UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 1, 2018

 

 

TENNECO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-12387   76-0515284

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS   60045
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000

 

 

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

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


INTRODUCTORY NOTE.

On October 1, 2018, Tenneco Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Transaction”) of Federal-Mogul LLC (“Federal-Mogul”) pursuant to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2018 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Federal-Mogul, American Entertainment Properties Corp. (“AEP” and, together with certain affiliated entities, the “Sellers”) and Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“IEP”). Following the completion of the Transaction, Federal-Mogul was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company.

As consideration for the Transaction, the Company paid the Sellers $800 million in cash and issued an aggregate of 5,651,177 shares of Class A Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”), and 23,793,669 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (“Class B Common Stock”).

The foregoing description of the Transaction and the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by the Company on April 10, 2018, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 1.01

ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

Shareholders Agreement

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on October 1, 2018, the Company, AEP, IEP and Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (“IEH”) entered into the Shareholders Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, prior to the earlier of the date the Spin-Off (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) is consummated and the date on which IEP and its affiliates cease to own at least 10% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, measured as a single class, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) will nominate for election the then-serving chief executive officer of IEP (or another designee of IEP, if applicable) at each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders. If the Spin-Off has not occurred by the date that is 18 months after the closing of the Transaction, IEP must cause its designee to resign from the Board at least 30 days prior to IEP taking certain specified actions with respect to the Company.

The Shareholders Agreement also contains a standstill covenant, which prohibits IEP and its affiliates from taking certain actions until the earlier of the date that is (i) 18 months after the closing of the Transaction, if the Spin-Off has not occurred by such date, and (ii) one year after the date on which IEP and its affiliates cease to own at least 5% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, measured as a single class. Subject to certain exceptions, for a period of 150 days following the closing of the Transaction, AEP and IEH may not, directly or indirectly, sell or otherwise transfer, or make any short sale or otherwise dispose of, more than 10% of the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, measured as a single class, outstanding immediately after the closing of the Transaction.

Furthermore, until the later of (i) the expiration of the standstill restrictions discussed above and (ii) the time when IEP and its affiliates cease to own at least 10% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, measured as a single class, IEP and its affiliates may not transfer any shares (a) to certain specified types of investors and (b) in an amount equal to 5% or more of the Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding at the time of such transfer (subject to certain carve outs for transfers to certain passive institutional investors).

For so long as IEP and its affiliates own at least 10% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, measured as a single class, and the Company proposes to issue any equity securities (other than in an excluded issuance), IEP and its affiliates have certain preemptive rights. The Shareholders Agreement also includes registration rights for IEP.

The foregoing description of the Shareholders Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Shareholders Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 2.01

COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

ITEM 3.02

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

ITEM 5.02

DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

Increase of the Size of the Board and Appointment of Keith Cozza to the Board

On October 1, 2018, the Board approved an increase to the size of the Board from ten directors to eleven directors and appointed Keith Cozza as a director of the Company to fill the resulting vacancy on the Board, effective at the effective time of the Transaction. The Board has determined, after considering all of the relevant facts and circumstances, that Mr. Cozza is an “independent director” as defined in the NYSE listing standards and applicable rules of the SEC. Mr. Cozza has not been named to a committee of the Board at this time.

In connection with his appointment, Mr. Cozza will receive a cash retainer fee and stock grant award for his service on the Board during the remainder of 2018, prorated to his appointment date. Like other members of the Board, Mr. Cozza will be compensated for his service on the Board in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director cash and equity-based compensation program.

Mr. Cozza was elected to the Board pursuant to the terms of the Shareholders Agreement and is the IEP Group Designee (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement). Further, Mr. Cozza is the chief executive officer of IEP, which owns The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack (“Pep Boys”) and IEH Auto Parts LLC (“Auto Plus”). Tenneco sold approximately $43 million and $60 million in products to Pep Boys and Auto Plus, respectively, in 2017 and approximately $16 million and $47 million in products to Pep Boys and Auto Plus, respectively, through August 2018. Such purchases were made in the ordinary course of Tenneco’s business

Mr. Cozza, age 39, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, railcar, food packaging, metals, mining, real estate and home fashion, since February 2014. In addition, Mr. Cozza has served as Chief Operating Officer of Icahn Capital LP, the subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds, since February 2013. From February 2013 to February 2014, Mr. Cozza served as Executive Vice President of Icahn Enterprises. Mr. Cozza is also the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC, a position he has held since 2006. Mr. Cozza has been: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Xerox Corporation, a provider of document management solutions, since May 2018; and a director of Icahn Enterprises L.P. since September 2012. In addition, Mr. Cozza serves as a director of certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Icahn Enterprises L.P., including Icahn Automotive Group LLC, an automotive parts installer, retailer and distributor and PSC Metals Inc., a metal recycling company. Mr. Cozza was previously: a director of Federal-Mogul Holdings LLC (formerly known as Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation), a supplier of automotive powertrain and safety components from January 2017 to October 2018; a director of Tropicana Entertainment Inc., a company that is primarily engaged in the business of owning and operating casinos and resorts, from February 2014 to October 2018; a director of Herbalife Ltd., a nutrition company, from April 2013 to April 2018; a member of the Executive Committee of American Railcar Leasing LLC, a lessor and seller of specialized railroad tank and covered hopper railcars, from June 2014 to June 2017; a director of FCX Oil & Gas Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., from October 2015 to April 2016; a director of CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, from January 2013 to February 2014; and a director of MGM Holdings Inc., an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content, from April 2012 to August 2012. Icahn Automotive, CVR Refining, Icahn Enterprises and PSC Metals are each indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn, and American Railcar Leasing, Tropicana and Federal-Mogul were previously indirectly controlled by Mr. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has or previously had non-controlling interests in Xerox, Freeport-McMoRan, Herbalife and MGM Holdings through the ownership of securities. Mr. Cozza holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Dayton.


ITEM 5.03

AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

As previously announced, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, at the effective time of the Transaction, the Company’s certificate of incorporation was amended and restated in order to create a new class of non-voting common stock of Tenneco called “Class B Non-Voting Common Stock” with 25,000,000 shares authorized, and reclassify the Company’s common stock as “Class A Voting Common Stock” (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

Under the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the authorized number of shares was increased from 185,000,000 shares, divided into 135,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01, all of which were designated as blank check preferred stock, to 250,000,000 shares, divided into 175,000,000 shares of Class A Voting Common Stock, 25,000,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01, all of which will be designated as blank check preferred stock.

On October 1, 2018, the Board adopted a change to the By-Laws of the Company (the “By-Laws”) in order to provide that more than one person may hold the same corporate office (including, but not limited to, the Chief Executive Officer).

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By - Laws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 7.01

REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On October 1, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Transaction. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(a)

Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

(1)

The audited consolidated balance sheets of Federal-Mogul as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income (loss), statements of cash flows and statements of member interest and shareholders’ equity of Federal-Mogul for each of the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and the notes thereto were filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2018.

 

(2)

The consolidated balance sheets of Federal-Mogul as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and the consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income (loss) and statements of cash flows of Federal-Mogul for each of the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and the notes thereto were filed as Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 28, 2018.

 

(b)

Pro forma financial information.

 

(1)

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2018 and unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of income of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017 and the notes thereto were filed as Exhibit 99.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 28, 2018.


(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

2.1    Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of April  10, 2018 by and among the Company, Federal-Mogul, AEP and IEP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on April 10, 2018).
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Tenneco Inc.
3.2    By-Laws of Tenneco Inc., as amended and restated effective October 1, 2018.
4.1    Shareholders Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 by and among the Company, AEP, IEH and IEP.
99.1    Press release dated October 1, 2018.
99.2    The audited consolidated balance sheets of Federal-Mogul as of December  31, 2017 and 2016 and the consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income (loss), statements of cash flows and statements of member interest and shareholders’ equity of Federal-Mogul for each of the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and the notes thereto (previously filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2018).
99.3    The consolidated balance sheets of Federal-Mogul as of June 30, 2018 and December  31, 2017 and the consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income (loss) and statements of cash flows of Federal-Mogul for each of the six months ended June  30, 2018 and 2017 and the notes thereto (previously filed as Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 28, 2018).
99.4    The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet of the Company as of June  30, 2018 and unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of income of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December  31, 2017 and the notes thereto (previously filed as Exhibit 99.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 28, 2018).


SIGNATURES

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

 

    TENNECO INC.
Date: October 1, 2018     By:   /s/ Brandon B. Smith
      Brandon B. Smith
     

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TENNECO INC.

*    *    *    *    *

Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the undersigned, being an authorized officer of Tenneco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”) does hereby certify the following:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Tenneco Inc.

SECOND: The Corporation filed its original Certificate of Incorporation under the name “NEW TENNECO INC.” with the Delaware Secretary of State on August 26, 1996 (the ” Original Certificate of Incorporation ”).

THIRD: This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and amends the Original Certificate of this Corporation.

FOURTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation adopted resolutions authorizing the Corporation to amend and restate the Original Certificate of the Corporation in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “ Restated Certificate ”) in accordance with Section 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FIFTH: The stockholders of the Corporation approved and adopted the Restated Certificate at a special meeting in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

* * * * * *


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned does hereby certify under penalty of perjury that this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is the act and deed of the undersigned and the facts stated herein are true and accurate and accordingly has hereunto set his hand this 1st day of October, 2018.

 

TENNECO INC.
  By:   /s/ Brandon B. Smith
  Name:   Brandon B. Smith
  Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

TENNECO INC.

*        *        *         *        *

ARTICLE FIRST

The name of the corporation is Tenneco Inc.

ARTICLE SECOND

The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE THIRD

The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE FOURTH

Section  1. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the corporation shall be authorized to issue is 250,000,000 shares, divided into 175,000,000 shares of Class A Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (herein called “ Class A Common Stock ”), 25,000,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (herein called “ Class B Common Stock ”, and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”), and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (herein called “ Preferred Stock ”).

Section  2. The Board of Directors of the corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions thereof, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

Section  3. Except as provided in this Article FOURTH, all issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be identical and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same rights and powers.

Section  4. Except as required by applicable law, each holder of Class A Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote. Except as required by applicable law, no holder of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to any voting powers in respect thereof. Except as required by applicable law or any certificate filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware establishing the terms of a series of Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 2 of this Article FOURTH, no holder of Preferred Stock, as such, shall be entitled to any voting powers in respect thereof.


Section  5. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive ratably such dividends, other than Share Distributions (as hereinafter defined), as may from time to time be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, declare a dividend of any securities of the corporation or of any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other legal entity (a “ Share Distribution ”) to the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (i) on the basis of a ratable distribution of identical securities to holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock or (ii) on the basis of a distribution of one class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and another class or series of securities to holders of Class B Common Stock, provided that the securities so distributed (and, if the distribution consists of convertible or exchangeable securities, the securities into which such convertible or exchangeable securities are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) do not differ in any respect other than (x) differences in their rights (other than voting rights and powers) consistent in all material respects with differences between Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and (y) differences in their relative voting rights and powers, with holders of shares of Class A Common Stock receiving the class or series of such securities having the higher relative voting rights or powers (without regard to whether such voting rights or powers differ to a greater or lesser extent than the corresponding differences in the voting rights or powers of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock provided in Section 4 of this Article FOURTH).

Section  6. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the corporation, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the assets of the corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them.

Section  7. The corporation shall be entitled to treat the person in whose name any share of its stock is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person, whether or not the corporation shall have notice thereof, except as expressly provided by applicable law.

Section  8. Immediately upon any Transfer (as defined below), other than a Non-Converting Transfer (as defined below), of a share or shares of Class B Common Stock by the record holder thereof, such share or shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action on the part of the record holder or the transferee, convert into and become an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock. Each outstanding stock certificate or book-entry credit, as applicable, that, immediately prior to a conversion event pursuant to this Section 8, represented one or more shares of Class B Common Stock subject to such conversion event shall, upon such Transfer, be automatically deemed to represent an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, without the need for surrender, exchange or registration thereof or notification to any Person. The corporation, or any transfer agent of the corporation, shall, upon the request of any holder whose shares of Class B Common Stock have been converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as a result of a conversion event pursuant to this Section 8 and upon surrender by such holder to the corporation of the outstanding certificate(s) formerly representing such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock (if any), issue and deliver to such holder certificate(s) representing the shares of Class A Common Stock into which such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock were converted as a result of such conversion (if such shares are certificated) or, if such shares are uncertificated, register such shares in book-entry form. The corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Section 8, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 8:

A. ” Affiliate ” shall have meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under the Act as in effect on October 1, 2018 (the term “registrant” in said Rule 12b-2 meaning in this case the corporation).

B. ” Affiliated Holder ” shall mean any controlled Affiliate of Icahn Enterprises L.P., or any successor thereto.

C. ” Non-Converting Transfer ” shall mean any of the following: (i) any Transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock to a broker or other nominee; provided that the transferor, immediately


following such Transfer, retains (1) control over the disposition of such shares and (2) the economic consequences of ownership of such shares (collectively, “ Control ”); (ii) any Transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock to an Affiliated Holder; or (iii) any Transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock made pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(v) of that certain Shareholders Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among the corporation, American Entertainment Properties Corp., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and Icahn Enterprises L.P.

D. ” Person ” shall mean an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any governmental authority, whether domestic or foreign.

E. ” Transfer ” of a share of Class B Common Stock shall mean, directly or indirectly, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise), including, without limitation, the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, Control over such share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not be considered a “Transfer” within the meaning of this Article Fourth: (i) the granting by a stockholder of a proxy to (y) officers or directors of the corporation at the request of the Board of Directors, or (z) a representative of such stockholder, in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or in connection with any action by written consent of the stockholders; (ii) the pledge of shares of Class B Common Stock by a stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction for so long as such stockholder continues to exercise Control over such pledged shares; provided, however, that a foreclosure on such shares or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a “Transfer” unless such foreclosure or similar action qualifies as a “Non-Converting Transfer” at such time; or (iii) any change in the trustees or the Person(s) acting as a fiduciary with respect to an Affiliated Holder having or exercising Control over shares of Class B Common Stock of an Affiliated Holder; provided that following such change such Affiliated Holder continues to be an Affiliated Holder.

Section  9. If the corporation does not consummate or abandons pursuit of the Spin-Off (as defined in that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, by and among the corporation, Federal-Mogul LLC, American Entertainment Properties Corp. and Icahn Enterprises L.P., dated as of April 10, 2018) by the date that is 18 months after the date of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each record holder of shares of Class B Common Stock may convert a number of such shares into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock by delivering written notice to the corporation’s transfer agent that such record holder desires to convert such shares into the same number of shares of Class A Common Stock, setting forth the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to such record holder, accompanied by payment of documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any, and written confirmation from the corporation (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) that such Spin-Off has not been consummated or has been abandoned (or such other evidence of the conditions to conversion set forth in this Section 9 as the transfer agent may reasonably require); provided that in no event shall a record holder of Class B Common Stock be entitled to convert a number of such shares into shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Section 9 if such conversion would result in such record holder, Icahn Enterprises L.P., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., American Entertainment Properties Corp. and any of their respective Affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Act as in effect on October 1, 2018 (the term “registrant” in said Rule 12b-2 meaning in this case the corporation)) owning (whether beneficially, constructively or synthetically through any derivative, hedging or trading position or otherwise), in the aggregate, more than 15.0% of the corporation’s Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately following such conversion. The corporation, or any transfer agent of the corporation, shall, upon delivery of such notice in accordance with this Section 9, and upon surrender by such holder to the corporation of the outstanding certificate(s) formerly representing such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock (if any), issue and deliver to such holder certificate(s) representing the shares of Class A Common Stock into which such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock were converted as a result of such conversion (if such shares are certificated) or, if such shares are uncertificated, register such shares in book-entry form.

Section  10. Upon this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation becoming effective in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Effective Time ”), each share


of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the corporation (“ Old  Common Stock ”) issued immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically reclassified as and converted into one (1) share of Class A Common Stock (“ New Common Stock ”). Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Old Common Stock shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of New Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified, provided, however, that each holder of record of a certificate that represented shares of Old Common Stock shall receive, upon surrender of such certificate, a new certificate representing the number of whole shares of New Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified.

ARTICLE FIFTH

Section  1. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors consisting of not less than eight nor more than sixteen directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. For purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the “entire Board of Directors” shall mean the number of directors that would be in office if there were no vacancies nor any unfilled newly created directorships. All directors shall be one class and serve for a term ending at the annual meeting following the annual meeting at which the director was elected. In no case shall a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director. Each director shall hold office after the annual meeting at which his or her term is scheduled to end until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, disqualification or removal from office in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Any newly created directorship resulting from an increase in the number of directors may be filed by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any other vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

Section  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 of Article FIFTH, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation applicable thereto or the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors applicable thereto.

Section  3. The Board of Directors shall be authorized to adopt, make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the corporation, subject to the power of the stockholders to amend, alter, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws made by the Board of Directors.

Section  4. Unless and except to the extent that the By-Laws of the corporation shall so require, the election of directors of the corporation need not be by written ballot.

ARTICLE SIXTH

Section  1. In addition to any affirmative vote required by law or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the corporation, and except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2 of this Article SIXTH, a Business Combination (as hereinafter defined) with, or proposed by or on behalf of, any Interested Stockholder (as hereinafter defined) or any Affiliate or Associate (as hereinafter defined) of any Interested Stockholder or any person who thereafter would be an Affiliate or Associate of such Interested Stockholder shall, except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law, require the affirmative vote of not less than 66 2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as hereinafter defined), voting together as a single class, excluding Voting Stock beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder. Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national securities exchange or otherwise.

