Exhibit 4.4
FORM OF MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER'S AGREEMENT
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This Management Stockholder's Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into
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as of the date set forth on the signature page hereof between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ CHEMICAL,
INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"), and the individual whose name
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and address appears on the signature page hereof (the "Purchaser" and, together
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with the Company, the "Parties").
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RECITALS
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This Agreement is one of several agreements ("Other Purchasers'
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Agreements") which have been, or which in the future will be, entered into
between the Company and other individuals who are or will be key employees of
the Company or one of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Other Purchasers").
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The Company has agreed to sell to the Purchaser the number of shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company set
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forth on the signature page hereof (the "Purchase Stock") at a purchase price of
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$_____ per share (the "Purchase Price"). In addition, the Company will grant to
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the Purchaser an option or options to purchase Common Stock ("Options") at an
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exercise price of $_____ per share pursuant to the terms of the 1996 Stock
Purchase and Option Plan for Key Employees of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Chemical, Inc. and
Subsidiaries, as amended (the "Option Plan") and the Non-Qualified Stock Option
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Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
AGREEMENT
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To implement the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual agreements
contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Purchase of Stock; Issuance of Options. (a) On or prior
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to the purchase date (or such later date to which the Company and the
Purchaser agree in writing), (i) the Company will deliver the Purchase Stock and
the Purchaser shall pay the Company the Purchase Price for each share delivered;
and (ii) the Company will grant the Options described above to the Purchaser in
accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions contained in, the
Option Plan and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.
(b) The Parties shall execute and deliver to each other copies
of the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement concurrently with the issuance of
the Options.
2. Purchaser's Representations, Warranties and Agreements.
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(a) The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that he is acquiring the
Purchase Stock and, at the time of exercise or other acquisition, all other
Stock (as defined in Section 8) for investment for his own account and not with
a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution or other
disposition thereof. The Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that he will not,
directly or indirectly, offer, transfer, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of any shares of the Stock unless such transfer, sale,
assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition complies with Section 3
of this Agreement and (i) the transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation
or other disposition is pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations in effect
thereunder (the "Act"), and any applicable state securities law or (ii) counsel
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for the Purchaser (which counsel shall be acceptable to the Company) shall have
furnished the Company with an opinion, satisfactory in form and substance to the
Company, that no such registration is required because of the availability of an
exemption from registration under the Act and any applicable state securities
law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that
any of the following transfers are deemed to be in compliance with the Act,
applicable state securities law and this Agreement and no opinion of counsel is
required in connection therewith: (x) a transfer made pursuant to Section 4, 5
or 6 hereof, (y) a transfer upon the death of the Purchaser to his executors,
administrators, testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries (the
"Purchaser's Estate") or a transfer to the executors, administrators,
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testamentary trustees, legatees or beneficiaries of a person who has become a
holder of Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided that it
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is expressly understood that any such transferee shall be bound by the
provisions of this Agreement and (z) a transfer made after the Vesting Reference
Date (as defined below) in compliance with the federal and state securities laws
to a trust, custodianship or limited partnership the beneficiaries or limited
partners of which may include only the Purchaser, his spouse or his lineal
descendants (a "Purchaser's Trust") or a transfer made after the third
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anniversary of the Vesting Reference Date to such a trust by a person who has
become a holder of Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
provided that such transfer is made expressly subject to this Agreement and that
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the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Vesting Reference Date"
shall mean the date so identified and set forth on the signature
page hereof.
(b) The certificate (or certificates) representing the Stock
shall bear the following legend:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER,
SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION COMPLIES WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDER'S AGREEMENT BETWEEN ▇▇▇▇▇▇ CHEMICAL,
INC. ("THE COMPANY") AND THE PURCHASER NAMED ON THE FACE HEREOF (A COPY OF WHICH
IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY).
(c) The Purchaser acknowledges that he has been advised that (i)
the Purchase Stock has been registered on a Form S-8 under the Act , (ii) a
restrictive legend in the form heretofore set forth shall be placed on the
certificates representing the Stock and (iii) a notation shall be made in the
appropriate records of the Company indicating that the Stock is subject to
restriction on transfer and, if the Company should at some time in the future
engage the services of a stock transfer agent, appropriate stop transfer
restrictions will be issued to such transfer agent with respect to the Stock. If
the Purchaser is an Affiliate, the Purchaser also acknowledges that (i) the
Stock must be held indefinitely and the Purchaser must continue to bear the
economic risk of the investment in the Stock unless it is subsequently
registered under the Act , or an exemption from such registration is available,
(ii) it is not anticipated that there will be any public market for the Stock,
(iii) when and if shares of the Stock may be disposed of without registration in
reliance on Rule 144 or the rules and regulations promulgated under the Act,
such disposition can be made only in limited amounts in accordance with the
terms and conditions of such Rule, (iv) if the Rule 144 exemption is not
available, public sale without registration will require compliance with
Regulation A or some other exemption under the Act.
(d) If any shares of the Stock are to be disposed of in
accordance with Rule 144 under the Act or otherwise, the Purchaser shall
promptly notify the Company of such intended disposition and shall deliver to
the Company at or prior to the time of such disposition such documentation as
the Company may reasonably request in connection with such sale and, in the case
of a disposition pursuant to Rule 144, shall deliver to the Company an executed
copy of any notice on Form 144 required to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(e) The Purchaser agrees that, if any shares of the capital stock
of the Company are offered to the public pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Act and applicable state securities law (other than
registration of securities issued under an employee plan), the Purchaser will
not effect any public sale or distribution of any shares of the Stock not
covered by such registration statement within 7 days prior to, or within 180
days after, the effective date of such registration statement (or, if later, the
date of the public offering pursuant to such registration statement), unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company; provided that, if any such
offering of shares of the capital stock of the Company is pursuant to a public
offering through an underwriter or underwriters, then the period of 180 days
referred to above shall be such longer or shorter period as the underwriters
shall require in the underwriting agreement for such offering with respect to
public sales or distributions of shares of the Stock by the Company.
(f) The Purchaser represents and warrants that (i) he has
received and reviewed the documents comprising the Prospectus (the "Prospectus")
relating to the Company and the Purchase Stock and the documents referred to
therein, certain of which documents set forth the rights, preferences and
restrictions relating to the Purchase Stock, and (ii) he has been given the
opportunity to obtain any additional information or documents and to ask
questions and receive answers about such documents, the Company and the business
and prospects of the Company which he deems necessary to evaluate the merits and
risks related to his investment in the Stock and to verify the information
contained in the Prospectus, and the information received as indicated in this
Section 2(f)(ii), and he has relied solely on such information.
(g) The Purchaser further represents and warrants that (i) his
financial condition is such that he can afford to bear the economic risk of
holding the Stock for an indefinite period of time and has adequate means for
providing for his current needs and personal contingencies, (ii) he can afford
to suffer a complete loss of his investment in the Stock, (iii) he understands
and has taken cognizance of all risk factors related to the purchase of the
Stock, including those set forth in the Prospectus referred to above, and (iv)
his knowledge and experience in financial and business matters are such that he
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of his purchase of the Purchase
Stock as contemplated by this Agreement.
3. Restriction on Transfer. (a) Except for transfers permitted by
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clauses (x), (y) and (z) of Section 2(a) or a sale of shares of Stock pursuant
to an effective registration statement under the Act and applicable state
securities law filed by the Company (as described herein but excluding the Form
S-8 filed in connection with this agreement) or pursuant to the Sale
Participation Agreement (as defined below), the Purchaser agrees that he will
not transfer, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any
shares of the Stock at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the Vesting
Reference Date. No transfer of any such shares in violation hereof shall be made
or recorded on the books of the Company and any such transfer shall be void and
of no effect.
