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 6, 2016 (September 5, 2016)
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-9618 | 36-3359573 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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2701 Navistar Drive Lisle, Illinois |
60532 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (331) 332-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On September 5, 2016, Navistar International Corporation (the Company) and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH (VW T&B) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (Stock Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Company will issue and VW T&B will purchase an estimated 19.9% stake (16.6% on a pro forma basis) in the Company (the Share Issuance), and a Stockholder Agreement (Stockholder Agreement), which governs the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to VW T&Bs holdings in the Company following the Share Issuance. The Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) has approved the Share Issuance for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) and the Company and VW T&B have entered into an agreement which permits VW T&B to acquire up to 20% of the Company without triggering the restrictions that would otherwise be imposed under Section 203 of the DGCL (the Section 203 Agreement).
In addition to the agreements governing the Share Issuance, the Companys operating subsidiary, Navistar, Inc. concurrently entered into a Framework Agreement Concerning Technology Licensing and Supply (the License and Supply Framework Agreement) and a Procurement JV Framework Agreement (the Procurement JV Framework Agreement) with VW T&B. Pursuant to the License and Supply Framework Agreement, the parties have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into individual contracts in respect of the licensing and supply of certain engines and technologies, conduct feasibility studies in order to investigate the feasibility of sharing certain technologies and begin good faith discussions on possible collaboration with respect to certain powertrain combinations and other strategic initiatives. Navistar, Inc. and VW T&B also intend to enter into certain other commercial arrangements, including the formation of a joint venture focused on sourcing, evaluating, negotiating and recommending joint procurement opportunities, the terms of which are set forth in the Procurement JV Framework Agreement.
Stock Purchase Agreement
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement, at the closing, the Company will issue to VW T&B 16,242,012 shares of common stock of the Company equal to 19.9% of the common stock issued and outstanding as of September 5, 2016 (16.6% on a pro forma basis) for a purchase price of $15.76 per share and an aggregate purchase amount of $255,974,109 (the Purchase Price).
The Stock Purchase Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties of the Company relating to its business and public filings, and certain customary representations and warranties of VW T&B relating to its capacity to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement.
The parties have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to make required government filings, to obtain necessary governmental approvals, authorizations and consents, and to eliminate any impediment under antitrust or competition laws, including the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) and in certain foreign jurisdictions.
The Stock Purchase Agreement includes pre-closing covenants of the Company, including covenants not to adopt changes to its organizational documents, merge or consolidate the Company, redeem, repurchase or acquire common stock, issue, sell or authorize capital stock or voting stock (including convertible securities) of the Company (subject to certain exceptions, including issuances pursuant to a widely distributed offering), amend the terms of the Companys securities or establish, adopt or amend benefits plans to accelerate the vesting or payment of issuances under such plans upon the consummation of the proposed Share Issuance. In the event of any widely distributed offering of common stock by the Company before the closing, VW T&B will have the right to commit to increase the shares of common stock of the Company to be acquired by it at closing up to 19.9% of the shares outstanding immediately following the consummation of the offering at the price per share paid by the participants in such offering.
Consummation of the Share Issuance is subject to various closing conditions of the parties, including the receipt of specified statutory approvals for each party, including the expiration or termination of the waiting periods under the HSR Act and in other specified jurisdictions, the conclusion of review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States of the proposed transaction, and the entry into definitive documentation to form the joint venture contemplated by the Procurement JV Framework Agreement. Each partys obligation to consummate the Share Issuance is also subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties and the performance of covenants of the other party. The Companys obligation to consummate the Share Issuance is also subject to VW T&Bs entry into definitive agreements governing the license and supply of one specified line of products pursuant to the License and Supply Framework Agreement. VW T&Bs obligation to consummate the Share Issuance is also subject to the lack of a material adverse effect of the Company.
The Stock Purchase Agreement also provides for certain mutual termination rights of the Company and VW T&B, including the right of either party to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement if the Share Issuance is not consummated by May 31, 2017, subject to extension in the case of non-U.S. anti-competition filings being the only outstanding closing condition, to a date not beyond August 29, 2017. Either party may also terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement if there is a final, non-appealable law or order permanently restraining enjoining or prohibiting the proposed transaction in a jurisdiction in which either party or its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) has material operations or failure to abide by which would have a material adverse effect on either party. In addition, a party may terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement if there is an uncured material breach by the other party of the Stock Purchase Agreement, provided that the terminating party is not then in material breach. VW T&B also has a limited right to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement if the Company updates its disclosure schedule pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement prior to closing.
The Stock Purchase Agreement also contains indemnification for breaches of representations and warranties as of signing and closing and breaches of covenants. The indemnification for breaches of representations and warranties (other than fundamental representations) is capped at $51.2 million and the indemnifying party will not be liable until the aggregate amount of damages incurred exceeds $5.1 million on claims for breaches of representations. The indemnity for non-fundamental representations and covenants survives for one year after the closing of the transaction and fundamental representations survive indefinitely.
The Stock Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 in its entirety by reference.
Stockholder Agreement
The Company and VW T&B entered into the Stockholder Agreement pursuant to which the parties have agreed to certain corporate governance matters and which governs the rights and obligations of VW T&B as a stockholder of the Company. Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, as of the closing date of the Stock Purchase Agreement, VW T&B will designate two people who are approved by the Company to be appointed to the Board. Following the initial appointment, the Company must designate for nomination to the Board at its annual meeting and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of two persons nominated by VW T&B for so long as VW T&B together with the controlled affiliates of Volkswagen AG (controlled affiliates) hold at least 12% of the outstanding common shares of the Company and one person nominated by VW T&B for so long as VW T&B and the controlled affiliates hold at least 7% of the outstanding common shares (the 7% Threshold). VW T&B loses the right to designate any nominees to the Board once it, together with the controlled affiliates, falls below the 7% threshold. The VW T&B nominees must resign from the Board upon the earlier to occur of (i) VW T&B and the controlled affiliates collectively owning less than 5% of the outstanding common stock (the 5% Threshold) and (ii) a Commercial Termination Event. A Commercial Termination Event occurs if all of the individual contracts previously executed by Navistar, Inc. and VW T&B as contemplated by the License and Supply Framework Agreement have subsequently been terminated by VW T&B for a change of control of the Company or for convenience or by the Company for a material breach by VW T&B.
Effective as of signing, VW T&B and permitted holders (the holders) are subject to a standstill provision until the date on which both (i) for the immediately preceding 30 days, no VW T&B nominee has served on the Board and (ii) 24 months have elapsed following the closing of the Share Issuance. During this period, holders cannot without the written consent of the Company: (1) acquire securities of the Company, provided that such restriction will not prohibit (a) the holders from exercising their anti-dilution rights or (b) bona fide open market purchases of common stock after the closing that would not result in any holder together with the controlled affiliates beneficially owning a number of equity securities equal to or convertible into 20% or more of the then-outstanding common stock (provided that if the Company grants an exemption from DGCL Section 203 to a third party in excess of 20%, the standstill provision will be amended to reflect the higher percentage (such higher percentage, the then-applicable Ownership Cap); (2) participate in proxy solicitation or present any proposals at any stockholder meetings, grant any proxies or subject shares to any voting trusts; (3) make a request for books and records under the DGCL; (4) make disparaging public statements about the Company or its current or former officers or directors, in their capacity as such; (5) institute any litigation against the Company or any of its current and former directors or officers (including derivative actions), with certain exceptions; (6) propose or participate in any offer, merger, acquisition or other business combination or acquisition relating to a material amount of assets of the Company (subject to certain exceptions described below); and (7) make any public proposal or take any actions that would require the Company to make any public disclosure, with respect to the above matters.
If during the standstill period a third party commences a bona fide offer for securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the voting power and the Board either publicly recommends the offer or does not recommend against the offer within 15 business days following the commencement of the offer, VW T&B and its affiliates are permitted to make and publicly disclose a counterproposal to the Board and/or commence an offer for 100% of the outstanding common stock. The standstill does not prevent or restrict VW T&B or its affiliates ability to make confidential proposals to the Company that would not reasonably be expected to result in public disclosure by the Company.
Until the earlier of (i) VW T&B and the controlled affiliates collectively owning less than the 7% Threshold and (ii) the occurrence of a Commercial Termination Event, if the Company proposes to issue common stock or preferred stock or any convertible securities, the Company must offer to sell to the holders on the same terms as the proposed issuance a portion of the issuance equal to the percentage of all common stock outstanding as of immediately before the issuance that is held by the holders; provided that the Company will not be required to sell to the holders if (i) the issuance to the holders will require stockholder approval (but the Company must use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the stockholder approval no later than the next annual meeting) or (ii) the sale would result in the holders and the controlled affiliates owning in excess of 20% (or, if relevant, then the-applicable Ownership Cap) of the outstanding common stock.
If the Company repurchases or redeems any common stock, the effect of which would be that all holders together would own in excess of 20% (or, if relevant, then the-applicable Ownership Cap) of the outstanding common stock, the holders must either participate in the repurchase or redemption or otherwise dispose of their shares within 90 days of exceeding the 20% threshold (or, if relevant, then the-applicable Ownership Cap), to the extent necessary to drop below the 20% threshold (or, if relevant, then the-applicable Ownership Cap).
VW T&B and its affiliates are subject to a three-year lock up period (but may transfer to controlled affiliates). Following the expiration of the lock-up period, VW T&B may transfer shares except to any Schedule 13D filer of the Company or strategic investor in or competitor of the Company, and if the proposed transferee is an activist investor, VW T&B must first offer to sell the shares to the Company on the same pricing terms. Following the expiration of the lock-up period, the holders and their affiliate transferees have shelf registration rights, including certain rights for up to a total of 3 underwritten offerings in any 12-month period if the expected aggregate gross proceeds of an underwritten offering are at least $20 million. If a shelf registration statement is not available, the holders may demand up to 2 registrations in total, provided that the holders cannot make a request for registration for less than 1,000,000 registrable shares. The holders also have customary rights to participate in certain other registered offerings of securities of the Company. Transferees of holders who acquired 5% or more of the then-outstanding common stock from VW T&B and its affiliates in privately negotiated bona fide sales can transfer shares with the above-described registration rights which shall be exercisable for so long as they and their affiliates own 5% or more of the then-outstanding common stock.
The Stockholder Agreement terminates upon the earlier of (i) the termination of the Stock Purchase Agreement and (ii) the first date following the closing of the Share Issuance on which VW T&B and the controlled affiliates cease to collectively own equal to or more than the 5% Threshold (subject to the survival of registration rights).
The Stockholder Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 in its entirety by reference.
Section 203 Agreement
In connection with the Share Issuance, on September 5, 2016, the Company entered into the Section 203 Agreement with VW T&B that permits VW T&B to acquire, subject to certain conditions and limitations, beneficial or other ownership of 15% or more, but less than 20% (or, if relevant, then the-applicable Ownership Cap) (the Threshold Percentage) of the voting power of the shares of voting stock of the Company issued and outstanding from time to time, without triggering the restrictions that would otherwise be imposed under Section 203 of the DGCL. If VW T&B acquires 20% (or, if relevant, then the-applicable Ownership Cap) or more of the shares of voting stock of the Company issued and outstanding from time to time, then Section 203 of the DGCL, with certain modifications, will apply as a matter of contract, provided that if the Company grants a waiver of Section 203 to any other person that is greater than the Threshold Percentage, the Threshold Percentage in the Section 203 Agreement will be automatically increased to such higher percentage. The effectiveness of the Section 203 waiver is subject to the consummation of the Share Issuance.
The Section 203 Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 in its entirety by reference.
License and Supply Framework Agreement
On September 5, 2016, Navistar, Inc. entered into the License and Supply Framework Agreement with VW T&B, which contemplates the cooperation between the parties in respect of engines, related components and the related technologies, which cooperation will be governed by individual contracts to be entered into in accordance with the procedures described below. The parties must use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into the individual contracts contemplated by Step A of the License and Supply Framework Agreement, on the basis of the terms set forth in the License and Supply Framework Agreement, but if the parties fail in the course of good faith negotiation to reach an agreement in relation to certain material terms or conditions that are not adequately addressed in the License and Supply Framework Agreement, and such disagreement cannot be resolved by the chief executive officers of the parties, the parties are not required to enter into the applicable individual contract. The parties will appoint a joint working team for the negotiation of the individual contracts, with the goal of entering into the individual contracts by the outside dates set forth in the License and Supply Framework Agreement. If a Fundamental Change occurs, the Parties may terminate the Agreement with respect to the individual contract affected by the Fundamental Change without liability. A Fundamental Change, with respect to each individual contract, is any change, event or circumstance outside the control of the parties, such as a material change in the regulatory environment or in emissions requirements, that is not reasonably foreseeable as of the date of the License and Supply Framework Agreement and that has a significant and adverse impact on the commercial viability of the engines or technologies that are the subject matter of such individual contract in the United States.
In addition to the individual contracts, the parties agree to conduct certain feasibility studies within a reasonable period of time following the execution of the License and Supply Framework Agreement and to start good faith discussions on possible collaborations regarding certain powertrain combinations of VW T&B Groups components and technology and other strategic initiatives. The License and Supply Framework Agreement provides for certain terms with respect to the individual contracts, including, among others, adaptation and supply costs, license fees and warranties. Under the individual contracts, VW T&B will supply certain engines and components to Navistar, Inc. and will grant to Navistar, Inc. a royalty-bearing, non-transferable and non-assignable license, to use the technology solely to adapt, localize, make, have made, and sell and otherwise commercialize the engines and other components. VW T&B and its affiliates intend to agree to certain exclusivity provisions in NAFTA countries in the individual license agreements.
The term of the License and Supply Framework Agreement is unlimited. It will automatically expire upon the execution of all of the individual contracts contemplated by the agreement and the abandonment or completion of the feasibility studies and discussions under the agreement. The License and Supply Agreement would be terminated in the event of the Stock Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms, and may be terminated by either party with six months notice given on or after December 31, 2018. The effectiveness of the License and Supply Framework Agreement is subject to receipt of competition law consents and authorizations. The terms of the individual contracts will supersede the provisions of the License and Supply Framework Agreement.
The License and Supply Framework Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Procurement JV Framework Agreement
On September 5, 2016, Navistar, Inc. entered into the Procurement JV Framework Agreement with VW T&B, pursuant to the terms of which the parties intend to form a sourcing joint venture entity (the Procurement JV) with VW T&B holding a 51% equity interest in the Procurement JV and Navistar, Inc. holding a 49% equity interest in the Procurement JV. The purpose of the Procurement JV is to make recommendations for sourcing in accordance with its core tasks to the parties. Each party will make final sourcing decisions considering recommendations made by the Procurement JV. Each party will finalize its respective contracts with awarded suppliers. The parties will enter into procurement service agreements pursuant to which they will pay service fees to the Procurement JV in respect of services provided based on a cost-plus model.
The Procurement JV Framework Agreement is terminable by mutual agreement of the parties, upon the termination of all individual contracts entered into pursuant to the License and Supply Framework Agreement, by either party due to the other partys fraud, gross negligence or willful or other material breach, by either party if the Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms or by either party if VW T&Bs ownership of the common stock of the Company falls below 7% of the then-outstanding shares of the Companys common stock. The Procurement JV may also be terminated for certain commercial reasons.
The Procurement JV Framework Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Amendments to the Icahn and MHR Settlement Agreements
On September 5, 2016, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 (the Icahn Amendment) to the Settlement Agreement, dated October 5, 2012, by and among the Company, Carl C. Icahn, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP, Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Beckton Corp., Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Capital LP, IPH GP LLC, Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (collectively, the Icahn Group), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Settlement Agreement, dated July 14, 2013.
On September 5, 2016, the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 (the MHR Amendment) to the Settlement Agreement, dated October 5, 2012, by and among the Company, Mark H. Rachesky, M.D., MHR Holdings LLC, MHR Fund Management LLC, MHR Institutional Advisors III LLC, MHR Capital Partners Master Account LP, MHR Capital Partners (100) LP, MHR Advisors LLC, and MHR Institutional Partners III LP (collectively, the MHR Group), as amendment by Amendment No. 1 to the Settlement Agreement, dated July 14, 2013.
Pursuant to the Icahn Amendment and the MHR Amendment, the Company can increase the size of its Board from ten to twelve directors in anticipation of appointing and subsequently nominating two VW T&B nominees to the Board.
The Icahn Amendment and MHR Amendment are filed as Exhibits 10.6 and 10.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated into this Item 1.01 in its entirety by reference.
The foregoing descriptions of the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Stockholder Agreement, Section 203 Agreement, License and Supply Framework Agreement, Procurement JV Framework Agreement, Icahn Amendment and MHR Amendment are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the agreements.
ITEM 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
As described in Item 1.01 above, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement, at the closing, the Company will issue to VW T&B 16,242,012 shares of common stock of the Company equal to 19.9% of the common stock issued and outstanding as of September 5, 2016 (16.6% on a pro forma basis) for a purchase price of $15.76 per share and an aggregate purchase amount of $255,974,109.
The Share Issuance is made in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, since the Share Issuance does not involve any public offering. The information in Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
On September 5, 2016, Michael N. Hammes and James H. Keyes each announced their retirement from the Board, effective upon the earlier to occur of (i) the completion of the Share Issuance to VW T&B or (ii) Navistars 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of September 5, 2016, Mr. Hammes is Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee and a member of the Finance Committee and Mr. Keyes is Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance Committee. Neither retirement was in connection with any disagreement with the Company pertaining to the Companys operations, policies or practices.
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On September 6, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the Share Issuance and related transactions. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
The Company will conduct a webcast conference call with financial analysts on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern (7:30 a.m. Central time). The Companys executive management will present an overview of the Issuance Share and related transactions followed by a question and answer session. Interested parties, including analysts, investors and the media, may listen live via the internet by logging onto www.navistar.com/navistar/investors/webcasts. Institutional investors can access the call by dialing toll-free, 1-877-303-3199 or international, 1-281-973-6084.
A copy of the the Companys investor presentation for the webcast conference call is attached hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 as Exhibit 99.2.
The Company is furnishing the information in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 to comply with Regulation FD. The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed filed for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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10.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and among Navistar International Corporation and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.2 | Stockholder Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and among Navistar International Corporation and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.3 | DGCL 203 Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and among Navistar International Corporation and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.4* | Framework Agreement Concerning Technology Licensing and Supply, dated as of September 5, 2016, between Navistar, Inc. and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.5* | Procurement JV Framework Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and between Navistar Inc. and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.6 | Amendment No 2 to the Settlement Agreement, effective as of October 5, 2012, by and among the Company and Carl C. Icahn, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP, Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Beckton Corp., Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Capital LP, IPH GP LLC, Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., as amended on July 14, 2013. | |
10.7 | Amendment No. 2 to the Settlement Agreement, effective as of October 5, 2012, by and among the Company and Mark H. Rachesky, M.D., MHR Holdings LLC, MHR Fund Management LLC, MHR Institutional Advisors III LLC, MHR Capital Partners Master Account LP, MHR Capital Partners (100) LP, MHR Advisors LLC, and MHR Institutional Partners III LP, as amended on July 14, 2013. | |
99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated September 6, 2016. | |
99.2 | Investor Presentation, dated September 6, 2016. |
| Schedules (and similar attachments) to the Stock Purchase Agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish, supplementally, a copy of any omitted schedules or exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
* | To be filed by amendment |
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.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: |
/s/ Curt A. Kramer |
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Name: Title: |
Curt A. Kramer Corporate Secretary |
Dated: September 6, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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10.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and among Navistar International Corporation and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.2 | Stockholder Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and among Navistar International Corporation and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.3 | DGCL 203 Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and among Navistar International Corporation and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.4* | Framework Agreement Concerning Technology Licensing and Supply, dated as of September 5, 2016, between Navistar, Inc. and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.5* | Procurement JV Framework Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, by and between Navistar Inc. and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH. | |
10.6 | Amendment No 2 to the Settlement Agreement, effective as of October 5, 2012, by and among the Company and Carl C. Icahn, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP, Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Beckton Corp., Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Capital LP, IPH GP LLC, Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., as amended on July 14, 2013. | |
10.7 | Amendment No. 2 to the Settlement Agreement, effective as of October 5, 2012, by and among the Company and Mark H. Rachesky, M.D., MHR Holdings LLC, MHR Fund Management LLC, MHR Institutional Advisors III LLC, MHR Capital Partners Master Account LP, MHR Capital Partners (100) LP, MHR Advisors LLC, and MHR Institutional Partners III LP, as amended on July 14, 2013. | |
99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated September 6, 2016. | |
99.2 | Investor Presentation, dated September 6, 2016. |
| Schedules (and similar attachments) to the Stock Purchase Agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish, supplementally, a copy of any omitted schedules or exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
* | To be filed by amendment |
Exhibit 10.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
and
VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK & BUS GMBH
Dated as of September 5, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | ||||||
DEFINITIONS | ||||||
Section 1.1 |
Certain Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 |
Interpretation; Construction | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING; CLOSING DELIVERIES | ||||||
Section 2.1 |
Purchase and Sale of Shares | 10 | ||||
Section 2.2 |
Time and Place of Closing | 10 | ||||
Section 2.3 |
Deliveries at Closing | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | ||||||
Section 3.1 |
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification | 11 | ||||
Section 3.2 |
Capital Structure | 11 | ||||
Section 3.3 |
Issuance of Shares | 12 | ||||
Section 3.4 |
Authority; Approval | 12 | ||||
Section 3.5 |
Governmental Filings; No Violations | 12 | ||||
Section 3.6 |
SEC Reports and Financial Statements | 13 | ||||
Section 3.7 |
Absence of Certain Changes | 14 | ||||
Section 3.8 |
Litigation | 14 | ||||
Section 3.9 |
No Undisclosed Liabilities | 14 | ||||
Section 3.10 |
Solvency | 14 | ||||
Section 3.11 |
Compliance with Laws; Licenses | 14 | ||||
Section 3.12 |
Significant Contracts | 15 | ||||
Section 3.13 |
No Shareholder Rights Plan; Takeover Statutes | 17 | ||||
Section 3.14 |
Intellectual Property | 17 | ||||
Section 3.15 |
Environmental Matters | 18 | ||||
Section 3.16 |
Taxes | 19 | ||||
Section 3.17 |
Company Benefit Plans | 20 | ||||
Section 3.18 |
Labor | 22 | ||||
Section 3.19 |
Brokers and Finders | 23 | ||||
Section 3.20 |
No Other Representations or Warranties | 23 |
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ARTICLE IV | ||||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER | ||||||
Section 4.1 |
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification | 23 | ||||
Section 4.2 |
Authority; Approval | 24 | ||||
Section 4.3 |
Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts | 24 | ||||
Section 4.4 |
Litigation | 24 | ||||
Section 4.5 |
Investment Purpose | 24 | ||||
Section 4.6 |
No General Solicitation | 25 | ||||
Section 4.7 |
Reliance on Exemptions | 25 | ||||
Section 4.8 |
Available Funds | 25 | ||||
Section 4.9 |
Brokers and Finders | 25 | ||||
Section 4.10 |
No Other Representations or Warranties | 25 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
COVENANTS | ||||||
Section 5.1 |
Interim Operations of the Company | 26 | ||||
Section 5.2 |
Filings; Other Actions; Notification | 27 | ||||
Section 5.3 |
Publicity | 29 | ||||
Section 5.4 |
Confidentiality | 29 | ||||
Section 5.5 |
Transfer Taxes | 29 | ||||
Section 5.6 |
Finalization of Commercial Agreements | 30 | ||||
Section 5.7 |
Supplemental Disclosure | 30 | ||||
ARTICLE VI | ||||||
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION | ||||||
Section 6.1 |
Survival | 31 | ||||
Section 6.2 |
Indemnification. | 31 | ||||
Section 6.3 |
De Minimis Loss | 32 | ||||
Section 6.4 |
Third Party Claim Procedures | 32 | ||||
Section 6.5 |
Direct Claim Procedures | 33 | ||||
Section 6.6 |
Damages Calculations | 34 | ||||
Section 6.7 |
Mitigation | 34 | ||||
Section 6.8 |
Exclusive Remedy | 34 | ||||
ARTICLE VII | ||||||
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | ||||||
Section 7.1 |
Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Consummate the Share Issuance | 35 | ||||
Section 7.2 |
Conditions to Obligations of Buyer | 35 | ||||
Section 7.3 |
Conditions to Obligations of the Company | 36 |
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ARTICLE VIII | ||||||
TERMINATION | ||||||
Section 8.1 |
Termination | 37 | ||||
Section 8.2 |
Effect of Termination and Abandonment | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE IX | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL | ||||||
Section 9.1 |
Amendment; Waiver | 38 | ||||
Section 9.2 |
Expenses | 38 | ||||
Section 9.3 |
Counterparts | 38 | ||||
Section 9.4 |
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE | 38 | ||||
Section 9.5 |
Notices | 39 | ||||
Section 9.6 |
Entire Agreement | 41 | ||||
Section 9.7 |
No Third Party Beneficiaries | 41 | ||||
Section 9.8 |
Severability | 41 | ||||
Section 9.9 |
Assignment | 42 |
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (including the schedules hereto, as amended or restated from time to time, this Agreement ), dated as of September 5, 2016 (the Execution Date ), is made by and among Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, a company organized under the laws of Germany ( Buyer ) and Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), collectively referred to as the Parties and individually as a Party .
