EXHIBIT 4.2
▇▇▇▇▇▇ BANCORP, INC.
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of May 25, 1998 (the "Agreement"), by
and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Issuer"), and T R
Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Grantee").
RECITALS
A. The Agreement and Plan of Merger. Grantee and Issuer have
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entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 25, 1998 (the
"Merger Agreement"), providing for, among other things, the merger of Grantee
with and into Issuer, with Issuer being the surviving corporation.
B. Condition to Agreement and Plan of Merger. As a condition and an
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inducement to Grantee's execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Grantee
has required that Issuer agree, and Issuer has agreed, to grant Grantee the
Option (as hereinafter defined).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein and in
the Merger Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Issuer and
Grantee agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms which are used but not defined
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herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
2. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
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herein, Issuer hereby grants to Grantee an irrevocable option (the "Option") to
purchase up to 8,238,591 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share
("Issuer Common Stock"), of Issuer (as adjusted as set forth herein, the "Option
Shares," which shall include the Option Shares before and after any transfer of
such Option Shares, but in no event shall the number of Option Shares for which
this Option is exercisable exceed 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of
Issuer Common Stock), at a purchase price per Option Share (as adjusted as set
forth herein, the "Purchase Price") equal to $27.625.
3. Exercise of Option.
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(a) Provided that (i) Grantee or Holder (as hereinafter defined), as
applicable, shall not be in material breach of the agreements or covenants
contained in this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, and (ii) no preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order against the delivery of shares covered by
the Option issued by any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States
shall be in effect, the Holder may exercise the Option, in whole or in part, at
any time and from time to time, following the occurrence of a Purchase Event (as
hereinafter defined); provided, that, the Option shall terminate and be of no
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further force or effect upon the earliest to occur of (A) the Effective Time,
(B) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the
terms thereof prior to the occurrence of a Purchase Event or a Preliminary
Purchase Event other than a termination thereof by Grantee pursuant to Section
6.1(b)(ii) of the Merger Agreement (a termination of the Merger Agreement by
Grantee pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) of the Merger Agreement, being referred
to herein as a "Default Termination"), (C) 18 months after a Default Termination
or (D) 18 months after termination of the Merger Agreement (other than a Default
Termination) following the occurrence of a Purchase Event or a Preliminary
Purchase Event; provided, however, that any purchase of shares upon exercise of
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the Option shall be subject to compliance with applicable law; provided further,
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however, that if the Option cannot be exercised on any day because of an
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injunction, order or similar restraint issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the period during which the Option may be exercised shall be
extended so that the Option shall expire no earlier than the tenth business day
after such injunction, order or restraint shall have been dissolved or when such
injunction, order or restraint shall have become permanent and no longer subject
to appeal, as the case may be. The term "Holder" shall mean the holder or
holders of the Option from time to time, and which initially is Grantee. The
rights set forth in Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement shall terminate when the
right to exercise the Option and Substitute Option terminate (other than as a
result of a complete exercise of the Option) as set forth herein.
(b) As used herein, a "Purchase Event" means any of the following
events:
(i) Without Grantee's prior written consent, Issuer shall have
authorized, recommended, publicly proposed or publicly announced an
intention to authorize, recommend or propose, or Issuer shall have entered
into an agreement with any person (other than Grantee or any subsidiary of
Grantee) to effect (A) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction
involving Issuer or any of its significant subsidiaries, (B) the
disposition, by sale, lease, exchange or otherwise, of assets or deposits
of Issuer or any of its significant subsidiaries representing in either
case 10% or more of the consolidated assets or deposits of Issuer and its
subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business, or (C) the
issuance, sale or other disposition by Issuer of (including by way of
merger, consolidation, share exchange or any similar transaction)
securities representing 10% or more of the voting power of Issuer or any of
its significant subsidiaries (each of (A), (B) or (C), an "Acquisition
Transaction"); or
(ii) Any person (other than Grantee or any subsidiary of Grantee)
shall have acquired beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act")) of, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, or any "group"
(as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other
than a group of which Grantee or any subsidiary of Grantee is a member,
shall have been formed which beneficially owns, or has the right to acquire
beneficial ownership of, 10% or more of the voting power of Issuer or any
of its significant subsidiaries.
(c) As used herein, a "Preliminary Purchase Event" means any of the
following events:
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(i) Any person (other than Grantee or any subsidiary of Grantee)
shall have commenced (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-2 under the
Exchange Act) or shall have filed a registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act"), with respect
to, a tender offer or exchange offer to purchase any shares of Issuer
Common Stock such that, upon consummation of such offer, such person would
own or control 10% or more of the then outstanding shares of Issuer Common
Stock (such an offer being referred to herein as a "Tender Offer" or an
"Exchange Offer," respectively); or
(ii) The stockholders of Issuer shall not have approved the
Merger Agreement by the requisite vote at the meeting of the stockholders
of the Issuer required to be called to approve the Merger Agreement (the
"Issuer Meeting"), the Issuer Meeting shall not have been held or shall
have been canceled prior to termination of the Merger Agreement or Issuer's
Board of Directors shall have withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to
Grantee the recommendation of Issuer's Board of Directors with respect to
the Merger Agreement, in each case after it shall have been publicly
announced that any person (other than Grantee or any subsidiary of Grantee)
shall have (A) made, or disclosed an intention to make, a bona fide
proposal to engage in an Acquisition Transaction, (B) commenced a Tender
Offer or filed a registration statement under the Securities Act with
respect to an Exchange Offer or (C) filed an application (or given a
notice), whether in draft or final form, under the Bank Holding Company
Act, as amended (the "BHC Act"), the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as
amended ("HOLA"), the Bank Merger Act, as amended ("BMA") or the Change in
Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended ("CBCA"), for approval to engage in an
Acquisition Transaction; or
(iii) Any person (other than Grantee or any subsidiary of
Grantee) shall have made a bona fide proposal to Issuer or its stockholders
by public announcement, or written communication that is or becomes the
subject of public disclosure, to engage in an Acquisition Transaction; or
(iv) After a proposal is made by a third party to Issuer or its
stockholders to engage in an Acquisition Transaction, or such third party
states its intention to the Issuer to make such a proposal if the Merger
Agreement terminates, and thereafter Issuer shall have breached any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in the Merger
Agreement and such breach would entitle Grantee to terminate the Merger
Agreement under Section 6.1(b) thereof (without regard to the cure period
provided for therein unless such cure is promptly effected without
jeopardizing consummation of the Merger pursuant to the terms of the Merger
Agreement).