4. Right of First Refusal. At any time after the fifth anniversary
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of the Vesting Reference Date, if the Purchaser receives an Offer (as defined
below) which the Purchaser wishes to accept, then the Purchaser shall cause the
Offer to be reduced to writing and shall notify the Company in writing of his
wish to accept the Offer. The Purchaser's notice shall contain an irrevocable
offer to sell such shares of Stock to the Company (in the manner set forth
below) at a purchase price equal to the price contained in, and on the same
terms and conditions of, the Offer, and shall be accompanied by a true copy of
the Offer (which shall identify the third party who has made the Offer (the
"Offeror") or other proposed method of disposition). At any time within 30 days
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after the date of the receipt by the Company of the Purchaser's notice, the
Company shall have the right and option to purchase, or to arrange for a third
party to purchase, all of the shares of Stock covered by the Offer either (i) at
the same price and on the same terms and conditions as the Offer or (ii) if the
Offer includes any consideration other than cash, then at the sole option of the
Company, at the equivalent all cash price, determined in good faith by a duly
authorized compensation committee of, or representing, the Company's Board of
Directors (the "Compensation Committee"), by delivering a certified bank check
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or checks in the appropriate amount to the Purchaser at the principal office of
the Company against delivery of certificates or other instruments representing
the shares of the Stock so purchased, appropriately endorsed by the Purchaser.
If at the end of such 30 day period, the Company has not tendered the purchase
price for such shares in the manner set forth above, the Purchaser may during
the succeeding 60 day period sell not less than all of the shares of Stock
covered by the Offer to the Offeror or in the manner of disposition identified
at the time the Offer is delivered to the Company, as the case may be, at a
price and on terms no less favorable to the Purchaser than those contained in
the Offer. Promptly after such sale, the Purchaser shall notify the Company of
the consummation thereof and shall furnish such evidence of the completion and
time of completion of such sale and of the terms thereof as may reasonably be
requested by the Company. If, at the end of 60 days following the expiration of
the 30 day period for the Company to purchase the Stock, the Purchaser has not
completed the sale of such shares of the Stock as aforesaid, all the
restrictions on sale, transfer or assignment contained in this Agreement shall
again be in effect with respect to such shares of the Stock.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Offer" shall mean a bona fide offer to
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purchase any or all of the Purchaser's shares of Stock received by the Purchaser
from an Offeror, and shall include, without limitation, any proposed sale of
shares of Stock by the Purchaser pursuant to a registration statement under the
Act and any applicable state securities law or under an available exemption from
registration under the Act, including Rule 144 under the Act if it is then
available, and any applicable state securities law; provided, that the term
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Offer shall not include any proposed sale of shares pursuant to said Rule 144
(subject to such rule being available) after a Public Offering has occurred.
5. Purchaser's Resale of Stock and Options to the Company Upon a
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Special Treatment Event. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, if (i) (A)
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the Purchaser is still in the employ of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company and (B) the Purchaser either dies or becomes permanently disabled or
(ii) the Purchaser retires from the Company or any of its subsidiaries at age 65
or over (or such other age as may be approved by the Compensation Committee)
after having been employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for at
least three years after the Vesting Reference Date (any event referred to in
clause (i) or clause (ii) being referred to herein as a "Special Treatment
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Event"), then the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or a Purchaser's Trust, as
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the case may be, shall have the right, for twelve months following the date of
the occurrence of such Special Treatment Event, to (x) sell to the Company, and
the Company shall be required to purchase, on one occasion, all or any portion
of the shares of Stock then held by the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate and/or
the Purchaser's Trust, as the case may be, at the Special Treatment Repurchase
Price, as determined in accordance with Section 7, and (y) require the Company
to pay to the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or the Purchaser's Trust, as the
case may be, an additional amount equal to the Option Excess Price, determined
on the basis of the Special Treatment Repurchase Price as provided in Section 8,
with respect to the termination of outstanding Options held by the Purchaser.
No fewer than 10 business days prior to the last day of the twelve month period
following the occurrence of a Special Treatment Event, the Purchaser, the
Purchaser's Estate and/or the Purchaser's Trust, as the case may be, shall send
written notice to the Company of its intention to sell shares of Stock and to
terminate such Options in exchange for the payment referred to in the preceding
sentence (the "Redemption Notice").
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For purposes of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have a
"permanent disability" if the Purchaser is unable to engage in the activities
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required by the Purchaser's job by reason of any medically determined physical
or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has
lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12
months.
The completion of the purchase provided for in Section 5(a) shall take
place at the principal office of the Company on the tenth business day after the
giving of the Redemption Notice. The Special Treatment Repurchase Price and any
payment with respect to the Options as described above shall be paid by delivery
to the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or the Purchaser's Trust, as the case
may be, of a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable to
the order of the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or the Purchaser's Trust, as
the case may be, against delivery of certificates or other instruments
representing the Stock so purchased and appropriate documents canceling the
Options so terminated appropriately endorsed or executed by the Purchaser, the
Purchaser's Estate or the Purchaser's Trust, or his or its duly authorized
representative.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 5(a) or 5(b) to the
contrary and subject to Section 11, (i) if there exists and is continuing a
default or an event of default on the part of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company under any loan, guarantee or other agreement under which the Company
or any subsidiary of the Company has borrowed money or such repurchase would
result in a default or an event of default on the part of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company under any such agreement or (ii) if a repurchase would
not be permitted under Section 14A:7-14.1 of the Business Corporation Act of the
State of New Jersey or would otherwise violate the Business Corporation Act of
the State of New Jersey (each such occurrence referred to in clause (i) or (ii)
above being an "Event"), then the Company shall not be obligated to repurchase
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any of the Stock or the Options from the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or
the Purchaser's Trust, as the case may be, until the first business day which is
10 calendar days after all of the foregoing Events have ceased to exist (the
"Repurchase Eligibility Date"); provided, however, that (A) the number of shares
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of Stock subject to repurchase under this Section 5(c) shall be that number of
shares of Stock, and (B) the number of Exercisable Option Shares (as defined in
Section 8) for purposes of calculating the Option Excess Price payable under
this Section 5(c) shall be that number of Exercisable Option Shares, held by the
Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or a Purchaser's Trust, as the case may be, at
the time of delivery of a Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5(a)
hereof; provided, further, that the Repurchase Calculation Date shall be
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determined in accordance with Section 7 as of the Repurchase Eligibility Date
(unless the Special Treatment Repurchase Price would be greater if the
Repurchase Calculation Date had been determined as if no Event had occurred, in
which case, solely for purposes of this proviso, the Repurchase Calculation Date
shall be determined as if no Event had occurred). All Options exercisable as of
the date of a Redemption Notice shall continue to be exercisable until the
repurchase pursuant to such Redemption Notice.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5 to the
contrary and subject to Section 11, the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or the
Purchaser's Trust, as the case may be, shall have the right to withdraw any
Redemption Notice which has been pending for 60 or more days and which has
remained unsatisfied because of the provisions of Section 5(c).
