common Stock. |
(vii) | In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of this Section 8(d), and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days or any longer period permitted or required by law if the increase is irrevocable during that period and the Board determines that such increase would be in the Companys best interest. In addition, the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to any of the preceding two sentences, the Company shall mail to the Holder of each share of Preferred Stock at its last address appearing on the stock register of the Company a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect. |
(viii) | For purposes of this Section 8(d), the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. |
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8(d), no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made with respect to any transaction described in Section 8(d)(i) through Section 8(d)(iv) if the Company makes provision for each Holder of the Preferred Stock to participate in such transaction, at the same time as holders of the Common Stock, without conversion, as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date or Effective Date, as the case may be, for such transaction, multiplied by the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by such Holder (determined without regard to the Conversion Cap or Beneficial Ownership Limitation). No adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made with respect to any transaction described in Section 8(d)(v) if the Company makes provision for each Holder of the Preferred Stock to participate in such transaction, at the same time as holders of the Common Stock as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date or Effective Date, as the case may be, for such transaction, multiplied by the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by such Holder (determined without regard to the Conversion Cap or Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made pursuant to this Section 8 in respect of the issuance of any Excluded Securities.
(g) If the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive an extraordinary dividend or other distribution, and shall thereafter (and before the extraordinary dividend or distribution has been paid or delivered to stockholders) legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such extraordinary dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment in the Conversion Rate then in effect shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.
(h) Upon any increase in the Conversion Rate, the Company shall deliver to each Holder, as promptly as practicable, a certificate signed by an authorized officer of the Company, setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated and specifying the increased Conversion Rate then in effect following such adjustment.
(i) In the case of:
(i) | any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination), |
(ii) | any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company, |
(iii) | any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or |
(iv) | any statutory share exchange, |
as a result of which the Common Stock is converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such transaction or event, a Reorganization Event ), then, at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event, the right to convert each share of Preferred Stock shall be changed into a right to convert such share into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Reorganization Event would have owned or been entitled to receive upon such Reorganization Event (such stock, securities or other property or assets, the Reference Property ). If the Reorganization Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then the Reference Property into which the Preferred Stock will be convertible shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election. The Company shall notify Holders of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of Preferred Stock to convert its Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 8(a) prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event. Notwithstanding Section 8(d), no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made for any Reorganization Event to the extent stock, securities or other property or assets become the Reference Property receivable upon conversion of Preferred Stock.
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The Company shall provide, by amendment hereto effective upon any such Reorganization Event, for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 8. The provisions of this Section 8 shall apply to successive Reorganization Events.
In this Certificate of Designations, if the Common Stock has been replaced by Reference Property as a result of any such Reorganization Event, references to the Common Stock are intended to refer to such Reference Property.
(j) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate Liquidation Preference divided by the Conversion Price on the Issue Date, and shall take all action required to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient unissued shares of Common Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the conversion of all Outstanding shares of Preferred Stock or the payment or partial payment of dividends declared on Preferred Stock that are payable in Common Stock.
(k) For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in a name other than that of the holder of the shares of the relevant Preferred Stock and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificate unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance or delivery thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
(l) Shares of Preferred Stock shall immediately and permanently cease to be subject to the Conversion Cap for purposes of this Section 8 and Sections 5 and 9 upon the receipt of Shareholder Approval. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in the Certificate of Designations to the contrary, the Conversion Cap shall not in any way limit the amounts to accrue or be paid as dividends. Shares of Preferred Stock not convertible as a result of the Conversion Cap shall remain Outstanding and shall become convertible by such Holder or another Holder to the extent the Conversion Cap no longer applies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Conversion Cap shall have no effect on any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 8.
(m) Notwithstanding Sections 8(d)(ii) and 8(d)(iii), if the Company has a rights plan (including the distribution of rights pursuant thereto to all holders of the Common Stock) in effect while any shares of Preferred Stock remain Outstanding, Holders of Preferred Stock will receive, upon conversion of Preferred Stock, in addition to the Common Stock to which a Holder is entitled, a corresponding number of rights in accordance with the rights plan. If, prior to any conversion, such rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable rights plan so that Holders of Preferred Stock would not be entitled to receive any rights in respect of the Common Stock delivered upon conversion of Preferred Stock, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation, as if the Company had distributed
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to all holders of its Common Stock, shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, securities, property, rights, options or warrants as described in Section 8(d)(iii) above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
(9) | Mandatory Conversion. |
(a) During the period on or after the 3-year anniversary of the Issue Date but prior to the 5-year anniversary of the Issue Date (the First Mandatory Conversion Period ), the Company shall have the right, at its option, to give notice of its election to cause all Outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to be automatically converted into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Mandatory Conversion Date (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11), with cash in lieu of any fractional share pursuant to Section 10. The Company may exercise its right to cause a mandatory conversion pursuant to this Section 9(a) only if the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds 140% (such percentage, the First Mandatory Conversion Premium ) of the then-current Conversion Price for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days, including the last Trading Day of such 30-day period, ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Business Day on which the Company issues a press release announcing the mandatory conversion as described in Section 9(d).
(b) During the period on or after the 5-year anniversary of the Issue Date but prior to the 7-year anniversary of the Issue Date (the Second Mandatory Conversion Period ), the Company shall have the right, at its option, to give notice of its election to cause all Outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to be automatically converted into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Mandatory Conversion Date (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11), with cash in lieu of any fractional share pursuant to Section 10. The Company may exercise its right to cause a mandatory conversion pursuant to this Section 9 only if the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds 115% (such percentage, the Second Mandatory Conversion Premium ) of the then-current Conversion Price for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of 30 consecutive Trading Days, including the last Trading Day of such 30-day period, ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Business Day on which the Company issues a press release announcing the mandatory conversion as described in Section 9(d).
(c) On or after the 7-year anniversary of the Issue Date (the Final Mandatory Conversion Period ), the Company shall have the right, at its option, to give notice of its election to cause all Outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to be automatically converted into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Mandatory Conversion Date (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11), with cash in lieu of any fractional share pursuant to Section 10. The Company may exercise its right to cause a mandatory conversion pursuant to this Section 9(c) only if the Weighted Average Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds the Conversion Price for at least 10 consecutive Trading Days, ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Business Day on which the Company issues a press release announcing the mandatory conversion as described in Section 9(d).
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(d) To exercise any mandatory conversion right described in Sections 9(a) through 9(c), the Company must issue a press release for publication on the Dow Jones News Service or Bloomberg Business News (or if either such service is not available, another broadly disseminated news or press release service selected by the Company) prior to the open of business on the first Trading Day following any date on which the condition described in any of Sections 9(a) through 9(c) is met, announcing such a mandatory conversion. The Company shall also give notice by mail or by publication (with subsequent prompt notice by mail) to the Holders of the Preferred Stock (not later than three Business Days after the date of the press release) of the mandatory conversion announcing the Companys intention to convert the Preferred Stock. The conversion date will be a date selected by the Company (the Mandatory Conversion Date ) and will be no fewer than 15 Trading Days, nor more than 20 Trading Days, after the date on which the Company issues the press release described in this Section 9(d). Upon conversion of any Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 9 , the Company shall deliver to the applicable Holder the applicable number of shares of Common Stock, together with any applicable cash payment in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock, on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Mandatory Conversion Date.
(e) In addition to any information required by applicable law or regulation, the press release and notice of a mandatory conversion described in Section 9 shall state, as appropriate: (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date; (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of each share of Preferred Stock; and (iii) that dividends on the Preferred Stock to be converted will cease to accrue on the Mandatory Conversion Date.
(f) On and after the Mandatory Conversion Date, dividends shall cease to accrue on the Preferred Stock called for a mandatory conversion pursuant to Section 9 and all rights of Holders of such Preferred Stock shall terminate except for the right to receive the whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof with a cash payment in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 10. The full amount of any dividend payment with respect to the Preferred Stock called for a mandatory conversion pursuant to Section 9 on a date during the period beginning at the close of business on any Dividend Record Date and ending on the close of business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date shall be payable on such Dividend Payment Date to the record holder of such share at the close of business on such Dividend Record Date if such share has been converted after such Dividend Record Date and prior to such Dividend Payment Date. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence with respect to a mandatory conversion pursuant to Section 9, no payment or adjustment shall be made upon conversion of Preferred Stock for dividends with respect to the Common Stock issued upon such conversion thereof.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9, prior to the receipt of Shareholder Approval, shares of Preferred Stock shall not be convertible pursuant to Sections 9(a), (b) or (c) in the aggregate into more than the Conversion Cap.
(10) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock or securities representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered upon conversion, whether voluntary or mandatory, of the Preferred Stock. Instead, the Company will make a cash payment to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share based on the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the relevant Conversion Date; provided , however , that the Company may round such fractional share up to the next highest whole number of shares in lieu of making such cash payment.
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(11) | Beneficial Ownership Limitation; Certain Other Transfer Restrictions. |
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not effect any conversion of the Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Preferred Stock, in each case to the extent that, after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. For purposes of this Section 11(a), beneficial ownership of a Holder shall be calculated in accordance with Section 16(a) and (b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for purposes of determining whether such Holder is subject to the reporting and liability provisions of Section 16(a) and 16(b) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of complying with this Section 11(a), the Company shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the information set forth in any Holders Notice of Conversion, and each Holder delivering a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to represent to the Company that such Notice of Conversion does not violate the restrictions set forth in this paragraph, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such representation. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall, within two Trading Days, confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. By written notice to the Company, a Holder may from time to time increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation applicable solely to such Holder to any other percentage; provided that any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the sixty-fifth (65th) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The express purpose of this Section 11 is to preclude any Holders ownership of any shares of Preferred Stock from causing such Holder to become subject to the reporting and liability provisions of Section 16(a) and 16(b) of the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated by the Commission, and this Section 11 shall be interpreted according to such express purpose. Solely for purposes of this Section 11(a), the term Holder shall include all persons whose beneficial ownership of the Common Stock is aggregated pursuant to Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act or Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Preferred Stock may be owned by or transferred to any Holder or beneficial owner that is not a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any transfer made or effected in violation of this Section 11(b) shall be void ab initio .
