UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2018

 

 

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35113   20-8536244
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

300 Sixth Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(412) 288-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

As previously disclosed, on February 13, 2018, GNC Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) by and between the Company and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor agreed to purchase from the Company, 299,950 shares of a newly created series of convertible preferred stock of the Company, designed the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $1,000 per share, or an aggregate of approximately $300 million (the “Securities Purchase”). The Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) at an initial conversion price of $5.35 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Investor assigned its interest in the Securities Purchase Agreement to Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (“Hayao”).

Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement

On November 7, 2018, the Company and Hayao entered into an Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”), pursuant to which (a) the Company and Hayao agreed to complete the Securities Purchase as follows: (i) 100,000 shares of Preferred Stock will be issued on November 9, 2018 for a total purchase price of $100,000,000 (the “Initial Issuance”), (ii) 50,000 shares of Preferred Stock will be issued on December 28, 2018 for a total purchase price of $50,000,000 (the “First Subsequent Issuance”) and (iii) 149,950 shares of Preferred Stock will be issued on February 13, 2019 for a total purchase price of $149,950,000 (the “Second Subsequent Issuance” and together with the Initial Issuance and the First Subsequent Issuance, the “Issuances”), (b) Hayao will be entitled to designate two directors to the Board following the closing of the Initial Issuance, and an additional three directors (including at least two independent directors) upon completion of the Second Subsequent Issuance, and (c) the Outside Date (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) was amended to be February 13, 2019.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference in its entirety.

Stockholders Agreement

Pursuant to the Amendment and in order to set forth the rights and obligations of Hayao upon the Initial Issuance, the Company and Hayao agreed to amend the Form of Stockholders Agreement attached as Exhibit D to the Securities Purchase Agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 13, 2018 on a Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 thereto (such amended form agreement, the “Stockholders Agreement”). The following is a summary description of the Stockholders Agreement:

Directors . In connection with the Stockholders Agreement and pursuant to the terms of the Bylaws (defined below), the Board will increase its size to ten directors. Under the Stockholders Agreement, until the Sunset Date, Hayao will have the right to designate up to two directors (each an “Investor Designee”) to the Board. “Sunset Date” is defined in the Stockholders Agreement to mean (i) prior to the First Subsequent Closing, the date upon which Hayao’s ownership percentage of Common Stock is less than its ownership percentage as of immediately following the Initial Issuance (without taking into account any decrease in such percentage as a result of actions taken by the Company or any exercise, exchange or conversion of any securities of the Company) and (ii) following the First Subsequent Closing, the date on which Hayao holds less than fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. Each of the Investor Designees is required to be reasonably satisfactory to the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Voting Requirements . Until the Sunset Date, the Stockholders Agreement generally requires Hayao to vote its shares as follows:

 

   

In elections of directors, Hayao is required to vote its shares in favor of each of the Investor Designee or the Board’s nominees or, in the case of a contested election, either for the Board’s nominees or otherwise in the same proportion as the shares owned by other stockholders are voted; and


   

With respect to an acquisition of the Company or any other matter, Hayao is required to vote its shares either consistent with the recommendations of the Board as to such acquisition or other matter or otherwise in the same proportion as the shares owned by other stockholders are voted, except that, for one year after the closing of the Initial Issuance, in an acquisition of the Company where the consideration is less than or equal to $5.35 per share, Hayao may vote its shares as it chooses.

Transfer Restrictions and Right of First Refusal . For two years after the closing of the latest Issuance to occur, the Stockholders Agreement requires Hayao to not transfer any shares of the Company unless:

 

   

the transfer is approved in advance by a majority of the independent and disinterested members of the Board;

 

   

the transfer is to the Company in connection with a Fundamental Change;

 

   

the transfer is to an affiliate of Hayao, provided that such affiliate is not a competitor of the Company and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Stockholders Agreement;

 

   

the transfer is in connection with an acquisition approved by the Board; or

 

   

the transfer constitutes a tender into a tender or exchange offer commenced by the Company or any of its affiliates.

After two years, other than in an underwritten public offering, block trade or permitted transfer described above, Hayao will not be permitted to transfer shares of the Company to certain competitors of the Company or, a person or group who is a 10% stockholder or who would thereby become a 10% stockholder. In addition, in an underwritten public offering or a block trade, other than a permitted transfer described above, Hayao will instruct the underwriter or broker not to transfer any shares to a person or group who is a 10% stockholder or would become a 10% stockholder (unless the identity of the purchaser is not known to the underwriter or broker). In a block trade, other than a permitted transfer described above, Hayao will instruct its broker not to transfer shares to certain competitors of the Company (unless the identity of the purchaser is not known to Hayao or its broker). Until the Sunset Date, if the Company proposes to issue new equity or equity-linked securities in any offering, Hayao will have the right to purchase a pro-rata portion of such issuance, not to exceed its percentage ownership interest in the Company, subject to certain exceptions.

Standstill . Until the Sunset Date, the Stockholders Agreement includes a customary standstill provision that requires Hayao and its affiliates not to:

 

   

acquire, offer, agree to acquire or solicit an offer to sell, any beneficial interest in the Company (except for issuance of Preferred Stock in the First Subsequent Closing or the Second Subsequent Closing);

 

   

make any public announcement or public offer with respect to any merger, business combination, reorganization, restructuring or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Company (except when the Board affirmatively recommends or approves such transaction);

 

   

make or in any way participate in any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote or seek to advise or influence voting of securities in a manner inconsistent with the Board’s recommendation;

 

   

seek election or removal of any director (other than the Investor Designees) or otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to control or influence the Company;

 

   

call a meeting of stockholders or initiate any stockholder proposal;

 

   

participate in a “group” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding equity securities of the Company;


   

act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence the management or policies of the Company;

 

   

knowingly assist or encourage, or enter into any discussions or agreements with any third party, in connection with any of the foregoing;

 

   

publicly disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing;

 

   

provide any financing for a purchase of equity securities or assets of the Company, subject to certain exceptions;

 

   

take any actions that Hayao knows or would reasonably be expected to know would require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of an acquisition;

 

   

deposit any equity securities of the Company into a voting trust; or

 

   

contest the validity of any of the foregoing.

The standstill provision does not prohibit Hayao from, among other things, making a non-public, confidential acquisition proposal to the Board. Additionally, upon (i) the issuance by the Company’s auditors of an opinion containing a going concern qualification after the closing of the Second Subsequent Issuance, (ii) the Company being in material breach of any financial maintenance covenant (that is neither cured nor waived) after the closing of the Second Subsequent Issuance or (iii) eighteen months after the closing of the Initial Issuance, after an initial period of negotiation with the Board, Hayao will be permitted to make a public acquisition proposal to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company in an all cash tender offer, which must be conditioned upon either prior approval of a special committee of independent directors or a majority of the shares held by non-Hayao holders.

Corporate Opportunity; DGCL Section 203 . The Delaware General Corporate Law (“DGCL”) permits corporations to adopt provisions renouncing any interest or expectancy in certain opportunities that are presented to the corporation or its officers, directors or stockholders. Under the Stockholders Agreement, the Company will renounce any interest or expectancy in corporate opportunities presented to Hayao and related entities other than corporate or business opportunities offered to any such person in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company. In addition, the Company is subject to Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”), which imposes restrictions on certain business combinations involving interested stockholders unless, among other things, the Board has approved the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. The Company has exempted Hayao from these restrictions on certain business combinations under the relevant provisions of Section 203.

The foregoing description of the Stockholders Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement

Pursuant to the Amendment, upon the consummation of the Second Subsequent Issuance, the Company and Hayao agreed to amend and restate the Stockholders Agreement to a form substantially similar to the Form of Stockholders Agreement attached as Exhibit D to the Securities Purchase Agreement filed with the SEC on February 13, 2018 on a Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 thereto (the “Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement”), and the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Registration Rights Agreement

Pursuant to the Amendment, upon consummation of the Initial Issuance, the Company and Hayao will enter into the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C to the Securities Purchase Agreement filed with the SEC on February 13, 2018 on a Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 thereto. The full text of the Registration Rights Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.


Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders

The information set forth in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03 in its entirety.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On November 6, 2018, in satisfaction to a condition to the closing of the Initial Issuance, the Board approved the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”). The Bylaws authorize the Board to increase or decrease its size pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors which the Company would have if there were no vacancies or, if applicable, such greater number of directors as provided in the Stockholders Agreement. In connection with the Stockholders Agreement and pursuant to the terms of the Bylaws, the Board increased its size to ten directors.

The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Chinese Joint Venture

On November 7, 2018, in connection with and pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Master Reorganization and Subscription Agreement (the “JV Framework Agreement”) by and between the Company, GNC Hong Kong Limited, a company established under the laws of Hong Kong (the “HK Company”), GNC (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (the “WFOE”), GNC China Holdco, LLC, a Delaware corporation (“GNC China”), Hayao, and Harbin Pharmaceutical Hong Kong II Limited, a company established under the laws of Hong Kong (“Hayao HK”). Pursuant to the JV Framework Agreement, among other things, (i) Hayao HK will acquire shares representing 65% of the HK Company’s issued share capital; (ii) the WFOE will transfer its assets and liabilities primarily related to the PRC Business (as defined in the JV Framework Agreement) to a newly formed entity in the PRC (the “PRC JV”); (iii) Hayao will acquire shares representing sixty-five percent (65%) of the issued and outstanding capital of the PRC JV; and (iv) Hayao will invest $20.0 million in the PRC JV (clauses (i)-(iv) collectively, together with the other transactions contemplated by the JV Framework Agreement, the “JV Transactions”).

In connection with the JV Framework Agreement, we expect to enter into the following agreements, each of which are summarized in greater detail below:

 

   

The Shareholders Agreement, by and among the Company, GNC China, Hayao, Hayao HK and the HK Company (the “HK Shareholders Agreement”).

 

   

The Joint Venture Contract, by and among the Company, the GNC PRC Partner, Hayao and the PRC JV (the “PRC Joint Venture Contract”).

 

   

The Intellectual Property License Agreement, by and among GNC Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC (“GNC IPCo”) and General Nutrition Corporation (“General Nutrition Corp.”) as licensors, on the one hand and the HK Company and the PRC JV, as licensors on the other hand (the “IP License Agreement”).

 

   

The Product Supply Agreement, by and between General Nutrition Corp. as supplier, on the one hand, and the HK Company and the PRC JV as purchasers, on the other hand (the “Product Supply Agreement”).


   

The Services Letter Agreement, by and between General Nutrition Corp. and Hayao (the “Services Letter Agreement”).

The closing of the JV Transactions contemplated by the JV Framework Agreement is subject to (i) receipt of customary regulatory approvals, (ii) the consummation and closing of each of the Initial Issuance, the First Subsequent Issuance and the Second Subsequent Issuance and (iii) other customary closing conditions.

The JV Framework Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including, among others, covenants by GNC China and the HK Company and their subsidiaries to conduct its business in the ordinary course between the date of the JV Framework Agreement and the closing of the JV Transactions contemplated thereby, not to engage in certain kinds of material transactions during such period and to use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary approvals.

The JV Framework Agreement may be terminated (i) upon the mutual written consent of GNC China and Hayao, (ii) immediately upon the termination of the Securities Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms, (iii) by either GNC China or Hayao if the closing of the JV Transactions has not occurred on or before February 13, 2019 and (iv) by GNC China or Hayao in certain circumstances, in the event of an uncured breach of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in the JV Framework Agreement.

The foregoing description of the JV Framework Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the JV Framework Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by GNC in the next four business days.

HK Shareholders Agreement . The following is a summary description of the HK Shareholders Agreement:

The HK Shareholders Agreement will be entered into in connection with the closing of the JV Transactions. The HK Shareholders Agreement provides for certain governance terms and other rights and restrictions with respect to the operations of the HK Company.

Directors : Pursuant to the HK Shareholders Agreement, the board of the HK Company will be comprised of five (5) directors. Hayao HK has the right to appoint three (3) of the directors and GNC China has the right to appoint two (2) of the directors. Pursuant to the HK Shareholders Agreement, the directors appointed by Hayao HK and GNC China to the board of the HK Company will also serve on the board of the PRC JV. Each HK Company director is required to have relevant qualifications, background and financial, inventory, management, commercial and other experience with respect to the business of the HK Company. The Chairman of the Board will be appointed by action of the HK Company board upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors.

Officers : Hayao HK will have the right to appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the HK Company following reasonable consultation with GNC China, and GNC China will have the right to appoint the Chief Financial Officer of the HK Company following reasonable consultation with Hayao HK.

Voting : Each director will have one vote on the HK Company board, and the board may take action upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors. However, approval of the board, including an affirmative vote of both directors appointed by GNC China, is required for the following matters (the “Major Matters”):

 

   

any change of control of the HK Company or its subsidiaries, including any sale of a majority of the HK Company’s or its subsidiaries’ equity interests or a majority of its consolidated assets;

 

   

any public offering of the HK Company or its subsidiaries;

 

   

acquisitions and dispositions by the HK Company or its subsidiaries involving an amount exceeding $15,000,000 (whether by one transaction or by a series of related transactions, including any series of related transactions with the PRC JV or its subsidiaries);


   

the commencement of or consent to any proceeding seeking (A) to adjudicate the HK Company or its subsidiaries as bankrupt or insolvent, (B) liquidation, winding up, dissolution, reorganization, or other arrangement under applicable law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or (C) the entry of an Order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or other similar official for the HK Company or its subsidiaries or for any substantial part of its property;

 

   

any agreements, arrangements or understandings to be entered into by the HK Company or its subsidiaries with either GNC China or Hayao HK or their respective affiliates, except (i) the agreements contemplated by the JV Framework Agreement, (ii) transactions contemplated by the HK Company’s business plan, (iii) those relating to ordinary course of business transactions at arm’s length with aggregate payments (including any payments to the PRC JV or its subsidiaries) below $15,000,000; and (iv) transactions outside of the ordinary course of business with aggregate payments (including any payments to the PRC JV or its subsidiaries) below $1,000,000;

 

   

adoption of the HK Company’s business plan, and any deviation from or amendment of the business plan involving an amount exceeding 10% of the estimated figure of the then year;

 

   

any capital calls on the parties;

 

   

any creation, allotment, issuance, redemption or repurchase of any share or grant of any options over, or any other right in respect of, any share of the HK Company or its subsidiaries;

 

   

except as otherwise set forth in the HK Shareholders Agreement, make any declaration or payment of a dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or in kind) or any reduction of, or other change to, the paid-up share capital of the HK Company or its subsidiaries;

 

   

other than in the ordinary course of business, any creation of any encumbrance over the shares, assets or undertaking of the HK Company or its subsidiaries;

 

   

entering into any material joint venture, partnership or agreement or arrangement for the sharing of profits or assets, other than such agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or on arm’s length basis; and

 

   

material changes in the nature or business of the HK Company or its subsidiaries.

