EXHIBIT 10.1
THE TRANSFER OF THIS AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONTAINED HEREIN AND TO
RESALE RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, dated April 19, 1999, between HealthCare
Financial Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Issuer"), and Xxxxxx
Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Grantee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
-------------------
WHEREAS, Grantee and Issuer have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger of even date herewith (the "Merger Agreement"), which agreement has been
executed by the parties hereto immediately prior to this Stock Option Agreement
(the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, as a condition to Grantee's entering into the Merger
Agreement, Issuer has agreed to grant Grantee the Option (as hereinafter
defined);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Merger Agreement, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. (a) Issuer hereby grants to Grantee an unconditional, irrevocable
option (the "Option") to purchase, subject to the terms hereof, up to 2,670,786
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Issuer's Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share ("Common Stock"), at a price of $28.50 per share (the "Option Price");
rovided, however, that in no event shall the number of shares of Common Stock
-------- --------
for which this Option is exercisable exceed 19.9% of the Issuer's issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock without giving effect to any shares subject
to or issued pursuant to the Option. The number of shares of Common Stock that
may be received upon the exercise of the Option and the Option Price are subject
to adjustment as herein set forth.
(b) In the event that any additional shares of Common Stock are either (i)
issued or otherwise become outstanding after the date of this Agreement (other
than pursuant to this Agreement) or (ii) redeemed, repurchased, retired or
otherwise cease to be outstanding after the date of this Agreement, the number
of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option shall be increased or decreased,
as appropriate, so that, after such issuance, such number equals 19.9% of the
number of shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding without giving
effect to any shares subject or issued pursuant to the Option. Nothing contained
in this Section 1(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to authorize
Issuer or Grantee to breach any provision of the Merger Agreement.
2. (a) The Holder (as hereinafter defined) may exercise the Option, in
whole or part, and from time to time, if, but only if, both an Initial
Triggering Event (as hereinafter de-
fined) and a Subsequent Triggering Event (as hereinafter defined) shall have
occurred prior to the occurrence of an Exercise Termination Event (as
hereinafter defined), provided that the Holder shall have sent the
--------
written notice of such exercise (as provided in subsection (e) of this Section
2) within 90 days following such Subsequent Triggering Event. Each of the
following shall be an "Exercise Termination Event": (i) the Effective Time (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) of the Merger; (ii) termination of the Merger
Agreement in accordance with the provisions thereof if such termination occurs
prior to the occurrence of an Initial Triggering Event, except a termination by
Grantee pursuant to Section 8.1(b) of the Merger Agreement based on a willful
breach by Issuer of the Merger Agreement; or (iii) the passage of 12 months
after termination of the Merger Agreement if such termination follows the
occurrence of an Initial Triggering Event or is a termination by Grantee
pursuant to Section 8.1(b) of the Merger Agreement (unless the breach by Issuer
giving rise to such right of termination is non-volitional) (provided that if an
--------
Initial Triggering Event continues or occurs beyond such termination and prior
to the passage of such 12-month period, the Exercise Termination Event shall be
12 months from the expiration of the Last Triggering Event but in no event more
than 18 months after such termination). The "Last Triggering Event" shall mean
the last Initial Triggering Event to expire. The term "Holder" shall mean the
holder or holders of the Option.
(b) The term "Initial Triggering Event" shall mean any of the following
events or transactions occurring after the date hereof:
(i) Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (each an "Issuer Subsidiary"),
without having received Grantee's prior written consent, shall have entered
into an agreement to engage in an Acquisition Transaction (as hereinafter
defined) with any person (the term "person" for purposes of this Agreement
having the meaning assigned thereto in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and the rules
and regulations thereunder) other than Grantee or any of its Subsidiaries
(each a "Grantee Subsidiary") or the Board of Directors of Issuer shall
have recommended that the stockholders of Issuer approve or accept any
Acquisition Transaction. For purposes of this Agreement, "Acquisition
Transaction" shall mean (w) a merger or consolidation, or any similar
transaction, involving Issuer or any Issuer Subsidiary, (x) a purchase,
lease or other acquisition or assumption of all or a substantial portion of
the assets or deposits of Issuer or any Issuer Subsidiary, (y) a purchase
or other acquisition (including by way of merger, consolidation, share
exchange or otherwise) of securities representing 10% or more of the voting
power of Issuer, or (z) any substantially similar transaction; provided,
--------
however, that in no event shall any merger, consolidation, purchase or
-------
similar transaction involving only the Issuer and one or more Issuer
Subsidiaries or involving only any two or more Issuer Subsidiaries,
provided that any such transaction is not entered into in violation of the
Merger Agreement, be deemed to be an Acquisition Transaction;
(ii) Issuer or any Issuer Subsidiary, without having received
Grantee's prior written consent, shall have authorized, recommended,
proposed or publicly announced its intention to authorize, recommend or
propose, to engage in an Acquisition Transaction with any person other than
Grantee or a Grantee Subsidiary, or the Board of Directors of Issuer shall
have publicly withdrawn or modified, or publicly an-
2
nounced its intention to withdraw or modify, in any manner adverse to
Grantee, its recommendation that the stockholders of Issuer approve the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement in anticipation of
engaging in an Acquisition Transaction;
(iii) Any person other than Grantee, any Grantee Subsidiary or any
Issuer Subsidiary acting in a fiduciary capacity in the ordinary course of
its business shall have acquired beneficial ownership or the right to
acquire beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock (the term "beneficial ownership" for purposes of this
Agreement having the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13(d) of the 1934
Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder);
(iv) Any person other than Grantee or any Grantee Subsidiary shall
have made a bona fide proposal to Issuer or its stockholders, by public
announcement or written communication that is or becomes the subject of
public disclosure, to engage in an Acquisition Transaction;
(v) After an overture is made by a third party to Issuer or its
stockholders to engage in an Acquisition Transaction, Issuer shall have
breached any covenant or obligation contained in the Merger Agreement and
such breach (x) would entitle Grantee to terminate the Merger Agreement and
(y) shall not have been cured prior to the Notice Date (as defined below);
or
(vi) Any person other than Grantee or any Grantee Subsidiary, other
than in connection with a transaction to which Grantee has given its prior
written consent, shall have filed an application or notice with the Federal
Reserve Board, or other federal or state bank regulatory authority, which
application or notice has been accepted for processing, for approval to
engage in an Acquisition Transaction.