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, prior to receipt of Shareholder Approval conversion of the Preferred Stock shall at all times be limited by the Conversion Cap.
(12) Transfer Agent and Registrar . The duly appointed transfer agent (the Transfer Agent ) and Registrar (the Registrar ) for the Preferred Stock shall be Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The Company may, in its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent in accordance with the agreement between the Company and the Transfer Agent; provided that the Company shall appoint a successor transfer agent who shall accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall notify the Registrar in writing upon the Companys or any of its Affiliates purchases or sales of Preferred Stock.
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(13) | Certificates; Restrictions on Transfer. |
(a) The Company shall, upon written request of a Holder, issue certificates in definitive form representing the shares of Preferred Stock held by such Holder. Every share of Preferred Stock that bears or is required under this Section 13(a) to bear the legend set forth in Section 13(b) (together with any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock that is required to bear the legend set forth in Section 13(b), collectively Restricted Securities ) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 11(b) and this Section 13(a) (including the legend set forth below), unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company, and the Holder of each such Restricted Security, by such Holders acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 13(a) and in Section 13(b), the term transfer encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security.
Until the later of (i) the date on which such shares of Preferred Stock may be transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing with written notice thereof to the Transfer Agent), and (ii) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law (the Resale Restriction Termination Date ), any certificate evidencing such Preferred Stock (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Stock, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the legend set forth in Section 13(b), if applicable) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK NOR THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SHARE OF PREFERRED STOCK NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
1. | REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND |
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AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLUE BIRD CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.) (THE COMPANY) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE |
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TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AFTER THE LAST DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE HEREOF, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT: |
(A) | TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR |
(B) | PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(C) | TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(D) | PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. |
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
3. | ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO PREFERRED STOCK MAY BE OWNED BY OR TRANSFERRED TO ANY HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER THAT IS NOT A UNITED STATES PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 7701(A)(30) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, AND ANY TRANSFER MADE OR EFFECTED IN VIOLATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE VOID AB INITIO. |
No transfer of any Preferred Stock prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date will be registered by the Registrar (and shall not be effective) unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer attached hereto as Exhibit B has been checked (it being understood that the checking of such box shall not substitute for satisfaction of any other applicable transfer restrictions).
Any share of Preferred Stock (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of such Preferred Stock for exchange to the Registrar, be exchanged for a new share or shares of Preferred Stock, of like aggregate number of shares of Preferred Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 13(a) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number.
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(b) Until the Resale Restriction Termination Date, any stock certificate representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Common Stock has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or such Common Stock has been issued upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock that have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company with written notice thereof to the Transfer Agent):
THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
1. | REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND |
2. | AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLUE BIRD CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.) (THE COMPANY) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AFTER THE LAST DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE PREFERRED STOCK FROM WHICH THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK WAS CONVERTED, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT: |
(A) | TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR |
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(B) | PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(C) | TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR |
(D) | PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT |
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
Any such Common Stock as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the Transfer Agent, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 13(b). Until the Resale Restriction Termination Date, no transfer of any Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock will be registered by the Registrar (and shall not be effective) unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer attached hereto as Exhibit B has been checked (it being understood that the checking of such box shall not substitute for satisfaction of any other applicable transfer restrictions).
(c) The Preferred Stock shall initially be issued with a restricted CUSIP number.
(14) | Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. |
(a) The Company shall maintain in the United States (i) an office or agency where Preferred Stock may be presented for payment (the Paying Agent ) and (ii) an office or agency where, in accordance with the terms hereof, Preferred Stock may be presented for conversion (the Conversion Agent ). The Transfer Agent may act as Paying Agent and Conversion Agent, unless another Paying Agent or Conversion Agent is appointed by the Company. The Company may appoint the Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent and may appoint one or more additional paying agents and one or more additional conversion agents in such other locations as it shall determine. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent and the term Conversion Agent includes any additional conversion agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent without prior notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Registrar of the name and address of any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent
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appointed by the Company. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, the Registrar shall act as such or the Company or any of its Affiliates shall act as Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent.
(b) Payments due on the Preferred Stock shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in The City of New York and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose. Payments of cash shall be payable by United States dollar check drawn on, or wire transfer (provided, that appropriate wire instructions have been received by the Registrar at least 15 days prior to the applicable date of payment) to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the Holder with, a bank located in New York City; provided that at the option of the Company, payment of cash dividends may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Preferred Stock register.
(15) | Other Provisions. |
(a) With respect to any notice to a Holder of shares of Preferred Stock required to be provided hereunder, neither failure to mail such notice, nor any defect therein or in the mailing thereof, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice or the validity of the proceedings referred to in such notice with respect to the other Holders or affect the legality or validity of any distribution, rights, warrant, reclassification, consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, or the vote upon any such action. Any notice which was mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder receives the notice.
(b) Shares of Preferred Stock that have been issued and reacquired in any manner, including shares of Preferred Stock that are purchased or exchanged or converted, shall (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of Delaware) have the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company undesignated as to series and may be designated or redesignated and issued or reissued, as the case may be, as part of any series of preferred stock of the Company; provided that any issuance of such shares as Preferred Stock must be in compliance with the terms hereof.
(c) The shares of Preferred Stock shall be issuable only in whole shares.
(d) If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any tax from any payment or deemed dividend to a Holder on its Preferred Stock, the Company or an applicable withholding agent may withhold such tax on cash dividends, shares of Preferred Stock, Common Stock or sale proceeds paid, subsequently paid or credited with respect to such Holder or his successors and assigns.
(e) All notice periods referred to herein shall commence on the date of the mailing of the applicable notice that initiates such notice period. Notice to any Holder shall be given to the registered address set forth in the Companys records for such Holder.
(f) To the extent lawful to do so, the Company shall provide the Holders prior written notice of any cash dividend or distribution to be made to the holders of Common Stock, with such notice to be made no later than the notice thereof provided to all holders of Common Stock of the Company.
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(g) Any payment required to be made hereunder on any day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest or dividends on such payment will accrue or accumulate, as the case may be, in respect of such delay.
(h) Holders of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any preemptive rights to acquire additional capital stock of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designations as of [ ].
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.) |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS (7.625% SERIES A CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK) BLUE BIRD CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.)
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Exhibit 10.3
VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this Agreement ) is entered into as of September 21, 2014, by and among The Traxis Group B.V., a limited liability company existing under the laws of the Netherlands ( Seller ), Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC ( Hennessy Capital Partners I ) and the stockholders set forth on Schedule I hereto (such individuals together with Hennessy Capital Partners I, each a Stockholder , and collectively, the Stockholders ). Seller and the Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein as a Party and collectively as the Parties .
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each of the Stockholders beneficially owns (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) and is entitled to dispose of (or to direct the disposition of) and to vote (or to direct the voting of) the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock ), of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), set forth opposite such Stockholders name on Schedule I hereto (such shares of Common Stock, together with any other shares of Common Stock the voting power over which is acquired by Stockholder during the period from and including the date hereof through and including the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (such period, the Voting Period ), including any and all Common Stock acquired by such Stockholder during the Voting Period pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of, or other transaction involving, any and all warrants issued to such Stockholder in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the Companys initial public offering (the Warrants ), are collectively referred to herein as the Subject Shares );
WHEREAS, Seller and the Company propose to enter into a Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended from time to time, the Purchase Agreement ), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will acquire from Seller all of the outstanding shares of common stock of School Bus Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and in exchange therefor, the Company shall make a cash payment to Seller and issue to Seller a certain number of shares of Common Stock (such transaction, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Transactions ); and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of Seller to enter into the Purchase Agreement, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, the Stockholders are executing this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual premises, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Capitalized Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
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ARTICLE II
VOTING AGREEMENT
Section 2.1 Agreement to Vote the Subject Shares . Each Stockholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, during the Voting Period, at any duly called meeting of the stockholders of the Company (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), and in any action by written consent of the stockholders of the Company requested by the Companys board of directors or undertaken as contemplated by the Transactions, such Stockholder shall, if a meeting is held, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and it shall vote or consent (or cause to be voted or consented), in person or by proxy, all of its Subject Shares (a) in favor of the adoption of the Purchase Agreement and approval of the Transactions (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (b) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Purchase Agreement, (c) in favor of the election of the members of the board of directors of the Company, as well as the composition of the classes and committees thereof, in each case as set forth on Schedule II, subject to any changes as the Seller may indicate in writing to the Company from time to time (provided the Seller has a legitimate business reason for making any such change), (d) in favor of the proposals set forth in the proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC relating to the Offer and the Transactions (the Preliminary Proxy ) and (e) except as set forth in the Preliminary Proxy, against the following actions or proposals (other than the Transactions): (i) any Acquisition Transaction or any proposal in opposition to approval of the Purchase Agreement or in competition with or materially inconsistent with the Purchase Agreement; and (ii) (A) any material change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company; (B) any change in the Companys corporate structure or business; or (C) any other action or proposal involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect in any material respect the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Companys obligations under the Purchase Agreement not being fulfilled. Each of the Stockholders agrees not to, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, enter into any agreement, commitment or arrangement with any person the effect of which would be inconsistent with or violative of the provisions and agreements contained in this Article II.
