To: CRX Acquisition Ltd. c/o Fortis Capital Corporation New York, New York 10022 Re: The Cronos Group (Codename: Dolphin) – FB Transportation Capital LLC – Amendment No. 2 to Equity Commitment Letter (this “Amendment”)
EXHIBIT (d)(4)
June 5, 2007
To:
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CRX Acquisition Ltd. | |
c/o Fortis Capital Corporation | ||
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 27th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10022 | ||
Re:
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The Cronos Group (Codename: Dolphin) – FB Transportation Capital LLC – Amendment No. 2 to Equity Commitment Letter (this “Amendment”) |
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be
amended from time to time, the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), by and among CRX Acquisition
Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (“Purchaser”), FB Transportation Capital LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and The Cronos Group, a limited liability company (société anonymé
holding) organized and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (the
“Company”), pursuant to which Purchaser, or a permitted assignee of Purchaser, will acquire
the assets and assume the liabilities of the Company subject to and in accordance with its terms.
Reference is also made to that certain Equity Commitment Letter, dated as of February 28, 2007, by
and between Purchaser and FB Transportation Capital LLC, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Equity
Commitment Letter dated May 22, 2007 (the “Equity Commitment Letter”). Capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase
Agreement or the Equity Commitment Letter, as the case may be.
Purchaser and the undersigned have agreed to certain additional changes to Schedule B
attached to the Equity Commitment Letter and desire to enter into this Amendment to incorporate
such additional changes into the Equity Commitment Letter. Specifically, Purchaser and the
undersigned hereby agree to further amend the Equity Commitment Letter by deleting in its entirety
Schedule B attached to the Equity Commitment Letter (as previously amended by Amendment No.
1 to Equity Commitment Letter) and replacing it with Schedule B attached to this Amendment,
which is made a part hereof.
Except as it is amended by the terms hereof, the terms of the Equity Commitment Letter are
hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties in all respects. Each of Purchaser and the
undersigned agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Equity Commitment
Letter or in any other agreement between the parties, Purchaser and the undersigned are entering
into this Amendment for the specific purpose of amending the Equity Commitment Letter as set forth
in the immediately preceding paragraph. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding
paragraph, the terms of the Equity Commitment Letter shall continue in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between this Amendment
(including this paragraph) and the Equity Commitment Letter, the terms and conditions of this
Amendment shall prevail.
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This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement between Purchaser and the undersigned with
respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties,
promises, covenants, commitments or undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein. This
Amendment supersedes all prior agreements, representations, warranties, promises, covenants,
commitments and undertakings, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter contained
herein. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, all of which taken together shall
constitute one single agreement between Purchaser and the undersigned.
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Very truly yours, FB TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx xxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx xxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Accepted and Acknowledged as of | ||||
the date first written above: | ||||
CRX ACQUISITION LTD. | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: President | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx xxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx xxx Xxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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SCHEDULE B
SUMMARY OF TERMS
FOR COMMON SHARES FINANCING OF
CRX ACQUISITION LTD.
This Summary of Terms summarizes the principal terms of the proposed equity financing of CRX
Acquisition Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (“Purchaser”) in connection with its formation and its
subsequent capitalization. It is intended that Purchaser will (i) acquire all of the assets and
assume all of the liabilities of The Cronos Group, a limited liability company (société anonymé
holding) organized and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (the “Company”),
(ii) sell and transfer the interests in container assets formerly owned by the Company and its
affiliates to FB Transportation Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FB
Transportation”), or an affiliate or affiliates thereof (the transactions referred to in clauses
(i) and (ii) above being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Transaction”), and (iii)
manage container assets owned by CF Leasing Limited (a Bermuda exempted company) and/or any of its
affiliates (and their respective successors and assigns), and other container assets owned by third
parties, following consummation of the Transaction.
It is contemplated that Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxx,
each of which are current officers and/or directors of the Company (such individuals being referred
to herein as the “Management Parties”) will purchase at the closing of the Transaction (the
“Closing”), along with FB Transportation, common shares, US $0.01 par value, of Purchaser (the
“Common Shares”) in connection with Purchaser’s capitalization in connection with the Transaction.
