Exide Technologies 13000 Deerfield Parkway Building 200 Alpharetta, Georgia 30004 September 18, 2006
Exhibit 99.1
Exide Technologies
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Xxxxxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
September 18, 2006
Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
c/o Tontine Capital Management L.L.C.
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Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Re: Standby Purchase Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is written in connection with the Standby Purchase Agreement dated as of June 28, 2006, as amended on August 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), by and among Exide Technologies (“Exide”), Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. (“Tontine”), Xxxx Xxxxx Investment Trust, Inc. and Arklow Capital, LLC. This letter is written to confirm Exide and Tontine’s intentions and understandings with regards to certain provisions of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
1. Election or Appointment of Exide Director. Section 9(b) of the Agreement, among other things, provides that the obligations of Tontine to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement are conditioned on the election or appointment on or prior to the Closing Date of two nominees of Tontine to Exide’s Board of Directors who are reasonably acceptable to Exide’s Board of Directors. Tontine has successfully nominated one candidate on or prior to the Closing Date, which nominee has been approved by Exide’s Board of Directors, subject to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. Exide agrees that until December 31, 2006 it will promptly submit to its Board of Directors for review and consideration additional nominees Tontine presents to Exide for the election or appointment of a second Tontine nominee to Exide’s Board of Directors. Such nominee will be so elected or appointed subject to such nominee being reasonably acceptable to Exide’s Board of Directors.
2. Waiver of Closing Condition. In consideration of the foregoing, Tontine hereby agrees to waive the closing conditions set forth in Section 9(b) of the Agreement, as such conditions apply to the election or appointment of a second Tontine nominee to Exide’s Board of Directors prior to the Closing Date.
3. Miscellaneous. This letter agreement is binding on and enforceable against Exide and Tontine notwithstanding any contrary provisions in the Agreement, and in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this letter agreement and the Agreement, the provisions of this letter agreement shall control. This letter agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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If the above correctly reflects your understanding and agreement with respect to the foregoing matters, please so confirm by signing the enclosed copy of this letter agreement.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE:
TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing Member
