PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
This PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as
of June 19, 2006 between Illinois Tool Works Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and
GEM Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“Sub”), on the one hand, and the undersigned stockholders (each a “Stockholder”
and collectively the “Stockholders”) of CFC International, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), on the other hand. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement described below.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 19, 2006 among Parent,
Sub, and the Company (the “Merger Agreement”), Parent has agreed to acquire all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Class B Stock pursuant to a
statutory merger of Sub with and into the Company in which issued and outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock and Company Class B Stock will be converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration;
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of Parent and Sub to enter into the Merger
Agreement and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, each Stockholder has agreed to enter
into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, each Stockholder is the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act) of that number of shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A hereto (the “Shares”) (such Shares, together with
any New Shares (as defined in Section 1.2), being referred to herein as the “Subject
Shares”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement to Retain Subject Shares.
1.1. Prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below), each Stockholder agrees not to: (a)
transfer, assign, sell, gift-over, pledge or otherwise dispose of, or consent to any of the
foregoing, any or all of the Subject Shares or any shares of Company Class B Stock of which such
Stockholder is the beneficial owner or any right or interest therein (“Transfer”); (b)
enter into any contract, option or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to
any Transfer; (c) grant any proxy, power-of-attorney or other authorization or consent with respect
to any of the Subject Shares (other than the proxy contemplated in Section 3 herein); or (d)
deposit any of the Subject Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or
arrangement with respect to any of the Subject Shares. As used herein, the term “Expiration
Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of (x) the Effective Time or (y) termination of the
Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.
1.2. “New Shares” means:
(a) any shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company that Stockholder purchases
or with respect to which such Stockholder otherwise acquires beneficial ownership (whether through
the exercise of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of Company Common Stock or
Company Preferred Stock or otherwise) after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Expiration
Date; and
(b) any shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company that a Stockholder becomes
the beneficial owner of as a result of any change in Company Common Stock by reason of a stock
dividend, stock split, split-up, recapitalization, reorganization, business combination,
consolidation, exchange of shares, or any similar transaction or other change in the capital
structure of the Company affecting the Company Common Stock.
2. Agreement to Vote Subject Shares and Take Certain Other Action.
2.1. Prior to the Expiration Date, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Company,
however called, at which any of the following matters is considered or voted upon, and at every
adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the
stockholders of the Company with respect to any of the following matters, each Stockholder shall
vote or give written consent with respect to the Subject Shares:
(a) in favor of the Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby;
(b) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to or competition with consummation of
the Merger and the Merger Agreement;
(c) against any Alternative Acquisition Proposal from any party other than Parent or an
affiliate of Parent as contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
(d) against any proposal that is intended to, or is reasonably likely to, result in the
conditions of Parent’s or Sub’s obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled;
(e) against any extraordinary corporate transaction (other than the Merger), such as
a merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, reorganization,
recapitalization, sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets or securities of the Company
or any of the Company Subsidiaries (other than in connection with the Merger);
(f) against any amendment of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws; and
(g) against any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries.
2.2. Prior to the Expiration Date, each Stockholder, as the holder of the Subject Shares set
forth opposite its name on Exhibit A hereto, shall be present, in person or by proxy, at
all meetings of stockholders of the Company at which any of the matters referred to in Section
2.1 is to be voted upon so that all Subject Shares are counted for the purposes of determining
the presence of a quorum at such meetings.
2.3. Between the date of this Agreement and the Expiration Date, each Stockholder agrees not
to, and will not permit any entity under such Stockholder’s control to, (a) solicit proxies or
become a “participant” in a “solicitation” (as such terms are defined in Rule 14A under the
Exchange Act) with respect to an Opposing Proposal (as defined below), (b) initiate a stockholders’
vote with respect to an Opposing Proposal or (c) become a member of a “group” (as such term is used
in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of the Company with
respect to an Opposing Proposal. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Opposing
Proposal” means any of the actions or proposals described in clauses (b) through (f) of Section
2.1, along with any proposal or action which would, or would reasonably be expected to, impede,
frustrate, prevent, prohibit or discourage any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement.
2.4. Prior to the Expiration Date, each Stockholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and
cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate
and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
2.5. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (a) Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx does not make any agreement or understanding herein in his capacity as a director or officer
of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and (b) nothing in this Agreement shall limit or
restrict (i) Xxxxx X. Xxxxx from taking any action in his capacity as a director or officer of the
Company or (ii) any Stockholder from voting, in such Stockholder’s sole discretion, on any matter
unrelated to the matters referred to in Section 2.1.
