VOTING AGREEMENT
This
Voting Agreement (this "Agreement") is
entered into as of April 18, 2010, among The GEO Group, Inc., a Florida
corporation ("GEO") and the other
parties identified on the signature pages hereto (each, a "Stockholder").
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date hereof (the
"Merger
Agreement"), among Cornell Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Target"), GEO
and GEO Acquisition III, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Merger
Sub").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
as of the date of this Agreement, each Stockholder beneficially owns (as defined
herein) that number of shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of
Target ("Common
Stock") set forth opposite the name of such Stockholder in the second
column of Annex
I hereto;
WHEREAS,
simultaneously herewith, Target, GEO, and Merger Sub are entering into the
Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the
Target (the "Merger"), with the
Target being the Surviving Company following the Merger;
and
WHEREAS,
as a condition to the willingness of GEO and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger
Agreement, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, the Stockholders
are executing this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual premises,
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Certain
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
(a) "beneficially own"
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) (including, but not limited to, the entitlement to dispose of (or
to direct the disposition of) and to vote (or to direct the voting of)). For
purposes of this Agreement, the terms "beneficially owns" and "beneficially
owned" shall have correlative meanings.
(b) "Representative"
means, with respect to any particular Person, any director, officer, employee,
investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of such
Person.
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(c) "Subject Shares"
means, with respect to any particular Person, the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by such Person as of the date of this Agreement (including,
without limitation, any shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of
such Person in the second column of Annex I hereto),
together with any other shares of Common Stock the voting power over which is
directly or indirectly acquired by such Person at any one or more times prior to
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms
hereof.
(d) "Transfer" means, with
respect to a security, the sale, grant, assignment, transfer, pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, constructive sale, or other disposition of such
security or the beneficial ownership thereof or any economic interest therein
(including by operation of law), or the entry into of any contract, agreement or
other obligation to effect any of the foregoing, including, for purposes of this
Agreement, the transfer or sharing of any voting power of such
security.
ARTICLE
II
VOTING
AGREEMENT AND IRREVOCABLE PROXY
Section
2.1 Agreement to Vote the
Subject Shares.
(a) From
and after the date hereof, at any meeting of the Target's stockholders (or any
adjournment or postponement thereof), however called, or in connection with any
action by written consent or other action of the Target's stockholders, each
Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) all of the Stockholder's Subject
Shares:
(i) in
favor of the adoption and approval of the terms of the Merger Agreement, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (and any
actions required in furtherance thereof);
(ii)
against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would directly or
indirectly result in a breach of any covenant, representation, warranty or other
obligation or agreement of Target's set forth in the Merger Agreement or of the
Stockholder set forth in this Agreement; and
(iii)
except with the prior written consent of GEO, against the following actions or
proposals (other than the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement): (A) any Acquisition Proposal; (B) any material change in the
present capitalization of Target or any amendment of Target's certificate of
incorporation or bylaws; (C) any other material change in Target's corporate
structure or business; or (D) any other action or proposal involving Target or
any of its Subsidiaries that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to
prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger
or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
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ARTICLE
III
RESTRICTION
ON TRANSFER; OTHER ACQUISITION PROPOSALS
Section
3.1 Restriction on
Transfer. Each Stockholder hereby agrees that, from and after the date
hereof, such Stockholder shall not, and shall cause such Stockholder's
Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly (other than pursuant to the Merger
Agreement) tender into any tender or exchange offer or otherwise directly or
indirectly Transfer any Subject Shares (or any rights, options or warrants to
acquire or dispose of shares of Common Stock), (b) grant any proxies with
respect to such Stockholder's Subject Shares, deposit such Stockholder's Subject
Shares into a voting trust, enter into a voting agreement with respect to any of
such Stockholder's Subject Shares or otherwise restrict the ability of such
Stockholder freely to exercise all voting rights with respect thereto; make, or
in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any "solicitation" of
"proxies" (as such terms are used in the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission) to vote (including by consent), or seek to advise or influence any
Person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of Target
(including, without limitation, by making publicly known the position of such
Stockholder or any of its Affiliates on any matter presented to stockholders of
Target), other than to recommend that stockholders of Target vote in favor of
the Merger and the Merger Agreement; (d) form, join or in any way participate in
a "group" (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act) in connection
with any of the foregoing; or (e) otherwise take, directly or indirectly, any
actions with the purpose or effect of avoiding or circumventing any provision of
this Section
3.1. The foregoing notwithstanding, any Stockholder may Transfer any
Subject Shares to any Person who, as a condition to and part of such Transfer,
executes and delivers a counterpart of this Agreement or otherwise agrees in
writing (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to GEO) to join in, be
bound by and comply with this Agreement with respect to such Subject
Shares.