Section  2. The provisions of Section 1 of this Article SIXTH shall not be applicable to any particular Business Combination, and such Business Combination shall require only such affirmative vote, if any, as is required by law or by any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the


corporation, or any agreement with any national securities exchange, if all of the conditions specified in either of the following Paragraphs A or B are met or, in the case of a Business Combination not involving the payment of consideration to the holders of the corporation’s outstanding Capital Stock (as hereinafter defined), if the condition specified in the following Paragraph A is met:

A. The Business Combination shall have been approved, either specifically or as a transaction which is within an approved category of transactions, by a majority (whether such approval is made prior to or subsequent to the acquisition of, or announcement or public disclosure of the intention to acquire, beneficial ownership of the Voting Stock that caused the Interested Stockholder to become an Interested Stockholder) of the Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined).

B. All of the following conditions shall have been met:

(i) the aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined), as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of Common Stock in such Business Combination shall be at least equal to the highest amount determined under clauses (a) and (b) below:

(a) (if applicable) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers’ fees) paid by or on behalf of the Interested Stockholder for any share of Common Stock in connection with the acquisition by the Interested Stockholder of beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock (x) within the two-year period immediately prior to the first public announcement of the proposed Business Combination (the ” Announcement Date ”) or (y) in the transaction in which it became an Interested Stockholder, whichever is higher, in either case as adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to Common Stock; and

(b) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Announcement Date or on the date on which the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder (the “ Determination Date ”), whichever is higher, as adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to Common Stock.

(ii) the aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value, as of the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, of consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of shares of any class or series of outstanding Capital Stock, other than Common Stock, shall be at least equal to the highest amount determined under clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) below:

(a) (if applicable) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers’ fees) paid by or on behalf of the Interested Stockholder for any share of such class or series of Capital Stock in connection with the acquisition by the Interested Stockholder of beneficial ownership of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock (x) within the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date, or (y) in the transaction in which it became an Interested Stockholder, whichever is higher, in either case as adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to such class or series of Capital Stock;

(b) the Fair Market Value per share of such class or series of Capital Stock on the Announcement Date or on the Determination Date, whichever is higher, as adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to such class or series of Capital Stock;


(c) (if applicable) the price per share equal to the Fair Market Value per share of such class or series of Capital Stock determined pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (b), multiplied by the ratio of (x) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers’ fees) paid by or on behalf of the Interested Stockholder for any share of such class or series of Capital Stock in connection with the acquisition by the Interested Stockholder of beneficial ownership of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock within the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date, as adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to such class or series of Capital Stock to (y) the Fair Market Value per share of such class or series of Capital Stock on the first day in such two-year period on which the Interested Stockholder acquired beneficial ownership of any share of such class or series of Capital Stock, as adjusted for any subsequent stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or reclassification with respect to such class or series of Capital Stock; and

(d) (if applicable) the highest preferential amount per share to which the holders of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock would be entitled in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporation regardless of whether the Business Combination to be consummated constitutes such an event.

The provisions of this Paragraph B shall be required to be met with respect to every class or series of outstanding Capital Stock, whether or not the Interested Stockholder has previously acquired beneficial ownership of any shares of a particular class or series of Capital Stock.

(iii) the consideration to be received by holders of a particular class or series of outstanding Capital Stock shall be in cash or in the same form as previously has been paid by or on behalf of the Interested Stockholder in connection with its direct or indirect acquisition of beneficial ownership of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock. If the consideration so paid for shares of any class or series of Capital Stock varied as to form, the form of consideration for such class or series of Capital Stock shall be either cash or the form used to acquire beneficial ownership of the largest number of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock previously acquired by the Interested Stockholder.

(iv) after the Determination Date and prior to the consummation of such Business Combination: (i) except as approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors, there shall have been no failure to declare and pay at the regular date therefor any full quarterly dividends (whether or not cumulative) payable in accordance with the terms of any outstanding Capital Stock; (ii) there shall have been no reduction in the annual rate of dividends paid on the Common Stock (except as necessary to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or subdivision of the Common Stock), except as approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors; (iii) there shall have been an increase in the annual rate of dividends paid on the Common Stock as necessary to reflect any reclassification (including any reverse stock split), recapitalization, reorganization or any similar transaction that has the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, unless the failure so to increase such annual rate is approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors; and (iv) such Interested Stockholder shall not have become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Capital Stock except as part of the transaction that results in such Interested Stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder and except in a transaction that, after giving effect thereto, would not result in any increase in the Interested Stockholder’s percentage beneficial ownership of any class or series of Capital Stock.

(v) a proxy or information statement describing the proposed Business Combination and complying with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ Act ”) (or any subsequent provisions replacing such Act, rules or regulations) shall be mailed to all stockholders of the corporation at least 30 days prior to the


consummation of such Business Combination (whether or not such proxy or information statement is required to be mailed pursuant to such Act or subsequent provisions). The proxy or information statement shall contain on the first page thereof, in a prominent place, any statement as to the advisability (or inadvisability) of the Business Combination that the Continuing Directors, or any of them, may choose to make and, if deemed advisable by a majority of the Continuing Directors, the opinion of an investment banking firm selected by a majority of the Continuing Directors as to the fairness (or not) of the terms of the Business Combination from a financial point of view to the holders of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock other than the Interested Stockholder and its Affiliates or Associates (as hereinafter defined), such investment banking firm to be paid a reasonable fee for its services by the corporation.

(vi) Such Interested Stockholder shall not have made any major change in the corporation’s business or equity capital structure without the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors.

Section  3. The following definitions shall apply with respect to this Article SIXTH:

A. The term “ Business Combination ” shall mean:

(i) any merger or consolidation of the corporation or any Subsidiary as hereinafter defined) with (i) any Interested Stockholder or (ii) any other company (whether or not itself an Interested Stockholder) which is or after such merger or consolidation would be an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Stockholder; or

(ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition or security arrangement, investment, loan, advance, guarantee, agreement to purchase, agreement to pay, extension of credit, joint venture participation or other arrangement (in one transaction or a series of transactions) with or for the benefit of any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder involving any assets, securities or commitments of the corporation, any Subsidiary or any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder which (except for any arrangement, whether as employee, consultant or otherwise, other than as a director, pursuant to which any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate thereof shall, directly or indirectly, have any control over or responsibility for the management of any aspect of the business or affairs of the corporation, with respect to which arrangements the value tests set forth below shall not apply), together with all other such arrangements (including all contemplated future events), has an aggregate Fair Market Value and/or involves aggregate commitments of $25,000,000 or more or constitutes more than five percent of the book value of the total assets (in the case of transactions involving assets or commitments other than capital stock) or five percent of the stockholders’ equity (in the case of transactions in capital stock) of the entity in question (the “ Substantial Part ”), as reflected in the most recent fiscal year-end consolidated balance sheet of such entity existing at the time the stockholders of the corporation would be required to approve or authorize the Business Combination involving the assets, securities and/or commitments constituting any Substantial Part; or

(iii) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the corporation or for any amendment to the corporation’s By-Laws; or

(iv) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock split), or recapitalization of the corporation, or any merger or consolidation of the corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or any other transaction (whether or not with or otherwise involving an Interested Stockholder) that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of any class or series of Capital Stock, or any securities convertible into Capital Stock or into equity securities of any Subsidiary, that is beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder, or


(v) any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any one or more of the actions specified in the foregoing clauses (i) to (iv).

B. The term “ Capital Stock ” shall mean all capital stock of the corporation authorized to be issued from time to time under Article FOURTH of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and the term “ Voting Stock ” shall mean all Capital Stock which by its terms may be voted on all matters submitted to stockholders of the corporation generally.

C. The term “ person ” shall mean any individual, firm, company or other entity and shall include any group comprised of any person and any other person with whom such person or any Affiliate or Associate of such person has any agreement, arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Capital Stock.

D. The term “ Interested Stockholder ” shall mean any person (other than the corporation or any Subsidiary, any profit-sharing, employee stock ownership or other employee benefit plan of the corporation or any Subsidiary or any trustee or fiduciary with respect to any such plan or holding Voting Stock for the purpose of funding any such plan or funding other employee benefits for employees of the corporation or any Subsidiary when acting in such capacity), who (a) is or has announced or publicly disclosed a plan or intention to become the beneficial owner of Voting Stock representing five percent or more of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then outstanding shares of Voting Stock; or (b) is an Affiliate or Associate of the corporation and at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question was the beneficial owner of Voting Stock representing five percent or more of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then outstanding shares of Voting Stock.

E. A person shall be a “ beneficial owner ” of any Capital Stock (a) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly; (b) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has, directly or indirectly, (i) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or subject only to the passage of time), pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (ii) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; or (c) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other person with which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of Capital Stock. For the purposes of determining whether a person is an Interested Stockholder pursuant to Section 3(D) of this Article SIXTH, the number of shares of Capital Stock deemed to be outstanding shall include shares deemed beneficially owned by such person through application of this Section 3(E), but shall not include any other shares of Capital Stock that may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.

F. The terms “ Affiliate ” and “ Associate ” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 under the Act as in effect on October 1, 2018 (the term “registrant” in said Rule 12b-2 meaning in this case the corporation).

G. The term “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any company of which a majority of any class of equity securities are beneficially owned by the corporation; provided, however, that for the purposes of the definition of Interested Stockholder set forth in Section 3(D) of this Article SIXTH, the term “Subsidiary” shall mean only a company of which a majority of each class of equity security is beneficially owned by the corporation.

H. The term “ Continuing Director ” shall mean any member of the Board of Directors, while such person is a member of the Board of Directors, who is not an Affiliate or Associate or representative of the Interested Stockholder and was a member of the Board of Directors prior to the time that the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, and any successor of a Continuing Director while such successor is a member of the Board of Directors, who is not an Affiliate or Associate or representative of the Interested Stockholder and is recommended or elected to succeed the Continuing Director by a majority of Continuing Directors.


I. The term “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean (a) in the case of cash, the amount of such cash; (b) in the case of stock, the highest closing sale price during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of such stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if such stock is not quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if such stock is not listed on such Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Act or quotation system on which such stock is listed or quoted, or if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on the date in question of a share of such stock as determined by a majority of the Continuing Directors in good faith; and (c) in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of such property on the date in question as determined in good faith by a majority of the Continuing Directors.

J. In the event of any Business Combination in which the corporation survives, the phrase “consideration other than cash to be received” as used in Section 2(B)(i) and Section 2(B)(ii) of this Article SIXTH shall include the shares of Common Stock and/or the shares of any other class or series of Capital Stock retained by the holders of such shares.

Section  4. A majority of the Continuing Directors shall have the power and duty to determine for the purposes of this Article SIXTH, on the basis of information known to them after reasonable inquiry, all questions arising under this Article SIXTH, including, without limitation, (a) whether a person is an Interested Stockholder, (b) the number of shares of Capital Stock or other securities beneficially owned by any person, (c) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another, (d) whether a Proposed Action is with, or proposed by, or on behalf of an Interested Stockholder or an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Stockholder, (e) whether the assets that are the subject of any Business Combination have, or the consideration to be received for the issuance or transfer of securities by the corporation or any Subsidiary in any Business Combination has, an aggregate Fair Market Value of $25,000,000 or more, and (f) whether the assets or securities that are the subject of any Business Combination constitute a Substantial Part. Any such determination made in good faith shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.

Section  5. Nothing contained in this Article SIXTH shall be construed to relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.

Section  6. The fact that any Business Combination complies with the provisions of Section 3(A) of this Article SIXTH shall not be construed to impose any fiduciary duty, obligation or responsibility on the Board of Directors, or any member thereof, to approve such Business Combination or recommend its adoption or approval to the stockholders of the corporation, nor shall such compliance limit, prohibit or otherwise restrict in any manner the Board of Directors, or any member thereof, with respect to evaluations of or actions and responses taken with respect to such Business Combination.

Section  7. For the purposes of this Article SIXTH, a Business Combination or any proposal to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with, this Article SIXTH (collectively, “ Proposed Action ”), is presumed to have been proposed by or on behalf of an Interested Stockholder or an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Stockholder or a person who thereafter would become such if (1) after the Interested Stockholder became such, the Proposed Action is proposed following the election of any director of the corporation who with respect to such Interested Stockholder would not qualify to serve as a Continuing Director or (2) such Interested Stockholder, Affiliate, Associate or person votes for or consents to the adoption of any such Proposed Action, unless as to such Interested Stockholder, Affiliate, Associate or person a majority of the Continuing Directors makes a good faith determination that such Proposed Action is not proposed by or on behalf of such Interested Stockholder, Affiliate, Associate or person, based on information known to them after reasonable inquiry.

Section  8. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified by law, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the corporation), any proposal to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with, this Article SIXTH which is proposed by or on behalf of an Interested Stockholder or an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Stockholder shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, excluding Voting Stock beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder, provided,


however, that this Section 8 shall not apply to, and such 66 2/3% vote shall not be required for, any amendment or repeal of, or the adoption of any provision inconsistent with, this Article SIXTH unanimously recommended by the Board of Directors if all of such directors are persons who would be eligible to serve as Continuing Directors within the meaning of Section 3(H) of this Article SIXTH.

ARTICLE SEVENTH

A director of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

ARTICLE EIGHTH

Section  1 . Subject to the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, the corporation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and any other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed herein or by applicable law, and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article EIGHTH.

Section  2 . Unless approved by a unanimous vote of the holders of the Class B Common Stock, the corporation will not (and shall be without authority to), directly or indirectly by amendment of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, agreement, contract, or undertaking or through any other action:

A. diminish, impair, limit, restrict, avoid or seek to impair, limit, restrict or avoid, any of the rights, powers or privileges of the Class B Common Stock or the holders of Class B Common Stock hereunder or the observances or performance of any of the terms to be observed or preformed hereunder by the corporation; or

B. permit, allow or agree to the diminishment, impairment, limitation, restriction or avoidance of, the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the corporation,

but will at all times in good faith assist in, facilitate and assure the carrying out of all the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights, powers and privileges of the holders of the Class B Common Stock hereunder, including, without limitation, the conversion rights of the Class B Common Stock and the holders thereof.

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Exhibit 3.2

BY-LAWS

OF

TENNECO INC.

AS AMENDED (OCTOBER 1, 2018)

ARTICLE I

PLACE OF STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS

Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders of the corporation shall be held at such place or places, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors of the corporation (the “Board”), or as shall be specified or fixed in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof. The term “Board” shall include any committee of the Board to which the Board has delegated any of its authority.

ANNUAL MEETING

Section 2. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as may be fixed by the Board and stated in the notice thereof, for the purposes of electing directors and for the transaction of only such other business as is properly brought before the meeting in accordance with these By-Laws. The corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

SPECIAL MEETING

Section 3. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the corporation (the “Preferred Stock”) to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, special meetings of the stockholders shall be called by the Board. The business transacted at a special meeting shall be confined to the purpose or purposes specified in the notice thereof. Special meetings shall be held at such date and at such time as the Board may designate. The corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

NOTICE OF MEETING

Section 4. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) or these By-Laws, notice of each meeting of stockholders, stating the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting of stockholders, the purpose or purposes thereof, shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of such meeting to each stockholder entitled to notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise required by statute, no publication of any notice of a meeting of stockholders shall be required. Notices are deemed given by the corporation (i) if by mail, when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address

 

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as it appears on the records of the corporation, or, if a stockholder shall have filed with the Secretary a written request that notices to such stockholder be mailed to some other address, then directed to such stockholder at such other address; (ii) if by facsimile, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive such notice; (iv) if by posting on an electronic network together with a separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later to occur of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice of such posting; and (v) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder as required by law and, to the extent required by applicable law, in the manner consented to by the stockholder. An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting, executed by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any transfer agent of the corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice. Notice shall be deemed to have been given to all stockholders of record who share an address if notice is given in accordance with the “householding” rules set forth in Rule 14a-3(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 233 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Any previously scheduled meeting of stockholders may be postponed by resolution of the Board upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.

QUORUM

Section 5. Unless otherwise provided by statute, the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting, present either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at such meeting. The Secretary of the corporation or in his absence an Assistant Secretary or an appointee of the presiding officer of the meeting, shall act as the Secretary of the meeting.

VOTING

Section 6. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share held of record on the record date fixed as provided in Section 4 of Article V of these By-Laws for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting.

At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to that director’s election, provided that if, as of the 10th day preceding the date the corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders of the corporation, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a “Contested Election”), the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast. For purposes of this Section 6, a majority of votes cast shall mean that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes cast “against” that director’s election (with “abstentions” and “broker nonvotes” not counted as a vote cast either “for” or “against” that director’s election).

All matters other than the election of directors presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall, unless a different or minimum vote is required by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable

 

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to the corporation or its securities, in which case such different or minimum vote shall be the applicable vote on the matter, be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of the corporation which are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.

Elections of directors need not be by written ballot; provided, however, that by resolution duly adopted by the Board, a vote by written ballot may be required.

PROXIES

Section 7. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering an instrument revoking the proxy to the Secretary of the corporation or by delivering a proxy in accordance with applicable law bearing a later date to the Secretary of the corporation. In order for the shares represented by proxy to be voted at a meeting of stockholders, proxies shall be delivered to the Secretary of the corporation or his representative at or before the time of such meeting.