(c) The term "Subsequent Triggering Event" shall mean either of the
following events or transactions occurring after the date hereof:
(i) The acquisition by any person of beneficial ownership of 20% or
more of the then outstanding Common Stock; or
(ii) The occurrence of the Initial Triggering Event described in
paragraph (i) of subsection (b) of this Section 2, except that the
percentage referred to in clause (y) shall be 20%.
(d) Issuer shall notify Grantee promptly in writing of the occurrence of
any Initial Triggering Event and/or Subsequent Triggering Event of which it has
notice (together, a "Triggering Event"), it being understood that the giving of
such notice by Issuer shall not be a condition to the right of the Holder to
exercise the Option.
(e) In the event the Holder is entitled to and wishes to exercise the
Option, it shall send to Issuer a written notice (the date of which being herein
referred to as the "Notice Date") specifying (i) the total number of shares it
will purchase pursuant to such exercise and (ii) a place and date not earlier
than three business days nor later than 60 business days from the No-
3
xxxx Date for the closing of such purchase; provided that if prior notification
--------
to or approval of the Federal Reserve Board or any other regulatory agency is
required in connection with such purchase, the Holder shall promptly file the
required notice or application for approval and shall expeditiously process the
same and the period of time that otherwise would run pursuant to this sentence
shall run instead from the later of the date on which any required notification
periods have expired or been terminated or the date on which such approvals have
been obtained and any requisite waiting period or periods shall have passed. Any
exercise of the Option shall be deemed to occur on the Notice Date relating
thereto.
(f) At the closing referred to in subsection (e) of this Section 2, the
Holder shall pay to Issuer the aggregate purchase price for the shares of Common
Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option in immediately available
funds by wire transfer to a bank account designated by Issuer, provided that
--------
failure or refusal of Issuer to designate such a bank account shall not preclude
the Holder from exercising the Option.
(g) At such closing, simultaneously with the delivery of immediately
available funds as provided in subsection (f) of this Section 2, Issuer shall
deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the number of
shares of Common Stock purchased by the Holder and, if the Option should be
exercised in part only, a new Option evidencing the rights of the Holder thereof
to purchase the balance of the shares purchasable hereunder, and the Holder
shall deliver to Issuer a copy of this Agreement and a letter agreeing that the
Holder will not offer to sell or otherwise dispose of such shares in violation
of applicable law or the provisions of this Agreement.
(h) Certificates for Common Stock delivered at a closing hereunder may be
endorsed with a restrictive legend that shall read substantially as follows:
"The transfer of the shares represented by this certificate is subject to
certain provisions of an agreement between the registered holder hereof
and Issuer and to resale restrictions arising under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. A copy of such agreement is on file at the principal
office of Issuer and will be provided to the holder hereof without charge
upon receipt by Issuer of a written request therefor."
It is understood and agreed that: (i) the reference to the resale restrictions
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), in the above legend
shall be removed by delivery of substitute certificate(s) without such reference
if the Holder shall have delivered to Issuer a copy of a letter from the staff
of the SEC, or an opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Issuer, to the effect that such legend is not required for
purposes of the 1933 Act; (ii) the reference to the provisions to this Agreement
in the above legend shall be removed by delivery of substitute certificate(s)
without such reference if the shares have been sold or transferred in compliance
with the provisions of this Agreement and under circumstances that do not
require the retention of such reference; and (iii) the legend shall be removed
in its entirety if the conditions in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) are both
satisfied. In addition, such certificates shall bear any other legend as may be
required by law.