Transfer Restrictions : Neither GNC China nor Hayao HK may transfer all or any part of its shares or any interest therein, except (i) with the prior written consent of the other shareholder (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (ii) to its controlled affiliates, after meeting certain criteria set forth in the HK Shareholders Agreement, (iii) pursuant to a sale of a majority of the voting interests in the Company’s Class A common stock or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis or (iv) pursuant to any transfer of the publicly traded equity interests of the Company or Hayao. Notwithstanding the exceptions to the transfer restrictions, neither GNC China nor Hayao HK may transfer its shares in the HK Company, pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above, to a competitor of the HK Company. Additionally, if GNC China or Hayao HK seeks to transfer any shares of the HK Company, it must, as a condition to and contemporaneously therewith, transfer a proportionate number of its shares in the PRC JV to the same transferee.

Preemptive Rights : Under the HK Shareholders Agreement, subject to customary exceptions, each of GNC China and Hayao HK have the right to purchase their respective pro rata portion of new securities sold or issued by the HK Company from time to time.

Termination : The HK Shareholders Agreement may be terminated (i) upon the mutual written consent of GNC China and Hayao HK, (ii) immediately after the initial term of the joint venture (twenty (20) years) unless extended by unanimous approval of the board of the HK Company, (iii) by either GNC China or Hayao HK upon a material breach of the HK Shareholders Agreement by Hayao HK or GNC, respectively, that remains uncured for a ninety (90) days.


In the event of a termination of the HK Shareholders Agreement due to a material breach by a party, the non-defaulting party will have the right to purchase from the defaulting party all shares of the HK Company then held by the defaulting party at fair market value.

In the event of a termination at the end of the term of the HK Shareholders Agreement, either party may notify the other party of its intention to purchase all of the other party’s shares of the HK Company at a price based on a proposed valuation of the HK Company. The party receiving such proposal may either accept such proposal or choose to purchase the proposing party’s shares of the HK Company at a price based on the same valuation of the HK Company as was included in the initial proposal.

The foregoing description of the HK Shareholders Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the HK Shareholders Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by GNC in the next four business days.

PRC Joint Venture Contract. The following is a summary description of the PRC Joint Venture Contract:

The PRC Joint Venture Agreement will be entered into in connection with the closing of the JV Transactions. The PRC Joint Venture Agreement provides for certain governance terms and other rights and restrictions with respect to the operations of the PRC JV.

The governance terms and other rights and restrictions set forth in the PRC Joint Venture Contract are substantially similar to those found in the HK Shareholders Agreement, as described above.

The foregoing description of the PRC Joint Venture Contract is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the PRC Joint Venture Contract, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by GNC in the next four business days.

IP License Agreement. The following is a summary description of the IP License Agreement:

The IP License Agreement will be entered into in connection with the closing of the JV Transactions. Pursuant to the IP License Agreement, GNC IPCo will grant an exclusive, sublicensable (subject to certain restrictions) trademark license to the PRC JV and the HK Company in order to facilitate the conduct of their business in the PRC, including in connection with the promotion, sale and distribution of licensed products. General Nutrition Corp. will grant the PRC JV and the HK Company a fully paid-up, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicenseable (subject to certain restrictions) and exclusive license under certain licensed know-how and technology to conduct business in the PRC, including the right to develop, manufacture, use, sell and commercialize licensed manufactured local products in the PRC and to develop new products in the PRC. General Nutrition Corp. will retain the right to use the licensed technology to manufacture products in the PRC for distribution and sale outside of the PRC. The PRC JV and the HK Company will pay GNC IPCo royalties based on the net sales of GNC-licensed products.

The IP License Agreement will continue for twenty (20) years and will thereafter renew upon mutual consent of the PRC JV, the HK Company, GNC IPCo and General Nutrition Corp. for an additional ten (10) year period until terminated in accordance with its terms. The IP License Agreement may be terminated by the PRC JV and the HK Company, on the one hand, or GNC IPCo and General Nutrition Corp., on the other hand, if the other party commits a material breach of the IP License Agreement and does not cure such breach within ninety (90) days of receipt of written notice of breach, which period may be extended by thirty (30) days if the breaching party is using commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach as promptly as possible.

The IP License Agreement will survive the termination of the HK Shareholders Agreement and the PRC JV Contract, provided that (i) the PRC JV or the HK Company or its successor continues operation of the business as a going concern and (ii) the HK Shareholders Agreement or the PRC JV Contract, as applicable, was not terminated as a result of (a) a material breach of such agreement by Hayao or Hayao HK or (b) mutual agreement of the parties.


The foregoing description of the IP License Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the IP License Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by GNC in the next four business days.

Product Supply Agreement. The following is a summary description of the Product Supply Agreement:

Pursuant to the Product Supply Agreement, the PRC JV and the HK Company will purchase certain imported products from General Nutrition Corp. to support their brick-and-mortar retail stores, online retailers and other permitted distribution channels. In addition, the PRC JV and the HK Company are granted an exclusive, sublicenseable (subject to certain restrictions) right and license to market, promote, distribute, offer for sale, sell and import the imported products in the PRC.

The Product Supply Agreement will continue for twenty (20) years and will thereafter renew upon mutual consent of the PRC JV, the HK Company and General Nutrition Corp. for an additional ten (10) year period until terminated in accordance with its terms. The Product Supply Agreement may be terminated by the PRC JV and the HK Company, on the one hand, or General Nutrition Corp., on the other hand, if the other party commits a material breach of the Product Supply Agreement and does not cure such breach within ninety (90) days of receipt of written notice of breach, which period may be extended by thirty (30) days if the breaching party is using commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach as promptly as possible.

The Product Supply Agreement will survive the termination of the HK Shareholders Agreement and the PRC JV Contract, provided that (i) the PRC JV or the HK Company or its successor continues operation of the business as a going concern and (ii) the HK Shareholders Agreement or the PRC JV Contract, as applicable, was not terminated as a result of (a) a material breach of such agreement by Hayao or Hayao HK or (b) mutual agreement of the parties.

The foregoing description of the Product Supply Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Product Supply Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by GNC in the next four business days.

Services Letter Agreement. The following is a summary description of the Services Letter Agreement:

Pursuant to the Services Letter Agreement, General Nutrition Corp. and Hayao agree that the PRC JV and the HK Company will require consulting and technical services during its initial stages to manufacture and market products, as well as business support and other services to support the internal operations of their businesses. General Nutrition Corp. and Hayao agree that General Nutrition Corp. will provide these services to the PRC JV and the HK Company and their subsidiaries according to the terms of the Services Letter Agreement.

Pursuant to the Services Letter Agreement, General Nutrition Corp. and Hayao will agree on an initial set of services to be provided to the PRC JV and the HK Company. If either the PRC JV or the HK Company desires General Nutrition Corp. to provide any other services or increase the scope or volume of existing services, it will provide written notice to General Nutrition Corp.

General Nutrition Corp. and Hayao agree to meet every six months after the closing of the JV Transactions contemplated by the JV Framework Agreement to review the scope of services and determine whether, and to what extent, such services may be insourced to either the PRC JV or the HK Company or outsourced to a third party provider.

The foregoing description of the Services Letter Agreement is only a summary, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Services Letter Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by GNC in the next four business days.


Press Release

On November 7, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing entry into the Amendment and the JV Framework Agreement and describing the key terms therein. A copy of the Company’s press release containing such announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The foregoing information (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

  3.1    Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of GNC Holdings, Inc.
10.1    Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 7, 2018, by and between GNC Holdings, Inc. and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
10.2    Stockholders Agreement, dated November 7, 2018, by and between GNC Holdings, Inc. and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
10.3    Form of Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, by and between GNC Holdings, Inc. and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit D to the Securities Purchase Agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2018 on a Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 thereto)
10.4    Registration Rights Agreement, dated November  7, 2018, by and among GNC Holdings, Inc. and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the Securities Purchase Agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February  13, 2018 on a Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 thereto)
99.1    Press release


SIGNATURES

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

 

    GNC HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: November 7, 2018     By:  

/s/ Tricia K. Tolivar

    Name:   Tricia K. Tolivar
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 3.1

SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.

A Delaware Corporation

Effective November 7, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Article I. OFFICES

     1  

Section 1.

  Registered Office      1  

Section 2.

  Other Offices      1  

Article II. MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

     1  

Section 1.

  Place of Meetings      1  

Section 2.

  Annual Meetings      1  

Section 3.

  Special Meetings      1  

Section 4.

  Notice of Meetings      2  

Section 5.

  Notice of Annual Meeting Business      2  

Section 6.

  Quorum      6  

Section 7.

  Voting      7  

Section 8.

  Uncontested Elections; Director Resignation      7  

Section 9.

  Proxies; Inspectors      8  

Section 10.

  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote      9  

Section 11.

  Record Date      10  

Section 12.

  Stock Ledger      11  

Section 13.

  Organization      11  

Section 14.

  Conduct of Meetings      11  

Article III. DIRECTORS

     12  

Section 1.

  Number and Election of Directors      12  

Section 2.

  Duties and Powers      12  

Section 3.

  Meetings      12  

Section 4.

  Organization      12  

Section 5.

  Resignations and Removals of Directors      13  

Section 6.

  Quorum      13  

Section 7.

  Actions of the Board by Written Consent      13  

Section 8.

  Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone      13  

Section 9.

  Compensation      13  

Section 10.

  Interested Directors      14  

Article IV. COMMITTEES

     14  

Section 1.

  Committees of the Board of Directors      14  

Section 2.

  Conduct of Meetings      14  

Section 3.

  Audit Committee      15  

Section 4.

  Compensation Committee      15  

Section 5.

  Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee      15  

 

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Article V. OFFICERS

     15  

Section 1.

  General      15  

Section 2.

  Election      15  

Section 3.

  Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation      16  

Section 4.

  Chairman of the Board of Directors      16  

Section 5.

  Chief Executive Officer, President      16  

Section 6.

  Vice Presidents      16  

Section 7.

  Secretary      17  

Section 8.

  Treasurer      17  

Section 9.

  Assistant Secretaries      17  

Section 10.

  Assistant Treasurers      18  

Article VI. STOCK

     18  

Section 1.

  Form of Certificates      18  

Section 2.

  Signatures      18  

Section 3.

  Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates      18  

Section 4.

  Transfers      19  

Section 5.

  Dividend Record Date      19  

Section 6.

  Record Owners      19  

Section 7.

  Transfer and Registry Agents      19  

Article VII. NOTICES

     19  

Section 1.

  Notices      19  

Section 2.

  Waivers of Notice      20  

Article VIII. GENERAL PROVISIONS

     20  

Section 1.

  Dividends      20  

Section 2.

  Disbursements      20  

Section 3.

  Fiscal Year      20  

Section 4.

  Corporate Seal      20  

Section 5.

  Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records      20  

Section 6.

  Time Periods      21  

Article IX. INDEMNIFICATION

     21  

Section 1.

  Indemnification of Directors and Officers      21  

Section 2.

  Procedure for Indemnification of Directors      21  

Section 3.

  Expenses Payable in Advance      22  

Section 4.

  Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      22  

Section 5.

  Insurance      22  

Section 6.

  Certain Definitions      22  

Section 7.

  Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      23  

Section 8.

  Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses      23  

Section 9.

  Amendment or Repeal      23  

Section 10.

  Contract Rights      23  

Section 11.

  Other Sources      23  

Article X. MISCELLANEOUS

     24  

Section 1.

  Amendments      24  

Section 2.

  Entire Board of Directors      24  

 

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ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

Section 1. Registered Office . The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

Section 2. Other Offices . The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II.

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. Place of Meetings . Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Annual Meetings . Unless otherwise required by law or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors shall be held on such date, which date shall be within thirteen (13) months of the last annual meeting of stockholders, and at such time as shall be designated by the Board of Directors and announced by the Corporation. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting of stockholders.

Section 3. Special Meetings .

(a) Unless otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called at any time by the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors that has been duly designated by the Board of Directors and whose powers and authority include the power to call such meetings.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 3(a), meetings, special or otherwise, of holders of any class of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote may be called at the written request of holders of a majority of the shares of such class of capital stock delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. Such written request shall be signed and dated by each stockholder requesting a meeting (each, a “Requesting Stockholder”) and shall include the information required by Section 5(c) and documentation proving ownership of the requisite number of shares entitled to vote as of the date of such written request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, special meetings of stockholders requested pursuant to Section 3(b) shall not be called if: (i) the business or proposals to be discussed are not proper matters for stockholder action, (ii) an annual or special meeting of stockholders that included substantially similar items of business was held no more than one hundred twenty (120) days before the written request for such special meeting was received by the Secretary of the Corporation or (iii) an annual or special meeting of stockholders that will include substantially similar items of business has been called but not yet held.

(c) At a special meeting of stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall be specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto).

(d) The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel a previously called special meeting, excluding any special meeting called by the stockholders.

 

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Section 4. Notice of Meetings .

(a) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, if any, date and time of such meeting of the stockholders, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of all special meetings of stockholders, the purpose of the meeting, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) or the Certificate of Incorporation.

(b) When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholder and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person of such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

Section 5. Notice of Annual Meeting Business .

(a) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be transacted by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to such meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, or (iii) by any stockholder of record of the Corporation (a “Record Stockholder”) at the time of the giving of the notice required in the following paragraph, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 5. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)) at an annual meeting of stockholders.

(b) For nominations or business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Record Stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of the foregoing paragraph, (i) the Record Stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, and (ii) any such business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law. To be timely, a Record Stockholder’s notice shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices

 

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of the Corporation not earlier than the opening of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day and not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the one (1)-year anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that, subject to the last sentence of this paragraph (b), if the meeting is convened more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than seventy (70) days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the Record Stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the opening of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than (i) the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day before such annual meeting or (ii) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased effective after the time period for which nomination would otherwise be due under this Section 5 and there has been no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or indicating the increase in the size of the Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a Record Stockholder’s notice required by this Bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an adjournment, or postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, commence a new time period for the giving of a Record Stockholder’s notice.

