VOTING AGREEMENT
This VOTING AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of the Effective Date,
by and among Tornante-MDP Xxx Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("PARENT"), and the stockholder ("STOCKHOLDER") of The Topps Company, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), identified on the signature page hereto.
All references to the "Effective Date" shall mean the Effective Date as defined
in the Merger Agreement, and similarly, all references to the "date hereof"
shall mean the Effective Date.
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and Tornante-MDP Xxx Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("MERGER SUB"), are
entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time, the
"MERGER AGREEMENT"), dated as of the Effective Date (as defined in the Merger
Agreement), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and
into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "MERGER");
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Stockholder is the Beneficial Owner (as
defined below) of, and has the sole right to vote and dispose of, that number of
shares of common stock (the "COMPANY SHARES") of the Company set forth beside
Stockholder's name on Schedule A hereto; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the effectiveness of the Merger Agreement, and
as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to
enter into the Merger Agreement and incur the obligations set forth therein,
Parent has required that Stockholder enter into this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement are used in this
Agreement with the meanings given to such terms in the Merger Agreement. In
addition, for purposes of this Agreement:
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. For
purposes of this Agreement, with respect to Stockholder, "AFFILIATE" shall not
include the Company and the Persons that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, are controlled by the Company. For the
avoidance of doubt, no officer or director of the Company shall be deemed an
Affiliate of another officer or director of the Company by virtue of his or her
status as an officer or director of the Company.
"ALTERNATIVE TRANSACTION" means (i) any transaction of the type described
in the definition of Acquisition Proposal contained in the Merger Agreement
other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (ii) any
other action, agreement or transaction that would reasonably be expected to
hinder, delay, impede, interfere, postpone, discourage, adversely affect or
frustrate the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Merger
Agreement.
"BENEFICIALLY OWNED" or "BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP" with respect to any
securities means having beneficial ownership of such securities (as determined
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, disregarding the phrase "within
60 days" in paragraph (d)(1)(i) thereof), including pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing. Without duplicative
counting of the same securities, securities Beneficially Owned by a Person shall
include securities Beneficially Owned by (i) all controlled Affiliates of such
Person, and (ii) all other Persons with whom such Person would constitute a
"group" within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules
promulgated thereunder.
"BENEFICIAL OWNER" with respect to any securities means a Person that has
Beneficial Ownership of such securities.
"PERSON" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, trust or any other entity or organization, including
any Governmental Entity.
"SUBJECT SHARES" means, with respect to Stockholder, without duplication,
(i) the Company Shares owned by Stockholder on the date hereof as described on
Schedule A, and (ii) any additional Company Shares acquired by Stockholder or
over which the Stockholder acquires Beneficial Ownership from and after the date
hereof, whether pursuant to existing stock option agreements or otherwise.
"TRANSFER" means, with respect to a security, the sale, transfer, pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or disposition of such security or the
Beneficial Ownership thereof, the offer to make such sale, transfer or other
disposition, and each option, agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether
or not in writing, to effect any of the foregoing. As a verb, "TRANSFER" shall
have a correlative meaning.
ARTICLE II
COVENANTS OF SHAREHOLDER
Section 2.1 Irrevocable Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of
this Agreement, Stockholder agrees to deliver to Parent a proxy in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "PROXY"), which shall be irrevocable to the
extent provided in Section 212
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of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), with respect to the
Subject Shares referred to therein.
Section 2.2 Agreement to Vote.
(a) At any meeting of the stockholders of the Company held prior to the
Expiration Date (as defined in Section 5.13), however called, and at
every adjournment or postponement thereof prior to the Expiration
Date, or in connection with any written consent of, or any other
action by, the stockholders of the Company given or solicited prior
to the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall vote, or provide a consent
with respect to, all of the Subject Shares entitled to vote or to
consent thereon (i) in favor of adoption and approval of the Merger
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and any actions
required in furtherance thereof and (ii) against any Alternative
Transaction and against any other action or agreement that would
result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant,
representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of
the Company under the Merger Agreement or that is intended.
(b) Stockholder shall not enter into any agreement with any Person
(other than Parent) prior to the Expiration Date (with respect to
periods prior to or after the Expiration Date) directly or
indirectly to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with
respect to the voting of, the Subject Shares in respect of the
matters described in Section 2.2 hereof.
Section 2.3 Revocation of Proxies; Cooperation. Stockholder agrees as
follows:
(a) Stockholder hereby represents and warrants that any proxies
heretofore given in respect of the Subject Shares with respect to
the matters described in Section 2.2(a) hereof are not irrevocable,
and Stockholder hereby revokes any and all prior proxies with
respect to such Subject Shares as they relate to such matters. Prior
to the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not directly or indirectly
grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to the matters
set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof (other than to Parent), deposit
any of the Subject Shares or enter into a voting agreement (other
than this Agreement) with respect to any of the Subject Shares
relating to any matter described in Section 2.2(a).
