VOTING AND EXCHANGE TRUST SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.3
EXECUTION COPY
THIS VOTING AND EXCHANGE TRUST SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of July 1,
2010, by and among Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Partners Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Old Parent”), TWP
Acquisition Company (Canada), Inc., a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations
Act (“CBCA”) (“Canadian Sub”), Stifel Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (“New Parent”), and
CIBC Mellon Trust Company, a trust company incorporated under the laws of Canada (hereinafter
referred to as “Trustee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in connection with an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) dated as of
September 30, 2007, among Old Parent, Canadian Sub and Westwind Capital Corporation, among others,
Canadian Sub issued non-voting exchangeable shares in the capital of Canadian Sub (the
“Exchangeable Shares”) to certain holders of securities of Westwind Capital Corporation pursuant to
the plan of arrangement contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement.
AND WHEREAS in connection with the Arrangement Agreement, on January 2, 0000, Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Sub and the Trustee entered into a Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement (“Voting and
Exchange Trust Agreement”).
AND WHEREAS pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among New
Parent, Old Parent and PTAS, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of New Parent
(“PTAS”), dated April 25, 2010, PTAS will merge with and into Old Parent (the “Merger”), with Old
Parent surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Parent.
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Merger and in connection with the Merger Agreement, New Parent has
agreed to issue the New Voting Share (as defined herein) and execute and deliver this Agreement.
AND WHEREAS New Parent hereby issues to and deposits with the Trustee the New Voting Share
whereby the Old Voting Share (as defined herein) is released from trust and returned to Old Parent
for cancellation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlled by, or under common control with such specified Person. The term “control”
(including its correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as
applied to any Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct (or
cause the direction) of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership
of voting or other securities, by contract, or otherwise;
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this agreement;
“Arrangement Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement;
“Beneficiaries” means the registered holders from time to time of Exchangeable Shares,
other than New Parent and its Affiliates;
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which major
banks located in St. Louis, Missouri or Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx are closed for business;
“Canadian Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement;
“CBCA” means the Canada Business Corporations Act, as amended;
“Exchangeable Share Provisions” means Schedule “1” to the Articles of Continuance of
Canadian Sub, as amended and restated from time to time;
“Exchangeable Shares” means the non-voting exchangeable shares in the capital of
Canadian Sub having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions set out in the
Exchangeable Share Provisions;
“Governmental Entity” means any governmental or regulatory authority, agency,
commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity;
“Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement;
“Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement;
“New Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement;
“New Voting Share” means the one share of Special Voting Preferred Stock of New Parent,
par value $1.00 per share, issued in its own series, which entitles the holder of record to
a number of votes at meetings of holders of New Parent Common Stock equal to the number of
Exchangeable Shares outstanding from time to time (other than Exchangeable Shares held by
New Parent and New Parent Affiliates), which share is to be issued to, deposited with, and
voted by, the Trustee as described in the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement and herein.
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“Old Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement;
“Old Voting Share” means the one share of Special Voting Preferred Stock of Old Parent,
par value $0.01 per share, issued in its own series.
“Parent Successor” has the meaning set forth in the Voting and Exchange Trust
Agreement;
“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited or unlimited
liability company, a trust, an unincorporated association, a Governmental Entity or any
agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of a Governmental Entity, or any other
entity or body;
“Trust” means the trust contemplated by this Voting and Exchange Trust Supplement
Agreement;
“Trustee” means CIBC Mellon Trust Company and, subject to the provisions of Article 10
of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement, includes any successor trustee or permitted
assigns;
1.2 Interpretation Not Affected by Headings, etc.
The division of this Agreement into articles, sections and other portions and the insertion of
headings are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
Unless otherwise indicated, any reference in this Agreement to “Article” or “section” followed by a
number refers to the specified Article or section of this Agreement. The terms “this Agreement”,
“hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement, including any
appendices hereto.
1.3 Rules of Construction
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) words importing the singular
number include the plural and vice versa, (b) words importing any gender include all genders, and
(c) “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”.
1.4 Date for any Action
In the event that any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the
parties hereto is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to be taken on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day.
ARTICLE 2
PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms of an agreement whereby New Parent
will become a Parent Successor under the terms of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement and will
assume from Old Parent all the rights and obligations of Old Parent under
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the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement and to document the consent and agreement of the
Trustee for such assumption and set forth the terms of an agreement whereby the Trustee will hold
the New Voting Share in substitution and instead of the Old Voting Share in order to enable the
Trustee to exercise all material rights as Trustee for and on behalf of the Beneficiaries so as to
preserve and not impair in any material respect, any of the rights, duties, powers and authorities
of the Trustee or the Beneficiaries following the Merger.
ARTICLE 3
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
3.1 Assignment by Old Parent
Old Parent hereby assigns any and all rights, title and interest, including any obligations
and liabilities for all moneys payable and property deliverable thereunder, to the Voting and
Exchange Trust Agreement to New Parent and assigns all obligations to pay and deliver or cause to
be delivered the same and directs New Parent to maintain all the covenants and perform all the
obligations of Old Parent under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement.