6. The Company's Right to Repurchase Stock and Options of Purchaser.
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(a) If, on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the Vesting Reference Date, (i)
the Purchaser's active employment with the Company (and/or, if applicable, its
subsidiaries) is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated for any reason
whatsoever, with or without Cause (as defined in Section 7), (ii) the
beneficiaries of a Purchaser's Trust shall include any person or entity other
than the Purchaser, his spouse or his lineal descendants, or (iii) the Purchaser
shall effect a transfer of any of the Stock other than as permitted in this
Agreement (any of the foregoing, a "Call Event"), then the Company shall have
the right to purchase all, but not less than all, of the shares of the Stock
then held by the Purchaser or a Purchaser's Trust at the Ordinary Repurchase
Price, as determined in accordance with Section 7; provided, however, that if
the termination of employment results from a Special Treatment Event, then,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to purchase all,
but not less than all, of the shares of the Stock then held by the Purchaser or
a Purchaser's Trust but the Repurchase Price (as defined in Section 7) shall be
the Special Treatment Repurchase Price. The Company may give notice in writing
to the Purchaser of the exercise of such election ("Call Notice") at any time.
In the event that the Company exercises its right to repurchase shares of the
Stock pursuant to this Section 6 and the Purchaser's employment has not been
terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Non-Qualified Stock
Option Agreement) or by the Purchaser without Good Reason (as defined in the
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement), then the Company shall also pay the
Purchaser an amount equal to the Option Excess Price determined on the basis of
the Ordinary Repurchase Price or the Special Treatment Repurchase Price, as the
case may be, as provided in Section 8, with respect to the termination of
outstanding Options held by the Purchaser.
(b) The completion of any purchase pursuant to Section 6(a) shall
take place at the principal office of the Company on the tenth business day
after the giving of the Call Notice. The Ordinary Repurchase Price or the
Special Treatment Repurchase Price, as the case may be, and any payment with
respect to the Options as described above shall be paid by delivery to the
Purchaser of a certified bank check or checks in the appropriate amount payable
to the order of the Purchaser against delivery of certificates or other
instruments representing the Stock so purchased and appropriate documents
canceling the Options so terminated, appropriately endorsed or executed by the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's Trust, or his or its authorized representative.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6 to the
contrary and subject to Section 11, if there exists and is continuing any Event,
then the Company shall delay the repurchase of any of the Stock or the Options
(pursuant to a Call Notice timely given in accordance with Section 6(a) hereof)
from the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or the Purchaser's Trust, as the case
may be, until the Repurchase Eligibility Date; provided, however, that (i) the
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number of shares of Stock subject to repurchase under this Section 6(c) shall be
that number of shares of Stock, and (ii) the number of Exercisable Option Shares
for purposes of calculating the Option Excess Price payable under this Section
6(c) shall be that number of Exercisable Option Shares, held by the Purchaser,
the Purchaser's Estate or a Purchaser's Trust, as the case may be, at the time
of delivery of a Call Notice in accordance with Section 6(a) hereof; provided,
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further, that the Repurchase Calculation Date shall be determined in accordance
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with Section 7 based on the Repurchase Eligibility Date (unless the applicable
Repurchase Price would be greater if the Repurchase Calculation Date had been
determined as if no Event had occurred, in which case, solely for purposes of
this proviso, the Repurchase Calculation Date shall be determined as if no Event
had occurred), and provided, further, that if the Repurchase Eligibility Date
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has not occurred within 10 months of the date of the Call Notice, then the Call
Notice shall expire. All Options exercisable as of the date of a Call Notice
shall continue to be exercisable until the repurchase pursuant to such Call
Notice.
7. Determination of Repurchase Price. (a) The Special Treatment
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Repurchase Price and the Ordinary Repurchase Price are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Repurchase Price." The Repurchase Price shall be calculated
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on the basis of the unaudited financial statements of the Company or the Market
Price Per Share (as defined below) as of the last day of the month preceding the
later of (i) the month in which the event giving rise to the repurchase occurs
and (ii) the month in which the Repurchase Eligibility Date occurs (hereinafter
called the "Repurchase Calculation Date"). The event giving rise to the
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repurchase shall be the death, permanent disability, retirement or termination
of employment, as the case may be, of the Purchaser, and not the giving of any
notice required pursuant to Section 5 or 6.
(b)(i)Prior to a Public Offering (as defined below), the
Special Treatment Repurchase Price shall be a per share Repurchase Price equal
to $_____ (the "Original Per Share Price") plus the amount, if any, by which the
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Modified Book Value Per Share (as defined in Section 7(d)) as of the Repurchase
Calculation Date exceeds the Original Per Share Price, minus the aggregate
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dollar amount of any common dividends paid from and after the Vesting Reference
Date.
(b)(ii) After a Public Offering, the Special Treatment
Repurchase Price shall be a per share Repurchase Price equal to the Original Per
Share Price plus the amount, if any, by which the Market Price Per Share as of
the Repurchase Calculation Date exceeds the Original Per Share Price.
(c)(i) Prior to a Public Offering, the Ordinary Repurchase
Price shall be a per share Repurchase Price equal to the lesser of:
(A) the Modified Book Value Per Share, minus the aggregate dollar
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amount of any common dividends paid from and after the Vesting Reference Date;
and
(B) (the Original Per Share Price plus (x) the Percentage (as defined
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below) multiplied by (y) the amount, if any, by which the Modified Book Value
Per Share as of the Repurchase Calculation Date exceeds the Original Per Share
Price), minus the aggregate dollar amount of any common dividends paid from and
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after the Vesting Reference Date.
(c)(ii) After a Public Offering, the Ordinary
Repurchase Price shall be a per share Repurchase Price equal to the lesser
of:
(A) the Market Price Per Share; and
(B) the Original Per Share Price plus (x) the Percentage
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multiplied by (y) the amount, if any, by which the Market Price Per
Share as of the Repurchase Calculation Date exceeds the Original Per Share
Price.
The "Percentage" shall be determined as follows:
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Repurchase Calculation Date Percentage
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After the first anniversary of the Vesting Reference
Date through and including the second anniversary
of the Vesting Reference Date 20%
After the second anniversary of the Vesting Reference
Date through and including the third anniversary of
the Vesting Reference Date 40%
After the third anniversary of the Vesting Reference
Date through and including the fourth anniversary
of the Vesting Reference Date 60%
After the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Reference
Date through and including the fifth anniversary of
the Vesting Reference Date 80%
After the fifth anniversary of the Vesting Reference Date 100%
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, "Modified Book Value Per
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Share" shall be the quotient of:
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(i) an amount equal to (A) $[ ] million plus
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(B) the aggregate net income of the Company attributable to the Common Stock
from and after the Vesting Reference Date (as decreased by any net losses from
and after the Vesting Reference Date) plus (C) the aggregate dollar amount
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contributed to the Company as common equity, in exchange for shares of Common
Stock of the Company, after the Vesting Reference Date, minus (D) the aggregate
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dollar amount of any stock repurchases made by the Company on the Common Stock
after the Vesting Reference Date,
divided by
(ii) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
then outstanding;
provided that, if any outstanding stock options, other rights to acquire Common
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Stock, or securities convertible into shares of Common Stock are in-the-money
(collectively, the "In-the-Money Options"), then, sequentially beginning with
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the In-the-Money Options with the lowest per share exercise price and until
either (A) all In-the-Money Options have been included in such adjustment of
such quotient or (B) there are no In-the-Money Options with a per share exercise
price less than the quotient as adjusted that have not been included in such
adjustment of such quotient, the numerator of such quotient shall be increased
by the aggregate exercise prices of such In-the-Money Options and the
denominator of such quotient shall be increased by the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such In-the-Money Options. The
calculations set forth in clauses (i)(B), (i)(C) and (i)(D) of the immediately
preceding sentence shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with any prior periods as
reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company, without
giving effect to any adjustments required or permitted by Accounting Principles
Board Opinion Nos. 16 and 17 with respect to assets acquired or liabilities
assumed in the acquisition of the Company (except that the determination of
gains or losses on sales of assets and on foreign currency translations shall be
computed in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion Nos. 16 and 17).