(b) Stockholder will (i) use all reasonable efforts to cooperate with
the Company, Parent and Merger Sub in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) promptly
take such actions as are necessary to consummate such transactions,
and (iii) provide any information reasonably requested by the
Company, Parent or Merger Sub for any regulatory application or
filing sought for such transactions.
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Section 2.4 No Solicitation. Stockholder agrees that:
(a) Stockholder shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and its and
their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit,
initiate or knowingly encourage any proposal that constitutes, or
could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Alternative Transaction,
(ii) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or
disclose or provide any non-public information relating to
Stockholder, the Company, the Company's Subsidiaries, Parent or
Merger Sub or this Agreement or the Merger Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to, or afford access to
any of the properties, books or records of Stockholder, the Company
or the Company's Subsidiaries to, any Person with respect to any
Alternative Transaction, (iii) approve, endorse, recommend or vote
for (or consent to) any Alternative Transaction or (iv) enter into
any agreement or agreement in principle with any Person with respect
to an Alternative Transaction.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, (i) the provisions of this Agreement apply solely to
Stockholder when acting in his or its capacity as a stockholder of
the Company and not when acting or purporting to act as a
representative or an officer or director of the Company (it being
understood that the Company has separate and independent obligations
to Parent and Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement, including,
without limitation, Section 6.2 thereof); and (ii) none of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit, limit
or restrict Stockholder from exercising Stockholder's fiduciary
duties to the Company and/or its stockholders by voting or taking
any other action whatsoever in Stockholder's capacity as a director
or officer of the Company.
Section 2.5 No Transfer of Subject Shares; Publicity. Stockholder
agrees that:
(a) Stockholder (i) shall not subject any of the Subject Shares to, or
suffer to exist on any of the Subject Shares, any Lien, (ii) shall
not Transfer or agree or offer to Transfer any of the Subject Shares
or, with respect to any matter described in Section 2.2(a), grant
any proxy or power-of-attorney with respect to any of the Subject
Shares and (iii) shall take all action reasonably necessary to
prevent creditors in respect of any pledge of the Subject Shares
from exercising their rights under such pledge.
(b) Unless required by applicable law, neither Stockholder nor any of
its Affiliates or Representatives shall make any press release or
public announcement with respect to the business or affairs of the
Company, Parent or Merger Sub, including this Agreement and the
Merger
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Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
without the prior written consent of Parent in each instance.
2.6 No Appraisal. Stockholder agrees not to make a demand for appraisal
in respect of the Subject Shares pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any rights of appraisal or any
dissenters' rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and any similar rights,
in each case to the extent relating to the Merger or any related transaction,
that Stockholder may have by virtue of the Subject Shares.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
OF SHAREHOLDER
Stockholder represents, warrants and covenants to Parent and Merger Sub
that:
Section 3.1 Ownership. Stockholder is the sole Beneficial Owner and
the record and legal owner of the Subject Shares identified on Schedule A and
such shares constitute all of the capital stock of the Company Beneficially
Owned by Stockholder. Stockholder has good and valid title to all of such
shares, free and clear of all Liens, claims, options, proxies, voting agreements
and security interests and has the sole right to such Subject Shares and there
are no restrictions on rights of disposition or other Liens pertaining to such
Subject Shares. None of the Subject Shares is subject to any voting trust or
other contract with respect to the voting thereof, and no proxy, power of
attorney or other authorization has been granted with respect to any of such
Subject Shares.
Section 3.2 Authority and Non-Contravention.
(a) The Stockholder is an individual, and not a corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, trust or other such entity.
(b) Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement
by Parent, this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by Stockholder and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder
in accordance with its terms except (i) to the extent limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to
equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which
any proceeding therefor may be brought. Stockholder has all
necessary power, authority and legal capacity to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
and no other proceedings or actions on the part of Stockholder are
necessary to
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authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Stockholder is not nor will it be required to make any filing with
or give any notice to, or to obtain any consent from, any Person in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement or obtain any permit or approval from any Governmental
Entity for any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except to
the extent required by Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act
and the rules promulgated thereunder.
(d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
directly or indirectly (whether with notice or lapse of time or
both) (i) conflict with, result in any violation of, require any
consent under or constitute a default by Stockholder under any
mortgage, bond, indenture, agreement, instrument or obligation to
which Stockholder is a party or by which it or any of Stockholder's
assets (including the Subject Shares) are bound, or violate any
permit of any Governmental Entity, or any Law or order to which such
Stockholder, or any of its assets (including the Subject Shares),
may be subject, or (ii) result in the imposition or creation of any
Lien upon or with respect to any of the assets owned or used by
Stockholder (including the Subject Shares).
