FIRST AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
The First Amendment to Rights Agreement is entered into as of July 15,
1998 between DAMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Minnesota corporation ("Company"),
and NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A. (the "Rights Agent").
RECITALS
1. The Company and the Rights Agent entered into a Rights Agreement
dated as of April 16, 1998 (the "Rights Agreement"), with respect to the
Shareholders Right Plan ("SRP") adopted by the Company.
2. The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized an amendment to
the Rights Agreement for purposes of modifying the definition of Acquiring
Person.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree to amend the Rights Agreement as
follows:
Section 1. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ACQUIRING PERSON. Section 1(a)
is amended to substitute in total for Section 1(a) of the original Rights
Agreement the following:
(a) "Acquiring Person" shall mean any Person (as such term is
hereinafter defined) who or which, together with all Affiliates and
Associates (as such terms are hereinafter defined) of such Person,
shall be the Beneficial Owner (as such term is hereinafter defined)
of 20% or more of the Common Shares of the Company then
outstanding, but shall not include (i) the Company, (ii) any
Subsidiary (as such term is hereinafter defined) of the Company,
(iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company, (iv) any Person holding Common Shares for or pursuant
to the terms of any such plan, or (v) any Person holding Common
Shares issued to that person from the Company in a transfer
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (which action
shall be effective only with the concurrence of a majority of the
Continuing Directors and only if the Continuing Directors
constitute a majority of the number of directors then in office)
(each of (i) through (v) an "Exempt Person"). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Person shall (x) be an "Acquiring Person" as a result
of Common Shares beneficially owned on April 16, 1998, or (y)
become an "Acquiring Person" as the result of an acquisition of
Common Shares by the Company which by reducing the number of shares
outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares
beneficially owned by such Person to 20% or more of the Common
Shares of the Company then outstanding; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if
a Person, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such
Person, is or shall become the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of
the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding by reason of
either clause (x) or clause (y) of this sentence, and shall
thereafter become the Beneficial Owner of additional Common Shares
representing more than 1% of the Common Shares of
the Company, then such Person shall be deemed to be an "Acquiring
Person" unless within ten days of the determination of such
ownership the Board of Directors of the Company (which action shall
be effective only with the concurrence of a majority of the
Continuing Directors and only if the Continuing Directors
constitute a majority of the number of directors then in office)
acts to approve such ownership. Further, if the Board of Directors
of the Company (which action shall be effective only with the
concurrence of a majority of the Continuing Directors and only if
the Continuing Directors constitute a majority of the number of
directors then in office) determines in good faith that a Person
who would otherwise be an "Acquiring Person," as defined pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), has become such
inadvertently, and such Person divests as promptly as practicable
a sufficient number of Common Shares so that such Person would no
longer be an "Acquiring Person," as defined pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), then such Person shall
not be deemed to be an "Acquiring Person" for any purposes of this
Agreement.
Section 2. FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. Except as set forth in this First
Amendment, all other terms of the Rights Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect.
Section 3. GOVERNING LAW. This First Amendment, the Rights Agreement
and each Right Certificate issued thereunder shall be deemed to be a contract
under the laws of the State of Minnesota and for all purposes shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State
applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State.
Section 4. COUNTERPARTS. This First Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and each such counterpart shall for all purposes be
deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment
to be duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
DAMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.
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By: Xxxxx Van Dell, Officer
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