EXHIBIT 10.48
EXECUTION COPY
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INVESTORS STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
by and among
[HOLDING COMPANY, INC.]
and
THE STOCKHOLDERS NAMED HEREIN
dated as of February 28, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. Certain Definitions 2
2. Management of Company; Certain Voting Requirements 2
2.1. Board of Directors 2
2.2. Removal; Filling of Vacancies 3
2.3. Election of Initial Board of Directors 4
2.4. Reduction of Unfunded Commitment 4
3. Unfunded Commitment; Additional Capital Contributions 4
4. After-Acquired Shares; Recapitalization 5
4.1. After-Acquired Shares; Recapitalization 5
5. Equitable Relief 5
5.1. Equitable Relief 5
6. Miscellaneous 6
6.1. Notices 6
6.2. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Consents 6
6.3. Term 6
6.4. Obligations Several 6
6.5. Governing Law 6
6.6. Jurisdiction 7
6.7. Benefit and Binding Effect; Severability 7
6.8. Headings 7
6.9. Counterparts 7
Schedules
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Schedule I Cash Equity Investors
Schedule II Stock Ownership
Schedule III Initial Director Nominees
Schedule IV Notices
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Exhibit 10.48
INVESTORS STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
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THIS INVESTORS STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT, dated as of February 28, 2000 (this
"Agreement"), is by and among AT&T WIRELESS PCS, INC., a Delaware corporation,
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CB CAPITAL INVESTORS, L.P., a Delaware corporation, together with its Affiliated
Successors ("Chase"), PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS III, L.P. ("PEI III"), a Delaware
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limited partnership, EQUITY-LINKED INVESTORS-II, a New York limited partnership
("XXX XX", and together with PEI III, "Xxxxx"), WHITNEY EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
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("WEP"), a Delaware limited partnership, X. X. XXXXXXX III, L.P. ("JHW"), a
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Delaware limited partnership, WHITNEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("WSP", and together with JHW and WEP, "Whitney"),
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MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ("MC"), a Massachusetts
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limited partnership, MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
Delaware limited partnership ("MC-III", and, together with MC, "MC Partners"),
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TORONTO DOMINION INVESTMENTS, INC. ("TDI"), a Delaware corporation, NORTHWOOD
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VENTURES LLC, a New York limited liability company, ("NV"), NORTHWOOD CAPITAL
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PARTNERS LLC, a New York limited liability company ("NCP", and, together with
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NV, "Northwood"), ONELIBERTY FUND III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
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("OneLiberty"), XXXX COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS, L.P. ("HCP"), a Delaware limited
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partnership, HCP CAPITAL FUND, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("HCP
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Fund", and, together with HCP, "Xxxx"), XXXX, INCORPORATED ("Conseco"), DRESDNER
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KLEINWORT XXXXXX PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS LP, a Delaware limited partnership
("Dresdner"), TORONTO DOMINION INVESTMENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("TD"),
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ENTERGY WIRELESS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Entergy"), GENERAL
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ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a New York corporation ("GE Capital"), TRIUNE PCS,
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LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Triune"), FCA VENTURE PARTNERS II,
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L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCA"), XXXXXXX ASSOCIATES LLC, a
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Tennessee limited liability company ("Xxxxxxx"), TRILLIUM PCS, LLC., a
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Mississippi limited liability company ("Trillium"), AIRWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,
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a Mississippi limited liability company ("Airwave"), DIGITAL PCS, LLC, a
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Mississippi limited liability company ("Digital"), THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE
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INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.), a Michigan corporation ("MF"), and the investors
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listed on Schedule I (individually, each a "Cash Equity Investor" and,
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collectively with Chase, Desai, Entergy, Whitney, MC Partners, TDI, Northwood,
OneLiberty, Xxxx, Mercury, THC and any of their respective Affiliated Successors
who become a Stockholder and a party to this Agreement in accordance with the
terms hereof, the "Cash Equity Investors"). Each of the foregoing Persons are
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sometimes referred to herein, individually, as a "Stockholder" and,
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collectively, as the "Stockholders."
