CONSENT AND JOINDER AGREEMENT
CONSENT AND JOINDER AGREEMENT dated August 10, 2004 by and among XXXX
XXXXXXXX, an individual with an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxx 00000 ("Xxxxxxxx"), XXXXXX, INC., a Delaware corporation with an address
at 000 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 ("Xxxxxx"), and the persons
listed on the signature pages hereto (the "Present Stockholders").
BACKGROUND
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Xxxxxx and the Present Stockholders are parties to an Amended and
Restated Stockholders' Agreement dated as of May 12, 2003 (the "Stockholders'
Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things, Xxxxxx and the Present
Stockholders have agreed to certain provisions relating to the voting and
disposition of the shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the
"Common Stock") owned by them or as to which they may have or share the right to
vote.
Xxxxxxxx has acquired 120,000 shares of Common Stock and desires to
become a party to the Stockholders' Agreement and the Present Stockholders have
agreed that Xxxxxxxx may become a party to the Stockholders' Agreement, all upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Consent and Joinder
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained
herein and in the Stockholders' Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, Xxxxxxxx and the Present Stockholders hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Consent
and Joinder Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the
Stockholders' Agreement.
2. Joinder. Xxxxxxxx hereby consents and agrees, effective as of the
date hereof, to being added and obligated as a Stockholder under the
Stockholders' Agreement and the Present Stockholders hereby consent and agree to
the foregoing.
3. Amendments to Stockholders' Agreement. (a) All references to
"Stockholder" or Stockholders" in the Stockholders' Agreement shall be deemed to
include Xxxxxxxx, and the respective definitions of those terms are each hereby
amended to include Xxxxxxxx.
(b) Schedule A to the Stockholders' Agreement is hereby amended to
add the name and address of Xxxxxxxx as follows:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
(c) Xxxxxxxx shall be a member of the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Stockholder
Group and, in that regard, Schedule B to the Stockholders' Agreement is hereby
amended to add the
name "Xxxx Xxxxxxxx" to the end of the page captioned "XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
STOCKHOLDER GROUP".
4. Miscellaneous. (a) Except as amended hereby, the Stockholders'
Agreement, and all documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or
delivered in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect and are
hereby ratified and confirmed.
(b) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law.
(c) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be considered to be an original, but all of which, when
taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(d) Headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.
(e) Any signature received by facsimile or electronic transmission
shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx and the Present Stockholders have
executed this Consent and Joinder Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.
XXXXXX, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: President
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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STOCKHOLDER SIGNATURES
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/s/Xxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx custodian for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx custodian for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx THE XXXXX XXXXXXXX FOUNDATION
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx custodian for
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
By: /s/Xxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------
------------------------------- Print Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Print Title: Director
/s/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx ABE AND XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
------------------------------- FOUNDATION
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
/s/Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx By: /s/Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Print Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Print Title: Director
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
STOCKHOLDER SIGNATURES
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NATMART LTD. /s/Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxx
By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Print Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Print Title: General Partner
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx for Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, a minor
/s/Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx ------------------------------------
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
/s/Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxx
NATALIE AND XXXXXX XXXXXXXX
/s/Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx FOUNDATION
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Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx
By: /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx ------------------------------------
------------------------------- Print Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Print Title:
/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx XXXXX AND XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Print Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Print Title: President
/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, custodian for
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx custodian for
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
STOCKHOLDER SIGNATURES
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/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx XXXX XXXXXXXX MEMORIAL
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx FOUNDATION
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Print Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Print Title: Trustee
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx custodian for ------------------------------------
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx custodian for Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx for Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Chestnov, a minor
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Trustee under
Estate of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx-Non Marital Trust B
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Trustee under
Estate of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx-Non-Marital Trust B
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