(c) Such Record Stockholder’s notice shall set forth:

(i) if such notice pertains to the nomination of directors, as to each person whom the Record Stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person as would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of such nominees as directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected;

(ii) as to any business that the Record Stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of such business, 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 Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Record Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and

(iii) a representation that the Record Stockholder is a record holder of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination and, as to (x) the Record Stockholder giving the notice and (y) the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made each, a “party”):

(A) the name and address of each such party;

 

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(B) (1) the class, series, and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record by each such party, (2) 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 capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by each such party, 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, (3) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which either party has a right to vote, directly or indirectly, any shares of any security of the Corporation, (4) any short interest in any security of the Corporation held by each such party (for purposes of this Section 5(c)(iii)(B), 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), (5) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially directly or indirectly by each such party that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (6) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which either party is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (7) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that each such party is directly or indirectly entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of each such party’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information set forth in this paragraph shall be supplemented by such stockholder or such beneficial owner, as the case may be, not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date); and

(C) a representation whether either party, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (1) 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 (2) otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination; and

(D) any other information relating to each such party 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 and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act.

 

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The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 5(c) shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder with respect to business if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

(d) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at an annual meeting unless (i) the person is nominated by a Record Stockholder in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 5(a) or (ii) the person is nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. Only such business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. Except as otherwise provided by law, the person presiding over of the meeting shall have the power and the duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting has been made in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws (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 Section 5(d)) and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defectively proposed business or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded.

(e) Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. The notice of such special meeting shall include the purpose for which the meeting is called. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (x) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (y) by any Record Stockholder at the time of giving of notice provided for in this paragraph, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who delivers a written notice to the Secretary setting forth the information set forth in Section 5(c)(i) and (iii). Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at such a special meeting of stockholders only if such Record Stockholder’s notice required by the preceding sentence shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the opening of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) 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 of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall an adjournment, or postponement of a special meeting for which notice has been given, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder of record’s notice. A person shall not be eligible for election or reelection as a director at a special meeting unless the person is nominated (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by a Record Stockholder in accordance with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 5.

 

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(f) Except as otherwise expressly provided in any applicable rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act, only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 5 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation 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 5. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, unless otherwise required by law, 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 proposed business, as applicable, 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 Section 5, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be 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 meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(g) For purposes of these Bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 5 and compliance with this Section 5 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to submit other business (other than, as provided in the penultimate sentences of paragraphs (c) and (e) hereof, business brought properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 or Rule14a-11 of the Exchange Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 5 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 6. Quorum .

(a) At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to cast a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding capital stock of the Corporation, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number is required by the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation. Where a separate vote by one or more classes or series is required, the holder of shares entitled to cast a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the shares of the class or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

 

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(b) If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chair of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time.

Section 7. Voting . In an election of directors that is determined by the Board of Directors to be (a) an uncontested election, each director of the Corporation shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast, and (b) a contested election, whether or not such election becomes an uncontested election after such determination, each director of the Corporation shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. For purposes of these Bylaws, a “contested election” is an election of directors in which the number of director nominees is greater than the number of directors to be elected, and an “uncontested election” is an election in which the number of director nominees is not greater than the number of directors to be elected. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, all other matters shall be determined by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the holders of all shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot.

Section 8. Uncontested Elections; Director Resignation .

(a) Following any election of directors that is determined by the Board of Directors to be an uncontested election, each incumbent director who was a nominee and did not receive a majority of the votes cast (each, an “Unsuccessful Incumbent Director”) shall, promptly following such election, tender such director’s offer of resignation to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”). For purposes of this Section 8, a “majority of the votes cast” shall mean that the number of votes cast “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” such director (with “withheld” votes counted as “against” and “abstentions” and “broker non-votes” not counted as votes cast with respect to that director’s election).

(b) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, no later than sixty (60) days following certification of the stockholder vote, recommend to the Board of Directors whether to accept the Unsuccessful Incumbent Director’s resignation offer. To determine whether or not to recommend that the Board of Directors accept a resignation offer, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may consider any factors or other information that it deems relevant and appropriate.

(c) The Board of Directors shall act on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation no later than ninety (90) days following certification of the stockholder vote by accepting or rejecting the resignation offer and shall notify the Unsuccessful Incumbent Director of its decision. In determining whether or not to accept a resignation offer, the Board of Directors shall consider the factors considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and any additional factors and information it deems relevant and appropriate. Following such decision by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall promptly make a public announcement thereof and, if rejecting a resignation offer, a statement of its reason therefor.

 

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(d) An Unsuccessful Incumbent Director who tenders his or her resignation pursuant to this Section 8 shall not participate in the decisions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or the Board of Directors regarding whether to accept such director’s resignation offer. If each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is an Unsuccessful Incumbent Director, the Board of Directors shall appoint a special committee of independent directors for the purpose of considering whether to recommend acceptance of any resignation offers. If all the independent directors are Unsuccessful Incumbent Directors, the Board of Directors shall act on the resignation offers; provided that no director who has received a majority of “against” votes at the meeting shall participate in or vote on the decision whether to accept or reject such director’s resignation offer.

(e) Any vacancy on the Board of Directors resulting from a resignation pursuant to this Section 8 shall be filled by the Board of Directors pursuant to Article 7 of the Certificate of Incorporation. Each director elected pursuant to this Section 8(e) shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders following such director’s election and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of such director’s death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

Section 9. Proxies; Inspectors .

(a) Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of the stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority:

(i) A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy. Execution may be accomplished by the stockholder or such stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing such person’s signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature. 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.

(ii) A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a facsimile to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such facsimile, provided that any such facsimile must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the facsimile was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that such facsimiles are valid, the inspectors or, if there are no inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information on which they relied.

 

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Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing authorizing another person or persons to act as proxy for a stockholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing, facsimile for any and all purposes for which the original writing, facsimile could be used; provided , however , that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or facsimile telecommunication.

(b) The Corporation may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of inspectors. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or designated 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.

Section 10. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the

 

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whole time thereof and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

Section 11. Record Date .

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors 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 of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors 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 of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the 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 meeting of the stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board of Directors 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 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 of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other 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 of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

(c) Unless otherwise prohibited by the Certificate of Incorporation, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors 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 of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is 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 the

 

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stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

Section 12. Stock Ledger . Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 9 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders.

Section 13. Organization . The Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in his or her absence, the person whom the Board of Directors designates or, in the absence of that person or the failure of the Board of Directors to designate a person, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, in his or her absence, the person chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as the presiding person of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be the person the chairman appoints.

Section 14. Conduct of Meetings . The Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of any meeting of the stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the presiding person of any meeting of the stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the presiding person of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) the determination of when the polls shall open and close for any given matter to be voted on at the meeting; (c) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (d) 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; (e) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (f) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person of any meeting shall have the power to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting. The presiding person at any 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 presiding person should so determine, such presiding person 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 of Directors or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

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ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

Section 1. Number and Election of Directors .

(a) Subject to the special right of the holders of any class or series of stock to elect directors, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies or, if applicable, such greater number of directors as provided in that certain Stockholders Agreement, by and between the Corporation and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China, as the same may be amended, modified or supplement from time to time (“Stockholders Agreement”).

(b) Directors need not be stockholders to be qualified for election or service as a director of the Corporation.

Section 2. Duties and Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders. All matters shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the directors present, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or the Stockholders Agreement or required by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL.

Section 3. Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or by any two or more directors. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the meeting, by telephone, facsimile or other means of electronic transmission not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the meeting, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances. Unless otherwise stated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Section 4. Organization . At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, in his or her absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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Section 5. Resignations and Removals of Directors . Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving notice in writing to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or permitted under the Certificate of Incorporation, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, at any time by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitled to be cast on the matter by the holders of all shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors.

Section 6. Quorum . Except as otherwise required by the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and, except as otherwise provided in the Stockholders Agreement, the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors then present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 7. Actions of the Board by Written Consent . Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Any copy, facsimile, other electronic transmission or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile, other electronic transmission or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.

Section 8. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone . Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 8 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 9. Compensation . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of the directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary for service as director, payable in cash or securities of the Corporation. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for service as committee members.

 

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Section 10. Interested Directors . No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because any such director’s or officer’s vote is counted for such purpose if: (a) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors (subject to the Stockholders Agreement), even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

ARTICLE IV.

COMMITTEES

Section 1. Committees of the Board of Directors . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Any committee, to the extent permitted by law and provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Each committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when required.

Section 2. Conduct of Meetings . Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as otherwise provided herein or required by the DGCL. Except as otherwise provided by these Bylaws, in the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article III of these Bylaws. Adequate provision shall be made for notice to members of all meetings; one third (1/3) of the members shall constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one (1) or two (2) members, in which event one (1) member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present (subject to the Stockholders Agreement). Action may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

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Section 3. Audit Committee . The Board of Directors shall have an Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) composed of three (3) or more directors, each of whom shall satisfy any securities exchange independence requirements then in effect and applicable to the Corporation. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee shall be stated in the Audit Committee’s charter, as approved by the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Compensation Committee . The Board of Directors shall have a Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) composed of three (3) or more directors, each of whom shall satisfy any securities exchange independence requirements then in effect and applicable to the Corporation. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee shall be stated in the Compensation Committee’s charter, as approved by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee . The Board of Directors shall have a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee composed of three (3) or more directors, each of whom shall satisfy any securities exchange independence requirements then in effect and applicable to the Corporation. The responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be stated in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s charter, as approved by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS

Section 1. General . The Board of Directors shall elect a Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors (who must be a director). The Board of Directors may also choose a President, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers and such other officers as it shall from time to time deem necessary or desirable. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

Section 2. Election . The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of the Corporation who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; and each officer of the Corporation shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate to any other officer of the Corporation the power to choose such other officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.

 

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Section 3. Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation . Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President or any other officer authorized to do so by the Board of Directors and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

Section 4. Chairman of the Board of Directors . The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. Except where by law the signature of the Chief Executive Officer is required, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall possess the same power as the Chief Executive Officer to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. Chief Executive Officer, President . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and, if there be one, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, have general supervision of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to execute all bonds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except that the other officers of the Corporation may sign and execute documents when so authorized by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned to such officer by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may also appoint a President, who may also be the Chief Executive Officer. If the Chief Executive Officer and the President are not the same person, the Board of Directors shall determine their respective responsibilities. At the request of the Chief Executive Officer or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s inability or refusal to act (and if there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors), the President shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 6. Vice Presidents . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, the Vice President or Vice Presidents, if any, shall have the duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. At the request of the Chief Executive Officer or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s inability or refusal to act (and if there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors and if the Chief Executive Officer and President are the same person), the Vice President, or the Vice Presidents if there are more than one (in the order designated by the Board of Directors), shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer. Each Vice President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe.

 

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Section 7. Secretary . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, the Secretary shall have the duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings at such meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; the Secretary shall also perform like duties for committees of the Board of Directors when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, under whose supervision the Secretary shall be. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest to the affixing by such officer’s signature. The Secretary shall see that all books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by the DGCL to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be.

Section 8. Treasurer . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, the Treasurer, if any, shall have the duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of the Treasurer and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of the Treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the Treasurer’s possession or under the Treasurer’s control belonging to the Corporation.

Section 9. Assistant Secretaries . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, the Assistant Secretary, if any, shall have the duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. Assistant Secretaries, if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, if there be one, or the Secretary, and in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of the Secretary’s inability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Secretary.

 

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Section 10. Assistant Treasurers . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, the Assistant Treasurer, if any, shall have the duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. Assistant Treasurers, if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, if there be one, or the Treasurer, and in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of the Treasurer’s inability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Treasurer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, an Assistant Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of Assistant Treasurer and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of the Assistant Treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the Assistant Treasurer’s possession or under the Assistant Treasurer’s control belonging to the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI.

STOCK

Section 1. Form  of Certificates . The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of stock shall be uncertificated shares. Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a Vice President and (ii) by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder in the Corporation. Any of or all the 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, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 2. Signatures . Any or all of the signatures on a 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, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

 

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Section 4. Transfers . Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by applicable law and in these Bylaws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named as the holder thereof on the stock records of the Corporation or by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing and, in the case of shares represented by a certificate, upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, properly endorsed for transfer, and payment of all necessary transfer taxes; provided , however , that such surrender and endorsement or payment of taxes shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement. Every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

Section 5. Dividend Record Date . Except as otherwise set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, 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 the stockholders 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 of Directors 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 be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no 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 of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 6. Record Owners . The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by the DGCL.

Section 7. Transfer and Registry Agents . The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII.

NOTICES

Section 1. Notices . Whenever written notice is required by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, and except as prohibited by applicable law, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom

 

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such notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the Corporation, within sixty (60) days of having been given written notice by the Corporation of its intention to send the single notice permitted under this Section 1, shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, written notice may also be given personally or by facsimile, telegram, telex, cable or other means of electronic transmission.

Section 2. Waivers of Notice . Whenever any notice is required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the 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 stockholders or any regular or special meeting of the directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

ARTICLE VIII.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Dividends . The Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions contained in the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 2. Disbursements . All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

Section 3. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Corporate Seal . The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

Section 5. Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records . Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

 

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Section 6. Time Periods . In applying any provision of these Bylaws which requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

ARTICLE IX.

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1. Indemnification of Directors and Officers . In the event a person (a “Covered Person”) was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, the Corporation shall indemnify such person to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Covered Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Article IX, Section 2, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Procedure for Indemnification of Directors . Any indemnification of a Covered Person of the Corporation under Section 1 of this Article IX or advancement of expenses under Section 3 of this Article IX shall be made promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, upon the written request of the Covered Person. If a determination by the Corporation that the Covered Person is entitled to indemnification or advancement pursuant to this Article IX is required, and the Corporation fails to respond within sixty (60) days to a written request for indemnity or advancement, the Corporation shall be deemed to have approved the request. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advancing of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within thirty (30) days, the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article IX shall be enforceable by the Covered Person in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such Covered Person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required

 

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undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

Section 3. Expenses Payable in Advance . Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by law, be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article IX. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Covered Persons who are former directors or officers may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.

Section 4. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such Covered Person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of Covered Persons shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article IX shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 1 of this Article IX but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.

Section 5. Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Covered Person against any liability asserted against such Covered Person and incurred by such Covered Person in any such capacity, or arising out of such Covered Person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article IX.

Section 6. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Article IX, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors and officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the

 

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provisions of this Article IX with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article IX, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article IX.