Section 2.2 No Obligation as Director or Officer . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose any obligation or limitation on votes or actions taken by any director, officer, employee, agent or other representative (collectively, Representatives ) of any Stockholder or by any Stockholder that is a natural person, in each case, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company.
ARTICLE III
COVENANTS
Section 3.1 Generally .
(a) Each of the Stockholders agrees that during the Voting Period it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without Sellers prior written consent (except to a permitted transferee as set forth in Section 7(a)-(e) in that certain letter agreement, dated January 16, 2014, between the Company and such Stockholder (the Insider Letter ) who agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement), (i) offer for sale, sell (including short
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sales), transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by gift) (collectively, a Transfer ), or enter into any contract, option, derivative, hedging or other agreement or arrangement or understanding (including any profit-sharing arrangement) with respect to, or consent to, a Transfer of, any or all of the Subject Shares; (ii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Subject Shares; (iii) permit to exist any lien of any nature whatsoever with respect to any or all of the Subject Shares; or (iv) take any action that would have the effect of preventing, impeding, interfering with or adversely affecting Stockholders ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the Common Stock or Warrants by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, split-up, recapitalization, combination, conversion, exchange of shares or the like, the term Subject Shares shall be deemed to refer to and include the Subject Shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of the Subject Shares or Warrants may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction. Each of the Stockholders agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to notify Seller promptly in writing (including by e-mail) of the number of any additional shares of Common Stock acquired by each Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof.
(c) Each of the Stockholders agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, not to take or agree or commit to take any action that would make any representation and warranty of such Stockholder contained in this Agreement inaccurate in any material respect. Each of the Stockholders further agrees that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Seller to effect the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Transactions.
Section 3.2 Standstill Obligations of the Stockholders . Each of the Stockholders covenants and agrees with Seller that, during the Voting Period:
(a) None of the Stockholders shall, nor shall any Stockholder act in concert with any person to make, or in any manner participate in, directly or indirectly, a solicitation of proxies or consents (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any shares of Common Stock in connection with any vote or other action with respect to a Business Combination, other than to recommend that stockholders of the Company vote in favor of adoption of the Purchase Agreement, the election of the directors set forth on Schedule II, the adoption of the proposals set forth in the Preliminary Proxy and any other proposal the approval of which is a condition to the obligations of Seller under Section 6.02 of the Purchase Agreement, the Transactions (and any actions required in furtherance thereof and otherwise as expressly provided by Article II of this Agreement).
(b) None of the Stockholders shall, nor shall any Stockholder act in concert with any person to, deposit any of the Subject Shares in a voting trust or subject any of the Subject Shares to any arrangement or agreement with any person with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares, except as provided by Article II of this Agreement.
Section 3.3 Stop Transfers . Each of the Stockholders agrees with, and covenants to, Seller that such Stockholder shall not request that the Company register the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any Subject Shares during the term of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Seller other than pursuant to a transfer permitted by Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDERS
Each of the Stockholders hereby represents and warrants, severally but not jointly, to Seller as follows:
Section 4.1 Binding Agreement . Such Stockholder (a) if a natural person, is of legal age to execute this Agreement and is legally competent to do so and (b) if not a natural person, (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (ii) has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by such Stockholder has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability or partnership action on the part of such Stockholder, as applicable. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights, and to general equitable principles).
Section 4.2 Ownership of Shares . Schedule I sets forth opposite such Stockholders name the number of all of the shares of Common Stock and the number of all of the Warrants over which such Stockholder has beneficial ownership as of the date hereof. As of the date hereof, such Stockholder is the lawful owner of the shares of Common Stock and Warrants denoted as being owned by such Stockholder on Schedule I and has the sole power to vote or cause to be voted such shares of Common Stock and, assuming the exercise of the Warrants, the shares of Common Stock underlying such Warrants. Such Stockholder has good and valid title to the Common Stock and Warrants denoted as being owned by such Stockholder on Schedule I, free and clear of any and all pledges, mortgages, encumbrances, charges, proxies, voting agreements, liens, adverse claims, options, security interests and demands of any nature or kind whatsoever, other than those created by this Agreement, those imposed by the Insider Letter and those imposed by applicable law, including federal and state securities laws. There are no claims for finders fees or brokerage commission or other like payments in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby payable by such Stockholder pursuant to arrangements made by such Stockholder. Except for the shares of Common Stock and Warrants denoted on Schedule I, as of the date of this Agreement, such Stockholder is not a beneficial owner or record holder of any (i) equity securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company having the right to vote on any matters on which the holders of equity securities of the Company may vote or which are convertible into or exchangeable for, at any time, equity securities of the Company, or (iii) options or other rights to acquire from the Company any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of the Company.
Section 4.3 No Conflicts .
(a) No filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, and no consent, approval, authorization or permit of any other person is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by such Stockholder and the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder, the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by such Stockholder with any of the provisions hereof shall (i) conflict with or result in any
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breach of the organizational documents of such Stockholder, as applicable, (ii) result in, or give rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under any of the terms of any material contract, understanding, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which such Stockholder is a party or by which such Stockholder or any of such Stockholders Subject Shares or assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any applicable order, writ, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except for any of the foregoing in clauses (i) through (iii) as would not reasonably be expected to impair such Stockholders ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
Section 4.4 Reliance by Seller . Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Seller is entering into the Purchase Agreement in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholders.
Section 4.5 No Inconsistent Agreements . Each Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, such Stockholder (a) has not entered into, nor will enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to such Stockholders Subject Shares inconsistent with such Stockholders obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (b) has not granted, nor will grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, a consent or power of attorney with respect to such Stockholders Subject Shares and (c) has not entered into any agreement or knowingly taken any action (nor will enter into any agreement or knowingly take any action) that would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect or have the effect of preventing such Stockholder from performing any of its material obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Stockholders as follows:
Section 5.1 Binding Agreement . Seller is a limited liability company, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Netherlands. Seller has all necessary Dutch limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Seller have been duly authorized by all necessary Dutch limited liability company actions on the part of Seller. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Stockholders, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights, and to general equitable principles).
Section 5.2 No Conflicts .
(a) No filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, and no consent, approval, authorization or permit of any other person is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller, the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by Seller with any of the provisions hereof shall (i) conflict with or result in any breach of the organizational
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documents of Seller, (ii) result in, or give rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under any of the terms of any material contract, understanding, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of its assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any applicable order, writ, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except for any of the foregoing as would not reasonably be expected to impair Sellers ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.1 Termination . This Agreement shall automatically terminate, and none of Seller or the Stockholders shall have any rights or obligations hereunder and this Agreement shall become null and void and have no effect upon the earliest to occur of (a) as to each Stockholder, the mutual written consent of Seller and such Stockholder, (b) the Closing Date (following the performance of the obligations of the Parties required to be performed on the Closing Date) and (c) the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms. The termination of this Agreement shall not prevent any Party hereunder from seeking any remedies (at law or in equity) against another Party hereto or relieve such Party from liability for such Partys breach of any terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Article VII shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Further Assurances . From time to time, at the other Partys request and without further consideration, each Party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 7.2 Fees and Expenses . Each of the Parties shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of investment bankers, accountants and counsel) in connection with the entering into of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 7.3 No Ownership Interest . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Seller any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Subject Shares.
Section 7.4 Amendments, Waivers, etc . This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by each of the Parties hereto. The failure of any Party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other Party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the Parties at variance with the terms hereof shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.
Section 7.5 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given
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upon receipt) by delivery in person, by facsimile or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) | If to Seller: |
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Fax No.: (212) 755-3009
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Richard A. Presutti
Fax No.: (212) 593-5955
(b) | If to any of the Stockholders: |
c/o Hennessy Capital Partners LLC
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Daniel J. Hennessy
Fax No.: (312) 876-3854
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Jeffrey N. Smith, Dirk W. Andringa
Facsimile: (312) 853-7036
and to:
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Stuart Neuhauser
Fax No.: (212) 370-7889
Section 7.6 Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 7.7 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, 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 an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.
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Section 7.8 Entire Agreement; Assignment . This Agreement (together with the Purchase Agreement, to the extent referred to herein, and the schedules hereto) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except for transfers permitted by Section 3.1, this Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the other Party.
Section 7.9 Certificates . Promptly following the date of this Agreement, each Stockholder shall advise the Companys transfer agent in writing that such Stockholders Subject Securities are subject to the restrictions set forth herein and, in connection therewith, provide the Companys transfer agent in writing with such information as is reasonable to ensure compliance with such restrictions.