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the Company and Buyer wish to enter into certain arrangements in respect of (i) a strategic sourcing joint venture covering the potential joint purchase of certain components and parts purchased by the Company and Buyer for use in their respective products (the Procurement JV ) and (ii) technology licensing and supply collaboration arrangements for certain integrated powertrain systems and other joint technology opportunities (the Technology and Supply Transactions and together with the Procurement JV, the Commercial Transactions );
WHEREAS , in connection with the negotiation of the Commercial Transactions, the Company desires to issue to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from the Company, 16,242,012 newly issued shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share ( Common Stock ), of the Company (collectively, the Shares and the transaction for the issuance and purchase of the Shares on the terms set forth in this Agreement, the Share Issuance ), in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS , concurrently with this Agreement, the Company and Buyer will enter into a stockholder agreement in respect of Buyers investment in the Shares (the Stockholder Agreement ); and
WHEREAS, Buyer and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below.
Affiliate means, with respect to an entity, any other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such entity. The term control, including the correlative terms controlling, 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 or policies of an entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Applicable Date means January 1, 2015.
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception means bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the commercial banks in New York City, New York or Munich, Germany are authorized or required by Law to close.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Collective Bargaining Agreement means any written or oral agreement, memorandum of understanding or other contractual obligation between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any labor organization or other authorized employee representative representing Service Providers.
Company Benefit Plan means any (i) employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) compensation, employment, consulting, severance, termination protection, change in control, transaction bonus, retention or similar plan, agreement, arrangement, program or policy or (iii) other plan, agreement, arrangement, program or policy providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, equity or equity-based compensation or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation or post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or insurance benefits), in each case whether or not written (x) that is sponsored, maintained, administered, contributed to or entered into by the Company or any of its Affiliates for the current or future benefit of any current or former Service Provider or (y) for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect liability.
Company Board means the board of directors of the Company.
Company Convertible Securities means the Series D Convertible Junior Preference Stock, the 4.50% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due October 2018 and the 4.75% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due March 2019.
Confidentiality Agreement means the non-disclosure agreement, dated as of March 17, 2016, between the Company and Buyer.
Contract means any legally binding agreement, lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, arrangement or other obligation, other than a Company Benefit Plan or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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DGCL means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
Environmental Law means any Law relating to the protection of the environment, human health and safety as it relates to exposure, or any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any other toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance or material.
Environmental Permit means all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, approvals and other similar authorizations of Governmental Entities relating to Environmental Laws.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate with respect to an entity means any other entity that, together with such first entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Fair Saleable Value means the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries were sold with reasonable promptness in an arms-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.
First License and Supply Agreement means a definitive agreement or agreements in mutually agreed form providing for license and supply to the Company or its Affiliates by Buyer or its Affiliates in respect of the line of products that is contemplated to be entered into by Section 4.1(a) of the Technology and Supply Framework Agreement.
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Governmental Entity means any U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity.
Hazardous Substance means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance or material, or any substance or material having any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing characteristics, including petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, asbestos, asbestos-containing material and any substance or material regulated under or by any Environmental Law, due to a potential for harm.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
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Intellectual Property means any and all intellectual property or similar proprietary rights throughout the world, including any and all (a) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/as, Internet domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress, trade names and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations for the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including all renewals of same, (b) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, and all patents, registrations, invention disclosures and applications therefor, including divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and renewal applications, and including renewals, extensions and reissues, (c) confidential information, trade secrets and know-how, including processes, schematics, business methods, formulae, drawings, prototypes, models, designs, customer lists and supplier lists, (d) published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not (including, without limitation, databases and other compilations of information), copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all derivative works, moral rights, renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof, (e) computer software (including source code, object code, firmware, operating systems and specifications), (f) databases and data collections and (g) all rights to sue or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys fees for past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of any of the foregoing.
IRS means the Internal Revenue Service.
International Plan means any Company Benefit Plan that covers Service Providers located primarily outside of the United States.
IT Assets means any and all computers, computer software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines and all other information technology equipment and all associated documentation.
Knowledge means (i) with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry of any of the officers of the Company whose names are listed on Section 1.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter and (ii) with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of any of the officers of Buyer listed on Section 1.1(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Letter.
Laws mean collectively any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance, common law, or any constitution, treaty, rule, convention, regulation, standard, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, ruling, arbitration award, agency requirement, license or permit of any Governmental Entity, as amended.
Lien means any lien, charge, pledge, security interest, claim or other encumbrance.
Material Adverse Effect means any change, event, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with any other changes, events, occurrences or effects, (i) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) prevents, materially impedes or materially delays the consummation by the Company of the Share Issuance or the other Transactions; provided that none of the following shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, is or would be a Material Adverse Effect:
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(i) any change, event, occurrence or effect affecting the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or in which their products are used or distributed;
(ii) any change, event, occurrence or effect in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or acts of terrorism);
(iii) any change, event, occurrence or effect in currency exchange, interest or inflation rates or in general economic, business, regulatory, political or market conditions or in national or global financial or capital markets;
(iv) any adoption, proposal, implementation or change in Law or any interpretation of Law by any Governmental Entity;
(v) any change in GAAP (or comparable applicable national accounting standards) or the implementation or interpretation thereof;
(vi) any hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or other natural or man-made disaster;
(vii) any matter that has been disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter;
(viii) any action taken (or omitted to be taken) at the written request of Buyer or taken with Buyers written consent;
(ix) any actions taken by Buyer or any of its Affiliates or representatives;
(x) the negotiation, execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement, the Other Agreements and the Transactions, including any change related to the identity of Buyer, or facts and circumstances relating thereto, any loss or threatened loss of, or adverse change or threatened adverse change in, the relationship of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any of their current or prospective suppliers, customers, wholesalers, service providers, distributors, licensors, licensees, regulators, employees, creditors, stockholders or other third parties; provided , that the exception in this clause (x) shall not apply to the term Material Adverse Effect as used in Section 3.5 ;
(xi) any change in the market price or trading volume of any securities of the Company (it being understood that any cause underlying such change in market price (other than any change, event, occurrence or effect described in clauses (i) through (x) and clauses (xii) through (xiii)) may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
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(xii) the failure of the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, guidance or estimates, including revenues or earnings (it being understood that any cause underlying such failure (other than any change, event, occurrence or effect described in clauses (i) through (xi) and clause (xiii)) may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred); and
(xiii) any change in the credit ratings of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood that any cause underlying such change in credit rating (other than any change, event, occurrence, or effect described in clauses (i) through (xii)) may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
provided that with respect to clauses (i) through (vi), such exclusion shall only be applicable to the extent such matter does not have a materially disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate that are of a similar size to the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Multiemployer Plan means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
Organizational Documents means the certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable governing documents, each as amended to the Execution Date.
Other Agreements means the Stockholder Agreement, the Section 203 Agreement and the Commercial Agreements.
Owned Intellectual Property means any and all Intellectual Property owned (or purported to be owned) by either the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Person means any natural person, corporation, company, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, trust or other entity.
Procurement JV Agreements shall mean the organizational documents for the Procurement JV, the cooperation agreement and the procurement services agreements, in each case, as contemplated by the Procurement JV Framework Agreement.
Procurement JV Framework Agreement means the Procurement JV Framework Agreement, dated as of the Execution Date, by and between the Company and Buyer.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 203 Agreement means the agreement relating to certain provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL to be entered into between the Company and Buyer, to be dated as of the Execution Date.
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Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Service Provider means any director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Solvent means, when used with respect to any Person, that, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of the Fair Saleable Value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on a going concern basis will, as of such date, exceed (i) the value of all liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, including contingent and other liabilities as of such date and (ii) the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its existing debts (including contingent liabilities) as such debts become absolute and matured (in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied), (b) as of such date, such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which they are engaged or proposed to be engaged following such date and (c) as of such date, such Person, and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be able to pay their liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature. For purposes of this definition, each of the phrases not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged and able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature means that such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or refinancing, or a combination thereof, to meet their obligations as they become due.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or by one or more of its Subsidiaries.
Tax (including, with correlative meaning, the term Taxes ) means (i) all U.S. and non-U.S. federal, state or local income, profits, franchise, gross receipts, environmental, customs duty, capital stock, severances, stamp, payroll, sales, employment, unemployment, disability, use, property, withholding, excise, production, value-added, occupancy and other taxes, duties or assessments of any nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed by any Governmental Entity (a Taxing Authority ) responsible for the imposition of such taxes with respect to such amounts, and any liability for any of the foregoing as transferee, (ii) in the case of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or having been before the Closing Date a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group, or a party to any agreement or arrangement, as a result of which liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Taxing Authority is determined or taken into account with reference to the activities of any other Person, and (iii) liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the payment of any amount as a result of being party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or with respect to the payment of any amount imposed on any Person of the type described in (i) or (ii) as a result of any existing express or implied agreement or arrangement (including an indemnification agreement or arrangement).
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Tax Return means any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing required to be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such report, return, document, declaration or other information.
Tax Sharing Agreements means all existing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written) binding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that provide for the allocation, apportionment, sharing or assignment of any Tax liability or benefit (other than (i) an agreement or arrangement exclusively between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries or among the Companys Subsidiaries, or (ii) pursuant to the customary provisions of an agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business the primary purpose of which is not related to Taxes).
Technology and Supply Framework Agreement means the Framework Agreement, dated as of the Execution Date, between the Company and Buyer, concerning technology licensing and supply in connection with the Technology and Supply Transaction.
Title IV Plan means any Company Benefit Plan (other than any Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.
Transactions means the Share Issuance, the Commercial Transactions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
WARN means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and any comparable foreign, U.S. state or local law.
The terms listed below are defined in the Sections set forth opposite each such defined term.
Terms |
Section | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Basket Amount |
Section 6.2(a) | |
Buyer |
Preamble | |
Buyer Approvals |
Section 4.3(a) | |
Buyer Disclosure Letter |
ARTICLE IV | |
Buyer Fundamental Representations |
Section 6.1 | |
Buyer Indemnitees |
Section 6.2(a) | |
Cap Amount |
Section 6.2(a) | |
CFIUS |
Section 3.5(a) | |
Closing |
Section 2.2 | |
Closing Date |
Section 2.2 | |
Commercial Agreements |
Section 5.6(a) | |
Commercial Framework Agreements |
Section 5.6(a) | |
Commercial Transactions |
Recitals | |
Common Stock |
Recitals |
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Terms |
Section | |
Company |
Preamble | |
Company Approvals |
Section 3.5(a) | |
Company Disclosure Letter |
ARTICLE III | |
Company Financial Statements |
Section 3.6(b) | |
Company Fundamental Representations |
Section 6.1 | |
Company Indemnitees |
Section 6.2(b) | |
Company SEC Reports |
Section 3.6(a) | |
Company Securities |
Section 5.1(a)(iv) | |
Damages |
Section 6.2(a) | |
De Minimis Loss |
Section 6.3 | |
Direct Claims |
Section 6.5 | |
Execution Date |
Preamble | |
Exon-Florio |
Section 3.5(a) | |
Indemnified Party |
Section 6.4(a) | |
Indemnifying Party |
Section 6.4(a) | |
Offering |
Section 5.1(a)(iv) | |
Order |
Section 7.1(c) | |
Parties |
Preamble | |
Party |
Preamble | |
Purchase Price |
Section 2.1 | |
Sanctions |
Section 3.11(c) | |
Schedule Update |
Section 5.7(a) | |
Share Issuance |
Recitals | |
Stockholder Agreement |
Recitals | |
Shares |
Recitals | |
Significant Contract |
Section 3.12(a) | |
Subsidiary Securities |
Section 5.1(a)(iv) | |
Termination Date |
Section 8.1(b) | |
Third Party Claim |
Section 6.4(a) | |
Transfer Taxes |
Section 5.5 | |
Warranty Breach |
Section 6.2(a) |
Section 1.2 Interpretation; Construction .
(a) The table of contents and headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof. Where a reference in this Agreement is made to an Annex, Exhibit, Section or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Annex, Exhibit, Section or Schedule to 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 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 terms Dollars and $ mean United States Dollars. The terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa, and references herein to any gender include each other gender.
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(b) The Parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING; CLOSING DELIVERIES
Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance on the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, at the Closing, the Company agrees to issue and sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase and accept from the Company, the Shares, for a cash amount per share equal to $15.76 and an aggregate purchase price of $255,974,109.12 (the Purchase Price ), which shall be paid by Buyer in immediately available funds at Closing by wire transfer to the Company.
Section 2.2 Time and Place of Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the purchase and sale of Shares provided for in this Agreement (the Closing ) will take place at 10:00 a.m. New York City time at the offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, on the date which is the second business day following the satisfaction or waiver of the last condition in ARTICLE VII to be satisfied or waived or at such other time and place as Buyer and the Company mutually agree (the Closing Date ); provided that in the event a Schedule Update is delivered by the Company to Buyer less than six business days before the date that would otherwise be the Closing Date, the Closing shall take place on, and the Closing Date shall be, the sixth business day following the delivery of such Schedule Update.
Section 2.3 Deliveries at Closing .
(a) By the Company . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Company shall deliver:
(i) a certificate, signed by an authorized officer of the Company, as contemplated by Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) ; and
(ii) book-entry confirmation of the Shares registered in the name of Buyer.
(b) By Buyer . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall deliver:
(i) the Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts which have been designated by the Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date; and
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(ii) a certificate, signed by an authorized officer of Buyer, as contemplated by Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) .
Section 2.4 Adjustments . If, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company shall occur by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period, the number of Shares to be issued and sold by the Company to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and the Purchase Price per share payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in (i) the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Buyer on the Execution Date (the Company Disclosure Letter ) (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent on its face) or (ii) any Company SEC Report filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company between the Applicable Date and the date hereof (other than in any risk factor disclosure or any other customary language relating to forward-looking statements set forth therein), the Company represents and warrants to Buyer as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . The Company (i) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and (iii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except in the case of clause (ii) or clause (iii) where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or authority, would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.2 Capital Structure . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 220,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 81,618,151 shares were outstanding, 30,000,000 of preferred stock of the Company, par value of $1.00 per share, and 10,000,000 of preference stock, par value of $1.00 per share, of which 1 share of Series B Preference Stock and 70,182 shares of Series D Preference Stock were outstanding, in each case, as of the close of business on September 5, 2016. As of the close of business on September 5, 2016, other than 7,052,024 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company Benefit Plans or with respect to outstanding equity awards issued under the Company Benefit Plans (including restricted shares issued after the close of business on September 5, 2016) and 17,458,858 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the conversion of the Company Convertible Securities, the Company has no shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance. Except as set forth above, and except for convertible securities issued in accordance with Section 5.1(a)(iv) after the Execution Date, there are no preemptive or other outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights, agreements, arrangements, calls, commitments or rights of any kind that obligate the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, and no securities or obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding. Other than the Company Convertible Securities, the Company does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations, the holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.
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Section 3.3 Issuance of Shares . The Shares, when issued subject to, and in reliance on, the representations, warranties and covenants made in this Agreement by Buyer and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens arising under applicable securities Laws and Liens contemplated by the Stockholder Agreement).
Section 3.4 Authority; Approval .
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Share Issuance. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Section 203 Agreement and the consummation of the Share Issuance have been duly and validly adopted and approved by the Company Board. No other corporate proceedings are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Section 203 Agreement or to consummate the Share Issuance. No vote of holders of Common Stock of the Company is necessary to approve this Agreement.
Section 3.5 Governmental Filings; No Violations .
(a) Other than the filings and/or notices (i) under the HSR Act, (ii) with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ( CFIUS ) deemed advisable under Section 721 of Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 ( Exon-Florio ) and (iii) set forth on Section 3.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (collectively, the Company Approvals ), no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company from, any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation of the Share Issuance, except those that the failure to make or obtain would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. During the 10-Business-Day period following the Execution Date, the Company shall have the right to update Section 3.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter in respect of consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations from any Governmental Entity which is legally required to be obtained by the Company prior to the consummation of the Share Issuance and either (i) either Party or its Subsidiaries have operations in such jurisdiction that are material to such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) the failure to obtain which would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not, the execution, delivery and performance of each of the Commercial Agreements will not, and the consummation of the Share Issuance and the Transactions will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any Significant Contract not otherwise terminable by the other party thereto on ninety (90) days or less notice binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Share Issuance) compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3.5(a) , under any Laws to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; except, in the case of clause (ii) or clause (iii) above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.6 SEC Reports and Financial Statements .
(a) The Company has filed or furnished on a timely basis each form, report, schedule, registration statement, registration exemption, if applicable, definitive proxy statement and other document (together with all amendments thereof and supplements thereto) required to be filed or furnished by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act with the SEC (the Company SEC Reports ) since the Applicable Date. As of their respective dates, after giving effect to any amendments or supplements thereto prior to the date hereof, the Company SEC Reports (A) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, if applicable, as the case may be, and, to the extent applicable, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and (B) did not 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 therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Each of the audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, the notes, if any, thereto) included in the Company SEC Reports (the Company Financial Statements ) complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto in effect at the time of filing or furnishing the applicable Company SEC Report, was prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by the SEC on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q or any successor or like form under the
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Exchange Act) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements, to the absence of footnotes therein and to year-end audit adjustments), in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and their results of operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended.
Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes . Since April 30, 2016 until the Execution Date, (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course of such businesses in all material respects and (b) there has not been any circumstance, occurrence or development which has had, or would reasonably be likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8 Litigation . There are no civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for those that have not had, or would not reasonably be likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.9 No Undisclosed Liabilities . There are no obligations or liabilities of any kind, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except (a) as reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements (and the notes thereto), (b) for obligations or liabilities incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries since April 30, 2016 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that have not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) obligations or liabilities arising, permitted or contemplated under this Agreement or incurred in connection with the Transactions or (d) for obligations or liabilities (1) under Contracts that are either listed on Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or are not required to be listed thereon, (2) under Company Benefit Plans that are either listed on Section 3.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or are not required to be listed thereon and (3) under Collective Bargaining Agreements that are either listed on Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter or are not required to be listed thereon, in each case excluding obligations and liabilities for any breach of any such Contract, Company Benefit Plan or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Section 3.10 Solvency . Each of the Company, Navistar Inc. and Navistar Financial Corporation is Solvent.
Section 3.11 Compliance with Laws; Licenses .
(a) Since the Applicable Date, the businesses of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been conducted in violation of any Laws, except for violations that would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the Applicable Date, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained and is in compliance with all permits, licenses, certifications, approvals, registrations, consents, authorizations, franchises, variances, exemptions and orders issued or granted by a Governmental Entity necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted, except those the absence of which would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Since the Applicable Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, agent or representative of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, has taken any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment of any money, or offer, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value directly, or indirectly through an intermediary, to any government official (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) in order to influence official action which would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws, including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and have instituted and maintain and will continue to maintain policies and, procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance of compliance with such laws, in each case, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is, or is 50% or more owned or controlled by one or more Persons that are: (A) the subject of any sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions ), or (B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria), except as (i) otherwise authorized pursuant to Sanctions or (ii) would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Since the Applicable Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in, directly or indirectly, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of the dealing or transaction, is or was the subject of Sanctions, except as (i) otherwise authorized pursuant to Sanctions or (ii) would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Since the Applicable Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries have been in compliance with, and have not been penalized for, have not been under investigation with respect to and have not been threatened in writing to be charged with or given written notice of any violation of, any applicable Sanctions or export controls laws, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.12 Significant Contracts .