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For purposes of this Agreement, "Two-Thirds in Interest of the Cash
Equity Investors" shall mean the Cash Equity Investors owning two-thirds of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock held by all Cash Equity Investors.
Any nomination or designation of directors and the acceptance thereof
pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be evidenced in writing.
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Removal; Filling of Vacancies. Except as set forth in Section 2.1,
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each Cash Equity Investor agrees it will not vote any shares of Common Stock
owned or controlled by such Cash Equity Investor, for the removal without cause
of any director designated by any other Cash Equity Investor in accordance with
Section 2.1. Any successor director to the director designated by Chase, Desai,
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Dresdner or Triune (each a "Designating CEI") shall be designated by the
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applicable Designating CEI; provided, however, that, in the event such successor
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director is not an employee of the applicable Designating CEI, such successor
must also be approved by Two-Thirds in Interest of the Cash Equity Investors.
Election of Initial Board of Directors. Each Cash Equity Investor
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hereby consents to the nomination of the persons designated on Schedule III
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hereto to be the initial Cash Equity Directors of the Company pursuant to the
Company Stockholder Agreement.
Reduction of Unfunded Commitment. In connection with a public
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offering of the Company's Common Stock, any Cash Equity Investor may request
that the Company reduce the Unfunded Commitment of such Cash Equity Investor
upon the divestiture to the Company by such Cash Equity Investor (including by
transferring to the Company shares of Common Stock which may be sold by the
Company, including by the Company's sale of such shares in a registered offering
in lieu of such Cash Equity Investor's otherwise allocable pro rata share of
such registered offering) a number of shares of Company Stock having a value
(based upon the gross proceeds per share of Common Stock to be received by the
Company in such offering) equal to the amount by which the then present value of
the Unfunded Commitment (determined by using the Applicable Federal Rate as the
relevant discount rate) is to be reduced.
Unfunded Commitment; Additional Capital Contributions. In the event
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any Cash Equity Investor (a "Defaulting Cash Equity Investor") fails to satisfy
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any portion of its Unfunded Commitment pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Telecorp
Securities Purchase Agreement (a "Payment Default"), the Company shall give
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prompt written notice, but no later than one (1) business day following such
default (a "Default Notice"), to each Cash Equity Investor other than the
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Defaulting Cash Equity Investor (each a "Non-Defaulting Cash Equity Investor")
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of the amount of such Payment Default (the "Default Amount"). In the event the
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Defaulting Cash Equity Investor has failed to cure such Payment Default or in
the event that no Affiliated Cash Equity Investor (defined below) of such
Defaulting Cash Equity Investor has cured such Payment Default, within five (5)
days of the Payment Default, each Non-Defaulting Cash Equity Investor may,
acting on its own or in conjunction with one or more of the other Non-Defaulting
Cash
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Equity Investors (each a "Participating Cash Equity Investor"), agree to fund
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all or any portion of such Payment Default by providing written notice to the
Company (a "Payment Notice") no later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) twenty
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(20) days following the date on which the Default Notice is delivered (the
"Payment Notice Period") and the Company shall thereafter provide each
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Participating Cash Equity Investor with copies of such Payment Notice or Payment
Notices; provided, however, that if the aggregate amount agreed to be funded by
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the Participating Cash Equity Investors shall exceed the Payment Default, then
the amount to be funded by each such Participating Cash Equity Investor shall be
divided amongst the Participating Cash Equity Investors pro rata in accordance
with the shares of Common Stock owned or controlled by such Participating Cash
Equity Investors; provided, further, however, that if the aggregate amount
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agreed to be funded by the Participating Cash Equity Investors shall be less
than the Payment Default (a "Payment Default Shortfall"), the Company shall give
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prompt written notice, but no later than one (1) business day following the end
of the Payment Notice Period, of such Payment Default Shortfall (a "Payment
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Default Shortfall Notice") to all Non-Defaulting Cash Equity Investors and all
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such Non-Defaulting Cash Equity Investors may agree to fund the Payment Default
Shortfall by providing written notice to the Company within five (5) days of
delivery of the Payment Notice and payment shall be made in accordance with the
preceding two provisos.
