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Exhibit 16
SECURITYHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
among
RCBA STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P.,
XXXX STRATEGIC PARTNERS II, L.P.
FS EQUITY PARTNERS III, L.P.,
FS EQUITY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, L.P.,
THE XXXX HOLDING COMPANY,
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
XXXXXXXX X. XXXXX,
DLJ INVESTMENT FUNDING, INC.,
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION,
THE MANAGEMENT INVESTORS,
CB XXXXXXX XXXXX SERVICES, INC.,
and
CBRE HOLDING, INC.
Dated as of July 20, 2001
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I INTRODUCTORY MATTERS.....................................................................................4
1.1. Defined Terms...................................................................................4
1.2. Construction...................................................................................13
II TRANSFERS...............................................................................................13
2.1. Limitations on Transfer........................................................................13
2.2. Right of First Offer...........................................................................15
2.3. Certain Permitted Transfers....................................................................16
2.4. Tag-Along Rights...............................................................................17
2.5. Drag-Along Rights..............................................................................18
2.6. Participation Right............................................................................19
III REGISTRATION RIGHTS.....................................................................................20
3.1. Demand Registration............................................................................20
3.2. Piggyback Registrations........................................................................22
3.3. Expenses of Registration.......................................................................23
3.4. Effective Registration Statement...............................................................24
3.5. Selection of Counsel...........................................................................24
3.6. Obligations of the Company.....................................................................24
3.7. Termination of Registration Rights.............................................................27
3.8. Delay of Registration; Furnishing Information..................................................27
3.9. Indemnification................................................................................28
3.10. Assignment of Registration Rights..............................................................30
3.11. Amendment of Registration Rights...............................................................30
3.12. Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights...................................................31
3.13. "Market Stand-Off" Agreement; Agreement to Furnish Information.................................31
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3.14. Rule 144 Reporting.............................................................................32
IV GOVERNANCE..............................................................................................32
4.1. The Board Prior to an Initial Public Offering..................................................32
4.2. The Board Subsequent to an Initial Public Offering.............................................34
4.3. Observers......................................................................................35
4.4. Advisors.......................................................................................36
4.5. Voting.........................................................................................37
4.6. General Consent Rights.........................................................................37
4.7. Consent Rights of FS Director..................................................................38
4.8. Board of Directors of CBRE.....................................................................39
V OTHER AGREEMENTS........................................................................................40
5.1. Financial Information..........................................................................40
5.2. Inspection Rights..............................................................................40
5.3. Confidentiality of Records.....................................................................40
5.4. Indemnification................................................................................41
VI MISCELLANEOUS...........................................................................................43
6.1. Additional Securities Subject to Agreement.....................................................43
6.2. Term...........................................................................................43
6.3. Notices........................................................................................44
6.4. Further Assurances.............................................................................46
6.5. Non-Assignability..............................................................................46
6.6. Amendment; Waiver..............................................................................47
6.7. Third Parties..................................................................................48
6.8. Governing Law..................................................................................48
6.9. Specific Performance...........................................................................48
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6.10. Entire Agreement...............................................................................48
6.11. Titles and Headings............................................................................48
6.12. Severability...................................................................................48
6.13. Counterparts...................................................................................49
6.14. Ownership of Shares............................................................................49
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SECURITYHOLDERS' AGREEMENT, dated as of July 20, 2001 (this
"Agreement"), among (i) CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Services, a Delaware corporation
("CBRE") and CBRE Holding, Inc. (the "Company"), (ii) RCBA Strategic Partners,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with its successors, "XXXX"),
(iii) Xxxx Strategic Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and
Affiliate (as defined below) of XXXX (together with its successors, "Xxxx
Strategic" and collectively with XXXX, the "XXXX Funds"), (iv) FS Equity
Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FSEP"), and FS Equity
Partners International, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FSEP
International," and together with FSEP and their respective successors, the "FS
Entities"), (v) DLJ Investment Funding, Inc. ("DLJ") and Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation ("CSFB" and together with DLJ, the "Note Investors"), (vi)
California Public Employees' Retirement System (together with its successors,
"CalPERS"), (vii) The Xxxx Holding Company, a California corporation (together
with its successors, "Xxxx"), Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx ("Xxxxx", and together with
CalPERS and Xxxx, the "Other Non-Management Investors"), and (viii) the
individuals identified on the signature pages hereto as "Management Investors"
(together, the "Management Investors"; collectively with the FS Entities, the
Note Investors and the Other Non-Management Investors, the "Non-XXXX
Investors").
RECITALS:
A. CBRE, the Company and XXXX XX Corp., a Delaware
Corporation ("Newco"), are parties to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of May 31, 2001 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which,
among other things, Newco merged with and into CBRE on the date hereof (the
"Merger") and CBRE became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
B. As a result of the Merger, on the date hereof, XXXX is
the largest holder of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (as defined below)
and the Non-XXXX Investors also hold outstanding shares of the Common Stock; and
C. The parties hereto wish to provide for certain matters
relating to their respective holdings of the Common Stock.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
INTRODUCTORY MATTERS
Defined Terms.
The following terms have the following meanings when used
herein with initial capital letters:
"Advisory Services" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any Person that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with, such Person. As used in this definition of "Affiliate"
and the definition of "Subsidiary," "control" (including, with
correlative meanings, "controlled by" and "under common control with")
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shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of management or policies, whether
through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership
interests, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary stated herein, the Company shall not be considered an
Affiliate of any Securityholder.
"Agreement" means this Agreement, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
the terms hereof.
"Anti-Dilution Agreement" means the Anti-Dilution Agreement,
dated as of July 20, 2001, among the Company and the Note Investors, as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Approved Sale" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
"Assumption Agreement" means an agreement in the form attached
hereto as EXHIBIT A whereby a transferee of Restricted Securities
becomes a party to, and agrees to be bound by, the terms of this
Agreement in the manner set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
"XXXX" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"XXXX Directors" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.1(c)(i).
"XXXX Funds" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"XXXX Holder" means (i) XXXX, (ii) Xxxx Strategic and (iii)
any Person to whom XXXX or Xxxx Strategic Transfers Registrable
Securities (but only to the extent of the Registrable Securities
acquired from XXXX or Xxxx Strategic) and, in the case of clause (iii),
which Person becomes bound by the provisions of this Agreement in the
manner set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
"XXXX Sale" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Bylaws" means the Bylaws of the Company as of the Closing, as
the same may be amended from time to time.
"Cause" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(j).
"CBRE" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Certificate of Incorporation" means the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company as of the Closing, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
"Claim Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).
"Class A Common Stock" means Class A common stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company.
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"Class B Common Stock" means Class B common stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company.
"Class B Securityholder" means any Securityholder that
beneficially owns shares of Class B Common Stock.
"Closing" means the Closing of the Merger.
"Common Stock" means Class A Common Stock and Class B Common
Stock, collectively.
"Company" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, the consolidated
net income of the Company and its subsidiaries for such period as set
forth in the consolidated financial statements of the Company, plus the
following of the Company and its subsidiaries to the extent deducted in
calculating such consolidated net income: (i) consolidated interest
expense, (ii) consolidated income tax expense, (iii) consolidated
depreciation expense and (iv) consolidated amortization expenses. (v)
any non-recurring fees, expenses or charges related to any equity
issuance, investment or acquisition or incurrence of Indebtedness, in
an amount not exceeding $5,000,000 for all such non-recurring fees,
expenses and charges, (vi) any non-recurring charges that are
associated with the CBRE 2001 Cost Reduction Plan announced prior to
the Closing and implemented within 90 days thereafter, in an aggregate
amount not exceeding $4,000,000, and (vii) all other non-cash losses,
expenses and charges of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
(excluding (x) the write-down of current assets and (y) any such
non-cash charge to the extent that it represents an accrual of or
reserve for cash expenditures in any future period) and minus (b)
without duplication (i) all cash payments made during such period on
account of reserves, restructuring charges and other non-cash charges
added to consolidated net income pursuant to clause (a)(vi) above in a
previous period and (ii) to the extent included in determining such
consolidated net income, any extraordinary gains for such period, all
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For
purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period that
includes the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2001, or June 30, 2001,
pro forma effect shall be given to the CBRE 2001 Cost Reduction Plan
(to the extent implemented but without duplication) as if such plan (to
the extent implemented) had been implemented January 1, 2001.
"Contribution Agreement" means that certain Amended and
Restated Contribution and Voting Agreement, dated as May 31, 2001,
among CBRE Holding, Inc., XXXX XX Corp., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P.,
FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P.,
Xxxxx, White and the other investors who are signatories thereto.
"DLJ Investors" means (i) DLJ, (ii) any Person to whom DLJ
Transfers Registrable Securities (but only to the extent of the
Registrable Securities acquired from DLJ) and, in the case of clause
(ii), which Person becomes bound by the provisions of this Agreement in
the manner set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
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"Drag-Along Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(b).
"Dragging Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
"Equity Securities" means (i) any Common Stock or other equity
security of the Company, (ii) any security convertible, with or without
consideration, into Common Stock or any other equity security of the
Company (including any option or other right to purchase or acquire
such a convertible security) and (iii) any option, warrant or other
right to purchase or acquire Common Stock or any other equity security
of the Company.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any similar federal statute then in effect, and a reference
to a particular section thereof shall be deemed to include a reference
to the comparable section, if any, of any such similar federal statute.
"Fair Market Value" means (i) with respect to cash
consideration, the total amount of such cash consideration in United
States dollars, (ii) with respect to non-cash consideration consisting
of publicly-traded securities, the average daily closing sales price of
such securities for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the date
of Fair Market Value of such securities is required to be determined
hereunder (with the closing price for each day being the last reported
sales price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place
on such day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices
regular way, in either case on the principal national securities
exchange on which such securities are listed and admitted to trading,
or, if not listed and admitted to trading on any such exchange on the
NASDAQ National Market System, or if not quoted on the NASDAQ National
Market System, the average of the closing bid and asked prices in the
over-the-counter market as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange
member firm selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose)
and (iii) with respect to non-cash consideration not consisting of
publicly-traded securities, such amount as is determined to be the fair
market value of the non-cash consideration as of the date such Fair
Market Value is required to be determined hereunder as determined in
good faith by the Board.
For the purposes of Section 2.2(a), if the Transferring
Securityholder or XXXX disputes in good faith the determination by the
Board pursuant to the above clause (iii) of the Fair Market Value of
the non-cash consideration to be paid for the Transfer Securities, then
the Transferring Securityholder or XXXX, as applicable, may require
that an investment bank selected by the Company and reasonably
acceptable to the Transferring Securityholder and XXXX determine such
Fair Market Value for the purposes of clause (iii).
For the purposes of Section 4.7(a)(ii), if the FS Director
believes in good faith that the Fair Market Value, determined pursuant
to the above clause (iii), of the consideration to be received for the
assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries to be sold under that Section
exceeds $75 million, then the FS Director may require that such Fair
Market Value be determined by an independent investment bank selected
by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the FS Director.
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The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of the investment
bank in making any Fair Market Value determination; provided, however
that in the case of the second paragraph of this definition of "Fair
Market Value", if the Transferring Securityholder does not have a good
faith belief that the Fair Market Value of the non-cash consideration
to be paid for the Transfer Securities, as determined pursuant to the
above clause (iii), is greater than or equal to $5 million, then the
fees and expenses of the investment bank in making any Fair Market
Value determination at the request of such Transferring Securityholder
under such circumstances shall be paid by such Transferring
Securityholder.
"FS Director" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c)(ii).
"FS Entities" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"FS Holder" means (i) each of the FS Entities and (ii) any
Person to whom either of the FS Entities Transfers Registrable
Securities or Restricted Securities (but only to the extent of the
Registrable Securities or Restricted Securities acquired from such FS
Entity) and, in the case of clause (ii), which Person becomes bound by
the provisions of this Agreement as a FS Party in the manner set forth
in Section 6.5 hereto.
"FS Parties" means (i) each of the FS Entities and (ii) any
Person to whom either of the FS Entities Transfers Restricted
Securities and, in the case of clause (ii), which Person becomes bound
by the provisions of this Agreement in the manner set forth in Section
6.5 hereto.
"FS Warrants" means (i) the warrants to acquire Common Stock
acquired by the FS Entities pursuant to the Contribution Agreement and
(ii) any shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of such
warrants.
"Holder" means any Person owning of record Registrable
Securities who (i) is a party to this Agreement on the date hereof or
(ii) subsequently agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions of
this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 6.5 of this
Agreement.
"Indebtedness" means any indebtedness for borrowed money.
"Indemnified Party" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.4(b).