(e) For purposes of this Agreement, "Public Offering" shall mean the
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sale of shares of Common Stock to the public subsequent to the date hereof
pursuant to a registration statement under the Act which has been declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than a registration
statement on Form S-8 or any other similar form) which results in an active
trading market in the Common Stock. A "Qualified Public Offering" shall be
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deemed to have occurred if there has been a Public Offering and there exists an
active trading market in 19% or more of the Common Stock.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, "Market Price Per Share" shall
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mean the price per share equal to the average of the last sale price of the
Common Stock on the Repurchase Calculation Date on each exchange on which the
Common Stock may at the time be listed or, if there shall have been no sales on
any of such exchanges on the Repurchase Calculation Date, the average of the
closing bid and asked prices on each such exchange at the end of the Repurchase
Calculation Date or if there is no such bid and asked price on the Repurchase
Calculation Date on the next preceding date when such bid and asked price
occurred or, if the Common Stock shall not be so listed, the average of the
closing sales prices as reported by Nasdaq at the end of the Repurchase
Calculation Date in the over-the-counter market. If the Common Stock is not so
listed or reported by Nasdaq, then the Market Price Per Share shall be the
Modified Book Value Per Share.
(g) For purposes of this Agreement "Cause" shall mean (i) the
Purchaser's willful and continued failure to perform the Purchaser's duties with
respect to the Company and its subsidiaries which continues beyond ten days
after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Purchaser
by the Company or (ii) misconduct by the Purchaser involving (x) dishonesty or
breach of trust in connection with the Purchaser's employment or (y) conduct
which would be a reasonable basis for an indictment of the Purchaser for a
felony or for a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(h) In determining the Repurchase Price, appropriate adjustments shall
be made for any future issuances of rights to acquire and securities convertible
into Common Stock and any stock dividends, splits, combinations,
recapitalizations or any other adjustment in the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock.
8. Stock Issued to Purchaser Upon Exercise of Stock Options;
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Termination of Options. (a) The Company may from time to time grant to the
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Purchaser, in addition to the Options, options under the Option Plan to purchase
shares of Common Stock at the Original Per Share Price or at a different option
exercise price. For purposes of this Agreement, "Stock" shall mean and include
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all Purchase Stock, all shares of Common Stock issued to the Purchaser by the
Company upon exercise of the Options, all shares of Common Stock issued to the
Purchaser by the Company upon exercise of any other stock options held by the
Purchaser and any other Common Stock otherwise acquired by the Purchaser at any
time when this Agreement is in effect.
(b) All outstanding Options and other options granted to the Purchaser
under the Option Plan or otherwise, whether or not then exercisable, shall
terminate automatically (i) upon the payment by the Company to the Purchaser,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 or 6 of this Agreement, of an amount
equal to the Option Excess Price, (ii) upon the repurchase of Stock as provided
in Section 5 or 6 of this Agreement if the Option Excess Price is zero or a
negative number, or (iii) without payment in the event of a termination of the
Purchaser's employment by the Company For Cause or by the Purchaser without Good
Reason.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Option Excess Price" shall mean the
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excess, if any, of the Special Treatment Repurchase Price or the Ordinary
Repurchase Price, depending on which Repurchase Price is being used to
repurchase the remainder of the Stock, over the Option Price (as defined in the
Option Plan) multiplied by the number of Exercisable Option Shares; provided
however, that for purposes of calculating an Option Excess Price common
dividends paid from and after the Vesting Reference Date shall not reduce the
calculation of the Repurchase Price.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Exercisable Option Shares" shall mean
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the shares of Common Stock which, at the time of determination of the Option
Excess Price, could be purchased by the Purchaser upon exercise of his
outstanding Options or other options.
9. The Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company.
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(a) The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that (i)
this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and (ii) the Purchase Stock is duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(b) If the Company shall have engaged in a Public Offering, the
Company will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Act and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
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and regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
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thereunder, to the extent required from time to time to enable the Purchaser to
sell shares of Stock without registration under the Act within the limitations
of the exemptions provided by (A) Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Act, as such
Rules may be amended from time to time, or (B) any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the SEC. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Section 9(b), the Company may deregister under Section 12 of the Exchange Act if
it is then permitted to do so pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder. Nothing in this Section 9(b) shall be deemed to limit
in any manner the restrictions on sales of Stock contained in this Agreement.
10. "Piggyback" Registration Rights. (a) Until the later of
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(i) the first occurrence of a Qualified Public Offering and (ii) the fifth
anniversary of the Vesting Reference Date, the Purchaser hereby agrees to be
bound by all of the terms, conditions and obligations of a Registration Rights
Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among the Company, BDS Two,
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Inc. and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Holdings, Inc. (together, BDS Two, Inc. and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Holdings,
Inc. are referred to as the "Parent"), and, in the case of a Qualified Public
Offering and subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 10, shall have
all of the rights and privileges of the Registration Rights Agreement, in each
case as if the Purchaser were an original party (other than the Company)
thereto; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not have any rights to
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request registration under Section 3 of the Registration Rights Agreement; and
provided, further, that the Purchaser shall not be bound by any amendments to
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the Registration Rights Agreement unless the Purchaser consents thereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Purchaser's rights and obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement shall be subject to the limitations and additional obligations set
forth in this Section 10. All shares of Stock purchased by the Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement and held by the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or
a Purchaser's Trust, including shares purchased upon the exercise of Options,
shall be deemed to be Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement).
(b) The Company will promptly notify the Purchaser in writing (a
"Notice") of any proposed registration (a "Proposed Registration") in connection
with a Qualified Public Offering. If within 15 days of the receipt by the
Purchaser of such Notice, the Company receives from the Purchaser, the
Purchaser's Estate or the Purchaser's Trust a written request (a "Request") to
register shares of Stock held by the Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or the
Purchaser's Trust (which Request will be irrevocable unless otherwise mutually
agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and the Company), shares of Stock will be
so registered as provided in this Section 10; provided, however, that for each
such registration statement only one Request, which shall be executed by the
Purchaser, the Purchaser's Estate or the Purchaser's Trust, as the case may be,
may be submitted for all Registrable Securities held by the Purchaser, the
Purchaser's Estate and the Purchaser's Trust.
(c) The maximum number of shares of Stock which will be registered
pursuant to a Request will be the lowest of (i) the number of shares of Stock
equal to the sum of (x) the product of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock
then held by the Purchaser multiplied by (B) the Percentage, plus (y) all shares
of Common Stock which the purchaser is then entitled to acquire under an
unexercised Option to the extent then exercisable, (ii) the product of (A) the
number of shares of Common Stock calculated under clause (i) above, multiplied
by (B) the quotient of (x) the number of shares of Stock then proposed to be
registered in such Proposed Registration by the Parent, if any, divided by (y)
the number of shares of Stock then held by the Parent, including all shares of
Stock which the Parent is then entitled to acquire upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of a security that is convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable
for, Stock, (iii) the maximum number of shares of Stock which the Company can
register in the Proposed Registration without adverse effect on the offering in
the view of the managing underwriters (reduced pro rata with all Other
Purchasers as more fully described in Section 10(d)) and (iv) the maximum number
of shares which the Purchaser (pro rata based upon the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock the Purchaser and all Other Purchasers have requested be
registered) and all Other Purchasers are permitted to register under the
Registration Rights Agreement.