Section 7.10 Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 7.11 Interpretation . When reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. The words hereof, herein, hereby and hereunder and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The word or shall not be exclusive. Whenever used in this Agreement, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
Section 7.12 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section 7.13 Specific Performance; Jurisdiction . The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court) or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware (or any court in which appeal from such courts may be taken), this being in addition to any other remedy to which such Party is entitled at law or in equity. In addition, each of the Parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware (or any court in which appeal from such courts may be taken) in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any court of the United States located in the
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State of Delaware (or any court in which appeal from such courts may be taken) and (d) consents to service being made through the notice procedures set forth in Section 7.4. Each of the Stockholders and Seller hereby agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to the respective addresses set forth in Section 7.4 shall be effective service of process for any proceeding in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 7.14 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by facsimile or pdf or other electronic document transmission), each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 7.15 No Partnership, Agency or Joint Venture . This Agreement is intended to create a contractual relationship between the Stockholders, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship between or among the parties hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, each of the Stockholders (a) is entering into this Agreement solely on its own behalf and shall not have any obligation to perform on behalf of any other holder of Common Stock or any liability (regardless of the legal theory advanced) for any breach of this Agreement by any other holder of Common Stock and (b) by entering into this Agreement does not intend to form a group for purposes of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Exchange Act or any other similar provision of applicable law. None of the Stockholders is affiliated with any other holder of Common Stock entering into a voting agreement with Seller in connection with the Purchase Agreement and has acted independently regarding its decision to enter into this Agreement and regarding its investment in the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and the Stockholders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE TRAXIS GROUP B.V. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Dev Kapadia |
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Name: | Dev Kapadia | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and the Stockholders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
HENNESSY CAPITAL PARTNERS I LLC | ||||
By: Hennessy Capital LLC, its managing member |
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By: |
/s/ Daniel J. Hennessy |
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Name: | Daniel J. Hennessy | |||
Title: | Managing Member | |||
/s/ Kevin Charlton |
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KEVIN CHARLTON |
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/s/ Bradley Bell |
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BRADLEY BELL |
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/s/ Richard Burns |
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RICHARD BURNS |
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/s/ Peter Shea |
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PETER SHEA |
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/s/ Charles B. Lowery II |
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CHARLES B. LOWERY II |
Signature Page to Voting and Support Agreement
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SCHEDULE I
Beneficial Ownership of Securities
Stockholder |
Number of
Shares |
Number of
Warrants |
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Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC |
2,675,000 | 12,125,000 | ||||||
Kevin Charlton |
67,000 | | ||||||
Bradley Bell |
35,000 | | ||||||
Richard Burns |
35,000 | | ||||||
Peter Shea |
35,000 | | ||||||
Charles B. Lowrey |
18,000 | | ||||||
Total |
2,865,000 | 12,125,000 |
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SCHEDULE II
Board of Directors and Committee Members of the Company
Director |
Compensation
Committee |
Nominating
and Governance Committee |
Audit
Committee |
Class I 1 | Class II 2 | Class III 3 | ||||||
Chan Galbato (Chairman) |
ü | ü | ||||||||||
Dev Kapadia |
ü | ü | ü | ü | ||||||||
Alan Schumacher |
ü | ü | ||||||||||
Dennis Donovan |
ü | ü | ||||||||||
Jim Marcotuli |
ü | ü |
1 | Class ISubject to Shareholder election at Special Meeting. |
2 | Class IISubject to Shareholder election at first annual meeting following Special Meeting. |
3 | Class IIISubject to Shareholder election at second annual meeting following Special Meeting. |
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Exhibit 10.4
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
September 21, 2014
Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC
c/o Hennessy Capital LLC
10 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3175
Attention: Daniel J. Hennessy
Re: Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. Directors
Dear Mr. Hennessy:
Concurrently with this letter, The Traxis Group B.V., a limited liability company existing under the laws of the Netherlands ( Seller ), is entering into that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended, the Purchase Agreement ), with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ( Purchaser ). The Purchase Agreement provides that at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Purchasers certificate of incorporation will be amended and restated to, among other things, provide that Purchasers directors can be removed with or without cause by the stockholders. Any capitalized term used but not defined herein will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.
As inducement to Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC ( Hennessy ) to approve the Purchase Agreement on behalf of Purchaser, Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the Closing through the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of Purchaser (or any successor to Purchaser), it will not, and will cause its Affiliates to not, vote or provide consent, directly or indirectly, to remove, Daniel Hennessy or Kevin Charlton as directors of Purchaser (or any successor to Purchaser) without cause.
Seller further agrees that, from and after the Closing through the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of Purchaser (or any successor to Purchaser), it shall be a condition precedent to any transfer, sale or other disposition to any Affiliate of Seller of shares of Purchase Price Common Stock received by Seller pursuant to the Purchase Agreement that such Affiliate agrees to be bound by the restrictions set forth herein.
This letter shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]
Sincerely,
The Traxis Group B.V. |
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By: | /s/ Dev Kapadia | |
Name: | Dev Kapadia | |
Title: | Managing Director |
Acknowledged and agreed, effective as of the date first set forth above:
Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC |
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By: | Hennessy Capital LLC, its managing member | |
By: | /s/ Daniel J. Hennessy | |
Name: | Daniel J. Hennessy | |
Title: | Managing Member |
[Signature Page to Hennessy Director Letter]
Exhibit 10.5
SPONSOR WARRANT EXCHANGE LETTER AGREEMENT
September 21, 2014
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Re: | Exchange of Private Placement Warrants |
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain purchase agreement by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (the Company) and The Traxis Group, B.V. (Traxis), dated as of the date hereof (the Purchase Agreement). In order to induce Traxis to enter into the Purchase Agreement, Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC (HCPI) has agreed to enter into this letter agreement (this Agreement) relating to the exchange of a number of warrants sold to HCPI by the Company in a private placement in connection with the Companys initial public offering (the Private Placement Warrants) equal to (i) 12,125,000 less (ii) the number of public warrants validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Warrant Exchange Offer for shares of common stock (Common Stock) of the Company. For purposes of this letter, the term Exchange Private Placement Warrants shall refer solely to the Private Placement Warrants to be exchanged pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and Exchange Shares shall refer to any shares of Common Stock of the Company to be issued to HCPI pursuant to this Agreement. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Purchase Agreement and shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
HCPI and the Company hereby agree with Traxis as follows:
1. If the Warrant Exchange Offer is consummated prior to the Closing Date, then at the Closing HCPI shall exchange each Exchange Private Placement Warrant for 0.10 shares of Common Stock, resulting in the issuance to HCPI of up to 1,212,500 shares of Common Stock. In order to effectuate such exchange, upon the Closing, HCPI shall deliver its original Private Placement Warrants to the Company against delivery of a stock certificate for the Exchange Shares and the Company shall return to HCPI a replacement Private Placement Warrant representing the difference, if any, between the 12,125,000 Private Placement Warrants initially issued to HCPI and the number of Exchange Private Placement Warrants to be exchanged pursuant to this paragraph 1. The Company agrees that the registration rights granted to HCPI with respect to the Exchange Private Placement Warrants shall continue with respect to the Exchange Shares to be issued to HCPI hereunder.
2. If, however, the Warrant Exchange Offer has not been consummated prior to the Closing Date, then the following shall occur:
a. At the Closing, HCPI shall deliver to the Company its original Private Placement Warrants. Each of 6,375,000 of such Private Placement Warrants shall be exchanged at the Closing for 0.10 shares of Common Stock, resulting in the issuance to HCPI of 637,500 shares of Common Stock.
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b. In addition, if the Warrant Exchange Offer is consummated during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the 15th calendar day following the Closing Date (such date of consummation, if any, the Post-Closing Warrant Exchange Offer Closing Date and such 15th calendar day, the Outside Date), then the Company (and HCPI, if so directed by the Company) shall direct the Companys transfer agent (or such other intermediaries as appropriate) to take such actions, and HCPI shall take such actions, as are necessary to cause the exchange by HCPI of, and HCPI shall so exchange, an additional amount of Private Placement Warrants equal to (i) 5,750,000 less (ii) the number of public warrants validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Warrant Exchange Offer for 0.10 shares of Common Stock, resulting in the issuance to HCPI of up to an additional 575,00 shares of Common Stock. In order to effectuate such exchange on the Post-Closing Warrant Exchange Offer Closing Date, if any, the Company shall return to HCPI a replacement Private Placement Warrant representing the difference, if any, between the 12,125,000 Private Placement Warrants initially issued to HCPI and the total number of Exchange Private Placement Warrants exchanged pursuant to paragraphs 2(a) and 2(b) of this Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph 2(b), if the Warrant Exchange Offer has not been consummated on or prior to the Outside Date, then the Company (and HCPI, if so directed by the Company) shall direct the transfer agent (or such other intermediaries as appropriate) to take such actions, and HCPI shall take such actions, as are necessary to cause the exchange by HCPI of, and HCPI shall so exchange, all outstanding Private Placement Warrants on the Business Day immediately following the Outside Date, for 0.10 shares of Common Stock, resulting in the issuance to HCPI of an additional 575,000 shares of Common Stock.
3. In furtherance, and not in limitation of, any other restrictions applicable to the Private Placement Warrants, whether pursuant to the terms of any such Private Placement Warrant or otherwise, no Private Placement Warrants shall be exercised by HCPI prior to the second Business Day following the Outside Date.
4. From the Closing Date until the earliest of: (a) the 180th day after the Closing Date, (b) the date following the Closing Date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Companys stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property and (c) if the last sale price of the Companys common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stocks dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination, the close of business on such 20th trading day ( such 20 th trading day, the Alternative Lock-up Termination Date) (the period from the Closing Date until the earliest of clause (a), (b) and (c), the Lock-Up Period), it will not: (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to the Exchange Shares , any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Private Placement Warrants that do not constitute Exchange Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Earnout Shares (as defined in the letter agreement, dated January 16, 2014, between HCPI and the Company), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Exchange Shares , any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Private Placement Warrants that do not constitute Exchange Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Earnout Shares, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).