As used in this Agreement, the term "person" shall have the meaning
specified in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
(d) Issuer shall notify Grantee promptly in writing of the occurrence
of any Preliminary Purchase Event or Purchase Event of which it has knowledge,
it being understood that
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the giving of such notice by Issuer shall not be a condition to the right of
Holder to exercise the Option.
(e) In the event Holder wishes to exercise the Option, it shall send
to Issuer a written notice (the "Option Notice," the date of which being herein
referred to as the ("Notice Date") specifying (i) the total number of Option
Shares it intends to purchase pursuant to such exercise and (ii) a place and
date not earlier than three business days nor later than 15 business days from
the Notice Date for the closing (the "Closing") of such purchase (the "Closing
Date"); provided, that the first Option Notice shall be sent to Issuer within
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180 days after the first Purchase Event of which Grantee has been notified. If
prior notification to or approval of any Regulatory Authority is required in
connection with any such purchase, Issuer shall cooperate with the Holder in the
filing of the required notice of application for approval and the obtaining of
such approval, and the Closing shall occur promptly following such regulatory
approvals and any mandatory waiting periods. Any exercise of the Option shall
be deemed to occur on the Notice Date relating thereto.
4. Payment and Delivery of Certificates.
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(a) On each Closing Date, Holder shall (i) pay to Issuer, in
immediately available funds by wire transfer to a bank account designated by
Issuer, an amount equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Option
Shares to be purchased on such Closing Date and (ii) present and surrender this
Agreement to the Issuer at the address of the Issuer specified in Section 13(f)
of this Agreement.
(b) At each Closing, simultaneously with the delivery of immediately
available funds and surrender of this Agreement as provided in Section 4(a) of
this Agreement, (i) Issuer shall deliver to Holder (A) a certificate or
certificates representing the Option Shares to be purchased at such Closing,
which Option Shares shall be free and clear of all liens (as defined in the
Merger Agreement) and subject to no preemptive rights, and (B) if the Option is
exercised in part only, an executed new agreement with the same terms as this
Agreement evidencing the right to purchase the balance of the shares of Issuer
Common Stock purchasable hereunder, and (ii) Holder shall deliver to Issuer a
letter agreeing that Holder shall not offer to sell or otherwise dispose of such
Option Shares in violation of applicable federal and state law or of the
provisions of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to any other legend that is required by applicable
law, certificates for the Option Shares delivered at each Closing shall be
endorsed with a restrictive legend which shall read substantially as follows:
THE TRANSFER OF THE STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ARISING UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND PURSUANT
TO THE TERMS OF A STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 25, 1998. A COPY OF
SUCH AGREEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE UPON RECEIPT
BY THE ISSUER OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR.
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It is understood and agreed that the portion of the above legend relating to the
Securities Act shall be removed by delivery of substitute certificate(s) without
such legend if Holder shall have delivered to Issuer a copy of a letter from the
staff of the Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), or an opinion of
counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Issuer and its counsel,
to the effect that such legend is not required for purposes of the Securities
Act.
(d) Upon the giving by Holder to Issuer of an Option Notice, the
tender of the applicable purchase price in immediately available funds and the
tender of this Agreement to Issuer, Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of
record of the shares of Issuer Common Stock issuable upon such exercise,
notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of Issuer shall then be closed or
that certificates representing such shares of Issuer Common Stock shall not then
be actually delivered to Holder. Issuer shall pay all expenses, and any and all
United States federal, state and local taxes and other charges that may be
payable in connection with the preparation, issuance and delivery of stock
certificates under this Section 4 in the name of Holder or its assignee,
transferee or designee.
(e) Issuer agrees (i) that it shall at all times maintain, free from
preemptive rights, sufficient authorized but unissued or treasury shares of
Issuer Common Stock so that the Option may be exercised without additional
authorization of Issuer Common Stock after giving effect to all other options,
warrants, convertible securities and other rights to purchase Issuer Common
Stock, (ii) that it will not, by charter amendment or through reorganization,
consolidation, merger, dissolution or sale of assets, or by any other voluntary
act, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
covenants, stipulations or conditions to be observed or performed hereunder by
Issuer, (iii) promptly to take all action as may from time to time be required
(including (A) complying with all premerger notification, reporting and waiting
period requirements and (B) in the event prior approval of or notice to any
Regulatory Authority is necessary before the Option may be exercised,
cooperating fully with Holder in preparing such applications or notices and
providing such information to such Regulatory Authority as it may require) in
order to permit Holder to exercise the Option and Issuer duly and effectively to
issue shares of the Issuer Common Stock pursuant hereto and (iv) promptly to
take all action provided herein to protect the rights of Holder against
dilution.
5. Representations and Warranties of Issuer. Issuer hereby
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represents and warrants to Grantee (and Holder, if different than Grantee) as
follows:
(a) Corporate Authority. Issuer has full corporate power and
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authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of Issuer, and
no other corporate proceedings on the part of Issuer are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by Issuer.