Section 7. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 8. Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article IX to Covered Persons. This Article IX shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons and employees and agents of the Corporation when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.

Section 9. Amendment or Repeal . Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Covered Person arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of these Bylaws 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.

Section 10. Contract Rights . The provisions of this Article IX shall be deemed to be a contract right between the Corporation and each Covered Person who serves in any such capacity at any time while this Article IX and the relevant provisions of the DGCL or other applicable law are in effect, and any repeal or modification of this Article IX or any such law shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts or proceeding then existing.

Section 11. Other Sources . The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or advance expenses to any Covered Person, or any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation pursuant to Article IX, Section 8, 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 any such amount such Covered Person or such officer, employee or agent of the Corporation may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit enterprise.

 

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ARTICLE X.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1. Amendments . These Bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed, in whole in part, or new Bylaws may be adopted only in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 2. Entire Board of Directors . As used in these Bylaws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

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Adopted as of: November 7, 2018

 

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION

AMENDMENT

TO

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is dated as of November 7, 2018, by and between Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., a corporation incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (“ Investor ”), and GNC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”). Reference is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended hereby, and from time to time hereafter, the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of February 13, 2018, by and between Investor (as assignee of Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holdings Co., Ltd.) and the Company. Investor and the Company may be referred to together as the “ Parties ” and individually as a “ Party ”. Terms defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meaning so defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

WHEREAS , Investor and the Company are parties to the Securities Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section  7.5 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Investor and the Company desire to amend, and do hereby amend, the Securities Purchase Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and promises contained in the Securities Purchase Agreement and contained herein, the adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.1 Representations and Warranties .

(a) Investor represents and warrants to the Company that this Amendment (i) has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Investor and (ii) assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against Investor in accordance with its terms.

(b) The Company represents and warrants to Investor that this Amendment (i) has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and (ii) assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Investor, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

1.2 Definitions .

(a) The following definition is hereby added to Section  1.1 of the Securities Purchase Agreement in alphabetical order with the other terms defined therein:

““ Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement ” means a Stockholders Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G , to be entered into by the Company and Investor at the Second Subsequent Closing.”

 

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(b) The definition of “affiliate” in Section  1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

““ affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control (meaning holding over 50% of the voting rights) with, the first-mentioned Person. The parties agree that no Governmental Entity shall be deemed to be an “affiliate” of either party.”

(c) The definition of “Transaction Documents” in Section  1.1 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

““ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, the Guarantee, the Letter of Credit, the Certificate of Designations and the Registration Rights Agreement.”

(d) The following definitions are hereby added to Section  1.2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement in alphabetical order with the other defined terms therein:

 

Closing Issuance    Section 2.1
Closing Purchase Price    Section 2.1
First Subsequent Closing    Section 2.3(a)
First Subsequent Closing Date    Section 2.3(a)
First Subsequent Closing Date Payment    Section 2.3(b)
First Subsequent Closing Purchase Price    Section 2.1
First Subsequent Issuance    Section 2.1
Issuance    Section 2.1
Second Subsequent Closing    Section 2.4(a)
Second Subsequent Closing Date    Section 2.4(a)
Second Subsequent Closing Date Payment    Section 2.4(b)
Second Subsequent Closing Purchase Price    Section 2.1
Second Subsequent Issuance    Section 2.1
Subsequent Closing    Section 2.4(a)

1.3 Article 2 – Purchase and Sale of Stock; Closings . Article 2 of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE 2

PURCHASE AND SALE OF STOCK; CLOSINGS

2.1 Issuance, Sale and Purchase of the Shares; Use of Proceeds . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (a) at the Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, and Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Company, 100,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Closing Issuance ”) at a purchase price of $1,000.00 per share (the “ Per Share Price ”) for a total purchase price of $100,000,000 (the “ Closing

 

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Purchase Price ”), (b) at the First Subsequent Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, and Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Company, 50,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ First Subsequent Issuance ”) at the Per Share Price for a total purchase price of $50,000,000 (the “ First Subsequent Closing Purchase Price ”) and (c) at the Second Subsequent Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to Investor, and Investor shall purchase and acquire from the Company, 149,950 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “S econd Subsequent Issuance ”; the Closing Issuance, the First Subsequent Issuance and the Second Subsequent Issuance are referred to herein from time to time as an “ Issuance ”, as applicable) at the Per Share Price for a total purchase price of $149,950,000 (the “ Second Subsequent Closing Purchase Price ”; the Closing Purchase Price, the First Subsequent Closing Purchase Price and the Second Subsequent Closing Purchase Price are referred to herein from time to time as the Purchase Price ”, as applicable). Shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement are referred to as “ Shares ”. The aggregate Purchase Price for the total number of Shares to be issued at the Closing, the First Subsequent Closing and the Second Subsequent Closing shall be equal to $299,950,000 (the number of Shares multiplied by the Per Share Price). The Company shall use the proceeds for the repayment, in whole or in part, of the Indebtedness outstanding as of the Closing or the Subsequent Closings, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement, payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions and other general corporate purposes as may be mutually agreed by the Company and Investor.

2.2 Closing; Payment and Deliveries .

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing (the “ Closing ”) of the Closing Issuance shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on November 9, 2018, subject to the fulfillment or waiver of all of the applicable conditions set forth in Article 6 at or prior to the Closing, at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or at such other place, time or date as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Company and Investor (the date on which the Closing actually occurs, the “ Closing Date ”).

(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, (i) Investor shall cause a wire transfer to be made in immediately available funds to an account of the Company designated in writing by the Company in an amount (the “ Closing Date Payment ) equal to the Closing Purchase Price and (ii) the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Investor evidence from the Transfer Agent of the Closing Issuance in the name of Investor by book entry on the stock ledger of the Company (or, if Shares issued in the Closing Issuance are to be represented in certificated form, a certificate representing the Shares), with the legends contemplated by Section  5.17(d) .

(c) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, each of Investor and the Company shall execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement.

 

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2.3 F irst Subsequent Closing; Payment and Deliveries .

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing (the “ First Subsequent Closing ”) of the First Subsequent Issuance shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on December 28, 2018, subject to the fulfillment or waiver of all of the applicable conditions set forth in Article 6 at or prior to the First Subsequent Closing, at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; provided that such First Subsequent Closing shall occur either (i) at such earlier time or date as may be specified in writing by Investor to the Company on at least three (3) Business Days’ notice or (ii) at such other place, time or date as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Company and Investor (the date on which the First Subsequent Closing actually occurs, the “ First Subsequent Closing Date ”).

(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the First Subsequent Closing, (i) Investor shall cause a wire transfer to be made in immediately available funds to an account of the Company designated in writing by the Company in an amount (the “ First Subsequent Closing Date Payment ”) equal to the First Subsequent Closing Purchase Price, and (ii) the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Investor evidence from the Transfer Agent of the First Subsequent Issuance in the name of Investor by book entry on the stock ledger of the Company (or, if Shares issued in the First Subsequent Issuance are to be represented in certificated form, a certificate representing the Shares), with the legends contemplated by Section  5.17(d) .

2.4 S econd Subsequent Closing; Payment and Deliveries .

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing (the “ Second Subsequent Closing ”; the First Subsequent Closing and the Second Subsequent Closing are referred to herein from time to time as a “ Subsequent Closing ”, as applicable) of the Second Subsequent Issuance shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on February 13, 2019, subject to the fulfillment or waiver of all of the applicable conditions set forth in Article 6 at or prior to the Second Subsequent Closing, at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 885 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; provided that such Second Subsequent Closing shall occur either (i) at such earlier time or date as specified in writing by Investor to the Company on at least three (3) Business Days’ notice or (ii) at such other place, time or date as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Company and Investor (the date on which the Second Subsequent Closing actually occurs, the “Second Subsequent Closing Date ”).

(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Second Subsequent Closing, (i) Investor shall cause a wire transfer to be made in immediately available funds to an account of the Company designated in writing by the Company in an amount (the “ Second Subsequent Closing Date Payment ”) equal to, at Investor’s election, either (x) the Second Subsequent Closing Purchase Price or (y) the Second Subsequent Closing Purchase Price less the Investor Termination Fee, and (ii) the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Investor evidence from the Transfer Agent of the Second Subsequent Issuance in the name of Investor by book entry on the stock ledger of the Company (or, if Shares issued in the Second Subsequent Issuance are to be represented in certificated form, a certificate representing the Shares), with the legends contemplated by Section  5.17(d) .

 

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(c) At the Second Subsequent Closing, (i) if Investor delivers or causes to be delivered the Second Subsequent Closing Purchase Price in accordance with Section  2.4(b)(i)(x) , then Investor and the Company shall deliver a joint written notice (a “ Joint Release Notice ”) to the Escrow Agent (pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and containing such information as is required by the Escrow Agreement) instructing the Escrow Agent to deliver the Investor Termination Fee to Investor (or its designee) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account of Investor (or its designee), as specified in the Joint Release Notice, and (ii) if Investor delivers or causes to be delivered the Second Subsequent Closing Date Payment in accordance with Section  2.4(b)(i)(y) , then Investor and the Company shall deliver a Joint Release Notice to the Escrow Agent (pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and containing such information as is required by the Escrow Agreement) instructing the Escrow Agent to deliver the Investor Termination Fee to the Company (or its designee), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account of the Company (or its designee), as specified in the Joint Release Notice.

(d) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Second Subsequent Closing, each of Investor and the Company shall execute and deliver the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement.”

1.4 Article 3 – Representations and Warranties of the Company .

(a) The last sentence of Section 3.3(a) of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“The Company has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement and will (as of the Closing or the Second Subsequent Closing, as applicable, duly and validly execute and deliver the other Transaction Documents and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Investor of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is party, this Agreement constitutes and the other Transaction Documents will constitute (as of the Closing or the Second Subsequent Closing, as applicable) legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.”

(b) Section 3.8 of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “Closing Date” and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words “Second Subsequent Closing Date.”

1.5 Article 4 – Representations and Warranties of Investor .

(a) The first sentence of Section 4.7 of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Except as received in an Issuance, none of Investor nor any of its affiliates beneficially owns any Company Common Stock.”

1.6 Article 5 – Covenants; Additional Agreements .

(a) Section 5.9 of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“5.9 Certain Notices . From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Second Subsequent Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7 , unless prohibited by applicable Law, each party shall give prompt notice to the other party if any of the following occur: (a) receipt of any notice or other communication in writing from any Person alleging that the consent or approval of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions; (b) receipt of any notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions; or (c) such party becoming aware of the occurrence of any event that would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay beyond the Outside Date the consummation of the Transactions or that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Closing, the First Subsequent Closing or the Second Subsequent Closing, as applicable, set forth in Article 6 not being satisfied. Any such notice pursuant to this Section 5.9 shall not affect any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and any failure to make such notice (in and of itself) shall not be taken into account in determining whether the conditions set forth in Article 6 have been satisfied or give rise to any right of termination set forth in Article 7 .”

(b) Section 5.18(a)-(b) of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(a) As promptly as practicable and, in any event, no later than thirty (30) Business Days prior to each anticipated Closing Date, each of the Company and Investor shall identify its designees to the Board by written notice to the other party. The Board shall use its best efforts to cause each individual designated by the Company or Investor, as applicable, in accordance with this Section  5.18, who meets the Designee Qualifications as determined in accordance with this Section  5.18 , to be appointed to the Board, effective as of the First Closing and Second Closing, as applicable. The Board shall take all necessary action to increase the number of directors on the Board to eleven (11), to be effective as of the Second Subsequent Closing. As of the Closing and subject to the qualifications and procedures set forth in this Section  5.18 , the Board shall be comprised of (i) the Company’s chief executive officer, (ii) two (2) individuals who meet the Designee Qualifications designated by Investor (the “ Investor Designees ”), and (iii) up to seven (7) individuals who are independent Directors immediately prior to Closing and are designated by the independent Directors (the “ Company Designees ”). As of the Second Subsequent Closing and subject to the qualifications and procedures set forth in this Section  5.18 , the Board shall be comprised of (i) the Company’s chief executive officer, (ii) five (5) Investor Designees, at least two (2) of whom must be Independent Investor Designees, and (iii) five (5) Company Designees.

(b) As promptly as practicable and, in any event, no later than thirty (30) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date and the anticipated Second Subsequent Closing Date, as applicable, each of the Company and Investor shall identify its designees to the Board by written notice to the other party. The Board shall use its best efforts to cause each individual designated by the Company or Investor, as applicable, in accordance with this Section  5.18 , who meets the Designee Qualifications as determined in accordance with this Section  5.18 , to be appointed to the Board, effective as of the Closing and the Second Subsequent Closing, as applicable.”

 

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(b) Section  5.18(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “Closing” and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words “Second Subsequent Closing” in each place such word appears therein.

1.7 Article 6 – Conditions to Closing .

(a) Sections 6.1 , 6.2 and 6.3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by deleting the word “Transactions” and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words “Closing Issuance” in the first sentence of each such Section.

(b) Sections 6.3(f) and 6.3(g) are hereby deleted in their entirety.

(c) A new Section  6.4 is hereby added to the Securities Purchase Agreement and shall read as follows:

“6.4 C onditions to Each Subsequent Closing Under This Agreement . The respective obligations of each party to consummate each of the First Subsequent Issuance and the Second Subsequent Issuance shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under Law) at or prior to the applicable Subsequent Closing of the following conditions:

(a) No order, decree or judgment of any Governmental Entity having competent jurisdiction shall have been issued that prohibits or makes illegal such Issuance.

(b) The foreign exchange registration conducted by authorized banks under SAFE’s supervision in connection with such Issuance shall have been obtained.

(c) With respect to the Second Subsequent Closing, each member of the Board that is not a Company Designee or the CEO shall have resigned from the Board effective as of Second Subsequent Closing.

(d) With respect to the Second Subsequent Closing, the Board shall have caused each individual designated by the Company or Investor, as applicable, in accordance with Section  5.18 to be appointed to the Board, effective as of the Second Subsequent Closing.

(e) With respect to the Second Subsequent Closing, each Party shall have delivered to the other Party executed copies of the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement.”

1.8 Other Amendments .

(a) Sections 7.1(a) , 7.1(c) , 7.1(g) , 7.1(h) , 7.5 , 7.6 and 8.5 of the Securities Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by deleting the word “Closing” and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words “Second Subsequent Closing” in each place such word appears therein.

