Exhibit 4.5
TERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
THIS TERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
May 29, 2001, is made by and among SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), MTD PRODUCTS INC, an Ohio corporation ("MTD"), and
the individuals signing this Agreement below (the "Remaining Original Shiloh
Stockholders").
RECITALS
A. The Company, MTD, the Remaining Original Shiloh Stockholders and
certain other Original Shiloh Stockholders (as hereinafter identified) were
parties to a Stockholders Agreement dated as of June 22, 1993 (the "Stockholders
Agreement") relating to their respective ownership of the Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share, of the Company. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined have the meaning ascribed to them in the Stockholders
Agreement.
B. All of the parties to the Stockholders Agreement amended the
Stockholders Agreement pursuant to a First Amendment to Stockholders Agreement
dated as of March 11, 1994 ("First Amendment to Stockholders Agreement") in
order to remove and release certain of the Original Shiloh Stockholders from the
scope of the Stockholders Agreement (identified as follows: Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. LaYacona, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Trust, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Trust and
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx).
C. The remaining parties to the Stockholders Agreement wish to
terminate the Stockholders Agreement.
AGREEMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
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The parties hereto agree that as of the date hereof, the Stockholders
Agreement shall terminate and extinguish. The provisions of Section 2.1 of the
Stockholders Agreement regarding corporate governance and composition of the
Board of Directors of the Company shall terminate. In addition, the
restrictions on Transfer set forth in Section 3.1 of the Stockholders Agreement
shall terminate.
SECTION 2. LEGENDS
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The provisions of Section 3.5 of the Stockholders Agreement shall no longer
apply as to the portion of the legend which refers to the Stockholders
Agreement. The Company will assist with the reissuance of any certificates to
reflect the removal of such provisions.
SECTION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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3.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
3.2 Entire Agreement. This Termination Agreement embodies the entire
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agreement among the parties in relation to its subject matter.
3.3 This Agreement may be executed by the parties in two or more
counterparts each of which when executed shall be deemed an original and all of
which when taken together shall constitute one and the same document. The
signature of any party to any counterpart shall be deemed a signature to, and
may be appended to, any other counterpart.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, MTD and the Remaining Original Shiloh
Stockholders have executed this Termination of Stockholders Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.
MTD PRODUCTS INC SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Its: President Its: Chief Executive Officer
REMAINING ORIGINAL SHILOH STOCKHOLDERS
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XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX TRUST XXXXX X. XXXXXXX TRUST
By: The Richland Bank, By: Key Bank, N.A., formerly
as Trustee known as Society Bank & Trust
at Mansfield, as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Gesour
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Title: Vice President & Trust Title: Vice President
Officer
[ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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XXXX X. XXXXXXX TRUST XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX TRUST
By: The Richland Bank, By: Key Bank, N.A., formerly
as Trustee known as Society Bank & Trust
at Mansfield, as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Gesour
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Title: Vice President & Trust Title: Vice President
Officer
By: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx By: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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