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5. The undersigned hereby authorizes the Company during the Lock-Up Period to cause its transfer agent for the Exchange Shares , any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Private Placement Warrants that do not constitute Exchange Private Placement Warrants and the Founder Earnout Shares to decline to transfer, and to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to, the Exchange Shares , any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Private Placement Warrants that do not constitute Exchange Private Placement Warrants and the Founder Earnout Shares for which the undersigned is the record holder and, in the case of the Exchange Shares , any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Private Placement Warrants that do not constitute Exchange Private Placement Warrants and the Founder Earnout Shares for which the undersigned is the beneficial but not the record holder, agrees during the Lock-Up Period to cause the record holder to cause the relevant transfer agent to decline to transfer, and to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to, such Exchange Shares , any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Private Placement Warrants that do not constitute Exchange Private Placement Warrants and the Founder Earnout Shares, if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement.
6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, HCPI may sell or otherwise transfer all or a portion of the Exchange Shares, any shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Private Placement Warrants that do not constitute Exchange Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Earnout Shares to: (i) its direct or indirect equity holders or to any of its other affiliates (as defined in Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), (ii) the immediate family members (including spouses, significant others, lineal descendants, brothers and sisters) of its direct or indirect equity holders or any of its other affiliates, (iii) a family trust, foundation or partnership established for the exclusive benefit of HCPI, its direct or indirect equity holders, any of its affiliates or any of their respective immediate family members or (iv) a charitable foundation controlled by HCPI, its direct or indirect equity holders, any of its affiliates or any of their respective immediate family members, provided in each such case that the transferee thereof enters into a written agreement to be bound by the restrictions set forth herein.
7. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.
8. No party hereto may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and their respective successors and assigns.
9. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court), or if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction of such action is vested in the federal courts, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be
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exclusive, and (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
10. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile transmission.
11. This agreement shall terminate at such time, if any, that the Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.
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HENNESSY CAPITAL PARTNERS I LLC |
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HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. |
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Name: Daniel J. Hennessy |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
THE TRAXIS GROUP, B.V. |
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Name: Dev Kapadia |
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Exhibit 10.6
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this Agreement ), made and entered into as of this [ ] day of [ , ] (the Effective Date ), by and among Blue Bird [ ] (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the Company ), The Traxis Group B.V., a limited liability company existing under the laws of the Netherlands ( Traxis ), [Investor I] ( Investor I ), [Investor II] (Investor II), [Investor III] (Investor III) and [Investor IV] ( Investor IV, and together with Investor I, Investor II and Investor III, the Investors ).
WITNESSETH THAT
WHEREAS, the Company and Traxis have entered into that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2014 (the Purchase Agreement ), pursuant to which, on the Effective Date, the Company is acquiring from Traxis all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of School Bus Holdings, Inc. and, in exchange therefor, the Company is making a cash payment to Traxis and issuing to Traxis a certain number of shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock );
WHEREAS, as a condition to the obligations of Traxis under the Purchase Agreement, the Company and Traxis have agreed to enter into this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company, Investor I and Investor II have entered into that certain Backstop and Subscription Agreement, dated as of September [ ], 2014 (the Preferred Subscription Agreement ), pursuant to which, on the Effective Date, the Company is issuing and selling to Investor I and Investor II an aggregate of [ ] shares of the Companys 7.625% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock ), each share of Preferred Stock convertible into shares of Common Stock (the Underlying Common Shares ) as provided in the Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Preferred Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Company, Investor III and Investor IV have entered into that certain Backstop and Subscription Agreement, dated as of September [ ], 2014 (the Backstop Subscription Agreement , and together with the Preferred Subscription Agreement, the Investor Agreements ), pursuant to which, on the Effective Date, the Company is issuing to Investor III and Investor IV (i) an aggregate of [ ] shares of Common Stock (the Backstop Shares) and (ii) up to an additional 102,750 shares of Common Stock, issued in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to Utilization Fee Shares, as such term is used in the Backstop Subscription Agreement (the Utilization Fee Shares ).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by agreement or otherwise.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Backstop Shares shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Backstop Subscription Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning given such term in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.
Blackout Period has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a)(ii).
Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and any successor commission or agency having similar powers.
Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Delay Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(e)(ii).
Demand Exercise Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
Demanding Party has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
Demand Registration Maximum Offering Size has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f).
Demand Registration Request has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
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Disadvantageous Condition means the existence of any acquisition, disposition or other material transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any material financing activity, or the unavailability of any required financial statements, or the possession by the Company of material information which, in the judgment of the Board, would not be in the best interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to disclose in a Registration Statement.
Effective Date shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Equity Interests means any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company or any securities or instruments (including debt securities) directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company (or which are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for another security or instrument which is, in turn, directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company), whether at the time of issuance or upon the passage of time or the occurrence of future events, whether now authorized or not.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulation Authority.
Holders means Traxis or any Investor, for so long as (and to the extent that) it owns any Registrable Securities, and each of its successors, assigns, and direct and indirect transferees who become registered owners of Registrable Securities or securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into Registrable Securities in accordance with this Agreement. To the extent an in-kind distribution is contemplated, an indirect holder of Registrable Securities may be considered a Holder for purposes of this Agreement as appropriate.
Information Blackout has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).
Initial Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(e).
Investor Agreements shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Investor Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12.
Investor I shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Investor II shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Investor III shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Investor IV shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Investors has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
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Other Securities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Outstanding means with respect to any securities as of any date, all such securities theretofore issued, except any such securities theretofore converted, exercised or canceled or held by the issuer or any successor thereto (whether in its treasury or not).
Overallotment Option Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(e).
Person means any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock corporation, estate, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof or any other entity of any kind.
Piggyback Registration Maximum Offering Size has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).
Pre-IPO Holders means the stockholders of the Company party to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 16, 2014, between the Company and the parties thereto.
Preferred Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Preferred Subscription Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Prospectus means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus or summary prospectus, and any such prospectus or preliminary or summary prospectus as amended or supplemented, and in each case including all material incorporated by reference therein.
Public Offering means an underwritten public offering of Equity Interests pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act.
Purchase Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Registrable Securities means any shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Underlying Common Shares, Backstop Shares or Utilization Fee Shares held by the Holders. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of under such Registration Statement; (ii) they shall have been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or other limitations; (iii) they shall have been otherwise transferred or disposed of, and new certificates therefor not bearing a restrictive legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company, and subsequent transfer or disposition of them shall not require their registration or qualification under the Securities Act or any state securities laws; or (iv) they shall have ceased to be outstanding.
Registration Expenses has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
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Registration Statement means a registration statement filed by an issuer with the Commission and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement, including any statutory prospectus, preliminary prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act.
SEC Comments has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Transferee has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Transferring Holder has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Traxis has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Underlying Common Shares has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Utilization Fee Shares shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 2.01 Demand Registration Rights.
(a)Following the Effective Date, Traxis and its Transferees shall have the right to require the Company to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act, covering all or any part of its Registrable Securities, by delivering a written notice thereof to the Company specifying the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and the intended method of distribution thereof. Such request pursuant to this Section 2.01 is referred to herein as the Demand Registration Request , the registration so requested is referred to herein as the Demand Registration , and the party making such request is referred to as the Demanding Party . As promptly as practicable, but no later than ten Business Days after receipt of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall give written notice (the Demand Exercise Notice ) of such Demand Registration Request to all other Holders of Registrable Securities issued to Traxis pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect (i) more than an aggregate of ten (10) Demand Registrations under this Section 2.01 with respect to any or all of the Registrable Securities held by Traxis or its Transferees and (ii) a Demand Registration at any time that Traxis and its Transferees owns Registrable Securities that represent less than 7.5% of the Outstanding Common Stock. In all instances, the Demanding Party and the Company shall cooperate in good faith regarding a Demand Registration Request should the Company have any planned offering(s), or if the Company has effected an offering of its Equity Interests (other than pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8), within six months of the delivery of such Demand Registration Request.
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(b)The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to include in the Demand Registration the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Demanding Party and by any other Holders of Registrable Securities issued to Traxis pursuant to the Purchase Agreement that shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such registration (which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such other Holder) within 30 days after the receipt of the Demand Exercise Notice.
(c) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) effect the registration under the Securities Act (including by means of a shelf registration pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act if so requested by the Demanding Party and if the Company is then eligible to effect such a registration on Form S-3 or on any successor to Form S-3) of the Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Demanding Party and the other Holders of Registrable Securities issued to Traxis pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (to the extent permitted to be registered in accordance with the terms hereof), for distribution in accordance with the intended method of distribution described in the Demand Registration Request, and (ii) if requested by the Demanding Party, obtain acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such registration.
(d) If a requested registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 involves an underwritten offering, the Demanding Party shall have the right to select an investment banker or bankers of nationally recognized standing to administer the offering; provided, however, that such investment banker or bankers shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company. The Company shall notify the Demanding Party if the Company objects to any investment banker or manager selected by the Demanding Party pursuant to this Section 2.01(d) within ten (10) Business Days after the Demanding Party has notified the Company of such selection.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.01:
(i) If the managing underwriter of any underwritten Public Offering shall advise the Demanding Party that the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement cannot be sold in such offering within a price range acceptable to the Demanding Party, then the Demanding Party shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that the Registration Statement be abandoned or withdrawn with respect to its Registrable Securities, in which event the Company shall abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement and notify all other Holders participating in such Demand Registration.
(ii) If a majority of the Board determines in good faith that a Disadvantageous Condition exists, the Company shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, be entitled, upon the giving of a written notice (a Delay Notice ) to such effect to each Holder of Registrable Securities included or to be
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included in such Registration Statement, to delay the filing of such Registration Statement until, in the judgment of a majority of Board, such Disadvantageous Condition no longer exists (notice of which the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holders of the Registrable Securities with respect to which any such Registration Statement was to have been filed); provided , however , that such delay shall not exceed a period of one-hundred twenty (120) days from the date on which the Demand Registration Request is received by the Company; and provided , further , that the Company shall not exercise its right to delay the filing of any Registration Statement unless such delay is also applied to any other holder of registration rights.