"Initiating Holder" means, with respect to any registration
effected pursuant to Section 3.1, (i) the XXXX Holders in the event
that the Holder or Holders from whom a notice is received pursuant to
Section 3.1(a) that initiates such registration is a XXXX Holder, (ii)
the FS Holders in the event that the Holder or Holders from whom a
notice is received pursuant to Section 3.1(a) that initiates such
registration is a FS Holder, and (iii) the Note Investor Holders in the
event that the Holder or Holders from whom a notice is received
pursuant to Section 3.1(a) that initiates such registration is a Note
Investor Holder.
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"IPO" or "Initial Public Offering" means the completion of an
underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock pursuant to which the
Company becomes listed on a national securities exchange or on the
NASDAQ Stock Market.
"Issuance" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
"Legend" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).
"Losses" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(d).
"Losses and Expenses" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.4(a).
"Management Investors" has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
"Management Parties" means (i) each of the Management
Investors and (ii) any Person to whom any of the Management Investors
Transfers Restricted Securities and, in the case of clause (ii), which
Person becomes bound by the provisions of this Agreement in the manner
set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
"Material Securityholder" means XXXX, Xxxx Strategic, each of
the FS Entities, each of the Note Investor Parties that holds at least
1% of the total outstanding Common Stock as of such date, DLJ so long
as it and its affiliates, in the aggregate, hold at least 1% of the
total outstanding Common Stock as of such date, Malek, Koll, CalPERS
and any Securityholder who (as determined on a particular date)
beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, greater than 10% of
the total outstanding Common Stock as of such date.
"Merger" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Merger Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Newco" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"Non-XXXX Investors" has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.
"Non-XXXX Parties" means the FS Parties, the Note Investor
Parties, the Other Non-Management Parties and the Management Parties,
collectively.
"Notes" means the Company's 16.0% Senior Notes due July 20,
2011.
"Note Investor Holder" means (i) any Note Investors and (ii)
any Person to whom any Note Investor Transfers Registrable Securities
(but only to the extent of the Registrable Securities acquired from a
Note Investor) and, in the case of clause (ii), which Person becomes
bound by the provisions of this Agreement as an Investor Party in the
manner set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
"Note Investor Parties" means (i) any Note Investor and (ii)
any Person to whom a Note Investor Transfers Restricted Securities and,
in the case of clause (ii), which
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Person becomes bound by the provisions of this Agreement in the manner
set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
"Notice Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).
"Observer" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
"Offer Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
"Offer Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
"Other Holder" means any Holder other than a XXXX Holder, a FS
Holder or a Note Investor Holder.
"Other Non-Management Investors" has the meaning set forth in
the Preamble.
"Other Non-Management Parties" means (i) each of the Other
Non-Management Investors and (ii) any Person to whom either of the
Other Non-Management Investors Transfers Restricted Securities and, in
the case of clause (ii), which Person becomes bound by the provisions
of this Agreement in the manner set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
"Ownership" means, with respect to any Person, all matters
related to such Person's and such Person's Affiliates' (i) beneficial
ownership of Restricted Securities, (ii) due authorization of a
Transfer of such Restricted Securities, (iii) power to Transfer such
Restricted Securities, and (iv) non-violation of agreements, laws, etc.
relating to such Transfer of such Restricted Securities.
"Permitted Third Party Transfer Date" means the three year
anniversary of the date hereof.
"Permitted Transferees" means any Person to whom Restricted
Securities are Transferred by a Non-XXXX Party in a Transfer in
accordance with Section 2.3 and not in violation of this Agreement and
who is required to, and does, enter into an Assumption Agreement, and
includes any Person to whom a Permitted Transferee of a Non-XXXX Party
(or a Permitted Transferee of a Permitted Transferee) so further
Transfers Restricted Securities and who is required to, and does,
execute and deliver to the Company and XXXX an Assumption Agreement.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, trust, joint stock company, business trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or
other legal entity of any nature whatsoever.
"Proposed Transferee" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(a).
"Public Offering" means the sale of shares of any class of the
Common Stock to the public pursuant to an effective registration
statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or
any similar or successor form) filed under the Securities Act in
connection with an underwritten offering.
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"Purchase Agreement" means that certain Purchase Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and Credit Suisse
First Boston Corporation, pursuant to which, among other things, the
Company issued and sold to Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, and
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, purchased from the Company, the
Notes.
"Purchase Price" means the Fair Market Value of the
consideration paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Qualified Purchaser" means any Person to whom any
Transferring Securityholder wishes to sell Restricted Securities
pursuant to Section 2.2; provided that such Person (i) shall be
acceptable to XXXX (such acceptance to be evidence in writing and to
not be unreasonably withheld; it is understood that, if the proposed
Qualified Purchaser is a nationally-recognized private equity sponsor
or institutional equity investor, such consent will not be withheld
unless XXXX'x decision to withhold consent results from XXXX'x or any
of its Affiliate's direct experience with such proposed Qualified
Purchaser in connection with another actual or proposed transaction)
and (ii) execute and deliver to the Company and XXXX an Assumption
Agreement.
"Registrable Securities" means any shares of Common Stock held
by the Securityholders, including as a result of the exercise of
options or warrants to acquire Common Stock. For purposes of this
Agreement, any Registrable Securities held by any Person will cease to
be Registrable Securities when (A) a registration statement covering
such Registrable Securities has been declared effective and such
Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective
registration statement, (B) the registration rights of the holder of
such Registrable Securities have terminated pursuant to Section 3.7
hereto, or (C) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
"Registration Expenses" means all expenses incident to
performance of or compliance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof,
including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees,
printing, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and expenses of listing
the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange, rating agency
fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of its
independent public accountants, reasonable fees and disbursements of a
single special counsel for the Holders selected in accordance with
Section 3.5, blue sky fees and expenses and the expense of any special
audits incident to or required by any such registration (including
"cold comfort" letters), fees and disbursements of underwriters
customarily paid by the issuers or sellers of securities (including
liability insurance but excluding Selling Expenses), and other
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Holders (but excluding the
compensation of regular employees of the Company which shall be paid in
any event by the Company).
"Related Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.
"Relevant Period" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(c)(iv).
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"Restricted Period" means the period beginning on the date
hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the ten year anniversary of the
date hereof and (ii) the date of the Initial Public Offering.
"Restricted Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a).
"Right" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(a).
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
"SEC" or "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may
be amended from time to time.
"Securityholder" means each of the holders of Common Stock or
the FS Warrants who are parties to this Agreement or an Assumption
Agreement.
"Selling Expenses" means all underwriting discounts and
selling commissions and transfer taxes applicable to the sale.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any other
Person (i) of which (or in which) such first Person beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the outstanding capital stock or
other equity interests having ordinary voting power to elect the Board
of Directors or any equivalent body of such other Person or (ii) of
which such first Person or its Subsidiary is a general partner,
managing member or an equivalent.
"Tagging Securityholder" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(a).
"Third Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
"Transfer" means a transfer, sale, assignment, pledge,
hypothecation or other disposition (including, without limitation, by
operation of law), whether directly or indirectly pursuant to the
creation of a derivative security, the grant of an option or other
right; provided, however, that a Transfer shall not include a pledge by
a Securityholder that is a fund that invests in bank loans to its
trustee.
"Transfer Offer" means the offer to sell the Transfer
Securities owned by the Transferring Securityholder to XXXX or one or
more of its assignees in accordance with Section 2.2(a).
"Transfer Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).
"Transfer Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a).
"Transferring Securityholder" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a).
"Twelve-Month Normalized EBITDA" means, as of any date, the
Consolidated EBITDA for the 12-month period ending on the last day of
the most recent quarter for
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which consolidated financial statements of the Company have been filed
with the SEC (or, if the Company is not then filing such statements
with the SEC, the most recent quarter for which such statements are
available); provided, however that such determination of Consolidated
EBITDA shall be adjusted for such period to (i) include the pro forma
effects for the entire period of any acquisitions or dispositions by
the Company since the beginning of such period and (ii) disregard any
extraordinary or similar one-time charges or revenues of the Company.
"Violation" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a).
"White" means W. Xxxxx Xxxxx.
"Xxxxx" means Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx.
Construction.
The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the
language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of
strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context
otherwise requires: (a) "or" is disjunctive but not exclusive, (b) words in the
singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (c) the
words "hereof," "herein," and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used
in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
TRANSFERS
Limitations on Transfer.
Each Securityholder hereby agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly,
Transfer any shares of Common Stock or FS Warrants (collectively, the
"Restricted Securities") unless such Transfer complies with the provisions
hereof and (i) such Transfer is pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and has been registered under all applicable state
securities or "blue sky" laws or (ii) (A) such Securityholder shall have
furnished the Company with a written opinion of counsel in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that no such registration
is required because of the availability of an exemption from registration under
the Securities Act and (B) the Company shall be reasonably satisfied that no
such registration is required because of the availability of exemptions from
registration under all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws.
During the Restricted Period,
each of the Non-XXXX Parties may not Transfer any Restricted Securities other
than (x) pursuant to Sections 2.3, 2.4 or 2.5, and (y) with respect to the FS
Parties, the Note Investor Parties and the Other Non-Management Parties only,
Transfers after the Permitted Third Party Transfer Date to Persons other than a
Permitted Transferee of the Securityholder making the Transfer (subject to prior
compliance in full with Section 2.2 and such Persons executing and delivering
Assumption Agreements to the Company); and
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XXXX and its Affiliates will not Transfer any Restricted Securities in a
transaction subject to Section 2.4 unless Section 2.4 is complied with in full
prior to such Transfer.
In the event of any purported Transfer by any of the Securityholders of any
Restricted Securities in violation of the provisions of this Agreement, such
purported Transfer will be void and of no effect and the Company will not give
effect to such Transfer.
Each certificate representing Restricted Securities issued to the
Securityholders will bear a legend on the face thereof substantially to the
following effect (with such additions thereto or changes therein as the Company
may be advised by counsel are required by law or necessary to give full effect
to this Agreement, the "Legend"):
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A
SECURITYHOLDERS' AGREEMENT AMONG CBRE HOLDING, INC., RCBA STRATEGIC
PARTNERS, L.P., XXXX STRATEGIC PARTNERS II, L.P., FS EQUITY PARTNERS
III, L.P., FS EQUITY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, L.P., THE XXXX HOLDING
COMPANY, CALPERS, XXXXXXXX X. XXXXX, DLJ INVESTMENT FUNDING, INC.,
CERTAIN MANAGEMENT INVESTORS, THE OTHER INVESTORS NAMED THEREIN AND CB
XXXXXXX XXXXX SERVICES, INC., A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE,
HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF SUCH STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE
PROVISIONS OF SUCH SECURITYHOLDERS' AGREEMENT."
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THAT
ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE."
The Legend will be removed by the Company by the delivery of substitute
certificates without such Legend in the event of (i) a Transfer permitted by
this Agreement in which the Permitted Transferee is not required to enter into
an Assumption Agreement or (ii) the termination of Article II pursuant to the
terms hereof; provided, however, that the second paragraph of the Legend will
only be removed if at such time it is no longer required for purposes of
applicable securities laws and, if requested by the Company, the Company
receives an opinion to such effect of counsel to the applicable Securityholder
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
Right of First Offer.
If, following the Permitted Third Party Transfer Date, any of the FS Parties,
the Note Investor Parties or the Other Non-Management Parties (each, a
"Transferring Securityholder") desires to
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Transfer all or any portion of the Restricted Securities (the "Transfer
Securities") then owned by such Transferring Securityholder to a Person that is
not a Permitted Transferee of the Transferring Securityholder, such Transferring
Securityholder shall provide XXXX with a written notice (the "Offer Notice")
setting forth: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be
Transferred and (ii) the material terms and conditions of the proposed transfer
including the minimum price (the "Offer Price") at which such Transferring
Securityholder proposes to Transfer such shares. The Offer Notice shall also
constitute an irrevocable offer to sell the Transfer Securities to XXXX or, at
XXXX'x option following receipt of the Offer Notice, to one or more assignees of
XXXX (subject to such assignee's or assignees' delivery of an Assumption
Agreement in compliance with Section 6.5 hereof) (x) at the Offer Price and on
the same terms and conditions as the Transfer Offer or (y) if the Transfer Offer
includes any consideration other than cash, at the option of XXXX or such
assignee, at a cash price equal to the Fair Market Value of such non-cash
consideration (the "Transfer Consideration").
