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EXHIBIT 99.1
STOCKHOLDER TENDER AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
XXXXXX-XXXXXXXX CORPORATION,
WI HOLDING INC.
AND
XXXXX XXXXXXX
DATED AS OF JUNE 13, 2000
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STOCKHOLDER TENDER AGREEMENT
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STOCKHOLDER TENDER AGREEMENT, dated as of June 13, 2000 (this
"AGREEMENT"), is by and among Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Corporation, an Ohio corporation
("PURCHASER"), WI Holding Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Purchaser ("MERGER SUB"), and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (the "STOCKHOLDER").
WHEREAS, the Stockholder is the owner of 1,086,903 shares (the
"SHARES") of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), of
Xxxx'x International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and holds
stock options (the "Options") to acquire an aggregate of 103,000 shares of
Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company's Stock option plans or similar
plans pursuant to which Stockholder owns options; and
WHEREAS, Purchaser, the Merger Sub and the Company, have entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended from
time to time, the "MERGER AGREEMENT"), which provides, among other things, that,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein, Merger Sub will make a
cash tender offer (the "OFFER") for all of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock and will merge with the Company (the "MERGER"); and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of Purchaser and Merger Sub
to enter into the Merger Agreement, Purchaser and Merger Sub have requested that
the Stockholder agree, and in order to induce Purchaser and Merger Sub to enter
into the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder has agreed, to enter into this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER. The Stockholder
represents and warrants to the Merger Sub and Purchaser as follows:
(a) The Stockholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE
ACT"), which meaning will apply for all purposes of this Agreement) of all of
the Shares, and there exist no options, proxies or voting agreements affecting
the Shares.
(b) Except for the rights of the Stockholder under the
Options, the Shares constitute all of the securities (as defined in Section
3(a)(10) of the Exchange Act, which definition will apply for all purposes of
this Agreement) of the Company beneficially owned by the Stockholder (excluding
any securities beneficially owned by any of his affiliates or associates (as
such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which definition
will apply for all purposes of this Agreement) as to which he does not have
voting or investment power).
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(c) Except for the Shares and the Options, the Stockholder
does not, directly or indirectly, beneficially own or have any option, warrant
or other right to acquire any securities of the Company that are or may by their
terms become entitled to vote or any securities that are convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for any securities of the Company that are or
may by their terms become entitled to vote, nor is the Stockholder subject to
any contract, commitment, arrangement, understanding or relationship (whether or
not legally enforceable) that allows or obligates him to vote or acquire any
securities of the Company.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Stockholder does not, and the performance by the Stockholder of his obligations
hereunder will not, constitute a violation of, conflict with, result in a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result
in a default) under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any Shares under,
(i) any material contract, commitment, agreement, understanding, arrangement or
restriction of any kind to which Stockholder is a party or by which the
Stockholder is bound or (ii) any judgment, writ, decree, order or ruling
applicable to the Stockholder.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MERGER SUB AND PURCHASER. Each of
Purchaser and Merger Sub represents and warrants to the Stockholder as follows:
(a) Merger Sub is duly organized and validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Purchaser is duly
organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Ohio. Each of Purchaser and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, and has taken all necessary corporate action
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Merger Sub and
Purchaser and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Merger Sub
and Purchaser, enforceable against Merger Sub and Purchaser in accordance with
its terms, except that (i) the enforceability hereof may be subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereinafter in
effect, affecting creditors' rights generally, and (ii) the availability of the
remedy of specific performance or injunctive or other forms of equitable relief
may be subject to equitable defenses and would be subject to the discretion of
the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Merger Sub
and Purchaser does not, and the performance by Merger Sub and Purchaser of their
respective obligations hereunder will not, constitute a violation of, conflict
with, or result in a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would result in a default) under, their respective certificate of
incorporation or articles of incorporation, as applicable, or their bylaws or
regulations, as applicable, or any contract, commitment, agreement,
understanding, arrangement or restriction of any kind to which Merger Sub or
Purchaser is a party or by which Merger Sub or Purchaser is bound or any
judgment, writ, decree, order or ruling applicable to Merger Sub or Purchaser.
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the performance by Merger Sub or Purchaser of their respective obligations
hereunder will violate any order, writ, injunction, judgment, law, decree,
statute, rule or regulation applicable to Merger
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Sub or Purchaser or require any consent, authorization or approval of, filing
with, or notice to, any court, administrative agency or other governmental body
or authority, other than any required notices or filings pursuant to the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, or the federal
securities laws.
3. TENDER OF SHARES. The Stockholder will tender (and not
withdraw) pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Offer all of the
Shares owned by the Stockholder on the date hereof, and any additional Shares
acquired by the Stockholder after the date hereof upon exercise of the Options
or otherwise, not later than the fifth business day after the commencement of
the Offer, or with respect to any Shares acquired after commencement of the
Offer, within five business days after such shares are so acquired but in no
event later than the Expiration Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement). Upon
the purchase of all the Shares pursuant to the Offer in accordance with this
SECTION 3, this Agreement will terminate. In the event, notwithstanding the
provisions of the first sentence of this SECTION 3, any Shares are for any
reason withdrawn from the Offer or are not purchased pursuant to the Offer, such
Shares will remain subject to the terms of this Agreement. Purchaser and Merger
Sub acknowledge that the Stockholder's obligation to sell the Shares to Merger
Sub is conditioned upon Merger Sub's acceptance and payment for shares of Common
Stock in the Company in the Offer. The Stockholder acknowledges that Merger
Sub's obligation to accept for payment and pay for the Shares in the Offer is
subject to all the terms and conditions of the Offer.