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3.2 Dividends,
Distributions, Etc. In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or
any change in the Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend or distribution,
split-up, recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or the like, the
term "Subject Shares" shall be deemed to refer to and include the Subject Shares
as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into
which or for which any or all of the Subject Shares may be changed or exchanged
or which are received in such transaction.
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3.3 Acquisition
Proposals.
(a) Each
Stockholder shall not, and each Stockholder shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause its and its Affiliates' Representatives not to, (i) solicit,
initiate or knowingly encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii)
approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or execute or enter
into, any letter of intent, agreement in principle, or any other agreement,
arrangement or understanding, relating in any respect to any Acquisition
Proposal or (iii) participate in any substantive discussions or negotiations
regarding, or furnish to any Person or provide any Person with access to, any
material non-public information with respect to, or knowingly take any other
action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that
constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal.
Each Stockholder shall promptly take the steps necessary to inform its
Representatives (and those of its Affiliates) of the obligations undertaken by
such Stockholder in this Section 3.3 and each
Stockholder agrees that it shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 3.3 by such
Representatives as if such Representatives were parties to this Section
3.3.
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(b) In
the case of each Stockholder, in addition to the obligations of such Stockholder
set forth in Section
3.3(a), such Stockholder shall promptly advise GEO of any request made of
such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates for information or the submission or
receipt of any Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or that
could lead to any Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of
such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, and the identity of the Person
making any such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry and the response or
responses of such Stockholder and any of its Affiliates thereto. Each
Stockholder shall keep GEO fully informed on a prompt and reasonably current
basis as to the status and details (including amendments or proposed amendments)
of any such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry. Each Stockholder shall
promptly provide to GEO copies of all written correspondence or other written
material, including material in electronic written form, between such
Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Person making any
such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, on the other hand. Upon the
execution by any Stockholder of this Agreement, such Stockholder and each of its
Affiliates will immediately cease, and such Stockholder will cause to be
terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties
conducted heretofore by such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates with respect
to any of the foregoing, and such Stockholder will promptly request that all
Persons provided confidential information concerning Target and its Subsidiaries
pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with such Stockholder or any of its
Affiliates return to Target all such confidential information, without keeping
copies thereof (if permissible under such agreement), in accordance with such
confidentiality agreement.
(c) The
foregoing shall not restrict or limit the ability of any Stockholder who is
director of Target to take any action in his or her capacity as a director of
Target to the extent expressly permitted by the Merger
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IV
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF EACH STOCKHOLDER
Each
Stockholder hereby represents and warrants, severally but not jointly, to GEO as
follows:
Section
4.1 Due Organization,
etc. Except for those Stockholders who are natural persons, such
Stockholder is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of formation. Such Stockholder has all necessary power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by such Stockholder
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such
Stockholder. This Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by GEO, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder,
enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as
limited by the application of bankruptcy, moratorium and other laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and as limited by the availability of specific
performance and the application of equitable principles.
Section
4.2 Ownership of Subject
Shares.
(a) As
of the date of this Agreement, (i) such Stockholder is the beneficial owner of
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of
such Stockholder in the second column of Annex I hereto
("Scheduled
Shares") and (ii) each Person set forth opposite the name of such
Stockholder in the third column of Annex I hereto (a
"Record Owner")
is the record owner of such Stockholder's Scheduled Shares.
(b) As
of the date hereof, each Record Owner with respect to such Stockholder (i) has
the sole power to vote or cause to be voted such shares (or, if such Record
Owner is not such Stockholder, such Record Owner, together with such Stockholder
and any other Stockholders the names of which are set forth opposite such shares
on Annex I, have the shared power to
cause such shares to be voted), and (ii) has good and valid title to such shares
of Common Stock, free and clear of any and all pledges, mortgages, liens,
charges, proxies, voting agreements, encumbrances, adverse claims, options,
security interests and demands of any nature or kind whatsoever, other than
those created by this Agreement.
Section
4.3 No
Conflicts. (i) No filing with any Governmental Authority and no
authorization, consent or approval of any other Person is necessary for the
execution of this Agreement by such Stockholder or the consummation by such
Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) none of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder, the consummation
by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by
such Stockholder with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or
result in any breach of the organizational documents of such Stockholder, if
any, (B) result in, or give rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under
any of the terms of any material contract, understanding, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which such Stockholder is a party or by which such
Stockholder or any of its assets may be bound or by which any of the Subject
Shares of such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates may be bound, (C) result in
the creation of, or impose any obligation on such Stockholder or any of its
Affiliates to create, any Lien upon the Subject Shares of such Stockholder or
any of its Affiliates, or (D) violate any applicable law, except for any of the
foregoing as does not and could not reasonably be expected to impair such
Stockholder's ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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Section
4.4 Total
Shares. Such Stockholder's Scheduled Shares are the only shares of any
class or series of capital stock of Target or any Subsidiary thereof of which
such Stockholder is the record or beneficial owner or which such Stockholder has
the right, power or authority (sole or shared) to sell or vote, and such
Stockholder does not have any right to acquire, nor is it the beneficial owner
of, any other shares of any class or series of capital stock of Target or any
Subsidiary thereof or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable or
exercisable for, any shares of any class or series of capital stock of Target or
any Subsidiary thereof.