(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of each of the following Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets is bound as of the Execution Date (each, a Significant Contract ):
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(i) that is a material contract (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC);
(ii) any Contract (or group of related Contracts with respect to a single transaction or series of related transactions) that involves future payments, performance or services or delivery of goods or materials to or by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any amount or value reasonably expected to exceed $100,000,000 in any future twelve (12) month period;
(iii) other than a Contract that is a material contract (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), any Contract that constitutes a written employment agreement with an employee providing for potential or actual payments by the Company or any Subsidiary of $250,000 or more in any fiscal year;
(iv) any Contract that contains a non-compete restriction or an exclusivity or most favored nation provision (in each case that is in favor of the other party to the Contract and that purports to bind an Affiliate of the Company);
(v) each joint venture, partnership and other similar Contract involving the sharing of profits of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any third party;
(vi) any Contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or any financial guarantee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with a principal amount in excess of $50,000,000 (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset), other than Contracts solely among the Company and/or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries;
(vii) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) obtains the right to use, or a covenant not to be sued under, any Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business as presently conducted (excluding licenses for commercial off the shelf software that are generally available on nondiscriminatory pricing terms) or (B) grants the right to use, or a covenant not to be sued under, any Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business as presently conducted;
(viii) each Contract that would reasonably be likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the Share Issuance; and
(ix) each Contract under which the consequences of a default or termination would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the Significant Contracts is valid and binding on the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, to the Companys Knowledge, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, in each case, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, except for such failures to be valid and binding or to be in full force and effect as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no default under any such Contract by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a default thereunder by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 3.13 No Shareholder Rights Plan; Takeover Statutes . There is no shareholder rights plan, poison pill, antitakeover plan or other similar device, agreement or instrument in effect, to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound. Other than Section 203 of the DGCL, no fair price, moratorium, control share acquisition or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation or any anti-takeover provision in the Companys Organizational Documents is applicable to the Company, the Shares or the Share Issuance.
Section 3.14 Intellectual Property .
(a) Except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole and exclusive owner of all the Owned Intellectual Property, in each case, free and clear of any Liens (other than licenses, covenants not to sue or other rights to use granted under Owned Intellectual Property), and there exist no material restrictions on the disclosure, use, license or transfer of the Owned Intellectual Property.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries have sufficient rights to use all Intellectual Property used in or necessary to their business as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing is not and shall not constitute a representation or warranty regarding infringement, misappropriation or other violation of the Intellectual Property rights of any third party. The Owned Intellectual Property is subsisting, and to the Companys Knowledge, valid and enforceable, and (ii) not subject to any outstanding order, judgment or decree adversely affecting the Companys or its Subsidiaries use of, or its rights to, such Intellectual Property. To the Companys Knowledge, during the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property rights of any third party, where such infringement or violation would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, during the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement, (i) no claims, proceedings or legal actions are pending against, or to the Companys Knowledge, threatened in writing against, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated the Intellectual Property rights of any Person or (B) challenging or seeking to deny, revoke or limit the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries rights in any Owned Intellectual Property, and (ii) to the Companys Knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries in any Owned Intellectual Property.
(d) The IT Assets owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate and perform in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required by the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with their business as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Companys Knowledge, no Person has breached or gained unauthorized access to the IT Assets (or any information or data stored therein or transmitted thereby), except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) The Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times during the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement complied with all applicable Laws relating to privacy, data protection and the collection and use of personal information and user information gathered or accessed in the course of the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times during the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement complied in all respects with all rules, policies and procedures established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time with respect to the foregoing, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. During the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement, no claims have been asserted or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened in writing, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person alleging a violation of such Persons privacy, personal or confidentiality rights under any such laws, regulations, rules, policies or procedures, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all commercially reasonable actions necessary to maintain and protect the Owned Intellectual Property, including any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary to protect any and all trade secrets included within Owned Intellectual Property.
Section 3.15 Environmental Matters . Except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) No notice, demand, request for information, citation, summons or complaint has been received, no order, judgment, decree or injunction has been issued or is otherwise in effect, no penalty has been assessed and no action, claim, suit, or proceeding is pending, and, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, nor is, to the Companys Knowledge, any investigation pending or threatened, in each case with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that relates to any Environmental Law;
(b) To the Companys Knowledge neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability under any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit;
(c) No Hazardous Substance has been discharged, disposed of, dumped, spilled, leaked, emitted or released at, on, under, to, in or from (i) any property or facility currently or, to the Companys Knowledge, previously, owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) to the Companys Knowledge, any property or facility to which any Hazardous Substance has been transported for disposal, recycling or treatment by or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case other than in compliance with, and would not reasonably be expected to result in liability under, any Environmental Law; and
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(d) The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have for the past three years been, in compliance with all Environmental Permits and Environmental Laws, which compliance includes obtaining and maintaining all Environmental Permits. Such Environmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect and, to the Companys Knowledge, will not be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.16 Taxes . Except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) All Tax Returns required by applicable Law to be filed with any Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed when due in accordance with all applicable Law, and all such Tax Returns are, or shall be at the time of filing, true and complete in all respects;
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or has had paid on its behalf) or has withheld and remitted to the appropriate Taxing Authority all Taxes due and payable (whether or not shown as due on any Tax Return), or, where payment is not yet due, has established in accordance with GAAP an adequate accrual for all Taxes through the end of the last period for which the Company and its Subsidiaries ordinarily record items on their respective books;
(c) There is no claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding or investigation now pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against or with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of any Tax or Tax asset;
(d) During the two-year period ending on the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code;
(e) No claim is currently outstanding by any Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company and/or the Companys Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by, or required to file any Tax Return in, that jurisdiction;
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any listed transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4;
(g) There are no requests for rulings or determinations in respect of any Tax or Tax asset pending between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Taxing Authority;
(h) There is no adjustment that would increase the Tax liability, or reduce any Tax asset, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has been made, proposed or threatened in writing by a Taxing Authority during any audit with respect to an open taxable year;
(i) During the five year period ending on the date hereof, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group other than one of which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries was the common parent; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any Tax Sharing Agreement; (iii) no amount of the type described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax is currently payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, regardless of whether such Tax is imposed on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any agreement or arrangement with any Taxing Authority with regard to the Tax liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries affecting any Tax period for which the applicable statute of limitations, after giving effect to extensions or waivers, has not expired;
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(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item or amount of income in, or exclude any item or amount of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) closing agreement, as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) entered into on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date or (v) election by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 108(i) of the Code made on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(k) There are no limitations on the utilization of the net operating losses, tax credit carryovers or other tax attributes of the Company under Section 382 through Section 384 of the Code or the separate return limitation year rules contained in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code, including any such limitations arising as a result of the consummation of the Share Issuance contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.17 Company Benefit Plans .
(a) Section 3.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each material Company Benefit Plan (excluding any Company Benefit Plan solely providing benefits required by applicable Law). For each Company Benefit Plan set forth in Section 3.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company has made available to Buyer a copy of such plan (or a description of the material terms thereof) and all amendments thereto and, as applicable: (i) for each such Company Benefit Plan that is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, the most recently prepared actuarial reports and financial statements and (ii) all material correspondence relating thereto received from or provided to the IRS, the Department of Labor or the PBGC during the past three years.
(b) No Title IV Plan is in at-risk status (within the meaning of Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA), and no condition exists that could constitute grounds for termination of any Title IV Plan by the PBGC, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the following events has occurred in connection with any Title IV Plan: (i) a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice period has been waived by the PBGC, or (ii) any event described in Section 4062 or 4063 of ERISA, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be
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likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries are now subject to any lien imposed under Section 303(k) of ERISA or Section 430(k) of the Code by reason of a failure of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates (or any predecessor of any such entity) to make timely installments or other payments required under Section 412 of the Code, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates (nor any predecessor of any such entity) has (i) engaged in any transaction described in Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA or (ii) incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under (x) Title IV of ERISA arising in connection with the termination of any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV of ERISA or (y) Section 4971 of the Code, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) With respect to any Company Benefit Plan covered by Subtitle B, Part 4 of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, no non-exempt prohibited transaction has occurred that has caused or would reasonably be expected to cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to incur any liability under ERISA or the Code, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates (nor any predecessor of any such entity) sponsors, maintains, administers or contributes to (or has any obligation to contribute to) a Multiemployer Plan. With respect to any Multiemployer Plan contributed to by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates in the past six years, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred material withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA which remains unsatisfied.
(f) Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS or has applied to the IRS for such a letter within the applicable remedial amendment period or such period has not expired and, to the Companys Knowledge, no circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in any such letter being revoked or not being issued or reissued or a penalty under the IRS Closing Agreement Program if discovered during an IRS audit or investigation.
(g) (i) Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and all applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code and (ii) no action, suit, investigation, audit, proceeding or claim (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending against or involves or is threatened against or threatened to involve, any Company Benefit Plan before any arbitrator or any Governmental Entity, including the IRS, the Department of Labor or the PBGC, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any current or projected liability for, and no Company Benefit Plan provides or promises, any post-employment or post-retirement medical, dental, disability, hospitalization, life or similar benefits (whether insured or self-insured) to any current or former Service Provider (other than coverage mandated by applicable Law, including COBRA), except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i) All contributions, premiums and payments that are due have been made for each Company Benefit Plan within the time periods prescribed by the terms of such plan and applicable Law, and all contributions, premiums and payments for any period ending on or before the Closing Date that are not due are properly accrued to the extent required to be accrued under applicable accounting principles, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or together with any other event) will (i) entitle any current or former Service Provider to any payment or benefit, including any bonus, retention, severance, retirement or job security payment or benefit, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, or increase the amount payable or trigger any other obligation under, any Company Benefit Plan or (iii) limit or restrict the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, after the Closing, Buyer, to merge, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.18 Labor .
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have been since the Applicable Date, in compliance with all applicable Law relating to labor and employment, including, but not limited to, those relating to labor management relations, discrimination, sexual harassment, civil rights, affirmative action, immigration, safety and health, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each Collective Bargaining Agreement and any pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened material labor representation request with respect to any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. For each Collective Bargaining Agreement set forth in Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company has made available to Buyer a copy of such agreement.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has failed to comply with the provisions of any Collective Bargaining Agreement, and there are no grievances outstanding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such agreement, in each case except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no labor strike, slowdown, stoppage, picketing, interruption of work or lockout pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) The consent or consultation of, or the rendering of formal advice by, any labor or trade union, works council or other employee representative body is not required for the Company to enter into this Agreement or to consummate any of the Transactions, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action that would reasonably be expected to cause Buyer or any of its Affiliates to have any material liability or other obligation following the Closing Date under WARN, except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.19 Brokers and Finders . Neither the Company nor any of its directors, officers or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Transactions, except that the Company has employed J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as its financial advisor.
Section 3.20 No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this ARTICLE III , neither the Company nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, employees, employee benefit plans, conditions or prospects, and the Company hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this ARTICLE III , neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to Buyer, or any of its Affiliates or representatives, with respect to (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective business or (ii) any oral or written information presented to Buyer or any of its Affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the Share Issuance contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Except as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by Buyer to the Company on the Execution Date (the Buyer Disclosure Letter ) (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any section or subsection of the Buyer Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent on its face), Buyer represents and warrants to the Company as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . Buyer (a) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Germany, (b) has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and (c) is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except in the case of clause (b) or clause (c) where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or to have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the consummation by Buyer of the Share Issuance.
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Section 4.2 Authority; Approval . Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
Section 4.3 Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts .
(a) Other than the filings and/or notices (i) under the HSR Act, (ii) with CFIUS deemed advisable under Exon-Florio and (iii) set forth on Section 4.3(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Letter (the Buyer Approvals ), no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by Buyer with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by Buyer from, any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer or the consummation of the Share Issuance, except those that the failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the consummation by Buyer of the Share Issuance. During the 10-Business-Day period following the Execution Date, Buyer shall have the right to update Section 4.3(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Letter in respect of consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations from any Governmental Entity which is legally required to be obtained by Buyer prior to the consummation of the Share Issuance and either (i) either Party or its Subsidiaries have operations in such jurisdiction that are material to such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) the failure to obtain which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition of Buyer.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer do not, and the consummation of the Share Issuance will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of Buyer or (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of Buyer pursuant to any Contract binding upon Buyer or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Share Issuance) compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.3(a) , under any Law to which Buyer is subject, except, in the case of clause (ii) above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation or acceleration that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the consummation by Buyer of the Share Issuance.
Section 4.4 Litigation . There are no civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings pending or, to Buyers Knowledge, threatened against Buyer, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the consummation by Buyer of the Share Issuance.
Section 4.5 Investment Purpose . Buyer is acquiring the Shares pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for its own account for investment
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purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Buyer acknowledges that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and that the Shares may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities laws and regulations, as applicable. Buyer acknowledges that (i) it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Shares and of making an informed investment decision, (ii) it is an accredited investor (as that term is defined by Rule 501 of the Securities Act) and (iii) it can bear the economic risk of (x) an investment in the Shares indefinitely and (y) a total loss in respect of such investment. Buyer has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters so as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of and form an investment decision with respect to its investment in the Shares and to protect its own interest in connection with such investment.
Section 4.6 No General Solicitation . Buyer is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
Section 4.7 Reliance on Exemptions . Buyer understands that the Shares are being issued and sold to it in reliance on one or more specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities Laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of Buyers representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement to determine the availability of such exemption.
Section 4.8 Available Funds . Buyer has available all funds, and at the Closing will have available all funds, to satisfy all of its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Share Issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 4.9 Brokers and Finders . Neither Buyer nor any of its directors, officers or employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Transactions, except that Buyer has employed PricewaterhouseCoopers AG and Rothschild GmbH as its financial advisors.
Section 4.10 No Other Representations or Warranties .
(a) Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this ARTICLE IV , neither Buyer nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty on behalf of Buyer or any of its Affiliates or with respect to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, employees, employee benefit plans, conditions or prospects, and Buyer hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties.
(b) Buyer acknowledges and agrees that except as expressly set forth in ARTICLE III , the Company is not making and has not made any representation or warranty, express or implied, at Law or in equity, with respect to this Agreement, the Company, the
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Shares, any other securities of the Company or the assets and properties of the Company or any information provided or made available to Buyer in connection therewith (including any forecasts, projections, estimates or budgets), including any warranty with respect to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose, and all other representations or warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.
(c) Buyer acknowledges and agrees that it (i) has made its own inquiry and investigations into, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning the Company, the Shares, and the assets and properties of the Company, (ii) has been provided with adequate access to such information, documents and other materials relating to the Company, the Shares, and the assets and properties of the Company as it has deemed necessary to enable it to form such independent judgment, (iii) has had such time as Buyer deems necessary and appropriate to fully and completely review and analyze such information, documents and other materials and (iv) has been provided an opportunity to ask questions of the Company with respect to such information, documents and other materials and has received satisfactory answers to such questions. Buyer further acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement the Company has not made any representations or warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of such information, documents and other materials.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Interim Operations of the Company .
(a) From the Execution Date until the Closing, except (i) as described in the Company Disclosure Letter, (ii) as required by applicable Law or Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (iii) as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) as Buyer may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to:
(i) adopt or propose any change in its Organizational Documents in a manner that would affect Buyer in an adverse manner either as a holder of Common Stock or with respect to the rights of Buyer under this Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement or the Section 203 Agreement;
(ii) merge or consolidate the Company with any other Person, except for any such transactions among wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company, or restructure, reorganize or completely or partially liquidate or otherwise enter into any agreements or arrangements imposing material changes or restrictions on its assets, operations or businesses;
(iii) redeem, repurchase or acquire any Common Stock, other than repurchases of Common Stock from employees, officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to any of the Companys agreements or plans in effect as of the date hereof in respect of equity awards outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (or granted in accordance with Section 5.1(a)(iv)(z) below) in accordance with their terms and, as applicable, the Company Benefit Plans as in effect on the date of this Agreement;
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(iv) (i) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of any (A) shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except for transactions among the Company and its Subsidiaries, (B) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the items in clauses (A), (B) and (C) being referred to collectively as Company Securities , in the case of the Company, or Subsidiary Securities , in the case of any of the Companys Subsidiaries), other than (w) the issuance of any Subsidiary Securities to the Company or any other Subsidiary, (x) the issuance of Company Securities pursuant to any widely distributed offering (an Offering ), (y) issuances in respect of equity awards under Company Benefit Plans outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms or issued pursuant to clause (z), or (z) grants of equity-based awards under Company Benefit Plans to Service Providers in the ordinary course of business or (ii) amend any term of any Company Security;
(v) establish, adopt or amend a Company Benefit Plan so as to accelerate the vesting or payment of compensation or benefits upon the consummation of the Share Issuance or other Transactions (either alone or together with any other related event); or
(vi) agree to do any of the foregoing.
(b) Buyer shall not take or permit any of its Affiliates to take any actions that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the consummation of the Share Issuance.
(c) In the event that the Company issues shares of Common Stock in an Offering after the Execution Date and prior to the Closing, Buyer shall have the right to deliver a notice to the Company within four Business Days of such issuance in which Buyer irrevocably commits to increase the shares of Common Stock to be issued, sold, purchased and accepted at the Closing to a number not to exceed 19.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of immediately following the consummation of such Offering; it being understood that each additional share of Common Stock shall be issued to Buyer at the price paid per share by the participants in such Offering and the Purchase Price shall be correspondingly increased. Upon delivery and receipt of such notice, Buyer and the Company shall take all actions necessary or advisable to amend the definition of Shares and Purchase Price in this Agreement to give effect to such commitment.
Section 5.2 Filings; Other Actions; Notification .
(a) Cooperation . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Buyer shall cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be
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taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the Share Issuance as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing (and, to the extent applicable, causing its Affiliates to so prepare and file) as promptly as practicable (and, with respect to filings under the HSR Act, in any event within 30 days of the Execution Date) all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity (including in respect of CFIUS and all Company Approvals and Buyer Approvals) in order to consummate the Share Issuance. Subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, Buyer and the Company shall have the right to review in advance and, to the extent practicable, each will consult with the other on and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, all the information relating to Buyer or the Company, as the case may be, and any of their respective Affiliates, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions. In exercising the foregoing rights, each of the Company and Buyer shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. Neither the Company nor Buyer shall permit any of its Affiliates or officers or any other representatives or agents to participate in any meeting with any Governmental Entity in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry relating to the Transactions unless it consults with the other Party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other Party the opportunity to attend and participate thereat.
(b) Information . The Company and Buyer shall each, upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning itself, its Affiliates, directors, officers and stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with any statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Buyer, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates to any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions.
(c) Access . From the date hereof until the Closing Date, upon reasonable prior written notice and during normal business hours, the Company shall give, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to give, Buyer, its counsel, financial advisors, auditors, consultants and other authorized representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to the books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries, provided , however , that the Company may restrict the foregoing access and the disclosure of information pursuant to this Section 5.2(c) to the extent that (i) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, any applicable Law requires the Company or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, (ii) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, the information is subject to confidentiality obligations to a third party, (iii) disclosure of any such information or document would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or (iv) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, disclosure of any such information or document would reasonably be expected to compromise the Companys competitive position or make available sensitive commercial information to a competitor of the Company. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and shall not include any invasive environmental testing
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or sampling. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not have access to personnel records of the Company and the Subsidiaries relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other information which in the Companys good faith opinion is sensitive or the disclosure of which could subject the Company or any Subsidiary to risk of liability.
(d) Status . Subject to applicable Laws and as required by any Governmental Entity, the Company and Buyer shall each keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to consummation of the Share Issuance, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by Buyer or the Company, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions.
(e) Regulatory Matters . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, without limiting the generality of the undertakings pursuant to this Section 5.2 , each of the Company and Buyer agrees to promptly provide to each and every U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local court or Governmental Entity with jurisdiction over enforcement of any applicable antitrust or competition Laws non-privileged information and documents requested by any Governmental Entity or that are necessary, proper or advisable to permit consummation of the Share Issuance, and each of the Company and Buyer agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, to cause its respective Subsidiaries to take, and to direct its respective Affiliates to take, any and all steps and to make any and all undertakings necessary, including pursuing and defending against any proceedings, to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust, merger control, competition or trade regulation Law, including under the HSR Act, that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Share Issuance so as to enable the Closing to occur as soon as reasonably possible.
Section 5.3 Publicity . The initial announcement regarding this Agreement shall be press releases by each Party as preagreed between the Parties and thereafter the Company and Buyer each shall consult with each other prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making public announcements with respect to the Transactions and prior to making any filings with any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with respect thereto, except as may be required by Law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation service or by the request of any Governmental Entity.
Section 5.4 Confidentiality . Each Party acknowledges that the Confidentiality Agreement shall continue to apply through the Closing and that all information provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the terms thereof on the same basis as if such information had been disclosed under the Confidentiality Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the obligations of the parties and their respective Affiliated Companies and Representatives (as each is defined in the Confidentiality Agreement) under the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.
Section 5.5 Transfer Taxes . Each party hereby agrees, from and after the Closing, to pay 50% of any transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, recording, value added, registration and other similar Taxes and all conveyance fees, recording fees and other similar charges incurred in connection with the consummation of the Share Issuance (including all penalties, interest and other charges with respect thereto, collectively, Transfer Taxes ) that are imposed by the United States or any Governmental Entity therein. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall pay any and all Transfer Taxes that are imposed by any Governmental Entity other than the United States or any Governmental Entity therein.
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Section 5.6 Finalization of Commercial Agreements .
(a) Following the Execution Date, the Company and Buyer shall cooperate in good faith to finalize in definitive form the First License and Supply Agreement and the Procurement JV Agreements (together, the Commercial Agreements ) as contemplated by the Procurement JV Framework Agreement and the Technology and Supply Framework Agreement (together, the Commercial Framework Agreements ) as promptly as practicable. The Commercial Agreements shall be based on the principles set forth in the Commercial Framework Agreements and be on the terms and conditions set forth in the Commercial Framework Agreements, with such other terms and conditions as are reasonably agreed between the Parties or required by applicable Law.
(b) If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on a material term or condition of any Commercial Agreement (to the extent not already set forth in the Commercial Framework Agreements) following good faith negotiations, then each Party shall designate a senior executive or representative reasonably acceptable to the other Party to handle such dispute and the Parties shall cause such designees to meet as promptly as practicable and use their respective reasonable best efforts to resolve such dispute within a reasonable period of time.
Section 5.7 Supplemental Disclosure .
