RECITALS A Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 25, 1997 by and among X.X. Childs Equity Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, UHS Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation, and Universal Hospital Services, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Acquisition Agreement"), and of certain related transactions to be consummated concurrently therewith, the Stockholders (as hereinafter defined) will own (and may hereafter acquire) certain shares of Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) and certain options, warrants, securities and other rights to acquire from the Company, by exercise, conversion, exchange or otherwise, shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock. B. All of the Stockholders desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of regulating certain aspects of the Stockholders' relationships with one another and with the Company. AGREEMENT In consideration of the premises and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement mutually agree as follows: ARTICLE I
PRELIMINARY RECITALS A. Executive’s employment with the Company has terminated.
Recitals Incorporated; Definitions The foregoing recitals are true and correct and by this reference are incorporated herein. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
Change in Control Definition For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, provided that such event or occurrence constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, as defined in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v), (vi) and (vii): (i) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) fifty percent (50%) or more of either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company or (2) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a Business Combination (as defined below) which complies with clauses (x) and (y) of subsection (iii) of this definition; or (ii) a change in the composition of the Board that results in the Continuing Directors (as defined below) no longer constituting a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (x) who was a member of the Board on the Effective Date or (y) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (y) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or (iii) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two (2) conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one (1) or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, immediately prior to such Business Combination and (y) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or (iv) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Additional Definition Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add thereto in alphabetical order the following definition which shall read in full as follows:
Recitals; Definitions The foregoing recitals, including all terms defined therein, are incorporated herein and made a part hereof. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Loan Agreement.
Change in Control Defined For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
Amended Definition The following definition in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Amendment to Preamble The Preamble is hereby amended by deleting the words "Managing Agent" appearing on the eighth line and substituting therefor the words "Collateral Agent", and by adding the following words immediately prior to the word "as" appearing on the tenth line thereof: ", and the Banks that are parties to the Supplemental Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement (as at any time amended, the "Supplemental Loan Agreement") dated as of March 13, 1997, among Borrowers, certain of the Banks party to the Loan Agreement, and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as Managing Agent".