Section
4.5 Absence of
Litigation. There is no legal or administrative proceedings, claims,
suits or actions pending or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened
against or affecting such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates before or by any
Governmental Authority that could reasonably be expected to materially impair
the ability of such Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely
basis.
Section
4.6 Finder's
Fees. No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is
entitled to a fee or commission from GEO, Merger Sub or Target in respect of
this Agreement based upon any arrangement made by or on behalf of such
Stockholder.
Section
4.7 Reliance by
GEO. Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that GEO is entering
into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by such Stockholder.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF GEO
GEO
hereby represents and warrants to the Stockholders as follows:
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Section
5.1 Due Organization,
etc. GEO is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Florida. GEO has all necessary corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by GEO have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
GEO.
Section
5.2 Conflicts.
(i) No filing with any Governmental Authority, and no authorization, consent or
approval of any other Person is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by
GEO and the consummation by GEO of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii)
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by GEO nor the consummation
by GEO of the transactions contemplated hereby shall (A) conflict with or result
in any breach of the organizational documents of GEO, (B) result in, or give
rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under any of the terms of any
material contract, understanding, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which GEO is a party or by which GEO or any of its assets may be bound, or (C)
violate any applicable law, except for any of the foregoing as does not and
could not reasonably be expected to impair GEO's ability to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
TERMINATION
Section
6.1 Termination.
(a) Subject
to Section
6.1(b); this Agreement shall terminate and none of GEO or any Stockholder
shall have any rights or obligations hereunder upon the earliest to occur
of:
(i) the termination of this Agreement by mutual written consent of GEO and the
Stockholders, (ii) the Effective Time and (iii) the termination of the Merger
Agreement in accordance with its terms.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) the termination of this Agreement shall not prevent any party
hereunder from seeking any remedies (whether at law or in equity) against any
other party hereto for such party's breach of any of the terms of this Agreement
and (ii) Article
VII (other than Section 7.2) of this
Agreement shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
7.1 Appraisal
Rights. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Stockholder
hereby waives any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Merger that
it may have under applicable law.
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Section
7.2 Publication. Each
Stockholder hereby permits Target to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement
(including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC) its identity and
ownership of shares of Common Stock and the nature of its commitments,
arrangements and understandings pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however,
that such publication and disclosure shall be subject to the prior review and
comment by such Stockholder.
Section
7.3 Further
Actions. Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will use its
reasonable best efforts to do all things necessary to effectuate the intent and
provisions of this Agreement.
Section
7.4 Notices.
All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or
by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given (i) if personally delivered, on the date of delivery,
(ii) if delivered by express courier service of national standing (with charges
prepaid), on the Business Day following the date of delivery to such courier
service, (iii) if deposited in the United States mail, first-class postage
prepaid, on the fifth Business Day following the date of such deposit, or (iv)
if delivered by telecopy, upon confirmation of successful transmission, (x) on
the date of such transmission, if such transmission is completed at or prior to
5:00 p.m., local time of the recipient party, on that date, and (y) on the next
Business Day following the date of transmission, if such transmission is
completed after 5:00 p.m.,
local time of the recipient party, on such date. Notices, demands and
communications to any party hereto shall, unless another address or facsimile
number is specified in writing pursuant to the provisions hereof, be sent to the
address or facsimile number indicated below:
If to GEO
to:
The GEO
Group, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
[ ]
with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to
Akerman
Senterfitt
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No: (000)000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Gordo
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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If to any
Stockholder, to the address or facsimile number set forth opposite the name of
such Stockholder on Annex II
hereto.
Section
7.5 Assignment;
Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests
or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of
law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent
of the other parties, except that GEO may assign all or any of its rights and
obligations hereunder to any Affiliate or financing source of GEO or Merger Sub;
provided, that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning party of its
obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations.
Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure
to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment not
permitted under this Section shall be null and void.
Section
7.6 Third Party
Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to
the contrary, except for Section 7.2 (solely
in the case of Target as the intended beneficiary thereof), nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall confer on any Person,
other than the parties hereto or their respective permitted successors and
assigns, any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities whatsoever
under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section
7.7 Amendments.
This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented with
respect to any Stockholder, except upon the execution and delivery of a written
agreement executed by GEO and such Stockholder. This Agreement may not be
modified, amended, altered or supplemented with respect to GEO, except upon the
execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by
GEO.