(a) The Company shall have the right, from time to time prior to the Closing, to update the Company Disclosure Letter by delivering a written notice to Buyer titled Schedule Update (a Schedule Update ); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any updates to the Company Disclosure Letter made in accordance with Section 3.5(a) shall not constitute a Schedule Update or provide Buyer with the right described in Section 5.7(b) .
(b) If the Company delivers to Buyer a Schedule Update, Buyer may, no later than five Business Days after the delivery of such Schedule Update, terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice to the Company of such termination pursuant to Section 8.1(e) . If Buyer does not exercise its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e) within such five Business Day period, such termination right shall expire and such supplemental or amended disclosure shall be deemed to have been set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter for all purposes, including for purposes of ARTICLE VI and ARTICLE VII hereunder.
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ARTICLE VI
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1 Survival . The representations and warranties of the Parties hereto contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing Date, provided that the representations and warranties in Section 3.1 , Section 3.2 , Section 3.3 , Section 3.4 and Section 3.19 (the Company Fundamental Representations ) and Section 4.1 , Section 4.2 , Section 4.5 and Section 4.9 (the Buyer Fundamental Representations ) shall survive indefinitely or until the latest date permitted by Law. The covenants and agreements of the Parties hereto contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the first anniversary of the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, any breach of representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in respect of which indemnity may be sought under this Agreement shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentences, if notice of the inaccuracy or breach thereof giving rise to such right of indemnity shall have been given with reasonable specificity to the Party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such time, in which case the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim until such time as such claim is finally resolved.
Section 6.2 Indemnification .
(a) Effective at and after the Closing and subject to the provisions of Section 6.1 , the Company hereby indemnifies Buyer, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assignees (collectively, Buyer Indemnitees ) against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any and all damage, loss, liability and expense (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses in connection with any action, suit or proceeding whether involving a third party claim or a claim solely between the Parties hereto) ( Damages ) incurred or suffered by such Buyer Indemnitee arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty (determined without regard to any qualification or exception contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar qualification or standard, other than with respect to Section 3.7(b) and clauses (i) and (ix) of Section 3.12(a) ) (each such misrepresentation and breach of warranty, a Warranty Breach ) or breach of covenant or agreement made or to be performed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement; provided that with respect to indemnification by the Company for Warranty Breaches (other than Warranty Breaches with respect to any Company Fundamental Representations) pursuant to this Section 6.2(a) , (x) the Company shall not be liable unless the aggregate amount of Damages incurred or suffered by the Buyer Indemnitees with respect to such Warranty Breaches exceeds $5,119,482.18 (the Basket Amount ), and then only to the extent of such excess, and (y) the Companys maximum liability shall not exceed $51,194,821.82 (the Cap Amount ).
(b) Effective at and after the Closing and subject to the provisions of Section 6.1 , Buyer hereby indemnifies the Company, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers , directors, employees, agents, successors and assignees (collectively, Company Indemnitees ) against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any and all Damages incurred or suffered by such Company Indemnitee arising out of any Warranty Breach or breach of covenant or
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agreement made or to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement; provided , that with respect to indemnification by Buyer for Warranty Breaches (other than Warranty Breaches with respect to any Buyer Fundamental Representations) pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) , (x) Buyer shall not be liable unless the aggregate amount of Damages incurred or suffered by the Company Indemnitees with respect to such Warranty Breaches exceeds the Basket Amount, and then only to the extent of such excess, and (y) Buyers maximum liability shall not exceed the Cap Amount.
(c) In no event shall any Partys maximum aggregate liability under this Agreement exceed an amount equal to the Purchase Price.
Section 6.3 De Minimis Loss . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.2 , the Company or Buyer, as applicable, shall not be liable for indemnification with respect to any Damages suffered, paid or incurred by any Buyer Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, respectively, with respect to any claim (or related claims arising out of substantially the same facts) that involves a Damage of less than $50,000 (a De Minimis Loss ), and all De Minimis Losses shall be disregarded for purposes of the Basket Amount (it being understood and agreed that in the event any Damage is greater than the threshold for a De Minimis Loss, no portion of such Damage shall be disregarded pursuant to this Section 6.3 ).
Section 6.4 Third Party Claim Procedures .
(a) The party seeking indemnification under Section 6.2 (the Indemnified Party ) agrees to give prompt notice in writing to the party against whom indemnity is to be sought (the Indemnifying Party ) of the assertion of any claim or the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding by any third party ( Third Party Claim ) in respect of which indemnity may be sought under such Section. Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail such Third Party Claim and the basis for indemnification, the amount or the estimated amount of damages sought thereunder to the extent then ascertainable (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Third Party Claim), any other remedy sought thereunder, any relevant time constraints relating thereto and any other material details pertaining thereto (taking into account the information then available to the Indemnified Party). The failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.
(b) The Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days after receipt of the notice from the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnified Party that it desires to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim, in which case the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend the Indemnified Party by appropriate proceedings and shall have the sole power to direct and control such defense and appoint lead counsel for such defense, in each case at its own expense.
(c) If the Indemnifying Party shall assume the control of the defense of any Third Party Claim in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4 , the Indemnifying Party shall obtain the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party before entering into any settlement of such Third Party Claim, if the settlement does not expressly unconditionally release the Indemnified Party and its Affiliates from all liabilities and obligations with respect to such Third Party Claim or the settlement imposes injunctive or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates.
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(d) In circumstances where the Indemnifying Party is controlling the defense of a Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 6.4(b) , the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim and to employ separate counsel of its choice for such purpose, in which case the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be borne by the Indemnified Party; provided that in such event the Indemnifying Party shall pay the fees and expenses of such separate counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party (i) prior to the date the Indemnifying Party assumes control of the defense of the Third Party Claim, (ii) if representation of both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party by the same counsel would create a conflict of interest, (iii) if the Third Party Claim relates to or arises in connection with any criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation or (iv) if the Indemnifying Party has materially failed to defend the Third Party Claim.
(e) If the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right but not the obligation to assume its own defense. In such case, the Indemnified Party shall not settle a Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(f) Each party shall cooperate, and cause their respective Subsidiaries to cooperate, in the defense or prosecution of any Third Party Claim and shall furnish or cause to be furnished such records, information and testimony, and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials or appeals, as may be reasonably requested in connection therewith.
(g) The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall use reasonable best efforts to avoid production of confidential information (consistent with applicable Law), and to cause all communications among employees, counsel and others representing any party to a Third Party Claim to be made so as to preserve any applicable attorney-client or work-product privileges.
Section 6.5 Direct Claim Procedures . In the event an Indemnified Party has a claim for indemnity under Section 6.2 against an Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim (a Direct Claim ), the Indemnified Party agrees to give prompt notice in writing of such claim to the Indemnifying Party. Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail such Direct Claim and the basis for indemnification, the amount or the estimated amount of damages sought thereunder to the extent then ascertainable (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Direct Claim), any other remedy sought thereunder, any relevant time constraints relating thereto and any other material details pertaining thereto (taking into account the information then available to the Indemnified Party). The failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within 30 days following the receipt of a notice with respect to any such claim that the Indemnifying Party disputes its indemnity obligation to the Indemnified Party for any Damages with respect to such claim, such
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Damages shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party shall promptly pay to the Indemnified Party any and all Damages arising out of such claim. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its indemnity obligation for any Damages with respect to such claim, the Parties shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute and, if not resolved through negotiations, such dispute shall be resolved by litigation in an appropriate court of jurisdiction determined pursuant to Section 9.4(a) .
Section 6.6 Damages Calculations .
(a) In calculating the amount of any Damage, there shall be deducted an amount equal to the estimated net present value of the Tax benefit to be realized as a result of such Damage by the Party claiming such Damage, calculated in the manner described in the following sentence, and there shall be added an amount equal to any Tax imposed on the receipt of any indemnity payment with respect thereto. For the purposes of this Section 6.6, the estimated net present value of the Tax benefit is the present value, as of the date the relevant Damage is incurred, of the Tax benefit (taking into account utilization of Tax attributes by such Party) for the taxable year of the Party claiming such Damage and each subsequent taxable year of such Party, based upon a discount rate equal to 10% per annum and such Partys projection of taxable income determined as of the date of the relevant calculation and pursuant to the good faith best estimates of such Partys management.
Section 6.7 Mitigation . Each Indemnified Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any indemnifiable Damage. In the event an Indemnified Party fails to so mitigate an indemnifiable Damages, the Indemnifying Party shall have no liability for any portion of such Damage that reasonably would have been avoided had the Indemnified Party made such efforts. The Indemnified Parties shall act in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner to mitigate any Damages they may pay, incur, suffer or sustain for which indemnification is available hereunder to the extent required by applicable Law (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any Indemnified Party to seek recovery from any third party).
Section 6.8 Exclusive Remedy . If the Closing occurs, the monetary remedies set forth in this Article VI and the specific performance remedy referenced in Section 9.4 shall provide the sole and exclusive remedies arising out of or in connection with any breach or alleged breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made herein. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the remedies available in this Article VI supersede any other remedies available at law or in equity including rights of rescission and claims arising under applicable Law. The Parties covenant not to sue, assert any arbitration claim or otherwise threaten any claim other than those described in this Article VI as being available under the particular circumstances described in this Article VI .
Section 6.9 Purchase Price Adjustment . Any amount paid by the Company or Buyer under this Article VI will be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Consummate the Share Issuance . The respective obligation of each Party to consummate the Share Issuance is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer and the Company, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Regulatory Consents . (i) The waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Share Issuance under the HSR Act shall have expired or been earlier terminated and (ii) each approval listed in Section 3.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or Section 4.3(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Letter shall have been obtained or the waiting period applicable thereunder shall have expired or been earlier terminated, as applicable.
(b) Exon-Florio . Review by CFIUS shall have been concluded, and either (i) CFIUS determined that the Share Issuance does not constitute a covered transaction or (ii) the President of the United States of America shall not have taken action to block or prevent the consummation of the Share Issuance and no requirements or conditions to mitigate any national security concerns shall have been imposed.
(c) Litigation . No court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction in a jurisdiction in which either Party or its Subsidiaries have operations that are material to such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits consummation of the Share Issuance (collectively, an Order ).
(d) Procurement JV . The Parties shall have entered into the Procurement JV Agreements and each of the Procurement JV Agreements shall be valid and binding on the Parties and in full force and effect, in each case, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
Section 7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer . The obligations of Buyer to consummate the Share Issuance are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties of the Company . (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by reference to Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement that are not qualified by reference to Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); provided , however ,
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that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the condition set forth in this Section 7.2(a)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied even if any representations and warranties of the Company (other than Section 3.1 (Organization, Good Standing and Qualification), Section 3.2 (Capital Structure), Section 3.4 (Authority; Approval) and Section 3.10 (Solvency) hereof, which must be true and correct in all material respects) are not so true and correct unless the failure of such representations and warranties of the Company to be so true and correct has had, or would reasonably be likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) Buyer shall have received at the Closing a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer of the Company to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company . The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date, and Buyer shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an authorized officer of the Company to such effect.
(c) No Material Adverse Effect . Since the Execution Date, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any change, development, discovery, event, fact, circumstance or other matter that has had a Material Adverse Effect, provided that for purposes of this Section 7.2(c) , any matters set forth on the Company Disclosure Letter shall not be taken into account.
(d) Deliverables . Buyer shall have received all items required to be delivered to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.3(a) at or prior to the Closing.
Section 7.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company . The obligation of the Company to consummate the Share Issuance is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties . (i) The representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (ii) the Company shall have received at the Closing a certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer of Buyer to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Buyer . Buyer shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer of Buyer to such effect.
(c) First License and Supply Agreement . The First License and Supply Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(d) Deliverables . The Company shall have received all items required to be delivered to the Company pursuant to Section 2.3(b) at or prior to the Closing.
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ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by written agreement of Buyer and the Company;
(b) by either Buyer or the Company, by giving written notice of such termination to the other Party, if (i) the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to May 31, 2017 (the Termination Date ); provided that if on such date the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 7.1(a)(ii) or Section 7.1(c) (but only, in the case of Section 7.1(c) , if the failure to meet such condition is a result of any action or inaction by any non-U.S. Governmental Entity) shall not have been satisfied but all other conditions to Closing have been satisfied or, to the extent permissible, waived (or, in the case of conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing or on the Closing Date, shall be capable of being satisfied on such date), then either the Company or Buyer may unilaterally extend the Termination Date on one occasion for a 90-day period by notice delivered to the other party, in which case the Termination Date shall be deemed for all purposes to be August 29, 2017; or (ii) any Order permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Share Issuance shall become final and non-appealable in a jurisdiction in which either (A) either Party or its Subsidiaries have operations that are material to such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) failure to abide by such Order would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on business, assets, operations, results of operations or financial condition of either Party; provided , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(a) shall not be available to any Party that has breached in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately contributed to the occurrence of the failure of a condition to the consummation of the Share Issuance;
(c) by the Company if there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Buyer in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the Execution Date, such that Section 7.1 , Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given by the Company to Buyer and (ii) the Termination Date ( provided , that the Company is not then in breach, in any material respect, of any of its material covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement);
(d) by Buyer if there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the Execution Date, such that Section 7.1 , Section 7.2(a) , Section 7.2(b) or Section 7.2(c) would not be satisfied and such breach or condition is not curable or, if curable, is not cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given by Buyer to the Company and (ii) the Termination Date ( provided , that Buyer is not then in breach, in any material respect, of any of its material covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement); or
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(e) by Buyer, if Buyer has received from the Company a Schedule Update, by giving written notice of such termination to the Company within five Business Days of the delivery of such Schedule Update.
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination and Abandonment . In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII , this Agreement shall become void and of no effect with no liability to any Person on the part of any Party (or of any of its representatives or Affiliates); provided , however , and notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, that (a) no such termination shall relieve any Party of any liability or damages to the other Party resulting from any willful and material breach of any covenant set forth in this Agreement and (b) the provisions set forth in this Section 8.2 and in the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Section 9.1 Amendment; Waiver . Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by Buyer and the Company, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.
Section 9.2 Expenses . Whether or not the Share Issuance is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the Party incurring such expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Transfer Taxes shall be paid in accordance with Section 5.5 .
Section 9.3 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.
Section 9.4 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE .
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF THAT WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE
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LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IF A BASIS FOR FEDERAL COURT JURISDICTION IS PRESENT, AND, OTHERWISE, IN THE STATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN SUCH COURTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) 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 THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.4 .
(c) 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 each Party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such Party is entitled at law or in equity.
Section 9.5 Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any Party to the other Party shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to a party when (a) served by personal delivery upon the party for whom it is intended, (b) by an internationally recognized overnight courier service upon the party for whom it is intended, (c) delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or (d) sent by facsimile or email, provided that the transmission of the facsimile or email is promptly confirmed by telephone, in each case, to the following addresses, facsimile numbers or email addresses and marked to the attention of the Person (by name or title) designated below, or to such other Persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice as provided below:
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If to Buyer:
BraWo Park
Willy-Brandt-Platz 19
38102 Braunschweig
Germany
Attention: Dr. Tim Haack
Telephone: +49 152 22992066
E-mail: tim.jonas.haack@volkswagen.de
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Attention: George R. Bason, Jr. and Michael Davis
Telephone: (212) 450-4000
Facsimile: (212) 701-5800
E-mail: george.bason@davispolk.com / michael.davis@davispolk.com
If to the Company:
Navistar International Corporation
2701 Navistar Drive
Lisle, IL 60532
Attention: Curt Kramer
Telephone: (331) 332-3186
E-mail: curt.kramer@navistar.com
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Frank Aquila and Scott Crofton
Telephone: (212) 558-4000
Facsimile: (212) 555-3588
E-mail: aquilaf@sullcrom.com / croftons@sullcrom.com
or to such other Persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the Party to receive such notice as provided above. Any notice, request, instruction or other document given as provided above shall be deemed given to the receiving Party upon actual receipt, if delivered personally, three (3) business days after deposit in the mail if sent by registered or certified mail, upon confirmation of receipt if sent by facsimile or email ( provided , that if given by facsimile or
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email such notice, request, instruction or other document shall be confirmed within one business day by dispatch pursuant to one of the other methods described herein) or on the next business day after deposit with an overnight courier.
Section 9.6 Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including any exhibits hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the Parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. EACH PARTY AGREES THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER BUYER NOR THE COMPANY MAKES OR RELIES ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR INDUCEMENTS, AND EACH HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR INDUCEMENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OTHER INFORMATION MADE BY, OR MADE AVAILABLE BY, ITSELF OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES, WITH RESPECT TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE CONSUMMATION OF THE SHARE ISSUANCE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR THE OTHER PARTYS REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT NONE OF THE FOREGOING SHALL OPERATE TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF ANY OTHER PERSON IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON OR ARISING OUT OF FRAUD, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION. No Party shall be bound by, or be liable for, any alleged representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention not contained herein.
Section 9.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in this ARTICLE IX only, the Parties hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other Party, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the Parties and are for the sole benefit of the Parties. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with Section 9.1 without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the Parties of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the Knowledge of any of the Parties. Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely upon the representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the Execution Date or as of any other date.
Section 9.8 Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as
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may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application of such provision, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.9 Assignment . No Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that Buyer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part by written notice to the Company to another wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Buyer; provided that any such transfer or assignment shall not impede or delay the consummation of the Share Issuance and the Transactions or otherwise impair the rights of the Company under this Agreement; provided , further , that such transfer or assignment shall not relieve Buyer of any of its obligations hereunder or enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other party hereto. Any purported assignment in violation of this Agreement is void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Troy A. Clarke |
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Name: | Troy A. Clarke | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: |
/s/ Walter G. Borst |
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Name: | Walter G. Borst | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK & BUS GMBH |
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By: |
/s/ Andreas Renschler |
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Name: | Andreas Renschler | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: |
/s/ Matthias Gründler |
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Name: | Matthias Gründler | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
[ Signature Page to Stock Purchase Agreement ]
Exhibit 10.2
STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK & BUS GMBH
AND
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE I | ||||||
DEFINITIONS | ||||||
Section 1.1 | Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.2 | Other Definitional Provisions | 8 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | ||||||
Section 2.1 | Representations and Warranties of the Company | 8 | ||||
Section 2.2 | Representations and Warranties of Investor | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION | ||||||
Section 3.1 | Initial Board Appointment | 10 | ||||
Section 3.2 | Board Nominations | 10 | ||||
Section 3.3 | Minimum Nomination Threshold | 10 | ||||
Section 3.4 | Nomination Documents | 11 | ||||
Section 3.5 | Committee Representation | 11 | ||||
Section 3.6 | Nomination Procedures | 12 | ||||
Section 3.7 | Resignation and Replacements | 12 | ||||
ARTICLE IV | ||||||
STANDSTILL; VOTING AND OTHER MATTERS | ||||||
Section 4.1 | Standstill Restrictions | 13 | ||||
Section 4.2 | Voting | 15 | ||||
Section 4.3 | Strategic Process | 16 | ||||
Section 4.4 | Anti-Dilution Rights | 16 | ||||
Section 4.5 | Share Repurchase | 17 | ||||
Section 4.6 | Dispute Escalation Procedures | 18 | ||||
Section 4.7 | Non-Solicitation | 18 | ||||
Section 4.8 | Access to Information; Confidentiality and Use of Information | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS | ||||||
Section 5.1 | Transfer Restrictions | 20 | ||||
Section 5.2 | Legends on Holder Shares; Securities Act Compliance | 22 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE VI | ||||
REGISTRATION RIGHTS | ||||
Section 6.1 | Shelf Registration | 23 | ||
Section 6.2 | Demand For Registration; Underwritten Offering | 25 | ||
Section 6.3 | Piggyback Registration | 26 | ||
Section 6.4 | Registration Expenses | 27 | ||
Section 6.5 | Registration Procedures | 28 | ||
Section 6.6 | Participating Holders Obligations | 31 | ||
Section 6.7 | Blackout Provisions. | 31 | ||
Section 6.8 | Exchange Act Registration and Cooperation with Transfers | 32 | ||
Section 6.9 | Holdback Agreements | 32 | ||
Section 6.10 | Indemnification by the Company | 33 | ||
Section 6.11 | Indemnification by the Participating Holders | 33 | ||
Section 6.12 | Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings | 34 | ||
Section 6.13 | Contribution | 35 | ||
ARTICLE VII | ||||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
Section 7.1 | Termination | 35 | ||
Section 7.2 | Assignments | 35 | ||
Section 7.3 | Amendment; Waiver | 36 | ||
Section 7.4 | Notices | 36 | ||
Section 7.5 | GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE | 37 | ||
Section 7.6 | Entire Agreement; No Other Representations | 38 | ||
Section 7.7 | No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 38 | ||
Section 7.8 | Severability | 38 | ||
Section 7.9 | Counterparts | 38 | ||
Section 7.10 | Effectiveness | 39 | ||
Section 7.11 | Exercise of Rights | 39 | ||
Section 7.12 | Rights Cumulative | 39 | ||
Section 7.13 | No Partnership | 39 |
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STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT, dated as of September 5, 2016 (including the schedules hereto, as amended or restated from time to time, this Agreement ), is made by and among Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, a company organized under the laws of Germany ( Investor ) and Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), collectively referred to as the Parties and individually as a Party .
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and Investor entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the Stock Purchase Agreement ), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company will issue to Investor, and Investor will purchase from the Company, 16,242,012 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share ( Common Stock ), of the Company, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company and Investor desire to enter into in this Agreement concerning the Common Stock held, or to be held, by Investor and related provisions concerning Investors relationship with, and investment in, the Company in connection with the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Company and Investor to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, other than as set forth in Section 7.10 , this Agreement shall take effect at and as of the date hereof,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
5% Threshold has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a) .
7% Threshold has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b) .
12% Threshold has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .
Acceptable Person means, in respect of a nominee designated by Investor to be an Investor Nominee, a person who both (i) is approved by the Company (including in respect of compliance with (1) the Companys Corporate Governance Guidelines and (2) applicable Company policies (including but not limited to the Companys Code of Conduct and Insider
Trading Policy)), such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and (ii) satisfies the independence tests adopted by the Company and as set forth in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Manual.
Activist Investor means, as of any date, any Person identified on the most-recently available SharkWatch 50 list as of such date, or any publicly-disclosed or reasonably apparent Affiliate of such Person.
Advance Notice Deadline has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .
Affiliate means, with respect to an entity, any other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such entity. The term control, including the correlative terms controlling, 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 or policies of an entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Annual Meeting has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 .
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception means bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles.