(d) If a Proposed Registration involves an underwritten offering and
the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that, in its opinion,
the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included in the Proposed
Registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering, so as to be
likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the
shares offered in such Qualified Public Offering as contemplated by the Company,
then the Company will include in the Proposed Registration (i) first, 100% of
the shares proposed to be sold by the Company and (ii) second, to the extent of
the number of shares requested to be included in such registration which, in the
opinion of such managing underwriter, can be sold without having the adverse
effect referred to above, the number of shares which the Holders (as defined in
the Registration Rights Agreement), including, without limitation, the Purchaser
and Other Purchasers, have requested to be included in the Proposed
Registration, such amount to be allocated pro rata among all requesting Holders
on the basis of the relative number of shares then held by each such Holder
(provided that any shares thereby allocated to any such Holder that exceed such
Holder's request will be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in
like manner).
(e) Upon delivering a Request the Purchaser will, if requested by the
Company, execute and deliver a custody agreement and power of attorney in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company with respect to the shares of Stock to
be registered pursuant to this Section 10 (a "Custody Agreement and Power of
Attorney"). The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney will provide, among
other things, that the Purchaser will deliver to and deposit in custody with the
custodian and attorney-in-fact named therein a certificate or certificates
representing such shares of Stock (duly endorsed in blank by the registered
owner or owners thereof or accompanied by duly executed stock powers in blank)
and irrevocably appoint said custodian and attorney-in-fact as the Purchaser's
agent and attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to act under the
Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney on the Purchaser's behalf with respect
to the matters specified therein.
(f) If a Proposed Registration involves an underwritten offering and
the Parent enters into lockup agreements pursuant to the terms of the
underwriting agreement, then the Purchaser, if such Purchaser exercises
registration rights pursuant to this Section 10, shall enter into a lockup
agreement on substantially similar terms and conditions.
(g) The Purchaser agrees that he will execute such other agreements as
the Company may reasonably request to further evidence the provisions of this
Section 10.
11. Pro Rata Repurchases. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
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contained in Section 5, 6 or 7, if at any time consummation of all purchases and
payments to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the Other
Purchasers' Agreements would result in an Event, then the Company shall make
purchases from, and payments to, the Purchaser and Other Purchasers pro rata (on
the basis of the proportion of the number of shares of Stock and the number of
Options each such Purchaser and all Other Purchasers have elected or are
required to sell to the Company) for the maximum number of shares of Stock and
shall pay the Option Excess Price for the maximum number of Options permitted
without resulting in an Event (the "Maximum Repurchase Amount"). The provisions
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of Section 5(c) and 6(c) shall apply in their entirety to payments and
repurchases with respect to Options and shares of Stock which may not be
made due to the limits imposed by the Maximum Repurchase Amount under this
Section 11. Until all of such Stock and Options are purchased and paid for
by the Company, the Purchaser and the Other Purchasers whose Stock and Options
are not purchased in accordance with this Section 11 shall have priority,
on a pro rata basis, over other purchases of Common Stock and Options
by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and Other Purchasers' Agreements.
12. Rights to Negotiate Repurchase Price. Nothing in this Agreement shall
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be deemed to restrict or prohibit the Company from purchasing shares of Stock or
Options from the Purchaser, at any time, upon such terms and conditions, and for
such price, as may be mutually agreed upon between the Parties, whether or not
at the time of such purchase circumstances exist which specifically grant the
Company the right to purchase, or the Purchaser the right to sell, shares of
Stock or the Company has the right to pay, or the Purchaser has the right to
receive, the Option Excess Price under the terms of this Agreement.
13. Covenant Regarding 83(b) Election. Except as the Company may
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otherwise agree in writing, the Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that he
will make an election provided pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.83-2 with
respect to the Stock, including, without limitation, the Stock to be acquired
pursuant to Section 1 and the Stock to be acquired upon each exercise of the
Purchaser's Options; and Purchaser further covenants and agrees that he will
furnish the Company with copies of the forms of election the Purchaser files
within 30 days after the date hereof, and within 30 days after each exercise of
Purchaser's Options and with evidence that each such election has been filed in
a timely manner.
14. Notice of Change of Beneficiary. Immediately prior to any transfer of
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Stock to a Purchaser's Trust, the Purchaser shall provide the Company with a
copy of the instruments creating the Purchaser's Trust and with the identity of
the beneficiaries of the Purchaser's Trust. The Purchaser shall notify the
Company immediately prior to any change in the identity of any beneficiary of
the Purchaser's Trust.
15. Expiration of Certain Provisions. The provisions contained in
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Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement and the portion of any other provision of
this Agreement which incorporates the provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6, shall
terminate and be of no further force or effect with respect to any shares of
Stock sold by the Purchaser (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement
filed by the Company pursuant to Section 10 hereof or (ii) pursuant to the terms
of the Sale Participation Agreement of even date herewith, between the Purchaser
and the Parent.
The provisions contained in Section 2(e), 3, 4, 5, 6 and 13 of this
Agreement, and the portion of any other provisions of this Agreement which
incorporate the provisions of such Sections, shall terminate and be of no
further force or effect upon the consummation of a merger, reorganization,
business combination or liquidation of the Company, a sale of Common Stock owned
by the Parent or other transaction, but only if such merger, reorganization,
business combination, liquidation, sale of Common Stock or other transaction
results in KKR Associates, a New York limited partnership, Parent or any
affiliate of either of them, no longer having the power (i) to elect a majority
of the Board of Directors of the Company or such other corporation which
succeeds to the Company's rights and obligations pursuant to such merger,
reorganization, business combination, liquidation or stock sale, or (ii) if the
resulting entity of such merger, reorganization, business combination,
liquidation or stock sale is not a corporation, to select the general partner(s)
or other persons or entities controlling the operations and business of the
resulting entity (a "Change of Control").
16. Recapitalizations, etc. The provisions of this Agreement shall
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apply, to the full extent set forth herein with respect to the Stock or the
Options, to any and all shares of capital stock of the Company or any capital
stock, partnership units or any other security evidencing ownership interests in
any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale
of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for, or
substitution of, the Stock or the Options, by reason of any stock dividend,
split, reverse split, combination, recapitalization, liquidation,
reclassification, merger, consolidation or otherwise.
17. Purchaser's Employment by the Company. Nothing contained in this
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Agreement or in any other agreement entered into by the Company and the
Purchaser contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (i) obligates
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to employ the Purchaser in any
capacity whatsoever or (ii) prohibits or restricts the Company (or any such
subsidiary) from terminating the employment, if any, of the Purchaser at any
time or for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, and the Purchaser
hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except as may otherwise be specifically set
forth in a written agreement or written arrangement with Purchaser, neither the
Company nor any other person has made any representations or promises whatsoever
to the Purchaser concerning the Purchaser's employment or continued employment
by the Company.
18. Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
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binding upon and accrue to the benefit of the Parties and their respective
heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. In the case of a
transferee permitted under Section 2(a) hereof, such transferee shall be deemed
the Purchaser hereunder; provided, however, that no transferee (including,
without limitation, transferees referred to in Section 2(a) hereof) shall derive
any rights under this Agreement unless and until such transferee has delivered
to the Company a valid undertaking and becomes bound by the terms of this
Agreement.
19. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument
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signed by the Parties hereto, except that the Purchaser hereby agrees that the
Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Company shall, in its
sole discretion, have the power and authority to unilaterally amend or otherwise
modify Sections 4 through 7 and other related provisions of this Agreement or
empower the proper officers of the Company to do so, in the event and to the
extent the Company, after consultation with its accounting advisers, deems it
necessary to avoid or minimize adverse accounting consequences relating to the
accounting treatment of equity made available pursuant to the Option Plan that
could result from such provisions hereof, or related provisions of the
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, under U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles, as interpreted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. For
purposes of Section 10 of the Option Plan or any successor provision, any
amendment adopted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall be
deemed a modification that is provided for or contemplated in the terms of the
Grant (as defined therein).
20. Closing. Except as otherwise provided herein, the closing of each
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purchase and sale of shares of Stock and the payment of the Option Excess Price,
if any, pursuant to this Agreement shall take place at the principal office of
the Company on the tenth business day following delivery of the notice by either
Party to the other of its exercise of the right to purchase or sell such Stock
hereunder or to cause the payment of the Option Excess Price, if any.
21. APPLICABLE LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS. THE LAWS OF
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THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY SHALL GOVERN THE INTERPRETATION, VALIDITY AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE LAW THAT MIGHT BE
APPLIED UNDER PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
AGAINST THE PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY JUDGMENT ENTERED BY
ANY COURT IN RESPECT OF ANY THEREOF, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR NEW YORK, AS THE COMPANY MAY ELECT IN
ITS SOLE DISCRETION, AND THE PURCHASER HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING
OR JUDGMENT. BY THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PURCHASER
APPOINTS CORPORATION SERVICES COMPANY, AT ITS OFFICE IN TRENTON, NEW JERSEY OR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AS HIS AGENT UPON WHICH PROCESS MAY BE
SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH
AGENT, TOGETHER WITH NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE GIVEN TO THE PURCHASER IN THE MANNER
PROVIDED IN ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF
PROCESS UPON HIM IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL IN ANY
WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE COMPANY TO SERVE ANY SUCH WRITS,
PROCESS OR SUMMONSES IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR TO
OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER THE PURCHASER, IN SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND IN SUCH
MANNER, AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE PURCHASER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH HE MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE
VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW
JERSEY OR NEW YORK, AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY
SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN
ANY INCONVENIENT FORUM. NO SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE COMPANY WITH
RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT, DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN, OR
BEFORE ANY SIMILAR DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN AUTHORITY OTHER THAN IN A COURT OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR NEW YORK, AND THE PURCHASER
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT WHICH HE MAY OTHERWISE HAVE HAD TO BRING
SUCH AN ACTION IN ANY OTHER COURT, DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN, OR BEFORE ANY SIMILAR
DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN AUTHORITY. THE COMPANY HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION
OF SUCH COURTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
22. Assignability of Certain Rights by the Company. The Company
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shall have the right to assign any or all of its rights or obligations to
purchase shares of Stock pursuant to Sections 4, 5 and 6; provided, however,
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that the Company shall remain obligated to perform its obligations
notwithstanding such assignment in the event that such assignee fails to perform
the obligations so assigned to it.
23. Miscellaneous. In this Agreement (i) all references to "dollars"
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or "$" are to United States dollars and (ii) the word "or" is not exclusive. If
any provision of this Agreement shall be declared illegal, void or unenforceable
by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall not be
affected, but shall remain in full force and effect.
24. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
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herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered by hand (whether by overnight courier or otherwise) or sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the
Party to whom it is directed:
(a) If to the Company, to it at the following address:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Chemical, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
with copies to:
Kohlberg Kravis ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.
▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
(b) If to the Purchaser, to him at the address set forth below under his
signature;
or at such other address as either party shall have specified by notice in
writing to the other.
25. Covenant Not to Compete; Confidential Information. (a) In
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consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement with the Purchaser,
the Purchaser hereby agrees effective as of the Vesting Reference Date, for so
long as the Purchaser is employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries and
for a period of one year thereafter (the "Noncompete Period"), that the
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Purchaser shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the production, sale or
distribution of any product produced, sold or distributed by the Company or its
subsidiaries on the date hereof or during the Noncompete Period anywhere in the
world in which the Company or its subsidiaries is doing business other than
through the Purchaser's employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
At the Company's option, the Noncompete Period may be extended for an additional
one year period if (i) within nine months of the termination of the Purchaser's
employment, the Company gives the Purchaser notice of such extension and (ii)
beginning with the first anniversary of such termination, the Company pays the
Purchaser an amount equal to the Purchaser's base salary on the date of the
termination of his employment. Such amount shall be paid in installments in a
manner consistent with the then current salary payment policies of the Company.
For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase "directly or indirectly engage in"
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shall include any direct or indirect ownership or profit participation interest
in such enterprise, whether as an owner, stockholder, partner, joint venturer of
otherwise, and shall include any direct or indirect participation in such
enterprise as a consultant, licensor of technology or otherwise.
(b) The Purchaser will not disclose or use at any time during the
Noncompete Period (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 25(a)),
any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Purchaser is or
becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to
the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by
the Purchaser's performance of duties, if any, assigned to the Purchaser by the
Company. As used in this Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" means
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information that is not generally known to the public and that is used,
developed or obtained by the Company or its subsidiaries in connection with its
business, including but not limited to (i) products or services, (ii) fees,
costs and pricing structures, (iii) designs, (iv) computer software, including
operating systems, applications and program listings, (v) flow charts, manuals
and documentation, (vi) data bases, (vii) accounting and business methods,
(viii) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether
patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (ix)
customers and clients and customer or client lists, (x) other copyrightable
works, (xi) all technology and trade secrets, and (xii) all similar and related
information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any
information that has been published in a form generally available to the public
prior to the date the Purchaser proposes to disclose or use such information.
The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that all copyrights, works, inventions,
innovations, improvements, developments, patents, trademarks and all similar or
related information which relate to the actual or anticipated business of the
Company and its subsidiaries (including its predecessors) and conceived,
developed or made by the Purchaser while employed by the Company or its
subsidiaries belong to the Company. The Purchaser will perform all actions
reasonably requested by the Company (whether during or after the Noncompete
Period) to establish and confirm such ownership at the Company's expense
(including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and
other instruments).
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 25(a) and (b) above, if at any time a
court holds that the restrictions stated in such Sections are unreasonable or
otherwise unenforceable under circumstances then existing, the Parties agree
that the maximum period, scope or geographic area determined to be reasonable
under such circumstances by such court will be substituted for the stated
period, scope or area. Because the Purchaser's services are unique and because
the Purchaser has had access to Confidential Information, the Parties agree that
money damages will be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement. In
the event a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company or its
successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in
their favor, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific
performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce, or prevent any
violations of, the provisions hereof (without the posting of a bond or other
security).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing Sections 25(a), (b) and (c), the
provisions of any employment agreement in effect on the date hereof between the
Company and Purchaser which contains covenants relating to confidentiality and
competition shall supersede and replace the provisions of Sections 25(a), (b)
and (c) and shall be deemed incorporated by reference in this Agreement in their
entirety.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of _______,
2003.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ CHEMICAL, INC.
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Name:
Title:
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(Print name of Purchaser)
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(Signature of Purchaser)
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(Address of Purchaser)
Number of Shares of Purchase Stock:
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Vesting Reference Date:
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of ___________ __, ____, is made by and between
▇▇▇▇▇▇ CHEMICAL, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company"), and the
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undersigned, an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined below) or
Affiliate (as defined below) of the Company (hereinafter referred to as
"Optionee").