If XXXX or its assignee wishes to accept the offer set forth in the Offer
Notice, XXXX or such assignee shall deliver within 15 business days of receipt
of the Offer Notice (such period, the "Election Period") an irrevocable notice
of acceptance to the Transferring Securityholder (the "Acceptance Notice"),
which Notice shall indicate the form of Transfer Consideration chosen (to the
extent that the Transfer Offer includes any consideration other than cash). XXXX
or its assignee may accept such offer for any or all of the Transfer Securities,
provided, however, that if XXXX or its assignee agrees to purchase less than all
of the Transfer Securities specified in the Offer Notice, then the Transferring
Securityholder can choose not to sell any shares to XXXX or its assignee, as
applicable, by delivering written notice thereof to XXXX or such assignee within
five Business Days of the Transferring Securityholder's receipt of the
Acceptance Notice. In the event that the Transferring Securityholder elects not
to sell any shares to XXXX or its assignee pursuant to the proviso in the
immediately preceding sentence, such Transferring Shareholder may transfer the
Transfer Securities to one or more Qualified Purchasers pursuant to Section
2.2(c) only if such Qualified Purchasers purchase in the aggregate at least as
many shares of the Transfer Securities as XXXX had agreed to purchase.
If the option to purchase the Transfer Securities represented by the Offer
Notice is accepted on a timely basis by XXXX or its assignee, in accordance with
all the terms specified in Section 2.2(b) and such acceptance (if it is for less
than all of the Transfer Securities) has not been rejected by the Transferring
Securityholder, no later than the later of (x) 30 business days after the date
of the receipt by XXXX of the Offer Notice or (y) the second business day after
the receipt of any necessary governmental approvals (including, without
limitation, the expiration or early termination of any applicable waiting
periods under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended), XXXX (or its assignee), as applicable, shall deliver payment by wire
transfer of immediately available funds, to the extent the Transfer
Consideration is cash, and/or by delivery of the non-cash Transfer Consideration
(to the extent chosen by XXXX or its assignee), to such Transferring
Securityholder against delivery of certificates or other instruments
representing the Common Stock so purchased, appropriately endorsed by such
Transferring Securityholder. Each Transferring Securityholder shall deliver its
shares of Common Stock free and clear of all liens, claims, options, pledges,
encumbrances and security interests. To the extent XXXX or its assignee (i) has
not given notice of its acceptance of the offer represented by the Offer Notice
to purchase all of the Transfer Securities prior to the expiration of the
Election Period, (ii) has accepted as to less than all of the Transfer
Securities
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and such acceptance has been rejected by the Transferring Securityholder, (iii)
has accepted as to less than all of the Transfer Securities and such acceptance
has not been rejected by the Transferring Securityholder, or (iv) has not
tendered the Purchase Price for the Transfer Securities in the manner and within
the period set forth above in this Section 2.2(c), such Transferring
Securityholder shall be free (subject to the last sentence of Section 2.2(b))
for a period of 120 days from the end of the Election Period to transfer the
Transfer Securities (or in the case of the foregoing clause (iii), such
remaining portion of the Transfer Securities) to a Qualified Purchaser at a
price equal to or greater than the Offer Price and otherwise on terms which are
no more favorable in any material respect to such Qualified Purchaser than the
terms and conditions set forth in the Offer Notice. If for any reason such
Transferring Securityholder does not transfer the Transfer Securities (or in the
case of the foregoing clause (iii), such remaining portion of the Transfer
Securities) to a Qualified Purchaser on such terms and conditions or if such
Transferring Securityholder wishes to Transfer the Transfer Securities (or in
the case of the foregoing clause (iii), such remaining portion of the Transfer
Securities) at a lower Purchase Price or on terms which are more favorable in
any material respect to a Qualified Purchaser than those set forth in the Offer
Notice, the provisions of this Section 2.2 shall again be applicable to the
Transfer Securities (or in the case of the foregoing clause (iii), such
remaining portion of the Transfer Securities); provided that if the Transferring
Securityholder does not transfer all of the Transfer Securities (or in the case
of the foregoing clause (iii), such remaining portion of the Transfer
Securities) to a Qualifying Purchaser within 120 days from the end of the
Election Period (the "Transfer Period") then such Transferring Securityholder
may not deliver another Offer Notice until 90 days have elapsed since the end of
the Transfer Period.
Certain Permitted Transfers.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, each Non-XXXX Party shall be entitled from time to time to Transfer
any or all of the Restricted Securities held by it to (i) any of its Affiliates,
(ii) in the case of each of the Note Investor Parties, its employees, (iii) in
the case of each of the Note Investor Parties, to a transferee of Notes in
connection with the Transfer of such Notes (or an affiliate of such transferee),
(iv) in the case of the FS Entities, beginning on April 12, 2003, on a pro rata
basis to the partners of such Transferor, (v) in the case of any Non-XXXX Party
(including any transferee that receives shares from an FS Entity pursuant to
clause (iv) of this Section 2.3) who is an individual, (A) such Transferor's
spouse or direct lineal descendants (including adopted children) or antecedents,
(B) a charitable remainder trust or trust, in each case the current
beneficiaries of which, or to a corporation or partnership, the stockholders or
limited or general partners of which, include only such transferor and/or such
transferor's spouse and/or such transferor's direct lineal descendants
(including adopted children) or antecedents, or (C) the executor, administrator,
testamentary trustee, legatee or beneficiary of any deceased transferor holding
Restricted Securities or (vi) in the case of a transferee from an FS Entity
pursuant to clause (iv) of this Section 2.3 that is a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, trust or other entity, pro rata without payment of
consideration, to its shareholders, partners, members, beneficiaries or other
entity owners, as the case may be; provided that with respect to each of the
foregoing (x) any such transferee duly executes and delivers an Assumption
Agreement, (y) each such transferee pursuant to clause (i) or (v) shall, and
each such Transferring Non-XXXX Party shall cause such transferee (and, if
applicable, such transferee's spouse) to, Transfer back to such Transferring
Non-XXXX Party any Restricted Securities it owns prior to such transferee
ceasing to satisfy any of the foregoing
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clause (i) or (v) of this Section 2.3 with respect to its relationship to such
Transferring Non-XXXX Party, and (z) (1) if requested by the Company the Company
has been furnished with an opinion of counsel in connection with such Transfer,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such Transfer
is exempt from or not subject to the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities
Act and (2) the Company shall be reasonably satisfied that such Transfer is
exempt from or not subject to any other applicable securities laws.
Tag-Along Rights.
Prior to an Initial Public Offering, with respect to any proposed Transfer by
XXXX and its Affiliates of shares of Common Stock to any Person other than XXXX
and its Affiliates (each a "Third Party") (other than in a Public Offering,
which shall be subject to Article III), whether pursuant to a stock sale,
merger, consolidation, a tender or exchange offer or any other transaction (any
such transaction, a "XXXX Sale"), XXXX and its Affiliates will have the
obligation, and each of the Non-XXXX Parties will have the right, to require the
proposed transferee or acquiring Person (a "Proposed Transferee") to purchase
from each of the Non-XXXX Parties who exercises its rights under Section 2.4(b)
(a "Tagging Securityholder") a number of shares of Common Stock up to the
product (rounded to the nearest whole number of shares) of (i) the quotient
determined by dividing (A) the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock owned by such Tagging Securityholder by (B) the aggregate number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock and (ii) the total number of shares of Common
Stock proposed to be directly or indirectly Transferred to the Proposed
Transferee, at the same price per share and upon the same terms and conditions
(including, without limitation, time of payment and form of consideration) as to
be paid by and given to XXXX and/or its Affiliates (as applicable). In order to
be entitled to exercise its right to sell shares of Common Stock to the Proposed
Transferee pursuant to this Section 2.4, each Tagging Securityholder must agree
to make to the Proposed Transferee the same covenants, indemnities (with respect
to all matters other than XXXX'x and/or its Affiliates' Ownership of Common
Stock) and agreements as XXXX and/or its Affiliate (as applicable) agrees to
make in connection with the XXXX Sale and such representations and warranties
(and related indemnification) as to its Ownership of its Common Stock as are
given by XXXX and/or its Affiliate (as applicable) with respect to such party's
Ownership of Common Stock; provided, that all such covenants, indemnities and
agreements shall be made by each Tagging Securityholder, severally and not
jointly, and that the liabilities thereunder (other than with respect to
Ownership, which shall be borne entirely by the Securityholder making the
representation) shall be borne on a pro rata basis based on the number of shares
Transferred by each of XXXX, and its Affiliates and the Tagging Securityholders;
provided, however, that in no event shall any Tagging Securityholder's
liabilities exceed the total net proceeds from such Transfer received by such
Tagging Securityholder. Each Tagging Securityholder will be responsible for its
proportionate share of the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by XXXX and
its Affiliates in connection with the XXXX Sale to the extent not paid or
reimbursed by the Company or the Proposed Transferee.
XXXX will give notice to each Tagging Securityholder of each proposed XXXX Sale
at least 15 business days prior to the proposed consummation of such XXXX Sale,
setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be so
Transferred, the name and address of the Proposed Transferee, the proposed
amount and form of consideration (and if such consideration consists in part or
in whole of property other than cash, XXXX will provide such information, to the
extent
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reasonably available to XXXX, relating to such consideration as the Tagging
Securityholder may reasonably request in order to evaluate such non-cash
consideration) and other terms and conditions of payment offered by the Proposed
Transferee. The tag-along rights provided by this Section 2.4 must be exercised
by each Tagging Securityholder within 10 business days following receipt of the
notice required by the preceding sentence by delivery of an irrevocable written
notice to XXXX indicating such Tagging Securityholder's exercise of its, her or
his rights and specifying the number of shares of Common Stock it, she or he
desires to sell. The Tagging Securityholder will be entitled under this Section
2.4 to Transfer to the Proposed Transferee the number of shares of Common Stock
determined in accordance with Section 2.4(a).
If any Tagging Securityholder exercises its, her or his rights under Section
2.4(a), the closing of the purchase of the Common Stock with respect to which
such rights have been exercised is subject to, and will take place concurrently
with, the closing of the sale of XXXX'x or its Affiliate's Common Stock to the
Proposed Transferee.
Drag-Along Rights.
If XXXX and/or its Affiliates (in such capacity, the "Dragging Party") agree to
Transfer to a Third Party or a group of Third Parties (other than in a Public
Offering) a majority of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by XXXX
and its Affiliates at the time of such Transfer, then each of the Non-XXXX
Parties hereby agrees that, if requested by the Dragging Party, it will Transfer
to such Third Party on the same terms and conditions (including, without
limitation, time of payment and form of consideration, but subject to Section
2.5(b)) as to be paid and given to the Dragging Party, the same portion (as
determined by the immediately succeeding sentence) of such Non-XXXX Party's
Restricted Securities as is being Transferred by XXXX and its Affiliates. Each
Non-XXXX Party can be required to sell pursuant to this Section 2.5 that number
of Restricted Securities equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) a
fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock to be Transferred by XXXX and its Affiliates and (B) the denominator of
which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock owned by XXXX and its
Affiliates at the time of the Transfer by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock owned by such Non-XXXX Party (including for these purposes all
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, exchange or conversion of other
Equity Securities).
The Dragging Party will give notice (the "Drag-Along Notice") to each of the
Non-XXXX Parties of any proposed Transfer giving rise to the rights of the
Dragging Party set forth in Section 2.5(a) at least ten (10) calendar days prior
to such Transfer. The Drag-Along Notice will set forth the number of shares of
Common Stock proposed to be so Transferred, the name of the Proposed Transferee,
the proposed amount and form of consideration (and if such consideration
consists in part or in whole of property other than cash, the Dragging Party
will provide such information, to the extent reasonably available to the
Dragging Party, relating to such consideration as the Non-XXXX Parties may
reasonably request in order to evaluate such non-cash consideration), the number
of Restricted Securities sought and the other terms and conditions of the
proposed Transfer. In connection with any such Transfer, such Non-XXXX Parties
shall be obligated only to (i) make representations and warranties (and provide
related indemnification) as to their respective individual Ownership of
Restricted Securities (and then only to the same extent such representations and
warranties are given by the Dragging Party with
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respect to its Ownership of Common Stock), (ii) agree to pay its pro rata share
(based on the number of shares transferred by each stockholder in such
transaction) of any liability arising out of any representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements of the selling Securityholders that survive the closing
of such transaction and do not relate to Ownership of Restricted Securities;
provided, however, that in no event shall any Non-XXXX Party's liabilities
exceed the total net proceeds from such Transfer received by such Non-XXXX
Party; provided, further that this Section 2.5(b)(ii) shall not apply if, no
later than five (5) calendar days after receipt of the Drag-Along Notice by the
FS Entities, the FS Entities deliver to XXXX a certificate signed by the FS
Entities certifying in good faith that they (x) do not desire to Transfer any of
the Restricted Securities beneficially owned by them in the proposed Transfer
set forth in the Drag-Along Notice and (y) would not exercise their rights
pursuant to Section 2.4 hereto in connection with such proposed Transfer if XXXX
had not otherwise delivered a Drag-Along Notice with respect thereto, and (iii)
agree to pay their proportionate share of the reasonable costs incurred in
connection with such transaction to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the
Company or the Proposed Transferee. If the Transfer referred to in the
Drag-Along Notice is not consummated within 120 days from the date of the
Drag-Along Notice, the Dragging Party must deliver another Drag-Along Notice in
order to exercise its rights under this Section 2.5 with respect to such
Transfer or any other Transfer.