INSPECTORS

Section 8. The Inspector or Inspectors for each meeting of stockholders shall be appointed by the Board before the meeting, or, if not so appointed, by the chairman of the meeting, and shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. If any of the Inspectors previously appointed shall fail to attend or refuse or be unable to serve, substitutes shall be appointed by the chairman of the meeting. In the event there is more than one Inspector for any meeting, a majority of the Inspectors for that meeting shall have power to make any decision of the Inspectors. The Inspector or Inspectors so appointed shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation outstanding and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine the shares of capital stock of the corporation represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the Inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation represented at the meeting and such Inspectors’ count of all votes and ballots. Such certification and report shall specify such other information as may be required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots cast at any meeting of stockholders of the corporation, the Inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an Inspector at such election.

CONDUCT OF MEETINGS

Section 9. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the

 

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conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting, (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairman of the meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such chairman should so determine, such chairman shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

ADVANCE NOTICE

Section 10. A. Annual Meetings of Stockholders. (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only: (a) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto); (b) by or at the direction of the Board; (c) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record of the corporation at the time the notice provided for in this Section 10 is delivered to the Secretary of the corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures and conditions set forth in this Section 10 as to such nomination or other business; or (d) by any Eligible Stockholder (as defined in Section 12 below) whose Stockholder Nominee (as defined in Section 12 below) is included in the corporation’s proxy materials for the relevant annual meeting; clauses (c) and (d) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make director nominations, and clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to submit proposals for other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the corporation’s proxy statement that has been prepared to solicit proxies for such annual meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

(2) For any nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of this Section 10, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the corporation and any such proposed business other than the nominations of persons for election to the Board must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, for nomination pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of this Section 10, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to the first

 

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anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty days before or more than seventy days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the corporation). To be timely for nominations pursuant to clause (d) of paragraph (A)(1) of this Section 10, such notice must be delivered in accordance with the requirements of Section 12. In no event shall adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Any such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director of the corporation: (i) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed, whether in a proxy statement, other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election, or otherwise, in each case pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected for the full term for which the nominee is elected, and a statement whether such person, if elected, intends to tender, promptly following such person’s election or reelection, an irrevocable resignation effective upon such person’s failure to receive the required vote for reelection at the next meeting at which such person would face reelection and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board, (iii) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or any other person or persons (including their names) acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates or any other person or persons (including their names) acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, (iv) any information that such person would be required to disclose pursuant to Section 10(A)(2)(b)(ii) if such person were a stockholder purporting to make a nomination or propose business pursuant to Section 10(A)(1)(c) and (v) an undertaking to notify the corporation in writing of any change in the information called for by clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) as of the record date for such meeting, by notice received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the tenth day following such record date. The corporation may also, as a condition of any such nomination being deemed properly brought before an annual meeting, require any proposed nominee to furnish (i) any information required pursuant to any undertaking delivered pursuant to this Section 10(A)(2) and (ii) such other information as may reasonably be required to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the corporation (consistent with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and with any director independence standards set forth in the corporation’s Corporate Governance Principles) or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee; (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the

 

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nomination or proposal is made, (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) (A) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any; (B) a description of any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of the corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the corporation; (C) a description of any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, has a right to vote any shares of any security of the corporation; (D) any short interest in any security of the corporation (for purposes of this provision, a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security); (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, that are separate or separable from the underlying shares of the corporation; (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, all such information to be provided as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s and such beneficial owner’s, if any, immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, not later than ten days after the record date for the annual meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), (iii) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal of other business and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (iv) a representation (A) that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the corporation entitled to vote at such annual meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to propose such business or nomination, and (B) whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination; and (v) an undertaking by the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, to notify the corporation in writing of any change in the information called for by clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) as of the record date for such meeting, by notice received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the tenth day following such record date; (c) if the notice relates to any

 

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business other than the nomination of a director or directors that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, set forth, (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-Laws of the corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting and any material interest of such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, in such business, and (ii) a description of all agreements, arrangements, and understandings between such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, and any other person or persons (including their names) acting in concert therewith in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder.

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

B. Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board or (2) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such special meeting, by any stockholder of the corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 10 is delivered to the Secretary of the corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 10. In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 10 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

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elected as directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation and, if properly elected, to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 10. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty: (a) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 10 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies or votes in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (A)(2)(b)(iv) of this Section 10) and (b) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 10, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation to present a nomination or business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation. For purposes of this By-Law, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be (i) a duly authorized officer, manager, or partner of such stockholder or (ii) authorized, by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder, to act for such stockholder as proxy at the annual or special meeting and such person attending the meeting must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the annual or special meeting.

(2) For purposes of this Section 10, “public announcement” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or other national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 10; provided, however, that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or to the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to any nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this By-Law. Nothing in this Section 10 shall be deemed to affect any rights (a) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or (b) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 11. Director Qualification: Submission of Questionnaire, Representation, and Agreement. (1) To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the corporation, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 10 or Section 12, as applicable) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification

 

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of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request), that such person (a) is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question or issues or questions generally (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the corporation or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law and (b) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the corporation, and will comply with all applicable law and with the corporation’s Corporate Governance Principles and Code of Conduct, as well as all other applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, ethics, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the corporation.

(2) The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve either as a director of the corporation or as an independent director of the corporation (consistent with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and with any director independence standards set forth in the corporation’s corporate governance), or that in the Board’s discretion could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the qualifications and/or independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

Section 12. Inclusion of Stockholder Director Nominations in the corporation’s proxy materials. A. Subject to the provisions of these By-Laws, the corporation shall include in its proxy statement and on its form of proxy for an annual meeting of stockholders, the name of, and shall include in any such proxy statement the Additional Information (as defined below) relating to, any eligible person nominated for election as a director of the corporation (a “Stockholder Nominee”) by any stockholder or group of no more than 20 stockholders that satisfies the requirements of this Section 12 (such person or group, an “Eligible Stockholder”) and that includes in the written notice required by this Section 12 (the “Notice of Proxy Access Nomination”) a written statement electing to have its nominee included in the corporation’s proxy materials. For purposes of this Section 12, “Additional Information” shall consist of (1) information concerning the Stockholder Nominee and the Eligible Stockholder that the corporation determines is required to be disclosed in the corporation’s proxy statement by Section 14 of the Exchange Act and/or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (2) if the Eligible Stockholder so elects, a statement set forth in the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination for inclusion in the proxy statement in support of such nomination (subject, without limitation, to Section 12(F)).

B. The corporation shall not be required to include in any proxy materials for an annual meeting of stockholders a number of Stockholder Nominees greater than 20% of the number of directors in office as of the last day on which a Notice of Proxy Access Nomination may be delivered pursuant to this Section 12 (the “Proxy Access Nomination Deadline”), rounded down to the nearest whole number but not less than two (the “Maximum Number of Nominees”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maximum Number of Nominees shall be reduced by the number of (1) Stockholder Nominees that are subsequently withdrawn or that the Board itself

 

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decides to nominate at such annual meeting of stockholders, (2) incumbent directors who were Stockholder Nominees at any of the preceding three annual meetings of stockholders and whose reelection at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders is being recommended by the Board, and (3) director candidates for which the corporation shall have received a notice (whether or not subsequently withdrawn) pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of Section 10 hereof that a stockholder intends to nominate a candidate for director at the annual meeting of stockholders and such stockholder does not expressly elect at the time of providing the notice to have its nominee included in the corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 12. In the event that one or more vacancies for any reason occurs on the Board after the Proxy Access Nomination Deadline but prior to the date of the annual meeting of stockholders, and the Board resolves to reduce the size of the Board in connection therewith, the Maximum Number of Nominees shall be calculated based on the number of directors in office as so reduced. In the event that the number of Stockholder Nominees submitted by Eligible Stockholders pursuant to this Section 12 exceeds the Maximum Number of Nominees, each Eligible Stockholder shall select one Stockholder Nominee for inclusion in the corporation’s proxy statement until the Maximum Number of Nominees is reached, going in the order of the amount (greatest to least) of voting power of the corporation’s common stock entitled to vote on the election of directors beneficially owned by each such Eligible Stockholder as disclosed in the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination submitted to the corporation. If the Maximum Number of Nominees is not reached after each Eligible Stockholder has selected one Stockholder Nominee, this selection process shall continue as many times as necessary, following the same order each time, until the Maximum Number of Nominees is reached. If any Stockholder Nominee selected pursuant to such determination later (i) withdraws from the election (or his or her nomination is withdrawn by the Eligible Stockholder) or (ii) is determined not to satisfy the requirements of this Section 12, no other nominee or nominees (other than any Stockholder Nominees already determined to be included in the corporation’s proxy materials who continue to satisfy the requirements of this Section 12) shall be included in the corporation’s proxy materials or otherwise be eligible for election pursuant to this Section 12.

C. In order to make and sustain a nomination pursuant to this Section 12 and in order for such nomination to be voted upon, an Eligible Stockholder must have owned at least 3% of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock as of the most recent date for which the total number of outstanding shares of the corporation’s common stock is disclosed in any filing by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the submission of the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination (the “Required Shares”) continuously for a period of three years as of both the date the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination is received by the Secretary in accordance with this Section 12 and the record date for determining the stockholders eligible to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders, and must continue to own the Required Shares through the annual meeting date. Each of the stockholders in a group collectively comprising an Eligible Stockholder must also have been a stockholder continuously during such three year periods. For purposes of this Section 12, an Eligible Stockholder shall be deemed to “own” only those outstanding shares of the corporation’s common stock as to which the stockholder possesses both (1) the full voting and investment rights pertaining to the shares and (2) the full economic interest in (including the opportunity for profit and risk of loss on) such shares; provided, however, that the number of shares calculated in accordance with clauses (1) and (2) shall not include any shares (a) sold by or on behalf of such stockholder or any of its affiliates in any transaction that has not yet settled or closed, including any short sale, (b) borrowed by or on behalf of such stockholder or any of its affiliates for any purposes or purchased by such stockholder or any of its affiliates pursuant to an

 

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agreement to resell or (c) subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or similar instrument or agreement entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any of its affiliates, whether any such instrument or agreement is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount or value of outstanding shares of the corporation, in any such case which instrument or agreement has, is intended to have, or if exercised by either party thereto would have, the purpose or effect of (i) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such stockholder’s or any of its affiliates’ full right to vote or direct the voting of any such shares, and/or (ii) hedging, offsetting or altering to any degree gain or loss arising from the full economic ownership of such shares by such stockholder or any of its affiliates.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Eligible Stockholder “owns” shares held in the name of a nominee or other intermediary so long as the Eligible Stockholder retains the right to instruct how the shares are voted with respect to the election of directors and possesses the full economic interest in the shares. An Eligible Stockholder’s ownership of shares shall be deemed to continue during any period in which the stockholder has (1) loaned such shares, provided that such stockholder has the power to recall such shares on not more than five business days’ notice, has recalled such loaned shares as of the record date for the annual meeting of stockholders (and holds any voting power over such shares) and holds such shares (and voting power) through the date of the annual meeting of stockholders or (2) delegated any voting power over such shares by means of a proxy, power of attorney or other instrument or arrangement, provided that such stockholder has the power to revoke such delegation at any time without condition and has revoked such delegation as of the record date for the annual meeting of stockholders. The terms “owned,” “ownership,” “owning” and other variations of the word “own” shall have correlative meanings.

D. For the purpose of calculating the number of stockholders that constitutes an “Eligible Stockholder” for purposes of this Section 12, a group of funds that are (1) under common management and investment control, (2) under common management and funded primarily by the same employer, or (3) a “group of investment companies,” as such term is defined in Section 11(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (or any successor rule) (a “Qualifying Fund”) shall be treated as one stockholder, provided that (a) each fund included with a Qualifying Fund otherwise meets the requirements set forth in this Section 12 and (b) such group of funds shall provide, together with the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination, documentation evidencing such group’s status as a Qualifying Fund. No stockholder, alone or together with any of its affiliates, may be a member of more than one group constituting an Eligible Stockholder, and if any person appears as a member of more than one group, it shall be deemed to be a member of the group that has the largest ownership of shares of common stock of the corporation. In the event of a nomination pursuant to this Section 12 by a group of stockholders, each provision in this Section 12 that requires the Eligible Stockholder to provide any written statements, representations, undertakings, agreements or other instruments or to meet any other conditions shall be deemed to require each stockholder that is a member of such group to provide such statements, representations, undertakings, agreements or other instruments and to meet any other conditions; provided, however, that the requirement to own the Required Shares shall apply to the ownership of the group in the aggregate. Should any stockholder withdraw from, or be deemed ineligible to participate in, a group constituting an Eligible Stockholder at any time prior to the annual meeting of stockholders, such group shall only be deemed to own the shares held by the remaining members of the group. A breach of any obligation, agreement, representation or

 

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warranty under this Section 12 by any member of a group constituting an Eligible Stockholder shall be deemed a breach by all members of the group constituting the Eligible Stockholder.

E. To be timely, the Eligible Stockholder must, not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and fiftieth day and not later than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth day prior to the first anniversary of the date (as stated in the corporation’s proxy materials) the definitive proxy statement was first distributed to stockholders in connection with the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders, deliver to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination; provided, however, that in the event that there was no annual meeting of stockholders held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is more than thirty days before or after the first anniversary of the most recent annual meeting of stockholders, the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and fiftieth day prior to such annual meeting of stockholders and not later than the close of business on the later of the one hundred and twentieth day prior to such annual meeting of stockholders and the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting of stockholders is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders (or any public announcement thereof) commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Notice of Proxy Access Nomination. To be in proper form, the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination shall set forth or be submitted with the following:

(1) A copy of the Schedule 14N relating to the Stockholder Nominee that has been or concurrently is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 14a-18 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule thereto);

(2) Written notice of nomination of the Stockholder Nominee, which notice includes the following additional information, agreements, representations and warranties by the Eligible Stockholder: (a) all information required from nominating stockholders and stockholder nominees with respect to the nomination of directors pursuant to Section 10(A)(2)(a) and (b) hereof, as if the nomination of the Stockholder Nominee were being submitted pursuant to Section 10(A)(1)(c) hereof; (b) the details of any relationship that existed within the three years preceding the submission of the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination and that would have been required to be described pursuant to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14N (or any successor item) if such relationship existed on the date of the submission of the Schedule 14N; (c) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination between or among such stockholder and/or any beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing; (d) the details of any position of the Stockholder Nominee as an officer or director of any competitor (that is, any entity that produces products or provides services that compete with or are alternatives to the products produced or services provided by the corporation or its affiliates) or significant supplier or customer of the corporation within the three years preceding the submission of the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination; (e) a representation and warranty that the Eligible Stockholder (i) acquired the Required Shares in the ordinary course of business and neither acquired, nor is holding, such shares for the purpose or with the effect of influencing or changing control of the corporation, (ii) has not engaged in, and will not engage in, and has not and will not be a “participant” in another person’s, “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the

 

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Exchange Act (without reference to the exception in Section 14a-(l)(2)(iv)) (or any successor rules) with respect to the annual meeting of stockholders, other than with respect to nominees of such Eligible Stockholder or the Board, (iii) has not nominated and will not nominate for election to the Board any person other than the Stockholder Nominee(s), (iv) agrees to comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the use, if any, of soliciting material, (v) will provide facts, statements and other information in all communications with the Company and its stockholders that are or will be, as applicable, true and correct in all material respects and do not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (vi) meets the eligibility requirements set forth in these By-Laws and (vii) will maintain qualifying ownership of the Required Shares at least through the date of the annual meeting of stockholders; (f) a representation that, within five business days after each of the date of the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination and the record date for the annual meeting of stockholders, the Eligible Stockholder will provide documentary evidence from each record holder of the Required Shares (and from each intermediary through which the Required Shares are or have been held during the requisite three-year holding period) evidencing the continuous ownership by the Eligible Stockholder of the Required Shares for at least three years as of the date of the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination and the record date, respectively; (g) a representation that the Stockholder Nominee: (i) qualifies as independent (including with respect to all committees of the Board) under the listing standards and rules of each exchange upon which the corporation’s common stock is listed, any applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board in determining and disclosing independence of the corporation’s directors; (ii) is a “non-employee director” for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule); (iii) is an “outside director” for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor provision); (iv) meets the director qualification requirements set forth in Section 11 of these By-Laws and in the corporation’s publicly-released Corporate Governance Principles; and (v) is not and has not been subject to any event specified in Rule 506(d)(1) of Regulation D (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act of 1933 or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K (or any successor rule) under the Exchange Act, without reference to whether the event is material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of the Stockholder Nominee; (h) a representation that the Schedule 14N relating to the Stockholder Nominee and provided in accordance with Section 12(E)(1) is accurate and complete, and fully complies with the requirements of Schedule 14N under the Exchange Act; and (i) a representation and warranty that the Stockholder Nominee’s candidacy will not and, if elected, the Stockholder Nominee’s membership on the Board would not, violate applicable state or federal law or the listing standards or rules of any exchange upon which the corporation’s common stock is listed;

