EXHIBIT 10.1
Amended and Restated EMPLOYMENT AND CO-
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT dated as of October 31, 1999, among
Ripplewood Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(together with its successors and permitted assigns,
"Ripplewood"), WMC Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation
(together with its successors and permitted assigns,
"WMC"), SEAVIEW HOLDINGS, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company (together with its successors and any of
its Permitted Transferees who acquire shares of Common
Stock pursuant to Section 6.01, "Seaview"), XXXXXXXX X.
XXXXX ("Xxxxx") and WESTERN MULTIPLEX CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (together with its successors and
permitted assigns, "Western Multiplex").
WHEREAS, WMC, Western Multiplex Corporation, a California
corporation, GTI Acquisition Corp. and Glenayre Technologies, Inc. have
entered into a Redemption, Stock Purchase and Recapitalization Agreement (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Redemption and Purchase Agreement");
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Redemption and
Purchase Agreement WMC will acquire a controlling interest in Western
Multiplex;
WHEREAS, WMC wishes to employ Xxxxx, and Xxxxx wishes to accept
such employment, on the following terms and conditions;
WHEREAS, Xxxxx directly or indirectly owns all of the outstanding
equity of Seaview;
WHEREAS, Seaview wishes to purchase 1,900,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of WMC (the "WMC Class A Common
Stock"); and
WHEREAS, Ripplewood will acquire shares of Class B Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, of WMC (the "WMC Class B Common Stock" and,
collectively with the WMC Class A Common Stock, "WMC Common Stock");
WHEREAS, Western Multiplex will issue to Seaview warrants to
purchase an aggregate amount of 1,900,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share, of Western Multiplex (the "MUX Class A Common Stock"
and, collectively with the shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share, of Western Multiplex, the "MUX Common Stock");
WHEREAS, Ripplewood, WMC, Seaview, Xxxxx and Western Multiplex wish
to make certain agreements with respect to Ripplewood's and Seaview's
investment in the WMC Common Stock and the MUX Common Stock (collectively,
the "Common Stock"), Seaview's investments in warrants to acquire MUX Common
Stock and Xxxxx'x employment by WMC.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, Ripplewood, WMC, Seaview, Xxxxx
and Western Multiplex agree as follows:
SECTION 1.01. Employment of Xxxxx. (a) Agreement to Employ. WMC
and Western Multiplex each agree to employ Xxxxx, and Xxxxx hereby accepts
employment by WMC and Western Multiplex, on the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement.
(b) Term of Employment. The employment of Xxxxx pursuant hereto
shall commence on the Closing Date (as defined in the Redemption and Purchase
Agreement) and shall remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Section
11.01 (the "Employment Term").
(c) Position and Responsibilities. During the Employment Term,
Xxxxx shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of WMC and Western Multiplex and
Co-Chairman of WMC's and Western Multiplex's Boards of Directors. During the
Employment Term, Xxxxx shall be employed on a part-time basis and shall
devote such portion of his time and effort as he in good faith reasonably
deems necessary to the performance of his duties as the Co-Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of WMC and Western Multiplex. Xxxxx is not obligated to
devote any specified minimum portion of his time to the performance of such
services, and, subject to Section 3.01, Xxxxx may engage in other businesses
and activities; provided, however, that if Ripplewood provides Xxxxx with
notice that it has reasonably determined, in good faith, that Xxxxx is not
devoting sufficient time and effort to the performance of such services and
duties, and Xxxxx and Ripplewood do not, through good faith negotiation,
mutually agree upon a reallocation of Xxxxx'x time and effort with respect to
such services and duties within the 10 day period following Xxxxx'x receipt
of such notice, Xxxxx'x employment hereunder may be terminated for "cause"
pursuant to Section 11.01(a). Xxxxx'x duties hereunder shall be performed at
such place or places as the interests, needs, businesses or opportunities of
WMC and Western Multiplex shall require.
(d) Compensation and Benefits.
(i) During the term of Xxxxx'x employment by Xxxxxx Multiplex,
Western Multiplex shall pay Xxxxx a salary ("Salary") at the rate of $50,000
per annum for the year commencing on the beginning of the Employment Term.
Salary shall be payable in accordance with the ordinary payroll practices of
Western Multiplex and shall be subject to applicable withholding and payroll
taxes. Upon termination of Xxxxx'x employment by Western Multiplex for any
reason (including, without limitation, death or disability), Xxxxx shall be
entitled to receive his accrued Salary through the date of such termination
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only and shall not be entitled to any additional payments in respect of his
Salary.
