EXHIBIT 4.3
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT, dated as of September 11, 2000, between Xxxxxxx Pacific
Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") and First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, a New York corporation, as Rights Agent (the "Rights
Agent").
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to a Rights Agreement dated as
of June 19, 1999, as amended on August 31, 2000, (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS; REFERENCES. Unless otherwise specifically
defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Agreement shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the Agreement. Each reference to
"hereof," "hereunder," "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference
and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference
contained in the Agreement shall from and after the date hereof refer to the
Agreement as amended hereby.
Section 2. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1 OF THE AGREEMENT. Section 1(a) of the
Agreement is hereby amended and modified by deleting the period at the end of
the second paragraph of that section and replacing it with the following:
; and PROVIDED FURTHER that (A) none of (i) Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Holdings
and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Co-Holdings, (ii) Blackacre SMC Master Holdings,
(iii) Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Schottenstein Stores Corporation, Jubilee
Limited Partnership, Jubilee Limited Partnership III, Schottenstein
Professional Asset Management Corp., Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx
(the "Members of the SA Group") and (iv) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx &
Co. (the Persons referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above
being collectively referred to as the "19.9% Persons") shall be deemed
to be an Acquiring Person provided that such 19.9% Person is not the
Beneficial Owner of more than 19.9% of the shares of Common Stock of
the Company then outstanding, (B) the percentages of 10% set forth in
this paragraph shall instead be deemed to be 19.9% with respect to each
19.9% Person, and (C) if any of the 19.9% Persons was a Grandfathered
Person on September 10, 2000, the Grandfathered Percentage for such
19.9% Person on such date shall be deemed to be 19.9% for all purposes
of this Agreement. For the purposes of making any calculation pursuant
to this Agreement, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Holdings and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Co-Holdings shall each be deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of
Common Stock of the Company Beneficially Owned by the other, and each
Member of the SA
Group shall be deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of Common Stock
of the Company Beneficially Owned by one or more of the other Members
of the SA Group.
Section 3. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a
contract made under the laws of the State of Maryland and for all purposes shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State
applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within Maryland.
Section 4. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts
and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument. This amendment shall become effective when each party shall
have executed a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
Attest: XXXXXXX PACIFIC PROPERTIES,
INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Assistant Secretary Title: President
Attest: FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Rights Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Account Manager Title: Managing Director