Upon payment of the Default Amount (or any portion thereof), each
Participating Cash Equity Investor (i) shall be deemed to be the record and
beneficial owner of that number of shares of Common Stock owned or controlled by
the Defaulting Cash Equity Investor equal to (w) the total number of shares of
Common Stock owned or controlled by the Defaulting Cash Equity Investor
multiplied by (x) the amount paid by such Participating Cash Equity Investor
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pursuant to this Section 4 divided by the Default Amount, and (ii) shall become
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obligated to the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Securities Purchase
Agreement with respect to the remaining Unfunded Commitment, if any, of the
Defaulting Cash Equity Investor in an amount equal to (y) the amount of such
remaining Unfunded Commitment multiplied by (z) the percentage of the Unfunded
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Commitment the Defaulting Cash Equity Investor failed to satisfy which such
Participating Cash Equity Investor funded pursuant to this Section 4.
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For purposes of this Section 3, an "Affiliated Cash Equity Investor"
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shall mean an Affiliated Successor of such Cash Equity Investor and (i) with
respect to Xxxxx, XXX III and XXX XX and any of their respective Affiliated
Successors, (ii) with respect to Whitney, WEP, JHW and WSP and any of their
respective Affiliated Successors, (iii) with respect to MC Partners, MC and MC-
III and any of their respective Affiliated Successors, (iv) with respect to
Northwood, NV and NCP and any of their respective Affiliated Successors, (v)
with respect to Xxxx, HCP and HCP Fund and any of their respective Affiliated
Successors.
After-Acquired Shares; Recapitalization.
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After-Acquired Shares; Recapitalization. All of the provisions of
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this Agreement shall apply to all of the shares of Equity Securities now owned
or hereafter issued or transferred to a Stockholder in consequence of any
additional exchange or reclassification of shares of Equity Securities,
corporate reorganization, or any other form of recapitalization, or
consolidation, or merger, or share split, or share dividend, or which are
acquired by a Stockholder or its Affiliate in any other manner.
Whenever the number of outstanding shares of Equity Securities is
changed by reason of a stock dividend or a subdivision or combination of shares
effected by a reclassification of shares, each specified number of shares
referred to in this Agreement shall be adjusted accordingly.
Equitable Relief.
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Equitable Relief. The parties hereto agree and declare that legal
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remedies may be inadequate to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and that,
in addition to being entitled to exercise all of the rights provided herein or
in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or granted by law, including
recovery of damages, equitable relief, including specific performance and
injunctive relief, may be used to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
Miscellaneous.
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Notices. All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in
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writing and shall be given in the manner prescribed in the Company Stockholder
Agreement.
Entire Agreement; Amendment; Consents. This Agreement and the
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Company Stockholder Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties or any
of them with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Stockholders agree that
the terms of this Agreement shall supersede any inconsistent provision contained
in the Company Stockholder Agreement.
No change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid, binding or
enforceable unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Stockholders who
own or control at least 66 % of all shares of Common Stock owned or controlled
by the Cash Equity Investors; provided, however, that no change or modification
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to this Agreement which adversely effects the rights of any Stockholder or the
Company shall be valid, binding and enforceable unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by such Stockholder or the Company. In the event any party
hereto shall cease to own any shares of Equity Securities such party hereto
shall cease to be a party to this Agreement and the rights and obligations of
such party hereunder shall terminate.
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Whenever in this Agreement the consent or approval of a Stockholder is
required, except as expressly provided herein, such consent or approval may be
given or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of each Stockholder.
Whenever the Company Stockholder Agreement is amended in accordance
with its terms, the Stockholders hereto agree to enter into such amendments to
this Agreement necessary to effectuate the intent of this Agreement. The
Stockholder shall not enter into any such amendment the effect of which
adversely effects the rights of any Stockholder hereto without the consent of
such Stockholder.
Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the termination of the
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the Company Stockholder Agreement.
Obligations Several. The obligations of each Stockholder under this
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Agreement shall be several with respect to each such Stockholder.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
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accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.