3.2 Assumption by New Parent
New Parent hereby agrees and accepts assumption from Old Parent of any and all rights, title
and interest, including any obligations and liabilities for all moneys payable and property
deliverable thereunder, of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement from Old Parent and assumes all
obligations to pay and deliver or cause to be delivered the same and agrees and covenants with New
Parent and the Trustee to perform all the covenants and obligations of Old Parent under the Voting
and Exchange Trust Agreement in the name, place and stead of Old Parent. This Agreement is
evidence that New Parent has agreed to act as a Parent Successor and has assumed the covenants and
obligations of the Old Parent as described under section 11.1, 12.5 and 14.2, without limitation,
of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
4.1 Acknowledgement of Trustee
Upon review and consideration of this Agreement, the Trustee, in consultation with its legal
counsel, hereby acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Voting and
Exchange Trust Agreement, the execution of this Agreement substantially preserves, and does not
impair in any material respect, any rights, duties, powers and authorities of the Trustee or of the
Beneficiaries thereunder or hereunder. The Trustee, in consultation with its legal counsel,
further acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is all that is reasonably necessary or
advisable to evidence the assumption by New Parent, as Parent Successor, of the liability for all
moneys payable and property deliverable under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement and to
evidence the covenant of New Parent to pay and deliver or cause to be delivered the same and its
agreement to observe and perform all the covenants and obligations of Old Parent under the Voting
and Exchange Trust Agreement.
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ARTICLE 5
VESTING OF POWERS
VESTING OF POWERS
5.1 Vesting of Powers in Successor
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement forms a supplemental trust
agreement as provided in Section 12.5 of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement. This Agreement
evidences the succession of New Parent as Parent Successor and the convents and obligations assumed
by New Parent in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Voting and Exchange Trust
Agreement. New Parent now possesses, and from time to time may exercise, each and every right and
power of Old Parent under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement in the name of Old Parent or
otherwise and any act or proceeding by any provision of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement
required to be done or performed by the board of directors of Old Parent or any officers of Old
Parent may now be done and performed with like force and effect by the board of directors or
officers of New Parent, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENTS
AMENDMENTS
6.1 Amendments, Modifications, etc.
Subject to the provisions of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement and this Agreement, this
Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an agreement in writing executed by New Parent,
Canadian Sub and the Trustee and approved by the Beneficiaries in accordance with Section 10.2 of
the Exchangeable Share Provisions, if applicable.
ARTICLE 7
TERMINATION
TERMINATION
7.1 Term
This Agreement shall continue until the earliest to occur of the following events:
(a) | no outstanding Exchangeable Shares are held by a Beneficiary; and | ||
(b) | each of New Parent and Canadian Sub elects in writing to terminate the Trust and such termination is approved by the Beneficiaries in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions, if applicable. |
ARTICLE 8
GENERAL
GENERAL
8.1 Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement shall not in any way be
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affected or impaired thereby and the agreement shall be carried out as nearly as possible in
accordance with its original terms and conditions.
8.2 Enurement
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns and to the benefit of the Beneficiaries.
8.3 Notices to Parties
All notices and other communications between the parties hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been given if delivered personally or by confirmed facsimile to the parties
at the following addresses (or at such other address for such party as shall be specified in like
notice):
(a) | if to Old Parent, New Parent or Canadian Sub, at: |
Stifel Financial Corp.
000 X. Xxxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
000 X. Xxxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): |
Xxxxx Xxxx LLP
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3600
000 X. Xxxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3600
000 X. Xxxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
(b) | if to the Trustee, at: |
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
000 Xxx Xx, X X Xxx 0
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
Attn: Account Manager, Client Services
Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000
000 Xxx Xx, X X Xxx 0
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
Attn: Account Manager, Client Services
Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000
Any notice or other communication given personally shall be deemed to have been given and
received upon delivery thereof and if given by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given and
received on the date of receipt thereof unless such day is not a Business Day in which case it
shall be deemed to have been given and received upon the immediately following Business Day.
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8.4 Notice to Beneficiaries
Any and all notices to be given and any documents to be sent to any Beneficiaries may be given
or sent to the address of such Beneficiary shown on the register of holders of Exchangeable Shares
in any manner permitted by the by-laws of Canadian Sub from time to time in force in respect of
notices to shareholders and shall be deemed to be received (if given or sent in such manner) at the
time specified in such by-laws, the provisions of which by-laws shall apply mutatis mutandis to
notices or documents as aforesaid sent to such Beneficiaries.
8.5 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
8.6 Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
8.7 Attornment
Each of the Trustee, New Parent, Old Parent and Canadian Sub agrees that any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be instituted in the courts of Ontario,
waives any objection which it may have now or hereafter to the venue of any such action or
proceeding, irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the said courts in any such
action or proceeding, agrees to be bound by any judgment of the said courts and agrees not to seek,
and hereby waives, any review of the merits of any such judgement by the court of any other
jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the
date first above written.
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STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP. |
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By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
XXXXXX XXXXXX PARTNERS GROUP, INC. |
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By | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: | General Counsel | ||||
TWP ACQUISITION COMPANY (CANADA), INC. |
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By | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: | General Counsel | ||||
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY |
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By | /s/ Xxx Xxx | ||||
Name: | Xxx Xxx | ||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | ||||
By | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | ||||
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