It is also contemplated that at the Closing, certain employees of Fortis Bank S.A./N.V. and its
subsidiaries (including Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxx) (such individuals being
referred to herein as the “Fortis Investors”) will purchase Common Shares of Purchaser. In
addition, within sixty (60) days after the Closing, third party investors (the “Third Party
Investors”) may purchase additional Common Shares from Purchaser. FB Transportation, the
Management Parties, the Fortis Investors, any Third Party Investors and any other person or entity
that becomes or is deemed to become a party to or agrees to be bound by the terms of the
Shareholders Agreement are sometimes referred to herein as the “Shareholders.” Any Third Party
Investors that purchase Common Shares of Purchaser in accordance with this Summary of Terms will be
subject to the prior approval by FB Transportation, which approval will not be unreasonably
withheld.
This Summary of Terms includes the basic proposed rights, preferences and obligations of the
Shareholders, which are to be in embodied in the governance documents of Purchaser and other
agreements among the Shareholders. In addition to the terms set forth in this Summary of Terms,
the initial Shareholders intend to negotiate additional customary terms for inclusion in the
governance documents and such other agreements. All sums in dollars contained herein shall refer
to U.S. Dollars.
Offering Terms
Closing Date:
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As of the closing of the Transaction. | |
Initial Shareholders:
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At Closing, the Management Parties will acquire from Purchaser a minimum of 2,000,000 Common Shares, which amount may be increased up to a maximum of 4,000,000 Common Shares, in exchange for their contribution of cash. | |
At Closing, FB Transportation will acquire from Purchaser 4,800,000 Common Shares in exchange for its contribution of cash. | ||
It is also contemplated that at Closing, the Fortis Investors will purchase up to 3,000,000 Common Shares from Purchaser in exchange for their contribution of cash. | ||
Within sixty (60) days after Closing, Third Party Investors may purchase up to 3,000,000 Common Shares in exchange for their contribution of cash, at the same purchase price per Common Share that FB Transportation, the Management Investors and the Fortis Investors paid for those shares at Closing. | ||
Price Per Common
Share of Purchaser
to be Acquired:
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US $1.00 per share | |
Counsel and Expenses:
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Each party shall pay its own expenses incurred in connection with the matters contemplated herein, including the completion of the Transaction and/or the termination of the definitive agreements governing same, irrespective of the completion of the transactions contemplated hereunder. | |
CHARTER | ||
General:
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Except as described below, the Charter will include standard terms. “Blank Check” preferred shares will be authorized permitting the creation and issuance of preferred shares by the Board of Directors of Purchaser (the “Board”) in the future, although the issuance of any preferred shares will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Shareholders Agreement described below. Supermajority shareholder voting provisions will be required in connection with the approval and adoption of certain transactions and events, as described below under “Liquidation Events”. |
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SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT | ||
General:
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The Shareholders Agreement will address how the Board is to be composed, how the Shareholders fit into that scheme, and shareholder voting agreement provisions to enforce the intended Board composition terms and related matters. | |
Dividends:
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Dividends will be paid in respect of Common Shares when, as and if declared by the Board, but subject in all respects to “Matters Requiring Board Approval” below. | |
Information Rights:
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Purchaser will deliver to the holders of Common Shares (i) audited consolidated financial statements no later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, (ii) unaudited consolidated quarterly financial statements no later than 60 days after each quarter and (iii) such operational information as reasonably requested by FB Transportation and the Third Party Investors. | |
Board Matters /Voting
Rights:
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Purchaser’s Board shall initially be composed of five members: (i) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, (ii) Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, (iii) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxx (the “Fortis Directors”) and (iv) one director approved by the unanimous consent of FB Transportation, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx. Any replacements for the director positions held by the Fortis Directors must be first approved by FB Transportation. In addition, any replacements for the director positions held by Mr.. Xxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxx must also be first approved by FB Transportation. These arrangements will remain in effect through June 30, 2009. | |
Restriction on Transfer:
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Prior to June 30, 2012, the Shareholders shall not transfer or otherwise dispose of any Common Shares or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Shares, except (i) to an affiliate, in the case of FB Transportation and any Third Party Investor that is not an individual, or a trust or other estate planning vehicle, in the case of any Management Party, any Fortis Investor or any Third Party Investor that is an individual (each, a “Permitted Transferee”), (ii) pursuant to a Public Offering (defined below) approved in accordance with, and as described in, “Matters Requiring Board Approval” below, (iii) to Purchaser, (iv) to another Shareholder so long as the transferee complies with all conditions described under “Right of First Refusal/Tag Along,” “Drag Along” and “Repurchase of Management Shares” below, (v) any transfer that is approved by Shareholders holding collectively 65% or |
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more of the outstanding voting shares of Purchaser, (vi) any transfer by FB Transportation to any person or entity within ninety (90) days following the Closing, provided the transferee agrees in writing to comply with the terms of the Shareholders Agreement, or (vii) for any transfer under “Special Right of Sale for FB Transportation” below. The foregoing shall not affect any restrictions on transfer imposed under state or federal securities laws. | ||
Right of First
Refusal/Tag Along:
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Purchaser (first) and then the Shareholders (second) shall have a right of first refusal with respect to the proposed sale of any Common Shares or any other equity in Purchaser by any of the Shareholders, in each case with a right of oversubscription of Common Shares unsubscribed by the other holders of Common Shares. In addition, before any Shareholders may offer to sell collectively 35% or more of Purchaser’s outstanding Common Shares, they must give the other Shareholders an opportunity to participate in such sale on a basis proportionate to the amount of securities held by the potential seller(s) and those held by the other Shareholders. | |
Drag Along:
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If one or more Shareholders holding collectively at least 75% of the outstanding Common Shares propose to sell these Common Shares to a third party (who is not a Permitted Transferees), and such sale shall have been approved by FB Transportation, then the selling Shareholders shall have the right to require each other Shareholder to include in such sale the Common Shares of each such other Shareholder. | |
Special Right of Sale for
FB Transportation:
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If FB Transportation or any affiliate(s) of FB Transportation that own Common Shares determines in good faith that the enactment, amendment or interpretation of a law or governmental rule or regulation has made ownership of Common Shares or continued performance under the Shareholders Agreement impossible or illegal, or reasonably certain to result in an adverse effect on the business of FB Transportation or any of its affiliate(s), then FB Transportation shall promptly notify Purchaser and the other Shareholders thereof, which notice shall constitute an irrevocable offer to sell all Common Shares owned by FB Transportation and its applicable affiliate(s) to Purchaser and the remaining Shareholders pursuant to the terms of the Shareholders Agreement. If Purchaser and the remaining Shareholders fail to purchase all such Common Shares, then all or any portion of such remaining Common Shares may be retained or freely transferred by FB Transportation and its applicable affiliate(s) to any third party, notwithstanding any restrictions set forth in the Shareholders Agreement. |
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Budget Approval:
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Purchaser will cause its management to prepare and to submit to the Board for approval, at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of each fiscal year, (i) a comprehensive operating budget forecasting Purchaser’s revenues, expenses, and cash position on a quarter-to-quarter basis for the upcoming fiscal year and (ii) a quarter-to-quarter capital expenditure budget for the upcoming fiscal year, both of which shall not become effective until approved by the Board. | |
Matters Requiring 75% Board Approval:
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Unless approved by the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the entire Board, Purchaser shall not, and the Shareholders shall take all necessary action to cause Purchaser not to: |
(A) (i) liquidate, dissolve or
wind up its affairs, or effect any
Liquidation Event (as defined
below) (except as contemplated
under the sections entitled “Tag
Along” and “Drag Along” below);
(ii) authorize or create any class
or series of, or increase the
authorized number of, or issue,
any shares (including the Common
Shares), or any options, warrants
or other rights or securities
convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or otherwise
relating to, any such shares,
options, warrants, rights or
securities (collectively, “Equity
Securities”) (other than with
respect to one million five
hundred thousand (1,500,000)
Common Shares, including those
issuable upon exercise of options,
which may be issued to employees
and directors of Purchaser under
an equity incentive compensation
plan to be approved by the Board
(which approval shall require the
affirmative vote of both Fortis
Directors), (iii) amend, alter, or
repeal any provision of the
charter, byelaws, and any other
constituent governing documents of
Purchaser; (iv) purchase or
redeem, or declare or pay any
dividend on, any Common Shares,
(v) create or authorize the
creation of any debt security (and
any extension, renewal,
refinancing or replacement
thereof); (vi) adopt or approve
any stock option plan or other
executive equity compensation plan
or benefit plan (other than as
referred to in sub-clause (ii) of
this paragraph; or (vii) increase
or decrease the size of the Board.