Jurisdiction. The Company and each of the Stockholders hereby
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irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal
courts in the State of New York, and all state or federal courts competent to
hear appeals therefrom, over any actions which may be commenced against any of
them under or in connection with this Agreement. The Company and each
Stockholder hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any objection which any of them may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of
inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute in the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
xx Xxx Xxxx xxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx. The Company and each Stockholder hereby agree
that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. The Company and
each Stockholder hereby consent to process being served by any party to this
Agreement in any actions by the transmittal of a copy thereof in accordance with
the provisions of Section 8.1.
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Benefit and Binding Effect; Severability. This Agreement shall be
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binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company (solely with respect
to Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 4), its successors and assigns, and each of the
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Stockholders and their respective executors, administrators and personal
representatives and heirs and permitted assigns. If any term or other provision
of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law
or public policy or any listing requirement applicable to the Common Stock, all
other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full
force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto affected by
such determination in any material respect shall negotiate in good faith to
modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as
closely as possible in an
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acceptable manner in order that the provisions hereof are given effect as
originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Headings. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only
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and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written:
[HOLDING CO., INC.]
By: _____________________
Name:
Title:
[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Equity Investors
CB CAPITAL INVESTORS, L.P.
By: CB Capital Investors, Inc.
its general partner
By:_____________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President CB Capital Investors, L.P.
NORTHWOOD VENTURES LLC
By:_____________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
NORTHWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
By: _____________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
ONE LIBERTY FUND IV, L.P.
By: ___________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: General Partner
ONE LIBERTY FUND III, L.P.
By: __________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: General Partner
MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
By: M/C Investors General Partner - J. Inc.,
a general partner
By: ____________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Authorized Officer
MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS
By: M/CP III General Partner - J. Inc.,
a general partner
By: ____________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Authorized Officer
EQUITY-LINKED INVESTORS - II
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INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
By: XXXXX X. XXXXX ASSOCIATES-II,
its general partner
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title:__________________
PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS III, L.P.
By: XXXXX X. XXXXX ASSOCIATES III, LLC,
its general partner
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title:__________________
XXXX COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS, L.P.
By: HCP Investments, L.P.,
its general partner
By: Xxxx Partners, LLC,
its general partner
By: ____________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Manager
HCP CAPITAL FUND, L.P.
By: Xxxxx X. Xxxx & Co.,
its general partner
By: ____________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Chairman
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
WHITNEY EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: X.X. Xxxxxxx & Co.,
its general partner
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
X.X. XXXXXXX III, L.P.
By: X.X. Xxxxxxx & Co.,
its general partner
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
WHITNEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: X.X. Xxxxxxx & Co.
Its general partner
By: ____________________
Name:
Title:
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[XXXXXXXXX' XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX DOMINION INVESTMENTS INC.
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
GILDE INTERNATIONAL B.V.,
by its attorney in fact Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Partners L.P., by its XX Xxxxxx, Holland
Partners II, L.P.
By: _____________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: General Partner
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
TRITEL CASH EQUITY INVESTORS:
TORONTO DOMINION INVESTMENTS, INC.
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
CIHC, INCORPORATED
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
DRESDNER KLEINWORT XXXXXX
PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS LP
By: Dresdner Kleinwort Xxxxxx
Private Equity Managers LLC,
as its general partner
By: _____________________
Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
TRIUNE PCS, LLC, A
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
By: Oak Tree, LLC
Title: Manager
By: Triune Private Equity, LLC
Title: Manager
By: ____________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Manager
FCA VENTURE PARTNERS II, L.P.
By: Clayton-DC Venture Capital Group, LLC,
its general partner
By: ____________________
Name: D. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, III
Title: Manager
XXXXXXX ASSOCIATES, LLC
By: ____________________
its managing member
SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
M3, LLC
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
XXXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
By: _____________________
Name: ___________________
Title: __________________
DC INVESTMENT PARTNERS
VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
MERCURY PCS INVESTORS, LLC
By: _____________________
Name: ___________________
Title: __________________
The MANUFACTURERS' LIFE
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
TRILLIUM PCS, LLC
By: ____________________
Name: __________________
Title: _________________
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[INVESTORS' STOCKHOLDERS
JG FUNDING, LLC
By: Chrysalis Ventures, LLC
Title: Manager
By: ___________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: Manager
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