(3) An executed agreement pursuant to which the Eligible Stockholder agrees: (a) to comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and listing standards in connection with the nomination, solicitation and election of the Stockholder Nominee; (b) to file any written solicitation or other communication with the corporation’s stockholders relating to one or more of the corporation’s directors or director nominees or any Stockholder Nominee with the Securities and Exchange Commission, regardless of whether any such filing is required under rule or regulation or whether any exemption from filing is available for such materials under any rule or regulation; (c) to refrain from distributing any form of proxy for the annual meeting of stockholders other than the form distributed by the corporation; (d) to assume all liability stemming from any action, suit or proceeding concerning any actual or alleged legal or regulatory violation arising out of any communication by the Eligible Stockholder with the corporation, its stockholders or any

 

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other person in connection with the nomination or election of directors, including the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination; (e) to indemnify and hold harmless (jointly with all other group members, in the case of a group member) the corporation and each of its directors, officers and employees individually against any liability, loss, damages, expenses or other costs (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the corporation or any of its directors, officers or employees arising out of or relating to any nomination, solicitation, or other activity by the Eligible Stockholder in connection with its efforts to elect a Stockholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 12; and(f) in the event that any information included in the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination, or any other communication by the Eligible Stockholder (including with respect to any group member), with the corporation, its stockholders or any person in connection with the nomination or election of directors ceases to be true and accurate in all material respects (or due to a subsequent development omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made not misleading), or that the Eligible Stockholder (including any group member) has failed to continue to satisfy the eligibility requirements described in Section 12(C), to promptly (and in any event within 48 hours of discovering such misstatement or omission) notify the corporation and any other recipient of such communication of the misstatement or omission in such previously provided information and of the information that is required to correct the misstatement or omission; it being understood that providing any such notification shall not be deemed to cure any such defect or limit the corporation’s right to omit a Stockholder Nominee from its proxy materials pursuant to this Section 12;

(4) An executed agreement pursuant to which the Stockholder Nominee (a) agrees to the irrevocable resignation required by Section 1 of Article II of these By-Laws and (b) consents to being named in the corporation’s proxy statement and form of proxy (and will not agree to be named in any other person’s proxy statement or form of proxy with respect to the annual meeting of stockholders) as a nominee and to serving as a director of the corporation if elected for the full term for which the nominee is elected, and represents and agrees that such Stockholder Nominee meets the director qualification requirements set forth in Section 11 of these By-Laws;

(5) If desired, a statement for inclusion in the proxy statement in support of the Stockholder Nominee’s candidacy, provided that such statement (a) shall not exceed 500 words, (b) shall fully comply with Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Rule 14a-9, and (c) is provided at the same time as the relevant Notice of Proxy Access Nomination; and

(6) In the case of a nomination by a group constituting an Eligible Stockholder, the designation by all group members of one group member as the exclusive member to interact with the corporation on behalf of and bind all members of the group for purposes of this Section 12 and to act on behalf of all group members with respect to matters relating to the nomination, including withdrawal of the nomination.

The information, statements, representations, undertakings, agreements, documents and other obligations required by this Section 12(E) shall be provided (i) with respect to and executed by each group member, in the case of a group, and (ii) with respect to the persons specified in Instruction 1 to Items 6(c) and (d) of Schedule 14N (or any successor item) in the case of an Eligible Stockholder or group member that is an entity. The Notice of Proxy Access Nomination

 

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shall be deemed submitted on the date on which all information and documents referred to in this Section 12(E) (other than such information and documents explicitly contemplated in this Section 12(E) to be provided after the date the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination) have been delivered to, or, if sent by mail, received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation. Notwithstanding any other provision of these By-Laws, the corporation may in its sole discretion solicit against, and include in the proxy statement its own statements or other information relating to, any Eligible Stockholder and/or Stockholder Nominee, including any information provided to the corporation with respect to the foregoing.

F. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the corporation may omit from its proxy materials any information not timely provided in accordance with these By-Laws or any information that is provided pursuant to this Section 12, including all or any portion of the statement in support of the Stockholder Nominee included in the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination, to the extent that: (1) such information directly or indirectly impugns the character, integrity or personal reputation of, or directly or indirectly makes charges concerning improper, illegal or immoral conduct or associations, without factual foundation, with respect to, any person; or (2) the inclusion of such information in the proxy materials would otherwise violate any applicable law, rule or regulation.

G. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12, the Corporation shall not be required to include in its proxy materials any Stockholder Nominee or information concerning such Stockholder Nominee, nor shall a vote be required to occur with respect to any such Stockholder Nominee at any such meeting (notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation), if: (1) the Stockholder Nominee or the Eligible Stockholder has engaged in or is engaged in, or has been or is a “participant” in another person’s, “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act (without reference to the exception in Section 14a-(l)(2)(iv)) (or any successor rules) in support of the election of any individual as a director at the annual meeting of stockholders other than a nominee of the Board and other than a nominee of such Eligible Stockholder as permitted by this Section 12; (2) if another person is engaging in a “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act (without reference to the exception in Section 14a-(l)(2)(iv)) (or any successor rules) in support of the election of any individual as a director at the annual meeting of stockholders other than a nominee of the Board and other than a nominee of such Eligible Stockholder as permitted by this Section 12; (3) the Stockholder Nominee’s nomination or election to the Board would cause the corporation to be in violation of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the listing standards or rules of any exchange upon which the corporation’s common stock is listed, or any applicable law, rule or regulation; (4) the Stockholder Nominee was nominated for election to the Board pursuant to this Section 12 at one of the corporation’s two preceding annual meetings of stockholders and either withdrew or became ineligible or unavailable or did not receive a number of votes cast in favor of his or her election at least equal to 25% of the shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at such meeting; (5) the Stockholder Nominee is or has been within the past three years, an officer or director of a competitor, as defined in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, as amended, or any other applicable competition law; (6) the Eligible Stockholder has failed to continue to satisfy the eligibility requirements described in Section 12(C), any of the representations and warranties made in the Notice of Proxy Access Nomination is not or ceases to be true and accurate in all material respects (or omits a material fact necessary to make the statement not misleading), the Stockholder Nominee becomes

 

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unwilling or unable to serve on the Board, or any violation or breach occurs of the obligations, agreements, representations or warranties of the Eligible Stockholder or the Stockholder Nominee under this Section 12; or (7) the Eligible Stockholder or, in the case of a nomination by a group, the designated lead group member, fails to appear at the annual meeting of stockholders to present any nomination submitted by such stockholder or group pursuant to this Section 12.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the conditions set forth in clause (1) are satisfied, then no Stockholder Nominees shall be included in the proxy materials and no Stockholder Nominee shall be eligible or qualified for director election. In addition, any Eligible Stockholder (or any member of a group constituting an Eligible Stockholder) whose Stockholder Nominee is elected as a director at an annual meeting of stockholders will not be eligible to nominate or participate in the nomination of a Stockholder Nominee for the following two annual meetings, other than the nomination of any such previously elected Stockholder Nominee.

H. The Board (and any other person or body authorized by the Board) shall have the power and authority to interpret this Section 12 and to make any and all determinations necessary or advisable to apply this Section 12 to any persons, facts or circumstances, including the power to determine (1) whether a person or group of persons qualifies as an Eligible Stockholder; (2) whether outstanding shares of the corporation’s capital stock are “owned” for purposes of meeting the ownership requirements of this Section 12; (3) whether any and all requirements of this Section 12 have been satisfied, including a Notice of Proxy Access Nomination; (4) whether a person satisfies the qualifications and requirements to be a Stockholder Nominee; and (5) whether inclusion of the Additional Information in the corporation’s proxy statement is consistent with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and listing standards. Any such interpretation or determination adopted in good faith by the Board (or any other person or body authorized by the Board) shall be conclusive and binding on all persons, including the corporation and all record or beneficial owners of stock of the corporation. This Section 12 shall be the exclusive means for stockholders to include nominees for election as a director of the corporation in the corporation’s proxy statement and on its form of proxy for an annual meeting of stockholders. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 12 shall not apply to a special meeting of stockholders, and the corporation shall not be required to include a director nominee of a stockholder or any other person in the corporation’s proxy statement or form of proxy for any special meeting of stockholders.

ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS NUMBERS;

METHOD OF ELECTION;

TERMS OF OFFICE AND QUALIFICATION

Section 1. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. The number of directors which shall constitute the entire Board shall not be less than eight nor more than sixteen and shall be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board.

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no person who shall have attained the age of 75 shall be eligible for election or reelection, as the case may be, as a director of the corporation.

In order for any director to become a nominee of the Board, such person shall submit an irrevocable resignation contingent on (i) that person not receiving a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, and (ii) acceptance of that resignation by the Board in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Board for such purpose. In the event a director fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, the Compensation/Nominating/Governance Committee of the Board or such other committee designated by the Board pursuant to Article III of these Bylaws shall make a recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept or reject the resignation of such director, or whether other action should be taken. The Board shall act on the resignation, taking into account the committee’s recommendation, and publicly disclose (by a press release and filing an appropriate disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission) its decision regarding the resignation and, if such resignation is rejected, the rationale behind the decision, within 90 days following certification of the election results. The committee in making its recommendation and the Board in making its decision may each consider any factors and other information that they consider appropriate and relevant.

If the Board accepts a director’s resignation pursuant to this Article II, Section 1, or if a nominee for director is not elected and the nominee is not an incumbent director, then, subject to the other provisions of this Article II, Section 1, the Board may fill the resulting vacancy or may decrease the size of the Board pursuant to these Bylaws. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein (and if no time be specified, at the time of its receipt by the Board) and unless otherwise specified therein, no acceptance of such resignation shall be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any vacancy occurring in the Board, for whatever reason, may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of the director whom he or she has replaced.

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Section 2. The Board may annually elect one of its members to be Chairman and, subject to the requirements of this Section 2, may fill any vacancy in the position of Chairman at such time and in such manner as the Board may determine. The Chairman of the Board appointed pursuant to this Article II shall not be an officer of, or employed in an executive or other capacity by, the corporation. The Chairman of the Board appointed pursuant to this Article II shall preside at meetings of the Board.

The responsibilities of the Chairman appointed pursuant to this Article II, if any, shall include: (a) organizing and presiding over executive sessions of the Board; (b) acting as a communication channel between the Board and the Chief Executive Officer (or, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the executive officer or officers authorized to act in such capacity); (c) in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, setting the Board’s agenda; (d) serving as a point of contact for stockholders of the corporation who wish to communicate with the independent

 

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directors of the corporation; (e) initiating and overseeing the Board’s annual self-assessment; and (f) such other responsibilities as may be assigned to the Chairman from time to time by the Board.

MEETINGS

Section 3. The Board may hold its meetings in such place or places, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as the Board by resolution from time to time may determine.

The Board may in its discretion provide for regular or stated meetings of the Board. Notice of regular or stated meetings need not be given. Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by direction of the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a majority of the directors.

Notice of any special meeting shall be given by the Secretary to each director either by mail or by facsimile, telephone or other electronic communication or transmission. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when deposited in the United States mails so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid, at least three days before such meeting. If by facsimile, telephone, or other electronic communication or transmission, such notice shall be transmitted at least twenty-four hours before such meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, at any meeting at which every director shall be present, even though without notice, any business may be transacted. No notice of any adjourned meeting need be given.

The Board shall meet immediately after election, following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, for the purpose of organizing, for the election of corporate officers as hereinafter specified, and for the transaction of any other business which may come before it. No notice of such meeting shall be necessary.

QUORUM

Section 4. Except as otherwise expressly required by these By-Laws or by applicable law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a majority of the directors then in office (but not less than one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board) shall be present at any meeting of the Board in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, and the vote of a majority of the directors present at any such meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the passage of any resolution or for an act to be the act of the Board. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn such meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given.

COMPENSATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 5. Each director (other than a director who is a salaried officer of the corporation or of any subsidiary of the corporation), in consideration of his serving as such, shall be entitled to receive from the corporation such amount per annum and such fees for attendance at meetings of the Board or of any committee of the Board (a “Committee”), or both, as the Board shall from time

 

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to time determine. The Board may likewise provide that the corporation shall reimburse each director or member of a Committee for any expenses incurred by him on account of his attendance at any such meeting. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

ARTICLE III

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

COMMITTEES

Section 1. The Board shall elect from the directors an Audit Committee and any other Committee which the Board may by resolution prescribe. Any such other Committee shall be comprised of such persons and shall possess such authority as shall be set forth in such resolution.

PROCEDURE

Section 2. (1) Each Committee shall fix its own rules of procedure and shall meet where and as provided by such rules. Unless otherwise stated in these By-Laws, a majority of a Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(2) In the absence or disqualification of a member of any Committee, the members of such Committee present at any meeting, and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

REPORTS TO THE BOARD

Section 3. All completed actions by the Audit Committee shall be reported to the Board at the next succeeding Board meeting.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Section 4. The Board shall elect from among its members an Audit Committee consisting of at least three members. The Board shall appoint a chairman of said Committee who shall be one of its members. The Audit Committee shall have such authority and duties as the Board by resolution shall prescribe. In no event shall a director who is also an officer or employee of the corporation or any of its subsidiary companies serve as a member of such Committee. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the right to attend (but not vote at) each meeting of such Committee.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. The corporate officers of the corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary and a Treasurer and such other officers as the Board may from time to time designate, including but not limited to the following: a Chairman who shall be chosen from the Board (unless appointed pursuant to Article II above); one or more Vice Chairmen who shall be

 

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chosen from the Board; a President; one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and Assistant Vice Presidents; a General Counsel; and one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and/or a Controller. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the same person may hold two or more offices and more than one person may hold the same office (including, but not limited to, co-Chief Executive Officers, co-Chairmen and/or co-Presidents). If the same office is concurrently held by more than one person, the persons holding such office shall jointly and severally have the authority, responsibilities and duties prescribed in these By-Laws for such office, as such may be further defined and allocated by the Board. All officers chosen by the Board shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article IV and direction of the Board.

The Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary, the Treasurer and any other officers of the corporation shall be elected by the Board. Each such officer shall hold office until his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the Board or by such other officer delegated the authority to remove such officer by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the corporation.

A vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as provided in these By-Laws for election or appointment to such office.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Section 2. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge and management of the affairs, property and business of the corporation, subject to direction of the Board and the provisions of these By-Laws. The Chief Executive Officer or in his absence such other individual as the Board may select, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders.

The Chief Executive Officer shall perform all duties assigned to him in these By-Laws and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF OTHER OFFICERS

Section 3. The Chairman appointed pursuant to this Article IV, if any, shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board. He shall also preside at meetings of the Board and in his absence the Board shall appoint one of their number to preside.

Section 4. Each Vice Chairman, if any, shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 5. The President, if any, shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

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Section 7. Each Senior Vice President shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 8. Each Vice President and Assistant Vice President shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or any Senior Vice President.

Section 9. The General Counsel shall have general supervision and control of all of the corporation’s legal business. He shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 10. The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary shall record the proceedings of all meetings of the Board and the stockholders, in books kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall be the custodian of the corporate seal, and he or an Assistant Secretary shall affix the same to and countersign papers requiring such acts; and he and the Assistant Secretaries shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 11. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers shall have care and custody of all funds of the corporation and disburse and administer the same under the direction of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer and shall perform such other duties as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer shall assign to them.

Section 12. The Controller shall maintain adequate records of all assets, liabilities and transactions of the corporation and see that audits thereof are currently and regularly made, and he shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

SALARIES AND APPOINTMENTS

Section 13. The salaries of corporate officers shall be fixed by the Board, except that the fixing of salaries below certain levels, determinable from time to time by the Board, may in the discretion of the Board be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

Section 14. (1) The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (an “Indemnitee”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including appeals (a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or, while a director or officer of the corporation is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3) of this Section 14, the corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnitee in connection with a

 

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proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnitee only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnitee was authorized by the Board.

(2) The corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Indemnitee to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 14 or otherwise.

(3) If a claim for indemnification under this Section 14 (following the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding) or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Section 14 is not paid in full within thirty days after a written claim therefor by the Indemnitee has been received by the corporation, the Indemnitee may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

(4) The rights conferred on any Indemnitee by this Section 14 shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

(5) The corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Indemnitee who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by an amount such Indemnitee may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust enterprise or nonprofit enterprise.

(6) Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Indemnitee arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of these By-Laws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.

(7) This Section 14 shall not limit the right of the corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Indemnitees when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL STOCK

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

Section 1. Form. The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided, however, that the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the corporation’s stock shall be uncertificated shares. Certificates of stock

 

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in the corporation, if any, shall be signed by or in the name of the corporation by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Any or all signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, the certificate may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such officer, transfer agent or registrar were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of its issue.

TRANSFER OF SHARES

Section 2. Transfers of shares, where shares of stock are represented by certificates, shall be made only upon the books of the corporation by the holder, in person, or by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the corporation, and on the surrender of the certificate or certificates of such shares, properly assigned, and where shares of stock are uncertificated, such shares may be transferred in accordance with applicable law. The corporation may, if and whenever the Board shall so determine, maintain one or more offices or agencies, each in charge of an agent designated by the Board, where the shares of the capital stock of the corporation shall be transferred and/or registered. Subject to applicable law, the Board may also make such additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the corporation.

LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES

Section 3. The corporation may issue a new certificate or uncertificated shares of capital stock of the corporation in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the corporation, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the corporation may, but shall not be obligated to, require the owner of the alleged lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representatives, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares, as the officers of the corporation may, in their discretion, require.

