AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement is entered into as of
September 27, 2000, between Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Corporation (f.k.a. Interra Financial
Incorporated), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Xxxxx Fargo Bank
Minnesota, N.A. (f.k.a. Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.), a national banking
association (the "Rights Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent are parties to a Rights
Agreement dated as of April 30, 1997 (the "Rights Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company
may from time to time supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in accordance
with the provisions of Section 27 thereof;
WHEREAS, Royal Bank of Canada, a Canadian chartered bank ("Parent"), a
subsidiary of the Parent ("Merger Subsidiary"), and the Company propose to enter
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of
September 27, 2000, pursuant to which Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into
the Company and Parent will become the holder of all the issued and outstanding
common stock of the Company (the "Merger");
WHEREAS, the Company and Parent propose to enter a Stock Option
Agreement as of September 27, 2000 (the "Option"), granting Parent the option to
purchase that number of shares of the common stock of the Company which will
result in Parent beneficially owning 19.9% of the outstanding Common Stock;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the Merger
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that
pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, this Amendment, exempting the
Merger Agreement and Option and the transactions contemplated thereby from the
application of the Rights Agreement, it is desirable to effectuate the purposes
of the Rights Agreement in connection with the Merger and the transactions
contemplated thereby; and
WHEREAS, the Rights Agent has determined that this Amendment does not
adversely affect its interests under the Rights Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
(a) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1. Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is
amended to add the following sentence at the end of the definition of "Acquiring
Person":
"Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither
Parent nor Merger Subsidiary shall be deemed an "Acquiring Person" as
the result of (i) the consummation of the merger ("Merger") of Merger
Subsidiary into the Company, (ii) the execution and delivery of the
Agreement and Plan of Merger to be entered into among Parent, Merger
Subsidiary and the Company (the "Merger Agreement") or the Stock Option
Agreement to be entered into between the Company and the Parent (the
"Option") or (iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement."
Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following
sentence at the end of the definition of "Beneficial Owner":
"Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, for the
purposes of this Agreement neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary shall
be deemed to beneficially own any securities of the Company as a result
of (i) the consummation of the Merger, (ii) the execution or delivery
of the Merger Agreement or the Option or (iii) the consummation of any
other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement."
Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is amended to add the following
sentence at the end of the definition of "Shares Acquisition Date":
"Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no "Shares
Acquisition Date" shall be deemed to occur as a result of (i) the
public announcement of the Merger or any of the transaction
contemplated by the Merger, (ii) the consummation of the Merger, (ii)
the execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement or the Option or
(iii) the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement."
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1. Section 1 of the Rights
Agreement is further amended to add the following paragraphs at the end thereof:
"Merger Subsidiary" shall mean a subsidiary of the Parent
("Merger Subsidiary"), and its Affiliates and Associates.
"Parent" shall mean Royal Bank of Canada, a Canadian chartered
bank, and its Affiliates and Associates.
(c) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3(a). Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement is
amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof:
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a
Distribution Date shall not be deemed to have occurred as the result of
(i) the announcement of the Merger or any of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger, (ii) the consummation of the Merger, (iii)
the execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement or the Option or (iv)
the consummation of the other transactions contemplated in the Merger
Agreement.
(d) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7(a). Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is
modified and amended by deleting Clauses (ii) and (iii) thereof and replacing
them with the following:
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(ii) in the time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in
Section 23 (the "Redemption Date"), (iii) the time at which such Rights
are exchanged as provided in Section 24 (the "Exchange Date") or (iv)
the time immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Rights Agreement and
this Amendment, no provision of the Rights Agreement shall preclude the
consummation of the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger, nor
shall the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger trigger any
rights of the Company's shareholders under the Rights Agreement.
(f) EFFECTIVENESS; AMENDMENT. This Amendment shall be deemed effective
immediately prior to the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement. Except
as amended hereby, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
and shall be otherwise unaffected hereby.
(g) TERMINATION OF RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The Rights Agreement shall
terminate immediately upon effectiveness of the Merger.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed, all as of the date and year first above written.
XXXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
By /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Its
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XXXXX FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
N.A.
By /s/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Its Assistant Vice President
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