FOURTH AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
FOURTH
AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Fourth
Amendment (this "Amendment") dated as of the 7th day of July, 2008 to
the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2006, between Bluegreen Corporation.
a Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), and Mellon Investor Services LLC, a
New Jersey limited liability company, as rights agent (the "Rights Agent") as
amended on October 16, 2006, May 21, 2007 and October 15, 2007 (as so amended,
the "Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto entered into the Agreement, pursuant to which the Rights
Agent agreed to act as agent with respect to the Rights, whose privileges and
obligations were set forth in the Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the parties desire to amend the Agreement. as further set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 27 of the Agreement, the Agreement may he amended by the
Company without the approval of any holders of Right Certificates by a writing
signed by the Company and the Rights Agent.
NOW
THEREFORE. in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set
forth. the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section
1. Acquiring Persons. Section 1(a) of the Agreement shall be replaced in its
entirety with the following text:
"Acquiring
Person" shall mean any Person (as such term is hereinafter defined) who or
which, together with all Affiliates (as such term is hereinafter defined) and
Associates (as such term is hereinafter defined) of such Person, shall be the
Beneficial Owner (as such term is hereinafter defined) of 10% or more of the
Common Shares (as such term is hereinafter defined) of the Company (as such term
is hereinafter defined) then outstanding. but shall not include (1) the Company,
(2) any Subsidiary (as such term is hereinafter defined) of the Company. (3) any
employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any
entity holding Common Shares for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or
(4) Xxxxxx Corporation, a Florida corporation. or any Affiliate of Xxxxxx
Corporation by virtue of its Affiliation therewith, or any of their respective
successors or assigns ("Xxxxxx"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person,
including, without limitation, any of the Xxxxxx Shareholders (as such term is
hereinafter defined) shall become an "Acquiring Person" as the result of (A) an
acquisition of Common Shares by the Company that, by reducing the number of
Common Shares of the Company outstanding, increases the proportionate number of
Common Shares of the Company beneficially owned by such Person to 10% or more of
the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding or (B) an acquisition by such
Person of Common Shares upon exercise of subscription rights granted to the
Person in the rights offering which the Company, on February 14, 2008, announced
that it intends to pursue (such rights offering, as the terms and conditions
thereof may be amended from time to time by the Board of Directors of the
Company, the "Rights Offering"); provided, however, that, if a Person shall
become the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of the Common Shares of the Company
then outstanding by reason of share purchases by the Company or by reason of
share acquisitions by the Person upon exercise of subscription rights granted to
the Person in the Rights Offering and shall, after such share purchases by the
Company or share acquisitions by the Person in the Rights Offering, become the
Beneficial Owner of any additional Common Shares of the Company, then such
Person shall be deemed to be an "Acquiring Person." Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Board of Directors determines in good faith that a Person who
would otherwise be an "Acquiring Person." as defined pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this paragraph (a), (i) has become such inadvertently or (ii) has
become such as the result of contractual obligations that are or purport to be
legally binding entered into prior to and not materially amended or modified
after, the date of this Agreement and has not acquired 1% or more of the Common
Shares of the Company then outstanding by means other than such contractual
obligations since the date of this Agreement, and in either of case (i) or (ii),
such Person divests as promptly as practicable (but in the case of clause (ii)
in no event later than the date 60 calendar days following the date of the
acquisition of beneficial ownership that would otherwise cause such Person to he
an Acquiring Person (the "Divestiture Deadline")) a sufficient number of Common
Shares so that such Person would no longer be an "Acquiring Person." as defined
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (a), then such Person
shall not be deemed to be an "Acquiring Person" for any purposes of this
Agreement. Pursuant to the Stipulation and Order, dated as of October 16, 2006,
among Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Revocable Trust, and Central Florida
Investments (together, the "Xxxxxx Shareholders"), the Company and its
directors, and filed with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Florida on October 16. 2006, as amended on May 21, 2007, October 15,
2007 and July 17, 2008 (as so amended, the "Stipulation"), the Divestiture
Deadline shall be extended to October 16. 2012 with respect to the sale of any
and all Common Shares of the Company beneficially owned by the Xxxxxx
Shareholders (including the Common Shares of the Company if any acquired by any
of the Xxxxxx Shareholders in a Company Rights Offering); provided, that if,
prior to October 16. 2012, any of the Xxxxxx Shareholders breaches any provision
of the Stipulation or fails to perform its obligations thereunder, the
Divestiture Deadline shall be the date that the Board of Directors of the
Company determines that such breach or failure to perform has occurred. For the
avoidance of doubt, if any Person may avoid being an Acquiring Person by
divesting Common Shares as described above, then such Person shall not be
considered to become an Acquiring Person until (I) in the case of clause (i)
above, the date that the Board of Directors determines in good faith that such
divestiture has not occurred as promptly as practicable or (II) in the case of
clause (ii) above, the expiration of the Divestiture Deadline.
Section
2. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and for all purposes shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of such Commonwealth applicable to
contracts to be made and performed entirely within such Commonwealth: provided,
however, that all provisions regarding the rights, duties and obligations of the
Rights Agent shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely
within such State.
Section
3. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall
remain unchanged, and the Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be in full force
and effect.
Section
4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of 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.
Section
5. Descriptive Headings. Descriptive headings of the several Sections of this
Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the
Meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
SIGNATURES
ON FOLLOWING PAGE
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and attested, all as of the day and year first above
written
Attest:
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BLUEGREEN
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xx
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Title:
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Attest:
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MELLON
INVESTOR SERVICES LLC
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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Title:
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BLUEGREEN
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xx
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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XXXXX
X. XXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Trustee
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CENTRAL
FLORIDA INVESTMENTS
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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