FIXING OF RECORD DATE

Section 4. A. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a

 

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meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

B. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall not be more than sixty days prior to such action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

ARTICLE VI

CONSENTS TO CORPORATE ACTION

RECORD DATE

Section 1. The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be as fixed by the Board or as otherwise established under this Section. Any person seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent without a meeting shall by written notice addressed to the Secretary and delivered to the corporation, request that a record date be fixed for such purpose. The Board may fix a record date for such purpose which shall be no more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution is adopted. If the Board fails within 10 days after the corporation receives such notice to fix a record date for such purpose, the record date shall be the date after the expiration of such ten day time period on or by which the first written consent is or shall have been delivered to the corporation in the manner described in Section 2 below unless prior action by the Board is required under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in which event the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

PROCEDURES

Section 2. Every written consent purporting to take or authorizing the taking of corporate action and/or related revocations (each such written consent and related revocation is referred to in this Article VI as a “Consent”) shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the Consent, and no Consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the earliest dated Consent delivered in the manner required by this Section 2, Consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take such action are delivered to the corporation.

 

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Consents shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery to the corporation’s registered office shall be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

In the event of the delivery to the corporation of a Consent, the Secretary of the corporation shall provide for the safe-keeping of such Consent and shall promptly conduct such ministerial review of the sufficiency of the Consents and of the validity of the action to be taken by stockholder consent as he deems necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, whether the holders of a number of shares having the requisite voting power to authorize or take the action specified in the Consent have given consent; provided, however, that if the corporate action to which the Consent relates is the removal or replacement of one or more members of the Board, the Secretary of the corporation shall promptly designate one or more persons, who shall not be members of the Board, to serve as Inspectors with respect to such Consent and such Inspectors shall discharge the functions of the Secretary of the corporation under this Section 2. If after such investigation the Secretary or the Inspectors (as the case may be) shall determine that the Consent is valid and that the action therein specified has been validly authorized, that fact shall forthwith be certified on the records of the corporation kept for the purpose of recording the proceedings of meetings of stockholders, and the Consent shall be filed in such records, at which time the Consent shall become effective as stockholder action. In conducting the investigation required by this Section 2, the Secretary or the Inspectors (as the case may be) may, at the expense of the corporation, retain special legal counsel and any other necessary or appropriate professional advisors, and such other personnel as they may deem necessary or appropriate to assist them, and shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the opinion of such counsel or advisors.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

DIVIDENDS AND RESERVES

Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation may be declared as permitted by law by the Board at any regular or special meeting. Before payment of any dividend or making any distribution of profits, there may be set aside out of the surplus or net profits of the corporation such sum or sums as the Board, from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for such other purposes as the Board shall think conducive to the interests of the corporation, and any reserve so established may be abolished and restored to the surplus account by like action of the Board.

SEAL

Section 2. The seal of the corporation shall bear the corporate name of the corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”.

WAIVER

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thereof in writing signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, the Board or any Committee of the Board, as the case may be, need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting.

FISCAL YEAR

Section 4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin with January first and end with December thirty-first.

CONTRACTS

Section 5. Except as otherwise required by law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any contracts or other instruments may be executed and delivered in the name and on the behalf of the corporation by such officer or officers of the corporation as the Board may from time to time direct. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may determine. The Chief Executive Officer or any of the Chairman or the President and any Vice President may execute bonds, contracts, deeds, leases and other instruments to be made or executed for or on behalf of the corporation. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any of the Chairman or the President or any Vice President of the corporation may delegate contractual powers to others under his jurisdiction, it being understood, however, that any such delegation of power shall not relieve such officer of responsibility with respect to the exercise of such delegated power.

PROXIES

Section 6. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or any of the Chairman or the President and any Vice President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the corporation, in the name and on behalf of the corporation, to cast the votes which the corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation or other entity, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation or other entity, or to consent in writing, in the name of the corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation or other entity, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in the premises. Any of the rights set forth in this Section 6 which may be delegated to an attorney or agent may also be exercised directly by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman, the President or any Vice President.

 

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AMENDMENTS

Section 7. The Board from time to time shall have the power to make, alter, amend or repeal any and all of these By-Laws, but any By-Laws so made, altered or repealed by the Board may be amended, altered or repealed by the stockholders.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

Shareholders Agreement

by and among

Tenneco Inc.,

American Entertainment Properties Corp.,

Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P.

and

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

Dated as of October 1, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

Article I Definitions

     1  

Section 1.01

  

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02

  

Interpretation

     7  

Article II Registration Rights

     8  

Section 2.01

  

Shelf and Demand Registration

     8  

Section 2.02

  

Piggyback Registrations

     11  

Section 2.03

  

Registration Procedures

     13  

Section 2.04

  

Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers

     19  

Section 2.05

  

Registration Expenses Paid by the Company

     20  

Section 2.06

  

Indemnification

     20  

Section 2.07

  

Reporting Requirements; Rule 144

     23  

Section 2.08

  

Registration Rights Covenant

     24  

Article III Additional Covenants

     24  

Section 3.01

  

Voting of the Company Common Stock

     24  

Section 3.02

  

Standstill

     24  

Section 3.03

  

Transfer Restrictions

     27  

Section 3.04

  

Board Representation

     29  

Section 3.05

  

Waiver of Corporate Opportunity.

     30  

Section 3.06

  

Preemptive Rights

     31  

Section 3.07

  

Actions Concerning Transfers of Common Stock.

     32  

Article IV Miscellaneous

     33  

Section 4.01

  

Term

     33  

Section 4.02

  

Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power

     33  

Section 4.03

  

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     34  

Section 4.04

  

Amendment

     35  

Section 4.05

  

Successors, Assigns and Transferees

     35  

Section 4.06

  

Further Assurances

     35  

Section 4.07

  

Performance

     35  

Section 4.08

  

Specific Performance

     36  

Section 4.09

  

Notices

     36  

Section 4.10

  

Severability

     37  

Section 4.11

  

No Reliance on Other Party

     37  

Section 4.12

  

Registrations, Exchanges, etc

     38  

Section 4.13

  

Mutual Drafting

     38  

 

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SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

This Shareholders Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of October 1, 2018, by and among Tenneco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), American Entertainment Properties Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ AEP ”), Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ IEH ”), and Icahn Enterprises L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ IEP ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Section  1.01 .

RECITALS

A. Pursuant to that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), by and among the Company, Federal-Mogul LLC (“ Federal-Mogul ”), AEP and IEP, the Company acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of Federal-Mogul (the “ Acquisition ”).

B. In connection with the consummation of the Acquisition and pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of (i) 5,651,177 shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined below), which are held by IEH, and (ii) 23,793,669 shares of Class B Common Stock (as defined below) (together with the Class A Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”), of which 20,718,006 shares are held by IEH and 3,075,663 shares are held by AEP.

C. As an inducement to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, AEP, IEH, IEP and the Company hereby agree that this Agreement will govern certain rights of AEP, IEH, IEP and the Company related to the Common Stock.

AGREEMENTS

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section  1.01 Definitions .

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Acceptable Replacement Designee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.04(a) .

Affiliate ” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. As used in this definition, the term “ control ” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect


to any specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, with respect to any Person in which IEP does not (i) beneficially own, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (x) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (y) the total combined equity interests or (z) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise have the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body, IEP shall only be deemed to control such Person to the extent that, with respect to any particular matter, IEP or its other Affiliates, or IEP’s or such Affiliate’s employees, in their capacities as a shareholder, director, manager or general partner (or similar position) of such Person have voted or consented to take action, or encouraged others to vote or consent to take action (or take action if no vote or consent is required) with respect to such matter.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Ancillary Filings ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.03(a)(i) .

Blackout Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(e).

Blackout Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(e) .

Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.

By-law Director Nomination ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.02(a) .

Class  A Common Stock ” means Class A Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, of the Company.

Class  B Common Stock ” means Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, of the Company.

Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(c) .

Disadvantageous Condition ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(e) .

Equity Security ” means (a) any Class A Common Stock or other Voting Stock, (b) any securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock or other Voting Stock or (c) any options, rights or warrants (or any similar securities) issued by the Company to acquire Class A Common Stock or other Voting Stock.

 

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Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Exchange Offer ” means an exchange offer of Registrable Securities for outstanding securities of a Holder.

Exchanges ” means one or more Public Exchanges or Private Exchanges.

Excluded Issuance ” means (i) the issuance or grant of Equity Securities (including upon exercise of options) to directors, officers, employees, consultants or other agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or other equity-based employee benefits plan of the Company, which in each case has been approved by the Board or any duly authorized committee thereof in its good faith reasonable judgment, or as otherwise approved by the Board or any duly authorized committee thereof in its good faith reasonable judgment, in connection with their employment or performance of services, (ii) the issuance of any 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 securities pursuant to the conversion, redemption or exchange of Class B Common Stock issued to AEP or IEH, (iv) the issuance of any Equity Securities in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar distribution or recapitalization so long as all holders of the same class or series are treated equally with all other holders of such class or series, and (v) the issuance of any shares of a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.

Exempted Person ” means the IEP Group Designee, the members of the IEP Group and each of their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, managing directors, operating partners and/or employees, as applicable.

Extraordinary Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.02(a) .

Governmental Authority ” means any government, any agency, bureau, board, commission, court, department, official, political subdivision, tribunal or other instrumentality of any government, whether foreign, federal, state or local, any self-regulatory organization (including any securities exchange) or any arbitrational tribunal.

Holder ” means AEP, IEH and any Permitted Transferee of AEP and IEH or a prior Permitted Transferee (provided that such Permitted Transferee shall have first executed a joinder to this Agreement in accordance with Section  3.03(b)) , in each case so long as such Person holds any Registrable Securities.

IEP Entities ” means, collectively, AEP, IEH, IEP and their respective Affiliates.

IEP Group ” means, collectively, AEP, IEH, IEP, any Permitted Transferee (other than a Permitted Transferee pursuant to Section  3.03(b)(iii) or Section  3.03(b)(iv) ) and their respective Affiliates, in each case to the extent owning Common Stock.

 

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IEP Group Designee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.04(a) .

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.06(c) .

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.06(c) .

Initiating Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(c) .

Lock-Up Period ” means, unless the Company in its sole discretion provides its prior written consent to a shorter period of time, the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on February 28, 2019.

Loss ” and “ Losses ” have the meaning set forth in Section  2.06(a) .

Offering Confidential Information ” means, with respect to a Piggyback Registration, (i) the Company’s plan to file the relevant Registration Statement and engage in the offering so registered, (ii) any information regarding the offering being registered (including the potential timing, price, number of shares, underwriters or other counterparties, selling stockholders or plan of distribution) and (iii) any other information (including information contained in draft supplements or amendments to offering materials) provided to any Holders by the Company (or by third parties) in connection with a Piggyback Registration; provided, that Offering Confidential Information shall not include information that (x) was or becomes generally available to the public (including as a result of the filing of the relevant Registration Statement) other than as a result of a disclosure by any Holder, (y) was or becomes available to any Holder from a source not bound by any confidentiality agreement with the Company or (z) was otherwise in such Holder’s possession prior to it being furnished to such Holder by the Company or on the Company’s behalf.

Other Holders ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(g) .

Passive Institutional Investor ” means any Person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) who, with respect to an investment in shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, is eligible to file a short-form statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 13d-1 under the Exchange Act.

Permitted Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.03(b) .

Permitted Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.03(b) .

Person ” means an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.02(a) .

Pro Rata Portion ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.06(a)(ii) .

Proposed Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.06(b) (i) .

 

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Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Registrable Securities ” means the Class A Common Stock or other securities issued with respect to, in exchange for, or in replacement of such Class A Common Stock, including the Class A Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Class B Common Stock in accordance its terms; provided that the term “Registrable Securities” excludes any security (i) the offering and Sale of which has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and which has been Sold in accordance with a Registration Statement, (ii) that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction or transactions exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a)(1) thereof (including transactions pursuant to Rule 144) such that the further Sale of such securities by the transferee or assignee is not restricted under the Securities Act or (iii) that has been Sold by a Holder in a transaction in which such Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not, or cannot be, assigned.

Registration ” means a registration with the SEC of the offer and Sale to the public of any Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement. The terms “ Register ” and “ Registering ” shall have correlative meanings.

Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including all (i) registration, qualification and filing fees, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications within the United States of any Registrable Securities being registered), (iii) printing expenses, messenger, telephone, mailing and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and customary fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses of any comfort letters or costs associated with the delivery by the Company’s independent certified public accountants of comfort letters customarily requested by underwriters), (v) fees and expenses of listing any Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority registration and filing fees, (vi) expenses incurred in connection with making road show presentations and holding meetings with potential investors, including all reasonable travel, meals and lodging expenses incurred in accordance with the Company’s travel policies and (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of one (1) counsel for the Holders of Registrable Securities selected by a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration or offering; but excluding any underwriting discounts, fees or commissions and any stock transfer taxes attributable to the offer and Sale of any Registrable Securities.

Registration Rights ” means the rights of the Holders to cause the Company to Register Registrable Securities pursuant to Article II .

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or as the context permits to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such

 

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registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference into such registration statement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged and agreed that such Registration Statement may be on any form that shall be applicable, including Form S-1, Form S-3 or Form S-4 and may be a Shelf Registration Statement.

Replacement Designee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.04(a) .

Representatives ” means any Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives or advisers.

Restricted Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.03(a) .

S-3ASR ” means an automatically effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form).

Sale ” means the direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment or other disposition of a security. The terms “ Sell ” and “ Sold ” shall have correlative meanings.

Sale Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.02(c) .

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Selling Holders ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(a) .

Shelf Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(a) .

Shelf Registration Statement ” means a Registration Statement of the Company for an offering of Registrable Securities to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or similar provisions then in effect).

Shelf Take-Down ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.01(b) .

Spin-Off ” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Spin-Off Cutoff Date ” means the earlier of (i) 18 months from the date hereof and (ii) the date on which the Company publicly announces that it has abandoned its plans to pursue the Spin-Off.

Spin-Off Date ” shall mean the date (if any) on which the Spin-Off is consummated.

Standstill Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.02(a) .

Standstill Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.02(a) .

 

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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (i) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (x) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (y) the total combined equity interests or (z) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership, or (ii) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body.

Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.02(b) .

Transaction Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.02(a) .

Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.03(a) .

Underwritten Offering ” means a Registration in which Registrable Securities are Sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.

Voting Stock ” means any securities of the Company having the right to vote generally in any election of directors.

Section  1.02 Interpretation .

In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) words used in the singular include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular;

(b) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement;

(c) any reference to any gender includes the other gender and the neuter;

(d) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(e) the words “shall” and “will” are used interchangeably and have the same meaning;

(f) the word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”;

(g) any reference to any Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule means such Article or Section of, or such Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section or definition to any clause means such clause of such Section or definition;

(h) the words “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other provision of this Agreement;

 

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(i) any reference to any agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and by this Agreement;

(j) any reference to any law (including statutes and ordinances) means such law (including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect at the time of determining compliance or applicability;

(k) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding” and “through” means “through and including”;

(l) the table of contents and titles to Articles and headings of Sections contained in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;

(m) any portion of this Agreement obligating a party to take any action or refrain from taking any action, as the case may be, shall mean that such party shall also be obligated to cause its relevant Subsidiaries to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as the case may be;

(n) the language of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language the parties hereto have chosen to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party; and

(o) except as otherwise indicated, all periods of time referred to herein shall include all Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided , however that if the date to perform the act or give any notice with respect to this Agreement shall fall on a day other than a Business Day, such act or notice may be performed or given timely if performed or given on the next succeeding Business Day.

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section  2.01 Shelf and Demand Registration .

(a) Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has, prior to the date hereof, filed with the SEC either (i) a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale of Registrable Securities by the IEP Group at any time in accordance with the methods of distribution set forth in the Plan of Distribution section of such Shelf Registration Statement (the “ Shelf Registration ”) or (ii) another registration statement providing for the same offer and resale of Registrable Securities by the IEP Group, and, assuming the Company filed an S-3ASR, the Company hereby represents and warrants that, subject to the Holder’s compliance with applicable securities laws and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Registrable Securities held by the IEP Group on the date hereof are legally available for immediate resale pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. For so long as the Company is eligible to use Form S-3 (or successor form),

 

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subject to Section  2.01(e) , the Company shall maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement for the maximum period permitted by SEC rules until all of the Registrable Securities have been sold, and shall replace the Shelf Registration Statement at or before expiration, if applicable, with a successor effective Shelf Registration Statement to the extent any Registrable Securities remain outstanding (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf Period ”).

(b) At any time and from time to time during the Shelf Period, one or more Holders (the “ Selling Holders ”) may, by written notice to the Company, request an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Holders (a “ Shelf Take-Down ”); provided , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any subsequent Shelf Take-Down during the sixty (60) day period following the pricing date of a completed Shelf Take-Down; provided , further , however , that if the Holders are subject to a lock-up restriction pursuant to lock-up agreements entered into in connection with such completed Shelf Take-Down, then the period of such lock-up restriction, whether longer or shorter, shall apply in lieu of the 60-day period. In the event that the Holders request that a Shelf Take-Down be effected by means of an Underwritten Offering, the provisions of Section  2.01(f) and Section  2.01(g) shall apply.