Beneficially Own means, with respect to any securities, having beneficial ownership of such securities for purposes of Rule 13d-3 or 13d-5 under the Exchange Act (or any successor statute or regulation), without giving effect to the limiting phrase within sixty days set forth in Rule 13d-3(1)(i). The terms Beneficial Owner and Beneficial Ownership shall have a correlative meaning.
Block Transferee has the meaning set forth in the definition of Holder.
Board means, as of any date, the Board of Directors of the Company.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the commercial banks in New York City, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.
Cap has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a)(i) .
Closing has the meaning attributed to it in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Closing Date means the date on which consummation of the Share Issuance, as such term is defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement, occurs.
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Commercial Termination Event shall occur if all Individual Contracts previously executed have been subsequently terminated in accordance with their respective terms (i) by Investor (x) pursuant to a Navistar Change of Control Event or (y) for convenience or (ii) by the Company pursuant to an uncured or uncurable material breach by Investor and/or its Affiliates. For purposes of this definition, the terms Navistar Change of Control Event and Individual Contract shall each have the meaning given to it in the Technology and Supply Framework Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and Investor.
Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Company has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Company Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .
Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8 .
Controlled Affiliate means any controlled Affiliate of Parent.
Covered Matter has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a)(ix) .
Covered Person has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10 .
Damages has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10 .
Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a) .
Demand Request has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a) .
Derivative Securities means Equity Securities, but excludes Common Stock.
DGCL means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.
Disregarded Shares shall include (i) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the shares of Common Stock underlying Derivative Securities issued by the Company in an Offering (used as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) after the date hereof and prior to the Closing and (ii) unless and until NYSE Stockholder Approval is obtained in respect of any Excess Shares, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (A) such Excess Shares divided by (B) the Pro Rata Share used in respect of such issuance. By way of illustration of the foregoing clause (ii), if there are five Excess Shares and the Pro Rata Share in respect of such issuance is 0.10, 50 shares would constitute Disregarded Shares.
Equity Securities means Company Securities, as such term is defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Excess Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a)(ii) .
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Excluded Issuance means (i) the issuance of shares of any Equity Securities (including upon exercise of options or conversion of any Equity Securities) to directors, officers, employees, consultants or other agents of the Company as approved by the Board in connection with their employment or performance of services, (ii) the issuance of shares of Equity Securities in connection with any business combination (as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC) or otherwise in connection with bona fide acquisitions of securities or substantially all of the assets of another Person, business unit, division or business, in each case, to the sellers in such transaction as consideration thereof (iii) the issuance of any shares of a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company and (iv) the issuance of shares of Common Stock in respect of the exercise or conversion of Derivative Securities.
FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Form S-3 has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .
Governmental Entity means any U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity.
Group means two or more persons acting together, pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities or as otherwise contemplated by Rule 13d-5(b) of the Exchange Act.
Holder means Investor and any direct or indirect transferee of Investor pursuant to Section 5.1(b) or Section 5.1(c)(i) that has become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , in each case to the extent such Person is a holder or Beneficial Owner of Holder Shares. For purposes of Article VI , Section 5.2(b) and Section 5.2(c) , including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of Holder Shares, Holder shall also include any direct or indirect transferee of Holder that acquired 5% or more of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(iv) and that has become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , to the extent such Person is a holder or Beneficial Owner of Holder Shares (such transferee, a Block Transferee for so long as such Block Transferee and its Affiliates Beneficially Owns Common Stock equal to or greater than the 5% Threshold).
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Holder Shares means at any time, (i) any shares of Common Stock held or Beneficially Owned by any Holder, (ii) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to any Holder upon the conversion, exercise or exchange, as applicable, of any other Equity Securities held or Beneficially Owned by any Holder and (iii) any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to any Holder with respect to any shares described in clauses (i) and (ii) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in exchange for or upon conversion of such shares or otherwise in connection with a combination of shares, distribution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, other reorganization or other similar event (it being understood that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a Holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to then acquire or obtain from the Company any Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected).
Holders Counsel has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 .
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12 .
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.12 .
Investor has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Investor Nominee has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .
Investor Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .
Laws mean collectively any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute or ordinance, common law, or any rule, regulation, standard, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, arbitration award, agency requirement, license or permit of any Governmental Entity.
Lock-Up Termination Date has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b) .
Minimum Registrable Amount means 1,000,000 shares of Registrable Securities.
Nomination Documents has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange.
NYSE Manual has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .
NYSE Stockholder Approval has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a)(ii) .
Organizational Documents means the certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable governing documents, each as amended to the date of this Agreement.
Parent means Volkswagen AG.
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Participating Holders means Holders participating in the registration relating to the Registrable Securities.
Party and Parties have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Person means any natural person, corporation, company, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, trust or other entity.
Piggyback Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .
Pro Rata Share has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a)(ii) .
Proposed Securities has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a)(ii) .
Registrable Securities means, at any time, the Holder Shares that are Beneficially Owned by the Holders, but excluding (i) Holder Shares, if any, that have after the date of this Agreement been Transferred pursuant to a registration statement, (ii) with respect to Investor and Controlled Affiliates, Holder Shares that are sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act and (iii) with respect to Holders who are not the Investor or Controlled Affiliates, Holder Shares that become eligible for resale under Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c)(1).
Registration Statement means any registration statement of the Company on an appropriate registration form under the Securities Act that covers any of the Registrable Securities, including the prospectus, amendments and supplements thereto, and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein.
Replacement has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(c) .
Representative has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8 .
Request Date means the date of the applicable Request Notice.
Request Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a) .
Requesting Holder(s) has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a) .
Restricted Person has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c)(iv) .
Rule 144 means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto.
S-3 Eligible has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .
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Scheduled Black-out Period means, for each fiscal quarter of the Company, the period commencing on (and including) the fifth calendar day before the end of the quarter and ending on (and including) 24 hours after the date of release for publication of the Companys summary statements of sales and earnings for such fiscal quarter (or, in the case of the fourth quarter, the summary statement of sales and earnings for the fiscal year then ended); provided that the Companys employees and directors are also restricted from Transferring Common Stock during such periods.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Shelf Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .
Shelf Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .
Shelf Takedown has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(d) .
Standstill Period has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .
Stock Purchase Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or by one or more of its Subsidiaries.
Suspension Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(a) .
Transfer means, when used as a noun, any direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, sale, disposition, hypothecation, mortgage, gift, hedge, pledge, assignment, attachment or other transfer (including the creation of any derivative or synthetic interest, including a participation or other similar interest) and, when used as a verb, voluntarily to directly or indirectly sell, dispose, hypothecate, mortgage, gift, hedge, pledge, assign, attach or otherwise transfer, in any case, whether by operation of law or otherwise.
Underwriter means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealers market-making activities.
Underwriters Maximum Number means, for any Underwritten Shelf Takedown, Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration, that number of securities to which such registration should, in the opinion of the managing Underwriter(s) of such registration, in the light of marketing factors (including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), be limited.
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Underwritten Offering means a registered offering of securities conducted by one or more underwriters pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement.
Underwritten Shelf Takedown has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(e) .
Underwritten Shelf Takedown Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(e) .
Voting Securities shall mean the Common Stock and any other securities of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors, or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or other securities, whether or not subject to the passage of time or other contingencies
Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions . Unless the express context otherwise requires:
(a) The table of contents and headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof. Where a reference in this Agreement is made to an Annex, Exhibit, Section or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Annex, Exhibit, Section or Schedule to 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, 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 terms Dollars and $ mean United States Dollars. The terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa, and references herein to any gender includes each other gender.
(b) The Parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to Investor as of the date of this Agreement, and as of Closing, that:
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(a) The Company is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not, and performance of its obligations hereunder will not, constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Company or any material agreements of the Company.
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of Investor . Investor represents and warrants to the Company as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing, that:
(a) Investor is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Germany.
(b) Investor has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Investor and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Investor enforceable against Investor in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Investor do not, and performance of its obligations hereunder will not, constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Organizational Documents of Investor.
(d) Immediately prior to the execution hereof, neither Investor nor any of the Controlled Affiliates (excluding pension plans over which Investor and its Subsidiaries do not have investment control) Beneficially Owns any shares of Common Stock.
(e) Investor is acquiring the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Investor acknowledges that the Holder Shares are not registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and that the Holder Shares may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities laws and regulations, as applicable.
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ARTICLE III
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
Section 3.1 Initial Board Appointment . On the Closing Date, the two (2) individuals designated by Investor (or an Affiliate thereof) to be its nominee (any such person so nominated pursuant to this Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 , or any such persons Replacement, an Investor Nominee , and, collectively, the Investor Nominees ) shall be appointed to the Board until the next Annual Meeting; provided that, in each case, such nominee is an Acceptable Person.
Section 3.2 Board Nominations . The Company agrees that, with respect to any annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (each, an Annual Meeting ) at which directors are to be elected to the Board, the Company shall:
(a) for so long as Investor together with the Controlled Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own greater than 12% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock (the 12% Threshold ; provided that any Disregarded Shares shall not be taken into account in calculating the 12% Threshold), designate for nomination two (2) Investor Nominees who are Acceptable Persons to the Board;
(b) for so long as Investor together with the Controlled Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own greater than 7% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock (the 7% Threshold ; provided that any Disregarded Shares shall not be taken into account in calculating the 7% Threshold), designate for nomination one (1) Investor Nominee who is an Acceptable Person; and
(c) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of Investor Nominees nominated pursuant to this Section 3.2 (including recommending that the Companys stockholders vote in favor of the election of such Investor Nominee, including such nominees in the Companys proxy statement and in the Companys slate of nominees for directors for the such Annual Meeting and otherwise supporting such nominees for election in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than the manner in which the Company supports its other nominees in the aggregate).
Section 3.3 Minimum Nomination Threshold . If at any time Investor together with the Controlled Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock constituting less than the 7% Threshold, Investor shall not have the right to designate any Investor Nominee to the Board and the Company shall not be obligated to nominate Investor Nominees to the Board at any Annual Meeting following such time (and for the avoidance of doubt, Investors right to designate any Investor Nominee to the Board and the Companys obligation to nominate any Investor Nominee to the Board shall not be reinstated if Investor together with the Controlled Affiliates Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock exceeding or equal to the 7% Threshold following such time unless Investor and its Controlled Affiliates acquire shares of Common Stock to exceed the 7% Threshold within the first 90 days after the date the 7% Threshold was first not satisfied).
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Section 3.4 Nomination Documents . Any Investor Nominee nominated pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 shall be designated by Investor in its discretion (and, if any such proposed designee is not an Acceptable Person, Investor shall be entitled to continue designating a potential Investor Nominee until such proposed designee is an Acceptable Person), subject, if not previously executed, to such nominees execution and delivery to the Company of (x) the Companys standard director nomination documentation (which documentation shall include such nominees consent to be named as a nominee in the Companys proxy statement and to serve as a director if so elected) (collectively, the Nomination Documents ) and (y) the resignation referred to in Section 3.7 .
Section 3.5 Committee Representation . The Company agrees, subject to compliance with (i) the Companys Corporate Governance Guidelines, (ii) applicable Company policies (including but not limited to the Companys Code of Conduct and Insider Trading Policy) and (iii) applicable NYSE listing requirements, being, as of the date hereof, those set forth in Sections 303A.02 and 303A.04 of the NYSE listed company manual (the NYSE Manual ) and applicable Law:
(a) reasonably promptly following the appointment of the Investor Nominees following the Closing, and at all times thereafter provided Investor satisfies the 7% Threshold, to include one Investor Nominee on two of the following committees: Nominating and Governance Committee (or such other committee responsible for the organizational structure of the Board and its committees, including the search to identify a chief executive officer), the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee, to the extent that there is a Finance Committee; and
(b) reasonably promptly following the appointment of the Investor Nominees following the Closing, and at all times thereafter provided that Investor satisfies the 12% Threshold, the second Investor Nominee shall be included on the two above-named committees on which the first Investor Nominee does not sit.
(c) The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Investor Nominees do not have a material relationship with the Company as such term is used in Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Manual by virtue of the Investors Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock as of immediately after Closing.
(d) The Company hereby agrees not to create an executive committee of the Board without the approval of a majority of the Board, which majority shall include at least one Investor Nominee.
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Section 3.6 Nomination Procedures . The Company agrees, for any Annual Meeting following the Closing, (x) to request, no more than 50 and no less than 40 business days before the advance notice deadline (the Advance Notice Deadline ) set forth in Article I, Section 8 of the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended from time to time, as such date may change from time to time, that Investor notify the Company in writing within five Business Days after receipt of such request (the Investor Notice ) of its proposed nominees pursuant to Section 3.2 , and (y) to notify Investor in writing (such notice, the Company Notice ), no less than 30 business days before the Advance Notice Deadline, of the persons to be nominated by the Company for election as directors at such Annual Meeting, which shall include any directors designated by Investor in the Investor Notice in accordance with this Section 3.6 ; provided that, on or before the Advance Notice Deadline, each Investor Nominee included in the Company Notice must notify the Company in writing if he or she will not consent to be named as a nominee in the Companys proxy statement for such Annual Meeting. Other than in the event described in the proviso of the preceding sentence, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of any such nominees so nominated by the Company (including recommending that the Companys stockholders vote in favor of the election of any such nominees, including such nominees in the Companys proxy statement and in the Companys slate of nominees for directors for such Annual Meeting and otherwise supporting any such nominee for election in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than the manner in which the Company supports its other nominees in the aggregate).
Section 3.7 Resignation and Replacements .
(a) Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 to the contrary, upon the earlier to occur of (i) Investor together with the Controlled Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 5% of then-outstanding shares of Common Stock (the 5% Threshold ; provided that any Disregarded Shares shall not be taken into account in calculating the 5% Threshold) and (ii) a Commercial Termination Event, then, as of such date, Investor shall cause each Investor Nominee to promptly tender his or her resignation from the Board and any committee of the Board on which he or she then sits and the Company shall have no further obligations under this Article III . In furtherance of this Section 3.7(a) , any Investor Nominee shall, prior to his or her appointment or election to the Board, and Investor shall cause each such Investor Nominee to, execute an irrevocable resignation as director in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and deliver it to the Company.
(b) Any Investor Nominee may resign from the Board at any time effective upon receipt of written notice to the Chairman of the Board, with copies to each of the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Companys general counsel; provided that no Investor Nominee or Replacement thereof, who is named as a nominee for election to the Board in the Companys proxy statement for an Annual Meeting, may resign from the Board during the period from the date on which such nominee grants his or her consent to be named as a nominee in the Companys proxy statement for such annual meeting until the date that is the first Business Day following such Annual Meeting.
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(c) Should any Investor Nominee resign from the Board other than pursuant to Section 3.7(a) or be rendered unable to, or refuse to, be nominated or appointed to, or to serve on, the Board, Investor shall be entitled to designate a replacement who is an Acceptable Person for each such Investor Nominee (and if such proposed designee is not an Acceptable Person, Investor shall be entitled to continue designating a replacement until such proposed designee is an Acceptable Person) (a Replacement ), and the Company shall take all action within its control necessary to satisfy the requirements under this Article III with respect to such Replacement as promptly as practicable, including appointing such Replacement to the Board in place of the resigning Investor Nominee (as applicable). Any such Replacement who becomes a Board member in replacement of an Investor Nominee shall be deemed to be an Investor Nominee for all purposes under this Agreement, and, prior to his or her nomination or appointment to the Board, shall be required to execute the Nomination Documents and an irrevocable resignation as director in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and deliver it to the Company.
ARTICLE IV
STANDSTILL; VOTING AND OTHER MATTERS
Section 4.1 Standstill Restrictions .
(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the first date on which both of the below conditions are satisfied: (x) for the immediately preceding thirty (30) days, no Investor Nominee has served on the Board (it being understood that if no Investor Nominee is a member of the Board due to circumstances in which the Investor would be entitled to designate a Replacement pursuant to Section 3.7(c) , an Investor Nominee shall be deemed to continue to be a member of the Board for all purposes of this Agreement until such time as the Investor irrevocably waives in writing any right to designate such a Replacement) and (y) no less than twenty-four (24) months have elapsed following the Closing (the Standstill Period ), without the prior written consent of the Company, the Holders shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with any other Person (including assisting or forming a Group or participating with or encouraging other persons to form a Group):
(i) acquire or seek to acquire any securities of the Company (including derivatives, convertible securities or other forms of constructive economic ownership in the Company), provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit purchases pursuant to Section 4.4 or bona fide open market purchases of Common Stock after the Closing that would not result in any Holder, together with the Controlled Affiliates, collectively Beneficially Owning a number of Equity Securities equal to or convertible into 20% or more of the then-outstanding Common Stock (the Cap ) ( provided that this Section 4.1(a)(i) shall be amended on the first date that the
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Company grants an exemption from DGCL §203 to a third party for purchases of Common Stock in excess of 20% to reflect such higher number in the exemption granted to such third party);
(ii) solicit proxies or written consents or conduct any other type of referendum in respect of the Voting Securities of the Company or from any holders of the Voting Securities of the Company, or become a participant or assist any third party in any solicitation;
(iii) encourage, advise or influence any other person or assist any third party in so encouraging, assisting or influencing any person with respect to the giving or withholding of any proxy, consent or other authority to vote or in conducting any other type of referendum;
(iv) form or join in a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group, including without limitation a group as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Voting Securities of the Company, or otherwise support or participate in any effort by a third party with respect to the matters set forth in Section 4.1(a)(ii) above;
(v) present at any meeting of the Companys stockholders any proposal for consideration for action by stockholders or propose any nominee for election to the Board;
(vi) grant any proxy, consent or other authority to vote (other than to designated representatives of the Company pursuant to a proxy statement of the Company) any Voting Securities or subject them to a voting trust or similar arrangement;
(vii) make any request for books and records under the DGCL;
(viii) make any public statements that would disparage the Company, its officers or its directors or any person who has served as an officer or director of the Company, in each case, in their capacity as such; provided , however , that any statements made by Investors non-controlled Affiliates shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Section 4.1(a)(viii) , it being understood that following such a statement by a non-controlled Affiliate of Investor, upon the request of the Company, Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such non-controlled Affiliates to cease making any further statements in violation of this Section 4.1(a)(viii) ; provided , further , that any statements made by individual members of the supervisory board of Investor not acting at the direction of Investor or its Affiliates shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Section 4.1(a)(viii) ;
(ix) institute, solicit or join any litigation or other proceeding against the Company or any of its current and former directors or officers (including derivative actions); provided , however , that a Holder and its Affiliates shall be permitted to pursue the resolution of
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any dispute (a) relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Commercial Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) or any other agreement between the Parties through the dispute resolution mechanisms set forth in such agreements (the Covered Matters ) or (b) following compliance with the dispute escalation procedures set forth in Section 4.6 with respect to such dispute, other matters if (and only if) such matters do not relate to or arise out of (1) the Covered Matters or (2), without limiting clause (a), such Holders Beneficial Ownership of securities in the Company or any Investor Nominee position on the Board or any of its committees;
(x) propose or participate in any (A) tender or exchange offer, merger, acquisition or other business combination or (B) form of business combination or acquisition or other transaction relating to a material amount of assets of the Company; or
(xi) make any public proposal or publicly disclose any intention or plan, or take any action that could require the Company to make any public disclosure, with respect to any matters that are the subject of this Section 4.1 ;
provided , however , that if during the Standstill Period a third party commences a bona fide tender or exchange offer for securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the Companys aggregate voting power and the Board either (A) publicly recommends that stockholders of the Company tender their Common Stock into such tender or exchange offer or (B) does not recommend against stockholders of the Company tendering their shares into such offer within the fifteen (15) Business Day period following the commence of such tender or exchange offer, then Investor and its Affiliates shall be permitted to make and publicly disclose a counterproposal to the Board and/or commence a tender or exchange offer, in each case, for 100% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(b) This Section 4.1 shall not prevent or restrict Investors or its Affiliates ability to make confidential proposals to the Company that would not reasonably be expected to result in public disclosure by the Company.
Section 4.2 Voting . Until the first date after Closing on which no Investor Nominee serves on the Board (it being understood that if no Investor Nominee is a member of the Board due to circumstances in which the Investor would be entitled to designate a Replacement pursuant to Section 3.7(c) , an Investor Nominee shall be deemed to continue to be a member of the Board for all purposes of this Agreement until such time as the Investor irrevocably waives in writing any right to designate such a Replacement), the Holders shall (1) cause, in the case of all Common Stock owned of record and (2) instruct the record owner, in the case of all shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned but not owned of record, directly or indirectly, by the Holders, as of the record date for any Annual Meeting, in each case that are entitled to vote at any such Annual Meeting, to be present for quorum purposes and to be voted, at all such Annual Meetings or at any adjournments or postponements thereof, (i) for all directors nominated by the Board for election at such Annual Meeting and (ii) in accordance with the
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recommendation of the Board for the ratification of the appointment of the Companys independent public accounting firm set forth in the Companys proxy statement for any such Annual Meeting.
Section 4.3 Strategic Process . From and after the Closing until the end of the Standstill Period, if the Company determines to provide confidential information to, or enter into negotiations with, a third party relating to an acquisition of (x) securities of the Company representing in the aggregate 20% or more of the voting power of the Company or (y) 20% or more of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis), the Company shall (i) notify Holders of such occurrence and (ii) subject to Section 4.8(c) , provide the Holders a fair and reasonable opportunity to participate as a potential bidder in any process relating to any such transaction on the terms and conditions established by the Board for such process, taking into account any limitations concerning the sharing of information due to antitrust considerations or other legal restrictions.
Section 4.4 Anti-Dilution Rights .
(a) From the Closing until the earlier of (i) such time that Investor together with the Controlled Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock constituting less than the 7% Threshold and (ii) the occurrence of a Commercial Termination Event, if the Company proposes to issue Equity Securities, other than in an Excluded Issuance, then the Company shall:
(i) give written notice to the Holders (no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the closing of such issuance or, if the Company reasonably expects such issuance to be completed in less than five (5) Business Days, such shorter period);
(ii) offer to issue and sell to the Holders, on such terms as the securities proposed to be issued (the Proposed Securities ) are issued and upon full payment by the Holders, a portion of the Proposed Securities equal to a percentage determined by dividing (A) the aggregate number of Holder Shares then held by the Holders, by (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the Proposed Securities (the Pro Rata Share ); provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to sell to the Holders (or to any of them) the portion of the Proposed Securities that would (Y) require the Company to obtain stockholder approval in respect of the issuance of any Proposed Securities under the listing rules of the NYSE or any other securities exchange or any other applicable Law (the NYSE Stockholder Approval ), unless the NYSE Stockholder Approval is obtained (the number of shares of Common Stock represented by (or underlying) such portion of the Proposed Securities, the Excess Shares ); provided that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the NYSE Stockholder Approval no later than the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company (; provided , further that the obtaining of such approval will not delay the issuance of any Proposed Securities to any other Person or Group, or (Z) result in in any Holder, together with the Controlled Affiliates, collectively Beneficially Owning securities of the Company in excess of the Cap.