 

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(b) Section  7.1(d) of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(d) By either the Company or Investor if the Second Subsequent Closing shall not have occurred on or before February 13, 2019 (the “ Outside Date ”); provided , further , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section  7.1(d) shall not be available to any party hereto whose material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Second Subsequent Closing to have occurred;”

(c) Section  7.1(i) of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(i) By the Company, if (i) all of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 , 6.3 and 6.4 (other than conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date, the First Subsequent Closing Date or the Second Subsequent Closing Date, as applicable) have been satisfied, (ii) the Company has confirmed in writing that it is prepared to consummate the Closing, the First Subsequent Closing or the Second Subsequent Closing, as applicable, and (iii) Investor fails to consummate the Closing, the First Subsequent Closing or the Second Subsequent Closing, as applicable, within five (5) Business Days following delivery of such written confirmation by the Company to Investor.”

(d) Section  7.4(a)(ii)(A)(y) of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(y) all of the other conditions set forth in Article 6 have been satisfied or waived (other than conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied on the Closing Date, the First Subsequent Closing Date or the Second Subsequent Closing Date, as applicable) or”

(e) Section  8.3 of the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated to include the following information as the notice information for Investor.

“if to Investor:

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.

No.68, Limin West Fourth Street,

Limin Development Zone

Harbin, People’s Republic of China

Attn: Chris Chow

Email: zhoux@hayao.com

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 596-9160

 

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Attention: Michael R. Littenberg

Daniel Yeh

Email: Michael.Littenberg@ropesgray.com

Daniel.Yeh@ropesgray.com”

1.9 Amendments to Exhibits .

(a) Exhibit D to the Securities Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(b) A new Exhibit G is hereby added to the Securities Purchase Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

1.10 No Other Amendments . Except for the amendments expressly set forth in this Amendment, the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

1.11 Miscellaneous . Sections 8.3 (as amended by this Amendment) through 8.9 , of the Securities Purchase Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment.

[Signatures Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be executed on its behalf by its representative thereunto duly authorized all as of the date first written above.

 

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Kevin G. Nowe

 

Name: Kevin G. Nowe

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

HARBIN PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD.
By:  

/s/ Hsing Chow

  Name: Hsing Chow
  Title: Authorized Signatory

Exhibit 10.2

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 7, 2018


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

     1  

1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

1.2

  Construction      8  

ARTICLE II CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

     9  

2.1

  Composition of the Board      9  

2.2

  Qualification of Investor Designees      11  

2.3

  Resignations      12  

2.4

  Board Approval Standards      13  

2.5

  Affiliate Transactions      14  

ARTICLE III VOTING MATTERS

     14  

3.1

  Voting in Elections      14  

3.2

  Voting with respect to Acquisitions      15  

3.3

  Voting with respect to Other Matters      15  

3.4

  Quorum      16  

ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     16  

4.1

  Transfer Restrictions      16  

4.2

  Right of First Refusal      18  

4.3

  Standstill      20  

4.4

  Information and Access Rights      22  

4.5

  Public Announcements      23  

4.6

  Waiver of Corporate Opportunity      23  

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     24  

5.1

  Representations and Warranties of the Company      24  

5.2

  Representations and Warranties of Investor      24  

5.3

  No Other Representations or Warranties      25  

ARTICLE VI GENERAL PROVISIONS

     25  

6.1

  Termination      25  

6.2

  Notices      25  

6.3

  Amendment; Waiver      27  

6.4

  Further Assurances      27  

6.5

  Assignment      27  

6.6

  Third Parties      27  

6.7

  Governing Law      27  

 

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6.8

  Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial      27  

6.9

  Specific Performance      28  

6.10

  Entire Agreement      28  

6.11

  Severability      28  

6.12

  Table of Contents, Headings and Captions      28  

6.13

  Counterparts      29  

 

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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

This Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2018, by and between GNC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., a company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (“ Investor ”).

BACKGROUND:

WHEREAS, Investor and the Company are party to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below), pursuant to which, among other things, Investor agreed to purchase from the Company, and the Company has agreed to issue and sell to Investor, shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and Investor are entering into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), providing for certain registration rights which the Company is granting to Investor;

WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement is a condition of the Investor and the Company to the Closing;

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company and Investor wish to set forth certain understandings between such parties, including with respect to certain governance matters; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Investor have agreed that the rights and obligations set forth herein shall become automatically effective simultaneously with the Closing (as defined below).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth 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 agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

1.1 Defined Terms . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:

10% Stockholder ” means, in connection with a proposed Transfer of Equity Securities of the Company, any Person or Group that has filed a statement of beneficial ownership report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G with the SEC which reports such Person’s or Group’s Beneficial Ownership of ten percent (10%) or more of the total issued and outstanding Common Stock at the time of such proposed Transfer.


Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reorganization, or other transaction that would result in the stockholders of the Company immediately preceding such transaction Beneficially Owning less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total outstanding Equity Securities in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction (measured by voting power or economic interest), (ii) any transaction, including any direct or indirect acquisition or any tender offer, exchange offer or other secondary acquisition, that would result in any Person or Group Beneficially Owning more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total outstanding Equity Securities of the Company (measured by voting power or economic interest), or (iii) any sale, lease, license or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company.

Acquisition Proposal ” means any proposal, offer, inquiry, indication of interest or expression of intent (whether binding or non-binding, and whether communicated to the Company, the Board or publicly announced to the Company’s stockholders or otherwise) by any Person or Group relating to an Acquisition.

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control (meaning holding over 50% of the voting rights) with, the first-mentioned Person. The parties agree that no Governmental Entity shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of either party.

Affiliated Investor Designee ” means any Investor Designee that is not an Independent Investor Designee.

Agreement ” means this Stockholders Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

As-Converted Basis ” means on an as-converted-to-Common Stock basis (disregarding for such purpose any conversion limitations thereon).

Beneficially Own ” (including its correlative meanings, “ Beneficial Owner ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ”) has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided , however, that, notwithstanding anything in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) to the contrary, the determination of “Beneficial Ownership” of a Person shall be made after giving effect to the conversion of all options, warrants, rights and convertible or other similar securities outstanding as of any date in question that are held by such Person, irrespective of any conversion or vesting requirement of any such security.

Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, are authorized by Law to close prior to 5 p.m. New York City Time or remain closed.

 

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Cash Offer Trigger Event ” means any of (i) the issuance after the Second Subsequent Closing by the Company’s auditors of an opinion containing a going concern qualification for the Company with respect to the any full fiscal year of the Company, (ii) the Company being in material breach (which is not cured or waived) after the Second Subsequent Closing of any financial maintenance covenant in any of its debt instruments or (iii) the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing.

CEO Designee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.1(c) .

Certificate of Designations ” means that certain Certificate of Designations of the Company establishing the Convertible Preferred Stock, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Common Stock ” means the shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company, and any other capital stock of the Company into which such common stock is reclassified or reconstituted.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Charter ” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended.

Company Designees ” means (i) the Directors duly designated and appointed to the Board as of the date hereof, in each case pursuant to Section 5.18 of the Securities Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the individuals nominated by the Independent Company Designees pursuant to Section  2.1(d) .

Confidentiality Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.4 .

Contested Election ” means an election in which the Secretary of the Company determines in good faith that the number of Director nominees is greater than the number of Directors to be elected.

Control ” (including its correlative meanings, “ Controlled ” and “ Controlled by ”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.

Conversion Price ” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Convertible Notes ” means the Company’s 1.5% Convertible Senior Notes, issued on August 10, 2015 pursuant to the Convertible Notes Indenture, in an original aggregate principal amount of $287,500,000, due in 2020.

Convertible Notes Indenture ” means that certain Indenture, dated as of August 10, 2015, by and among the Company, the Subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.

 

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Convertible Preferred Stock ” means the shall mean the class of preferred stock of the Company titled the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.”

Designee Qualifications ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.2(a)(viii) .

Director ” means any director of the Company.

Director Confidentiality Agreement ” means a Confidentiality Agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement (as it may be modified from time to time by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee), which each Director that is not an employee of the Company shall be required to execute as a condition to such Director’s election or nomination for election and any subsequent nomination for election as a Director.

Equity Securities ” means any and all (i) shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock or other voting securities of a corporation, any and all equivalent or analogous ownership (or profit) or voting interests in a Person (other than a corporation), (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock or voting securities of (or other ownership or profit or voting interests in) such Person, and (iii) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing, whether voting or nonvoting, and, in each case, whether or not such shares, interests, participations, equivalents, securities, warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

Exchange ” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange LLC or any other exchange on which the Common Stock is listed.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Exempted Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

First Subsequent Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Governmental Entity ” means any national, federal, state, county, municipal, local or foreign government, or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing, administrative or prosecutorial functions of or pertaining to government.

Group ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-5 thereunder.

Indebtedness ” means, of any Person and as of any time, the aggregate amount of the following, without duplication: (a) the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) all other obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments of indebtedness; (c) all capitalized lease obligations that are classified as a balance sheet liability in accordance with GAAP; (d) all letters of credit, performance bonds, surety bonds, banker’s acceptances or similar obligations issued for the account of such Person; (e) all guarantees

 

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and keepwell arrangements issued by such Person; (f) to the extent not otherwise included, all indebtedness of another Person secured by a lien on any asset owned by such first Person, whether or not such indebtedness is assumed by such first Person; (g) all obligations due and payable under any interest rate swap agreements or interest rate hedge agreements and similar agreements to which any such Person is a party; (h) all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services with respect to which any Person is liable, contingent or otherwise (including conditional sale obligations and “earn-out” obligations but excluding trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business); and (i) any interest owed with respect to the indebtedness referred to above and prepayment penalties, premiums, breakage or fees and expenses due and payable with respect thereto.

Independent Company Designee ” means a Company Designee who qualifies as an “independent” director under the rules of the Exchange and any guidelines adopted by the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee that are applicable to all Directors, as determined in good faith by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Independent Investor Designee ” means an Investor Designee that (A) at no time during the three (3) year period prior to his or her election or appointment to the Board, nor during his or her service as a Director, has been or is an employee, director, officer of, or consultant or other service provider to, any of the Investor Entities, or has received or is receiving compensation from any of the Investor Entities and (B) qualifies as an “independent” director under the rules of the Exchange and any guidelines adopted by the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee that are applicable to all Directors, as determined in good faith by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Initial Investor Designees ” means two individuals duly designated by the Investor as “Investor Designees” (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and appointed to the Board as of the date hereof, in each case pursuant to Section 5.18 of the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Investor ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Investor Acquisition ” means any Acquisition in which an Investor Entity is the acquiror.

Investor Designee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.1(b) .

Investor Entities ” means Investor and its Affiliates.

Investor Parties ” means (i) Investor and (ii) any Investor Permitted Transferee that becomes a party to this Agreement by executing a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement.

Investor Permitted Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.1(b)(ii) .

Issuance Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.2(a) .

 

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Law ” means any applicable national, provincial, state, municipal and local laws, statutes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations or Orders of any Governmental Entity, in each case, having the force of law.

Material Terms ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.1(b) .

New Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.2(a) .

New Issuance Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.2(c) .

New Securities ” means (A) any shares of Common Stock, (B) any shares of preferred securities or (C) any preferred or debt securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, other than, in each case, any shares of Common Stock or such other securities that are: (i) issued to employees, officers or directors of, or consultants to, the Company or any of its Affiliates pursuant to any plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the Board (or a committee thereof); (ii) issued as consideration in connection with the acquisition by the Company (or any of its Affiliates) of any business, assets or property of any third party, by merger, sale of assets, sale of stock or otherwise; (iii) issued upon conversion or exercise of the Convertible Preferred Stock or the Convertible Notes; (iv) distributed or set aside ratably to all holders of Common Stock on a per share equivalent basis; (v) in connection with the bona fide sale by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the Equity Securities of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company; or (vi) issued as an “equity kicker” in connection with any debt financing from a financial institution or other equipment or real property loan or leasing arrangement. For the avoidance of doubt, securities issued pursuant to the First Subsequent Closing and the Second Subsequent Closing shall not be deemed “New Securities”.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ” means the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board, or another committee performing the functions of nominating or selecting Persons for election or appointment to the Board.

Observer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.1(h) .

Order ” means any judgment, order, decision, writ, injunction, decree or arbitration award.

Per Se curity Offering Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.2(a) .

Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to any stockholder(s) of the Company, the Total Share Ownership of such stockholder(s) divided by the total issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, including Convertible Preferred Stock on an As-Converted Basis and any other shares of Common Stock, in each case, deemed to be Beneficially Owned by such stockholder that are not yet issued and outstanding, expressed as a percentage.

Permitted Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.1(b) .

Person ” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or Group.

 

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Registration Rights Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Restricted Entity ” means a Person principally engaged in the business of owning, operating, managing, franchising or branding retail nutrition supplement stores, or developing or manufacturing nutritional supplements, that, in each case, competes with the Company and is listed on Exhibit B attached hereto, as such list may be amended by the Company acting reasonably and in good faith from time to time, but not more than once every twelve (12) months, by delivery of written notice to Investor no less than one-hundred and twenty (120) days prior to such amendment; provided that in no event shall Exhibit B contain more than fifteen (15) such Persons at any one time; provided , further, for the avoidance of doubt, “Restricted Entity” shall not include any Investor Entity as of the date hereof.

Restricted Period ” means the period commencing on the Closing and ending on the second (2 nd ) anniversary of the latest to occur of the Closing, the First Subsequent Closing or the Second Subsequent Closing.

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.

Second Subsequent Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Securities Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2018, as amended as of November 7, 2018, by and between Investor and the Company.

Subsidiary ” of Investor, the Company or any other Person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which Investor, the Company or such other Person, as the case may be (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the capital stock or other Equity Securities the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity, or otherwise owns, directly or indirectly, such capital stock or other Equity Securities that would confer Control of any such corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity, or any Person that would otherwise be deemed a “subsidiary” under Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Sunset Date ” means the date that the aggregate Percentage Interest of the Investor Entities is (a) prior to the First Subsequent Closing, less than the Percentage Interest of the Investor Entities immediately following the Closing (without taking into account any decrease in such Percentage Interest as a result of actions taken by the Company or any exercise, exchange or conversion of any securities of the Company) and (b) after the First Subsequent Closing, less than fifteen percent (15%).

Total Number of Directors ” means the total number of authorized Directors comprising the entire Board.