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WHEREAS, the Company wishes to afford the Optionee the opportunity to
purchase shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of
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the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the Plan (as hereinafter defined),
the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Committee (as hereinafter defined), appointed to administer
the Plan, has determined that it would be to the advantage and best interest of
the Company and its stockholders to grant the Options (as hereinafter defined)
provided for herein to the Optionee as an incentive for increased efforts during
his term of office with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and has
advised the Company thereof and instructed the undersigned officers to issue
said Options.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained
and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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Whenever the following terms are used in this Agreement, they shall have
the meaning specified in the Plan or below unless the context clearly indicates
to the contrary.
Section 1.1 "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to the Company, any entity
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directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with,
the Company or any other entity designated by the Board of Directors of the
Company in which the Company or an Affiliate has an interest.
Section 1.2 "Cause" shall mean (i) the Optionee's willful and continued failure
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to perform the Optionee's duties with respect to the Company and its
subsidiaries which continues beyond ten days after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Optionee by the Company or (ii)
misconduct by the Optionee involving (x) dishonesty or breach of trust in
connection with the Optionee's employment or (y) conduct which would be a
reasonable basis for an indictment of the Optionee for a felony or for a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
Section 1.3 "Change of Control" means (i) a sale of all or substantially all of
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the assets of the Company to a Person who is not an Affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co., L.P. ("KKR"), (ii) a sale by KKR or any of its Affiliates
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resulting in more than 50% of the voting stock of the Company being held by a
Person or Group that does not include KKR or any of its Affiliates or (iii) a
merger or consolidation of the Company into another Person which is not an
Affiliate of KKR, if and only if any such event in clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
above results in the inability of KKR or its Affiliate to elect a majority of
the Board of Directors of the Company (or the resulting entity).
Section 1.4 "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Company,
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or any other committee duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company
to administer the Plan and this Agreement.
Section 1.5 "Good Reason" shall mean (i) a reduction in the Optionee's base
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salary, other than a reduction which is part of a general salary reduction
program affecting senior executives of the Company, or (ii) a material reduction
by the Company of any provision of the Optionee's employment agreement with the
Company, if any, including any material reduction in the Optionee's duties and
responsibilities.
Section 1.6 "Group" means two or more Persons acting together as a partnership,
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limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring,
holding or disposing of securities of the Company.
Section 1.7 "Management Stockholder's Agreement" shall mean that certain
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Management Stockholder's Agreement dated concurrently with this agreement,
between the Optionee and the Company.
Section 1.8 "Options" shall mean the non-qualified options to purchase Common
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Stock granted under this Agreement.
Section 1.9 "Permanent Disability." The Optionee shall be deemed to have a
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"Permanent Disability" if the Optionee is unable to engage in the activities
required by the Optionee's job by reason of any medically determined physical or
mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted
or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months,
or if the majority of the Board of Directors of the Company shall, in good
faith, determine the Optionee is permanently disabled.
Section 1.10 "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, business
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trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.
Section 1.11 "Plan" shall mean the 1996 Stock Purchase and Option Plan for Key
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Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as amended.
Section 1.12 "Pronouns." The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and
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neuter, and the singular the plural, where the context so indicates.
Section 1.13 "Retirement" shall mean retirement at age 65 or over (or such
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other age as may be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company) after
having been employed by the Company or a Subsidiary for at least three years
after the Vesting Reference Date.
Section 1.14 "Sale Participation Agreement" shall mean that certain Sale
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Participation Agreement dated concurrently with this Agreement, among the
Optionee, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Holdings, Inc., and BDS Two, Inc.
Section 1.15 "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the Company.
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Section 1.15 "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation in an unbroken chain of
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corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations, or group of
commonly controlled corporations, other than the last corporation in the
unbroken chain then owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such
chain.
Section 1.17 "Vesting Reference Date" shall mean the date set forth on the
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signature page hereof as the Vesting Reference Date.
ARTICLE II
GRANT OF OPTIONS
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Section 2.1 Grant of Options
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For good and valuable consideration, on and as of the date hereof the
Company irrevocably grants to the Optionee an option to purchase any part or all
of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth with respect
to each such Option on the signature page hereof upon the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
Section 2.2 Exercise Price
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The exercise price of the shares of stock covered by the Options shall be
the per share price, without commission or other charge, set forth on the
signature page hereof as the Exercise Price.
Section 2.3 Consideration to the Company
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In consideration of the granting of these Options by the Company, the
Optionee agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or a
Subsidiary or Affiliate, with such duties and responsibilities as the Company
shall from time to time prescribe. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan
shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the
Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or shall interfere with or restrict in
any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, which are
hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any
time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause.
Section 2.4 Adjustments in Options
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Subject to Section 9 of the Plan, in the event that the outstanding shares
of Common Stock subject to an Option are, from time to time, changed into or
exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of the Company or other
securities of the Company by reason of a merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, combination of
shares, or otherwise, the Committee shall make an appropriate and equitable
adjustment in the number and kind of shares or other consideration as to which
such Option, or portions thereof then unexercised, shall be exercisable. Any
such adjustment made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the
Optionee, the Company and all other interested persons.
ARTICLE III
PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY
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Section 3.1 Commencement of Exercisability
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(a) Subject to the Optionee's continued employment with the Company, the
Options shall become exercisable as follows:
Percentage of Option
Date Option Shares Granted as to Which
Becomes Exercisable Option is Exercisable
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After the first anniversary
of the Vesting Reference Date 20%
After the second anniversary
of the Vesting Reference Date 40%
After the third anniversary
of the Vesting Reference Date 60%
After the fourth anniversary
of the Vesting Reference Date 80%
After the fifth anniversary
of the Vesting Reference Date 100%
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Option shall become
immediately exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such
Options immediately prior to a Change of Control (but only to the extent such
Option has not otherwise terminated or become exercisable).
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall become exercisable as
to any additional shares of Common Stock following the termination of employment
of the Optionee for any reason other than a termination of employment because of
death, Permanent Disability or Retirement of the Optionee and any Option (other
than as provided in the succeeding sentence) which is non-exercisable as of the
Optionee's termination of employment shall immediately be cancelled. In the
event of a termination of employment because of death, Permanent Disability or
Retirement of the Optionee, all Options not otherwise exercisable shall
immediately become exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject
thereto.
Section 3.2 Expiration of Options
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 or 6 of the Management
Stockholder's Agreement, the Options may not be exercised to any extent by the
Optionee after the first to occur of the following events:
(a) The tenth anniversary of the Vesting Reference Date; or
(b) The first anniversary of the date of the
Optionee's termination of employment by reason of death, Permanent
Disability or Retirement; or
(c) The first business day which is fifteen (15) calendar days after
the earlier of (i) 75 days after termination of employment of the Optionee
for any reason other than for Cause or without Good Reason or (ii) the
delivery of notice by the Company that it does not intend to exercise
its call right under Section 6 of the Management Stockholder's Agreement;
provided, however, that in any event the Options shall remain exercisable under
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this subsection 3.2(c) until at least 45 days after termination of employment of
the Optionee for any reason other than for death, Permanent Disability or
Retirement (except as described in clause (e) below); or
(d) The date the Option is terminated pursuant to Section 5, 6 or 8(b)
of the Management Stockholder's Agreement;
(e) The date of an Optionee's termination of employment by the
Company for Cause or by the Optionee without Good Reason; or
(f) If the Committee so determines pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan,
the effective date of either the merger or consolidation of the Company into
another Person, or the exchange or acquisition by another Person of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets or 80% or more of its then
outstanding voting stock, or the recapitalization, reclassification,
liquidation or dissolution of the Company. At least ten (10) days prior to the
effective date of such merger, consolidation, exchange, acquisition,
recapitalization, reclassification, liquidation or dissolution, the Committee
shall give the Optionee notice of such event if the Option has then neither been
fully exercised nor become unexercisable under this Section 3.2.