If XXXX approves (i) any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other business
combination involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) the sale of
all of the business or assets of, or substantially all of the assets of, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (any of the foregoing events, a
"Transaction"), then each of the Non-XXXX Parties agrees to vote all shares of
Common Stock held by it or its Affiliates to approve such Transaction and not to
exercise any appraisal or dissenters' rights available to such Non-XXXX Parties
under any rule, regulation, statute, agreement among the stockholders, the
Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or otherwise.
Participation Right.
The Company shall not issue (an "Issuance") additional Equity Securities of the
Company after the date hereof to any Person (other than (i) Equity Securities
issued upon the exchange, exercise or conversion of other Equity Securities in
accordance with the terms thereof, (ii) Equity Securities issued in connection
with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization of the Company, as long
as the same is fully proportionate for each class of affected security and
entails equal treatment for all shares or units of such class, (iii) Equity
Securities issued by the Company pursuant to the acquisition by the Company or
its Subsidiaries of another Person or a material portion of the assets thereof,
by merger, purchase of assets or otherwise in consideration for the assets
and/or equity securities so acquired, (iv) Equity Securities issued to
employees, officers, directors, or consultants of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, (v) Equity Securities issued in connection with a Public Offering,
(vi) Equity Securities issued to customers, venders, lenders, and other
non-equity financing sources, lessors of equipment and other providers of goods
or services to the Company or its Subsidiaries or (vii) Equity Securities issued
pursuant to the Anti-Dilution Agreement, each of which will not be subject to
this Section 2.6), unless, prior to such Issuance, the Company notifies each
Securityholder party hereto in writing of the Issuance and grants to each such
Securityholder or, at such Securityholder's election, one of its Affiliates, the
right (the "Right") to subscribe for and purchase such Securityholder's pro rata
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share (determined as provided below) of such additional Equity Securities so
issued at the same price and upon the same terms and conditions as issued in the
Issuance. Each Securityholder's pro rata share is equal to the ratio of (A) the
number of shares of Common Stock owned by such Securityholder (including for
these purposes all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, exchange or
conversion of other Equity Securities) to (B) the total number of shares of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock (including for these purposes all shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise, exchange or conversion of other Equity
Securities) immediately prior to the issuance of the Equity Securities.
The Right may be exercised by each Securityholder party hereto or its Affiliates
at any time by written notice to the Company received by the Company within 10
business days after receipt of notice from the Company of the Issuance, and the
closing of the purchase and sale pursuant to the exercise of the Right shall
occur at least 20 business days after the giving of the notice of the Issuance
by the Company and prior to or concurrently with the closing of the Issuance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing (i) the Right shall not apply to any Issuance, pro
rata, to all holders of Common Stock and (ii) the Company shall not be required
to offer or sell any Equity Security to any Securityholder who is not an
"accredited investor" as defined in Regulation D of the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act or who would cause the Company to
be in violation of applicable federal securities laws by virtue of such offer or
sale.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Demand Registration.
Subject to the conditions of this Section 3.1, if the Company shall receive a
written request from (i) XXXX Holders holding not less than 25% of the
Registrable Securities then outstanding held by the XXXX Holders, (ii) FS
Holders holding not less than 25% of the Registrable Securities then outstanding
held by the FS Holders or (iii) Note Investor Holders holding not less than 25%
of the Registrable Securities then outstanding held by the Note Investor
Holders, that the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act
covering the registration of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall,
within five (5) days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such request
to all Holders, who must respond in writing within fifteen (15) days requesting
inclusion in the registration. The request must specify the amount and intended
disposition of such Registrable Securities. The Company, subject to the
limitations of this Section 3.1, must use its best efforts to effect, as soon as
practicable, the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable
Securities that the Holders request to be registered in accordance with this
Section 3.1 together with any other securities of the Company entitled to
inclusion in such registration.
If the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities
covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the
Company as a part of their request made pursuant to this Section 3.1 and the
Company shall include such information in the written notice referred to in
Section 3.1(a). In such event, the right of any Holder to include its
Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such
Holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder's
Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by
a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such
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Holder) to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their
securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement
in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such
underwriting by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders (which
underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.1, if the managing
underwriter advises the Company in writing that marketing factors require a
limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten (including Registrable
Securities) because the number of securities to be underwritten is likely to
have an adverse effect on the price, timing or the distribution of the
securities to be offered, then the Company shall so advise all Holders of
Registrable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto,
and the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting shall be
allocated among participating Holders, (i) first among the Initiating Holders,
and, if any Initiating Holder is XXXX, CalPERS as nearly as possible on a pro
rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by all such
Initiating Holders and, if applicable, CalPERS, and (ii) second to the extent
all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such underwriting by the
Initiating Holders have been included, among the Holders requesting inclusion of
Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering (other than the Initiating
Holders and, if applicable, CalPERS), as nearly as possible on a pro rata basis
based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by all such Holders.
Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be
withdrawn from the registration. To facilitate the allocation of shares in
accordance with the foregoing, the Company or the underwriters may round the
number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares.
The Company shall not be required to effect a registration pursuant to this
Section 3.1:
prior to the date one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of
the registration statement pertaining to the Initial Public Offering;
in the case of (x) a registration requested by XXXX Holders pursuant to Section
3.1(a)(i), after the Company has effected six (6) registrations requested by
XXXX Holders pursuant to such Section, (y) a registration requested by FS
Holders pursuant to Section 3.1(a)(ii), after the Company has effected three (3)
registrations requested by FS Holders pursuant to such Section, and (z) a
registration requested by Note Investor Holders pursuant to Section 3.1(a)(iii),
after the Company has effected one (1) registration requested by Note Investor
Holders pursuant to such Section;
if the anticipated aggregate gross proceeds to be received by such Holders are
less than $2,000,000;
if within five (5) days of receipt of a written request from the Initiating
Holders pursuant to Section 3.1(a), the Company in good faith gives notice to
the Initiating Holders of the Company's intention to make a public offering
within ninety (90) days in which case Section 3.2 shall govern; provided that if
the Company does not file a registration statement under the Securities Act
relating to such public offering within such ninety (90) day period (such 90 day
period being referred to herein as the "Relevant Period") the Company shall be
prohibited from delivering additional notices pursuant to this Section
3.1(c)(iv) until the 181st day following the last day of the Relevant Period; or
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if the Company shall furnish to Holders requesting a registration statement
pursuant to this Section 3.1, a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board
stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be seriously
detrimental to the Company for such registration statement to be effected at
such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer such filing
for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of
the Initiating Holders; provided that the Company shall not defer filings
pursuant to this clause (v) more than an aggregate of ninety (90) days in any
twelve (12) month period.
The Company shall select the registration statement form for any registration
pursuant to Section 3.1, but shall cooperate with the requests of the Initiating
Shareholders or managing underwriters selected by them as to the inclusion
therein of information not specifically required by such form.
Piggyback Registrations.
The Company shall notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in writing at
least fifteen (15) days prior to the filing of any registration statement under
the Securities Act for purposes of a public offering of securities of the
Company (including, but not limited to, registration statements relating to
secondary offerings of securities of the Company, but excluding (i) registration
statements relating to employee benefit plans or with respect to corporate
reorganizations or other transactions under Rule 145 of the Securities Act; (ii)
any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 3.1 (with respect to which
the Holders rights to participate in such registered offering shall be governed
by Section 3.1); and (iii) any registration statement relating to the Initial
Public Offering unless Registrable Securities of XXXX or its Affiliates are to
be sold in an IPO) and, subject to Section 3.13(a), will use its best efforts to
afford each such Holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement
all or part of such Registrable Securities held by such Holder. Each Holder
desiring to include in any such registration statement all or any part of the
Registrable Securities held by it shall, within fifteen (15) days after the
above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in writing. Such
notice shall state the intended method of disposition of the Registrable
Securities by such Holder. If a Holder decides not to include all of its
Registrable Securities in any registration statement thereafter filed by the
Company, such Holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include
any Registrable Securities in any subsequent registration statement or
registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings
of its securities, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
If the registration statement under which the Company gives notice under this
Section 3.2 is for an underwritten offering, the Company shall so advise the
Holders of Registrable Securities as part of the written notice provided to the
Holders pursuant to Section 3.2(a). In such event, the right of any such Holder
to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be
conditioned upon such Holder's participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of such Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the
extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable
Securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement
in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such
underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be
underwritten (including Registrable Securities) in an offering
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subject to this Section 3.2 because the number of securities to be underwritten
is likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or the distribution of
securities to be offered, then the Company shall so advise all Holders of
Registrable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto,
and the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting shall be
allocated, first, to the Company and second, to the Holders on a pro rata basis
based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders. No such
reduction shall (i) reduce the securities being offered by the Company for its
own account to be included in the registration and underwriting, or (ii) reduce
the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the registration
below twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount of securities included in
such registration, unless such offering does not include shares of any other
selling shareholders, in which event any or all of the Registrable Securities of
the Holders may be excluded in accordance with the immediately preceding
sentence.
The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration
initiated by it under this Section 3.2 prior to the effectiveness of such
registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such
registration. The Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be
borne by the Company in accordance with Section 3.3 hereof.
Expenses of Registration.
Except as specifically provided herein, all Registration
Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or
compliance pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 herein shall be borne by the
Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in connection with any registrations
hereunder, shall be borne by the Holders of the Registrable Securities so
registered pro rata on the basis of the number of shares so registered. The
Company shall not, however, be required to pay for expenses of any registration
proceeding begun pursuant to Section 3.1, the request of which has been
subsequently withdrawn by the Initiating Holders unless (a) the withdrawal is
based upon material adverse information concerning the Company of which the
Initiating Holders were not aware at the time of such request or (b) (x) XXXX
Holders holding not less than 50% of the Registrable Securities then outstanding
held by all XXXX Holders, in the case of a registration requested pursuant to
Section 3.1(a)(i), (y) FS Holders holding not less than 50% of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding held by all FS Holders, in the case of a
registration requested pursuant to Section 3.1(a)(ii), or (z) Note Investor
Holders holding not less than 50% of the Registrable Securities then outstanding
held by all Note Investor Holders, in the case of a registration requested
pursuant to Section 3.1(iii), agree to forfeit their right to one requested
registration pursuant to Section 3.1, as applicable, in which event such right
shall be forfeited by all XXXX Holders, in the case of clause (x), all FS
Holders in the case of clause (y) and all Note Investor Holders in the case of
clause (z). If the Holders are required to pay the Registration Expenses, such
expenses shall be borne by the holders of securities (including Registrable
Securities) requesting such registration in proportion to the number of shares
for which registration was requested. If the Company is required to pay the
Registration Expenses of a withdrawn offering pursuant to clause (a) above, then
the Holders shall not forfeit their rights pursuant to Section 3.1 to a demand
registration.
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Effective Registration Statement.
A registration requested pursuant to Section 3.1 will not be
deemed to have been effected unless it has become effective and all of the
Registrable Securities registered thereunder have been sold; provided, that if
within 180 days after it has become effective, the offering of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such registration is interfered with by any stop order,
injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or other governmental
entity, such registration shall be deemed not to have been effected.
Selection of Counsel.
In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities
pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2 hereof, the Holders of a majority in interest of
the Initiating Holders (or the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities covered by the registration pursuant to Section 3.2) may select one
counsel to represent all Holders of Registrable Securities covered by such
registration; provided, however, that in the event that the counsel selected as
provided above is also acting as counsel to the Company in connection with such
registration, the remaining Holders shall be entitled to select one additional
counsel to represent all such remaining Holders.
Obligations of the Company.
Whenever required to effect the registration of any
Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably
possible:
(1) in the case of a registration initiated under Section 3.1 prepare and, in
any event within ninety (90) days after the receipt of the notice contemplated
by Section 3.1(a), file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to
such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration
statement to become effective, and, (2) in the case of any registration effected
under Section 3.1, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement
effective for up to one hundred and eighty (180) days or, if earlier, until the
Holder or Holders have completed the distribution related thereto.
Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
registration statement; provided, that before filing a registration statement or
prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will furnish
to counsel (selected pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof) for the Holders of
Registrable Securities copies of all documents proposed to be filed, which
documents will be subject to the review of such counsel.