2.6. Each Stockholder agrees that, immediately following the execution and delivery of
the
Merger Agreement by the parties thereto, such Stockholder shall:
(a) consent in writing to the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval
of the Merger and the other Transactions, without a meeting, without prior notice
and without a vote by executing a Principal Stockholder Consent in the form of
Exhibit B hereto covering all of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares, which
written consent shall be irrevocable by the Stockholder except as set forth in
Section 5 of this Agreement; and
(b) deliver such Principal Stockholder Consent to the Secretary of the Company.
3. Grant of Irrevocable Proxy Coupled with an Interest.
3.1. Solely in the event of a failure by a Stockholder to act in accordance with its
obligations as to voting or executing a written consent pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement,
each such Stockholder hereby revokes any and all other proxies or powers of attorney in respect of
any Subject Shares and agrees that during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on
the Expiration Date, such Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints
Parent, Sub or any individual designated by Parent or Sub as such Stockholder’s agent,
attorney-in-fact and proxy (with full power of substitution), for and in the name, place and stead
of such Stockholder, to vote (or cause to be voted) the Subject Shares held by such Stockholder, in
the manner set forth in Section 2.1, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however
called, or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders of the Company.
3.2. Each Stockholder hereby affirms that the proxy set forth in this Section 3 is irrevocable
(until the Expiration Date), is coupled with an interest, and is granted in consideration of Parent
and Sub entering into the Merger Agreement.
3.3. The vote of the proxyholder shall control in any conflict between the vote by the
proxyholder of Stockholder’s Subject Shares and a vote by Stockholder of Stockholder’s Subject
Shares.
4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Stockholder. Each Stockholder hereby
represents, warrants and covenants to Parent as follows:
4.1. (a) Such Stockholder is the beneficial owner of the Subject Shares set forth opposite its
name on Exhibit A hereto; (b) the Subject Shares set forth opposite its name on Exhibit
A hereto constitute such Stockholder’s entire interest in the outstanding capital stock and
voting securities of the Company as of the date hereof; (c) the Subject Shares are, and will be, at
all times up until the Expiration Date, free and clear of any liens, claims, options, charges,
security interests, proxies, voting trusts, agreements, rights, understandings or arrangements, or
exercise of any rights of a stockholder in respect of the Subject Shares or other encumbrances,
except as otherwise noted on Exhibit A; (d) such Stockholder has voting power and (except
as to shares with respect to which Xxxxx X. Xxxxx holds an irrevocable proxy, as noted on
Exhibit A) the power of disposition with respect to all of the Subject Shares set forth
opposite its name on Exhibit A hereto outstanding on the date hereof, and will have voting
power and (except as set forth on Exhibit A hereto) power of disposition with respect to
all of the Subject Shares acquired by such Stockholder after the date hereof; and (e) such
Stockholder’s principal residence or place of business is accurately set forth on Exhibit A
hereto.
4.2. Such Stockholder has full power and legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to comply with and perform such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been
duly and validly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance of
such Stockholder’s obligations hereunder will not, result in any breach of or constitute a default
(or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any right to terminate, amend, accelerate or cancel any right or obligation under, or result
in the creation of any lien or encumbrance on any Subject Shares pursuant to, any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or
obligation to which Stockholder is a party or by which Stockholder or the Subject Shares are or
will be bound or affected.
4.3. Each Stockholder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably instructs the Company not to, (a)
permit the Transfer of, or any grant of authority to vote with respect to, its Subject Shares, in
violation of this Agreement on its books and records by such Stockholder, (b) issue a new
certificate representing any such Subject Shares or (c) record such vote unless and until such
Stockholder shall have complied with the terms of this Agreement.
4.4 Each Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering into the Merger
Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution, delivery and performance under this
Agreement.
5. Termination. This Agreement and the proxy granted pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof
and all obligations of each Stockholder hereunder and thereunder shall terminate and shall have no
further force or effect as of the Expiration Date; provided, however, that any such
termination shall not relieve any party of any liability arising as a result of the breach of this
Agreement by such party prior to such termination. Upon the termination of the Merger Agreement,
the written consent delivered hereunder pursuant to Section 2.6 shall be revoked by the
Stockholders and shall be deemed null and void.
6. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal
or incapable of being enforced by any rule or law, or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall 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
materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall 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 transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the
extent possible.
7. Binding Effect and Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation
of law or otherwise by any party without the prior written consent of the other party;
provided, however, that Parent may, in its sole discretion, assign any or all of
its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of Parent. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding
sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the
parties and their respective successors and assigns.
8. Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended except by an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties.
9. Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto acknowledge that
Parent will be irreparably harmed and that there will be no adequate remedy at law for a violation
of any of the covenants or agreements of each Stockholder set forth herein. Therefore, it is
agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Parent upon any such
violation, Parent shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific
performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to Parent at law or in equity and
each such Stockholder hereby waives any and all defenses which could exist in its favor in
connection with such enforcement and waives any requirement for the security or posting of any
bond in connection with such enforcement.
10. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt by the parties at the
following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) If to any Stockholder, to:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
c/o CFC International, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
c/o CFC International, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxx LLC
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
D. Xxxx XxXxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(b) if to Parent or Sub, to:
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Vice President and General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Vice President and General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Mayer, Brown, Xxxx & Maw LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as any party hereto may designate for itself by notice given as herein
provided.
11. Expenses. Each party hereto shall pay its own expenses incurred in connection
with this Agreement.
12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally (a) consents to submit himself or itself to the personal jurisdiction of the courts
of the state of Delaware and of the United States located in Wilmington, Delaware in the event any
dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) agrees not to
attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any
such court, (c) agrees not to bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby in any court other than the courts of the state of Delaware and of the United
States located in Wilmington, Delaware and (d) waives any right to trial by jury with respect to
any action related to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
13. No Waiver. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy
provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to
insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or
practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such
party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such
compliance.
14. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the Merger
Agreement (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and
oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement and (b) are not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties any rights or
remedies.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of
which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties. Delivery
of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile shall be effective to the fullest extent
permitted by Applicable Law.
16. Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
17. Waiver of Dissenter’s Rights. Each Stockholder hereby consents to and approves
the actions taken by the Board of Directors of the Company in approving the Merger Agreement, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Each Stockholder hereby
waives, and agrees not to exercise or assert, any appraisal or similar rights under Section 262 of
the DGCL or other applicable law in connection with the Merger.
18. Publication. Each Stockholder shall not issue any press release or make any other
public statement with respect to this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Merger or any other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Merger without the prior
written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as
may be required by Applicable Law.
19. Further Actions. Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will execute and
deliver such other documents and instruments and to take such further actions as from time to time
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of
the date first above written.
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | ||||
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
By: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Its: | Executive Vice President | |||
GEM ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
By: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Its: | President | |||
STOCKHOLDERS | ||||
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
RFH INVESTMENTS, LP | ||||
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
By: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Its: | Managing General Partner | |||
XXXXX X. XXXXX XXX | ||||
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
By: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Its: | Authorized Signatory | |||
XXXXX XXXXX TRUST u/a/d 9/17/85 | ||||
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
By: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Its: | Authorized Signatory |
EXHIBIT A
SUBJECT SHARES
Stockholder | Subject Shares Owned | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx c/o CFC International, Inc. 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
471,200 [1] | |
RFH Investments, LP c/o CFC International, Inc. 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
1,137,958 | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx XXX c/o CFC International, Inc. 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
5,328 | |
Xxxxx Xxxxx Trust u/a/d 9/17/85 c/o CFC International, Inc. 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
749,863 |
[1] | Consists of shares held by Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (314,133 shares) and the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx’x GST Trust (157,067 shares), in each case with respect to which Xxxxx X. Xxxxx holds an irrevocable proxy. |
EXHIBIT B
ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
CFC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CFC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 228 and Section 251 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, the undersigned stockholders, each holding and having voting power over that
number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of CFC
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), set forth adjacent to its name
below, collectively constituting a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding
Common Stock, do hereby consent to, approve and adopt the following resolution by written consent:
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with this resolution, the Board of Directors of the Company has
determined that the merger (the “Merger”) of GEM Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
(“Sub”), with and into the Company is fair and advisable and in the best interest of the
Company and its stockholders, has
approved and adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of June 19, 2006, among Illinois Tool Works Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Sub
and the Company in the form attached to this consent (the “Merger Agreement”) and the
Merger, and has submitted the Merger Agreement to the undersigned stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the affirmative vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement by a majority
of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by the stockholders of the Company is required pursuant to
Section 251 of the DGCL before the Company may effect the Merger.
WHEREAS, the undersigned stockholders are the beneficial owners of shares of the capital stock
of the Company representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the adoption of the
Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, Parent has requested that the undersigned stockholders, in their capacity as
stockholders of the Company, adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, the undersigned stockholders, in their capacity as
stockholders of the Company, hereby adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, the Merger.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Merger Agreement and the Merger be, and they hereby are, consented
to, approved and adopted in all respects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this written consent as of the date first
above written.
471,200 shares of Common Stock [1] | ||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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RFH INVESTMENTS, LP |
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1,137,958 shares of Common Stock | ||
By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Its: Managing General Partner |
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XXXXX X. XXXXX XXX |
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5,328 shares of Common Stock | ||
By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Its: Authorized Signatory |
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XXXXX XXXXX TRUST u/a/d 9/17/85 |
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749,863 shares of Common Stock | ||
By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
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Its: Authorized Signatory |
[1] | Consists of shares held by Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (314,133 shares) and the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx’x GST Trust (157,067 shares), in each case with respect to which Xxxxx X. Xxxxx holds an irrevocable proxy. |