ARTICLE IV
EXERCISE OF OPTION
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Section 4.1 Person Eligible to Exercise
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2 of this Agreement, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only he may exercise an Option or any portion thereof.
After the death of the Optionee, any exercisable portion of an Option may, prior
to the time when an Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2, be exercised
by his personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the
Optionee's will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.
Section 4.2 Partial Exercise
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Any exercisable portion of an Option or the entire Option, if then wholly
exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time
when the Option or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2;
provided, however, that any partial exercise shall be for whole shares of Common
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Stock only.
Section 4.3 Manner of Exercise
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An Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by
delivering to the Secretary or his office all of the following prior to the time
when the Option or such portion becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2:
(a) Notice in writing signed by the Optionee or the other person then
entitled to exercise the Option or portion thereof, stating that the Option or
portion thereof is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable
rules established by the Committee;
(b) Full payment (in cash, by check or by a combination thereof)
for the shares with respect to which such Option or portion thereof is
exercised;
(c) A bona fide written representation and agreement, in a form
satisfactory to the Committee, signed by the Optionee or other person then
entitled to exercise such Option or portion thereof, stating that the shares
of stock are being acquired for his own account, for investment
and without any present intention of distributing or reselling said shares or
any of them except as may be permitted under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), and then applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and
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that the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or
portion thereof will indemnify the Company against and hold it free and harmless
from any loss, damage, expense or liability resulting to the Company if any sale
or distribution of the shares by such person is contrary to the representation
and agreement referred to above; provided, however, that the Committee may, in
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its absolute discretion, take whatever additional actions it deems appropriate
to ensure the observance and performance of such representation and agreement
and to effect compliance with the Act and any other federal or state securities
laws or regulations;
(d) Full payment to the Company of all amounts which, under federal,
state or local law, it is required to withhold upon exercise of the Option;
and
(e) In the event the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant
to Section 4.1 by any person or persons other than the Optionee,
appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise
the option.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may require an
opinion of counsel acceptable to it to the effect that any subsequent transfer
of shares acquired on exercise of an Option does not violate the Act, and may
issue stop-transfer orders covering such shares. Share certificates evidencing
stock issued on exercise of this Option shall bear an appropriate legend
referring to the provisions of subsection (c) above and the agreements herein.
The written representation and agreement referred to in subsection (c) above
shall, however, not be required if the shares to be issued pursuant to such
exercise have been registered under the Act, and such registration is then
effective in respect of such shares.
Section 4.4 Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates
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The shares of stock deliverable upon the exercise of an Option, or any
portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or
issued shares which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such shares shall
be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver any certificate or certificates for shares of stock purchased upon the
exercise of an Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the
following conditions:
(a) The obtaining of approval or other clearance from any state or
federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its absolute
discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; and
(b) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the
exercise of the Option as the Committee may from time to time establish for
reasons of administrative convenience.
(c) The execution by the Optionee of a Management Stockholder's
Agreement and Sale Participation Agreement.
Section 4.5 Rights as Stockholder
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The holder of an Option shall not be, nor have any of the rights or
privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares purchasable
upon the exercise of the Option or any portion thereof unless and until
certificates representing such shares shall have been issued by the Company to
such holder.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 5.1 Administration
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The Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement
and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application
of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such
rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the
Committee shall be final and binding upon the Optionee, the Company and all
other interested persons. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable
for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect
to the Plan or the Options. In its absolute discretion, the Board of Directors
may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of
the Committee under the Plan and this Agreement.
Section 5.2 Options Not Transferable
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Except as provided in the Management Stockholder's Agreement,
neither the Options nor any interest or right therein or part thereof shall be
liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Optionee or his successors
in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation,
anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such
disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment,
levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings
(including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and
void and of no effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following transfers
are permitted: (x) transfers upon death by will or by the applicable laws of
descent and distribution; and (y) a transfer made after the Vesting Reference
Date in compliance with the federal and state securities laws to a trust,
custodianship or partnership, the beneficiaries of which may include only the
Optionee, his spouse and/or his lineal descendants, provided that any such
transfer is made expressly subject to this Agreement and that the transferee
agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.
Section 5.3 Shares to Be Reserved
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The Company shall at all times during the term of the Options reserve and
keep available such number of shares of stock as will be sufficient to satisfy
the requirements of this Agreement.
Section 5.4 Notices
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Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company
shall be addressed to the Company in care of its Secretary, and any notice to be
given to the Optionee shall be addressed to him at the address given beneath his
signature hereto. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.4, either party
may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to him. Any
notice which is required to be given to the Optionee shall, if the Optionee is
then deceased, be given to the Optionee's personal representative if such
representative has previously informed the Company of his status and address by
written notice under this Section 5.4. Any notice shall have been deemed duly
given when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as
aforesaid, deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post
office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.
Section 5.5 Titles
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Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve
as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
Section 5.6 Applicability of Plan and Management Stockholder's Agreement
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The Options and the shares of Common Stock issued to the Optionee upon
exercise of the Options shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions of
the Plan and the Management Stockholder's Agreement, to the extent applicable to
the Options and such shares. In the event of any conflict between this
Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. In the event of
any conflict between this Agreement or the Plan and the Management Stockholder's
Agreement, the terms of the Management Stockholder's Agreement shall control.
Section 5.7 Amendment
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This Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by the parties
hereto which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement.
Section 5.8 Governing Law
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The laws of the State of New Jersey (or, if the Company reincorporates in
another state, the laws of that state) shall govern the interpretation, validity
and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might
be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.
Section 5.9 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waivers
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The laws of the state of New Jersey shall govern the interpretation,
validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement, regardless of the law
that might be applied under principles of conflicts of law. Any suit, action or
proceeding against the Optionee with respect to this Agreement, or any judgment
entered by any court in respect of any thereof, may be brought in any court of
competent jurisdiction in the State of New Jersey (or, if the Company
reincorporates in another state, in that state) or New York, as the Company may
elect in its sole discretion, and the Optionee hereby submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such suit,
action, proceeding or judgment. The Optionee hereby irrevocably waives any
objections which he may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any
suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought
in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New Jersey (or, if the
Company reincorporates in another state, in that state) or New York, and hereby
further irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding
brought in any such court has been brought in any inconvenient forum. No suit,
action or proceeding against the Company with respect to this Agreement may be
brought in any court, domestic or foreign, or before any similar domestic or
foreign authority other than in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State
of New Jersey (or, if the Company reincorporates in another state, in that
state) or New York, and the Optionee hereby irrevocably waives any right which
he may otherwise have had to bring such an action in any other court, domestic
or foreign, or before any similar domestic or foreign authority. The Company
hereby submits to the jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such
suit, action or proceeding.
EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN RELATION TO THIS AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
Section 5.10 Counterparts
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This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which
will be deemed an original.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the
parties hereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ CHEMICAL, INC.
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Title:
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Optionee:
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Address
Optionee's Taxpayer
Identification Number: ------------------------------
Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which
the Option granted hereunder is exercisable: ------------
Exercise Price : $.---------------
Vesting Reference Date: ---------------