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(b) Investor (or other Holder designated in writing by Investor) will have the option, on behalf of the applicable Holders, exercisable by written notice to the Company, to accept the Companys offer and commit to purchase any or all of the Equity Securities offered to be sold by the Company to the Holders, which notice must be given within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Company (or such shorter period if the notice by the Company was sent in accordance with the preceding paragraph less than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date) (the failure of Investor, or such Investor designee, to respond within such time period shall be deemed a waiver of the Holders rights under this Section 4.4 with respect to the applicable issuance of Equity Securities). The closing of the exercise of such subscription right shall take place simultaneously with the closing of the sale of the Proposed Securities giving rise to such subscription right; provided , however , that the closing of any purchase by any such Holder may be extended beyond the closing of the sale of the Proposed Securities giving rise to such subscription right to the extent necessary to obtain required approvals from any Governmental Entity. Upon the expiration of the offering period described above, the Company will be free to sell such Proposed Securities that the Holders have not elected to purchase during the 180 days following such expiration on terms and conditions no more favorable to the purchasers thereof than those offered to the Holders in the notice delivered in accordance with Section 4.4(a) . Any Proposed Securities offered or sold by the Company after such 180-day period must be reoffered to issue or sell to the Holders pursuant to this Section 4.4 ; provided that the Company shall not be required to reoffer to the Holders (or to any of them) a number of the Proposed Securities that would require the Company to obtain stockholder approval in respect of the issuance of any Proposed Securities under the listing rules of the NYSE or any other securities exchange or any applicable Law or result in in any Holder, together with the Controlled Affiliates, collectively Beneficially Owning securities of the Company in excess of the Cap.
(c) In the case of an issuance subject to this Section 4.4 for consideration in whole or in part other than cash, including securities acquired in exchange therefor (other than securities by their terms so exchangeable), the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board.
Section 4.5 Share Repurchase . From and after the Closing, if the Company repurchases, redeems or buys back any shares of Common Stock, and after giving effect to such transaction the aggregate number of Common Stock owned by all Holders would exceed the Cap, then the Holders shall be obligated to participate in such repurchase, redemption or buyback or otherwise dispose of its Holder Shares within a reasonable amount of time following such repurchase, redemption or buyback, taking into account market conditions at the time of such transaction and in any case no later than 90 days following the time when the aggregate number of Common Stock owned by all Holders exceeded the Cap (subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in Article V ), in either case to the extent necessary to cause the Cap to no longer be exceeded.
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Section 4.6 Dispute Escalation Procedures . If a dispute arises between any Holder and the Company, the Holders agree that prior to the institution, solicitation or joining of any litigation or other proceeding against the Company or any of its current and former directors or officers (including derivative actions) by any Holder or any of its Affiliates, Investor and the Investor Nominee(s) shall provide a reasonably detailed description of such dispute to the Board, and the Board and the Investor Nominee(s) shall discuss such dispute. If a mutually agreeable solution cannot be reached within 60 days of delivery of such notice to the Board, then the requirement to use dispute escalation procedures set forth in clause (b) of Section 4.1(a)(ix) shall be deemed complied with in respect of such dispute.
Section 4.7 Non-Solicitation .
(a) From the date hereof until the first anniversary following the end of the Standstill Period, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit any employee of Investor, other than a person (i) who has not been an employee of Investor for at least 180 days and whom neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, solicited following the date hereof or (ii) who was terminated by Investor prior to any solicitation; provided that this Section 4.7(a) shall not apply to any employee who responds to general solicitations of employment not specifically directed toward employees of Investor ( provided further that no senior executive of Investor may be hired pursuant to this proviso).
(b) From the date hereof until the first anniversary following the end of the Standstill Period, Investor shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit any employee of the Company, other than a person (i) who has not been an employee of the Company for at least 180 days and whom neither Investor nor any of its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, solicited following the date hereof or (ii) who was terminated by the Company prior to any solicitation; provided that this Section 4.7(b) shall not apply to any employee who responds to general solicitations of employment not specifically directed toward employees of the Company ( provided , further that no senior executive of the Company may be hired pursuant to this proviso).
Section 4.8 Access to Information; Confidentiality and Use of Information .
(a) For so long as Investor together with the Controlled Affiliates collectively Beneficially Owns more than the 5% Threshold, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) give all Holders that are Controlled Affiliates and their respective counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) furnish all Holders that are Controlled Affiliates and their respective Representatives such financial and operating
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data and other information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, as such Holders that are Controlled Affiliates may reasonably request in connection with the preparation and review of their financial statements, financial reporting, tax reporting and securities filings, provided that the Company may restrict the foregoing access and the disclosure of information pursuant to this Section 4.8(a) to the extent that (A) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, any applicable Law requires the Company or its Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, (B) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, the information is subject to confidentiality obligations to a third party, (C) disclosure of any such information or document would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or (D) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, disclosure of any such information or document would reasonably be expected to compromise the Companys competitive position or make available sensitive commercial information to a competitor of the Company (including those matters for which recusal is required pursuant to Section 4.8(c) ); provided that, in the circumstances described in each of the foregoing clauses (A) through (D), the Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to make, to the extent practicable, reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements in a manner that is consistent with clauses (A) through (D).
(b) From and after the Closing, each Holder agrees that it (i) shall, and shall cause Investor Nominee and its Affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants and other agents and advisors ( Representatives ) and each Investor Nominee to, treat as confidential and safeguard any and all confidential or proprietary information, know-how, knowledge and data involving or relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates received by the Investor Nominee in his or her capacity as such or received pursuant to Section 4.8(a) (collectively, Confidential Information ) by using the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable standard of care, to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination or disclosure of such Confidential Information as each Holder and its Affiliates and its and their Representatives uses with respect to its own information, know-how, knowledge and data of a similar type and (ii) shall not, and it shall cause its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives and each Investor Nominee not to, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, disclose any Confidential Information or use any Confidential Information provided by the Company or obtained by any Investor Nominee in his or her capacity as director (including in any manner adverse to the Company or its Affiliates or in violation of duties under applicable Law, including trading any securities of the Company while in possession of such Confidential Information to the extent such trading would violate applicable Law); provided , that (1) Investor Nominees may disclose any Confidential Information to Holder and the Controlled Affiliates and (2) Holder and the Controlled Affiliates may lawfully use Confidential Information in connection with its equity investment in the Company, including to prepare its financial statements and securities filings; provided , further , however, that Confidential Information will not include any information that (a) is or becomes public knowledge through no breach of this Agreement by any Holder, (b) is disclosed to any Holder or its Representatives by a third party not known by such Holder after due inquiry to be
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in violation of a non-disclosure obligation to the Company by making such disclosure, (c) is already in the possession of or known to Holder or its Representatives on the date of disclosure, (d) is independently developed by the Holder or its Representatives without reference to or use of the Confidential Information or (e) is explicitly approved for publication beforehand in writing by the Company. Prior to the date that is two years following the end of the Standstill Period, each Holder agrees that it, its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives may only disclose Confidential Information (i) to the extent counsel to such Person advises that disclosure is required to comply with Law (provided that such Party shall provide prior written notice to the Company, of such disclosure, unless prohibited by Law, prior to such disclosure and as promptly as practical and shall seek to limit any such disclosure and to protect from public disclosure by way of a protective order or otherwise, in each case, to the extent permitted by Law), and (ii) to its Representatives who reasonably need to know such information in connection with its equity investment in the Company, including to prepare its financial statements and securities filings (provided that each Holder shall cause any such Representative to keep such information confidential in accordance with this Agreement).
(c) Investor agrees that any Investor Nominees shall recuse themselves and be recused from any discussion of the Board or any of its committees (i) relating to any disputes between the Company and Investor related to or arising out of the Commercial Agreements (as such term is defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) (or litigation or other proceedings related thereof) or any other matter relating to the Commercial Agreements and (ii) if Investor is a participant in the process referred to in Section 4.3 , during the pendency of such process; provided, that the Company agrees that if any member of the Board is a representative of any other participant in such process, each such member of the Board shall be subject to the same recusal requirement.
ARTICLE V
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
Section 5.1 Transfer Restrictions .
(a) Investor covenants and agrees that the Holder Shares may be disposed of only pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, the Securities Act (including a registration statement hereunder), or pursuant to an available exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable U.S. state and federal securities laws, and any applicable securities laws of other jurisdictions. Investor further covenants and agrees that the right of Investor and its Affiliates to Transfer any Holder Shares is subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article V , and no Transfer of Holder Shares by Investor or any of its Affiliates may be effected except in compliance with this Article V . Any attempted Transfer in violation of this Agreement shall be of no effect and null and void ab initio , regardless of whether the purported transferee has any actual or constructive knowledge of the Transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement, and shall not be recorded on the stock transfer books of the Company.
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(b) Investor shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, Transfer any Holder Shares without the prior written consent of the Company prior to the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date (the Lock-Up Termination Date ), other than pursuant to Transfers to a Controlled Affiliate; and provided that, (A) prior to any such Transfer, such Controlled Affiliate agrees in a writing reasonably acceptable to the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement (including this Article V ) as a party hereto in the position of Investor, and (B) if such Controlled Affiliate ceases to be a Controlled Affiliate, the Holder Shares held by such entity shall be (and Investor shall cause such Holder Shares to be) immediately transferred back to Investor and until the transfer of such shares back to Investor by such former Controlled Affiliate, such former Controlled Affiliate shall be deemed to hold such Holder Shares in trust for Investor, and shall have no voting or other rights with respect to such Holder Shares;
(c) Following the Lock-Up Termination Date, Investor may Transfer all or any portion of the Holder Shares without the prior written consent of the Company pursuant to Transfers:
(i) to a Controlled Affiliate; and provided further that, (A) prior to any such Transfer, such Controlled Affiliate agrees in a writing acceptable to the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement (including this Article V ) as a party hereto in the position of Investor, and (B) if such Controlled Affiliate ceases to be a Controlled Affiliate, the Holder Shares held by such entity shall be (and Investor shall cause such Holder Shares to be) immediately transferred back to Investor and until the transfer of such shares back to Investor by such former Controlled Affiliate, such former Controlled Affiliate shall be deemed to hold such Holder Shares in trust for Investor, and shall have no voting or other rights with respect to such Holder Shares;
(ii) in a widely distributed public offering pursuant to the procedures described in Article VI ;
(iii) in bona fide open market sales pursuant to, if available, Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or
(iv) in one or more privately negotiated bona fide sales exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; provided that the Holder may not Transfer any Holder Shares to any Person or Group who, to the Holders knowledge after reasonable inquiry, (x) has filed a Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act with respect to the Company or (y) is a competitor of the Company or a strategic investor in the Company ((x) and (y) collectively, Restricted Persons ); provided , further , that if the proposed transferee under this Section 5.1(c)(iv) is a Person or Group which is or includes an Activist Investor that is not a Restricted Person, the Holder shall first offer the Holder Shares intended to be Transferred to
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such purchaser to the Company on the same pricing terms as such Holder would have received from such transferee, and the Holder shall only be permitted to Transfer the Holder Shares to the proposed transferee if the Company declines in writing to purchase the Holder Shares on the pricing terms offered by the intended transferee or fails to respond to such proposal within fifteen (15) Business Days of receiving notice of such proposal.
Section 5.2 Legends on Holder Shares; Securities Act Compliance .
(a) In addition to any other legend that may be required, each share certificate or other instrument representing Holder Shares shall bear the following legends (and a comparable notation or other arrangement will be made with respect to any uncertificated Holder Shares):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2016, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER, AND THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE VOTED OR OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
(b) Upon any acquisition by any Holder of Beneficial Ownership of Holder Shares, such Holder shall notify the Company of the acquisition of such Holder Shares so that the legends referred to in Section 5.2(a) (to the extent required by this Section 5.2 and to the extent applicable) may be placed on the Holder Shares (if not so endorsed upon issuance), provided that, in the case of certificated shares, the Holder shall first submit such certificates to the Company.
(c) At such time as a Holder delivers at its expense to the Company a legal opinion, addressed to the Company, from a reputable national U.S. law firm reasonably acceptable to the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and counsel for the Company, that the legend set forth in Section 5.2(a) is no longer required under the Securities Act and/or other applicable law, the Company agrees that it will (x) in the event that such Holder Shares are certificated, promptly after the later of the delivery of such opinion and the delivery by the Holder to the Company or its transfer agent of a certificate (in the case of a transfer, in the proper form for transfer) representing Holder Shares issued with the foregoing
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restrictive legend, deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder a replacement stock certificate representing such Holder Shares that is free from the legend set forth in Section 5.2(a) , or (y) in the event that such Holder Shares are uncertificated, promptly after the delivery of such opinion, remove, or cause to be removed, any such legend in the Companys stock records.
ARTICLE VI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 6.1 Shelf Registration .
(a) Filing . Following the Lock-Up Termination Date and no later than 60 (sixty) days after a written request by Investor (or any direct or indirect transferee of Investor that has become a Holder), and subject to the blackout provisions set forth in Section 6.7 , the Company shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC (x) a registration statement on Form S-3 or a successor form (any such form, a Form S-3 ), if the Company is then eligible to file registration statement on Form S-3 ( S-3 Eligible ), or (y) any other appropriate form under the Securities Act for the type of offering contemplated by Investor, if the Company is not then S-3 Eligible, or (ii) use an existing Form S-3 filed with the SEC, in each case providing for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto (a Shelf Registration Statement ) that covers all Registrable Securities then outstanding for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto (a Shelf Registration ). If permitted under the Securities Act, such Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(b) Effectiveness . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause the Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 6.1(a) to be declared effective by the SEC or otherwise become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof and (ii) keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance with the Securities Act and useable for the resale of Registrable Securities until such time as there are in the aggregate less than the Minimum Registrable Amount, including by filing successive replacement or renewal Shelf Registration Statements upon the expiration of such Shelf Registration Statement.
(c) Additional Registrable Securities; Additional Selling Stockholders . At any time and from time to time that a Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if a Holder of Registrable Securities requests (i) the registration under the Securities Act of additional Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement or (ii) that such Holder be added as a selling stockholder in such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall as promptly as practicable amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement to cover such additional Registrable Securities and/or Holder.
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(d) Right to Effect Shelf Takedowns . Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 6.1(e) in respect of Underwritten Shelf Takedowns, each Holder shall be entitled, at any time and from time to time when a Shelf Registration Statement is effective, to sell any or all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement (a Shelf Takedown ). A Holder shall give the Company prompt written notice of the consummation of a Shelf Takedown.
(e) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns . A Holder intending to effect a Shelf Takedown shall be entitled to request, by written notice to the Company (an Underwritten Shelf Takedown Notice ), that the Shelf Takedown be an Underwritten Offering (an Underwritten Shelf Takedown ). The Underwritten Shelf Takedown Notice shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Promptly after receipt of an Underwritten Shelf Takedown Notice (but in any event within two (2) Business Days), the Company shall give written notice of the requested Underwritten Shelf Takedown to all other Holders of Registrable Securities and shall include in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, subject to Section 6.1(g) , all Registrable Securities that are then covered by the Shelf Registration Statement and with respect to which the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein from a Holder no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of the Companys notice. The Company shall not be required to facilitate an Underwritten Shelf Takedown unless the expected aggregate gross proceeds from such offering are at least $20 million and shall not be required to effect more than a total of three (3) Underwritten Shelf Takedown or Demand Registration in any 12-month period (it being understood that the Company shall not be obligated to effect more than a total of two (2) Demand Registrations in total pursuant to this Agreement).
(f) Selection of Underwriters . Holders requesting the Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall select an investment banking firm of national standing to be the managing Underwriter for the offering, which firm shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company and the Holder(s) requesting the Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter, which underwriting agreement shall have substantially the same indemnification provisions as set forth in this Agreement.
(g) Priority on Underwritten Shelf Takedown . If, in connection with an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the managing Underwriter(s) give written advice to the Company of an Underwriters Maximum Number, then the Company shall so advise all Requesting Holder(s) and the Company will be obligated and required to include in such registration only the Underwriters Maximum Number, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holder(s), pro rata on the basis of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Requesting Holder(s) who have delivered written requests for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to this Section 6.1 ( provided , that if the aggregate number of Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holder(s) to
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be included in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown is less than 75% of the number requested to be so included by such Requesting Holder(s), the Requesting Holder(s) may withdraw such request for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown by giving notice to the Company within three (3) days; if so withdrawn, the request for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be deemed not to have been made for all purposes of this Agreement), (ii) second, any shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company and (iii) third, any shares of Common Stock requested to be included pursuant to the exercise of other contractual registration rights granted by the Company or which request has otherwise been granted by the Company (other than Holders), pro rata among such holders (if applicable) on the basis of the aggregate number of securities requested to be included by such holders.
Section 6.2 Demand For Registration; Underwritten Offering .
(a) Requests for Registration . Subject to the blackout provisions contained in Section 6.7 and the limitations set forth in this Section 6.2 , and provided that a valid and effective Shelf Registration Statement shall not be available for the sale of Registrable Securities at such time, a Holder or group of Holders (such Holder or group of Holders, the Requesting Holder(s) ) shall have the right to require the Company to effect a registration with respect to Registrable Securities beneficially owned by such Requesting Holder(s) for an underwritten registration under the Securities Act (a Demand Request ) by delivering a written request therefor (a Request Notice ) to the Company specifying the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwritten registration by the Requesting Holder(s). In no event shall the Requesting Holder(s) make a Demand Request under this Section 6.2(a) to offer in the aggregate less than the Minimum Registrable Amount. Any registration requested by a Holder or Holders pursuant to this Section 6.2(a) is referred to in this Agreement as a Demand Registration . Promptly after receipt of a Request Notice (but in any event within two (2) Business Days), the Company shall give written notice of the Demand Request to all other Holders of Registrable Securities and shall include in such requested Demand Registration, subject to Section 6.2(c) , all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein from a Holder no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of the Companys notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obliged to effect more than a total of two (2) Demand Registrations in total pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company, at its sole option, may elect to utilize an existing Registration Statement for the purpose of registering any Registrable Securities covered by a Demand Registration.
(b) Underwriting . At the election of the Holders, the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration may be in the form of an underwritten public offering. In such case, the Requesting Holder(s) shall select an investment banking firm of national standing to be the managing Underwriter for the offering, which firm shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company and the Requesting Holder(s) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing Underwriter, which underwriting agreement shall have substantially the same indemnification provisions as set forth in this Agreement.
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(c) Priority on Demand Registration . If, in connection with a Demand Registration, the managing Underwriter(s) give written advice to the Company of an Underwriters Maximum Number, then the Company shall so advise all Requesting Holder(s) and the Company will be obligated and required to include in such registration only the Underwriters Maximum Number, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holder(s), pro rata on the basis of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Requesting Holder(s) who have delivered written requests for registration pursuant to this Section 6.2 ( provided , that if the aggregate number of Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holder(s) to be included in the Demand Registration is less than 75% of the number requested to be so included by such Requesting Holder(s), the Requesting Holder(s) may withdraw such Demand Request by giving notice to the Company within three (3) days; if so withdrawn, the Demand Request shall be deemed not to have been made for all purposes of this Agreement), (ii) second, any shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company and (iii) third, any shares of Common Stock requested to be included pursuant to the exercise of other contractual registration rights granted by the Company (other than Holders), pro rata among such holders (if applicable) on the basis of the aggregate number of securities requested to be included by such holders.
(d) Effected Demand Registration . An offering pursuant to Section 6.2(a) shall not be counted as a Demand Registration unless such offering is completed; provided , however , that if the offering contemplated by a Request Notice does not close within 90 days of the effectiveness of registration, despite the commercially reasonable efforts of the Company, such offering shall be counted as a Demand Registration, and the Company shall have no further obligations to effect such offering.
Section 6.3 Piggyback Registration .
(a) Notice of Piggyback Registration . If the Company proposes to register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act either for the Companys own account or for the account of any of its stockholders (other than for Holder(s) pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 or pursuant to registrations on Form S-4 or any successor form, on Form S-8 or any successor form relating solely to securities issued pursuant to any benefit plan, an offering of securities solely to then-existing stockholders of the Company, a dividend reinvestment plan, an exchange offer or a registration on any registration form which does not permit secondary sales or does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a Registration Statement) (each such registration not withdrawn or abandoned prior to the effective date thereof being herein called a Piggyback Registration ), the Company will give written notice to all Holders of such proposal not later than the twentieth (20) day prior to the anticipated filing date of such Piggyback Registration.
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(b) Piggyback Rights . Subject to the provisions contained in Section 6.3(c) , the Company will be obligated and required to use commercially reasonable efforts to include in each Piggyback Registration such Registrable Securities as requested in a written notice from any Holder delivered to the Company no later than ten (10) days following delivery of the notice from the Company specified in Section 6.3(a) .
(c) Priority on Piggyback Registrations . If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten registration, and the managing Underwriter(s) shall give written advice to the Company of an Underwriters Maximum Number, then securities will be included in the following order of priority: (i) equity securities proposed to be included in such Piggyback Registration by the Company for its own account, or on the account of such holder or holders for whom or for which the registration was originally being effected pursuant to demand or other registration rights, as applicable, and (ii) if the Underwriters Maximum Number exceeds the number of securities proposed to be included pursuant to clause (i), then such excess, up to the Underwriters Maximum Number, shall be allocated pro rata to Participating Holders and any holders of other piggyback registration rights on the basis of the number of securities requested to be included therein by each such Person.
(d) Selection of Underwriter(s) . If the Piggyback Registration is proposed to be underwritten, the Company will so advise the Holders in the notice referred to in Section 6.3(a) . In such event, the right of any Holder to registration pursuant to this Section 6.3 will be conditioned upon such Holders participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holders Registrable Securities in the underwriting. The Company, or the holder or holders for whom or for which such registration was originally being effected pursuant to demand or other registration rights, as applicable, shall have the sole right to select the managing Underwriter(s) in any such underwritten Piggyback Registration.