(f) In connection with any Demand Registration Request involving an underwritten offering, if the managing underwriter shall advise the Company that, in its view, the number of securities (including the Registrable Securities) that the Holders, the Company and any other Person intend to include in such registration exceeds the largest number of securities which can be sold in such offering at a price reasonably acceptable to the Demanding Party (the Demand Registration Maximum Offering Size ), then the Company will include in such registration, in the following priority, up to the Demand Registration Maximum Offering Size:
(i) first, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section 2.01; if the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included exceeds the Demand Registration Maximum Offering Size, then the Registrable Securities to be included in such registration shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders requesting registration based on the number of securities duly requested to be included in such registration by each such Holder; and
(ii) second, the Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares requested to be registered pursuant to Section 2.02; if the Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares, together with the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section 2.01, exceed the Demand Registration Maximum Offering Size, then the Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and Utilization Fee Shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares requested to be included in such registration by each Investor; and
(iii) third, the securities requested to be included in such registration by the Pre-IPO Holders; and
(iv) fourth, the securities to be offered by the Company; and
(v) fifth, all other securities requested by any other Person to be included in such registration (pursuant to contractual registration rights or otherwise).
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(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to this Section 2.01 with respect to the Registrable Securities during the period starting with the date 30 days prior to the Companys good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date 180 days after the effective date of, a registration subject to Section 2.02 hereof.
(h) The Company shall not have any obligation hereunder to register any Registrable Securities under this Section 2.01 unless it shall have received requests from a Demanding Party to register shares of Common Stock having an aggregate market valuation, based on the most recent closing price of the Common Stock at the time of the demand, of $20.0 million.
(i) No registration of Registrable Securities under this Section 2.01 shall relieve the Company of its obligations (if any) to effect registrations of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.02 or Section 2.12.
Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration Rights.
(a)At any time following the Effective Date, if the Company proposes to register (whether proposed to be offered for sale by the Company or by any other Person) any shares of capital stock (collectively, the Other Securities ) under the Securities Act on a form and in a manner that would permit registration of the Registrable Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Act, each Holder of Registrable Securities will have the right to include its Registrable Securities in such registration in accordance with this Section 2.02. The Company will give prompt written notice to all Holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to register the Other Securities, describing the number of shares to be registered for sale and specifying the form and manner and the other relevant facts involved in such proposed registration (including, without limitation, whether or not such registration will be in connection with an underwritten offering, and if so, the identity of the managing underwriter and whether such offering will be pursuant to a best efforts or firm commitment underwriting). Upon the written request of any Holder delivered to the Company within 15 days after such notice shall have been received by such Holder (which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder and shall confirm that such Holder will dispose of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Companys intended method of disposition), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities that the Company has been so requested to register by the Holders of such Registrable Securities; provided , however , that:
(i) if such registration involves an underwritten offering, all Holders requesting that their Registrable Securities be included in such registration must sell their Registrable Securities to the underwriters selected by the Company (and/or such other Person offering the Other Securities) on the same terms and conditions as the terms and conditions that apply to the Company (and/or such other Person(s) offering the Other Securities); and
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(ii) if, at any time after giving such written notice of its intention to register any of such Registrable Securities for sale, and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason to withdraw such Registration Statement, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each Holder that has requested to register Registrable Securities and thereupon the Company shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration; provided, however, that all Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.
(b) In connection with any Public Offering with respect to which Holders shall have requested registration pursuant to this Section 2.02, if the managing underwriter shall advise the Company that, in its view, the number of securities (including the Registrable Securities) that the Company, the Holders and any other Person intend to include in such registration exceeds the largest number of securities which can be sold without having an adverse effect on such offering, including the price at which such securities can be sold (the Piggyback Registration Maximum Offering Size ), the Company will include in such registration, in the following priority, up to the Piggyback Registration Maximum Offering Size:
(i) first, all the Other Securities that the Company proposes to include in such registration;
(ii) second, the Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares requested to be registered pursuant to this Section 2.02; if the Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares, together with all the Other Securities that the Company proposes to include in such registration, exceed the Piggyback Registration Maximum Offering Size, then the Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares to be included in such registration shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Underlying Common Shares, the Backstop Shares and the Utilization Fee Shares requested to be included in such registration by each Investor;
(iii) third, (A) the other Registrable Securities requested to be registered pursuant to this Section 2.02 and (B) the Other Securities requested to be registered by the Pre-IPO Holders; if the number of such other Registrable Securities and the Other Securities of the Pre-IPO Holders requested to be included exceeds the Piggyback Registration Maximum Offering Size, then such other Registrable Securities and the Other Securities of the Pre-IPO Holders to be included in such registration shall be allocated pro rata among the persons requesting registration based on the number of securities duly requested to be included in such registration by each such person; and
(ii) fourth, all Other Securities requested by any other Person to be included in such registration (pursuant to contractual registration rights or otherwise).
(c) If a Holder decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement thereafter filed by the Company, such Holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent Registration Statement or Registration Statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of securities, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
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(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Article II to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to give notice of, or effect any registration of Registrable Securities under this Article II incidental to, the registration of any of its securities in connection with mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, exchange offers, subscription offers, dividend reinvestment plans or stock options or other employee benefit or compensation plans.
Section 2.03 Registration Expenses.
The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Article II. Registration Expenses means all expenses incident to the Companys performance of or compliance with Article II, including, without limitation, all registration, filing and qualification fees (including filing fees with respect to FINRA), all fees and expenses of complying with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of underwriters counsel in connection with any blue sky memorandum or survey), any underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and related expenses, all fees and disbursements of the attorneys-in-fact and the custodian for the Holders, all printing expenses, all listing fees, all registrars and transfer agents fees, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of its independent certified public accountants, including the expenses of any special audits and/or comfort letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance. In addition, in connection with each registration, the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel to represent the interests of the Holders selling Registrable Securities in such registration.
Section 2.04 Registration Procedures.
(a) If and whenever the Company is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in this Article II, the Company will:
(i) promptly prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including any statutory prospectus, preliminary prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement) and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement until the earlier of (a) such time as all such Registrable Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement, and (b) 210 days from the date such Registration Statement first becomes effective;
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(iii) furnish to each seller of such Registrable Securities such number of conformed copies of such Registration Statement and of each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), such number of copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, such documents incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement or Prospectus and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of such Registrable Securities;
(iv) register or qualify all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement under such securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each seller shall reasonably request, and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary to enable each such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of its Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified, to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any such jurisdiction or to consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(v) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities, on the date that the Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a Public Offering, (a) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purpose of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in a Public Offering, addressed to the underwriters, and (b) a comfort letter, dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in a Public Offering, addressed to the underwriters;
(vi) promptly notify each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and if it is necessary to amend or supplement such Prospectus to comply with applicable law, and at the request of any such seller prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and shall otherwise comply in all material respects with applicable law;
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(vii) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earning statement covering a period of at least twelve months, beginning with the first month of the first fiscal quarter after the effective date of such Registration Statement, which earning statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act;
(viii) in the case of a Public Offering, use all reasonable efforts to facilitate the distribution and sale of any Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, by causing appropriate officers of the Company to attend any road shows and analyst presentations and otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate as requested by the underwriters or any Holder of Registrable Securities in the offering, marketing or selling of the Registrable Securities;
(ix) cause all such shares of Common Stock and Underlying Shares registered pursuant hereto to be listed on the securities exchange or quoted on the interdealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted, if such listing or quotation is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or quotation system, and provide a transfer agent, registrar and CUSIP number for such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement; and
(x) issue to any underwriter to which any Holder of Registrable Securities may sell such Registrable Securities in connection with any such registration (and to any direct or indirect transferee of any such underwriter) certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock [or Preferred Stock], as applicable, without restrictive legends (subject to each Holder and/or underwriter providing any customary certificates relating to the distribution or re-legending of Registrable Securities as appropriate).
The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish the Company with such information regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing and as shall be required by applicable law or by the Commission in connection therewith. The Company shall have no obligation to have a Registration Statement declared effective or incur costs in connection therewith until the seller of such Registrable Securities provides such information to the Company; provided, however, that if the applicable Registration Statement is a resale shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall have the right to exclude such seller from the table of selling stockholders set forth in such Registration Statement pending receipt of such information but not to delay the preparation, filing or declaration of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement to the extent that such Registration Statement is for the benefit of other selling stockholders and such other selling stockholder(s) caused the Company to file such Registration Statement.
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(b) If requested by the underwriters for any Public Offering of Registrable Securities on behalf of a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration under Section 2.01 or 2.02 hereof, the Company and each such Holder of Registrable Securities will enter into and perform their respective obligations under an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, such agreement to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such Holders and such other terms and conditions as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements with respect to secondary distributions, including, without limitation, indemnities to the effect and to the extent provided in Sections 2.06 and 2.07 hereof and delivery of opinions of counsel and accountant letters.