 

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Total Share Ownership ” means, as of any applicable date hereunder, and with respect to any Person, the total number of shares of Common Stock (including Convertible Preferred Stock on an As-Converted Basis) both (i) Beneficially Owned by such Person and (ii) in which such Person has the pecuniary interest. For the avoidance of doubt, a Person shall not be deemed to have ownership of a share of Common Stock, for purposes of calculating Total Share Ownership, if such Person has Beneficial Ownership of such share of Common Stock but does not also have the pecuniary interest in such share or, conversely, if such Person has the pecuniary interest in such share of Common Stock but does not also have Beneficial Ownership of such share.

Transfer ” (including its correlative meaning, “ Transferred ”) shall mean, with respect to any Equity Security, directly or indirectly, by operation of Law, contract or otherwise, (i) to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to such Equity Security, (ii) to engage in any hedging, swap, forward contract or other similar transaction that is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of Beneficial Ownership of, or pecuniary interest in, such Equity Security, including any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option) with respect to such Equity Security, or (iii) to enter into a short sale of, or trade in, derivative securities representing the right to vote or economic benefits of, such Equity Security. When used as a noun, “ Transfer ” shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require.

Two-Thirds Majority Vote ” means a vote of the Board wherein two-thirds or more of the Total Number of Directors approve the matter, including, for so long as the Percentage Interest of the Investor Entities is at least 25%, at least one Affiliated Investor Designee entitled to vote on the matter; provided , however, that the Total Number of Directors shall be determined without regard to the number of Directors who have recused themselves from voting on such matter, or otherwise is not entitled to vote on a matter, in each case as a result of such Director’s conflict of interest with respect to such matter.

Voting Securities ” means shares of Common Stock, Convertible Preferred Stock and any other securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors.

1.2 Construction . The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words

 

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(including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. References to “law,” “laws” or to any applicable Law shall be deemed to refer to such law or applicable Law as amended from time to time, except as otherwise specified herein, and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. All references to “days” shall mean calendar days unless otherwise indicated. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

2.1 Composition of the Board .

(a) Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and in each case effective as of the Closing:

(i) the Board shall take all necessary corporate action to increase the Total Number of Directors to ten (10), comprised of two (2) Initial Investor Designees, up to seven (7) Company Designees and the Company’s chief executive officer; and

(ii) the Company shall take all necessary corporate action to appoint the Initial Investor Designees to the Board.

(b) From and after the Closing until the Sunset Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Article II , Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof shall include, up to two (2) individuals that meet the Designee Qualifications to serve as Directors (each such individual whom Investor shall actually designate pursuant to this Section  2.1 and who qualifies to serve and is thereafter elected as a Director shall be referred to herein as an “ Investor Designee ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section  2.1(b) , the number of individuals that Investor shall be entitled to designate to serve as Directors pursuant to this Section  2.1(b) shall be adjusted, as applicable, immediately after any Transfer of Equity Securities of the Company by an Investor Entity and otherwise at each record date established by the Board with respect to any meeting of stockholders of the Company involving the election of Directors, to a number equal to the Percentage Interest of the Investor Entities multiplied by the Total Number of Directors at such time, rounded up to the nearest whole number; provided , that, (i) the number of Investor Designees shall not exceed two (2) individuals and (ii) on and after the Sunset Date, or the earlier date on which any Investor Entity intentionally breaches Article III , Section  4.1 or Section  4.3 of this Agreement (the “ Material Terms ”) in any

 

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material respect and such breach continues after written notice from the Company and a ten (10) Business Day opportunity to cure or fails to satisfy its obligations to consummate the First Subsequent Closing or Second Subsequent Closing in accordance with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investor shall not be entitled to designate any individuals to serve as Directors, and no Investor Designee shall be entitled to serve as Director, in each case pursuant to this Agreement.

(c) From and after the Closing until the Sunset Date, the chief executive officer of the Company shall be entitled to be nominated by the Board for election as a Director (except as otherwise determined by the approval of a majority of the independent directors, including a majority of the Independent Company Designees entitled to vote on such matter) (such Person, the “ CEO Designee ”).

(d) From and after the Closing until the Sunset Date, the Independent Company Designees shall have the exclusive right to nominate persons on behalf of the Board for election at annual stockholders meetings for, or to fill vacancies in, all Director positions, other than (i) the Investor Designees and (ii) the CEO Designee; provided , that, at all times, the Company Designees shall be Independent Company Designees, unless otherwise determined by the Board (including, for so long as the Percentage Interest of the Investor Entities is at least 25%, at least a majority of the Investor Designees entitled to vote on such matter).

(e) If at any time Investor has designated fewer than the total number of individuals that Investor is then entitled to designate pursuant to Section  2.1(b) , Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to designate such number of additional individuals who meet the Designee Qualifications that Investor is entitled to so designate, in which case, any individuals nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof for election as Directors to fill any vacancy or newly created directorships on the Board shall include such designees, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) effect the election of such additional designees, whether by increasing the size of the Board or otherwise, and (ii) cause the election of such additional designees to fill any such newly-created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies.

(f) Subject to Section  2.3 , in the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, removal or resignation of any Investor Designee, any individual nominated or appointed by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof to fill such vacancy shall be, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such vacancy to be filled by, a new designee of Investor who meets the Designee Qualifications, and the Company and the Board shall use reasonable best efforts, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, at any time and from time to time, to accomplish the same as soon as possible following such designation.

(g) For any designation pursuant to this Section  2.1 that occurs after the Closing, in connection with an election of Directors by the stockholders of the Company, Investor shall identify its designees by written notice to the Company no less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the meeting of stockholders of the Company called for the purpose of electing Directors or if later, prior to the 10 th day after the public announcement of the meeting date. So long as an individual designated by Investor pursuant to this Section  2.1 meets the Designee Qualifications,

 

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the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, include such individual in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election of such individual to the Board, including nominating such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, recommending such individual’s election, soliciting proxies or consents in favor thereof.

(h) The Company shall at all times provide each Investor Designee (in his or her capacity as a member of the Board) with the same rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation that it provides to other Directors. Each Investor Designee shall be entitled to receive from the Company and its Subsidiaries, if applicable, the same insurance coverage in connection with his or her service as a member of the Board or any committee thereof as is provided to other Directors. Such insurance coverage shall be provided through customary director and officer indemnity insurance on commercially reasonable terms. The Company shall at all times provide each Investor Designee with compensation, benefits and reimbursement (including of travel expenses) that it provides to the Company Designees.

(i) From the date hereof until the Sunset Date, Investor may designate one (1) individual as an observer (the “ Observer ”) to attend each meeting of the Board and its committees in a non-voting capacity, subject to such individual’s prior execution and delivery to the Company of a customary confidentiality agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (as it may be reasonably modified from time to time by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) and except when such attendance would present an actual or potential conflict of interest (in the good faith determination of the Board or any committee thereof, as applicable).

2.2 Qualification of Investor Designees .

(a) Each Investor Designee shall, as determined by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, acting reasonably and in good faith and in a manner consistent with the fiduciary duties of each Director, the rules of the Exchange and applicable Law, at the time of his or her nomination or appointment as a Director and at all times thereafter until such individual ceases to serve as a Director:

(i) meet and comply in all material respects with any and all policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines of the Company applicable to all non-employee Board members, including the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics, securities trading policies and corporate governance guidelines;

(ii) meet and comply in all material respects with any and all applicable qualifications, standards and other requirements for service as a Director as set forth in the Exchange’s rules;

(iii) not be involved, during the ten (10) year period prior to his or her nomination or appointment as a Director, in any of the events enumerated in Item 2(d) or Item 2(e) of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K;

(iv) not be subject to any Order of any Governmental Entity prohibiting service as a director of any public company;

 

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(v) not be an employee, officer, or director of, or consultant to, or be receiving any compensation or benefits from, any Restricted Entity (unless otherwise agreed to by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee);

(vi) have demonstrated in all material respects good judgment, character and integrity in his or her personal and professional dealings and have relevant financial, investment, management, international business and/or other business experience, qualification and background for purposes of serving as a Director;

(vii) have demonstrated proficiency and financial literacy in the English language for purposes of serving as a Director, including with respect to the reading, comprehension and analysis of English language materials (including financial materials) furnished in advance of and in connection with meetings of the Board (and committees thereof) and the ability to participate on a conversant basis in the English language meetings of the Board (and committees thereof) and the topics covered therein, including financial discussions; and

(viii) if such Investor Designee is an Independent Investor Designee, meet the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Investor Designee” in Article I (the requirements set forth in this Section  2.2(a) , Section  2.2(b) and Section  2.2(c) being referred to, collectively, as the “ Designee Qualifications ”).

(b) As a condition an Investor Designee’s election or nomination for election and any subsequent nomination for election as a Director, such Investor Designee shall have executed and delivered to the Company a Director Confidentiality Agreement and shall have executed and delivered a consent in the same form as the other non-employee directors to be named as a nominee in any proxy statement or similar materials for any annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders and to serve as a Director if so elected.

(c) Each Investor Designee, as a condition to his or her appointment or election to the Board must be willing to be interviewed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on the same basis as any other new candidate for appointment or election to the Board and must be reasonably satisfactory to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee acting in good faith. Investor, in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company on behalf of itself and other Investor Entities, and each Investor Designee, shall deliver such questionnaires and otherwise provide such information as are reasonably requested by the Company in connection with assessing qualification, independence and other criteria applicable to Directors, or required to be or customarily provided by directors, candidates for director, and their Affiliates and representatives for inclusion in a proxy statement or other filing required by applicable Law and the rules of the Exchange, in each case to substantially the same extent requested or required of other candidates for appointment or election to the Board after the date hereof.

2.3 Resignations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if, at any time, the number of Investor Designees is greater than the number of Directors that Investor has the right to designate pursuant to Section  2.1 , Investor shall cause, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, that certain number of Investor Designees to promptly tender his, her or their resignations from the Board and any applicable committee of the Board, such that the

 

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number of Investor Designees serving on the Board corresponds with the number of Directors that the Investor Designee has the right to designate pursuant to Section  2.1 . If the Investor is required to cause, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, an Investor Designee to tender his or her resignation from the Board and such Investor Designee does not promptly tender his or her resignation from the Board, such Investor Designee shall not thereafter be entitled to participate in any meetings, deliberations, votes or other actions as a member of any committee of the Board or as a Director of the Board.

2.4 Board Approval Standards .

(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Sunset Date, Board action to approve or recommend the matters set forth below shall require a Two-Thirds Majority Vote:

(i) any alteration, amendment or repeal (whether by merger, consolidation, operation of law or otherwise) of any provision of the Company Charter or other Company organizational documents, including the bylaws, in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement;

(ii) any creation of a committee of the Board, or the delegation of authority to any committee of the Board (other than a committee constituted of independent directors formed with respect to a matter for which one or more Directors has recused themselves due to a conflict of interest);

(iii) any extraordinary purchase, repurchase or redemption of capital stock;

(iv) any appointment or removal of any Director, otherwise than in accordance with the Company’s organizational documents and this Agreement;

(v) any increase or decrease of the Total Number of Directors;

(vi) any payment of any extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distributions by the Company;

(vii) the acceptance of any Acquisition, other than with respect to a sale of 100% of the Equity Securities of the Company to a third party in a transaction in which all stockholders of the Company receive the same per share consideration;

(viii) (A) any amendment or modification of the Convertible Notes Indenture that would result in a reduction in the “Conversion Price” or an increase in the “Conversion Rate”, each as defined therein, for the Convertible Notes causing a conversion price per share of Common Stock that is less than the Conversion Price for the Convertible Preferred Stock or (B) any conversion of the Convertible Notes into Common Stock, or repurchase or redemption of the Convertible Notes in exchange for Common Stock, at a conversion or purchase price per share of Common Stock that is less than the Conversion Price for the Convertible Preferred Stock;

 

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(ix) any issuance of any Equity Security senior to or pari passu with the Convertible Preferred Stock; or

(x) the commencement of bankruptcy or receivership proceedings, or the adoption of a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for a period of three years after the Closing Date, Board action to approve the matters set forth below shall require a Two-Thirds Majority Vote:

(i) the removal or replacement of the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer or any other executive officer;

(ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 in respect of any single transaction or in a series of related transactions; or

(iii) any New Issuance of New Securities in excess of $10,000,000 in respect of any single transaction or in a series of related transactions (except pursuant to the First Subsequent Closing or Second Subsequent Closing or as set forth in Section  2.4(a)(viii) and Section  2.4(a)(ix) herein).

2.5 Affiliate Transactions . Until the Sunset Date, any transaction, agreement, contract or other arrangement by and among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of the Investor or its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall require the approval of a majority of the independent and disinterested Directors. The Investor shall notify and fully inform the full Board of any actual or potential conflict of interest that arises due to any such proposed transaction, agreement, contract or other arrangement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the foregoing provision shall not apply to any transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).

ARTICLE III

VOTING MATTERS

3.1 Voting in Elections . Until the Sunset Date, at any meeting of stockholders of the Company involving the election of Directors (or if action is taken by written consent of stockholders of the Company in lieu of a meeting in respect of an election of Directors), the Investor Parties shall vote, or cause to be voted (including, if applicable, by written consent), all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Investor Entities (a) affirmatively in favor of the election of each Investor Designee nominated to serve as a Director in accordance with this Agreement, (b) except in a Contested Election, affirmatively in favor of the election of each Company Designee and the CEO Designee nominated to serve as a Director in accordance with this Agreement, and (c) in a Contested Election, either, at the election of such Investor Entities, (i) consistent with the recommendations of the Board or (ii) in the same proportion as the Voting Securities not Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities are voted (including, if applicable, by written consent, or by voting by ballot or by submitting any alternative proxy card necessary to

 

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accomplish the proportionate voting contemplated by this Article III ) affirmatively for or against, or to withhold authority with respect to, as applicable, the election of each Company Designee and the CEO Designee nominated to serve as a Director in accordance with this Agreement (it being understood that the Investor Parties must elect to vote as contemplated by this Section  3.1 and cannot elect not to vote or to vote in any other manner).