4
(i) Upon the giving by the Holder to Issuer of the written notice of
exercise of the Option provided for under subsection (e) of this Section 2 and
the tender of the applicable purchase price in immediately available funds, the
Holder shall be deemed, subject to the receipt of applicable regulatory
approvals, to be the holder of record of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon such exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of Issuer
shall then be closed or that certificates representing such shares of Common
Stock shall not then be actually delivered to the Holder. Issuer shall pay all
expenses, and any and all United States federal, state and local taxes and other
charges that may be payable in connection with the preparation, issue and
delivery of stock certificates under this Section 2 in the name of the Holder or
its assignee, transferee or designee.
3. Issuer agrees: (i) that it shall at all times maintain, free from
rights, sufficient authorized but unissued or treasury shares of Common Stock so
that the Option may be exercised without additional authorization of Common
Stock after giving effect to all other outstanding options, warrants,
convertible securities and other rights to purchase Common Stock; (ii) that it
will not, by charter amendment or through reorganization, consolidation, merger,
dissolution or sale of assets, or by any other voluntary act, avoid or seek to
avoid the observance or performance of any of the covenants, stipulations or
conditions to be observed or performed hereunder by Issuer; (iii) promptly to
take all action as may from time to time be required (including (x) complying
with all premerger notification, reporting and waiting period requirements
specified in 15 U.S.C. (S) 18a and regulations promulgated thereunder and (y) in
the event prior approval of or notice to the Federal Reserve Board or to any
federal or state regulatory authority is necessary before the Option may be
exercised, cooperating fully with the Holder in preparing such applications or
notices and providing such information to the Federal Reserve Board or such
federal or state regulatory authority as they may require) in order to permit
the Holder to exercise the Option and Issuer duly and effectively to issue
shares of Common Stock pursuant hereto; and (iv) promptly to take all action
provided herein to protect the rights of the Holder against dilution.
4. This Agreement (and the Option granted hereby) are exchangeable,
without expense, at the option of the Holder, upon presentation and surrender of
this Agreement at the principal office of Issuer, for other Agreements providing
for Options of different denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase,
on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as are set forth herein, in
the aggregate the same number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder.
The terms "Agreement" and "Option" as used herein include any Stock Option
Agreements and related Options for which this Agreement (and the Option granted
hereby) may be exchanged. Upon receipt by Issuer of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Agreement, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of reasonably
satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of this
Agreement, if mutilated, Issuer will execute and deliver a new Agreement of like
tenor and date. Any such new Agreement executed and delivered shall constitute
an additional contractual obligation on the part of Issuer, whether or not the
Agreement so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall at any time be
enforceable by anyone.
5. In addition to the adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock
that are purchasable upon exercise of the Option pursuant to Section 1 of this
Agreement, the
5
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Option and
the Option Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in
this Section 5. In the event of any change in, or distributions in respect of,
the Common Stock by reason of stock dividends, split-ups, mergers,
recapitalizations, combinations, subdivisions, conversions, exchanges of shares,
distributions on or in respect of the Common Stock, or the like, the type and
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise hereof and the Option
Price shall be appropriately adjusted in such manner as shall fully preserve the
economic benefits provided hereunder (including, for example, whenever the
number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Option is
adjusted as provided in this Section 5, adjusting the Option Price by
multiplying the Option Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be
equal to the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately prior to
the adjustment and the denominator of which shall be equal to the number of
shares of Common Stock purchasable immediately after the adjustment) and proper
provision shall be made in any agreement governing any such transaction to
provide for such proper adjustment and the full satisfaction of the Issuer's
obligations hereunder.
6. Upon the occurrence of a Subsequent Triggering Event that occurs prior
to an Exercise Termination Event, Issuer shall, at the request of Grantee
delivered within 90 days of such Subsequent Triggering Event (whether on its own
behalf or on behalf of any subsequent holder of this Option (or part thereof) or
any of the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant hereto), promptly prepare,
file and keep current a shelf registration statement under the 1933 Act covering
this Option and any shares issued and issuable pursuant to this Option and shall
use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become
effective and remain current in order to permit the sale or other disposition of
this Option and any shares of Common Stock issued upon total or partial exercise
of this Option ("Option Shares") in accordance with any plan of disposition
requested by Grantee. Issuer will use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
registration statement first to become effective and then to remain effective
for such period not in excess of 180 days from the day such registration
statement first becomes effective or such shorter time as may be reasonably
necessary to effect such sales or other dispositions. Grantee shall have the
right to demand two such registrations. The foregoing notwithstanding, if, at
the time of any request by Grantee for registration of the Option or Option
Shares as provided above, Issuer is in registration with respect to an
underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock, and if in the good faith
judgment of the managing underwriter or managing underwriters, or, if none, the
sole underwriter or underwriters, of such offering the inclusion of the Holder's
Option or Option Shares would interfere with the successful marketing of the
shares of Common Stock offered by Issuer, the number of Option Shares otherwise
to be covered in the registration statement contemplated hereby may be reduced;
provided, however, that after any such required reduction the number of Option
-------- -------
Shares to be included in such offering for the account of the Holder shall
constitute at least 25% of the total number of shares to be sold by the Holder
and Issuer in the aggregate; and provided further, however, that if such
-------- -------
reduction occurs, then the Issuer shall file a registration statement for the
balance as promptly as practicable and no reduction shall thereafter occur. Each
such Holder shall provide all information reasonably requested by Issuer for
inclusion in any registration statement to be filed hereunder. If requested by
any such Holder in connection with such registration, Issuer shall become a
party to any underwriting agreement relating to the sale of such shares, but
only to the extent of obligating itself in respect
6
of representations, warranties, indemnities and other agreements customarily
included in secondary offering underwriting agreements for the Issuer. Upon
receiving any request under this Section 6 from any Holder, Issuer agrees to
send a copy thereof to any other person known to Issuer to be entitled to
registration rights under this Section 6, in each case by promptly mailing the
same, postage prepaid, to the address of record of the persons entitled to
receive such copies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
in no event shall Issuer be obligated to effect more than two registrations
pursuant to this Section 6.