(ii) Other than Salary described in clause (i) of this Section
1.01(d), Xxxxx shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or benefits
from Ripplewood, WMC, Western Multiplex or any of their Affiliates as a
consequence of such employment. "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any
person, any other person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control
with, such person. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under
common control with"), as used with respect to any person, means the direct
or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
2.01. Equity Investment. (a) (i) Subject only to the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii)
below, WMC hereby agrees to issue and sell to Seaview, and Seaview hereby
agrees to purchase from WMC, immediately prior to the Closing (as defined in
the Redemption and Purchase Agreement), 1,900,000 shares of WMC Class A
Common Stock at a price of $.50 per share in cash. At the closing of the
purchase and sale of the shares of WMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to this
Section 2.01(a) (the "Common Stock Closing"), Seaview shall transfer to an
account designated by WMC $950,000 in cash in immediately available funds and
WMC shall deliver to Seaview a duly executed stock certificate evidencing
1,900,000 shares of WMC Class A Common Stock.
(ii) The obligation of Seaview to purchase the 1,900,000 shares of
WMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to clause (i) above is subject only to the
following: (A) the representations and warranties of WMC contained in
Section 13.01(a) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date, (B) WMC shall have delivered to
Seaview a certificate of the Vice President of WMC to the effect that the
transactions to occur on the Closing Date under the Redemption and Purchase
Agreement will occur immediately after the Common Stock Closing on
substantially the same terms reflected in the Redemption and Purchase
Agreement and that WMC has not knowingly waived in any material respect any
material closing conditions under the Redemption and Purchase Agreement, and
(C) definitive agreements shall have been executed providing for the
financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter (as defined in the Redemption
and Purchase Agreement) on substantially the same terms set forth in the
Commitment Letter.
(iii) The obligation of WMC to issue and sell the 1,900,000 shares
of WMC Class A Common Stock pursuant to clause (i) above is subject only to
the following: (A) the representations and warranties of Seaview contained
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in Section 13.01(b) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date and (B) all conditions precedent
to the Closing under the Redemption and Purchase Agreement shall have been
satisfied or waived by the applicable parties to the Redemption and Purchase
Agreement.
(b) Subject to the Common Stock Closing simultaneously occurring,
Western Multiplex hereby agrees to issue to Seaview at the Common Stock
Closing warrants (the "Initial Warrants") to purchase 1,140,000 shares of MUX
Class A Common Stock. The Initial Warrants will be in the form of Exhibit A
hereto.
(c) Subject to the Common Stock Closing simultaneously occurring,
Western Multiplex hereby agrees to issue to Seaview at the Common Stock
Closing warrants (the "5x Warrants") to purchase 505,400 shares of MUX Class
A Common Stock. The 5x Warrants will be in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
(d) Subject to the Common Stock Closing simultaneously occurring,
Western Multiplex hereby agrees to issue to Seaview at the Common Stock
Closing warrants ( the "10x Warrants," and, collectively with the Initial
Warrants and the 5x Warrants, the "Warrants") to purchase 1,273,000 shares of
MUX Class A Common Stock. The 10x Warrants will be in the form of Exhibit C
hereto.
(e) With respect to Seaview's (and, indirectly, Xxxxx'x) equity
investment in WMC and Western Multiplex, the provisions of this Section 2.01
are in lieu of the investment rights of Xxxxx contained in Section 5.01 of
the Agreement dated as of June 16, 1998 (the "Prior Agreement"), among
Leeward Technology Partners L.L.C., Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C., Xxxxx and
Leeward Management, Inc. and Xxxxx acknowledges and agrees that except as set
forth in this Agreement he has no further investment rights with respect to
WMC and Western Multiplex.
(f) Xxxxx agrees to cause Seaview to perform its obligations under
Section 2.01(a).
SECTION 3.01. Exclusive Basis, Nonsolicitation. The provisions of
Section 7.01 of the Prior Agreement shall apply and WMC shall be an "Acquired
Company" (as defined therein). During the Employment Term and for one year
thereafter, Xxxxx shall not, and shall cause his Affiliates not to, directly
or indirectly (other than as an employee of or consultant to WMC and/or
Western Multiplex):
(a) solicit or attempt to solicit any business from any of WMC or
Western Multiplex (or any of their respective subsidiaries') customers or
clients, including, without limitation, actively sought prospective customers
or clients, for purposes of providing products or services that are
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competitive with WMC's or Western Multiplex's (or any of their respective
subsidiaries') products or services; or
(b) (i) solicit for employment or for use as a consultant any
employees of Ripplewood, WMC, Western Multiplex or any of their respective
Affiliates, (ii) solicit or encourage any employee of Ripplewood, WMC,
Western Multiplex or any of their respective Affiliates to leave the
employment of Ripplewood, WMC, Western Multiplex or any such Affiliate or
(iii) otherwise intentionally interfere with the relationship of Ripplewood,
WMC Western Multiplex or any of their Affiliates with any person or entity
who or which is employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for
Ripplewood, WMC, Western Multiplex or any such Affiliate. The provisions of
this Section 3.01(b) shall not prevent Xxxxx or any of his Affiliates from
hiring any person who contacts Xxxxx or such affiliate on a non-solicited
basis or who responds to a help wanted or similar ad not specifically
targeted to such person.