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(b) Beneficial Ownership. To the best knowledge of Issuer, as of the
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date of this Agreement, no person or group has beneficial ownership of more
than 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock.
(c) Shares Reserved for Issuance; Capital Stock. Issuer has taken all
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necessary corporate action to authorize and reserve and permit it to issue,
and at all times from the date hereof through the termination of this
Agreement in accordance with its terms, will have reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of the Option, that number of shares of Issuer Common
Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Issuer Common Stock at any
time and from time to time purchasable upon exercise of the Option, and all
such shares, upon issuance pursuant to the Option, will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be delivered free
and clear of all claims, liens, encumbrances and security interests (other
than those created by this Agreement) and not subject to any preemptive
rights.
(d) No Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of this
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Agreement does not and will not, and the consummation by Issuer of any of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute or result in (i)
a breach or violation of, or a default under, its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-Laws, or the comparable governing instruments of any of
its subsidiaries, or (ii) a breach or violation of, or a default under, any
agreement, lease, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, arrangement or other
obligation of it or any of its subsidiaries (with or without the giving of
notice, the lapse of time or both) or under any law, rule, ordinance or
regulation or judgment, decree, order, award or governmental or non-
governmental permit or license to which it or any of its subsidiaries is
subject, that would, in any case, give any other person the ability to
prevent or enjoin Issuer's performance under this Agreement in any material
respect.
6. Representations and Warranties of Grantee. Grantee hereby
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represents and warrants to Issuer that Grantee has full corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to obtaining the approvals
referred to in this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of Grantee; and this Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Grantee.
7. Adjustment upon Changes in Issuer Capitalization, Etc.
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(a) In the event of any change in Issuer Common Stock by reason of a
stock dividend, stock split, split-up, recapitalization, combination, exchange
of shares, exercise of the Company Rights or similar transaction, the type and
number of shares or securities subject to the Option, and the Purchase Price
therefor, shall be adjusted appropriately, and proper provision shall be made in
the agreements governing any such transaction so that Holder shall receive, upon
exercise of the Option, the number and class of shares or other securities or
property that Holder would have received in respect of Issuer Common Stock if
the Option had been exercised immediately prior to such event, or the record
date therefor, as applicable. If any additional
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shares of Issuer Common Stock are issued after the date of this Agreement (other
than pursuant to an event described in the first sentence of this Section 7(a),
upon exercise of any option to purchase Issuer Common Stock outstanding on the
date hereof or upon conversion into Issuer Common Stock of any convertible
security of Issuer outstanding on the date hereof), the number of shares of
Issuer Common Stock subject to the Option shall be adjusted so that, after such
issuance, it, together with any shares of Issuer Common Stock previously issued
pursuant hereto, equals 19.9% of the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock
then issued and outstanding, without giving effect to any shares subject to or
issued pursuant to the Option. No provision of this Section 7 shall be deemed to
affect or change, or constitute authorization for any violation of, any of the
covenants or representations in the Merger Agreement.
(b) In the event that Issuer shall enter into an agreement (i) to
consolidate with or merge into any person, other than Grantee or one of its
subsidiaries, and Issuer shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation of
such consolidation or merger, (ii) to permit any person, other than Grantee or
one of its subsidiaries, to merge into Issuer and Issuer shall be the continuing
or surviving corporation, but, in connection with such merger, the then
outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for
stock or other securities of Issuer or any other person or cash or any other
property, or the outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock immediately prior to
such merger shall, after such merger, represent less than 50% of the outstanding
shares and share equivalents of the merged company or (iii) to sell or otherwise
transfer all or substantially all of its assets or deposits to any person, other
than Grantee or one of its subsidiaries, then, and in each such case, the
agreement governing such transaction shall make proper provisions so that the
Option shall, upon the consummation of any such transaction and upon the terms
and conditions set forth herein, be converted into, or exchanged for, an option
(the "Substitute Option"), at the election of Holder, of either (A) the
Acquiring Corporation (as hereinafter defined), (B) any person that controls the
Acquiring Corporation or (C) in the case of a merger described in clause (ii),
Issuer (such person being referred to as "Substitute Option Issuer").
(c) The Substitute Option shall have the same terms as the Option,
provided, that, if the terms of the Substitute Option cannot, for legal reasons,
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be the same as the Option, such terms shall be as similar as possible and in no
event less advantageous to Holder. Substitute Option Issuer shall also enter
into an agreement with Holder in substantially the same form as this Agreement,
which shall be applicable to the Substitute Option.
(d) The Substitute Option shall be exercisable for such number of
shares of Substitute Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) as is equal to the
Assigned Value (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by the number of shares of
Issuer Common Stock for which the Option was theretofore exercisable, divided by
the Average Price (as hereinafter defined). The exercise price of the
Substitute Option per share of Substitute Common Stock (the "Substitute Option
Price") shall then be equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by a fraction in
which the numerator is the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock for which the
Option was theretofore exercisable and the denominator is the number of shares
of the Substitute Common Stock for which the Substitute Option is exercisable.
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(e) The following terms have the meanings indicated:
(i) "Acquiring Corporation" shall mean (A) the continuing or
surviving corporation of a consolidation or merger with Issuer (if other
than Issuer), (B) Issuer in a merger in which Issuer is the continuing or
surviving person, or (C) the transferee of all or substantially all of
Issuer's assets (or a substantial part of the assets of its subsidiaries
taken as a whole).
(ii) "Substitute Common Stock" shall mean the shares of capital
stock (or similar equity interest) with the greatest voting power in
respect of the election of directors (or persons similarly responsible for
the direction of the business and affairs) of the Substitute Option Issuer.