7. (a) Immediately prior to the occurrence of a Repurchase Event (as
defined below), (i) following a request of the Holder, delivered prior to an
Exercise Termination Event, Issuer (or any successor thereto) shall repurchase
the Option from the Holder at a price (the "Option Repurchase Price") equal to
(x) the amount by which (A) the Market/Offer Price (as defined below) exceeds
(B) the Option Price, multiplied by the number of shares for which this Option
may then be exercised plus (y) Grantee's Out-of-Pocket Expenses (as defined
herein) and (ii) at the request of the owner of Option Shares from time to time
(the "Owner"), delivered within 90 days of such occurrence (or such later period
as provided in Section 10), Issuer shall repurchase such number of the Option
Shares from the Owner as the Owner shall designate at a price (the "Option Share
Repurchase Price") equal to the Market/Offer Price multiplied by the number of
Option Shares so designated. The term "Market/Offer Price" shall mean the
highest of (i) the price per share of Common Stock at which a tender offer or
exchange offer therefor has been made, (ii) the price per share of Common Stock
to be paid by any third party pursuant to an agreement with Issuer, (iii) the
highest closing price for shares of Common Stock within the six-month period
immediately preceding the date the Holder gives notice of the required
repurchase of this Option or the Owner gives notice of the required repurchase
of Option Shares, as the case may be or (iv) in the event of a sale of all or a
substantial portion of Issuer's assets, the sum of the price paid in such sale
for such assets and the current market value of the remaining assets of Issuer
as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the
Holder or the Owner, as the case may be, and reasonably acceptable to the
Issuer, divided by the number of shares of Common Stock of Issuer outstanding at
the time of such sale. In determining the Market/Offer Price, the value of
consideration other than cash shall be determined by a nationally recognized
investment banking firm selected by the Holder or Owner, as the case may be, and
reasonably acceptable to the Issuer. The term "Out-of-Pocket Expenses" shall
mean Grantee's reasonably and reasonably documented out-of-pocket expenses, in
no event to exceed $750,000, incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, including without
limitation legal, accounting and investment banking fees.
(b) The Holder and the Owner, as the case may be, may exercise its right
to require Issuer to repurchase the Option and any Option Shares pursuant to
this Section 7 by surrendering for such purpose to Issuer, at its principal
office, a copy of this Agreement or certificates for Option Shares, as
applicable, accompanied by a written notice or notices stating that the Holder
or the Owner, as the case may be, elects to require Issuer to repurchase this
Option and/or the Option Shares in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 7. Within the latter to occur of (x) five business days after the
surrender of the Option and/or certificates representing Option Shares and the
receipt of such notice or notices relating thereto and (y) the time that is
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Repurchase Event, Issuer shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Holder the Option Repurchase Price and/or to the
Owner the Option Share Repurchase Price
7
therefor or the portion thereof, if any, that Issuer is not then prohibited
under applicable law and regulation from so delivering.