Furnish to each Holder such number of copies of such registration statement and
of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits
filed therewith including any documents incorporated by reference), such number
of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement (including
each preliminary prospectus and summary prospectus), in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Holder may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable
Securities owned by such Holder.
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Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such
registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, request, and do
any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable
to enable such Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided, that the Company shall
not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to
do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such
states or jurisdictions unless the Company is already subject to service in such
jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act.
Use its best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental entities as may be necessary to enable the Holders thereof to
consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
Enter into such customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in
customary form), which may include indemnification provisions in favor of
underwriters and other Persons in addition to, or in substitution for the
provisions of Section 3.9 hereof, and take such other actions as Holders of a
majority of shares of such Registrable Securities or the underwriters, if any,
reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities.
Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of
which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and prepare and
furnish to each Holder any supplement or amendment necessary so that the
supplemented or amended prospectus no longer includes such untrue or misleading
statements or omissions of material fact.
Otherwise comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission,
and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable
(but not more than 18 months) after the effective date of the registration
statement, an earnings statement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act.
Use its best efforts to list such Registrable Securities on any securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed if such Registrable Securities
are not already so listed and if such listing is then permitted under the rules
of such exchange, and use its best efforts to provide a transfer agent and
registrar for such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement
not later than the effective date of such registration statement.
Furnish, at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being registered in the registration, on the date that such
Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such
securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not
being sold through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement
with respect to such securities becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated as of
such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such
registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in
an underwritten public offering and reasonably satisfactory in form, substance
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and scope to a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders (or Holders
requesting registration in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 3.2),
addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting
registration of Registrable Securities and (ii) a "cold comfort" letter dated as
of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company,
in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public
accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and reasonably
satisfactory to a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders (or Holders
requesting registration in the case of a registration pursuant to Section 3.2),
addressed to the underwriters, if any, and if permitted by applicable accounting
standards, to the Holders requesting registration of Registrable Securities.
Make available for inspection by any Holder of such Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement, by any underwriter participating in any
disposition to be effected pursuant to such registration statement and by any
attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such Holder or any such
underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate
documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company's
officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested
by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection
with such registration statement.
Notify counsel (selected pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof) for the Holders of
Registrable Securities included in such registration statement and the managing
underwriter or agent, immediately, and confirm the notice in writing (i) when
the registration statement, or any post-effective amendment to the registration
statement, shall have become effective, or any supplement to the prospectus or
any amendment prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any
comments from the Commission, (iii) of any request of the Commission to amend
the registration statement or amend or supplement the prospectus or for
additional information, and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the
suspension of the qualification of the registration statement for offering or
sale in any jurisdiction, or of the institution or threatening of any legal
actions for any of such purposes.
Make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus and, if any such
order is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest
possible moment.
If requested by the managing underwriter or agent or any Holder of Registrable
Securities covered by the registration statement, promptly incorporate in a
prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the
managing underwriter or agent or such Holder reasonably requests to be included
therein, including, with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being
sold by such Holder to such underwriter or agent, the Purchase Price being paid
therefor by such underwriter or agent and with respect to any other terms of the
underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering;
and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective
amendment as soon as practicable after being notified of the matters
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.
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Cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by the registration
statement and the managing underwriter or agent, if any, to facilitate the
timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive
legends) representing securities to be sold under the registration statement,
and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such
names as the managing underwriter or agent, if any, or such Holders may request.
Cooperate with each Holder of Registrable Securities and each underwriter or
agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their
respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Make available the executive officers of the Company to participate with the
Holders of Registrable Securities and any underwriters in any "road shows" or
other selling efforts that may be reasonably requested by the Holders in
connection with the methods of distribution for the Registrable Securities.
Termination of Registration Rights.
A Holder's registration rights pursuant to this Article III
shall expire if (i) the Company has completed its Initial Public Offering and is
subject to the provisions of the Exchange Act, (ii) such Holder (together with
its Affiliates, partners and former partners) holds less than 2% of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock and (iii) all Registrable Securities held by
such Holder (and its Affiliates, partners and former partners) may be sold under
Rule 144 during any ninety (90) day period. Upon expiration of a Holder's
registration rights pursuant to this Section 3.7, the obligations of the Company
under this Article III to give such Holder notice of registrations or take any
other actions under this Article III with respect to the registration of
securities held by such Holder shall also terminate.
Delay of Registration; Furnishing Information.
It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the
Company to take any action pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 that the selling
Holders shall furnish to the Company upon written request of the Company such
information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities held by them and
the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall reasonably be
required to effect the registration of their Registrable Securities.
Indemnification.
The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each Affiliate of each
Holder and their respective partners, officers and directors (and any director,
officer, Affiliate, employee, agent or controlling Person of any of the
foregoing), legal counsel and accountants of each Holder, any underwriter (as
defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each Person, if any, who
controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or
several) or expenses, as incurred, to which they may become subject under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) or
expenses arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements,
omissions or violations (collectively, a "Violation") by the Company: (i) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
registration statement, including any
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preliminary prospectus, summary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein
or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state
securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act or any state securities law in connection with the offering
covered by such registration statement; and the Company will reimburse each such
Holder, partner, officer or director, underwriter, legal counsel, accountants or
controlling Person for any legal or other expenses, as incurred, reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 3.9(a) shall not apply (x) to amounts paid
in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, nor shall the Company be liable in any such case
for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it
arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection
with such registration by such Holder, partner, officer, director, underwriter
or controlling Person of such Holder, and (y) to indemnify underwriters in the
offering or sale of Registrable Securities or any other Person, if any, who
controls such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect
to preliminary, final or summary prospectus, or any amendments or supplement
thereto, to the extent that it is established that any such action, loss,
damage, liability or expense of such underwriter or controlling Person resulted
from the fact that such underwriter sold Registrable Securities to a Person whom
there was not sent or given, at or prior to the written confirmation of such
sale, a copy of the final prospectus (including any documents incorporated by
reference therein) or of the final prospectus, as then amended or supplemented
(including any documents incorporated by reference therein), whichever is most
recent, if the Company has previously furnished copies thereof to such
underwriter.
Each Holder will, severally but not jointly, if Registrable Securities held by
such Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration,
qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each of its directors, its officers, legal counsel, accountants and
each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
Securities Act, any underwriter and any other Holder selling securities under
such registration statement or any of such other Holder's partners, directors or
officers, legal counsel, accountants or any Person who controls such Holder,
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities (joint or several) or expenses
to which the Company or any such director, officer, controlling Person,
underwriter or other such Holder, or partner, director, officer, legal counsel,
accountants or controlling Person of such other Holder may become subject under
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) or
expenses arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the
extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder under an
instrument duly executed by such Holder and stated to be specifically for use in
connection with such registration; and each such Holder will reimburse any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director,
officer, controlling Person, underwriter or other Holder, or partner, officer,
director or controlling Person of such other Holder in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if
it is judicially
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determined that there was such a Violation; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 3.9(b) shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, that in no event shall any
indemnity under this Section 3.9 exceed the total net proceeds from the offering
received by such Holder.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of written notice of
the commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which a claim for
indemnification may be made pursuant to this Section 3.9, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party,
give written notice to the latter of the commencement of such action; provided
that the failure of the indemnified party to give notice as provided herein
shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under the preceding
subdivisions of this Section 3.9 only to the extent that the indemnifying party
is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action
is brought against an indemnified party, unless in such indemnified party's
reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and
indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such claim or there may be a legal
defense available to such indemnified party different from or in addition to
those available to the identifying party, the indemnifying party will be
entitled to participate in and to assume the defense thereof, jointly with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified to the extent that it may wish, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from
the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume
the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the
latter in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in
which the indemnity provided for in this Section 3.9 is unavailable to an
indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate
losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (collectively, "Losses") of the nature
contemplated by such indemnity incurred by any indemnified party, (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying
party on the one hand and the indemnified parties on the other, in connection
with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses or (ii) if the
allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative fault of but
also the relative benefits to the indemnifying party on the one hand and each
such indemnified party on the other, in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits to the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the
total proceeds received by the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in
connection with the offering to which such losses relate. The relative fault of
the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the action in question, including any
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or related to information
supplied by, the indemnifying party or the indemnified party, and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such action. The parties hereto agree that it would be not be just or
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.9 were determined by pro
rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.10, no indemnified party shall
be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount of total net
proceeds to such indemnified party from sales of the Registrable Securities of
such indemnified party pursuant to the offering that gave rise to such Losses.
The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 3.9 shall survive
completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement
and the termination of this Agreement.
Assignment of Registration Rights.
The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Article III may be assigned by a Holder to a
transferee of such Registrable Securities; provided, however, that in each case
(i) such Transfer of Registrable Securities shall comply with the provisions of
Article II hereto, (ii) the Transferor shall, within ten (10) days after such
Transfer, furnish to the Company written notice of the name and address of such
transferee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are
being Transferred and (iii) such transferee shall execute and deliver to XXXX
and the Company an Assumption Agreement and become bound by the provisions of
this Agreement in the manner set forth in Section 6.5 hereto.
Amendment of Registration Rights.
Any provision of this Article III may be amended and the
observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance
and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the
Company, XXXX and the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding; provided that no such amendment shall adversely
affect the rights of the FS Holders relative to the rights of the XXXX Holders
without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding held by the FS Holders, provided, further that no
such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Note Investor Holders
relative to the rights of the XXXX Holders without the written consent of the
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding held by all
Note Investor Holders and provided, further that no such amendment shall
adversely affect the rights of the Other Holders relative to the rights of the
XXXX Holders without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities then outstanding held by all Other Holders. No such
amendment shall adversely affect the rights of the Note Investor Holders
relative to the rights of the FS Holders or the Other Holders without the
written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then
outstanding held by the Note Investor Holders. No such amendment shall adversely
affect the rights of the Other Holders relative to the rights of the FS Holders
or the Note Investor Holders without the written consent of the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding held by the Other
Holders. Each Holder of any Registrable Securities at the time or thereafter
outstanding shall be bound by any amendment authorized by this Section, whether
or not such Registrable Securities shall have been marked to indicate such
amendment.
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Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights.
After the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities then outstanding, enter into any agreement with any
holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would grant
such holder registration rights senior to or otherwise more favorable than those
granted to the Holders hereunder.
"Market Stand-Off" Agreement; Agreement to Furnish
Information.
Subject to the condition that all Holders holding at least 2% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are subject to the same restrictions, each Holder hereby
agrees that such Holder shall not sell, transfer, make any short sale of, grant
any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction
with the same economic effect as a sale, regarding any Common Stock (or other
securities) of the Company held by such Holder (other than those included in the
registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters
of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred
eighty (180) days following the effective date of a registration statement of
the Company filed under the Securities Act pursuant to which an Initial Public
Offering is effected. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with
respect to the Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing
restriction until the end of said one hundred eighty (180) day period. For the
avoidance of doubt such agreement shall apply only to the Initial Public
Offering.
Each Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be
reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with
the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In
addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters
of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, each Holder shall provide,
within ten (10) days of such request, such information concerning such Holder as
may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the
completion of any public offering of the Company's securities pursuant to a
registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The obligations described
in this Section 3.13 shall not apply to a registration relating solely to
employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be
promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a Commission
Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the
future. Each Holder further agrees the foregoing restriction shall be binding on
any transferee from the Holder.
Rule 144 Reporting.
With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of
certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may permit the sale of the
Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company agrees to
use its best efforts to:
File, make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood
and defined in Rule 144 or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the
Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of the first registration
filed by the Company for an offering of its securities pursuant to the
Securities Act or pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange
Act;
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File with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the Exchange Act; and
So long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder
forthwith upon request: a written statement by the Company as to its compliance
with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, and of the
Exchange Act (at any when it is subject to such reporting requirements); a copy
of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such other
reports and documents as a Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of
any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities
without registration.
GOVERNANCE
The Board Prior to an Initial Public Offering.
The following provisions shall apply with respect to the Board
prior to an Initial Public Offering:
Immediately after the Closing, the Board shall consist of eight (8) directors,
unless XXXX exercises its right pursuant to Section 4.1(f) hereof, in which case
the Board shall then consist of between nine (9) and eleven (11) directors.
Each of the Company and the Class B Securityholders agrees to take all action
necessary to cause each of the designees described in Section 4.1(c) below to be
elected or appointed to the Board concurrently with the Closing, including
without limitation, seeking and accepting resignations of incumbent directors.