(iii) "Assigned Value" shall mean the highest of (A) the price
per share of Issuer Common Stock at which a Tender Offer or an Exchange
Offer therefor has been made, (B) the price per share of Issuer Common
Stock to be paid by any third party pursuant to an agreement with Issuer,
(C) the highest closing price for shares of Issuer Common Stock within the
sixty-day period immediately preceding the consolidation, merger or sale in
question and (D) in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of
Issuer's assets or deposits, an amount equal to (x) the sum of the price
paid in such sale for such assets (and/or deposits) and the current market
value of the remaining assets of Issuer, as determined by a nationally
recognized investment banking firm selected by Holder, divided by (y) the
number of shares of Issuer Common Stock outstanding at such time. In the
event that a Tender Offer or an Exchange Offer is made for Issuer Common
Stock or an agreement is entered into for a merger or consolidation
involving consideration other than cash, the value of the securities or
other property issuable or deliverable in exchange for Issuer Common Stock
shall be determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm
selected by Holder.
(iv) "Average Price" shall mean the average closing price of a
share of Substitute Common Stock for the one year immediately preceding the
consolidation, merger or sale in question, but in no event higher than the
closing price of the shares of Substitute Common Stock on the day preceding
such consolidation, merger or sale; provided, that, if Issuer is the issuer
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of the Substitute Option, the Average Price shall be computed with respect
to a share of common stock issued by Issuer, the person merging into Issuer
or by any company which controls such person, as Holder may elect.
(f) In no event, pursuant to any of the foregoing paragraphs, shall
the Substitute Option be exercisable for more than 19.9% of the aggregate of the
shares of Substitute Common Stock outstanding prior to exercise of the
Substitute Option. In the event that the Substitute Option would be exercisable
for more than 19.9% of the aggregate of the shares of Substitute Common Stock
but for the limitation in the first sentence of this Section 7(f), Substitute
Option Issuer shall make a cash payment to Holder equal to the excess of (i) the
value of the Substitute Option without giving effect to the limitation in the
first sentence of this Section 7(f) over (ii) the value of the Substitute Option
after giving effect to the limitation in the first sentence of this Section
7(f). This
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difference in value shall be determined by a nationally recognized investment
banking firm selected by Holder.
(g) Issuer shall not enter into any transaction described in Section
7(b) of this Agreement unless the Acquiring Corporation and any person that
controls the Acquiring Corporation assume in writing all the obligations of
Issuer hereunder and take all other actions that may be necessary so that the
provisions of this Section 7 are given full force and effect (including, without
limitation, any action that may be necessary so that the holders of the other
shares of common stock issued by Substitute Option Issuer are not entitled to
exercise any rights by reason of the issuance or exercise of the Substitute
Option and the shares of Substitute Common Stock are otherwise in no way
distinguishable from or have lesser economic value (other than any diminution in
value resulting from the fact that the shares Substitute Common Stock are
restricted securities, as defined in Rule 144, promulgated under the Securities
Act ("Rule 144"), or any successor provision) than other shares of common stock
issued by Substitute Option Issuer).
8. Repurchase at the Option of Holder.
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(a) Subject to the last sentence of Section 3(a) of this Agreement, at
the request of Holder at any time commencing upon the first occurrence of a
Repurchase Event (as defined in Section 8(d) hereof) and ending 12 months
immediately thereafter, Issuer shall repurchase from Holder (i) the Option and
(ii) all shares of Issuer Common Stock purchased by Holder pursuant hereto with
respect to which Holder then has beneficial ownership. The date on which Holder
exercises its rights under this Section 8 is referred to as the "Request Date."
Such repurchase shall be at an aggregate price (the "Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration") equal to the sum of:
(i) The aggregate Purchase Price paid by Holder for any shares of
Issuer Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Option with respect to which
Holder then has beneficial ownership;
(ii) The excess, if any, of (A) the Applicable Price (as defined
below) for each share of Issuer Common Stock over (B) the Purchase Price
(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement), multiplied
by the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock with respect to which the
Option has not been exercised; and
(iii) The excess, if any, of the Applicable Price over the
Purchase Price (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7 of this
Agreement) paid (or, in the case of Option Shares with respect to which the
Option has been exercised but the Closing Date has not occurred, payable)
by Holder for each share of Issuer Common Stock with respect to which the
Option has been exercised and with respect to which Holder then has
beneficial ownership, multiplied by the number of such shares.