Section 6.4 Registration Expenses . In connection with registrations pursuant to Section 6.1 , Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 hereof, the Company shall pay the following registration costs and expenses incurred in connection with the registration thereunder: (i) registration and filing fees and expenses, including, without limitation, those related to filings with the SEC, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) reasonable processing, duplicating and printing expenses, including, without limitation, expenses of printing any prospectuses or issuer free writing prospectuses reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, (iv) the Companys internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties, the expense of any liability insurance and the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review), (v) fees and expenses incurred in connection with listing the Registrable Securities for trading on a national securities exchange, including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the NYSE, (vi) fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with FINRA, (vii) fees and expenses and disbursements of counsel for the
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Company and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including, without limitation, the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by independent certified public accountants of a comfort letter or comfort letters requested), and (viii) fees and expenses of any special experts retained by the Company in connection with such registration. Each Participating Holder shall be responsible for any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions as well as the fees and expenses and disbursements of counsel for any Participating Holder ( Holders Counsel ) attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
Section 6.5 Registration Procedures . In the case of each registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall keep each Participating Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of each registration and as to the completion thereof. In connection with any such registration (in each case, to the extent applicable):
(a) The Company shall provide the Participating Holders and their counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review, and comment on, the Registration Statement with respect to Registrable Securities prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and the Company shall consider and respond to all such comments in good faith. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, or prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement with respect to such Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective Registration Statement and, upon the request of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such Registration Statement effective or such prospectus supplement current, until the earlier of (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered thereby have been sold pursuant to such registration and (B) the expiration of ninety (90) days after such registration statement becomes effective (other than a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 6.1 ).
(b) The Company will prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement, prospectus, prospectus supplement or any issuer free writing prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable to it with respect to the disposition of Registrable Securities covered thereby for the period set forth in Section 6.7(a) .
(c) Prior to filing a Registration Statement, a prospectus or any issuer free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus, the Company will make available to (i) each Participating Holder, (ii) Holders Counsel and (iii) each Underwriter of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, copies of such Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus and each amendment or supplement as proposed to be filed, together with any exhibits thereto, and thereafter, furnish to such Participating Holders, Holders Counsel and Underwriters, if any, such number of copies of such Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus and each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in
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such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents or information as such Participating Holder, Holders Counsel or Underwriters may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the plan of distribution set forth in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.
(d) The Company will promptly notify each Participating Holder of any stop order issued or threatened by the SEC and use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of such stop order or, if issued, to remove it as soon as reasonably possible.
(e) On or prior to the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Participating Holder reasonably requests and do any and all other lawful acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable the Participating Holders to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities, and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective while the Registration Statement is effective; provided , that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph (e), (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(f) The Company will notify each Participating Holder, Holders Counsel and the Underwriter promptly and confirm such notice in writing, (i) when any prospectus, prospectus supplement, post-effective amendment or issuer free writing prospectus has been filed and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus for additional information to be included in any Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus, (iii) of the issuance by any state securities commission or other regulatory authority of any order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities under state securities or blue sky laws or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, and (iv) of the happening of any event that makes any statement made in a Registration Statement or any related prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein untrue or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement, prospectus, issuer free writing prospectus or documents so that they will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements in the Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made; and, as promptly as practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus so that such Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus will not contain any untrue
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statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each Participating Holder hereby agrees to keep any disclosures under subsection (iv) above confidential until such time as a supplement or amendment is filed.
(g) The Company will furnish customary closing certificates and other deliverables to the Underwriter(s) and the Participating Holders and enter into customary agreements satisfactory to the Company (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
(h) The Company will make available for inspection by any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such Participating Holder or Underwriter (in each case after reasonable prior notice and at reasonable times during normal business hours and without unnecessary interruption of the Companys business or operations), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Companys officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Participating Holder, Underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration Statement.
(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder to be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar securities of the same class issued by the Company are then listed.
(j) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the obtaining of all necessary approvals from FINRA.
(k) The Company shall furnish to each Participating Holder a copy of all documents filed with and all material correspondence from or to the SEC in connection with any such offering of Registrable Securities.
(l) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to the lead Underwriter, addressed to the Underwriters, (1) an opinion and negative assurance letter of counsel for the Company (which is satisfactory to the lead Underwriter), dated the effective date of the Registration Statement and the closing of the sale of any securities thereunder, as well as a consent to be named in the Registration Statement or any prospectus thereto, and (2) comfort letters as well as an audit opinion and consent to be named in the Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto signed by the Companys independent public accountants who have examined and reported on the Companys financial statements included in the Registration Statement covering substantially the same matters with respect to the Registration Statement (and the prospectus or any issuer free writing prospectus included therein) and (in the case of the accountants comfort letters) with respect to events subsequent to the date of the financial
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statements, as are customarily covered in opinions of issuers counsel and in accountants comfort letters delivered to the underwriters in underwritten public offerings of securities, to the extent that the Company is required to deliver or cause the delivery of such opinion or comfort letters to the underwriters in an underwritten public offering of securities.
(m) With respect to a Demand Registration involving an offering of at least either (x) Registrable Securities that constitute five percent (5%) of the Companys outstanding Common Stock as of the Request Date or (y) Registrable Securities with a fair market value of $75,000,000.00 as of the Request Date, at the reasonable request of the Requesting Holder(s), cause appropriate executives to participate, at the Companys expense, in customary investor presentations and road shows not to exceed five (5) Business Days in duration (to be scheduled in a collaborative manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company).
Section 6.6 Participating Holders Obligations . The Company may require each Participating Holder to promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding the distribution of the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request and such other information as may be legally required in connection with such registration, including, without limitation, all such information as may be requested by the SEC. Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 6.5(f) hereof, such Participating Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Participating Holders receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus contemplated by Section 6.5(f) hereof, and, if so directed by the Company, such Participating Holder will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Participating Holders possession and retained solely in accordance with record retention policies then-applicable to such Participating Holder, of the most recent prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice.
Section 6.7 Blackout Provisions .
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, by delivery of written notice to the Participating Holders (a Suspension Notice ) stating which one or more of the following limitations shall apply to the addressee of such Suspension Notice, the Company may (i) postpone effecting a registration under this Agreement, or (ii) require such addressee to refrain from disposing of Registrable Securities under the registration, in either case for a period of no more than 90 consecutive days from the delivery of such Suspension Notice (which period may not be extended or renewed) and no more than 120 days in any twelve-month period. The Company may postpone effecting a registration or apply the limitations on dispositions specified in clause (ii) of this Section 6.7(a) if (x) the Board in good faith determines that such registration or disposition would materially impede, delay or interfere with any material transaction then pending or proposed to be undertaken by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (y) the Board in
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good faith determines that the Company is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which during the period specified in such notice the Board reasonably believes would not be in the best interests of the Company or (z) during any Scheduled Black-out Period.
(b) If the Company shall take any action pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 6.7(a) with respect to any Participating Holder in a period during which the Company shall be required to cause a Registration Statement to remain effective under the Securities Act and the prospectus to remain current, such period shall be extended for such Participating Holder by one (1) day beyond the end of such period for each day that, pursuant to Section 6.7(a) , the Company shall require such Participating Holder to refrain from disposing of Registrable Securities owned by such Participating Holder.
Section 6.8 Exchange Act Registration and Cooperation with Transfers .
(a) The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely file with the SEC such information as the SEC may require under Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all action as may be required as a condition to the availability of Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to its Common Stock.
(b) The Company shall furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) to the extent accurate, a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies); and (ii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company so qualifies to use such form).
Section 6.9 Holdback Agreements . Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that in connection with any registered Underwritten Offering of Common Stock (in the case of Block Transferees, if Registrable Securities are included in such offering or, in the case of all Holders that are Controlled Affiliates, if Registrable Securities held by any Controlled Affiliate are included in such offering), upon request from the managing underwriter(s) for such offering, such Holder shall not, without the prior written consent of such managing underwriter(s), during the period commencing fifteen (15) days prior to and ending ninety (90) days after the pricing of the Underwritten Offering of Common Stock, Transfer any Registrable Securities; provided that, such restriction shall be applicable to the Holders of Registrable Securities only if, for so long as and to the extent that each selling stockholder included in such offering is subject to the same restrictions. The foregoing provisions of this Section 6.9 shall not apply to offers or sales of Registrable Securities that are included in an offering pursuant to Section 6.1 , Section 6.2 , or Section 6.3 of this Agreement. Each Holder of Registrable Securities
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agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) that are consistent with the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.9 and are necessary to give further effect thereto.
Section 6.10 Indemnification by the Company . With respect to each registration which has been effected pursuant to Section 6.1 , Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 of this Agreement, the Company agrees, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Participating Holder and each of its managers, members, partners, officers, directors, employees and agents, and each Person, if any, who controls such Participating Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and any controlled Affiliate of such Participating Holder, together with the managers, members, partners, officers, directors, employees and agents of such controlling Person (each such Person being referred to herein as a Covered Person ), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable attorneys fees, costs and expenses of investigating and defending any such claim (collectively, Damages ) and any action in respect thereof to which such Participating Holder, and any such Covered Person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such Damages (or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement (including any prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus) (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading, and shall reimburse such Participating Holder and each such Covered Person for any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such Participating Holder or Covered Person in investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such Damages or proceedings; provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, made or incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement, any such prospectus, issuer free writing prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished to the Company by any Participating Holder or Covered Person expressly for use therein.
Section 6.11 Indemnification by the Participating Holders . Each of the Participating Holders agrees, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, each underwriter and each Person, if any, who controls the Company or any of its subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and any controlled Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, together with the managers, members, partners, officers, directors, employees and agents of such Person, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the
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Company to the Participating Holders, for information related to the Participating Holders or a Covered Person, or their plan of distribution, furnished in writing by the Participating Holders or any Covered Person to the Company expressly for use in any Registration Statement, prospectus or issuer free writing prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus. No Holder shall be required to indemnify any Person pursuant to this Section 6.11 for any amount in excess of the net proceeds of the Registrable Securities sold for the account of such Holder.
Section 6.12 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Promptly after receipt by any Person (an Indemnified Party ) of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 6.10 or Section 6.11 , the Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Person against whom such indemnity may be sought (an Indemnifying Party ), notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the claim or the commencement of such action; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability that it may have to an Indemnified Party otherwise than under Section 6.10 or Section 6.11 to the extent of any prejudice resulting therefrom. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Party, and it shall notify the Indemnifying Party thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable out-of-pocket costs of investigation; provided , that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel to represent the Indemnified Party who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be for the account of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to such Indemnified Party representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interest between them, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such claim or action or separate but substantially similar or related claims or actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all Indemnified Parties. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party. Whether or not the defense of any claim or action is assumed by the Indemnifying Party, such Indemnifying Party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its written consent.
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Section 6.13 Contribution . If the indemnification provided for pursuant to this Article VI is due in accordance with the terms hereof, but is held by a court to be unavailable or unenforceable in respect of any Damages referred to herein, then each applicable Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Damages in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which result in such Damages as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party 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 Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party, and by such partys relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. In no event shall the liability of any Holder hereunder be in excess of the net proceeds of the Registrable Securities sold for the account of such Holder or the amount for which such Indemnifying Party would have been obligated to pay by way of indemnification if the indemnification provided in this Article VI .
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Termination . Except with respect to Article VI and Section 5.2(c) , which shall survive the termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Stock Purchase Agreement without the consummation of a Share Issuance thereunder in accordance with its terms and (ii) the date that is one year after the first date after the Closing on which Investor and the Controlled Affiliates cease to Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, Common Stock equal to or greater than the 5% Threshold.
Section 7.2 Assignments . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of Investor are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent Holder; provided that for any Block Transferee, such benefits will be restricted to the provisions of Article VI and Section 5.2(c) , provided, further, that the provisions of Article VI shall expire in respect of any Block Transferee at such time as such Block Transferee and its Affiliates no longer Beneficially Own Common Stock equal to or greater than the 5% Threshold. None of the parties may directly or indirectly assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported direct or indirect assignment in violation of this Section 7.2 shall be null and void ab initio .
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Section 7.3 Amendment; Waiver . Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and each Holder, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.
Section 7.4 Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any Party to any other Party shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to a party when (a) served by personal delivery upon the party for whom it is intended, (b) by an internationally recognized overnight courier service upon the party for whom it is intended, (c) delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or (d) sent by facsimile or email, provided that the transmission of the facsimile or email is promptly confirmed by telephone, in each case, to the following addresses, facsimile numbers or email addresses and marked to the attention of the Person (by name or title) designated below, or to such other Persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice as provided below:
If to the Company:
Navistar International Corporation
2701 Navistar Drive
Lisle, IL 60532
Attention: Curt Kramer
Telephone: (331) 332-3186
E-mail: curt.kramer@navistar.com
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Attention: Frank Aquila and Scott Crofton
Telephone: (212) 558-4000
Facsimile: (212) 555-3588
E-mail: aquilaf@sullcrom.com / croftons@sullcrom.com
If to Investor:
BraWo Park
Willy-Brandt-Platz 19
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38102 Braunschweig
Germany
Attention: Dr. Tim Haack
Telephone: +49 152 22992066
E-mail: tim.jonas.haack@volkswagen.de
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Attention: George R. Bason, Jr. and Michael Davis
Telephone: (212) 450-4000
Facsimile: (212) 701-5800
E-mail: george.bason@davispolk.com / michael.davis@davispolk.com
Section 7.5 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE .
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF THAT WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, IF A BASIS FOR FEDERAL COURT JURISDICTION IS PRESENT, AND, OTHERWISE, IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN SUCH COURTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE
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TRANSACTIONS. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) 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 THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.5 .
(c) 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 each Party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such Party is entitled at law or in equity.
Section 7.6 Entire Agreement; No Other Representations . Except for the Stock Purchase Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section 7.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as explicitly provided for in Section 6.10 or Section 6.11 , the Parties hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other Parties, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.
Section 7.8 Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application of such provision, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 7.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.
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Section 7.10 Effectiveness . This Agreement shall take effect at and as of the Closing, except for the provisions of Section 4.1 and Section 4.7 , which shall take effect at and as of the date hereof.
Section 7.11 Exercise of Rights . A failure to exercise or delay in exercising a right or remedy provided by this Agreement or by law does not constitute a waiver of the right or remedy or a waiver of other rights or remedies. No single or partial exercise of a right or remedy provided by this Agreement or by law prevents further exercise of that right or remedy or the exercise of another right or remedy.
Section 7.12 Rights Cumulative . The rights, powers and remedies conferred on any Party by this Agreement and remedies available to any Parties are cumulative and are additional to any right, power or remedy which it may have under general law or otherwise.
Section 7.13 No Partnership . No provision of this Agreement creates a partnership between any of the Parties or makes a party the agent of another party for any purpose. A Party has no authority or power to bind, to contract in the name of, or to create a liability for, another Party in any way or for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first written above.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||
By: |
/s/ Troy A. Clarke |
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Name: | Troy A. Clarke | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive | |||
Officer | ||||
By: |
/s/ Walter G. Borst |
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Name: | Walter G. Borst | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK & BUS GMBH | ||||
By: |
/s/ Andreas Renschler |
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Name: | Andreas Renschler | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: |
/s/ Matthias Gründler |
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Name: | Matthias Gründler | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF IRREVOCABLE RESIGNATION
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Board of Directors
Navistar International Corporation
2701 Navistar Drive
Lisle, Illinois 60532
Re: Resignation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This irrevocable resignation is delivered pursuant to Section 3.4 of that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2016, between Navistar International Corporation and VW Truck & Bus GmbH (the Agreement ). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement. Effective only upon, and subject to, the earlier to occur of (i) Investor, together with the Controlled Affiliates, collectively Beneficially Own a number of shares of Common Stock constituting less than the 5% Threshold and (ii) a Commercial Termination Event, I hereby resign from my position as a director of the Company and from any and all committees of the Board on which I serve.
Sincerely,
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Name: |
Exhibit 10.3
AGREEMENT
This Agreement (the Agreement ) is made and entered into as of September 5, 2016, by and among Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH ( Investor ) and Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ).
WHEREAS, Investor and its affiliates and associates may desire to acquire ownership of additional shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company ( Common Stock ) without being subject to the restrictions under Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ( DGCL 203 ) applicable to a business combination with an interested stockholder (each such term, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meaning given to it in DGCL 203, except as described in Section 5 hereof), so long as Investor and its affiliates and associates do not own the Threshold Percentage or more of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Company and Investor have no current discussions or negotiations with each other regarding a business combination or other extraordinary transaction involving the Company;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants of the parties set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the undersigned hereby agree as follows:
1. For purposes of this Agreement, Threshold Percentage shall mean 20%; provided that if, during the term of this Agreement, the Company grants to any person other than Investor and its affiliates an exemption or waiver to hold an ownership percentage that is greater than the then-current Threshold Percentage, the ownership percentage limits set forth in this definition shall be automatically increased from the then-current Threshold Percentage to such greater ownership percentage as is granted to such other person.
2. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Investor that the Board of Directors of the Company has duly approved (the Board Approval ) this Agreement and the acquisition by Investor and its affiliates and associates, whether pursuant to the transaction pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and Investor (the Stock Purchase Agreement ) or in a single transaction or multiple transactions from time to time, of additional shares of Common Stock to the extent such acquisitions would result in Investor and its affiliates and associates being the owner of 15% or more, but less than the Threshold Percentage, of the voting power of the shares of voting stock of the Company issued and outstanding from time to time, subject to the limitations provided for in Section 5 hereof and subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof.
3. Investor hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Agreement and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof, Investor and its affiliates and associates are, in the aggregate, owners of less than 15% of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement.
4. The Company hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Agreement, there are 81,618,151 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding which is the only class of voting stock (as defined herein) of the Company.
5. Investor agrees that if Investor or any of its affiliates and associates becomes the owner of shares of voting stock of the Company such that Investor would, together with their affiliates and associates, in the aggregate own the Threshold Percentage or more of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company under circumstances in which they would be an interested stockholder as defined in DGCL 203 (but, for this purpose, replacing 15% in such definition with the Threshold Percentage) (any event causing Investor and its affiliates and associates to own in the aggregate the Threshold Percentage or more of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company, an Additional Acquisition ), then (i) notwithstanding the Board Approval referred to in Section 2 of this Agreement, the restrictions under DGCL 203 applicable to a business combination with an interested stockholder shall apply as a matter of contract pursuant to this Agreement (except as modified herein) to Investor and its affiliates and associates as if such Board Approval had not been granted and as if the Additional Acquisition had caused Investor and its affiliates and associates to become an interested stockholder for purposes of DGCL 203, except that wherever 15% is used in DGCL 203 it shall mean, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Threshold Percentage; and (ii) Investor and its affiliates and associates will not engage in any business combination with the Company for a period of 3 years following the time that Investor and its affiliates and associates became an owner of the Threshold Percentage or more of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company, unless:
(1) prior to such time the Board of Directors of the Company approved, including approval by a majority of the Non-Investor Directors (as defined in Section 6), either the business combination or the Additional Acquisition;
(2) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in Investor and its affiliates and associates becoming an owner of the Threshold Percentage or more of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company, Investor and its affiliates and associates owned at least 85% of the voting power of the voting stock of the Company outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by Investor and its affiliates and associates) those shares owned (i) by persons who are directors and also officers of the Company and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
(3) at or subsequent to such time the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, including by a majority of the Non-Investor Directors, and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by Investor and its affiliates and associates;
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provided , that, the restrictions set forth above shall not apply if any of the exceptions in subsections (b)(4), (5) or (6) of DGCL 203 would be applicable at the time of such business combination.
6. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures were upon the same instrument. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof. No provision of this Agreement may be: (a) amended except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto; or (b) waived except by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided that any such amendment or waiver has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, including, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by a majority of the Non-Investor Directors. Except as set forth in Section 7 hereof, this Agreement shall not be terminated except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto; provided that any such termination has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, including, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by a majority of the Non-Investor Directors. For purposes of this Agreement, Non-Investor Directors shall mean the members of the Board of Directors of the Company that are not affiliated with, and were not nominated by, Investor or any affiliate or associate thereof or any other stockholder of the Company (including any affiliate or associate of any such stockholder) that is subject to an agreement similar to this Agreement. This Agreement: (i) shall not be assignable by any of the parties hereto and (ii) shall be binding on successors of the parties hereto.
7. This Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect if the Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated without the consummation of a Share Issuance (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) thereunder (it being understood that the Board Approval shall be of no further force and effect after termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7).
8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to choice of law principles that would compel the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom located in the State of Delaware (or, only if the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware).
9. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement.
10. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, 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 by the parties hereto. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to
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an injunction or injunctions, or any other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under the terms of this Agreement at law or in equity. Each party hereto accordingly agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such party under this Agreement.
11. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
12. As used in this Agreement, the terms affiliate, associate , owner , including the terms own and owned , stock and voting stock have the meanings given to them in DGCL 203; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Companys Nonconvertible Junior Preference Stock, Series B, par value $1.00 per share, and the Companys Convertible Junior Preference Stock, Series D, par value $1.00 per share, each with the rights currently set forth in the Companys certificate of incorporation in effect on the date hereof, shall not be deemed to be voting stock for purposes of this Agreement.
13. This Agreement is intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each holder of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, such that such stockholders shall be entitled to enforce the Agreement if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms, as amended from time to time in accordance with Section 6 hereof, or were otherwise breached by the parties hereto, including, without limitation, in the event any business combination were consummated in violation of Section 5 hereof, as amended from time to time in accordance with Section 6 hereof, other than any consummation thereof pursuant to a waiver obtained in accordance with Section 6 hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement, or caused the same to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||
By: |
/s/ Troy A. Clarke |
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Name: | Troy A. Clarke | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: |
/s/ Walter G. Borst |
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Name: | Walter G. Borst | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK & BUS GMBH | ||||
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/s/ Andreas Renschler |
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Name: | Andreas Renschler | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: |
/s/ Matthias Gründler |
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Name: | Matthias Gründler | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
[ Signature Page to DGCL Section 203 Agreement ]
Exhibit 10.6
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE ICAHN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Icahn Settlement Agreement (the Amendment No. 2 ) is made and entered into as of September 5, 2016, by and among the persons and entities listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the Icahn Group , and individually a member of the Icahn Group) and Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ).