(c) To the extent that Issuer is prohibited under applicable law or
regulation from repurchasing the Option and/or the Option Shares in full, Issuer
shall immediately so notify the Holder and/or the Owner and thereafter deliver
or cause to be delivered, from time to time, to the Holder and/or the Owner, as
appropriate, the portion of the Option Repurchase Price and the Option Share
Repurchase Price, respectively, that it is no longer prohibited from delivering,
within five business days after the date on which Issuer is no longer so
prohibited; provided, however, that if Issuer at any time after delivery of a
-------- -------
notice of repurchase pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 7 is prohibited
under applicable law or regulation from delivering to the Holder and/or the
Owner, as appropriate, the Option Repurchase Price and the Option Share
Repurchase Price, respectively, in full (and Issuer hereby undertakes to use its
best efforts to obtain all required regulatory and legal approvals and to file
any required notices, in each case as promptly as practicable in order to
accomplish such repurchase), the Holder or Owner may revoke its notice of
repurchase of the Option or the Option Shares either in whole or to the extent
of the prohibition, whereupon, in the latter case, Issuer shall promptly (i)
deliver to the Holder and/or the Owner, as appropriate, (x) that portion of the
Option Repurchase Price or the Option Share Repurchase Price that Issuer is not
prohibited from delivering, plus (y) an amount in cash equal to the Out-of-
Pocket Expenses; and (ii) deliver, as appropriate, either (A) to the Holder, a
new Stock Option Agreement evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase that
number of shares of Common Stock obtained by multiplying the number of shares of
Common Stock for which the surrendered Stock Option Agreement was exercisable at
the time of delivery of the notice of repurchase by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Option Repurchase Price less the portion thereof theretofore
delivered to the Holder and the denominator of which is the Option Repurchase
Price, or (B) to the Owner, a certificate for the Option Shares it is then so
prohibited from repurchasing.
(d) For purposes of this Section 7, a "Repurchase Event" shall be deemed
to have occurred (i) upon the consummation of any merger, consolidation or
similar transaction involving Issuer or any purchase, lease or other acquisition
of all or a substantial portion of the assets of Issuer, other than any such
transaction which would not constitute an Acquisition Transaction pursuant to
the proviso to Section 2(b)(i) hereof or (ii) upon the acquisition by any person
of beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the then outstanding shares of Common
Stock, provided that no such event shall constitute a Repurchase Event unless a
Subsequent Triggering Event shall have occurred prior to an Exercise Termination
Event. The parties hereto agree that Issuer's obligations to repurchase the
Option or Option Shares under this Section 7 shall not terminate upon the
occurrence of an Exercise Termination Event unless no Subsequent Triggering
Event shall have occurred prior to the occurrence of an Exercise Termination
Event.
8. (a) In the event that prior to an Exercise Termination Event, Issuer
shall enter into an agreement (i) to consolidate with or merge into any person,
other than Grantee or one of its Subsidiaries, and shall not be the continuing
or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger, (ii) to permit any
person, other than Grantee or one of its Subsidiaries, to merge into Issuer and
Issuer shall be the continuing or surviving corporation, but, in connection with
such merger, the then outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into
or exchanged
8
for stock or other securities of any other person or cash or any other property
or the then outstanding shares of Common Stock shall after such merger represent
less than 50% of the outstanding voting shares and voting share equivalents of
the merged company, or (iii) to sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially
all of its assets to any person, other than Grantee or one of its Subsidiaries,
then, and in each such case, the agreement governing such transaction shall make
proper provision so that the Option shall, upon the consummation of any such
transaction and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, be converted
into, or exchanged for, an option (the "Substitute Option"), at the election of
the Holder, of either (x) the Acquiring Corporation (as hereinafter defined) or
(y) any person that controls the Acquiring Corporation.
(b) The following terms have the meanings indicated:
(i) "Acquiring Corporation" shall mean (A) the continuing or surviving
corporation of a consolidation or merger with Issuer (if other than
Issuer), (B) Issuer in a merger in which Issuer is the continuing or
surviving person, and (C) the transferee of all or substantially all of
Issuer's assets.
(ii) "Substitute Common Stock" shall mean the common stock issued by
the issuer of the Substitute Option upon exercise of the Substitute Option.
(iii) "Assigned Value" shall mean the Market/Offer Price, as defined
in Section 7.
(iv) "Average Price" shall mean the average closing price of a share
of the Substitute Common Stock for the one year immediately preceding the
consolidation, merger or sale in question, but in no event higher than the
closing price of the shares of Substitute Common Stock on the day preceding
such consolidation, merger or sale; provided that if Issuer is the issuer
--------
of the Substitute Option, the Average Price shall be computed with respect
to a share of common stock issued by the person merging into Issuer or by
any company which controls or is controlled by such person, as the Holder
may elect.
(c) The Substitute Option shall have the same terms as the Option,
provided, that if the terms of the Substitute Option cannot, for legal reasons,
--------
be the same as the Option, such terms shall be as similar as possible and in no
event less advantageous to the Holder. The issuer of the Substitute Option shall
also enter into an agreement with the then Holder or Holders of the Substitute
Option in substantially the same form as this Agreement, which shall be
applicable to the Substitute Option.
(d) The Substitute Option shall be exercisable for such number of shares of
Substitute Common Stock as is equal to the Assigned Value multiplied by the
number of shares of Common Stock for which the Option is then exercisable,
divided by the Average Price. The exercise price of the Substitute Option per
share of Substitute Common Stock shall then be equal to the Option Price
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares
of Common Stock for which the Option is then exercisable and the denominator of
which shall be the number of shares of Substitute Common Stock for which the
Substitute Option is exercisable.