4. TRANSFER OF THE SHARES. During the term of this Agreement,
except as otherwise provided herein, the Stockholder will not (a) offer to sell,
transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or transfer any
interest in or encumber with any Lien any of the Shares, (b) deposit the Shares
into a voting trust, enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect
to the Shares or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to the
Shares, or (c) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or
undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect acquisition or sale,
assignment or other disposition of or transfer of any interest in or the voting
of any shares of Common Stock or any other securities of the Company
beneficially owned by the Stockholder.
5. VOTING OF SHARES. The Stockholder, by this Agreement, does
hereby constitute and appoint Purchaser, or any nominee thereof, with full power
of substitution, during and for the term of this Agreement, as his true and
lawful attorney and proxy for and in his name, place and xxxxx, to vote each of
such Shares at any annual, special or adjourned meeting of the stockholders of
the Company (and this appointment will include the right to sign his name (as
stockholder) to any consent, certificate or other document relating to the
Company which the laws of the State of Delaware may require or permit) (a) in
favor of the Merger, the execution and delivery by the Company of the Merger
Agreement and the approval and adoption of the terms thereof and hereof; (b)
against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of
any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty of the Company under the
Merger Agreement; and (c) against the following actions (other than the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (i) any
extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other
business combination involving the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) a sale,
lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or
one of its material subsidiaries, or a reorganization, recapitalization,
dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its subsidiaries; (iii) (A) any
change in a majority of the
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persons who constitute the board of directors of the Company as of the date
hereof; (B) any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any
amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, as amended
to date; (C) any other material change in the Company's corporate structure or
business; or (D) any other action that, in the case of each of the matters
referred to in clauses (iii)(A), (B), (C) and (D), is intended, or could
reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, or adversely
affect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement. This proxy and power of attorney is a proxy and power coupled with an
interest, and the Stockholder declares that it is irrevocable. The Stockholder
hereby revokes all and any other proxies with respect to the Shares that he may
have heretofore made or granted.
6. ENFORCEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT. The Stockholder acknowledges that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that Merger Sub and Purchaser will
be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any
court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in
addition to any other remedy to which it is entitled at law or in equity.
7. ADJUSTMENTS. The number and type of securities subject to this
Agreement will be appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock dividends,
stock splits, recapitalizations, combinations, exchanges of shares or the like
or any other action that would have the effect of changing the Stockholder's
ownership of the Company's capital stock or other securities.
8. TERMINATION. This Agreement will terminate on the earlier of (a) the
date the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, or (b) the
purchase of all the Shares pursuant to the Offer in accordance with SECTION 3
hereof. In the event this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms,
Purchaser shall cause Stockholder's Shares to be promptly returned to
Stockholder.
9. EXPENSES. All fees and expenses incurred by either of the parties
hereto will be borne by the party incurring such fees and expenses.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) All representations and warranties contained herein will
survive for one year after the termination hereof.
(b) Any provision of this Agreement may be waived at any time
by the party that is entitled to the benefits thereof. No such waiver, amendment
or supplement will be effective unless in a writing and is signed by the party
or parties sought to be bound thereby. Any waiver by any party of a breach of
any provision of this Agreement will not operate as or be construed to be a
waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other
provision of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement or one or more sections hereof will not
be considered a waiver or deprive that
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party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or
any other term of this Agreement.
(c) This Agreement contains the entire agreement among Merger
Sub, Purchaser and the Stockholder with respect to the subject matter hereof,
and supersedes all prior agreements among Merger Sub, Purchaser and the
Stockholder with respect to such matters. This Agreement may not be amended,
changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, except upon the delivery of
a written agreement executed by the parties hereto.
(d) This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made
and performed in that state.
(e) The descriptive headings contained herein are for
convenience and reference only and will not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
(f) All notices and other communications hereunder will be in
writing and will be given (and will be deemed to have been duly given upon
receipt) by delivery in person, by telecopy, or by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
If to the Stockholder to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
c/x Xxxx'x International, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxx'x International, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
If to the Merger Sub or Purchaser to:
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
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with copies to:
Xxxxx, Day, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
North Point
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the other parties in
writing in accordance herewith.
(g) This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together will constitute one agreement.
(h) This Agreement is binding upon and is solely for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, legal
representatives and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations under this Agreement will be assigned by any of the
parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties, except
that Purchaser will have the right to assign to Merger Sub or any other direct
or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser any and all rights and
obligations of Merger Sub under this Agreement, including the right to purchase
Shares tendered by the Stockholder pursuant to the terms hereof and the Offer,
provided that any such assignment will not relieve Purchaser or Merger Sub from
any of its obligations hereunder.
(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
covenants and agreements set forth herein shall not prevent the Stockholder, in
his capacity as an officer or director of the Company, from taking any action in
any manner he so chooses while acting in such capacity as an officer and
director of the Company.
(j) If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
determined to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of
law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement will
nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
adverse to any party hereto. Upon any such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto
will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the
original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to
the end that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated to
the extent possible.
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(k) All rights, powers and remedies provided under this
Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity will be
cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any thereof by either party
will not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right,
power or remedy by such party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement on the date first above written.
XXXXXX-XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel & Secretary
WI HOLDING INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel & Secretary
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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