3.2 Voting with respect to Acquisitions .

(a) Until the Sunset Date, at any meeting of stockholders of the Company at which an Acquisition (and any other related matter the approval of which is required to consummate such Acquisition) is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company (or if action is taken with respect to such matter(s) by written consent of stockholders of the Company in lieu of a meeting), the Investor Entities shall be permitted to vote or cause to be voted (including by abstaining or, if applicable, taking action by written consent), all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities either, at the election of such Investor Entities, (i) consistent with the recommendation of the Board or (ii) in the same proportion as the Voting Securities not Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities are voted (including by written consent) for or against, or abstain with respect to, such Acquisition (and such related matter(s)); provided , that, with respect to any meeting of stockholders of the Company occurring prior to the first (1 st ) anniversary of the Closing at which an Acquisition (and any other related matter the approval of which is required to consummate such Acquisition) in which the consideration per share of Common Stock is less than $5.35 is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company (or if action is taken with respect to such matter(s) by written consent of stockholders of the Company in lieu of a meeting), the Investor Parties shall be permitted to vote or cause to be voted (including by abstaining or, if applicable, taking action by written consent) all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities, in their sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, in calculating the voting requirements of the Investor Parties under this Section  3.2 , all broker non-votes and all Voting Securities that are not present or represented at the applicable stockholder meeting shall not be considered for quorum or voting purposes.

(b) Until the Sunset Date and in the event an Acquisition by a Person other than an Investor Entity is to be effected by means of a tender or exchange offer, the Investor Entities shall tender the shares of Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities consistent with the recommendation of the Board or in the same manner such Investor Entities would be required to vote such Voting Securities pursuant to Section  3.2(a) if such Acquisition were submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company.

3.3 Voting with respect to Other Matters . Until the Sunset Date, at any meeting of stockholders of the Company at which any matter, other than matters that are subject to Section  3.1 and Section  3.2 , is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company (or if action is taken with respect thereto by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting), the Investor Parties shall vote or cause to be voted (including by abstaining or, if applicable, taking action by written consent) all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities either, at the election of such Investor Entities, (i) consistent with the recommendation of the Board or (ii) in the same proportion as the Voting Securities not Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities are voted (including, if applicable, by written consent, or by voting by ballot or by submitting any alternative proxy card necessary to accomplish the proportionate voting contemplated by this Article III ), it being understood that the Investor Parties must elect to vote as contemplated by this Section  3.3 and cannot elect not to vote (unless the Board recommends an abstention) or to vote in any other manner.

 

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3.4 Quorum . Until the Sunset Date, at each meeting of stockholders, the Investor Entities shall cause all of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by Investor Entities to be present in person or by proxy for quorum purposes, and shall ensure that its broker-designees, if any, have the authority to vote on at least one “routine” matter at a meeting of stockholders sufficient to be counted as present for quorum purposes.

ARTICLE IV

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

4.1 Transfer Restrictions .

(a) During the Restricted Period, no Investor Party shall Transfer any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock or Common Stock, other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

(b) “ Permitted Transfer ” means:

(i) a Transfer that has been approved in advance by a majority of the independent and disinterested members of the Board;

(ii) a Transfer to any Investor Entity that is not a Restricted Entity (any such Investor Entity, an “ Investor Permitted Transferee ”), if such Investor Permitted Transferee shall have agreed in writing to be bound to the same extent as Investor by the obligations of this Agreement by executing a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement;

(iii) a Transfer to the Company in connection with a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) or redemption pursuant to the Certificate of Designations;

(iv) a Transfer in connection with any Acquisition approved by the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof (including if the Board or such committee recommends that the Company’s stockholders tender in response to a tender or exchange offer that, if consummated, would constitute an Acquisition); or

(v) a Transfer that constitutes a tender into a tender or exchange offer commenced by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

(c) Following the Restricted Period, each Investor Party shall be free to Transfer any shares of Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock; provided , that (i) with respect to any Transfer, other than a Permitted Transfer or an underwritten public offering or an underwritten block trade, the Investor Parties shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock to (A) any Restricted Entity or (B) any Person or Group that is a 10% Stockholder or that would become a 10% Stockholder as a result of the Transfer, (ii) with respect to any

 

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Transfer, other than a Permitted Transfer, that is an underwritten public offering or an underwritten block trade, such Investor Party shall request that the managing underwriter(s) or broker(s) not to Transfer any shares of Common Stock to any Person or Group that is a 10% Stockholder or that would become a 10% Stockholder as a result of the Transfer (unless, in each case, the identity of the Person purchasing the shares of Common Stock is not known to the managing underwriter(s) or broker(s)), provided, that, the Investor Parties shall not have any liability for a failure by the managing underwriter(s) or broker to follow such request, and (iii) with respect to a Transfer, other than a Permitted Transfer, that is an underwritten block trade, such Investor Party shall request that the broker(s) not to Transfer any shares of Common Stock to a Restricted Entity (unless the identity of the Person purchasing the shares of Common Stock is not known to such Investor Party or broker(s)), provided , that the Investor Parties shall not have any liability for a failure by the broker(s) to follow such request. For purposes of this Section  4.1(c) , the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at any time shall be the number specified in the most recent SEC filing of the Company disclosing the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

(d) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of Equity Securities of the Company in violation of this Section  4.1 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be null and void ab initio , and the Company shall not, and shall instruct its transfer agent and other third parties not to, record or recognize any such purported transaction on the books of the Company.

(e) The Company shall use reasonable efforts to have the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (and any shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of such Convertible Preferred Stock) registered directly on the books and records of the transfer agent in the name of the applicable Investor Party and maintained in book entries directly on the books and records of the transfer agent in the name of the applicable Investor Party. Any certificates for shares of Convertible Preferred Stock held by an Investor Party as of the Closing Date shall bear a legend or legends (and appropriate comparable notations or other arrangements will be made with respect to shares maintained in the form of book entries) referencing restrictions on Transfer of such shares under the Securities Act and under this Agreement which legend shall state in substance:

“THIS SECURITY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (I) PURSUANT TO ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (III) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (III) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL NOTIFY ANY SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE. THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION IT REASONABLY REQUIRES TO CONFIRM THE SECURITIES ACT EXEMPTION FOR SUCH TRANSACTION.

 

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THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 7, 2018 (AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME), BY AND AMONG THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN OTHER PARTIES THERETO, COPIES OF WHICH ARE PUBLICLY FILED OR ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the request of the applicable Investor Party, (i) in connection with any Transfer of Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (other than Section  4.1(b)(ii) ), the Company shall promptly cause the second paragraph of the legend (or notation) to be removed upon such Transfer if such restrictions would not be applicable following such Transfer, (ii) following receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such legend (or notation) may be lifted in connection with the Transfer of Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company shall promptly cause the first paragraph of the legend (or notation) to be removed from any Common Stock to be Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (iii) to the extent the first and second paragraph of the legend (or notation) would be removed pursuant to this paragraph in connection with any Transfer of Common Stock, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause such Common Stock to be registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company’s nominee.

4.2 Right of First Refusal .

(a) If the Company, at any time or from time to time following the Closing and prior to the Sunset Date, proposes to issue (a “ New Issuance ”) any New Securities, the Company shall provide Investor with written notice (an “ Issuance Notice ”) of such New Issuance at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance of such New Securities. The Issuance Notice shall set forth the material terms and conditions of the New Issuance, including (i) the proposed number of New Securities if known or, if not known, an estimate thereof, (ii) a description of the New Securities and proposed manner of sale, (iii) the purchase price per New Security (or conversion price or premium in the event of an offering of convertible debt) (the “ Per Security Offering Price ”) if known or, if not known, an estimate thereof, and (iv) the proposed issuance date if known or, if not known, an estimate thereof. Investor shall be entitled to purchase (either directly or through any other Investor Parties or Investor Permitted Transferees), at the Per Security Offering Price and on the other terms and conditions specified in the Issuance Notice, any portion of such New Securities that does not exceed the Percentage Interest of the Investor Entities immediately prior to such New Issuance. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts in accordance with the DGCL, the Exchange, the Company Charter and the Company Bylaws, to obtain the approval of the stockholders of the Company for any issuance of New Securities to Investor; provided, however, that no such approval shall delay the issuance of New Securities to any Person other than Investor.

 

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(b) Investor may exercise its rights under this Section  4.2 by delivering written notice of its election to purchase (either directly or through any other Investor Parties or their Investor Permitted Transferees) such New Securities to the Company within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Issuance Notice, which notice shall specify the number of New Securities requested to be purchased by Investor. Delivery of such notice shall constitute a binding commitment of Investor to purchase (either directly or through any other Investor Parties or their Investor Permitted Transferees) the amount of New Securities so specified at the Per Security Offering Price and on the terms and conditions specified in the Issuance Notice. If, at the termination of such ten (10) Business Day period, Investor has not exercised its right to purchase any such New Securities, Investor shall be deemed to have waived its rights under this Section  4.2 with respect to, and only with respect to, the purchase of the New Securities specified in the applicable Issuance Notice.

(c) The closing of any sale of New Securities to Investor, any other Investor Parties or Investor Permitted Transferees pursuant to this Section  4.2 shall take place concurrently with the consummation of the sale of the New Securities on the terms set forth in the Issuance Notice to all other Persons purchasing such New Securities (the “ New Issuance Closing ”).

(d) If the Company issues, at the New Issuance Closing, less than all of the New Securities described in the Issuance Notice, then the number of New Securities that Investor (and any other Investor Parties and Investor Permitted Transferees) shall be entitled to purchase in connection with such New Issuance pursuant to this Section  4.2 shall be reduced proportionately and Investor’s notice delivered pursuant to Section  4.2(b) shall be deemed amended to reflect such reduction. If the number of New Securities is reduced as contemplated by this Section  4.2(d) , the Company shall not issue or sell the remainder of the New Securities described in the Issuance Notice without again complying with the provisions of this Section  4.2 . If the Company issues, at the New Issuance Closing, more than the New Securities described in the Issuance Notice, then the number of New Securities that Investor (and any other Investor Parties and Investor Permitted Transferees) shall be entitled to purchase in connection with such New Issuance pursuant to this Section  4.2 shall be increased proportionately and Investor’s notice delivered pursuant to Section  4.2(b) shall be deemed amended to reflect such increase.

(e) If the New Issuance Closing (other than any over-allotment closing) does not occur within ninety (90) days after the date of the Issuance Notice, the Company shall not issue or sell the New Securities described in the Issuance Notice without again complying with the provisions of this Section  4.2 .

(f) Investor (or any other Investor Parties or Investor Permitted Transferees) shall, prior to the closing of any offering pursuant to Rule 144A (or a successor rule) under the Securities Act in which any of them has elected to purchase New Securities pursuant to this Section  4.2 , execute and deliver all such documents and instruments as are customarily required in connection with such an offering and are reasonably requested by the Company, including, without limitation, customary investment representations and representations as to its status as the type of offeree to whom a private sale may be made pursuant to the Securities Act, and any failure to deliver or enter into any such documents and instruments at or prior to such closing shall constitute a waiver of the right of first refusal set forth in this Section  4.2 with respect to such New Issuance.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section  4.2 , this Section  4.2 shall not apply and the Investor Entities shall have no rights under this Section  4.2 if, at any time, any Investor Entity intentionally breaches any of the terms of this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement in any material respect and such breach continues after written notice from the Company and a ten (10) Business Day opportunity to cure.

4.3 Standstill .

(a) Subject to Section  4.3(b) and, for the avoidance of doubt, not including the consummation of the First Subsequent Closing or Second Subsequent Closing, on and after the Closing until the Sunset Date, Investor and the Investor Parties shall not, shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, and shall cause the Investor Parties and their respective Affiliates acting at their direction not to, in any manner, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of, or waiver by, the Company:

(i) acquire, offer to acquire, agree to acquire, or solicit an offer to sell, by purchase or otherwise, Beneficial Ownership of any Equity Securities of the Company (including any rights, options or other derivative securities or contracts or instruments to acquire such ownership that derives its value (in whole or in part) from such Equity Securities (whether currently, upon lapse of time, following the satisfaction of any conditions, upon the occurrence of any event or any combinations of the foregoing)) other than: (A) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or distribution, subdivision, reorganization, reclassification or similar capital transaction involving Equity Securities of the Company; (B) pursuant to Section  4.1(b)(ii) or Section  4.2; or (C) a Transfer between Investor Parties; provided , that no Investor Party shall be in breach of this Section  4.3(a)(i) as a result of the acquisition by any Investor Designee of any Equity Securities of the Company pursuant to (x) the grant or vesting of any equity compensation awards granted by the Company to any Investor Designee, or (y) the exercise of any stock options, restricted stock units, or similar awards relating to any Equity Securities of the Company granted by the Company to any Investor Designee;

(ii) make any public announcement or public offer with respect to any merger, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization, restructuring, liquidation, change of Control or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (unless such transaction is approved or affirmatively recommended by the Board);

(iii) make, knowingly encourage or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC promulgated pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act) to vote any Voting Securities, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of, any Voting Securities (other than, in each case, in a manner that is consistent with the Board’s recommendation in connection with a matter);

(iv) seek election to, or seek to place a representative on, the Board or seek removal of any member of the Board or otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek representation or to control or influence the management, the Board or policies of the Company (other than (A) with respect to the election or removal of an Investor Designee or (B) to vote in accordance with the requirements of Article III );

 

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(v) call, or seek to call, a meeting of the stockholders of the Company or initiate any stockholder proposal for action by stockholders of the Company;

(vi) form, join or in any way participate in a Group with respect to Equity Securities (other than a Group consisting solely of Investor Parties);

(vii) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control, advise, change or influence the management or the policies of the Company (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any such act in their capacity as a commercial counterparty, customer, supplier, industry participant or the like);

(viii) advise or knowingly assist or encourage or enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or arrangements with any other Persons in connection with any of the foregoing activities;

(ix) publicly disclose any intention, plan, proposal or arrangement inconsistent with any of the foregoing activities;

(x) arrange, or in any way provide, directly or indirectly, any financing for the purchase by any Person or Group of any Equity Securities or assets of the Company, other than debt financing for (A) the purchase of assets then being offered for sale by the Company and approved by the disinterested Directors, (B) the Transfer of any shares of Common Stock to an Investor Party or an Investor Permitted Transferee, (C) purchases of any Equity Securities of the Company by an Investor Entity that are permitted by this Agreement and (D) an Investor Acquisition;

(xi) take any action that Investor or an Investor Party knows, or would reasonably be expected to know, after consultation with outside legal counsel, would require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of an Acquisition or any of the foregoing activities;

(xii) deposit any Equity Securities of the Company into a voting trust or subject any Equity Securities to any agreement or arrangement (including by granting any proxies with respect to the Equity Securities to any third party with respect to the voting of such Equity Securities with any third party) other than (A) to provide for voting solely in accordance with this Agreement or (B) pursuant to any agreement or arrangement of the Investor set forth in the organizational or governance documents of the Investor existing on the date hereof; or

(xiii) contest the validity of this Section  4.3(a) or initiate or participate in any judicial proceeding to amend, waive, terminate or seek a release of the restrictions contained herein, it being understood and agreed that (A) this Section  4.3 shall not limit (x) the activities of any Investor Designee taken in good faith in his or her capacity as a Director or (y) the participation of any Investor Designee in any Board (or committee of the Board, as applicable) discussions, deliberations, negotiations or determinations, and (B) Investor shall be responsible for any breach of this Section  4.3 caused by any action taken by any Investor Entity or by a representative of an Investor Entity acting at the direction of any Investor Entity.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section  4.3(a) , on and after the date hereof, no Investor Party shall be prohibited or restricted from: (i) initiating and engaging in private discussions with, and/or making and submitting to, the Company and/or the Board a non-public, confidential Acquisition Proposal so long as such Investor Party does not know, and would not be reasonably expected to know, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that such actions would be reasonably likely to require Investor, the Company or any other Person to make a public announcement regarding such Acquisition Proposal; or (ii) from and after a public announcement of a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition entered into between the Company and any Person other than an Investor Entity and until the earlier of (A) the closing of such Acquisition and (B) thirty (30) days after the termination of such definitive agreement, making and submitting to the Company, the Board, and/or the Company’s stockholders, an alternative Acquisition Proposal on a publicly disclosed and announced basis for all outstanding shares of Common Stock, which, if a tender or exchange offer, shall be on the same terms for all such shares and include a non-waivable condition that a majority of outstanding shares of Common Stock not Beneficially Owned by any Investor Entity are tendered into such offer. For the avoidance of doubt, Section  3.3 and Section  4.3(a) shall continue to apply except to the extent such provisions would prevent an Investor Party from taking the actions expressly permitted by Section  4.3(b)(i) or Section  4.3(b)(ii) .