9
(e) In no event, pursuant to any of the foregoing paragraphs, shall the
Substitute Option be exercisable for more than 19.9% of the shares of Substitute
Common Stock outstanding prior to exercise of the Substitute Option. In the
event that the Substitute Option would be exercisable for more than 19.9% of the
shares of Substitute Common Stock outstanding prior to exercise but for this
clause (e), the issuer of the Substitute Option (the "Substitute Option Issuer")
shall make a cash payment to Holder equal to the excess of (i) the value of the
Substitute Option without giving effect to the limitation in this clause (e)
over (ii) the value of the Substitute Option after giving effect to the
limitation in this clause (e). This difference in value shall be determined by a
nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Holder or the
Owner, as the case may be.
(f) Issuer shall not enter into any transaction described in subsection (a)
of this Section 8 unless the Acquiring Corporation and any person that controls
the Acquiring Corporation assume in writing all the obligations of Issuer
hereunder.
9. (a) At the request of the holder of the Substitute Option (the
"Substitute Option Holder"), the Substitute Option Issuer shall repurchase the
Substitute Option from the Substitute Option Holder at a price (the "Substitute
Option Repurchase Price") equal to (x) the amount by which (i) the Highest
Closing Price (as hereinafter defined) exceeds (ii) the exercise price of the
Substitute Option, multiplied by the number of shares of Substitute Common Stock
for which the Substitute Option may then be exercised plus (y) an amount in cash
equal to the Out-of-Pocket Expenses, and at the request of the owner (the
"Substitute Share Owner") of shares of Substitute Common Stock (the "Substitute
Shares"), the Substitute Option Issuer shall repurchase the Substitute Shares at
a price (the "Substitute Share Repurchase Price") equal to the Highest Closing
Price multiplied by the number of Substitute Shares so designated. The term
"Highest Closing Price" shall mean the highest closing price for shares of
Substitute Common Stock within the six-month period immediately preceding the
date the Substitute Option Holder gives notice of the required repurchase of the
Substitute Option or the Substitute Share Owner gives notice of the required
repurchase of the Substitute Shares, as applicable.
(b) The Substitute Option Holder and the Substitute Share Owner, as the
case may be, may exercise its respective right to require the Substitute Option
Issuer to repurchase the Substitute Option and the Substitute Shares pursuant to
this Section 9 by surrendering for such purpose to the Substitute Option Issuer,
at its principal office, the agreement for such Substitute Option (or, in the
absence of such an agreement, a copy of this Agreement) and certificates for
Substitute Shares accompanied by a written notice or notices stating that the
Substitute Option Holder or the Substitute Share Owner, as the case may be,
elects to require the Substitute Option Issuer to repurchase the Substitute
Option and/or the Substitute Shares in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 9. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within five business
days after the surrender of the Substitute Option and/or certificates
representing Substitute Shares and the receipt of such notice or notices
relating thereto, the Substitute Option Issuer shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Substitute Option Holder the Substitute Option Repurchase Price
and/or to the Substitute Share Owner the Substitute Share Repurchase Price
therefor or, in either case, the portion thereof which the Substitute Option
Issuer is not then prohibited under applicable law and regulation from so
delivering.
10
(c) To the extent that the Substitute Option Issuer is prohibited under
applicable law or regulation from repurchasing the Substitute Option and/or the
Substitute Shares in part or in full, the Substitute Option Issuer following a
request for repurchase pursuant to this Section 9 shall immediately so notify
the Substitute Option Holder and/or the Substitute Share Owner and thereafter
deliver or cause to be delivered, from time to time, to the Substitute Option
Holder and/or the Substitute Share Owner, as appropriate, the portion of the
Substitute Share Repurchase Price, respectively, which it is no longer
prohibited from delivering, within five business days after the date on which
the Substitute Option Issuer is no longer so prohibited; provided, however, that
-------- -------
if the Substitute Option Issuer is at any time after delivery of a notice of
repurchase pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 9 prohibited under
applicable law or regulation from delivering to the Substitute Option Holder
and/or the Substitute Share Owner, as appropriate, the Substitute Option
Repurchase Price and the Substitute Share Repurchase Price, respectively, in
full (and the Substitute Option Issuer shall use its best efforts to obtain all
required regulatory and legal approvals, in each case as promptly as
practicable, in order to accomplish such repurchase), the Substitute Option
Holder or Substitute Share Owner may revoke its notice of repurchase of the
Substitute Option or the Substitute Shares either in whole or to the extent of
the prohibition, whereupon, in the latter case, the Substitute Option Issuer
shall promptly (i) deliver to the Substitute Option Holder or Substitute Share
Owner, as appropriate, (x) that portion of the Substitute Option Repurchase
Price or the Substitute Share Repurchase Price that the Substitute Option Issuer
is not prohibited from delivering, plus (y) an amount in cash equal to the Out-
of-Pocket Expenses; and (ii) deliver, as appropriate, either (A) to the
Substitute Option Holder, a new Substitute Option evidencing the right of the
Substitute Option Holder to purchase that number of shares of the Substitute
Common Stock obtained by multiplying the number of shares of the Substitute
Common Stock for which the surrendered Substitute Option was exercisable at the
time of delivery of the notice of repurchase by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Substitute Option Repurchase Price less the portion thereof
theretofore delivered to the Substitute Option Holder and the denominator of
which is the Substitute Option Repurchase Price, or (B) to the Substitute Share
Owner, a certificate for the Substitute Common Shares it is then so prohibited
from repurchasing.