(c) If at any time the Company is ineligible to file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with Section  2.01(a) , a Holder of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities (the “ Initiating Holder ”) shall have the right to request that the Company file a Registration Statement, on behalf of itself, with the SEC on the appropriate registration form for all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Initiating Holder, by delivering a written request thereof to the Company specifying the number of shares of Registrable Securities such Initiating Holder wishes to register (a “ Demand Registration ”). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file the Registration Statement as expeditiously as possible but in any event within 30 days of such request, and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective in respect of each Demand Registration in accordance with the intended method of distribution set forth in the written request delivered by the Initiating Holder. The Company shall include in such Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company receives, within the 10 days immediately following the receipt by a Holder of such notice from the Company, a request for inclusion in the Registration from the Holder(s) thereof. Each such request from a Holder of Registrable Securities for inclusion in the Registration shall also specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be Registered. The Initiating Holder may request that the Registration Statement be on any appropriate form, including Form S-4 in the case of an Exchange Offer or a Shelf Registration Statement, and the Company shall effect the Registration on the form so requested.

(d) The Holder(s) collectively may not make more than two Demand Registration requests in any 365-day period.

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supplement thereto (or, if no Registration Statement has yet been filed, filing such a Registration Statement) would (i) materially impede, delay or interfere with any financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or other significant transaction, or any negotiations, discussions or pending proposals with respect thereto, involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective assets, or (ii) require the disclosure of material nonpublic information, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Company (including during any regular quarterly blackout period) (each of clauses (i) and (ii), a “ Disadvantageous Condition ”), the Company may, for the shortest period reasonably practicable, and in any event for not more than 45 calendar days (a “ Blackout Period ”), notify the Holders whose offers and Sales of Registrable Securities are covered (or to be covered) by such Registration Statement (a “ Blackout Notice ”) that such Registration Statement is unavailable for use (or will not be filed as requested); provided that the Company’s regular quarterly blackout period shall not count toward the number of days available for any Blackout Period hereunder. Upon the receipt of any such Blackout Notice, the Holders shall forthwith discontinue use of the Prospectus contained in any effective Registration Statement; provided , that, if at the time of receipt of such Blackout Notice any Holder shall have Sold its Registrable Securities (or have signed a firm commitment underwriting agreement with respect to the purchase of such shares) and the Disadvantageous Condition is not of a nature that would require a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, then the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such action as to eliminate any restriction imposed by federal securities laws on the timely delivery of such Registrable Securities. When any Disadvantageous Condition as to which a Blackout Notice has been previously delivered shall cease to exist, the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the Holders and take such actions in respect of such Registration Statement as are otherwise required by this Agreement. The effectiveness period for any Demand Registration for which the Company has given notice of a Blackout Period shall be increased by the length of time of such Blackout Period. The Company shall not impose, in any 365-day period, Blackout Periods lasting, in the aggregate, in excess of 90 calendar days. If the Company declares a Blackout Period with respect to a Demand Registration for a Registration Statement that has not yet been declared effective, (i) the Holders may by notice to the Company withdraw the related Demand Registration request without such Demand Registration request counting against the number of Demand Registration requests permitted to be made under Section  2.01(d) and (ii) the Holders shall not be responsible for any of the Company’s related Registration Expenses.

(f) If the Selling Holders or Initiating Holder so indicate at the time of their or its request for a Shelf Take-Down or a Demand Registration pursuant to Section  2.01(b) or Section  2.01(c) , as applicable, such offering of Registrable Securities shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer. In the event that the Selling Holders or Initiating Holder intend to Sell the Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, the right of any Holder to include Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering or the Exchange Offer to the extent provided herein. The Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities being included in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer shall select the underwriter(s) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or the dealer manager(s) in the case of an Exchange Offer, provided that such

 

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underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) are reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company shall be entitled to designate counsel for such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) (subject to their approval), provided that such designated underwriters’ counsel shall be a firm of national reputation representing underwriters or dealer managers in capital markets transactions.

(g) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to this Section  2.01 inform(s) in writing the Holders participating in such Registration that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Registration exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration shall be reduced to the maximum number recommended by the managing underwriter or underwriters and allocated pro rata among the Holders, including the Selling Holders or the Initiating Holder, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities each Holder has requested to be included in such Registration; provided, that the Initiating Holder may notify the Company in writing that the Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement. In the event the Initiating Holder notifies the Company that such Registration Statement shall be abandoned or withdrawn, such Holder shall not be deemed to have requested a Demand Registration pursuant to Section  2.01(c) , and the Company shall not be deemed to have effected a Demand Registration pursuant to Section  2.01(c) . If the amount of Registrable Securities to be underwritten has not been limited in accordance with the first sentence of this Section  2.01(g) , the Company and the holders of Common Stock or, if the Registrable Securities include securities other than Common Stock, the holders of securities of the same class of those securities included in the Registrable Securities, in each case, other than the Holder (“ Other Holders ”), may include such securities for their own account or for the account of Other Holders in such Registration if the underwriter(s) so agree and to the extent that, in the opinion of such underwriter(s), the inclusion of such additional amount will not adversely affect the offering of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration.

Section  2.02 Piggyback Registrations .

(a) If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement (other than a Shelf Registration) or a Prospectus supplement filed pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to any offering of such securities for its own account and/or for the account of any Other Holders (other than (i) a Registration under Section  2.01 , (ii) a Registration pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act, (iii) any form that does not include substantially the same information, other than information relating to the selling holders or their plan of distribution, as would be required to be included in a Registration Statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, (iv) in connection with any dividend reinvestment or similar plan, (v) for the sole purpose of offering securities to another entity or its security holders in connection with the acquisition of assets or securities of such entity or any similar transaction or (vi) a Registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt

 

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securities that are also being registered) (a “ Public Sale ”), then, as soon as practicable, but in any event not less than 15 days prior to the proposed date of filing such Registration Statement, the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each Holder, and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section  2.02(b) and Section  2.02(c) , the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to include in a Registration Statement with respect to a Public Sale all Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within five Business Days after the receipt of any such notice; provided , however , that if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of the Public Sale, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each such Holder and, thereupon, (x) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration, without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holder to request that such Registration be effected as a Demand Registration under Section  2.01 and (y) in the case of a determination to delay Registration, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in Registering such other shares of Common Stock in the Public Sale. No Registration effected under this Section  2.02 shall relieve the Company of its obligation to effect any Demand Registration under Section  2.01 . For purposes of clarification, the Company’s filing of a Shelf Registration Statement shall not be deemed to be a Public Sale; provided , however , that any prospectus supplement filed pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to an offering of the Company’s Common Stock for its own account and/or for the account of any other Persons will be a Public Sale unless such offering qualifies for an exemption from the Public Sale definition in this Section  2.02(a) .

(b) In the case of any Underwritten Offering, each Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Holder’s request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section  2.02(a) at any time prior to the execution of an underwriting agreement with respect thereto by giving written notice to the Company of such Holder’s request to withdraw and, subject to the preceding clause, each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effective date thereof.

(c) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of a class of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and each Holder in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities of such class that such Holder and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be Sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, all securities of the Company and any other Persons (other than the Company’s executive officers and directors) for whom the Company is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, proposes to Sell, (ii) second, the number, if any, of Registrable Securities of such class that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be Sold without

 

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having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on the relative number of Registrable Securities of such class requested by such Holder to be included in such Sale, (iii) third, the number of securities of executive officers and directors of the Company for whom the Company is effecting the Registration, as the case may be, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the executive officers and directors and (iv) fourth, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration, allocated among the holders of such securities in such proportion as the Company and those holders may agree.

(d) After a Holder has been notified of its opportunity to include Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration, such Holder (i) shall treat the Offering Confidential Information as confidential information, (ii) shall not use any Offering Confidential Information for any purpose other than to evaluate whether to include its Registrable Securities (or other shares of Common Stock) in such Piggyback Registration and (iii) shall not disclose any Offering Confidential Information to any Person other than such of its agents, employees, advisors and counsel as have a need to know such Offering Confidential Information, and to cause such agents, employees, advisors and counsel to comply with the requirements of this Section  2.02(d) ; provided , that any such Holder may disclose Offering Confidential Information if such disclosure is required by legal process, but such Holder shall reasonably cooperate with the Company to limit the extent of such disclosure through protective order or otherwise, and to seek confidential treatment of the Offering Confidential Information.

Section  2.03 Registration Procedures .

(a) In connection with the Company’s Registration obligations under Section  2.01 and Section  2.02 , the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the offer and Sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to:

(i) prepare and file the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements and, in the case of an Exchange Offer, any document required under Rule 425 or Rule 165 with respect to such Exchange Offer (collectively, the “ Ancillary Filings ”) required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and before filing with the SEC a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (A) furnish to the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and to the Holders, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review and comment of such underwriters or dealer managers and such Holders and their respective counsel, and provide such underwriters or dealers managers, if any, and such Holders and their respective counsel reasonable time to review and comment thereon and (B) not file with the SEC any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto or any Ancillary Filing to which the Holders or the underwriters or dealer managers, if any, shall reasonably object;

 

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(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus and any Ancillary Filing as may be reasonably requested by the participating Holders;

(iii) promptly notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriters or dealer managers, if any, and, if requested, confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus has been filed, or any Ancillary Filing has been filed, (B) of any comments (written or oral) by the SEC or any request (written or oral) by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, such Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or for any additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing, or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties (written or oral) in any applicable underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects and (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or Sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

(iv) (A) promptly notify each participating Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, when the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) or any Ancillary Filing contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Ancillary Filing in order to comply with the Securities Act, and (B) in either case, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Ancillary Filing that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance;

(v) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent or obtain the withdrawal of any stop order or other order suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;

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manager(s), if any, and the Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities and (B) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

(vii) furnish to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, but excluding all documents and exhibits (i) incorporated therein by reference or (ii) that are available via the SEC’s EDGAR system;

(viii) deliver to each participating Holder and each underwriter or dealer manager, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request (it being understood that the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each participating Holder and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, in connection with the offering and Sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as such participating Holder or underwriter or dealer manager may reasonably request in order to facilitate the Sale of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter or dealer manager;

(ix) on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective or becomes effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with each participating Holder, the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of, such Registrable Securities for offer and Sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any participating Holder or managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request, and in any foreign jurisdiction mutually agreeable to the Company and the participating Holders, and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration Statement remains in effect and so as to permit the continuance of offers and Sales and dealings in such jurisdictions for so long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or conform its capitalization or the composition of its assets at the time to the securities or blue sky laws of any such jurisdiction;

 

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(x) in connection with any Sale of Registrable Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Registrable Securities, cooperate with each participating Holder and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to (A) facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be Sold and not bearing any restrictive Securities Act legends and (B) register such Registrable Securities in such denominations and such names as such participating Holder or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, may request at least two Business Days prior to such Sale of Registrable Securities; provided that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;

(xi) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and each securities exchange, if any, on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Company’s securities are then quoted, and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter or dealer manager (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of each such exchange, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, to consummate the Sale of such Registrable Securities;

(xii) not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; provided, that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System;

(xiii) obtain for delivery to and addressed to each participating Holder and to the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, opinions from the general counsel or deputy general counsel for the Company, in each case dated the effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement or, in the event of an Exchange Offer, the date of the closing under the dealer manager agreement or similar agreement or otherwise, and in each such case in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, as applicable;

(xiv) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, obtain for delivery to and addressed to the Company and the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and, to the extent requested, each participating Holder, a cold comfort letter from the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm in customary form and content for the type of Underwritten Offering or

 

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Exchange Offer, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement or, if none, the date of commencement of the Exchange Offer, and brought down to the closing, whether under the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if applicable, or otherwise;

(xv) in the case of an Exchange Offer that does not involve a dealer manager, provide to each participating Holder such customary written representations and warranties or other covenants or agreements as may be requested by any participating Holder comparable to those that would be included in an underwriting or dealer manager agreement;

(xvi) provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

(xvii) cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Company’s securities are then quoted;

(xviii) provide (A) each Holder participating in the Registration, (B) the underwriters (which term, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include any Person deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act), if any, of the Registrable Securities to be registered, (C) the Sale or placement agent therefor, if any, (D) the dealer manager therefor, if any, (E) counsel for such Holder, underwriters, agent, or dealer manager and (F) any attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained by such Holder or any such underwriter or dealer manager, as selected by such Holder, in each case, the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein or filed with the SEC, and each amendment or supplement thereto; and for a reasonable period prior to the filing of such Registration Statement, upon execution of a customary confidentiality agreement, make available for inspection upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, by the parties referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate and other documents and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are available to the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available at reasonable times and for reasonable periods to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information available to the Company reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence or other responsibility, subject to the foregoing; provided , that in no event shall the Company be required to make available any information which the Board determines in good faith to be competitively sensitive or confidential.

 

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The recipients of such information shall coordinate with one another so that the inspection permitted hereunder will not unnecessarily interfere with the Company’s conduct of business. Each Holder agrees that information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed confidential and shall not be used by it as the basis for any market transactions in the securities of the Company or its Affiliates unless and until such information is made generally available to the public by the Company or such Affiliate or for any reason not related to the Registration of Registrable Securities;

(xix) in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer, cause the senior executive officers of the Company to participate at reasonable times and for reasonable periods in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), if any, and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto, except to the extent that such participation materially interferes with the management of the Company’s business;

(xx) comply with all requirements of the Securities Act, Exchange Act and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, as well as all applicable stock exchange rules; and

(xxi) take all other customary steps reasonably necessary or advisable to effect the Registration and distribution of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.

(b) As a condition precedent to any Registration hereunder, the Company may require each Holder as to which any Registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder, its ownership of Registrable Securities and other matters as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Each such Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) Each Holder shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify the Company, at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered) under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event, of which such Holder has knowledge, relating to such Holder or its Sale of Registrable Securities thereunder requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

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Section  2.03(a)(iv) such Holder will forthwith discontinue the Sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section  2.03(a)(iv) , or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company, at the Company’s expense, all copies of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice through the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section  2.03(a)(iv) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

Section  2.04 Underwritten Offerings or Exchange Offers .

(a) If requested by the managing underwriter(s) for any Underwritten Offering or dealer manager(s) for any Exchange Offer that is requested by Holders pursuant to a Demand Registration under Section  2.01 , the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, as applicable, with such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the Company and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s). Such agreement shall contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type. Each Holder with Registrable Securities to be included in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer by such underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s) shall enter into such underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement at the request of the Company, which agreement shall contain such reasonable representations and warranties by the Holder and such other reasonable terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type.

(b) In the event of a Public Sale involving an offering of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company in an Underwritten Offering (whether in a Demand Registration or a Piggyback Registration, whether or not the Holders participate therein), the Holders hereby agree, and, in the event of a Public Sale of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company in an Underwritten Offering or an Exchange Offer, the Company shall agree, and it shall cause its executive officers and directors to agree, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such Underwritten Offering or by the Holder or the dealer manager or dealer managers, in an Exchange Offer, not to effect any Sale or distribution (including any offer to Sell, contract to Sell, short Sale or any option to purchase) of any securities (except, in each case, as part of the applicable Registration, if permitted hereunder) that are of the same type as those being Registered in connection with such public offering and Sale, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period beginning five days before, and ending 45 days (or such lesser period as may be permitted by the Company or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, or such managing underwriter or underwriters) after, the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration (or, if later, the date of the Prospectus), to the extent timely notified in writing by such selling Person or the

 

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managing underwriter or underwriters or dealer manager or dealer managers. The participating Holders and the Company, as applicable, also agree to execute an agreement evidencing the restrictions in this Section  2.04(b) in customary form, which form is reasonably satisfactory to the Company or the participating Holder(s), as applicable, and the underwriter(s) or dealer manager(s), as applicable; provided that such restrictions may be included in the underwriting agreement or dealer manager agreement, if applicable. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the securities subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the required stand-off period.

(c) No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Offering or Exchange Offer hereunder unless such Holder (i) agrees to Sell such Holder’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements approved by the Company or other Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, dealer manager agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements or dealer manager agreements or this Agreement.

Section  2.05 Registration Expenses Paid by the Company .

In the case of any Registration of Registrable Securities required pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses regardless of whether the Registration Statement becomes effective; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any Registration begun pursuant to Section  2.01 if the Demand Registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be Registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses), unless the Holder(s) agree to forfeit its (or their) right(s) to one Demand Registration to which they have the right pursuant to Section  2.01(b) .

Section  2.06 Indemnification .

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder whose shares are included in a Registration Statement, such Holder’s Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, advisors, employees and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Holder, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto) and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively “ Losses ”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the offering and Sale of such Registrable Securities was Registered under the Securities Act (including any final or preliminary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or any such statement made in any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that the Company has filed or is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act or any Ancillary Filing, (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 a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or free writing

 

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prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in any Prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall not apply to the extent that any such liability or Loss results from or arises out of (A) information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, free writing prospectus or Ancillary Filing relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities or (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after the Company has notified such Person in writing that (x) such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) a Disadvantageous Condition exists. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the Sale of such securities by such Holder.