(c) If any registration pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.02 hereof shall be in connection with an underwritten Public Offering, each Holder that includes Registrable Securities in such Public Offering agrees, if so required by the managing underwriter(s), not to effect any public sale or distribution (including any sale pursuant to Rule 144) of Equity Securities (other than as part of such underwritten Public Offering) within ten days prior to or 90 days after (i) the effective date of the Registration Statement with respect to such underwritten Public Offering, or (ii) in the event of a shelf Registration Statement, the consummation of an underwritten takedown; provided, however, that the 90 day period referred to in this Section 2.04(c) may be extended to up to 180 days upon the managing underwriters or underwriters reasonable request.
(d) The Company agrees, if so required by the managing underwriter(s) in connection with an underwritten Public Offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.02, not to effect any public or private sale or distribution of any of its Equity Interests (other than as part of such underwritten Public Offering), including a sale pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act (or Section 4(2) thereof), within ten days prior to or 90 days after (i) the effective date of the Registration Statement with respect to such underwritten Public Offering, or (ii) in the event of a shelf Registration Statement, the consummation of an underwritten takedown, except in connection with any equity incentive plan, agreement, bonus, award, stock purchase plan, stock option plan or other stock arrangement registered on Form S-8 or an acquisition, merger or exchange offer; provided, however, that the 90-day period referred to in this Section 2.04(d) may be extended to up to 180 days upon the managing underwriters or underwriters reasonable request.
(e) It is understood that in any underwritten offering of Registrable Securities, in addition to the shares (the Initial Shares ) the underwriters have committed to purchase, the underwriting agreement may grant the underwriters an option to purchase a number of additional shares (the Overallotment Option Shares ) equal to up to 15% of the Initial Shares (or such other maximum amount as FINRA may then permit), solely to cover over-allotments. Shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities[, and shares of Preferred Stock proposed to be sold by the Investors], shall be allocated between Initial Shares and Overallotment Option Shares as agreed or, in the absence of agreement, pursuant to Sections 2.01 or 2.02 hereof.
(f) No Holder of Registrable Securities may participate in any Public Offering hereunder unless it (i) agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements, and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and this Article II.
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Section 2.05 Preparation; Reasonable Investigation.
In connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement registering Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, the Company will give the Holders on whose behalf such Registrable Securities are to be so registered and their underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel and accountants, the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission, and each amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and will give each of them such access to its books and records and such opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers and the independent public accountants who have issued a report on its financial statements as shall be reasonably necessary, in the opinion of such Holders and such underwriters or their respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.
Section 2.06 Indemnification.
(a) In the case of any Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2.01, 2.02 or 2.12, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless the seller of any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, its directors, officers and employees, each other Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such Registrable Securities, each officer, director and employee of each such underwriter, and each other Person, if any, who controls such seller, or each officer, director and employee of such seller, or such underwriter, or each officer, director and employee of such underwriter, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several, to which any such Person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement (including any document incorporated by reference therein) under which the Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, or any Prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law; and the Company will reimburse each such Person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense; provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, issuer free writing prospectus or blue sky filing or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written
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information furnished to the Company for use in the preparation thereof by such seller, underwriter or non-selling controlling Person, as the case may be. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Person and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such seller.
(b) The Company may require, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Article II, that the Company shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from (i) the prospective seller of such Registrable Securities to indemnify and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 2.06(a) hereof, except that any such prospective seller shall not in any event be liable to the Company pursuant thereto for an amount in excess of the net proceeds of the sale of such prospective sellers Registrable Securities) the Company, each officer, director and employee of the Company, each underwriter of such securities, each officer, director and employee of each such underwriter and each other Person, if any, who controls the Company or any such underwriter or any officer, director or employee thereof within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and (ii) each such underwriter of such securities to indemnify and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 2.06(a) hereof) the Company, each officer, director and employee of the Company, each prospective seller, each officer, director and employee of each prospective seller and each other Person, if any, who controls the Company or any prospective seller or any officer, director or employee thereof within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, but in each case only with respect to any statement in or omission from such Registration Statement, any Prospectus included therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such prospective seller or such underwriter, as the case may be, to the Company for use in the preparation of such Registration Statement, Prospectus, amendment or supplement; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 2.06(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) if such settlement is effected without the consent of the indemnifying party; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 2.06(b) exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such indemnifying party. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by the indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such seller.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any investigation by any governmental authority) involving a claim referred to in Section 2.06(a) or (b) hereof, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter of the commencement of such action; provided, however, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under the preceding provisions of this Section 2.06, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against an indemnified party, unless in such indemnified partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such claim (in which case, the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of
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more than one (1) counsel for all sellers of Registrable Securities, or more than one counsel for the underwriters in connection with any one (1) action or separate but similar or related actions), the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to the extent that it may wish with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in connection with the defense thereof.
(d) The indemnity provided for hereunder shall not inure to the benefit of any indemnified party to the extent that such indemnified party failed to comply with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as then applicable to the person asserting the loss, claim, damage or liability for which indemnity is sought.
(e) The right to indemnification under this Section 2.06 shall survive indefinitely.
Section 2.07 Contribution.
(a) If the indemnification provided for in Section 2.06 is unavailable to the indemnified parties in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (i) as among the Company and each of the selling Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, on the one hand, and the underwriters, on the other, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and each such selling Holder, on the one hand, and the underwriters, on the other, from the offering of the Registrable Securities, or if such allocation is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company and each such selling Holder, on the one hand, and of the underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations, and (ii) as between the Company, on the one hand, and each selling Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, on the other, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and of each such selling Holder in connection with such statements or omissions, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and each such selling Holder, on the one hand, and the underwriters, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the offering (net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) received by the Company and each such selling Holder bears to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the underwriters. The relative fault of the Company and any selling Holder, on the one hand, and of the underwriters, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company and any selling Holder or by the underwriters. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and each such selling Holder, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or
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alleged untrue statement of a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any such selling Holder, and the parties (including as between selling Holders) relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(b) The Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.07 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.07, no underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities underwritten by it and offered and distributed to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, and no Holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities of such Holder were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligation of each Holder of Registrable Securities to contribute pursuant to this Section 2.07 is several in the proportion that the proceeds of the offering received by such Holder bears to the total proceeds of the offering received by all the Holders and not joint.
Section 2.08 Nominees of Beneficial Owners.
In the event that any Registrable Securities are held by a nominee for the Beneficial Owner thereof, the Beneficial Owner thereof may, at its election, be treated as the Holder of such Registrable Securities for purposes of any request or other action by any holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any determination of any number or percentage of shares of Registrable Securities held by any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities contemplated by this Agreement. If the Beneficial Owner of any Registrable Securities so elects, the Company may require assurances reasonably satisfactory to it of such Beneficial Owners ownership of such Registrable Securities.
Section 2.09 Rule 144 .
The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to comply with the filing requirements described in Rule 144(c)(1) or any successor thereto so as to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act. Upon the written request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with the filing requirements under Rule 144(c)(1) or any successor thereto.
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Section 2.10 Information Blackout .
(a) Upon written notice from the Company to the Holders that the Company has determined in good faith that the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement would require disclosure of non-public material information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law (A) which disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or (B) relating to a material business transaction involving the Company (an Information Blackout ), the Company may postpone the effectiveness of any Registration Statement required hereunder and, if such Registration Statement has become effective, the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and all Holders shall suspend sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement, in each case, until the earlier of:
(i) sixty (60) days after the Company makes such good faith determination, and
(ii) such time as the Company notifies the Holders that such material information has been disclosed to the public or has ceased to be material or that sales pursuant to such Registration Statement may otherwise be resumed (the number of days from such notice from the Company until the day when the Information Blackout terminates hereunder is hereinafter called a Blackout Period ).
(b) Any delivery by the Company of notice of an Information Blackout during the sixty (60) days immediately following effectiveness of any Registration Statement effected pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.12 hereof shall give the Holders of a majority in aggregate amount of Registrable Securities being sold the right, by written notice to the Company within twenty (20) Business Days after the end of such Blackout Period, to cancel such registration.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no more than two (2) Information Blackouts during any calendar year and no Blackout Period shall continue for more than forty-five (45) consecutive days.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not exercise its rights under Section 2.10(a) unless it has applied the same information blackout restriction to all other holders of registration rights.
Section 2.11 Restriction on Company Grants of Subsequent Registration Rights .
The Company agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Outstanding Registrable Securities, it shall not enter into any agreement with the holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would grant such holder or prospective holder any registration rights.
Section 2.12 Investor Demand Rights . Following the Effective Date, the Company shall, as soon as commercially reasonable, but in no event later than forty five (45) days after the Effective Date, file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act on any permitted form that qualifies, and is available for, the resale of the Registrable Securities held by the Investors (the
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Investor Demand Registration ). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cause such Investor Demand Registration to become effective as promptly thereafter as practicable, but in any event not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Effective Date if the Company receives comments to the Investor Demand Registration from the Commission ( SEC Comments ) or ninety (90) days after the Effective Date if the Company does not receive SEC Comments and (ii) obtain acceleration of the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to such registration.
ARTICLE III
TRANSFERS
Section 3.01 Transfer of Rights
(a) A Holder may transfer all or any portion of its rights with respect to the Registrable Securities under this Agreement to any Person (each, a Transferee ), and any such Transferee may likewise transfer all or any portion of the rights it acquires with respect to the Registrable Securities to a subsequent Transferee. A Holder and any Transferee who transfers securities to another Person is referred to herein as a Transferring Holder .
(b) Any such transfer of rights under this Agreement will be effective upon receipt by the Company of (i) written notice from such Transferring Holder stating the name and address of any Transferee and identifying the number of Registrable Securities with respect to which rights under this Agreement are being transferred and the nature of the rights so transferred, and (ii) a written agreement from the Transferee to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, upon which such Transferee will be deemed to be a party hereto and have the rights and obligations of the Transferring Holder hereunder with respect to the Registrable Securities transferred.