10. The 90-day or 6-month periods for exercise of certain rights under
Sections 2, 6, 7, and 13 shall be extended: (i) to the extent necessary to
obtain all regulatory approvals for the exercise of such rights, and for the
expiration of all statutory waiting periods; (ii) to the extent necessary to
avoid liability under Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act by reason of such exercise
and (iii) during any period in which Grantee or the Holder, as the case may be,
is precluded from exercising such rights due to an injunction or other legal
restriction, plus in each case such additional period as is reasonably necessary
for the exercise of such rights promptly following the obtaining of such
approvals or the expiration of such periods.
11. Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Grantee as follows:
(a) Issuer has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the
Board of Directors of Issuer and no other corporate proceedings on the part of
Issuer are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
trans-
11
actions so contemplated. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by Issuer.
(b) Issuer has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize and
reserve and to permit it to issue, and at all times from the date hereof through
the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms will have
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Option, that number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock at any time
and from time to time issuable hereunder, and all such shares, upon issuance
pursuant hereto, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid,
nonassessable, and will be delivered free and clear of all claims, liens,
encumbrance and security interests and not subject to any preemptive rights.
12. Grantee hereby represents and warrants to Issuer that:
(a) Grantee has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and, subject to any approvals or consents referred to herein, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Grantee.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Grantee.
(b) The Option is not being, and any shares of Common Stock or other
securities acquired by Grantee upon exercise of the Option will not be, acquired
with a view to the public distribution thereof and will not be transferred or
otherwise disposed of except in a transaction registered or exempt from
registration under the 1933 Act.
13. Neither of the parties hereto may assign any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement or the Option created hereunder to any other
person, without the express written consent of the other party, except that in
the event a Subsequent Triggering Event shall have occurred prior to an Exercise
Termination Event, Grantee, subject to the express provisions hereof, may assign
in whole or in part its rights and obligations hereunder within 90 days
following such Subsequent Triggering Event (or such later period as provided in
Section 10); provided, however, that until the date 15 days following the date
-------- -------
on which the Federal Reserve Board approves an application under the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "BHCA") relating to the acquisition
by Grantee of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option, Grantee may not
assign its rights under the Option except in (i) a widely dispersed public
distribution, (ii) a private placement in which no one party acquires the right
to purchase in excess of 2% of the voting shares of Issuer, (iii) an assignment
to a single party (e.g., a broker or investment banker) for the purpose of
----
conducting a widely dispersed public distribution on Grantee's behalf, or (iv)
any other manner approved by the Federal Reserve Board.
14. Each of Grantee and Issuer will use its best efforts to make all
filings with, and to obtain consents of, all third parties and governmental
authorities necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including without limitation making application to list the
shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder on the New York Stock Exchange upon
official notice of issuance and applying to the Federal Reserve Board under the
BHCA for approval to acquire the shares issuable hereunder.
12
15. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no
event shall Grantee's Total Profit (as defined below in Section 15(c) hereof)
exceed $24,150,000.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Option may not be exercised for a number of shares as would, as of the date of
exercise, result in a Notional Total Profit (as defined below in Section 15(d)
hereof) of more than $24,150,000; provided, that nothing in this sentence shall
restrict any exercise of the Option permitted hereby on any subsequent date.
(c) As used herein, the term "Total Profit" shall mean the aggregate
amount (before taxes) of the following: (i) the amount received by Grantee
pursuant to Issuer's repurchase of the Option (or any portion thereof) pursuant
to Section 7 hereof, (ii) (x) the amount received by Grantee pursuant to
Issuer's repurchase of Option Shares pursuant to Section 7 hereof, less (y)
Grantee's purchase price for such Option Shares, (iii) (x) the net cash amounts
received by Grantee pursuant to the sale of Option Shares (or any other
securities into which such Option Shares shall be converted or exchanged) to any
unaffiliated party, less (y) Grantee's purchase price of such Option Shares,
(iv) any amounts received by Grantee on the transfer of the Option (or any
portion thereof) to any unaffiliated party, and (v) any equivalent amount with
respect to the Substitute Option.
(d) As used herein, the term "Notional Total Profit" with respect to
any number of shares as to which Grantee may propose to exercise the Option
shall be the Total Profit determined as of the date of such proposed exercise
assuming that the Option were exercised on such date for such number of shares
and assuming that such shares, together with all other Option Shares held by
Grantee and its affiliates as of such date, were sold for cash at the closing
market price for the Issuer Common Stock as of the close of business on the
preceding trading day (less customary brokerage commissions).