(b) Each participating Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, agents, advisors, employees and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) the Company from and against any and all Losses arising out of or based upon (A) information furnished in writing by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf, in either case expressly for use in a Registration Statement, Prospectus, free writing prospectus or Ancillary Filing relating to such Holder’s Registrable Securities or (B) the use of any Prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after the Company has notified such Person in writing that (x) such Prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (y) a stop order has been issued by the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or (z) a Disadvantageous Condition exists. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the participating Holder may otherwise have. In no event shall the liability of any participating Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such holder under the Sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any indemnified party.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section  2.06 (an “ Indemnitee ”) of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnitee will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party (an “ Indemnifying Party ”) under this Section  2.06 , notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party (i) will not relieve it from liability under Section  2.06(a) or Section  2.06(b) unless and to the extent such action and such failure results in material prejudice to the Indemnifying Party and forfeiture by the Indemnifying Party of substantial rights and defenses; and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligations to any Indemnitee other than the indemnification obligation provided in Section  2.06(a) or Section  2.06(b) . The

 

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Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein and, in its sole discretion, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such Indemnitee (who shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnitee, be counsel to the Indemnifying Party), and, except as provided in the next sentence, after written notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnitee of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnitee for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. Notwithstanding the Indemnifying Party’s rights in the prior sentence, the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own counsel (and one local counsel), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of one such separate counsel (and one local counsel) for all Indemnitees hereunder if:

(i) the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnitee would present such counsel with an actual and unresolvable conflict of interest;

(ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party and, if the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee were to be represented by the same counsel, could result in a conflict of interest for such counsel or prejudice the prosecution of the separate defenses available to such Indemnitee;

(iii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the Indemnitee to represent the Indemnitee within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or

(iv) the Indemnifying Party shall authorize the Indemnitee in writing to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section  2.06 to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the settlement of any action effected without its prior written consent (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed). No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the prior written consent of each Indemnitee (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or compromise unless such settlement or compromise (i) includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff therein, to such Indemnitee, of a full and final release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnitee.

(e) If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section  2.06(a) or Section  2.06(b) is unavailable to an Indemnitee or insufficient to hold it harmless as contemplated by Section  2.06(a) or Section  2.06(b) , then the Indemnifying Party shall

 

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contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnitee as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand. The relative fault 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 the Indemnitee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. Notwithstanding anything in this Section  2.06(e) to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party (other than the Company) shall be required pursuant to this Section  2.06(e) to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Indemnifying Party from the Sale of Registrable Securities in the offering to which the Losses of the Indemnitees relate (before deducting expenses, if any) exceeds the amount of any damages which such Indemnifying Party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section  2.06(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section  2.06(e) . No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnitee hereunder shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section  2.06(e) , any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding. If indemnification is available under this Section  2.06 , the Indemnifying Parties shall indemnify each Indemnitee to the full extent provided in Section  2.06(a) and Section  2.06(b) without regard to the relative fault of said Indemnifying Parties or Indemnitee. Any Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section  2.06(e) are several and not joint.

Section 2.07 Reporting Requirements; Rule 144 . Until the earlier of (i) the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and (ii) the date upon which any Holder ceases to own any Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to be and remain in compliance with the periodic filing requirements imposed under the SEC’s rules and regulations, including the Exchange Act, and any other applicable laws or rules, and thereafter shall timely file such information, documents and reports as the SEC may require or prescribe under Sections 13, 14 and 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act so that the Company will qualify for registration on Form S-3 and to enable the Holder(s) to Sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act consistent with the exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by (1) Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, or (2) any similar SEC rule or regulation then in effect. From and after the date hereof through the earlier of the expiration or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the date upon which any Holder ceases to own any Registrable Securities, the Company shall forthwith upon request furnish any Holder (x) a written statement by the Company as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and (z) such other reports and documents filed by the Company with the SEC as such Holder may reasonably request in availing

 

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itself of an exemption for the offering and Sale of Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act.

Section 2.08 Registration Rights Covenant . The Company covenants that it will not grant any right of registration under the Securities Act relating to any of the Common Stock or other securities to any Person other than pursuant to this Agreement, unless the rights so granted to another Person do not limit or restrict the rights of the Holders hereunder in any material respect and are not senior to the rights of the Holders hereunder.

ARTICLE III

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

Section  3.01 Voting of the Company Common Stock . During the Standstill Period, each Holder shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates to (in each case, to the extent that they beneficially own any Class A Common Stock) (a) be present, in person or by proxy, at each and every shareholder meeting of the Company, and otherwise to cause all shares of Class A Common Stock owned by them to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum at any such meeting, and (b) to vote or consent, or cause to be voted or consented, all such shares of Class A Common Stock (i) in favor of each director nominated and recommended by the Board for election at such meeting, (ii) against any stockholder nominations for director that are not approved and recommended by the Board for election at any such meeting and (iii) in favor of the Company’s proposal for ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; provided, that no Holder shall be under any obligation to vote in the same manner as recommended by the Board or in any other manner, other than in such Holder’s sole discretion, with respect to any other matter, including the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any merger or other business combination transaction involving the Company, the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any other change of control transaction involving the Company.

Section 3.02 Standstill .

(a) For a period until the earlier of (x) the Spin-Off Cutoff Date (or, in the case of clause (i) of this Section  3.02(a) , the date that is one year after the Spin-Off Cutoff Date); provided that at the Spin-Off Cutoff Date, the Holders shall have the right to convert any shares of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to the extent such conversion would not result in the IEP Group’s ownership (whether beneficially, constructively or synthetically through any derivative, hedging or trading position or otherwise) of, in the aggregate, more than 15.0% of the Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding following such conversion); provided further , that following the Spin-Off Cutoff Date, the IEP Group Designee (as defined below) shall have resigned from the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to the IEP Entities’ (or the IEP Group’s) taking any of the actions set forth in Sections 3.02(a) (ii) through (xi) (it being understood that if the deadline for director nominations under the advance notice provisions of the Company’s by-laws expires during such thirty (30) day period, then the IEP Entities may, during such thirty (30) day period, submit to the Company any nomination for directors in accordance with the

 

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advance notice provisions of the Company’s by-laws and make disclosure of such fact (but no more) if IEP is advised by counsel that such disclosure is required by law (a “ By-Law Director Nomination ”)), and (y) one year after the date on which the IEP Group ceases to own more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock (or, with respect to the IEP Entities, one year after the date on which the IEP Entities cease to own more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock) (the “ Standstill Period ”), and so long as the Company has not materially breached this Agreement and failed to cure such breach within ten (10) Business Days following written notice from the IEP Group specifying any such breach, none of the IEP Entities (or any Permitted Transferee thereof to the extent then holding Common Stock) (the “ Standstill Parties ”) (nor any representatives acting on behalf of the Standstill Parties) will, directly or indirectly, unless specifically invited in writing by the Board or as otherwise permitted by this Agreement: (i) acquire, offer to acquire, or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly (whether beneficially, constructively or synthetically through any derivative, hedging or trading position or otherwise) any shares of Common Stock or other securities or Equity Interests in any way related to the acquisition or price of securities or interests of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or any material assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or division thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any additional shares of Class A Common Stock following the Transfer (other than a Permitted Transfer) of any shares of Common Stock), (ii) make, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC promulgated under Section 14 of the Exchange Act to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person or entity with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) make any public announcement with respect to, or submit a proposal for, or offer of (with or without conditions) any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, restructuring, recapitalization or other extraordinary transaction of or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their securities or assets (an “ Extraordinary Transaction ”), (iv) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) in connection with any voting securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (v) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, or influence control of, the management, the Board or policies of the Company, (vi) make a request for any stockholder list or other books and records of the Company, whether pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise, (vii) make or cause to be made any public statement that disparages, defames or slanders the Company or any of its current or former directors, officers or employees (excluding any such statements made in connection with any bona fide commercial dispute (i.e., unrelated to the Transaction Documents or the ownership of Common Stock) between and among any member of the IEP Group and the Company or its Subsidiaries and except as expressly set forth in clause (x) below), (viii) take any action that would reasonably be expected to cause or require of the Company to make a public announcement regarding any actions prohibited by this paragraph, (ix) contest the validity or enforceability of this Section  3.02 , (x) institute, solicit, assist or join any litigation, arbitration or other proceedings against or involving the Company or any of its current or former directors or officers (including derivative actions), other than an action to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other agreements related to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the “ Transaction Documents ”) instituted in accordance with the Transaction Documents or an action in connection with any commercial dispute unrelated

 

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to the matters covered by this Agreement between and among any member of the IEP Group and the Company or its Subsidiaries or (xi) have any discussions or enter into any arrangements, understandings or agreements (whether written or oral) with, or advise or knowingly assist or encourage, any other persons in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clauses (i) through (xi) shall not restrict the IEP Group Designee from serving in his or her capacity as a director of the Company and from raising such matters privately with the Board in the ordinary course of such service or privately with the Board in fulfillment of his or her fiduciary duties to the Company. The Standstill Parties (and any representatives acting on behalf of the Standstill Parties) shall not directly or indirectly (y) make, in each case to the Company or a third party, any proposal, statement or inquiry, or disclose any intention, plan or arrangement, whether written or oral, inconsistent with the foregoing, or (z) request the Company or any of its representatives, directly or indirectly, to amend, waive or terminate any provision of this Section  3.02(a) , in each case in a manner that would require public disclosure by the Company or the Standstill Parties.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the IEP Group shall be permitted to sell or tender its Common Stock, and otherwise receive consideration, pursuant to any Extraordinary Transaction. Further, from the commencement by a third party (not a party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of any such party) of any bona fide tender or exchange offer that is not recommended by the Board in its Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 which, if consummated, would constitute an Extraordinary Transaction (a “ Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer ”), the IEP Group shall be permitted to commence a tender or exchange offer for all of the Common Stock of the Company at the same or higher consideration per share.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Company (i) enters into an agreement providing for the merger or consolidation, or any similar transaction, involving the Company in which, following consummation of such transaction, substantially all of the persons who, immediately prior to such transaction, had beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company do not continue to beneficially own more than 50% of the voting power of the combined entity, (ii) enters into an agreement providing for the purchase or other acquisition of more than 50% of the assets of the Company or (iii) enters into an agreement providing for the purchase or other acquisition of beneficial ownership of securities representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company (the transactions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii), a “ Sale Transaction ”), the Standstill Parties shall be permitted to submit an offer to consummate a transaction with the Company in accordance with the terms of the applicable provisions of the definitive documentation governing the proposed Sale Transaction (it being understood that such offer shall be submitted to the Board privately unless the Standstill Parties are advised by counsel that public disclosure thereof is required by law); provided that it is understood and agreed that this Section  3.02(c) does not terminate the effectiveness of Section  3.02(a) , which shall continue to apply in accordance with its terms in the event of any Sale Transaction.

 

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(d) Each of AEP, IEH and IEP hereby acknowledge that they are aware that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material, non-public information of an issuer from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer based on such information or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.

Section  3.03 Transfer Restrictions .

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.03(b), during the  Lock-Up Period, no Holder shall, directly or indirectly, sell, offer or agree to sell, or otherwise transfer, or loan or pledge, through swap or hedging transactions, or grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of (“ Transfer ”), any of the shares of Common Stock, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired (whether beneficially, constructively or synthetically through any derivative, hedging or trading position or otherwise) by any Holder (the “ Restricted Shares ”); provided that the restriction set forth in this sentence shall not apply to 8,087,626 shares of Common Stock so owned or acquired by the Holders, collectively. Each Holder agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of any Restricted Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions; provided that the Company shall cause such stop transfer instructions to be terminated upon expiration of the Lock-up Period.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Holder may Transfer Restricted Shares (each, a “ Permitted Transfer ” and the transferee permitted hereby, a “ Permitted Transferee ”)) (i) with the prior written consent of the Company, (ii) to any Affiliate of the Holder, (iii) to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) in connection with a tender of any Common Stock into a Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer and any transfer effected pursuant to any merger, consolidation or similar transaction consummated by the Company or (v) only with respect to all, but not less than all, of the Common Shares then held by the IEP Entities, to not more than three (3) Persons set forth on Exhibit A (none of which own any Common Stock at the time discussions with respect to such a Transfer begin in accordance with the terms hereof), acting as a consortium, pursuant to which the transferee(s) would assume and perform all of the obligations of the IEP Entities (and any Permitted Transferee thereof) under the Transaction Agreements (including this Agreement). It shall be a condition to any Permitted Transfer that the Permitted Transferee execute (x) with respect to a Permitted Transfer covered by clause (v), prior to the time any confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is shared with a third party, a customary non-disclosure agreement including a customary standstill provision, (y) a joinder to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and (z) an assignment of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the IEP Entities’ rights and obligations thereunder (at which time, such Permitted Transferee will be deemed to be a “Holder” for all purposes of this Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, will be in all respects a member of the IEP Group hereunder).

(c) Until the later of (i) the expiration of the Standstill Period and (ii) the time when the IEP Group ceases to own (whether beneficially, constructively or synthetically through any derivative, hedging or trading position or otherwise), in the aggregate, 10.0%

 

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or more of the Company’s then-issued and outstanding Common Stock, the IEP Group shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock to any person or “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (x) who is to the IEP Group’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry a Person (or “group” containing a Person) that meets the criteria set forth on Exhibit  B or (y) in an amount Transferred (whether as one transaction or a series of related transactions) to any such person or “group” that is equal to 5.0% or more of the Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding at the time of such Transfer (except that this clause (y) shall not apply to a person who is a Passive Institutional Investor that manages one or more broad-based equity index funds or to any other Person, who does not meet the criteria set forth on Exhibit B , which, in connection with any such Transfer, represents that it is and will following such Transfer continue to be eligible to file a short-form statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 13d-1 under the Exchange Act); provided that no Person shall be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section  3.03(c) with respect to the Transfer of shares of Common Stock (1) to any Person (or “group” containing a Person) who was thereafter determined to meet the criteria set forth on Exhibit B so long as such Person acted in good faith, based on information available to it in light of the circumstances of such Transfer or (2) effected through a brokerage transaction or through an investment bank in the ordinary course and not specifically or knowingly directed by any IEP Entity to be made to a particular counterparty or counterparties. Solely for purposes of this Section  3.03(c) , if the IEP Entities cease to own 10.0% or more of the then-issued and outstanding Common Stock, the IEP Entities shall not be considered members of the IEP Group.

(d) Any attempt to Transfer in violation of the terms of this Agreement shall be null and void  ab  initio  and no right, title or interest therein or thereto shall be Transferred to the purported  Transferee. The Company will not give, and will not permit the Company’s transfer agent to give, any effect to such attempted Transfer on its records.

(e) Each certificate and/or book-entry interest representing shares of Common Stock held by any Holder will bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), or applicable state securities Laws and the holder of such securities may not, directly or indirectly, sell, offer or agree to sell such securities, or otherwise transfer, directly or indirectly, or loan or pledge, through swap or hedging transactions (or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of such securities even if such securities would be disposed of by someone other than such holder thereof) such securities (“ Transfer ”) other than in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Shareholders Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, as it may be amended from time to time by and among Tenneco Inc. (the “ Company ”), American Entertainment Properties Corp., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and Icahn Enterprises L.P. (the “ Shareholders Agreement ”). The Shareholders Agreement contains, among other things, restrictions on the Transfer of the securities of the Company and other restrictions on the actions by certain stockholders of the Company relating to the Company and/or its securities. A copy of the Shareholders Agreement is available upon request from the Company.”

 

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Section  3.04 Board Representation .

(a) Until the earliest of (i) the Spin-Off Date (at which time a new Shareholders Agreement as to the Company shall be entered into in accordance with the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) the date on which the IEP Group ceases to own at least 10.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, measured as a single class, provided , that the IEP Group Designee (as defined below) shall have resigned from the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to the IEP Entities’ (or the IEP Group’s) taking any of the actions set forth in Sections 3.02(a) (ii) through (xi) (it being understood that if the deadline for director nominations under the advance notice provisions of the Company’s by-laws expires during such thirty (30) day period, then the IEP Entities may, during such thirty (30) day period, submit to the Company a By-Law Director Nomination) (the “ Board Designation Period ”), the Board shall take all action necessary to nominate and recommend for election at each annual meeting of stockholders the then-serving Chief Executive Officer of IEP (or, if such individual is unwilling or unable to serve as a director of the Company, an individual designated by the IEP Group who is not an employee of any IEP Entity (the “ Replacement Designee ”); provided that any that such individual shall meet the applicable requirements set forth in the Company’s bylaws and the Corporate Governance Principles adopted by the Board and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company (an “ Acceptable Replacement Designee ”), provided , that the fact that any proposed Replacement Designee is not an Acceptable Replacement Designee shall not terminate the IEP Group’s rights hereunder, and, until the end of the Board Designation Period, the IEP Group shall be entitled to continue designating new Replacement Designees until one such proposed Replacement Designee is an Acceptable Replacement Designee (the “ IEP Group Designee ”). Such individual who is or becomes a director of the Company in accordance with the foregoing shall continue as a director of the Company until the earlier of (x) his or her death, resignation or removal and (y) the time at which his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder and its Affiliates shall cause the individual designated or nominated pursuant to this Section  3.04 to resign from the Board upon the termination of the Board Designation Period (it being understood that such individual’s form of resignation letter that is required to be executed by such individual and held by the Company Secretary as a condition of membership on the Board shall be automatically effective upon the termination of the Board Designation Period, as well as upon the effectiveness triggers applicable to all members of the Board). Solely for purposes of this Section  3.04(a) , if the IEP Entities cease to own 10.0% or more of the then-issued and outstanding Common Stock, the IEP Entities shall not be considered members of the IEP Group.

(b) AEP, IEH, IEP, the IEP Group Designee and the Company shall enter into a customary confidentiality agreement covering any confidential information to be received by the IEP Group Designee in connection with his or her service on the Board.

(c) The Company shall pay the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the IEP Group Designee in connection with his or her services provided to or on behalf of the Company, including attending meetings or events attended on behalf of the Company, on the same basis that the Company pays such expenses for all other members of the Board.

