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EXHIBIT C
VOTING AGREEMENT
The Company, MDCP II, the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Funds, the Frontenac Funds,
the Battery Funds, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Family Limited Partnership, Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, C. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and certain others are
party to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of August 13, 1997 (the
"Agreement"). As a result of certain provisions of the Agreement, the parties to
such Agreement may be deemed to be a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of
the Act and Rule 13d-5(b)(1) thereunder and the beneficial owner in the
aggregate of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Stock.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, EACH REPORTING PERSON EXPRESSLY DECLARES
THAT THE FILING OF THIS SCHEDULE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION THAT ANY
SUCH REPORTING PERSON IS, FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 13(d) AND/OR SECTION 13(g) OF
THE ACT, THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY SECURITIES COVERED BY THIS SCHEDULE OTHER
THAN THOSE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN WHICH SUCH REPORTING PERSON HAS A PECUNIARY
INTEREST. EACH REPORTING PERSON EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO ACT
AS A GROUP OTHER THAN AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SCHEDULE.
The parties to the Agreement have agreed to vote all of their shares in
such a manner as to elect the following persons to the Company's board of
directors: (i) two designees of each of MDCP II, the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Funds and
the Frontenac Funds, (ii) one designee of the Battery Funds, (iii) the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, (iv) three members of the Company's management
designated by the management investors and (v) two non-employee directors
designated by the fund investors and reasonably acceptable to the management
investors.
In the event MDCP II's beneficial ownership of Common Stock is less
than 30% but equal to or greater than 15% of its original investment, it will be
entitled to designate one director instead of two; in the event MDCP II's
beneficial ownership of Common Stock is less than 15% of its original
investment, it will not have a right to designate a director to the board. In
the event the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Funds' beneficial ownership of Common Stock is less
than 30% but equal to or greater than 15% of their original investment, they
will be entitled to designate one director instead of two; in the event the
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Funds' beneficial ownership of Common Stock is less than 15% of
their original investment, they will not have a right to designate a director to
the board. In the event the Frontenac Funds' beneficial ownership of Common
Stock is less than 66 2/3% but equal to or greater than 33 1/3% of their
original investment, they will be entitled to designate one director instead of
two; in the event the Frontenac Funds' beneficial ownership of Common Stock is
less than 33 1/3% of their original investment, they will not have a right to
designate a director to the board. In the event the Battery Funds' beneficial
ownership of Common Stock is less than 50% of their original investment, they
will not have a right to designate a director to the board. Under the Agreement,
the composition of the board of directors of each of the Company's subsidiaries
shall be the same as that of the board of directors of the Company.
Except as set forth above, the Agreement does not extend to voting upon
other questions or matters on which shareholders will have the right to vote
under the Company's charter, bylaws or the laws of the State of Delaware. The
above described voting provisions terminate upon a closing of a Sale of the
Company (as defined in the Agreement), unless these provisions are extended in
accordance with the Agreement.