Section 3.3 Total Shares. Except as set forth on Schedule A,
Stockholder is not the Beneficial Owner of, and does not have (whether
currently, upon lapse of time, following the satisfaction of any conditions,
upon the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing) any right
to acquire, and has no other interest in or voting rights with respect to, any
Company Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for Company Shares.
Section 3.4. Reliance. Stockholder understands and acknowledges that
Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Stockholder's
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PARENT
Parent represents, warrants and covenants to Stockholder that, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder, this
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent,
enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, except (i) to the
extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting
creditors' rights and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and
other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor
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may be brought. Parent has the corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution
and delivery by Parent of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by Parent
and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent.
ARTICLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5.1 No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Parent or any of its Affiliates any direct
or indirect ownership or incidents of ownership of or with respect to the
Subject Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to
the Subject Shares shall remain and belong to Stockholder, and neither Parent
nor any of its Affiliates shall have any authority to manage, direct,
superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or
operations of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct
Stockholder in the voting of any of the Subject Shares, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein or in the Merger Agreement.
Section 5.2 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other
communications under this Agreement shall be in writing (including facsimile or
similar writing) and shall be given:
(a) If to Parent, to:
Tornante-MDP Xxx Holding LLC
c/o The Tornante Company
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
and
Tornante-MDP Xxx Holding LLC
c/o Madison Dearborn Partners, L.L.C.
Three First National Plaza
Suite 3800
00 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxx. #0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000
and
Paul, Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000
(b) If to a Stockholder, to Stockholder's address set forth on Schedule
A.
or such other address or facsimile number as a party may hereafter specify for
the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. Each notice, consent, waiver
or other communication under this Agreement shall be effective only (a) if given
by facsimile, when the facsimile is transmitted to the facsimile number
specified in this Section and the appropriate facsimile confirmation is received
or (b) if given by overnight courier or personal delivery when delivered at the
address specified in this Section.
Section 5.3 Further Actions. Upon the request of any party to this
Agreement, the other party will (a) furnish to the requesting party any
additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at their own expense, any other
documents and (c) take any other actions as the requesting party may reasonably
require to more effectively carry out the intent of this Agreement.
Section 5.4 Entire Agreement and Modification. This Agreement, the
Proxy and any other documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith
constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both
written and oral, between the parties with respect to its subject matter and
constitute (along with the documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement) a
complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the
parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement shall not be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written document executed by the
party against whose interest the modification will operate. The parties shall
not enter into any other agreement inconsistent with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Proxy, or that addresses any of the subject matters
addressed in this Agreement and the Proxy.
Section 5.5 Drafting and Representation. The parties agree that the
terms and language of this Agreement were the result of negotiations between the
parties and, as a result, there shall be no presumption that any ambiguities in
this Agreement shall be resolved against any party. Any controversy over
construction of this Agreement shall be decided without regard to events of
authorship or negotiation.
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Section 5.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof. Any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. If any provision
of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be
interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
Section 5.7 No Third-Party Rights. Stockholder may not assign any of
its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of Parent. Parent and Merger Sub may not assign any of
their rights or delegate any of their obligations under this Agreement with
respect to Stockholder without the prior written consent of Stockholder. This
Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the
benefit of each of the respective successors, personal or legal representatives,
heirs, distributes, devisees, legatees, executors, administrators and permitted
assigns of Stockholder and the successors and permitted assigns of Parent.
Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any
Person, other than the parties to this Agreement, any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this
Agreement except such rights as may inure to a successor or permitted assignee
under this Section.
Section 5.8 Enforcement of Agreement. Stockholder acknowledges and
agrees that Parent could be damaged irreparably if any of the provisions of this
Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms and that any
breach of this Agreement by Stockholder could not be adequately compensated by
monetary damages. Accordingly, Stockholder agrees that, (a) it will waive, in
any action for specific performance, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at Law,
and (b) in addition to any other right or remedy to which Parent may be
entitled, at Law or in equity, Parent will be entitled to enforce any provision
of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to temporary,
preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened
breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without posting any bond or
other undertaking.
Section 5.9 Waiver. The rights and remedies of the parties to this
agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither any failure nor any delay
by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement, the
Proxy or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a
waiver of such right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of
any such right, power or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise
of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (a) no claim or right arising
out of this Agreement, the Proxy or any of the documents referred to in this
Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or
renunciation of the claim or right unless in a written document signed by the
other party, (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable
except in the specific instance for which it is given, and (c) no notice to or
demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that
party or of the right of the party giving such
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notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in
this Agreement, the Proxy or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
Section 5.10 Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and
transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto will be governed by, construed under and interpreted in accordance with
the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of
conflicts or choice of law.