(b) If Holder exercises its rights under this Section 8, Issuer shall,
within 10 business days after the Request Date, pay the Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration to Holder in immediately available funds, and contemporaneously
with such payment, Holder shall surrender to Issuer the Option and the
certificates evidencing the shares of Issuer Common Stock purchased
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thereunder with respect to which Holder then has beneficial ownership, and
Holder shall warrant that it has sole record and beneficial ownership of such
shares and that the same are then free and clear of all Liens. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that prior notification to or approval of any
Regulatory Authority is required in connection with the payment of all or any
portion of the Section 8 Repurchase Consideration, Holder shall have the ongoing
option to revoke its request for repurchase pursuant to this Section 8, in whole
or in part, or to require that Issuer deliver from time to time that portion of
the Section 8 Repurchase Consideration that it is not then so prohibited from
paying and promptly file the required notice or application for approval and
expeditiously process the same (and each party shall cooperate with the other in
the filing of any such notice or application and the obtaining of any such
approval). If any Regulatory Authority disapproves of any part of Issuer's
proposed repurchase pursuant to this Section 8, Issuer shall promptly give
notice of such fact to Holder and Holder shall have the right (i) to revoke the
repurchase request or (ii) to the extent permitted by such Regulatory Authority,
determine whether the repurchase should apply to the Option and/or Option Shares
and to what extent to each, and Holder shall thereupon have the right to
exercise the Option as to the number of Option Shares for which the Option was
exercisable at the Request Date less the number of shares covered by the Option
in respect of which payment has been made pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii) of this
Agreement. Holder shall notify Issuer of its determination under the preceding
sentence within five business days of receipt of notice of disapproval of the
repurchase. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that
Issuer delivers to the Holder written notice accompanied by a certification of
Issuer's independent auditor each stating that a requested repurchase of Issuer
Common Stock would result in the recapture of Issuer's bad debt reserves under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Holder's repurchase request shall
be deemed to be automatically revoked.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all of Holder's
rights under this Section 8 shall terminate on the date of termination of this
Option pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Agreement.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the "Applicable Price" means the
highest of (i) the highest price per share of Issuer Common Stock paid for any
such share by the person or groups described in Section 8(d)(i) hereof, (ii) the
price per share of Issuer Common Stock received by holders of Issuer Common
Stock in connection with any merger, sale or other business combination
transaction described in Section 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii) of this
Agreement, or (iii) the highest closing sales price per share of Issuer Common
Stock quoted on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), the American Stock
Exchange ("AMEX") or the National Market System of The Nasdaq Stock Market
("Nasdaq") (or if Issuer Common Stock is not quoted on the NYSE, AMEX or Nasdaq,
the highest bid price per share as quoted on the principal trading market or
securities exchange on which such shares are traded as reported by a recognized
source chosen by Holder) during the 40 business days preceding the Request Date;
provided, however, that in the event of a sale of less than all of Issuer's
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assets, the Applicable Price shall be the sum of the price paid in such sale for
such assets and the current market value of the remaining assets of Issuer as
determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by
Holder, divided by the number of shares of the Issuer Common Stock outstanding
at the time of such sale. If the consideration to be offered, paid or received
pursuant to either of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii)
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shall be other than in cash, the value of such consideration shall be determined
in good faith by an independent nationally recognized investment banking firm
selected by Holder and reasonably acceptable to Issuer, which determination
shall be conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.
(d) As used herein, "Repurchase Event" shall occur if (i) any person
(other than Grantee or any subsidiary of Grantee) shall have acquired beneficial
ownership of (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3, promulgated under the
Exchange Act), or the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, or any "group"
(as such term is defined under the Exchange Act) shall have been formed which
beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of, more than
25% of the then outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock, or (ii) any of the
transactions described in Section 7(b)(i), 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii) of this
Agreement shall be consummated.
9. Repurchase of Substitute Option.
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(a) Subject to the last sentence of Section 3(a) of this Agreement, at
the request of Holder at any time commencing upon the first occurrence of a
Repurchase Event (as defined in Section 8(d) hereof) and ending 12 months
immediately thereafter, Substitute Option Issuer (or any successor entity
thereof) shall repurchase from Holder (i) the Substitute Option and (ii) all
shares of Substitute Common Stock purchased by Holder pursuant hereto with
respect to which Holder then has beneficial ownership. The date on which Holder
exercises its rights under this Section 9 is referred to as the "Section 9
Request Date." Such repurchase shall be at an aggregate price (the "Section 9
Repurchase Consideration") equal to the sum of:
(i) The aggregate Purchase Price paid by Holder for any shares of
Substitute Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Substitute Option with
respect to which Holder then has beneficial ownership;
(ii) The excess, if any, of (A) the Highest Closing Price (as
defined below) for each share of Substitute Common Stock over (B) the
Purchase Price (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7 of this
Agreement), multiplied by the number of shares of Substitute Common Stock
with respect to which the Substitute Option has not been exercised; and
(iii) The excess, if any, of the Highest Closing Price over the
Purchase Price (subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7 of this
Agreement) paid (or, in the case of Substitute Option Shares with respect
to which the Substitute Option has been exercised but the Closing Date has
not occurred, payable) by Holder for each share of Substitute Common Stock
with respect to which the Substitute Option has been exercised and with
respect to which Holder then has beneficial ownership, multiplied by the
number of such shares.
(b) If Holder exercises its rights under this Section 9, Substitute
Option Issuer shall, within 10 business days after the Section 9 Request Date,
pay the Section 9 Repurchase Consideration to Holder in immediately available
funds, and contemporaneously with such payment, Holder shall surrender to
Substitute Option Issuer the Substitute Option and the
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certificates evidencing the shares of Substitute Common Stock purchased
thereunder with respect to which Holder then has beneficial ownership, and
Holder shall warrant that it has sole record and beneficial ownership of such
shares and that the same are then free and clear of all Liens. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, to the extent that prior notification to or approval of any
Regulatory Authority is required in connection with the payment of all or any
portion of the Section 9 Repurchase Consideration, Holder shall have the ongoing
option to revoke its request for repurchase pursuant to this Section 9, in whole
or in part, or to require that Substitute Option Issuer deliver from time to
time that portion of the Section 9 Repurchase Consideration that it is not then
so prohibited from paying and promptly file the required notice or application
for approval and expeditiously process the same (and each party shall cooperate
with the other in the filing of any such notice or application and the obtaining
of any such approval). If any Regulatory Authority disapproves of any part of
Substitute Option Issuer's proposed repurchase pursuant to this Section 9,
Substitute Option Issuer shall promptly give notice of such fact to Holder and
Holder shall have the right (i) to revoke the repurchase request or (ii) to the
extent permitted by such Regulatory Authority, determine whether the repurchase
should apply to the Substitute Option and/or Substitute Option Shares and to
what extent to each, and Holder shall thereupon have the right to exercise the
Substitute Option as to the number of Substitute Option Shares for which the
Substitute Option was exercisable at the Section 9 Request Date less the number
of shares covered by the Substitute Option in respect of which payment has been
made pursuant to Section 9(a)(ii) of this Agreement. Holder shall notify
Substitute Option Issuer of its determination under the preceding sentence
within five business days of receipt of notice of disapproval of the repurchase.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that Substitute
Option Issuer delivers to the Holder written notice accompanied by a
certification of Substitute Option Issuer's independent auditor each stating
that a requested repurchase of Substitute Common Stock would result in the
recapture of Substitute Option Issuer's bad debt reserves under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Holder's repurchase request shall be deemed to
be automatically revoked.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all of Holder's
rights under this Section 9 shall terminate on the date of termination of this
Substitute Option pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Agreement.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the "Highest Closing Price" means
the highest of closing sales price for shares of Substitute Common Stock quoted
on the Nasdaq (or if the Substitute Common Stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq, on
the principal trading market on which such shares are traded as reported by a
recognized source) during the six-month period preceding the Section 9 Request
Date.