16. (a) Grantee may in its sole discretion, at any time during which
Issuer would be required to repurchase the Option or any Option Shares pursuant
to Section 7, surrender the Option (together with any Option Shares issued to
and then owned by the Holder) to Issuer in exchange for a cash payment equal to
the Surrender Price (as defined herein); provided, however, the Grantee may not
-------- -------
exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 16 if Issuer has previously
repurchased the Option (or any portion thereof) or any Option Shares pursuant to
Section 7. The "Surrender Price" shall be equal to (i) $14,490,000, plus (ii) if
applicable, the aggregate purchase price previously paid pursuant hereto to
Issuer by Grantee with respect to any Option Shares, minus (iii) if applicable,
the excess of (A) the net cash, if any, received by Grantee pursuant to the
arm's-length sale of Option Shares (or any other securities into which such
Option Shares were converted or exchanged) to any party not affiliated with
Grantee, over (B) the purchase price paid to Issuer by Grantee with respect to
such Option Shares.
(b) Grantee may exercise its right to surrender the Option and any
Option Shares pursuant to this Section 16 by surrendering for such purpose to
Issuer, at its principal office, a copy of this Agreement, together with
certificates for Option Shares, if any, accompanied by a written notice stating
(i) that Grantee elects to surrender the Option and Option Shares, if any, in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 16 and (ii) the Surrender Price.
Within
13
three business days after the surrender of the Option and the Option Shares, if
applicable, Issuer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Grantee the
Surrender Price in immediately available funds.
(c) To the extent that the Issuer is prohibited under applicable
law or regulation from paying the Surrender Price to Grantee in full, Issuer
shall immediately so notify Grantee and thereafter deliver, or cause to be
delivered, from time to time, to Grantee, that portion of the Surrender Price
that Issuer is not or no longer prohibited from paying, within three business
days after the date on which Issuer is no longer so prohibited; provided,
--------
however, that if Issuer at any time after delivery of a notice of surrender
-------
pursuant to Section 16(b) is prohibited under applicable law or regulation from
paying to Grantee the Surrender Price in full, (i) Issuer shall (A) use its best
efforts to obtain all required regulatory and legal approvals and to file any
required notices as promptly as practicable in order to make such payments, (B)
within two business days of the submission or receipt of any documents relating
to any such regulatory and legal approvals, provide Grantee with copies of the
same, and (C) keep Grantee advised of both the status of any such request for
regulatory and legal approvals and any discussions with any relevant regulatory
or other third party reasonably related to the same, and (ii) Grantee may revoke
such notice or surrender by delivery of a notice of revocation to Issuer and,
upon delivery of such notice of revocation, the date on which the Exercise
Termination Event shall occur shall be extended to a date six months from the
date on which the Exercise Termination Event would have occurred if not for the
provisions of this Section 16(c) (during which period Grantee may exercise any
of its rights hereunder, including any and all rights pursuant to this Section
16).
(d) Grantee shall have rights substantially identical to those set
forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 16 with respect to the
Substitute Option and the Substitute Option Issuer during any period in which
the Substitute Option Issuer would be required to repurchase the Substitute
Option pursuant to Section 9.
17. The parties hereto acknowledge that damages would be an
inadequate remedy for a breach of this Agreement by either party hereto and that
the obligations of the parties hereto shall be enforceable by either party
hereto through injunctive or other equitable relief.
18. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in
this Agreement is held by a court or a federal or state regulatory agency of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
the terms, provisions and covenants and restrictions contained in this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect, and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated. If for any reason such court or regulatory agency determines
that the Holder is not permitted to acquire, or Issuer or Substitute Option
Issuer, as the case may be, is not permitted to repurchase pursuant to Section 7
or Section 9, as the case may be, the full number of shares of Common Stock
provided in Section 1(a) hereof (as adjusted pursuant to Section 1(b) or 5
hereof) it is the express intention of Issuer (which shall be binding on the
Substitute Option Issuer) to allow the Holder to acquire or to require Issuer or
Substitute Option Issuer to repurchase such lesser number of shares as may be
permissible, without any amendment or modification hereof.
14
19. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by
cable, telegram, telecopy or telex, or by registered or certified mail (postage
prepaid, return receipt requested) at the respective addresses of the parties
set forth in the Merger Agreement.
20. 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 conflicts of laws thereof
(except to the extent that mandatory provisions of federal law apply).
21. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
22. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each of the
parties hereto shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it or on
its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder, including
fees and expenses of its own financial consultants, investment bankers,
accountants and counsel.
23. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Merger
Agreement, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and supersedes all prior
arrangements or understandings with respect thereof, written or oral. The terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any
party, other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by
reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
24. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Merger Agreement.
15
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to
be executed on its behalf by its officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of
the date first above written.
HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
-------------------
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
XXXXXX FINANCIAL, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
--------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
16