The foregoing shall not affect or
be applicable to the 1,300,000
Restricted Common Shares to be
granted to Xxxxx Xxxxxxx at
Closing pursuant to the terms of
his employment agreement, and such
1,300,000 Restricted Common Shares
to be granted to Xx. Xxxxxxx shall
not be counted toward the
1,500,000 Common Shares limitation
set forth above in sub-clause (ii)
of this sub-paragraph.
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(B) (i) make any loan or advance
to, or acquire (whether by
purchase, merger, amalgamation,
recapitalization, consolidation or
otherwise) any shares or other
securities of, any corporation,
partnership or other entity unless
it is directly or indirectly
wholly-owned by Purchaser prior to
such loan, advance or acquisition;
(ii) make any loan or advance to
any other person other than the
extension of trade credit in the
ordinary course of Purchaser’s
business; (iii) guarantee any
indebtedness or obligations of
another, except for indebtedness
of any subsidiary of Purchaser, or
trade accounts of any subsidiary
of Purchaser arising in the
ordinary course of Purchaser’s
business; (iv) make any investment
other than investments in prime
commercial paper, money market
funds, certificates of deposit in
any United States bank having a
net worth in excess of $30,000,000
or obligations issued or
guaranteed by the United States of
America, in each case having a
maturity not in excess of two
years; (v) incur any aggregate
indebtedness for borrowed money
(including, for this purpose,
capital lease obligations) that at
any one time is (or would be upon
its incurrence) greater than
$250,000 (and any extension,
renewal, refinancing or
replacement thereof), except that
trade credit incurred in the
ordinary course of Purchaser’s
business shall not be deemed
indebtedness for borrowed money;
(vi) make or commit to the making
of any capital expenditure in
excess of $1,000,000, that is not
already included in a budget
approved by the Board; (vii) enter
into or be a party to any
transaction with any director,
officer or employee of Purchaser
or any “associate” (as that term
is defined in Rule 12b-2
promulgated under the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”))
of any such person, other than
compensation arrangements for
non-executive employees that are
included in a budget approved by
the Board; (viii) hire, fire or
change the compensation of any
executive officer; (ix) change the
principal business of Purchaser,
enter new lines of business, or
exit the current line of business;
(x) sell, transfer, pledge or
encumber any property of Purchaser
or its subsidiaries, other than
certain customary “permitted”
liens, liens created in connection
with indebtedness permitted in
sub-clause (v) of the previous
paragraph and liens granted in the
ordinary course of Purchaser’s
business; (xi) settle any
litigation where the amounts in
dispute exceed $100,000; (xii)
acquire or dispose of (except in
the ordinary course of business)
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having a value in excess of
$200,000; (xiii) establish any
committee of the Board, designate
the members of any such committee
(including appointing any
replacement members), amend the
charter for any such committee,
amend the resolutions of the Board
establishing the delegation of
authority to any such committee or
terminate any such committee;
(xiv) cause any subsidiary of
Purchaser to take any action that
the Purchaser is restricted from
doing under the terms of this
paragraph and the preceding
paragraph; (xv) sell its Common
Shares in a firm commitment
underwritten public offering
pursuant to a registration
statement under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(a “Public Offering”); or (xvi)
make any amendment to Purchaser’s
debt facilities or other debt
arrangements.