 

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Section  3.05 Waiver of Corporate Opportunity .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby agrees that the Exempted Persons shall not have any obligation to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, subject to the terms and conditions of Section  6.06 of the Purchase Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company and its Subsidiaries in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time available to the Exempted Persons (other than as set forth in Section  3.05(b) ), even if the opportunity is one that the Company or its Subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so. Subject to the terms and conditions of Section  6.06 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company hereby further agrees that, subject to Section  3.05(b) , each Exempted Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the Company (and that there shall be no restriction on the Exempted Persons using the general knowledge and understanding of the Company and the industry in which the Company operates that it has gained as an Exempted Person in considering and pursuing such opportunities or in making investment, voting, monitoring, governance or other decisions relating to other entities or securities) and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or stockholders for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, solely by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Company or its Subsidiaries, or uses such knowledge and understanding in the manner described herein. The parties specifically agree that each Exempted Person is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section  3.05 and is entitled to rely upon and enforce the rights and obligations granted herein. In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Company if it is a business opportunity that the Company is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake.

(b) Notwithstanding Section  3.05(a) , the Company does not renounce its interest in, and the provisions of Section  3.05(a) shall not apply to, any corporate or business opportunity offered to any Exempted Person (including the IEP Group Designee) if such opportunity is (i) offered to such person in his or her capacity as a director or agent of the Company or (ii) the Exempted Person learns of the opportunity from the Company.

Section  3.06 Preemptive Rights .

(a) For so long as the IEP Group owns at least 10% of the outstanding Common Stock, if the Company proposes to issue Equity Securities of any kind, other than in an Excluded Issuance, then the Company shall:

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such issuance to be completed in less than five (5) Business Days, such shorter period (which shall be as given as promptly as commercially practicable but in any event not less than three (3) Business Days prior to such closing), setting forth in reasonable detail (A) the designation and all of the material terms and provisions of the securities proposed to be issued (the “ Proposed Securities ”), including, to the extent applicable, the voting powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof and interest rate and maturity, (B) the price and other terms of the proposed sale of such securities and (C) the amount of such securities proposed to be issued;  provided that, following the delivery of such notice, the Company shall deliver to the IEP Group any such information the IEP Group may reasonably request in order to evaluate the proposed issuance, except that, in connection with a public offering, the Company shall not be required to deliver any information that has not been or will not be provided or otherwise made available to the proposed purchasers of the Proposed Securities; and

(ii) offer to issue and sell to the IEP Group, on such terms as the Proposed Securities are issued and upon full payment by the IEP Group, a portion of the Proposed Securities equal to the IEP Group’s pro rata beneficial ownership of the Common Stock (together with any other Voting Stock owned by the IEP Group) at such time as compared to the total number of shares of Common Stock and Voting Stock, considered together, outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the Proposed Securities (the “ Pro Rata Portion ”), provided , that in satisfaction of its obligations under this Section  3.06(a)(ii) , the Company shall deliver (A) if any Voting Stock is proposed to be issued, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Voting Stock such that the IEP Group acquires an amount of Class A Common Stock or Voting Stock that would preserve (but not increase), following the issuance of the Proposed Securities, the IEP Group’s beneficial ownership of a percentage of the Class A Common Stock and Voting Stock determined by dividing: (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Voting Stock beneficially owned by the IEP Group prior to the issuance of the Proposed Securities by (y) the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Voting Stock, considered together, outstanding prior to the issuance of the Proposed Securities plus (B) a number of shares of Class B Common Stock (or other Equity Securities that are not Voting Stock, if the Proposed Securities are not Voting Stock, as applicable) equal to the difference between (1) the Pro Rata Portion of the Proposed Securities, in aggregate and (2) the amount of Class A Common Stock or other Voting Stock delivered pursuant to clause (A) of this Section  3.06(a)(ii) .

(b) The IEP Group will have the option, exercisable by irrevocable written notice to the Company, to accept the Company’s offer and commit to purchase any or all of the Equity Securities offered to be sold, which notice must be given on or prior to the Business Day immediately prior to the date of the closing of the issuance of such Equity Securities (or, if notice of all such terms has not been given prior to the Business Day immediately prior to the such closing date, at any time prior to such closing date) (the failure of the IEP Group to respond within such time period shall be deemed a waiver of its rights

 

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under this  Section 3.06  with respect to the applicable issuance of Equity Securities). Such notice to the Company shall constitute a binding commitment by the IEP Group to purchase the amount of Equity Securities so specified at the price and other terms set forth in the Company’s notice to the IEP Group. 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 the IEP Group may be extended beyond the closing of the sale of the Proposed Securities giving rise to such preemptive right to the extent necessary to (i) obtain required approvals from any Governmental Authority or (ii) permit the IEP Group to receive proceeds from calling capital pursuant to commitments made by its (or its Affiliates’) limited partners (but in such event, such extension shall not be longer than 10 Business Days). Upon the expiration of the offering period described above, the Company will be free to sell such Proposed Securities that the IEP Group has not elected to purchase during the 120 days following such expiration on terms and conditions no more favorable to the purchasers thereof than those offered to the IEP Group in the notice delivered in accordance with this  Section 3.06 . Any Proposed Securities offered or sold by the Company after such 120-day period must be reoffered to issue or sell to the IEP Group pursuant to this  Section 3.06 .

(c) The election by the IEP Group not to exercise its subscription rights under this  Section 3.06  in any one instance shall not affect its right as to any subsequent proposed issuance.

(d) If the proposed issuance by the Company of securities which gave rise to the exercise by the IEP Group of its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section  3.06 shall be terminated or abandoned by the Company without the issuance of any securities, then the purchase rights of the IEP Group pursuant to this Section  3.06 shall also terminate as to such proposed issuance by the Company (but not any subsequent or future issuance), and any funds in respect thereof paid to the Company by the IEP Group in respect thereof shall be refunded in full.

(e) In the case of an issuance subject to this  Section 3.06  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 3.07     Actions Concerning Transfers of Common Stock.

The Company agrees to cause its transfer agent to promptly, and in any event within the applicable settlement cycle, deliver certificates or book-entry credits, as applicable, evidencing the Registrable Securities registered under an effective Registration Statement hereunder free from all restrictive and other legends following any sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including through exercise of all of the influence and contractual rights the Company possesses with respect to the transfer agent. Each Holder agrees it will sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in

 

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compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates or book-entries representing Registrable Securities is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section  4.01 Term .

This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (a) the time at which all Registrable Securities are held by Persons other than Holders, (b) the time at which all Registrable Securities have been Sold in accordance with one or more Registration Statements and (c) the Spin-Off Date (at which time, as a condition to termination pursuant to this clause (c), a new Shareholders Agreement as to the Company shall be entered into in accordance with the Purchase Agreement); provided that the provisions of Section  2.06 , Section  3.02 (in the case of a termination pursuant to clause (a) or (b)), Section  3.03(c) (which shall survive until the expiration or earlier termination of the Standstill Period) and this Article IV shall survive any such termination in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section  4.02 Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power .

(a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party.

(b) This Agreement. the Purchase Agreement and the exhibits hereto contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter and there are no agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter other than those set forth or referred to herein.

(c) AEP, IEH, IEP and the Company represent as follows: (i) each such Person has the requisite corporate, limited partnership or other applicable power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.

(d) Each party hereto acknowledges that it and each other party hereto may execute this Agreement by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature. Each party hereto expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the reasonable request of any other party hereto at any time it

 

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shall as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof).

Section  4.03 Governing Law; Jurisdiction .

(a) All claims, issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement) or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

(b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED HEREUNDER SHALL PROPERLY AND EXCLUSIVELY LIE IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (OR, SOLELY TO THE EXTENT SUCH COURT DECLINES JURISDICTION OR DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, ANY OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN DELAWARE). EACH PARTY ALSO AGREES NOT TO BRING ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED HEREUNDER IN ANY OTHER COURT. BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT VENUE WOULD BE PROPER IN SUCH COURT, AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT ANY SUCH COURT IS AN IMPROPER OR INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUCH SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THE MAILING BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, OF ANY PROCESS REQUIRED BY ANY SUCH COURT SHALL CONSTITUTE VALID AND LAWFUL SERVICE OF PROCESS AGAINST THEM, WITHOUT NECESSITY FOR SERVICE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR RULE OF COURT.

 

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Section  4.04 Amendment .

This Agreement may be amended, and any provision of this Agreement may be waived; provided , that any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon the Holders only if such amendment or waiver is set forth in a writing executed by holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities, and any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon the Company only if such amendment or waiver is set forth in a writing executed by the Company.

Section  4.05 Successors, Assigns and Transferees .

This Agreement and all provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Company may assign this Agreement to any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided , that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of the Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. AEP, IEH or IEP may assign this Agreement at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of all or a majority of the equity interests or consolidated assets of such Person, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of such Person’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Company; provided that the Person to which this Agreement is so assigned or otherwise transferred shall be deemed to be a Holder.

Section  4.06 Further Assurances .

In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable laws, regulations and agreements, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section  4.07 Performance .

IEP shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any of its Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates and Representatives (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Permitted Transferee that is not an IEP Entity). The Company shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by any of its Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates and Representatives, Each party (including its permitted successors and assigns) further agrees that it shall (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Section  4.07 to all of their respective Affiliates and Representatives and (b) cause all of their respective Affiliates and Representatives not to take, or omit to take, any action which action or omission would violate or cause such party to violate this Agreement.

 

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Section  4.08 Specific Performance .

The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the other parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached, and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor. Accordingly, each of the Company and the Holders agrees that the other parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any court in the United States or in any state having jurisdiction over the parties and the matter, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled pursuant hereto or at law or equity (and each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy). Each of the parties further acknowledges and agrees that it shall not assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law, or inequitable for any reason, nor to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach.

Section  4.09 Notices .

All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when personally delivered, (b) when transmitted via electronic mail to the applicable e-mail address set out below if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (c) the next Business Day following the day on which the same has been delivered prepaid to a reputable national overnight air courier service, or (d) the third (3 rd ) Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid. Notices, demands and communications, in each case to the respective Parties, shall be sent to the applicable address set forth below, unless another address has been previously specified in writing by the applicable Party:

Notices to the Company :

Tenneco Inc.

500 North Field Drive

Lake Forest, IL 60045

Attention:               Brandon B. Smith, Esq.

Telephone No.:      (847) 482-5223

Email:                     bsmith@tenneco.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to :

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 North LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Attention:               R. Scott Falk, P.C.

Telephone No.:      (312) 862-2000

Email:                     sfalk@kirkland.com

 

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Notices to AEP, IEH and IEP :

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor

New York, New York 10153

Attention:               Jesse Lynn, Esq.

Telephone No.:      (212) 702-4300

Email:                    jlynn@sfire.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to :

Winston & Strawn LLP

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Attention:               Bruce Toth

                                Matt Stevens

Telephone No.:      (312) 558-5700

Email:                    btoth@winston.com

                               mstevens@winston.com

Section  4.10 Severability .

If any provision of this Agreement or the application hereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

Section  4.11 No Reliance on Other Party .

The parties hereto represent to each other that this Agreement is entered into with full consideration of any and all rights which the parties hereto may have. The parties hereto have relied upon their own knowledge and judgment and have conducted such investigations they and their in-house counsel have deemed appropriate regarding this Agreement and their rights in connection with this Agreement. The parties hereto are not relying upon any representations or statements made by any other party, or any such other party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys, regarding this Agreement, except to the extent such representations are expressly set forth or incorporated in this Agreement. The parties hereto are not relying upon a legal duty, if one exists, on the part of any other party (or any such other party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys) to disclose any information in connection with the execution of this Agreement or its preparation, it being expressly understood that no party hereto shall ever assert any failure to disclose information on the part of any other party as a ground for challenging this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

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Section  4.12 Registrations, Exchanges, etc .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (a) any shares of Common Stock, now or hereafter authorized to be issued, (b) any and all securities of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by the Company and (c) any and all securities of any kind whatsoever of the Company or any successor or permitted assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued on or after the date hereof in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the shares of Common Stock, and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, or other distributions, stock splits or reverse stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, exchange offers or other reorganizations occurring after the date hereof.

Section  4.13 Mutual Drafting .

This Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the parties, and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

Tenneco Inc.
By:   /s/ Brian Kesseler
  Name:   Brian Kesseler
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

American Entertainment Properties Corp.
By:   /s/ Keith Cozza
  Name:   Keith Cozza
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P.
By:   Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc.
Its:   General Partner
By:   /s/ Keith Cozza
  Name:   Keith Cozza
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.
By:   /s/ Keith Cozza
  Name:   Keith Cozza
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[ Signature Page to Shareholders Agreement ]

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    LOGO

TENNECO ANNOUNCES CLOSE OF FEDERAL-MOGUL ACQUISITION

Lake Forest, Illinois, October 1, 2018 – Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN), one of the world’s leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of Ride Performance and Clean Air products and technology solutions for automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment markets and the aftermarket, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Federal-Mogul LLC, a leading global supplier to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket.

“Today marks an important step for Tenneco as we progress toward the transformation of our company into two strong, leading global businesses with the scale and financial flexibility to drive long-term value creation,” said Brian Kesseler, co-CEO, Tenneco.

The transformational acquisition, which was first announced in the second quarter of 2018, accelerates long-term value creation by creating two product-focused, purpose-built industry leaders in their respective markets with greater scale, and strategic and financial flexibility. Today’s closing precedes the planned separation of the combined businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off to shareholders that will establish an Aftermarket and Ride Performance company and a Powertrain Technology company. The spin-off is expected to be complete in late 2019.

“This transaction makes possible the ability to create two new product-focused companies with even stronger portfolios positioned to capture unique opportunities in their respective markets,” said Roger Wood, co-CEO, Tenneco. “Now that we have completed the acquisition, we look forward to accelerating the successful realignment of the businesses and creation of the new companies.”

Cash consideration of $800 million was financed through a new senior credit facility that will replace Tenneco’s existing senior credit facilities and certain senior facilities of Federal-Mogul LLC. The new senior credit facility consists of a $1.7 billion term loan A, a $1.7 billion term loan B and a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility.

The company also announced the expansion of its board of directors from 10 to 11 members and the election to the board of directors of Mr. Keith Cozza, President and CEO, Icahn Enterprises L.P., effective today, in accordance with the terms of the Federal-Mogul purchase agreement.

About Tenneco    

Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of Ride Performance and Clean Air products and technology solutions for diversified markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway equipment and the aftermarket, with 2017 revenues of $9.3 billion and approximately 32,000 employees worldwide.

On October 1, 2018, Tenneco completed the acquisition of Federal-Mogul, a leading global supplier to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with nearly 55,000 employees globally and 2017 revenues of $7.8 billion. Additionally, the company expects to separate its businesses to form two new, independent companies, an Aftermarket and Ride Performance company as well as a new Powertrain Technology company, in late 2019.

 

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About the Future Aftermarket and Ride Performance Company

Following the separation, the aftermarket and ride performance company will be one of the largest global multi-line, multi-brand aftermarket companies, and one of the largest global OE ride performance and braking companies. The aftermarket and ride performance company’s principal product brands will feature Monroe ® , Walker ® , Clevite ® Elastomers, MOOG ® , Fel-Pro ® , Wagner ® , Champion ® and others. The Aftermarket and Ride Performance company would have 2017 pro-forma revenues of $6.4 billion, with 57% of those revenues from aftermarket and 43% from original equipment customers.

About the Future Powertrain Technology Company

Following the separation, the powertrain technology company will be one of the world’s largest pure-play powertrain companies serving OE markets worldwide with engineered solutions addressing fuel economy, power output, and criteria pollution requirements for gasoline, diesel and electrified powertrains. The powertrain technology company would have 2017 pro-forma revenues of $10.7 billion, serving light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway and industrial markets.

Safe Harbor

This release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (i) all statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this communication that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future or that depend on future events and (ii) statements about our future business plans and strategy and other statements that describe Tenneco’s outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals, and any discussion of future operating or financial performance. These forward-looking statements are included in various sections of this communication and the words “may,” “will,” “believe,” “should,” “could,” “plan,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and similar expressions (and variations thereof) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included in this release concern, among other things, the benefits of the Federal-Mogul acquisition; the combined company’s plans, objectives and expectations; future financial and operating results; and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the outcome of any legal proceeding that may be instituted against Tenneco and others following the announcement of the transaction; the possibility that the combined company may not complete the spin-off of the Aftermarket & Ride Performance business from the Powertrain Technology business (or achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of such a spin-off); the possibility that the transaction may have an adverse impact on existing arrangements with Tenneco, including those related to transition, manufacturing and supply services and tax matters; the ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers or other business partners; the risk that the benefits of the transaction, including synergies, may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the risk that the transaction may not advance the combined company’s business strategy; the risk that the combined company may experience difficulty integrating all employees or operations; the potential diversion of Tenneco management’s attention resulting from the transaction; as well as the risk factors and cautionary statements included in Tenneco’s periodic and current reports (Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K) filed from time to time with the SEC. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Unless otherwise indicated, the forward-looking statements in this release are made as of the date of this communication, and, except as required by law, Tenneco does not undertake any obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to publicly disclose revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements.

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Tenneco investor inquiries:

Linae Golla

847 482-5162 (office)

224 632-0986 (cell)

lgolla@tenneco.com

Victoria Sivrais

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773 428-4900 (cell)

vsivrais@clermontpartners.com

Tenneco media inquiries:

Bill Dawson

847 482-5807 (office)

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bdawson@tenneco.com

Margie Pazikas (Europe)

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+32 (0) 477 22 6152 (cell)

mpazikas@tenneco.com