Each Class B Securityholder agrees that at all times prior to an IPO, it will
vote, or execute a written consent in lieu thereof with respect to, all of the
shares of voting capital stock of the Company owned or held of record by it, or
cause all of the shares of voting capital stock of the Company beneficially
owned by it to be voted, or cause a written consent in lieu thereof to be
executed, to elect and, during such period, to continue in office a Board
consisting solely of the following (subject to the other provisions of this
Section 4.1):
three (3) designees of the XXXX Funds, subject to Section 4.1(d) below
(including any director designees of XXXX pursuant to Section 4.1(f) below, the
"XXXX Directors"), two (or three if the XXXX Directors are increased to four (4)
pursuant to Section 4.1(c)(v) below) of whom shall be designated by XXXX and one
of whom shall be designated by Xxxx Strategic;
one designee of the FS Entities, collectively (the "FS Director");
Xxxxx for so long as he is employed by the Company or, if Xxxxx is no longer
employed by the Company, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at such
time;
White for so long as he is employed by the Company or, if White is no longer
employed by the Company, the Chairman of the Americas of the Company at such
time; provided, however that in the event that any Person other than White shall
hold such title, XXXX shall have the option to reduce the size of the Board by
one director and eliminate this clause (iv); and
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immediately after the Closing and for so long as a majority of the members of
the Board shall agree, an employee (the "Production Director") of the Company or
CBRE involved in CBRE's "Transaction Management" business (as described in the
Company 10-K (as defined in the Merger Agreement)); provided, however that,
during any period in which the Production Director is a member of the Board, the
number of XXXX Directors set forth in Section 4.1(c)(i) shall be increased to
four (4) during such period (which number does not include the director
designees of XXXX pursuant to Section 4.1(f) below).
provided that each of the foregoing designation rights will be subject to the
following provisions of this Section 4.1.
The director designation right of the XXXX Funds in Section 4.1(c) will reduce
(i) to three (or two if there shall not be a Production Director as a member of
the Board at such time), two or one of whom, as the case may be, shall be
designated by XXXX and one of whom shall be designated by Xxxx Strategic, if
XXXX and its Affiliates, collectively, beneficially own Common Stock
representing less than 22.5% of the outstanding Common Stock, (ii) to two (or
one if there shall not be a Production Director as a member of the Board at such
time), one of whom shall be designated by XXXX and one of whom, if the number of
XXXX Directors is reduced to two pursuant to this subsection, shall be
designated by Xxxx Strategic, if XXXX and its Affiliates, collectively,
beneficially own Common Stock representing less than 15% of the outstanding
Common Stock, and (iii) to zero if XXXX and its Affiliates, collectively,
beneficially own Common Stock representing less than 7.5% of the outstanding
Common Stock.
The director designation right of the FS Entities in Section 4.1(c)(ii) will
reduce to zero if the FS Entities and their Affiliates, collectively,
beneficially own Common Stock representing less than 7.5% of the outstanding
Common Stock.
At the request of XXXX (provided that the XXXX Funds are then entitled to
designate at least three XXXX Directors pursuant to this Section 4.1), the
number of XXXX Directors will be increased such that the XXXX Funds thereafter
have the right to designate a majority of the entire Board, and the size of the
Board will be expanded to the extent necessary to create director vacancies in
connection therewith (subject to subsequent reduction in the number of XXXX
Directors pursuant to Section 4.1(d) hereof). XXXX shall have the right to
designate any directors required to fill vacancies created at XXXX'x request
pursuant to this Section 4.1(f). In the event that the size of the Board will
exceed the board size specified by the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws, each of the Company and the Class B Securityholders will take all
necessary steps to expand the size of the Board.
Each committee of the Board will include at least one XXXX Director and the FS
Director (provided that at least one such director position is then filled and
unless the Securityholder appointing such director(s) shall otherwise agree),
unless otherwise agreed in writing by XXXX or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, respectively.
If either the XXXX Funds or the FS Entities notifies the other Class B
Securityholders in writing of its desire to remove, with or without cause, any
director of the Company previously designated by it, each Class B Securityholder
will vote (to the extent eligible to vote) all of the shares of voting capital
stock of the Company beneficially owned or held of record by it, him or
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her so as to remove such director or, upon request, each Class B Securityholder
will promptly execute and return to the Company any written resolution or
consent to such effect. In the event that any of such Persons is no longer
entitled pursuant to this Section 4.1 to designate a director previously
designated by such Securityholder(s), such director promptly will be removed
from the Board, and each Class B Securityholder will vote (to the extent
eligible to vote) all of the shares of voting capital stock of the Company
beneficially owned or held of record by it so as to remove such director or,
upon request, each Class B Securityholder will promptly execute and return to
the Company any written resolution or consent to such effect.
If any director previously designated by the XXXX Funds or the FS Entities
ceases to serve on the Board (whether by reason of death, resignation, removal
or otherwise), the Person who designated such director will be entitled to
designate a successor director to fill the vacancy created thereby, and each
Class B Securityholder will vote (to the extent eligible to vote) all of the
shares of voting capital stock of the Company beneficially owned or held of
record by it or him or her in favor of such designation or, upon request, each
Class B Securityholder will promptly execute and return to the Company any
written resolution or consent to such effect.
The Board Subsequent to an Initial Public Offering.
Following an IPO, (a) XXXX shall be entitled to nominate a
percentage of the total number of directors on the Board that is equivalent to
the percentage of the outstanding Common Stock beneficially owned by XXXX and
its Affiliates, collectively (such percentage of directors nominated by XXXX and
its Affiliates to be rounded up to the nearest whole number of directors) and
(b) the FS Entities shall be entitled to nominate one director as long as the FS
Entities own in the aggregate at least 7.5% of the outstanding Common Stock. The
Company hereby agrees that, at all times after an IPO, at and in connection with
each annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company at which directors
of the Company are to be elected, the Company, the Board and the nominating
committee thereof will (A) nominate and recommend to stockholders for election
or re-election as part of the management slate of directors each such individual
and (B) provide the same type of support for the election of each such
individual as a director of the Company as provided by the Company, its
directors, its management and its Affiliates to other Persons standing for
election as directors of the Company as part of the management slate. Each
Securityholder that is a Class B Securityholder immediately prior to an IPO
hereby agrees that, at all times after an IPO, such Securityholder will, and
will cause each of its Affiliates to, vote all shares of Common Stock owned or
held of record by it, at each annual or special meeting of stockholders of the
Company at which directors of the Company are to be elected, in favor of the
election or re-election as a member of the Board of each such individual
nominated by any Securityholder pursuant to this Section 4.2.
Observers.
Prior to an IPO, the FS Entities, collectively, shall be entitled to have two
observers in addition to the FS Director (the "FS Observers") at all regular and
special meetings of the Board for so long as the FS Entities, collectively,
beneficially own Common Stock representing at least 7.5% of the outstanding
Common Stock.
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Prior to an IPO and solely for so long as needed by DLJ, upon the advice of
counsel, to maintain its qualification as a "Venture Capital Operating Company"
pursuant to Section 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3, the DLJ Investors, by vote of a
majority of the outstanding Restricted Securities held by the DLJ Investors,
shall be entitled to have one observer (the "DLJ Observer", and together with
the FS Observers and the CalPERS Observer referred to below, the "Observers") at
all regular and special meetings of the Board for so long as the DLJ Investors,
collectively, beneficially own (i) Restricted Securities representing at least
1.0% of the outstanding Common Stock or (ii) a majority in principal amount of
the Notes.
Prior to an IPO, CalPERS shall be entitled to have one observer (the "CalPERS
Observer") at all regular and special meetings of the Board for so long as
CalPERS or its Affiliates beneficially own any shares of Common Stock.
The Company shall reimburse each Observer for out-of-pocket expenses, if any,
relating to attendance at such meetings and shall reimburse each Material
Securityholder for the out-of-pocket expenses, if any , relating to one
representative of such Material Securityholder attending each shareholder
meeting of the Company. Each Observer shall be entitled to receive the same
notice of any such meeting as any director, and shall have the right to
participate therein, but shall not have the right to vote on any matter or to be
counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present thereat. In
addition, each Observer shall have the right to receive copies of any action
proposed to be taken by written consent of the Board without a meeting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no action of the Board duly taken in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation and the
By-Laws shall be affected by any failure to have provided notice to any Observer
of any meeting of the Board or the taking of action by the Board without a
meeting. Any Observer may be required by the Board to temporarily leave a
meeting of the Board if the presence of such Observer at the meeting at such
time would prevent the Company from asserting the attorney-client or other
privilege with respect to matters discussed before the Board at such time. The
FS Entities agree to cause the FS Observers to keep any matters observed or
materials received by them at any meeting of the Board strictly confidential,
subject to applicable law. The DLJ Investors agree to cause the DLJ Observer to
keep any matters observed or materials received by him or her at any meeting of
the Board strictly confidential, subject to applicable law. CalPERS agrees to
cause the CalPERS Observer to keep any matters observed or materials received by
him or her at any meeting of the Board strictly confidential, subject to
applicable law.
With respect to each committee of the Board for which XXXX or the FS Entities
agrees in writing to waive its right set forth in Section 4.1(g) hereto, XXXX or
the FS Entities, as the case may be, shall be entitled to have one observer at
all meetings of such committee (provided that XXXX or the FS Entities, as the
case may be, shall at such time be entitled to designate at least one director
to the Board pursuant to Section 4.1 hereto). Each such observer shall be
entitled to receive the same notice of any such meeting as any director that is
a member thereof, and shall have the right to participate therein, but shall not
have the right to vote on any matter or to be counted for purposes of
determining whether a quorum is present thereat. In addition, each such observer
shall have the right to receive copies of any action proposed to be taken by
written consent of such committee without a meeting. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no action of the such committee duly taken in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws
shall be affected by any failure to have provided notice to any
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observer of any meeting of such committee or the taking of action by such
committee without a meeting. Any such observer may be required by such committee
to temporarily leave a meeting of the committee if the presence of such observer
at the meeting at such time would prevent the Company from asserting the
attorney-client or other privilege with respect to matters discussed before the
committee at such time. XXXX agrees to cause any observer designated by it to
keep any matters observed or materials received by him or her at any meeting of
such committee strictly confidential. The FS Entities agree to cause the any
observer designated by it to keep any matters observed or materials received by
them at any meeting of such committee strictly confidential.
Advisors.
For so long as each Other Non-Management Investor shall be a
Securityholder, such Other Non-Management Investor shall have the right to
provide, and at the reasonable request of the Board or the management of the
Company, shall provide, advice with respect to the Company's industry, business
and operations ("Advisory Services"), which advice the Board or the management
of the Company, as applicable, will consider in good faith. With respect to the
provision of such Advisory Services at the request of the Board or the
management of the Company, the Company shall reimburse each Other Non-Management
Investor for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Other
Non-Management Investor in connection therewith.
Voting.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.5 or this Article IV, prior to an
Initial Public Offering, each of the Non-XXXX Parties that is a Class B
Securityholder agrees to vote at any stockholders meeting (or in any written
consent in lieu thereof) all of the shares of voting capital stock of the
Company owned or held of record by it, or cause all of the shares of voting
capital stock of the Company beneficially owned by it to be voted at any
stockholders meeting (or in any written consent in lieu thereof), in same the
manner as XXXX votes the shares of voting capital stock of the Company
beneficially owned by it at such meeting (or in such written consent in lieu
thereof), except with respect to the following actions by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries:
any transaction between (x) XXXX or any of its Affiliates and (y) the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, other than a transaction (A) with another portfolio
company of XXXX or any of its Affiliates that has been negotiated on arms-length
terms in the ordinary course of business between the managements of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries and such other portfolio company, (B) with respect to
which the Securityholders may exercise their rights under Section 2.6 of this
Agreement or (C) specifically contemplated by the Merger Agreement; or
any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company that
adversely affects such Securityholder relative to XXXX, other than (x) an
increase in the authorized capital stock of the Company, or (y) amendments made
in connection with any reorganization of the Company effected to facilitate an
Initial Public Offering or the acquisition of the Company by merger or
consolidation (provided that in such reorganization or acquisition each share of
each class or series of capital stock held by the Non-XXXX Parties is treated
the same as each share
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of the same class or series of capital stock held by XXXX; provided, however
that, subject to compliance with applicable law, in the event that the one or
more of the other corporations or entities that is a party to such an
acquisition notifies the Company that it will require the structure of such
acquisition to be treated as a recapitalization for financial accounting
purposes and that it will require the Company to no longer be subject to the
reporting requirements or Section 14 of the Exchange Act after the closing date
of the acquisition, then, solely to the extent deemed necessary by such other
corporation or entity to satisfy such requirements, the consideration per share
the Non-XXXX Parties shall be entitled to receive with respect may be a
different kind than the consideration per share XXXX shall be entitled to
receive).