(c) In the event the Company engages in a merger or consolidation in which the shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, are converted into securities of another company, appropriate arrangements will be made so that the registration rights provided under this Agreement continue to be provided to Holders by the issuer of such securities. To the extent such new issuer, or any other company acquired by the Company in a merger or consolidation, was bound by registration rights obligations that would conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to modify any such inherited registration rights obligations so as not to interfere in any material respects with the rights provided under this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed by the Holders.
Section 3.02 In-Kind Distributions .
If a Holder seeks to effectuate an in-kind distribution, a transfer or an assignment of all or part of its shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock to its direct or indirect equityholders or any Affiliates thereof, then the Company will cooperate with such Holder and the Companys transfer agent to facilitate such transaction in the manner reasonably requested by such Holder.
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ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01 Consent to Assignment.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties hereto including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of applicable law.
Section 4.02 Entire Agreement and Amendments.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties, and merges and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings among the parties, whether oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, modification or interpretation of this Agreement will have any effect unless it is reduced to writing, makes specific reference to this Agreement and is signed by all of the parties.
Section 4.03 Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and if mailed by prepaid first-class mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, at any time other than during a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lockout or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been received on the earlier of the date shown on the receipt or three Business Days after the postmarked date thereof and, if telexed or telecopied, the original notice shall be mailed by prepaid first class mail within twenty-four (24) hours after sending such notice by telex or telecopy, and shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day following dispatch and acknowledgment of receipt by the recipients telex or telecopy machine. In addition, notices hereunder may be delivered by hand, in which event the notice shall be deemed effective when delivered, or by overnight courier, in which event the notice shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day following delivery to such courier. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be given to the parties hereto at the following addresses:
If to the Company:
Blue Bird [ ] (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.)
402 Bluebird Blvd.
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Attention: Phil Tighe and Paul Yousif
Fax No.: [ ]
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Fax No.: (212) 755-3009
If to Traxis:
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Dev Kapadia
Fax No.: (212) 755-3009
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Richard A. Presutti
Fax No.: (212) 593-5955
If to the Investors:
[ ]
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
[ ]
Any party hereto may change its address specified for notices herein by designating a new address by notice in accordance with this Section 4.03.
Section 4.04 Non-Waiver.
The waiver by any party of any breach of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained herein or any default in the performance of any obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or default of the same or of any other term, covenant, condition, agreement or obligation.
Section 4.05 Governing Law, Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws principles.
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(b) Each of the parties hereto (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court), or if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction of such action is vested in the federal courts, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (b) expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes thereof and (c) waives and agrees not to raise (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise) any and all jurisdictional, venue and convenience objections or defenses that such party may have in such Action.
Section 4.06 Captions.
All captions are inserted for convenience only, and will not affect any construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 4.07 Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement which is or may become prohibited or unenforceable, as a matter of law or regulation, will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability and shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof if the essential purposes of this Agreement may be given effect despite the prohibition or unenforceability of the affected provision.
Section 4.08 Equitable Remedies.
The parties hereto agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that any of the agreements and provisions of this Agreement were not performed fully by the parties hereto in accordance with their specific terms or conditions or were otherwise breached, and that money damages are an inadequate remedy for breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining and quantifying the amount of damage that will be suffered by the parties hereto in the event that this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its terms or conditions or is otherwise breached. It is accordingly hereby agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to restrain, enjoin and prevent breaches of this Agreement by the other parties and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, such remedy being in addition to and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies to which the other parties are entitled to at law or in equity.
Section 4.09 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
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Section 4.10 Recapitalizations, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting Common Stock.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to any and all shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, transfer of Equity Interests or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for, or in substitution of, any shares of Common Stock by reason of any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, partial or complete liquidation, sale of assets, spin-off, stock dividend, split, distribution to stockholders or combination of the shares of Common Stock or any other change in the Companys capital structure, in order to preserve fairly and equitably as far as practicable, the original rights and obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories thereunto duly authorized as of the date first set forth above.
BLUE BIRD [ ] (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.) | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
THE TRAXIS GROUP B.V. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
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Exhibit 10.7
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
, 2014
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp.
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77002
Gentlemen:
This letter agreement (this Agreement ) relates to a Purchase Agreement entered into as of September [], 2014 ( Purchase Agreement ) by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ( Purchaser ), and The Traxis Group B.V., a limited liability company existing under the laws of the Netherlands (the Company ). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Purchase Agreement and shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
1. In order to induce all parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees that, from the date hereof until the earliest of: (a) the 180th day after the Closing Date, (b) the date following the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Purchaser Agreement on which the Purchaser completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Purchasers stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property and (c) the Alternative Lock-up Termination Date (as defined in that certain Exchange of Private Placement Warrants Letter Agreement, dated as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, by and among Purchaser, Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC and the Company) (the period between the Closing Date and the earliest of clause (a), (b) and (c), the Lock-Up Period ), the undersigned will not: (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder (the Exchange Act ), with respect to the Purchase Price Common Stock received pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (such shares, collectively, the Lock-up Shares ), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of the Lock-up Shares, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).
2. The undersigned hereby authorizes Purchaser during the Lock-Up Period to cause its transfer agent for the Lock-up Shares to decline to transfer, and to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to, Lock-up Shares for which the undersigned is the record holder and, in the case of Lock-up Shares for which the undersigned is the beneficial but not the record holder, agrees during the Lock-Up Period to cause the record holder to cause the relevant transfer agent to decline to transfer, and to note stop transfer restrictions on the stock register and other records relating to, such Lock-up Shares, if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement.
3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may sell or otherwise transfer Lock-up Shares during the undersigneds lifetime or on death (or, if the undersigned is not a natural person, during its existence) (i) if the undersigned is not a natural person, to its direct or indirect equity holders or to any of its other affiliates (as defined in Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), (ii) to the
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immediate family members (including spouses, significant others, lineal descendants, brothers and sisters) of the undersigned or its direct or indirect equity holders, (iii) to a family trust, foundation or partnership established for the exclusive benefit of the undersigned, its equity holders or any of their respective immediate family members, (iv) to a charitable foundation controlled by the undersigned, its equityholders or any of their respective immediate family members or (v), by will or intestacy to the undersigneds immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiaries of which are exclusively the undersigned and a member or members of the undersigneds immediate family or a charitable foundation controlled by any such persons; provided, however, that in each such case, any such sale or transfer shall be conditioned upon entry by such transferees into a written agreement, addressed to the Purchaser, agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions.
4. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Upon request, the undersigned will execute any additional documents necessary in connection with enforcement hereof. Any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the undersigned from the date first above written.
5. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.
6. No party hereto may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and its successors and assigns.
7. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court), or if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction of such action is vested in the federal courts, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware courts, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive, and (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
8. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile transmission.
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Very truly yours,
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Exhibit 10.8
[Insert Date]
The Traxis Group B.V.
c/o Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Re: Purchase Agreement and Business Combination
Gentlemen:
This letter (this Letter Agreement ) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement ), dated as of September 21, 2014, entered into by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and The Traxis Group B.V., a limited liability company existing under the laws of the Netherlands (the Seller ), relating to the sale by the Seller to the Company of School Bus Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Business Combination ). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 3 hereof.
In order to induce the Company and the Seller to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to proceed with the Business Combination and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Hennessy Capital Partners I LLC (the Sponsor ) and the undersigned individuals, each of whom was and/or is a director of the Company or member of the Companys management team prior to the Business Combination, and will remain a stockholder of the Company immediately after the Business Combination, (each, a Founder and collectively, the Founders ), hereby agrees with the Seller as follows:
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a. | The Sponsor and each Founder agrees that it or he shall not Transfer any Founder Shares held by it or him, if any, until the earliest of (x) one year after the completion of a Business Combination, (y) the date following the completion of the Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Companys stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property or (z) the Alternative Lock-up Termination Date (as defined in that certain Exchange of Private Placement Warrants Letter Agreement, dated as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, by and among the Company, Sponsor and Seller). |
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Notwithstanding the provision set forth in paragraph 1(a), Transfers of the Founder Shares are permitted hereunder (a) to the Companys officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Companys officers or directors or any affiliates of the Sponsor and Founders; (b) in the case of an individual, by a gift to a member of one of the members of the individuals immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individuals immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; or (e) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsors Limited Liability Company |
agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor provided , however , that in the case of clauses (a) through (e), any such Transfer shall be conditioned upon entry by such transferees into a written agreement, addressed to the Seller, agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions. |
2. | The Sponsor and each Founder has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement. |
3. | As used herein, (i) Common Stock shall mean the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; (ii) Founder Shares shall mean the 2,875,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company initially acquired by the Sponsor and Founders for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.001 per share, prior to the consummation of the initial public offering of the Company; and (iii) Transfer shall mean (a) sell, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b). |
4. | This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof. This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto. |
5. | No party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor and Founders and their respective successors and assigns. |
6. | This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Letter Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, then in the applicable Delaware state court), or if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction of such action is vested in the federal courts, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive, and (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. |
7. | Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile transmission. |
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Sincerely,
HENNESSY CAPITAL PARTNERS I LLC
By: Hennessy Capital LLC, its managing member |
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Name: Daniel J. Hennessy Title: Managing Member |
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Charles B. Lowrey II |
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Bradley Bell |
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Peter Shea |
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Richard Burns |
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Joseph Tabet
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
THE TRAXIS GROUP B.V. |
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