10. Registration Rights.
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(a) Demand Registration Rights. Issuer shall, subject to the
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conditions of Section 10(c) of this Agreement, if requested by any Holder,
including Grantee and any permitted transferee ("Selling Shareholder"), as
expeditiously as possible, prepare and file and keep current a registration
statement under the Securities Act if such registration is necessary in order to
permit the sale or other disposition of any or all shares of Issuer Common Stock
or other securities that
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have been acquired by or are issuable to the Selling Shareholder upon exercise
of the Option in accordance with the intended method of sale or other
disposition stated by the Selling Shareholder in such request, including without
limitation a "shelf" registration statement under Rule 415, promulgated under
the Securities Act, or any successor provision, and Issuer shall use its best
efforts to qualify such shares or other securities for sale under any applicable
state securities laws.
(b) Additional Registration Rights. If Issuer at any time after the
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exercise of the Option proposes to register any shares of Issuer Common Stock
under the Securities Act in connection with an underwritten public offering of
such Issuer Common Stock, Issuer will promptly give written notice to the
Selling Shareholders of its intention to do so and, upon the written request of
any Selling Shareholder given within 30 days after receipt of any such notice
(which request shall specify the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock
intended to be included in such underwritten public offering by the Selling
Shareholder), Issuer will cause all such shares for which a Selling Shareholder
requests participation in such registration, to be so registered and included in
such underwritten public offering; provided, however, that Issuer may elect to
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not cause some or all of such shares to be so registered (i) if the underwriters
in the Public Offering in good faith object for valid business reasons, or (ii)
in the case of a registration solely to implement an employee benefit agreement
or a registration filed on Form S-4 of the Securities Act or any equivalent or
successor Form. If some, but not all the shares of Issuer Common Stock, with
respect to which Issuer shall have received requests for registration pursuant
to this Section 10(b), shall be excluded from such registration, Issuer shall
make appropriate allocation of shares to be registered among the Selling
Shareholders desiring to register their shares pro rata in the proportion that
the number of shares requested to be registered by each such Selling Shareholder
bears to the total number of shares requested to be registered by all such
Selling Shareholders then desiring to have Issuer Common Stock registered for
sale.
(c) Conditions to Required Registration. Issuer shall use all
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reasonable efforts to cause each registration statement referred to in Section
10(a) of this Agreement to become effective and to obtain all consents or
waivers of other parties which are required therefor and to keep such
registration statement effective, provided, however, that Issuer may delay any
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registration of Option Shares required pursuant to Section 10(a) of this
Agreement for a period not exceeding 90 days provided Issuer shall in good faith
determine that any such registration would adversely affect an offering or
contemplated offering of other securities by Issuer, and Issuer shall not be
required to register Option Shares under the Securities Act pursuant to Section
10(a) hereof:
(i) Prior to the earliest of (A) termination of the Merger
Agreement pursuant to Article VI thereof, (B) failure to obtain the
requisite stockholder approval pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of the Merger
Agreement, and (C) a Purchase Event or a Preliminary Purchase Event;
(ii) On more than one occasion during any calendar year;
(iii) Within 90 days after the effective date of a registration
referred to in Section 10(b) of this Agreement pursuant to which the
Selling Shareholder or Selling
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Shareholders concerned were afforded the opportunity to register such
shares under the Securities Act and such shares were registered as
requested; and
(iv) Unless a request therefor is made to Issuer by Selling
Shareholders that hold at least 25% or more of the aggregate number of
Option Shares (including shares of Issuer Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Option) then outstanding.
In addition to the foregoing, Issuer shall not be required to maintain
the effectiveness of any registration statement after the expiration of nine
months from the effective date of such registration statement. Issuer shall use
all reasonable efforts to make any filings, and take all steps, under all
applicable state securities laws to the extent necessary to permit the sale or
other disposition of the Option Shares so registered in accordance with the
intended method of distribution for such shares; provided, however, that Issuer
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shall not be required to consent to general jurisdiction or qualify to do
business in any state where it is not otherwise required to so consent to such
jurisdiction or to so qualify to do business.
(d) Expenses. Except where applicable state law prohibits such
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payments, Issuer will pay all expenses (including without limitation
registration fees, qualification fees, blue sky fees and expenses (including the
fees and expenses of counsel), legal expenses, including the reasonable fees and
expenses of one counsel to the holders whose Option Shares are being registered,
printing expenses and the costs of special audits or "cold comfort" letters,
expenses of underwriters, excluding discounts and commissions but including
liability insurance if Issuer so desires or the underwriters so require, and the
reasonable fees and expenses of any necessary special experts) in connection
with each registration pursuant to Section 10(a) or 10(b) of this Agreement
(including the related offerings and sales by holders of Option Shares) and all
other qualifications, notifications or exemptions pursuant to Section 10(a) or
10(b) of this Agreement.