In order to effectuate Section 4.5(a), each Non-XXXX Party that is a Class B
Securityholder hereby grants to XXXX an irrevocable proxy, coupled with an
interest, to vote, during the period specified in Section 4.5(a) above, all of
the shares of voting capital stock of the Company owned by the grantor of the
proxy in the manner set forth in Section 4.5(a).
General Consent Rights.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein, prior
to an Initial Public Offering, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
shall take any of the following actions without the prior affirmative vote or
written consent of (a) a majority of the directors of the Company, and (b) a
majority of the directors of the Company that are not XXXX Directors:
any transaction between (x) XXXX or any of its Affiliates and (y) the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, other than a transaction (A) with another portfolio
company of XXXX of any of its Affiliates that has been negotiated on arms-length
terms in the ordinary course of business between the managements of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries and such other portfolio company, (B) with respect to
which the Securityholders may exercise their rights under Section 2.6 of this
Agreement or (C) specifically contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company that
adversely affects any Securityholder relative to either XXXX Fund, other than
(x) an increase in the authorized capital stock of the Company, or (y)
amendments made in connection with any reorganization of the Company effected to
facilitate an Initial Public Offering or the acquisition of the Company by
merger or consolidation (provided that in such reorganization or acquisition
each share of each class or series of capital stock held by the Non-XXXX Parties
is treated the same as each share of the same class or series of capital stock
held by either XXXX Fund; provided, however that, subject to compliance with
applicable law, in the event that the one or more of the other corporations or
entities that is a party to such an acquisition notifies the Company that it
will require the structure of such acquisition to be treated as a
recapitalization for financial accounting purposes and that it will require the
Company to no longer be subject to the reporting requirements or Section 14 of
the Exchange Act after the closing date of the acquisition, then, solely to the
extent deemed necessary by such other corporation or entity to satisfy such
requirements, the consideration per share the Non-XXXX Parties shall be entitled
to receive with respect may be a different kind than the consideration per share
either XXXX Fund shall be entitled to receive); or
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repurchase or redeem, or declare or pay a dividend with respect to or make a
distribution upon, any shares of capital stock of the Company beneficially owned
by XXXX or any of its Affiliates, unless (x) such repurchase, redemption
dividend or distribution is made pro rata among all holders of such class of
capital stock (or, in the case of a repurchase or redemption, all of the
Non-XXXX Parties are given a proportionate right to participate in such
repurchase or redemption (to the extent they own shares of such class of capital
stock)) or (y) if such capital stock is not Common Stock, such repurchase,
redemption or dividend is required by the terms of such capital stock.
Consent Rights of FS Director.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein, prior
to an Initial Public Offering, for so long as the FS Entities shall be entitled
to appoint the FS Director pursuant to Section 4.1 hereto, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any of the following actions without the
prior affirmative vote or written consent of (x) a majority of the directors of
the Company, and (y) the FS Director:
the acquisition by purchase or otherwise, in any single or
series of related transactions, of any business or assets for a
Purchase Price in excess of $75 million; provided, however that this
Section 4.7(a) shall not apply to (i) the acquisition of any business
or asset by an investment fund that is controlled by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in connection with the ordinary course conduct of
the investment advisory and management business of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) acquisitions in connection with the
origination of mortgages by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
the sale or other disposition, in any single or series of
related transactions, of assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries for
aggregate consideration having a Fair Market Value in excess of $75
million; provided, however that this Section 4.7(b) shall not apply to
(i) the sale of other disposition of any business or asset by an
investment fund that is controlled by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the ordinary course conduct of the
investment advisory and management business of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, or (ii) sales or dispositions in connection with the
origination of mortgages by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
incur Indebtedness, unless such Indebtedness would (i) be
permitted pursuant to the terms of the documents governing the senior
and senior subordinated Indebtedness entered into by the Company and
CBRE in connection with the closing of the Merger as in effect on the
Closing Date of the Merger (including any refinancing or replacement of
such Indebtedness in an equal or lesser aggregate principal amount) or
(ii) immediately following such incurrence the ratio of (x) the
consolidated Indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries
determined in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles applied in a manner consistent with the Company's
consolidated financial statements to (y) the Twelve-Month Normalized
EBITDA, does not exceed 4.5:1; or
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issue capital stock of the Company (or options, warrants or
other securities to acquire capital stock of the Company) to employees,
directors or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if
such issuances, in the aggregate, exceed 5% of the total amount of
outstanding capital stock of the Company immediately after the Closing
on a fully diluted basis (i.e., assuming the exercise, exchange or
conversion of all Equity Securities that are exercisable, exchangeable
or convertible into Common Stock), other than (i) issuances to
employees, directors or consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries
of up to 25% of the capital stock of the Company on a fully-diluted
basis within six (6) months of the closing of the Merger and (ii)
issuances in amounts equal to the capital stock of the Company
repurchased by the Company from, or the options, warrants or other
securities to acquire capital stock cancelled by the Company or its
Subsidiaries or terminated or expired without prior exercise with
respect to, Persons who, at the time of such repurchase, cancellation,
termination or expiration, were current or former employees, directors
or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Board of Directors of CBRE.
Prior to an Initial Public Offering, the Company agrees to
cause the Board of Directors of CBRE (the "CBRE Board") to be comprised of the
same individuals as comprise the Board pursuant to Section 4.1 of this
Agreement.
OTHER AGREEMENTS
Financial Information.
Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the Company
will furnish each Securityholder who is a Material Securityholder a consolidated
balance sheet of the Company, as at the end of such fiscal year, and a
consolidated statement of income and a consolidated statement of cash flows of
the Company, for such year, all prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied and setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable
detail. Such financial statements shall be accompanied by a report and opinion
thereon by independent public accountants of national standing selected by the
Board.
The Company will furnish each Securityholder who is a Material Securityholder
within 45 days after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting
periods in each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the
Company as of the end of each such quarterly period, and a consolidated
statement of income and a consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company
for such period and for the current fiscal year to date, prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, with the exception that no notes
need be attached to such statements and year-end audit adjustments may not have
been made.
The Company will furnish each Securityholder who is a Material Securityholder
any monthly financial statements of the Company that are provided to the Board
no later than five (5) days after the day upon which first furnished to the
Board.
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Inspection Rights.
Each Securityholder who is a Material Securityholder shall
have the right to visit and inspect any of the books, records and properties of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with its officers and
independent aviators, and to review such information as is reasonably requested,
all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested.
Confidentiality of Records.
Each Securityholder agrees to use, and to use all reasonable
efforts to insure that its authorized representatives use, the same degree of
care as such Securityholder uses to protect its own confidential information to
keep confidential any information furnished to it which the Company identifies
as being confidential or proprietary (so long as such information is not in the
public domain); provided, however, that any Securityholder may disclose such
confidential or proprietary information without the prior written consent of the
other parties hereto (i) to any "Related Party" (as defined below) for the
purpose of evaluating an investment in the Company so long as such Related Party
is advised of the confidentiality provisions of this Section 5.3 and agrees to
comply with such provisions, (ii) if such information is publicly available or
(iii) if disclosure is requested or compelled by legal proceedings, subpoena,
civil investigative demands or similar proceedings, (iv) if such information was
obtained by such Securityholder either independently without breaching this
Section 5.3, or from a party not known to such Securityholder to be subject to a
confidentiality agreement or (v) to any proposed transferee of Restricted
Securities from a Securityholder for the purpose of evaluating an investment in
the Company so long as such proposed transferee either executes and delivers to
the Company a confidentiality agreement with terms no less favorable to the
Company than those set forth in this Section 5.3 or is advised of the
confidentiality provisions of this Section 5.3 and agrees in a signed writing
delivered to the Company to comply with such provisions. Any Securityholder who
provides proprietary or confidential information to a Related Party shall be
liable for any breach by such Related Party of the confidentiality provisions of
this Section 5.3. For purposes of this Section 5.3, "Related Party" shall mean,
with respect to any Securityholder, (A) any partner, member, director, officer
or employee of such Securityholder or (B) any Affiliate of such Securityholder.
Indemnification.
The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless (x) each Securityholder and each
of their respective Affiliates and any controlling Person of any of the
foregoing, (y) each of the foregoing's respective directors, officers, employees
and agents and (z) each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any
of the foregoing from and against any and all damages, claims, losses, expenses,
costs, obligations and liabilities including, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, liabilities for all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses
(including attorney and expert fees and expenses incurred to enforce the terms
of this Agreement) (collectively, "Losses and Expenses"), but excluding in each
case any special or consequential damages except to the extent part of any
governmental or other third party claims against the indemnified party, suffered
or incurred by any such indemnified Person or entity to the extent arising from,
relating to or otherwise in respect of, any governmental or other third party
claim
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against such indemnified Person that arises from, relates to or is otherwise in
respect of (i) the business, operations, liabilities or obligations of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or (ii) the ownership by such Securityholder or any
of their respective Affiliates of any equity securities of the Company (except
to the extent such Losses and Expenses (x) arise from any claim that such
indemnified Person's investment decision relating to the purchase or sale of
such securities violated a duty or other obligation of the indemnified Person to
the claimant or (y) are finally determined in a judicial action by a court of
competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Securityholder or its Affiliates) including, without
limitation, any Losses and Expenses arising from or under any federal, state or
other securities law. The indemnification provided by the Company pursuant to
this Section 5.4 is separate from and in addition to any other indemnification
by the Company to which the indemnified Person may be entitled, including,
without limitation, pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws,
any indemnification agreements with the Company and Section 3.9 hereto.
With respect to third-party claims, all claims for indemnification by an
indemnified Person (an "Indemnified Party") hereunder shall be asserted and
resolved as set forth in this Section 5.4. In the event that any written claim
or demand for which the Company would be liable to any Indemnified Party
hereunder is asserted against or sought to be collected from any Indemnified
Party by a third party, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Company
in writing of such claim or demand (the "Claim Notice"), provided that the
failure to promptly provide a Claim Notice will not affect an Indemnified
Party's right to indemnification except to the extent such failure materially
prejudices the Company. The Company shall have twenty (20) days from the date of
receipt of the Claim Notice (the "Notice Period") to notify the Indemnified
Party (i) whether or not the Company disputes the liability of the Company to
the Indemnified Party hereunder with respect to such claim or demand and (ii)
whether or not it desires to defend the Indemnified Party against such claim or
demand. All costs and expenses incurred by the Company in defending such claim
or demand shall be a liability of, and shall be paid by, the Company. Except as
hereinafter provided, in the event that the Company notifies the Indemnified
Party within the Notice Period that it desires to defend the Indemnified Party
against such claim or demand, the Company shall have the right to defend the
Indemnified Party by appropriate proceedings and shall have the sole power to
direct and control such defense; provided, however, that (1) if the Indemnified
Party reasonably determines that there may be a conflict between the positions
of the Company and of the Indemnified Party in conducting the defense of such
claim or that there may be legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party
different from or in addition to those available to the Company, then counsel
for the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to conduct the defense at the
expense of the Company to the extent reasonably determined by such counsel to be
necessary to protect the interests of the Indemnified Party and (2) in any
event, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled at its cost and expense to have
counsel chosen by such Indemnified Party participate in, but not conduct, the
defense. The Indemnified Party shall not settle a claim or demand without the
consent of the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Indemnified Party, settle, compromise or offer to settle or compromise
any such claim or demand on a basis which would result in the imposition of a
consent order, injunction or decree which would restrict the future activity or
conduct of the Indemnified Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or if
such settlement or compromise does not include an unconditional release of the
Indemnified Party for any liability arising out of such claim or demand. If the
Company elects not to defend
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the Indemnified Party against such claim or demand, whether by not giving the
Indemnified Party timely notice as provided above or otherwise, then the amount
of any such claim or demand or, if the same be contested by the Indemnified
Party, that portion thereof as to which such defense is unsuccessful (and the
reasonable costs and expenses pertaining to such defense) shall be the liability
of the Company hereunder. The Indemnified Party and Company shall each render to
each other such assistance as may reasonably be requested in order to insure the
proper and adequate defense of any such claim or proceeding.
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.4 is unavailable or
insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party under this Section 5.4, then
the Company, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of the Losses
and Expenses referred to in this Section 5.4: (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the
Indemnified Party from the matter giving rise to indemnification hereunder or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of
the Company and the Indemnified Party in connection with the matter that
resulted in such Losses and Expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent the matter giving rise to such Losses and
Expenses.
The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions
pursuant to Section 5.4(c) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by
any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable
considerations referred to in the first sentence of Section 5.4(c). The amount
paid by any indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, or actions in respect thereof, referred to in the first sentence of
Section 5.4(c) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigation, preparing
to defend or defending against any claim which is the subject of Section 5.4.