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section  4.3(a) or Section  4.3(b) , upon the first occurrence of any Cash Offer Trigger Event, an Investor Party shall be permitted to make a public Acquisition Proposal to the Company’s stockholders to acquire one-hundred (100%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company in an all-cash tender offer; provided that (i) such Investor Party has engaged in confidential negotiations in good faith with the Board (or a special committee thereof formed for such purpose) for a period of not less than twenty (20) days with respect to such Acquisition Proposal and (ii) such Acquisition Proposal is expressly subject to and conditioned upon the approval of either (x) a majority of the Voting Securities, on an as converted basis, outstanding, other than those Voting Securities held by the Investor Entities, or (y) a duly constituted and properly authorized special committee of the Board formed for such purpose and composed solely of independent and disinterested Directors.

4.4 Information and Access Rights . Until the Sunset Date, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) upon reasonable notice to the Company and at such reasonable times as the Investor Parties may reasonably request, (A) afford the Investor Parties and their respective representatives access to its officers, properties, offices and other facilities and to its books and records, and (B) afford the Investor Parties and their respective representatives with the opportunity to consult with its officers from time to time as the Investor Parties may reasonably request regarding the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company and provided to the Board, provide annual operating and capital expenditure budgets and periodic information packages relating to the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) provide audited annual and unaudited quarterly financial statements and (iv) subject to applicable Law, provide any additional information regarding the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries that

 

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is reasonably requested by the Investor Parties from time to time (it being acknowledged that the Company may reasonably withhold information that constitutes a trade secret or other competitively sensitive intellectual property or is subject to attorney-client privilege). Investor hereby agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Investor and its Affiliates shall be provided confidential information in accordance with and subject to the terms of a Confidentiality Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E , which such Confidentiality Agreement shall be executed and delivered concurrently with the Closing (the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”).

4.5 Public Announcements . The initial press release with respect to this Agreement shall be a joint press release to be reasonably agreed upon by Investor and the Company. Thereafter, Investor and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing any press release, or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement or the matters contemplated hereby and, except in respect of any such press release or other public announcement as may be required by applicable Law or any applicable rule of any securities exchange or association, shall not issue any such press release or other public announcement prior to such consultation. Investor shall not and shall cause their respective Affiliates and representatives not to, and shall cause the Investor Parties and their respective Affiliates acting at their direction not to, in any manner, disparage or cause to be disparaged the Company or its Affiliates or any of its or their respective current or former directors or executive officers, and the Company shall not, shall cause its Affiliates not to, and shall cause its representatives and the representatives of its Affiliates acting at their direction not to, in any manner disparage or cause to be disparaged any of the Investor Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, or any of its or their respective current or former directors, managers or executive officers.

4.6 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. 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, 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. The Company hereby further agrees that, subject to Section  4.6(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

 

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herein. The parties specifically agree that each Exempted Person is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section  4.6 and is entitled to rely upon and enforce the rights and obligations granted herein. “ Exempted Person ” shall mean the Investor Designees, the Investor, its Affiliates and each of their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, managing directors, operating partners and/or employees, as applicable. 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, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Company’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Company has no interest or reasonable expectancy. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not take any action, or adopt any resolution, inconsistent with the provisions of this Section  4.6 .

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  4.6 , the Company does not renounce its interest in, and the provisions of Section  4.6(a) shall not apply to, any corporate or business opportunity offered to any Investor Designee if such opportunity is offered to such person in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

5.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and warrants to Investor as follows as of the Closing:

(a) The Company is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under the Agreement.

(b) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) applicable Law, (y) the organizational documents of the Company, or (z) any contract or agreement to which the Company is a party.

(c) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Investor, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.

5.2 Representations and Warranties of Investor . Investor hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows as of the Closing:

 

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(a) Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Investor has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) The execution and delivery by Investor of this Agreement and the performance by Investor of its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of, or require the consent or approval of any Person (except for any such consents or approvals which have been obtained) under, (x) applicable Law, (y) its organizational documents, or (z) any contract or agreement to which it is a party.

(c) The execution and delivery by Investor of this Agreement and the performance by Investor of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other analogous action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Investor and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.

5.3 No Other Representations or Warranties . Each of Investor and the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that except for the express representations and warranties set forth in this Article V , the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, neither party hereto nor any Person acting on its behalf is making any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, in connection with the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

ARTICLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

6.1 Termination . Unless otherwise specified herein, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date on which the aggregate Percentage Interest of the Investor Entities is less than ten percent (10%); provided , that, Section  6.2 , Section  6.3 , Section  6.6 , Section  6.7 , Section  6.8 , Section  6.9 , and Section  6.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement indefinitely, or as specified therein.

6.2 Notices . Any notices or other communications required or permitted under, or otherwise given in connection with, this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered or sent if delivered in Person or sent by facsimile transmission (provided confirmation of facsimile transmission is obtained), provided that any notice received by facsimile transmission or otherwise at the addressee’s location on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m. (addressee’s local time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m. (addressee’s local time) on the next Business Day (b) on the fifth Business Day after dispatch by registered or certified mail (provided, that such form of notice may only be used if dispatched from the country in which the recipient is located), (c) on the next Business Day if transmitted by national or international overnight courier or (d) on the date delivered if sent by email (provided confirmation of email receipt is obtained), provided that any notice received by email at the addressee’s location on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m. (addressee’s local time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m. (addressee’s local time) on the next Business Day, in each case, as follows (or to such other Persons or addressees as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice):

 

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if to the Company:

GNC Holdings, Inc.

300 Sixth Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

Tel: (412) 288-4600

Fax: (412) 288-4764

Attention: Kenneth A. Martindale

Tricia Tolivar

Email: ken-martindale@gnc-hq.com;

tricia-tolivar@gnc-hq.com

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2800

Chicago, IL 60611

USA

Attention: Bradley C. Faris

Jason Morelli

Fax: +1 (312) 993-9767

Email: Bradley.Faris@lw.com;

Jason.Morelli@lw.com

if to Investor:

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.

No.68, Limin West Fourth Street,

Limin Development Zone

Harbin, People’s Republic of China

Attn: Chris Chow

Email: zhoux@hayao.com

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 596-9160

Attention: Michael R. Littenberg

Daniel Yeh

Email: Michael.Littenberg@ropesgray.com

Daniel.Yeh@ropesgray.com

 

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6.3 Amendment; Waiver . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, and the observance of any term hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument executed by (i) the Company and (ii) Investor. Neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver. Any amendment, supplement or modification to this Agreement and any waiver of any term hereof effected in accordance with this Section  6.3 shall be binding on each party hereto and all of such party’s successors and permitted assigns, whether or not such party, successor or permitted assign entered into or approved such amendment, supplement or modification.

6.4 Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall sign such further documents and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things as any other party hereto may reasonably request to the extent necessary to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.

6.5 Assignment . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned, except by any Investor Party to any Investor Permitted Transferee that has executed a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement, without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment, without such consent, will be null and void.

6.6 Third Parties . Except as set forth in Section 4.6, this Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto.

6.7 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of Laws thereof.

6.8 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . In any judicial proceeding involving any dispute, controversy or claim between the parties hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, unconditionally accepts and consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), including but not limited to the in personam and subject matter jurisdiction of those courts, or if jurisdiction over the matter is vested exclusively in federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and the appellate courts to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed, waives any objections to such jurisdiction on the grounds of venue or forum non conveniens , the absence of in personam or subject matter jurisdiction and any similar grounds or any other manner permitted by Law, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in

 

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connection with this Agreement. In any such judicial proceeding, the parties agree that in addition to any method for the service of process permitted or required by such courts, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, service of process may be made by delivery provided pursuant to the directions in Section  6.2 . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

6.9 Specific Performance . Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and agrees that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of bond.

6.10 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and any Director Confidentiality Agreement with an Investor Designee set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those expressly set forth herein or in the Confidentiality Agreement or any such Director Confidentiality Agreement. This Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and any such Director Confidentiality Agreement supersede all other prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter, other than, with respect to the confidentiality and non-use restrictions set forth in that certain letter agreement regarding confidentiality, dated July 18, 2017, by and between General Nutrition Centers, Inc. and CITIC Capital Partners Management Limited and that certain letter agreement regarding confidentiality, dated October 11, 2017, by and between the General Nutrition Centers, Inc. and Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co., Ltd., with respect to information disclosed thereunder prior to the Closing, but only to the extent such information is not otherwise subject to the confidentiality and non-use restrictions set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement or Director Confidentiality Agreement (it being understood that such letter agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms with respect to the confidentiality and non-use restrictions set forth therein with respect to such information disclosed thereunder prior to the Closing).

6.11 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (a) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law, (b) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law and (c) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby.

6.12 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions . The table of contents, headings, subheadings and captions contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.

 

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6.13 Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement (or amendment, as applicable).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first written above.

 

GNC HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:
Title:  
HARBIN PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD.
By:  

                 

Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

GNC and Hayao Reach Agreement for Funding of $300 Million Strategic Investment

Initial $100 Million Funding by November 9, 2018

Subsequent Fundings Planned for December 2018 and February 2019

Definitive Terms for China Joint Venture Finalized

PITTSBURGH, November 7, 2018 /Globe Newswire/—GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (“Hayao”) for the funding of Hayao’s previously announced $300 million strategic investment in GNC (the “Amendment”) and has entered into definitive documentation (the “JV Framework Agreement”) with respect to joint ventures in Hong Kong and China (collectively, the “China JV”).

Pursuant to the Amendment, Hayao’s $300 million investment in GNC will be funded in three separate tranches: (i) an initial $100 million investment to be made by November 9, 2018 (the “Initial Closing”), (ii) an additional $50 million investment to be made by December 28, 2018 (the “First Subsequent Closing”) and (iii) a final approximately $150 million investment to be made by February 13, 2019 (the “Second Subsequent Closing”). The economic terms for Hayao’s $300 million investment have not changed. The Amendment also provides that Hayao will be entitled to designate two directors to the GNC board after completion of the Initial Closing, increasing to an aggregate of five directors after completion of the Second Subsequent Closing.

The execution of the JV Framework Agreement satisfies the closing condition related to the definitive documentation of the China JV. In addition, Hayao has advised GNC that the required foreign exchange registration with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) for the People’s Republic of China has been completed. The companies expect to complete the Initial Closing by November 9, 2018, subject to satisfaction of customary closing date conditions. Each of the First Subsequent Closing and the Second Subsequent Closing are subject to customary closing conditions. The formation and completion of the China JV is conditioned upon completion of the Second Subsequent Closing. There can be no assurance that the remaining applicable closing conditions will be satisfied or waived within the timeframes described above.

About Us

GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA—is a leading specialty health, wellness and performance retailer.

GNC connects customers to their best selves by offering a premium assortment of health, wellness and performance products, including protein, performance supplements, weight management supplements, vitamins, herbs and greens, wellness supplements, health and beauty, food and drink and other general merchandise. This assortment features proprietary GNC and nationally recognized third-party brands.

GNC’s diversified, multi-channel business model generates revenue from product sales through company-owned retail stores, domestic and international franchise activities, third-party contract manufacturing, e-commerce and corporate partnerships. As of June 30, 2018, GNC had approximately 8,800 locations, of which approximately 6,600 retail locations are in the United States (including approximately 2,400 Rite Aid franchise store-within-a-store locations) and franchise operations in approximately 50 countries.


Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and business that is not historical information. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “subject to,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “can,” the negatives thereof, variations thereon and similar expressions, or by discussions regarding dividend, share repurchase plan, strategy and outlook. While the Company believes there is a reasonable basis for its expectations and beliefs, they are inherently uncertain. The Company may not realize its expectations and its beliefs may not prove correct. Many factors could affect future performance and cause actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements, including but not limited to (1) conditions to the closing of the Hayao transaction, including the Initial Closing, the First Subsequent Closing and the Second Subsequent Closing, may not be satisfied and required regulatory approval may not be obtained; (2) the Hayao transaction may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (3) the business of the Company may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the Hayao transaction; (4) the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the Hayao transaction; (5) the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, legislative, regulatory and/or competitive factors; (6) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Securities Purchase Agreement with Hayao; or (7) other risks to consummation of the Hayao transaction, including the risk that the Hayao transaction, the Initial Closing, the First Subsequent Closing and/or the Second Subsequent Closing will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a listing of factors that may materially affect such forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Contacts

Investors: Matt Milanovich, Senior Director—Investor Relations, Strategy & Analysis, (412) 402-7260; or John Mills, Partner—ICR, (646) 277-1254