(e) Indemnification. In connection with any registration under
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Section 10(a) or 10(b) of this Agreement, Issuer hereby indemnifies the Selling
Shareholders, and each underwriter thereof, including each person, if any, who
controls such holder or underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, against all expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities
caused by any untrue, or alleged untrue, statement of a material fact contained
in any registration statement or prospectus or notification or offering circular
(including any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus,
or caused by any omission, or alleged omission, to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, except insofar as such expenses, losses, claims, damages or
liabilities of such indemnified party are caused by any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement that was included by Issuer in any such registration
statement or prospectus or notification or offering circular (including any
amendments or supplements thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with,
information furnished in writing to Issuer by such indemnified party expressly
for use therein, and Issuer and each officer, director and controlling person of
Issuer shall be indemnified by such Selling Shareholders, or by such
underwriter, as the case may be, for all such expenses, losses, claims, damages
and liabilities caused by any untrue, or alleged untrue, statement, that was
included by Issuer in any such registration statement or prospectus or
notification or offering circular (including any amendments or supplements
thereto) in reliance
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upon, and in conformity with, information furnished in writing to Issuer by such
holder or such underwriter, as the case may be, expressly for such use.
Promptly upon receipt by a party indemnified under this Section 10(e)
of notice of the commencement of any action against such indemnified party in
respect of which indemnity or reimbursement may be sought against any
indemnifying party under this Section 10(e), such indemnified party shall notify
the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of such action, but the
failure so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it of any
liability which it may otherwise have to any indemnified party under this
Section 10(e). In case notice of commencement of any such action shall be given
to the indemnifying party as above provided, the indemnifying party shall be
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entitled to participate in and, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense of such
action at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to such
indemnified party. The indemnified party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel (other than reasonable costs of
investigation) shall be paid by the indemnified party unless (i) the
indemnifying party either agrees to pay the same, (ii) the indemnifying party
fails to assume the defense of such action with counsel satisfactory to the
indemnified party, or (iii) the indemnified party has been advised by counsel
that one or more legal defenses may be available to the indemnifying party that
may be contrary to the interest of the indemnified party, in which case the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to assume the defense of such action
notwithstanding its obligation to bear fees and expenses of such counsel. No
indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement entered into without its
consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld.
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10(e) is
unavailable to a party otherwise entitled to be indemnified in respect of any
expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to herein, then the
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such party otherwise entitled to be
indemnified, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such party to be
indemnified as a result of such expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by Issuer, the Selling Shareholders and the underwriters from the offering of
the securities and also the relative fault of Issuer, the Selling Shareholders
and the underwriters in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The amount paid or payable by a
party as a result of the expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities
referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses
reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending
any action or claim; provided, however, that in no case shall any Selling
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Shareholder be responsible, in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the
net offering proceeds attributable to its Option Shares included in the
offering. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any
obligation by any holder to indemnify shall be several and not joint with other
holders.
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In connection with any registration pursuant to Section 10(a) or 10(b)
of this Agreement, Issuer and each Selling Shareholder (other than Grantee)
shall enter into an agreement containing the indemnification provisions of
Section 10(e) of this Agreement.
(f) Miscellaneous Reporting. Issuer shall comply with all reporting
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requirements and will do all such other things as may be necessary to permit the
expeditious sale at any time of any Option Shares by the Selling Shareholders
thereof in accordance with and to the extent permitted by any rule or regulation
promulgated by the SEC from time to time, including, without limitation, Rule
144. Issuer shall at its expense provide the Selling Shareholders with any
information necessary in connection with the completion and filing of any
reports or forms required to be filed by them under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, or required pursuant to any state securities laws or the rules of
any stock exchange.
(g) Issue Taxes. Issuer will pay all stamp taxes in connection with
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the issuance and the sale of the Option Shares and in connection with the
exercise of the Option, and will save the Selling Shareholders harmless, without
limitation as to time, against any and all liabilities, with respect to all such
taxes.
11. Quotation; Listing. If Issuer Common Stock or any other
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securities to be acquired in connection with the exercise of the Option are then
authorized for quotation or trading or listing on the NYSE or Nasdaq or any
securities exchange, Issuer, upon the request of Holder, will promptly file an
application, if required, to authorize for quotation or trading or listing the
shares of Issuer Common Stock or other securities to be acquired upon exercise
of the Option on the NYSE or Nasdaq or such other securities exchange and will
use its best efforts to obtain approval, if required, of such quotation or
listing as soon as practicable.
12. Division of Option. This Agreement (and the Option granted
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hereby) are exchangeable, without expense, at the option of Holder, upon
presentation and surrender of this Agreement at the principal office of Issuer
for other Agreements providing for Options of different denominations entitling
the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of
Issuer Common Stock purchasable hereunder. The terms "Agreement" and "Option"
as used herein include any other Agreements and related Options for which this
Agreement (and the Option granted hereby) may be exchanged. Upon receipt by
Issuer of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of this Agreement, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction)
of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation
of this Agreement, if mutilated, Issuer will execute and deliver a new Agreement
of like tenor and date. Any such new Agreement executed and delivered shall
constitute an additional contractual obligation on the part of Issuer, whether
or not the Agreement so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall at any time
be enforceable by anyone.