As long as it is reasonably attainable at a reasonable price, the Company will
maintain directors' and officers' insurance in an amount to be determined in
good faith by the Company's board of directors to be consistent with insurance
provided to officers and directors of comparable companies.
MISCELLANEOUS
Additional Securities Subject to Agreement.
Subject to the following sentence, each Securityholder agrees that any other
equity securities of the Company which they hereafter acquire by means of a
stock split, stock dividend, distribution, exercise or conversion of securities
or otherwise will be subject to the provisions of this Agreement to the same
extent as if held on the date hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
stated herein, this Agreement (other than Article IV, it being understood that
Xxxxx and White will vote all such equity securities in accordance with Article
IV even if they are not otherwise subject to this Agreement) shall not apply to
any shares of Common Stock or any
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options to acquire Common Stock granted to, or purchased by, Xxxxx or White,
which are subject to the terms of a subscription agreement with the Company (the
"Management Securities"), and any references to Common Stock or Equity
Securities held or beneficially owned by Xxxxx or White shall not include any
Management Securities other than for purposes of Article IV hereof.
Term.
This Agreement will be effective from and after the date
hereof and will terminate with respect to the provisions referred to below as
follows: (i) with respect to Sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.1 and 5.2,
upon completion of an IPO; (ii) with respect to Sections 2.1(b), 2.2, 2.3, 2.4,
2.5 and 2.6, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period; (iii) with respect to
Article III (other than Sections 3.9 and 3.14) at such time as set forth in
Section 3.7; (iv) with respect to Sections 3.9 and 5.4, upon the expiration of
the applicable statutes of limitations; and (iv) with respect to all Sections
(other than Sections 3.9, 3.14 and 5.4), upon (A) the sale of all or
substantially all of the equity interests in the Company to a Third Party
whether by merger, consolidation or securities or otherwise, or (B) approval in
writing by XXXX, the FS Parties and the holders of a majority of the shares of
Common Stock owned by the following Persons voting as a group: the Management
Parties, the Note Investor Parties and the Other Non-Management Parties.
Notices.
All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and
shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in
person, by courier service, by cable, by telecopy, by telegram, by telex or
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the
respective parties at the addresses set forth below (or at such other address
for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this
Section 6.3):
If to the Company or to CBRE:
CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Services, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (which copy shall not be deemed notice
pursuant to this Section 6.3):
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to XXXX or any of its Affiliates:
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c/o BLUM Capital Partners, L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (which copy shall not be deemed notice
pursuant to this Section 6.3):
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to any of the FS Parties or any of their Affiliates:
c/o Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co., Inc.
00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: J. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (which copy shall not be deemed notice
pursuant to this Section 6.3):
Xxxxxxx & XxXxxxxx
California Plaza
29th Floor, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxx.
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to any of the Management Parties or Xxxx, to the address set forth below
their name on the signature pages to this Agreement, with a copy to (which copy
shall not be deemed notice pursuant to this Section 6.3):
O'Melveny & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to Xxxxx:
c/x Xxxxxx Capital Partners
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
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Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (which copy shall not be deemed notice
pursuant to this Section 6.3):
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to any of the Note Investor Parties:
DLJ Investment Funding, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to (which copy shall not be deemed notice
pursuant to this Section 6.3):
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to CalPERS:
CalPERS
Lincoln Plaza
400 P Street, Rm. 3492
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Pacific Corporate Group
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Further Assurances.
The parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause
such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and
perform and cause to be done such further acts and things as may be necessary in
order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof.
Non-Assignability.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This
Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the express prior
written consent of the other parties, and any attempted assignment, without such
consents, will be null and void; provided, however, that with respect to any
Person who acquires any Restricted Securities from any Securityholder in
compliance with the terms hereunder: (a) such Securityholder making such
Transfer shall, prior to such Transfer, furnish to the Company written notice of
the name and address of such transferee, and (b)(i) in the case of any Transfer
from XXXX or Xxxx Strategic, (A) if such Person acquires a majority of the
Common Stock beneficially owned by XXXX or Xxxx Strategic respectively, XXXX or
Xxxx Strategic, as the case may be, shall have the right to assign to such
Person all of the rights and obligations of XXXX or Xxxx Strategic, as the case
may be, hereunder, (B) if such Person acquires less than a majority of the
Common Stock beneficially owned by XXXX or Xxxx Strategic, such Person shall
assume and be entitled to all of the rights and obligations of a XXXX Holder
under Article III hereof, and (C) in any case, such Person shall execute and
deliver to the Company an Assumption Agreement and assume and be entitled to all
of the rights and obligations of a Holder hereunder, (ii) in the case of an
assignment by XXXX of its rights pursuant to Section 2.2 hereto, such assignee
or assignees shall assume and be entitled to all of the rights and obligations
of a XXXX Holder under Article III hereof and shall execute and deliver to the
Company an Assumption Agreement and assume and be entitled to all of the rights
and obligations of a Holder hereunder, (iii) in the case of any Transfer from
any of the FS Parties, (A) such Person shall assume all of the rights and
obligations of an FS Party hereunder and shall execute and deliver to the
Company an Assumption Agreement, and (B) in addition, if such Person acquires a
majority of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the FS Entities at the time
of such transfer and following such acquisition such Person beneficially owns at
least 10% of the outstanding Common Stock, the FS Entities shall have the right
to assign to such Person all of the rights and obligations of the FS Entities
under Section IV of this Agreement, (iv) in the case of any Transfer from a Note
Investor Party, such Person shall assume and be entitled to all of the rights
and obligations of a Note Investor Party hereunder and execute and deliver to
the Company an Assumption Agreement, (v) in the case of any Transfer from an
Other Non-Management Party, such Person shall assume and be entitled to all of
the rights and obligations of an Other Non-Management Party hereunder and
execute and deliver to the Company an Assumption Agreement, and (vi) in the case
of any Transfer from a Management Party, such Person shall assume and be
entitled to all of the rights and obligations of a Management Party hereunder
and execute and deliver to the Company an Assumption Agreement.
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Amendment; Waiver.
This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified only by a written instrument executed by (a) the Company, (b) XXXX, so
long as XXXX and its Affiliates own in the aggregate more Common Stock than the
aggregate amount of Common Stock owned by any other Person and its Affiliates,
and (c) the holders of a majority of the Restricted Securities held by the
Securityholders; provided, however that no such amendment, supplement or
modification shall adversely affect (i) the FS Parties relative to either XXXX
fund without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the
Restricted Securities held by the FS Parties at such time, (ii) the Note
Investor Parties relative to either XXXX Fund without the prior written consent
of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Restricted Securities held by
the Note Investor Parties at such time, (iii) the Other Non-Management Parties
relative to either XXXX Fund without the prior written consent of the holders of
a majority of the shares of Common Stock held by the Other Non-Management
Parties at such time, and (iv) the Management Parties relative to either XXXX
Fund without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the
shares of Common Stock held by the Management Parties at such time; provided,
further that no such amendment, supplement or modification shall amend or modify
in a manner adverse to Note Investors the agreements herein to which the Class B
Securityholders are subject with respect to the voting of shares of voting
capital stock without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of
the Restricted Securities held by the Note Investor Parties at such time. No
waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof will be effective unless
explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the party so waiving. Except as
provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement,
including without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party,
will be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of
compliance with any covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver by any
party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or
be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
Third Parties.
This Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits
inuring to any Person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any
third party beneficiary hereto.
Governing Law.
This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts
executed and to be performed entirely within that state.
Specific Performance.
Without limiting or waiving in any respect any rights or
remedies of the parties hereto under this Agreement now or hereinafter existing
at law or in equity or by statute, each of the parties hereto will be entitled
to seek specific performance of the obligations to be performed by the other in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
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Entire Agreement.
This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Titles and Headings.
The section headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is declared by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other
provisions of this Agreement will not be affected and will remain in full force
and effect.
Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will be
deemed to be one and the same instrument.
Ownership of Shares.
Whenever a provision of this Agreement refers to shares of
Common Stock owned by a Securityholder or owned by a Securityholder and its
Affiliates, such provision shall be deemed to refer to those shares owned of
record by such Securityholder or such Securityholder and its Affiliates, as
applicable, and shall not be deemed to include other Restricted Securities that
such Securityholder (or such Securityholder and its Affiliates, if applicable)
may be deemed to beneficially own due to the provisions of this Agreement and/or
any other agreements, arrangements or understandings among the parties hereto
relating to the voting or Transfer of Restricted Securities.
6.15 XXXX Affiliates.
XXXX and Xxxx Strategic hereby acknowledge that they are
Affiliates of each other for purposes of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this
Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf as of the date
first written above.
CBRE HOLDING, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
CB XXXXXXX XXXXX SERVICES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
RCBA STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P.
By: RCBA GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXXX STRATEGIC PARTNERS II, L.P.
By: Xxxx Strategic XX XX, L.L.C., its general partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
DLJ INVESTMENT FUNDING, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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FS EQUITY PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: FS Capital Partners, L.P., its general
partner
By: FS Holdings, Inc., its general partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
FS EQUITY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
By: FS&Co. International, L.P., its general
partner
By: FS International Holdings Limited,
its general partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
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THE XXXX HOLDING COMPANY
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By:
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
MANAGEMENT INVESTORS:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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W. Xxxxx Xxxxx
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CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
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By:
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OTHER NOTE INVESTORS:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
In consideration of the execution of the foregoing
Securityholders' Agreement among CBRE Holding, Inc., CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Services,
Inc., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Xxxx Strategic Partner, L.P., FS Equity
Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., DLJ Investment
Funding, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, The Xxxx Holding Company,
CalPERS, Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx and the Management Investors named therein, I, Xxxxx
Xxxx, the spouse of Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, do hereby join with my spouse in executing
the foregoing Securityholders' Agreement and do hereby agree to be bound by all
of the terms and provisions thereof.
Dated as of July 20, 2001
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Xxxxx Xxxx
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
In consideration of the execution of the foregoing
Securityholders' Agreement among CBRE Holding, Inc., CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Services,
Inc., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Xxxx Strategic Partners, L.P., FS Equity
Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., DLJ Investment
Funding, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, The Xxxx Holding Company,
CalPERS, Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx and the Management Investors named therein, I,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, the spouse of Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, do hereby join with my spouse in
executing the foregoing Securityholders' Agreement and do hereby agree to be
bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof.
Dated as of July 20, 2001
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
In consideration of the execution of the
foregoing Securityholders' Agreement among CBRE Holding, Inc., CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Services, Inc., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Xxxx Strategic Partners, L.P., FS
Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., DLJ
Investment Funding, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, The Xxxx
Holding Company, CalPERS, Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx and the Management Investors named
therein, I, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, the spouse of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, do hereby join with my
spouse in executing the foregoing Securityholders' Agreement and do hereby agree
to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof.
Dated as of July 20, 2001
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
In consideration of the execution of the foregoing
Securityholders' Agreement among CBRE Holding, Inc., CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Services,
Inc., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Xxxx Strategic Partners, L.P., FS Equity
Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International, L.P., DLJ Investment
Funding, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, The Xxxx Holding Company,
CalPERS, Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx and the Management Investors named therein, I,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, the spouse of W. Xxxxx Xxxxx, do hereby join with my spouse in
executing the foregoing Securityholders' Agreement and do hereby agree to be
bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof.
Dated as of July 20, 2001
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
[DATE]
To the Parties to the Securityholders' Agreement dated as of July 20, 2001
Dear Sirs or Madams:
Reference is made to the Securityholders' Agreement, dated as of
July 20, 2001 (the "SECURITYHOLDERS' AGREEMENT"), among CBRE Holding, Inc., CB
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Services, Inc., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Xxxx Strategic
Partners, L.P., FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners International,
DLJ Investment Funding, Inc., The Xxxx Holding Company, CalPERS, Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx, and the individuals identified on the signature pages thereto as "Other
Note Purchasers" and "Management Investors."
In consideration of the representations, covenants and
agreements contained in the Securityholders' Agreement, the undersigned hereby
confirms and agrees that it shall be bound by all or certain of the provisions
thereof in the manner set forth in Section 6.5 thereto.
This Assumption Agreement will be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts
executed and to be performed entirely within that state.
Very truly yours,
[Transferee]
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
In consideration of the execution of the foregoing Assumption
Agreement with respect to the Securityholders' Agreement among CBRE Holding,
Inc., CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Services, Inc., RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P., Xxxx
Strategic Partners, L.P., FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FS Equity Partners
International, L.P., DLJ Investment Funding, Inc., [Other Note Purchasers], The
Xxxx Holding Company, CalPERS, Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx and the Management Investors
named therein, I, _______________________, the spouse of [Transferee], do hereby
join with my spouse in executing the foregoing Assumption Agreement and do
hereby agree to be bound by all of the terms and provisions thereof.
Dated as of , 20
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[Spouse]