Section
7.8 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any
of them, with respect thereto.
Section
7.9 Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) All
disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or the negotiation, validity or performance of this Agreement, or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its rules of
conflict of laws.
(b) Each
of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit
to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware
and of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and any
court of appeal therefrom (the "Chosen Courts") for
any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the negotiation,
validity or performance of this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated
hereby (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in
such courts), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation
in the Chosen Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any Chosen Court that
such litigation brought therein has been brought in any inconvenient forum. Each
of the parties hereto agrees that service of process may be made on such party
by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the
United States Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service. Service
made pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall have the same legal force and
effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of
Delaware.
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(c) Each
of the parties hereto irrevocably waive any and all rights to trial by jury in
any proceedings arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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7.10 Fee and
Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, whether or not the Merger
is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred by a party hereto in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid and
borne by such party.
Section
7.11 Headings.
Headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are for the convenience
of the parties only, and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect
whatsoever.
Section
7.12 Interpretation. In
this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the
singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any
gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural Persons shall
include corporations and partnerships and vice versa. Whenever the words
"include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be
understood to be followed by the words "without limitation."
Section
7.13 Waivers.
No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
investigation by or on behalf of any party, nor any failure or delay on the part
of any party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder, shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance of any
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision hereunder
shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach
of the same or any other provision hereunder.
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7.14 Severability. Any
term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity
or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any
other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be
unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is
enforceable.
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Section
7.15 Enforcement of
this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is
accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions hereof in the Chosen Courts, this being in addition to
any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
Section
7.16 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in two or more separate
counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to
be an original. All such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each
signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties
hereto.
Section
7.17 Capacity as a
Stockholder. This Agreement shall apply to each Stockholder who is a
director or officer of Target solely in his or her capacity as a Stockholder of
Target and not in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Target.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to apply to, or limit in any
manner, the obligations of any such Stockholder to comply with his or her
fiduciary duties as a director of Target.
Section
7.18 No Agreement
among Stockholders. This Agreement is being entered into by each
Stockholder with GEO and does not represent an agreement, commitment,
arrangement or understanding with or to any other Stockholder, and the
agreements and undertakings of each Stockholder contained herein shall be
enforceable only by GEO and its successors and permitted
assigns.
[signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting Agreement to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE GEO GROUP, INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Chairman and CEO | |||
NORTH STAR PARTNERS,
L.P.,
By NS
Advsiors, LLC, as general partner
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|||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Member | |||
NORTH STAR PARTNERS II,
L.P.,
By NS
Advsiors, LLC, as general partner
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|||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Member | |||
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP
VALUE,
L.P.,
By: Wynnefield
Capital Management, L.L.C.,
as general partner
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|||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: | |||
Title: General Partner | |||
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WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP
VALUE
OFFSHORE FUND,
LTD.
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|||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP
VALUE, L.P.
I,
By: Wynnefield
Capital Management, L.L.C.,
as general partner
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: | |||
Title: General Partner | |||
CHANNEL PARTNERSHIP II,
L.P.,
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: | |||
Title: General Partner | |||
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT,
L.L.C.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: | |||
Title: Managing Member | |||
WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL. INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: | |||
Title: President | |||
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Annex
I
Scheduled
Shares
Stockholder
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Subject
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
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Beneficial
Ownership Percentage
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Holder
of Record
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Certificate
Number
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Wynnefield
Capital, Inc.
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797,600
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5.3%
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[Cede
& Co.]
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N/A
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Wynnefield
Capital Management, LLC
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1,200,519
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8.0%
|
[Cede
& Co.]
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N/A
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Channel
Partnership II, L.P.
|
30,800
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0.2%
|
[Cede
& Co.]
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N/A
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Wynnefield
Partners Small Cap Value L.P. I
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624,319
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4.2%
|
[Cede
& Co.]
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N/A
|
Wynnefield
Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, LTD.
|
797,600
|
5.3%
|
[Cede
& Co.]
|
N/A
|
Wynnefield
Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
|
576,200
|
3.9%
|
[Cede
& Co.]
|
N/A
|
North
Star Partners, L.P.
|
339,599
|
2.3%
|
[Cede
& Co.]
|
N/A
|
North
Star Partners II, L.P.
|
369,264
|
2.5%
|
[Cede
& Co.]
|
N/A
|
14
Annex
II
Notices
If to any
of the Wynnefield entities or Channel Partnership II, L.P.:
c/o
Wynnefield Capital Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Traurig, LLP
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If to
North Star Partners, L.P. or North Star Partners II, L.P.:
North
Star Partners, L.P. or North Star Partners II, L.P.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, LLP
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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