13. Profit Limitation.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, in no event
shall Grantee's Total Profit (as hereinafter defined) exceed $50 million, plus
Grantee's documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and
expenses of legal, financial and accounting
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advisors) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement, and, if it otherwise would exceed such amount, Grantee, at its
sole election, shall either (a) deliver to Eagle for cancellation Shares
previously purchased by Grantee, (b) pay cash or other consideration to Eagle or
(c) undertake any combination thereof, so that Grantee's Total Profit shall not
exceed $50 million, plus Grantee's documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
(including fees and expenses of legal, financial and accounting advisors)
incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, after taking into account the foregoing actions.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Option
may not be exercised for a number of Shares as would, as of the Notice Date,
result in a Notional Total Profit (as defined below) of more than $50 million,
plus Grantee's documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and
expenses of legal, financial and accounting advisors) incurred in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and, if exercise of
the Option otherwise would exceed such amount, Grantee, at its discretion, may
increase the Purchase Price for that number of Shares set forth in the Stock
Exercise Notice so that the Notional Total Profit shall not exceed $50 million,
plus Grantee's documented, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and
expenses of legal, financial and accounting advisors) incurred in connection
with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided, that
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nothing in this sentence shall restrict any exercise of the Option permitted
hereby on any subsequent date at the Purchase Price set forth in Section 2
hereof.
(c) As used herein, the term "Total Profit" shall mean the aggregate
amount (before taxes) of the following: (i) the amount of cash received by
Grantee pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii) hereof, (ii) (x) the amount received by
Grantee pursuant to the repurchase of Option Shares pursuant to Section 8 or
Section 9 hereof, less (y) Grantee's purchase price for such Option Shares, and
(iii) (z) the net cash amounts received by Grantee pursuant to the sale of
Option Shares (or any other securities into which such Option Shares are
converted or exchanged) to any unaffiliated party, less (y) Grantee's purchase
price for such Option Shares.
(d) As used herein, the term "Notional Total Profit" with respect to
any number of Option Shares as to which Grantee may propose to exercise this
Option shall be the Total Profit determined as of the date of the Stock Exercise
Notice assuming that this Option were exercised on such date for such number of
Shares and assuming that such Option Shares, together with all other Option
Shares held by Grantee and its affiliates as of such date, were sold for cash at
the closing market price for the Common Stock as of the close of business on the
preceding trading day (less customary brokerage commissions).
14. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Expenses. Except to the extent expressly provided for herein,
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each of the parties hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by
it or on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder,
including fees and expenses of its own financial consultants, investment
bankers, accountants and counsel.
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(b) Waiver and Amendment. Any provision of this Agreement may be
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waived at any time by the party that is entitled to the benefits of such
provision. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented
except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the
parties hereto.
(c) Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Severability.
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This Agreement, together with the Merger Agreement and the other documents and
instruments referred to herein and therein, between Grantee and Issuer (i)
constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and (ii) is not intended to confer upon any person other
than the parties hereto (other than the indemnified parties under Section 10(e)
of this Agreement and any transferees of the Option Shares or any permitted
transferee of this Agreement pursuant to Section 14(h) of this Agreement) any
rights or remedies hereunder. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or Regulatory
Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms,
provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. If
for any reason such court or Regulatory Authority determines that the Option
does not permit Holder to acquire, or does not require Issuer to repurchase, the
full number of shares of Issuer Common Stock as provided in Section 3 of this
Agreement (as may be adjusted herein), it is the express intention of Issuer to
allow Holder to acquire or to require Issuer to repurchase such lesser number of
shares as may be permissible without any amendment or modification hereof.
(d) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to any
applicable conflicts of law rules.
(e) Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings contained herein
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are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(f) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
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in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied (with
confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) to the parties at the addresses set forth in the Merger Agreement (or
at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice).
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be
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executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when both counterparts have been signed, it
being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart.
(h) Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
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interests or obligations hereunder or under the Option shall be assigned by any
of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the
prior written consent of the other party, except that Holder may assign this
Agreement to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holder and Holder may assign
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its rights hereunder in whole or in part after the occurrence of a Purchase
Event. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon,
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective
successors and assigns.
(i) Further Assurances. In the event of any exercise of the Option by
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the Holder, Issuer, and the Holder shall execute and deliver all other documents
and instruments and take all other action that may be reasonably necessary in
order to consummate the transactions provided for by such exercise.
(j) Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that this
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Agreement may be enforced by either party through specific performance,
injunctive relief and other equitable relief. Both parties further agree to
waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with
the obtaining of any such equitable relief and that this provision is without
prejudice to any other rights that the parties hereto may have for any failure
to perform this Agreement.
(k) Limitation on Resale of Issuer Common Stock. Grantee agrees that
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no shares of Issuer Common Stock acquired by it upon exercise of the Option, if
any, shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by it prior to the
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, except
as follows. If the Grantee shall determine to accept a bona fide offer to
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purchase the Issuer Common Stock then held by it or to sell any such Stock on
the open market, the Grantee shall give notice thereof to the Issuer specifying
(i) the Issuer Common Stock to be sold and (ii) the purchase price to be offered
therefor (or in the case of open market sales, that the sales are to be at
prices prevailing on the market) and any other significant terms of the proposed
transaction. Upon receipt of such notice, the Issuer shall, for a period of
three business days immediately following such receipt, have the right of first
refusal to purchase the Issuer Common Stock then held by Grantee that is
proposed to be sold at the purchase price set forth in such notice or, if such
shares are to be sold in open market transaction, at a purchase price equal to
the average of the closing prices therefor (and if there is no such closing
price on any of such days, then the mean of the closing bid and the closing
asked prices on that day) on the principal market on which Issuer Common Stock
is traded for the five trading days immediately prior to the Issuer's receipt of
such notice. Payment for such shares shall be made to the Grantee in
immediately available funds within three business days immediately following
receipt of the notice of the proposed sale.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Issuer and Grantee have caused this Stock Option
Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
all as of the day and year first written above.
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By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
T R FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
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