Liquidation Event:
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“Liquidation Event” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions constituting: (i) a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or winding up of Purchaser, (ii) a direct or indirect transfer, in one or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of Purchaser, (iii) a sale, amalgamation, merger, reclassification, recapitalization, restructuring, consolidation or business combination or any other similar transaction of or involving Purchaser (unless with respect to any transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition, the holders of record of Purchaser’s voting shares as constituted immediately prior to the consummation of any such transaction will immediately after such transaction hold greater than 50% of the voting shares of the acquiring entity or surviving entity, or either of such entities’ parent, in approximately the same relative percentages after any such transaction as before any such transaction), or (iv) the consummation of any transaction by which any person or group (as referred to in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than FB Transportation, the Fortis Investors, the Third Party Investors or any of their respective Permitted Transferees, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the voting shares of Purchaser. | |
Prior to June 30, 2012, any approval of a Liquidation Event described in clauses (ii) or (iii) contained in the definition of Liquidation Event above shall also require the affirmative vote of Shareholders holding at least 65% of the outstanding Common Shares. On and after June 30, 2012, the Shareholders shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause |
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Purchaser to effect a Liquidation Event to occur as soon as reasonably practicable after such date, provided that Shareholders holding more than 65% of the outstanding Common Shares do not disapprove of any such Liquidation Event. | ||
Purchase or Repurchase of
Shareholders’ Shares:
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Until June 30, 2012, the Purchaser and the Shareholders will be subject to certain share purchase and repurchase arrangement provisions to be determined by mutual agreement by and among the Purchaser and the initial Shareholders. On and after June 30, 2012, it is currently intended that the Shareholders shall not be subject to such share purchase or repurchase arrangements. | |
Termination:
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The rights and obligations of each Shareholder under the Shareholders Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the consummation of a Liquidation Event; (ii) the completion of any initial Public Offering; or (iii) the occurrence of any event that does not violate the terms of the Shareholders Agreement and reduces the number of Shareholders to one. | |
OTHER AGREEMENTS | ||
Registration Rights Agreement:
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The parties shall enter into a registration rights agreement that shall provide for three demand registrations by any person holding at least 15% of the registrable securities at any time following the earlier of (a) three (3) years after the date of the Closing and (b) six months following an initial public offering. In addition, the parties shall have piggyback registration rights and the agreement shall contain such other usual and customary provisions as the parties may agree. | |
Employment Agreements:
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Messrs. Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx will each enter into an employment agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and to FB Transportation. Messrs. Xxxxx’x and Xxxxxxx’s employment agreements shall each have terms and conditions substantially the same as those contained in the proposed draft employment agreement attached to their respective equity commitment letter as Exhibit I thereto. Messrs. Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx will each waive any severance payments they may be entitled to under their existing employment arrangements. In addition, Xx. Xxxxxxx will waive any transaction bonus that he may be entitled to receive upon the consummation of the Transaction. The terms and conditions of Messrs. Xxxxxxx’x and Xxxxx’x current employment agreements with certain subsidiaries of the Company shall remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the Transaction. |
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Employee Stock Options, Restricted
Shares, Etc.:
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Subject to the provisions set forth above, the Board shall implement such employee stock option, restricted shares and such other equity compensation plans as it may determine. | |
Definitive Agreements;
Governing Law:
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This summary of terms does not constitute or create, and shall not be deemed to constitute or create, any legally binding or enforceable obligation, or any commitment to invest, on the part of any party referred to in this summary of terms. No such obligation shall be created except by the execution and delivery of definitive agreements containing such terms and conditions of as shall be agreed upon by the parties and then only in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreements. All such definitive agreements shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York (except with respect to certain terms that shall be governed by the internal law of the jurisdiction of formation of Purchaser). |
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