WHEREAS, the Icahn Group and the Company are parties to that certain Settlement Agreement, effective as of October 5, 2012, by and among the persons and entities listed on Schedule A thereto and the Company, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Settlement Agreement, effective as of July 14, 2013 (the Icahn Settlement Agreement ). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Icahn Settlement Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. The parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the last sentence of Section 1(c)(v) of the Icahn Settlement Agreement as follows:
The Company agrees that, from and after September 5, 2016, so long as an Icahn Nominee is a member of the Board, the Company shall not take any action, or support any person who is seeking, to increase the size of the Board above twelve (12) directors, each having one vote on all matters; and
2. Other than as expressly described in this Amendment, the Icahn Settlement Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
3. This Amendment No. 2 constitutes an amendment in writing executed by the parties to the Icahn Settlement Agreement for purposes of Section 13 of the Icahn Settlement Agreement. The terms and provisions of Sections 11 through 20 of the Icahn Settlement Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis .
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Amendment, or caused the same to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Curt A. Kramer |
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Name: Curt A. Kramer | ||
Title: Corporate Secretary |
[ Signature Page to Amendment to Icahn Settlement Agreement ]
ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND II LP ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND III LP ICAHN OFFSHORE LP ICAHN PARTNERS LP ICAHN ONSHORE LP BECKTON CORP. HOPPER INVESTMENTS LLC BARBERRY CORP. HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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By: Hopper Investments LLC, general partner | ||
By: Barberry Corp., its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ Keith Cozza |
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Name: | Keith Cozza | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
ICAHN CAPITAL LP | ||
By: IPH GP LLC, its general partner | ||
By: Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., its sole member | ||
By: Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its general partner | ||
IPH GP LLC | ||
By: Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., its sole member | ||
By: Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its general partner | ||
ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P. | ||
By: Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its general partner | ||
ICAHN ENTERPRISES G.P. INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Keith Cozza |
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Name: | Keith Cozza | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
/s/ Carl C. Icahn |
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Carl C. Icahn |
[ Signature Page to Amendment to Icahn Settlement Agreement ]
SCHEDULE A
Barberry Corp.
Beckton Corp.
Carl C. Icahn
Icahn Capital LP
Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P.
Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.
Icahn Offshore LP
Icahn Onshore LP
Icahn Partners LP
Icahn Partners Master Fund LP
Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP
Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP
IPH GP LLC
High River Limited Partnership
Hopper Investments LLC
Exhibit 10.7
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE MHR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the MHR Settlement Agreement (the Amendment No. 2 ) is made and entered into as of September 5, 2016, by and among the persons and entities listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the MHR Group , and individually a member of the MHR Group) and Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ).
WHEREAS, the MHR Group and the Company are parties to that certain Settlement Agreement, effective as of October 5, 2012, by and among the persons and entities listed on Schedule A thereto and the Company, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Settlement Agreement, effective as of July 14, 2013 (the MHR Settlement Agreement ). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the MHR Settlement Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. The parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the last sentence of Section 1(c)(v) of the MHR Settlement Agreement as follows:
The Company agrees that, from and after September 5, 2016, so long as an MHR Nominee is a member of the Board, the Company shall not take any action, or support any person who is seeking, to increase the size of the Board above twelve (12) directors, each having one vote on all matters; and
2. The parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the notice address of the MHR Group in Section 14 of the MHR Settlement Agreement as follows:
MHR Fund Management LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 42 nd Floor
New York, NY 10105
Telephone: (212) 262-0005
Facsimile: (212) 262-9356
Attention: Janet Yeung, Esq.
3. Other than as expressly described in this Amendment, the MHR Settlement Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. All references in and to the MHR Settlement Agreement (including any annexes, exhibits or schedules thereto) shall be deemed to be references to the MHR Settlement Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 2.
4. This Amendment No. 2 constitutes an amendment in writing executed by the parties to the MHR Settlement Agreement for purposes of Section 13 of the MHR Settlement Agreement. The terms and provisions of Sections 11 through 20 of the MHR Settlement Agreement are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis . The Company acknowledges that the MHR Group intends to file this Amendment No. 2 as an exhibit to its Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 2 may be executed in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Amendment, or caused the same to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Curt A. Kramer |
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Name: Curt A. Kramer | ||
Title: Corporate Secretary |
[Signature Page to Amendment to MHR Settlement Agreement]
MHR CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER | ||
ACCOUNT LP | ||
MHR CAPITAL PARTNERS (100) LP | ||
By: | MHR Advisors LLC | |
Its: | General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ Janet Yeung |
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Name: Janet Yeung | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
MHR HOLDINGS LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Janet Yeung |
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Name: Janet Yeung | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
MHR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III LP | ||
By: | MHR Institutional Advisors III LLC | |
Its: | General Partner | |
By: |
/s/ Janet Yeung |
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Name: Janet Yeung | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Janet Yeung |
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Name: Janet Yeung | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
MHR ADVISORS LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Janet Yeung |
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Name: Janet Yeung | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[ Signature Page to Amendment to MHR Settlement Agreement ]
MHR INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS III LLC | ||
By: |
/s/ Janet Yeung |
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Name: Janet Yeung | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
/s/ Mark H. Rachesky, M.D. |
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Mark H. Rachesky, M.D. |
[ Signature Page to Amendment to MHR Settlement Agreement ]
SCHEDULE A
MHR Holdings LLC
MHR Fund Management LLC
MHR Capital Partners Master Account LP
MHR Capital Partners (100) LP
MHR Advisors LLC
MHR Institutional Advisors III LLC
MHR Institutional Partners III LP
Mark H. Rachesky, M.D.
Exhibit 99.1
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Navistar International Corporation 2701 Navistar Dr. Lisle, IL 60532 USA P: 331-332-5000 W: navistar.com |
Media contacts: | Lyndi McMillan, Lyndi.McMillan@Navistar.com , +1 331 332 3181 | |
Claudia Gray, Cgray@Brunswickgroup.com , +1 212 333 3810 | ||
Investor contact: | Ryan Campbell, Ryan.Campbell@Navistar.com , +1 331 332-7280 | |
Web site: | www.Navistar.com/newsroom |
NAVISTAR ANNOUNCES WIDE-RANGING STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK & BUS
| Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus to pursue strategic technology collaboration and establish procurement joint venture with Volkswagen Truck & Bus taking a 16.6% stake in Navistar |
| Volkswagen Truck & Bus to invest $256 million in Navistar at $15.76 per share and have the right to appoint two directors to Navistars board of directors |
| Alliance will uniquely position Navistar to provide best-in-class products and services to customers |
| Navistar expects to realize cumulative synergies of $500 million over first five years |
LISLE, Ill. September 6, 2016 Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced that it has formed a wide-ranging strategic alliance with Volkswagen Truck & Bus, which includes an equity investment in Navistar by Volkswagen Truck & Bus and framework agreements for strategic technology and supply collaboration and a procurement joint venture.
The agreements expected to be entered into in connection with the alliance will enable Navistar to offer customers expanded access to leading-edge products and services through collaboration on technology and the licensing and supply of Volkswagen Truck & Buss products and components, while better optimizing its product development spend. The alliance will also strengthen Navistars liquidity position. In addition, the procurement joint venture is expected to leverage the purchasing power of Volkswagen Truck & Buss three major truck brands, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, in addition to Navistars own International ® and IC Bus brands, providing Navistar with enhanced global scale.
Navistar expects significant synergies from both the strategic technology collaboration and the procurement joint venture. The company expects the alliance to be accretive beginning in the first year, and for cumulative synergies for Navistar to ramp up to at least $500 million over the first five years. By year five, it expects the alliance will generate annual synergies of at least $200 million for Navistar. This annual run rate is expected to grow materially thereafter as the companies continue to introduce technologies from the collaboration.
We are very pleased to partner with a global leader who shares our view of the world, in an alliance that will deliver multiple benefits and is consistent with our open-integration strategy, said Troy Clarke, President and CEO, Navistar. Starting in the near term, this alliance will benefit our purchasing operations through global scope and scale. Over the longer term, it is intended to expand the technology options we are able to offer our customers by leveraging the best of both companies and enabling Navistar to deliver enhanced uptime. Volkswagen Truck & Buss equity investment will strengthen our liquidity position and expand our financial flexibility, while aligning us with a valuable strategic partner.
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Closer collaboration among our existing brands was a top priority for our commercial vehicles business and we are well on track in this context, said Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus and member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG responsible for commercial vehicles. We are now taking the next step on our way to becoming a Global Champion in the commercial vehicles industry. The strategic alliance with Navistar is an important milestone and will be very beneficial for both sides.
Navistar will remain a leading, independent truck, bus and engine company, focused on providing best-in-class products and related services to its customers globally and delivering value for its shareholders.
We expect this alliance will create significant global scale, yielding considerable cost savings for both companies, said Walter Borst, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Navistar. We believe working collaboratively, the two companies can optimize the capital and engineering expenditures associated with next-generation truck and bus engine development, while providing both Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus with opportunities for substantial procurement savings. This alliance marks another step in Navistars journey to be a stronger, more profitable company.
Equity Investment
As part of the alliance, Volkswagen Truck & Bus will acquire 16.2 million newly issued shares in Navistar, representing 16.6% of post-transaction undiluted common stock (or 19.9% of pre-transaction outstanding common stock). It will pay $15.76 per share or a 25% premium over Navistars 90-day volume weighted average price as of August 31, 2016, or 12% over Navistars closing price on September 2, 2016. Navistar will receive $256 million from the equity investment to be used for general corporate purposes.
To underscore the long-term nature of the alliance, Volkswagen Truck & Bus has agreed to hold these shares for a minimum of three years. Reflective of its shareholding post-transaction, Volkswagen Truck & Bus will have the right to appoint two directors to Navistars board of directors.
Procurement Joint Venture
The procurement joint venture will help source parts for both companies, providing Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus with greater scale and competitiveness. It will also provide additional opportunities for Navistar suppliers to gain access to potential global sourcing opportunities, and create improved pricing for end-customers.
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Technology Sharing
The strategic technology and supply partnership builds on Navistars open integration strategy of partnering with the best global companies in the industry to integrate cutting-edge technology. It is expected the partnership will focus on powertrain technology solutions, as well as explore collaboration in all aspects of commercial vehicle development, including advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicle solutions, platooning and autonomous technologies, electric vehicles, and cab and chassis components. This enhanced collaboration will enable the alliance to share the overall costs associated with future vehicle development.
Navistar products will benefit from Volkswagen Truck & Bus components and technology through licensing and supply agreements entered into pursuant to the framework agreement for strategic technology and supply collaboration, which longer term will generate increased parts revenues.
Governance
The strategic alliance will receive oversight from an alliance board, comprising top-level executives from both parties, which will align the product development and procurement processes between the companies.
Timing and Conditions to Close
The closing of the share purchase agreement implementing the strategic alliance is subject to certain regulatory approvals, the finalization of the agreements governing the procurement joint venture and the first contract under the technology and supply framework agreement and other customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan is acting as financial advisor to Navistar and Sullivan & Cromwell LLC is acting as legal advisor to Navistar.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus will host a joint conference call and discuss via a live webcast the strategic alliance between the two companies on Tuesday, September 6, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Eastern (7:30 a.m. Central). Speakers on the webcast will include Troy Clarke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Navistar and Andreas Renschler, Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Truck & Bus, among other leaders from both companies.
Those who wish to participate in the conference call may do so by dialing:
| Toll-free number: 877 303 3199 |
| International number: +1 281 973 6084 |
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Additionally, the webcast can be accessed through the investor relations page of the companys website at http://www.navistar.com/navistar/investors/webcasts. Investors are advised to log on to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the webcast to allow sufficient time for downloading any necessary software. The webcast will be available for replay at the same address approximately three hours following its conclusion and will remain available for a limited time.
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International brand commercial and military trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus brand school and commercial buses. An affiliate also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com .
Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and is a global leader in commercial vehicles with its brands MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus. In 2015, the brands of Volkswagen Truck & Bus sold a total of 179,000 vehicles. Its product range includes medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses that are manufactured at 25 sites in 17 countries. As of December 31, 2015, the Company employed 76,000 people within all commercial vehicle brands worldwide. Volkswagen Truck & Bus is committed to creating a Global Champion in terms of profitability, customer innovations, and global presence. Already today, the Group has a leading market position in the European and South American truck markets.
Forward-Looking Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements and information on, inter alia, the scope of the strategic alliance, ways of collaboration regarding the strategic alliance, descriptions of the business strategy of both companies, and expected benefits and synergies of the strategic alliance. These statements and information may be spoken or written and can be recognized by terms such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, seeks, estimates, will, or words with similar meaning. These statements and information are based on assumptions relating to the companies business and operations, the development of the economies in the countries in which either company is active, and the completion of the transactions contemplated by the parties, among others. Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar have made such forward-looking statements on the basis of the information available to them and assumptions they believe to be reasonable. The forward-looking statements and information involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those forecast. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the parties inability for any reason to complete any or all of the contemplated transactions, achieve the expected benefits and synergies associated with those transactions, enter into definitive agreements concerning the contemplated license and supply agreements and procurement joint venture, realize anticipated cost savings from the procurement joint venture (including, but not limited to, as a result of any counterpartys unwillingness to conduct business with the joint venture or take the joint ventures recommendations), anticipate the outcome of future feasibility studies and collaboration discussions and develop successfully future technologies and products, and the risks and uncertainties associated with Navistars adaptations and localizations of VW T&Bs engines and technology.
If any of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, the actual results may significantly differ from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information.
Navistar will not update the press release, particularly not the forward-looking statements. The press release is valid on the date of publication only.
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Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar enter into a strategic alliance September 6, 2016 Exhibit 99.2
Disclaimer The following presentation contains forward-looking statements and information on, inter alia, the scope of the strategic alliance, ways of collaboration regarding the strategic alliance, descriptions of the business strategy of both companies, and expected benefits and synergies of the strategic alliance. These statements and information may be spoken or written and can be recognized by terms such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “will,” or words with similar meaning. These statements and information are based on assumptions relating to the companies' business and operations, the development of the economies in the countries in which either company is active, and the completion of the transactions contemplated by the parties, among others. Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar have made such forward-looking statements on the basis of the information available to them and assumptions they believe to be reasonable. The financial information and financial data included in this presentation are preliminary, unaudited, and may be subject to revision upon completion of both companies’ audit process. The forward-looking statements and information involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those forecast. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the parties inability for any reason to complete any or all of the contemplated transactions described in this presentation, achieve the expected benefits and synergies associated with those transactions, enter into definitive agreements concerning the contemplated license and supply agreements and procurement joint venture, realize anticipated cost savings from the procurement joint venture (including, but not limited to, as a result of any counterparty’s unwillingness to conduct business with the joint venture or take the joint venture’s recommendations), anticipate the outcome of future feasibility studies and collaboration discussions and develop successfully future technologies and products. Further risks and uncertainties may result from Navistar’s adaptations and localizations of VW Truck & Bus’s engines and technology. If any of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, the actual results may significantly differ from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information. Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar will not update the following presentation, particularly not the forward-looking statements. The presentation is valid on the date of publication only.
Troy Clarke President and Chief Executive Officer Andreas Renschler Chief Executive Officer
Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar are entering into a long-term, strategic alliance based on four pillars Volkswagen Truck & Bus will take a 16.6% equity stake (post dilution) in Navistar by way of a capital increase (subject to customary closing conditions) Equity investment 1 The two companies intend to enter into definitive agreements to collaborate on technology for powertrain systems, as well as other advanced technologies Strategic technology and supply cooperation 2 The two companies expect to form a procurement joint venture to pursue joint global sourcing opportunities Procurement joint venture 3 Navistar will add two Volkswagen Truck & Bus representatives to its Board of Directors at closing of share issuance. Furthermore, the parties plan to form a joint Alliance Board to oversee alliance arrangements Governance 4
Commercial vehicle business of Volkswagen Truck & Bus: Unique group with strong brands committed to creating a Global Champion Wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG 25 manufacturing sites in 17 countries, 76,000 employees at all commercial vehicle brands worldwide Leading market position in the European and South American truck markets Committed to creating a Global Champion - in terms of profitability, customer innovations, and global presence KEY FACTS Three strong brands with a combined revenue of EUR 20.4 bn1 Note: Trucks >6t, VW CO Trucks >5t. Here MAN equal to MAN Truck & Bus. Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus equal to MAN Latin America. 1 Volkswagen Truck & Bus commercial vehicles total figure FY 2015 (sum of Scania (incl. Scania FS) and MAN CV)
Commercial vehicle business of Volkswagen Truck & Bus: Highly attractive product portfolio Covers both heavy and medium duty Trucks 1621, Buses 171 1791 2015 Sales volume Trucks/Buses Thousand units 20 Trucks Buses 5 242 Trucks Buses 73 6 79 Trucks Buses 70 7 77 TGX TGS P-series G-series R-series S-series Heavy duty trucks Delivery Constellation Worker TGL TGM Medium duty trucks Chassis City Intercity Coach Coach Intercity City City Buses Note: Trucks >6t, VW CO Trucks >5t. Here MAN equal to MAN Truck & Bus. Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus equal to MAN Latin America. Figures are financially rounded. 1 Volkswagen Truck & Bus commercial vehicles total figures (sum of Scania and MAN CV) 2 Numbers do not add up due to rounding
Navistar: Strong North American footprint with broad product range, customer-centric focus and extensive dealer network Leading manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses, engines and defense vehicles in North America 2015 revenue: $ 10.1 billion Largest dealer network in North America One of the largest commercial vehicle parts distribution networks in the U.S. International is a leading truck brand in Mexico and Latin America #1 Brazilian independent engine manufacturer North American leader in connected vehicle Customer Centric Uptime Open Integration Connected Vehicle
Navistar: Strong, diverse, and expanding product line-up ProStar + TranStar LoneStar DuraStar School Bus WorkStar HX Strong North America Position1 Renewing entire portfolio between now and 2018 Commercial Bus 1 2015 U.S. and Canada school bus and class 6-8 truck retail sales On Highway Vocational Regional IC Bus NAVISTAR (International/IC) 16% First Horizon Project Vehicle Launching This Month
Volkswagen Truck & Bus equity stake supports the two companies' alignment and improves Navistar financial flexibility 1 No. of new Navistar common shares issued in capital increase 16.2 mn shares Implied premium to prevailing market price 12% Subscription price $ 15.76 No. of Navistar common shares issued and outstanding (pre-transaction) 81.6 mn shares 2.687 5.466 -1.367 3.586 -1.989 14 46 36 58 99 Cash proceeds for Navistar $ 256 mn No. of Navistar common shares issued and outstanding post capital increase 97.8 mn shares 2.687 5.466 -1.367 3.586 -1.989 14 46 36 58 99 Volkswagen Truck & Bus equity stake in Navistar (post dilution) 16.6% Expected to close following receipt of certain regulatory approvals, the finalization of the agreements governing the procurement joint venture, and the first contract under the technology and supply framework agreement and other customary closing conditions
Technology collaboration framework will create an opportunity for Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar to enter into definitive agreements to develop high quality powertrain and advanced technology solutions 2 Potential examples: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems “Connected vehicle” solutions Cabin and chassis components Fuel efficiency technologies Powertrain systems Scope Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar expected to jointly develop powertrain related solutions Volkswagen Truck & Bus expected to supply and license the relevant technology to Navistar Navistar expected to localize product where appropriate Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar to pursue collaboration in additional technologies Collaboration could include joint research, development, testing, and production Cooperation Example Planned initial technology collaboration Planned collaboration around future technologies
Procurement joint venture expected to yield material synergies for Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar 3 Key facts: Representatives from Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar in joint team Will be governed by Joint Venture and Alliance Board Operations to begin following regulatory approval and JV finalization Procurement joint venture expected to offer new global opportunities for suppliers, and create economies of scale to yield cost savings for Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar Procurement joint venture Volkswagen Truck & Bus Navistar Objective: Pursue joint global sourcing opportunities
Strong governance structure anticipated to optimize value creation from the strategic alliance Board representation In-line with Volkswagen Truck & Bus equity interest, Navistar will add two Volkswagen Truck & Bus representatives to its Board of Directors at closing of equity issuance Governance of planned alliance arrangements Volks-wagen Truck & Bus Navistar Alliance Board Expected to oversee strategic cooperation between Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar Aligns product development and procurement processes Joint working groups Joint product development Adaptation of systems to U.S. market needs and U.S. regulations Localization of components Joint procurement to pursue global sourcing opportunities 4
Powertrain development synergies Global footprint and scale Synergies in exploration of new technologies Procurement and operational benefits The strategic alliance is being formed by two players with complementary capabilities and significant opportunities for further mutual benefits &
Highly complementary geographic footprint, addressing 70-75% of the global profit pools together 1 Source: Volkswagen Truck & Bus 2 YTD June 2016 for trucks >6t in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Brazil, South America; truck and bus, Class 6-8 for USA/Canada and Mexico 3 For Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, weighted average market share for heavy, severe service and super heavy duty Estimated Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar market presence (by region) Western Europe Navistar Brazil USA/Canada Central and Eastern Europe Volkswagen Truck & Bus Mexico Certain South American Markets3 15% 37% 22% 30% Navistar Navistar Volkswagen Truck & Bus Volkswagen Truck & Bus 15% 19% Core area of Volkswagen Truck & Bus Core area of Navistar Volkswagen Truck & Bus presence Market share2 % Core area of Volkswagen Truck & Bus and presence of Navistar Global profit pools by 2020E1: ~€ 11bn ~35% ~30% ~5-10% Addressed by Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar
Planned technology and supply cooperation and procurement joint venture expected to take advantage of combined scale to deliver high-quality products and significant potential synergies Combined volume of ~263,000 trucks and buses can also be leveraged to achieve anticipated synergies in technologies and procurement Volkswagen Truck & Bus Sales1,2 (thousand units) Navistar Chargeouts1 (thousand units) Total volume3 (thousand units) 179 84 263 Significant global scale 1 Figures for FY 2015. 2 Volkswagen Truck & Bus commercial vehicles figure (sum of Scania and MAN CV) 3 Total volume calculation just for visualization of synergy potential; both companies will remain independent
Key expected benefits of the transaction Key expected benefits for Volkswagen Truck & Bus Key expected benefits for Navistar Enter North American market Volkswagen Truck & Bus benefits from Navistar‘s value appreciation through minority stake Revenue through supply and licensing of powertrain solutions Global footprint and scale Provides economies of scale Reduces costs Expanded sourcing scale attractive to suppliers looking to grow globally Capital injection Provides incremental liquidity to Navistar Expands financial flexibility and options Introduces strong, long-term global strategic partner Integrated powertrain and advanced technologies Shared advanced global powertrain technologies and resources Lower costs and investment associated with development of next-generation powertrain and advanced technologies Provides opportunity for incremental parts revenue streams
Q&A session Andreas Renschler Walter Borst Troy Clarke President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Matthias Gründler Chief Financial Officer