Section 5.11 Consent to Jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding
seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in
connection with, this Agreement, the Proxy or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby shall be brought exclusively in the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware or, if such court does not have jurisdiction
over the subject matter of such proceeding or if such jurisdiction is not
available, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, County of New
Castle, and each of the parties hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of
those courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any suit,
action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
Law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue
of any suit, action or proceeding in any of those courts or that any suit,
action or proceeding which is brought in any of those courts has been brought in
an inconvenient forum. Process in any suit, action or proceeding may be served
on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of any of the named courts. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees
that service of process on it by notice as provided in Section 5.2 shall be
deemed effective service of process. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 5.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 5.13 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the
earliest of (a) the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (b) the
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 thereof, or
(c) written notice by Parent to Stockholder of the termination of this Agreement
(the date of the earliest of the events described in clauses (a), (b) and (c),
the "Expiration Date").
Section 5.14 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such
expenses. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit the obligations of
the Company pursuant to Section 8.2(e) of the Merger Agreement.
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Section 5.15 Headings; Construction. The headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement (a) words
denoting the singular include the plural and vice versa, (b) "it" or "its" or
words denoting any gender include all genders and (c) the word "including" shall
mean "including without limitation," whether or not expressed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Voting Agreement
to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
PARENT:
TORNANTE-MDP XXX HOLDING LLC,
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
STOCKHOLDER:
_______________________________________
Name:
SCHEDULE A
NAME AND COMPANY SHARES
ADDRESS OF STOCKHOLDER BENEFICIALLY OWNED
EXHIBIT A
IRREVOCABLE PROXY
From and after the date hereof and until the Expiration Date (as defined
below), the undersigned stockholder ("STOCKHOLDER") of The Topps Company, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), hereby irrevocably (to the full extent
permitted by Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) appoints
Tornante-MDP Xxx Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"),
as the sole and exclusive attorney and proxy of the undersigned, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, to vote and exercise all voting rights
expressly provided herein (to the full extent that the undersigned is entitled
to do so) with respect to (i) the outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company owned of record by Stockholder as of the date of this Proxy, which
shares are specified on the final page of this Proxy, and (ii) any and all other
shares of common stock of the Company which Stockholder may own of record after
the date hereof. (The shares of the common stock of the Company referred to in
clauses "(i)" and "(ii)" of the immediately preceding sentence are collectively
referred to as the "Shares".) Upon the undersigned's execution of this Proxy,
any and all prior proxies given by the undersigned with respect to any Shares
relating to the voting rights expressly provided herein are hereby revoked and
the undersigned agrees not to grant any subsequent proxies with respect to the
Shares relating to such voting rights at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
This Proxy is irrevocable (to the extent permitted by Section 212 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law), is coupled with an interest and is granted
pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement (as amended from time to time, the
"VOTING AGREEMENT") of even date herewith, by and among Parent and Stockholder,
and is granted in consideration of Parent and Tornante-MDP Xxx Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, entering
into the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Voting Agreement). As used herein,
the term "EXPIRATION DATE" shall have the meaning set forth in the Voting
Agreement.
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them, are hereby
authorized and empowered by the undersigned, at any time prior to the Expiration
Date, to act as the undersigned's attorney and proxy to vote the Shares, and to
exercise all voting and other rights of the undersigned with respect to the
Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written
consents pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law), at
every annual, special or adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Company
and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting (i) in favor of adoption
and approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby,
and any actions required in furtherance thereof and (ii) against any Alternative
Transaction and against any other action or agreement that would result in a
breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or
any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or
that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with,
delay, postpone, discourage
or adversely affect the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
This Proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal
representatives, successors and assigns of Stockholder (including any transferee
of any of the Shares).
If any provision of this Proxy or any part of any such provision is held
under any circumstances to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then
(a) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and
in such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to
be valid and enforceable to the fullest possible extent, (b) the invalidity or
unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under such circumstances and
in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such
provision or part thereof under any other circumstances or in any other
jurisdiction, and (c) the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or
part thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of
such provision or the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Proxy. Each provision of this Proxy is separable from every other provision of
this Proxy, and each part of each provision of this Proxy is separable from
every other part of such provision.
Dated:
_______________________________________
(Signature of Stockholder)
_______________________________________
(Print Name of Stockholder)
Number of Shares owned of record as of
the date of this Proxy:
_______________________________________
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