SECTION 4.01. Confidential Information. During the term of this
Agreement and for one year thereafter, except as may be required by law,
Xxxxx shall not, and shall cause his Affiliates not to, use or disclose, or
knowingly permit any representative of Xxxxx or any of his Affiliates to use
or disclose any information (whether or not in written form) which relates to
Ripplewood, WMC, Western Multiplex or any of their Affiliates or any of their
respective businesses or products or this Agreement and which is not known to
the public generally, except in the conduct of the business of WMC.
SECTION 5.01. Option to Purchase Shares and Warrants. (a) If
Xxxxx'x employment is terminated pursuant to Section 11.01(a) or (c), WMC and
Western Multiplex , jointly and severally, shall have an option to purchase
all or any portion of (i) the Common Stock (the "Shares") then held by
Seaview at a purchase price equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares
(determined in accordance with Section 5.01(b)) as of the date of such
termination and (ii) the Warrants that have not terminated and are then held
by Seaview at a purchase price equal to the product of (x) the Fair Market
Value per Share (determined in accordance with Section 5.01(b)) as of the
date of such termination) minus the exercise price per share of Common Stock
pursuant to the Warrants being purchased multiplied by (y) the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants being
purchased. WMC or Western Multiplex, as the case may be, shall within 90
days of such date of termination give notice in writing to Seaview of its
election to exercise or not to exercise such option, which notice shall set
forth the portion, if any, of the Shares and Warrants that WMC or Western
Multiplex elects to purchase. The purchase of the Shares and Warrants shall
take place at the principal office of Ripplewood, located at One Rockefeller
Plaza, New York, New York, on the date specified by WMC (not later than the
later of (x) the twentieth business day following the receipt by Seaview of
the required notice from WMC and (y) the satisfaction of any legal
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requirements to the purchase of the Shares and Warrants). The consideration
for the purchase of the Shares and Warrants shall be paid by delivery to
Seaview of a certified or bank check made payable to Seaview or by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by
Seaview, against delivery of certificates or other instruments representing
the Shares and Warrants so purchased, appropriately endorsed by the owner
thereof, free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims,
encumbrances, charges, options, restrictions on transfer, proxies and voting
and other agreements of whatever nature. WMC and Western Multiplex may
assign their rights under this Section 5.01 to any person.
(b) (i) If a determination of the Fair Market Value of the Shares
is required by this Agreement when there is no public trading market for the
Shares, such "Fair Market Value" shall be such amount as is determined to be
the fair market value of the Shares as of the date such Fair Market Value is
required to be determined hereunder as determined by (x) Seaview and WMC
through good faith negotiations; (y) an investment banking firm of national
reputation mutually acceptable to both Seaview and WMC, if Seaview and WMC do
not agree upon the Fair Market Value of such Shares within 30 days after the
date as of which such Fair Market Value is to be determined; or (z) an
investment banking firm of national reputation selected by two investment
banking firms of national reputation (one of which shall be chosen by Seaview
and one of which shall be chosen by WMC), if Seaview and WMC do not mutually
agree upon an investment banking firm to determine the Fair Market Value of
the Shares pursuant to clause (y) above within 10 days after the expiration
of the 30-day period referred to in clause (y) above. In making a
determination of such Fair Market Value, due consideration shall be given to
such factors as are deemed appropriate, including, without limitation, the
earnings and other financial and operating information of WMC and its
subsidiaries in recent periods, its potential value and that of its
subsidiaries as a whole, its future prospects and that of its subsidiaries
and the industries in which they compete, its history and management and that
of its subsidiaries, the general condition of the securities markets and the
fair market value of securities of privately owned companies (with transfer
restrictions) engaged in businesses similar to those of WMC and its
subsidiaries. The Fair Market Value shall be determined assuming that all
Warrants that have not terminated are then exercisable and assuming that all
Class B Common Stock has been voluntarily converted to Class A Common Stock.
The Fair Market Value as determined by the foregoing procedure shall be
binding and conclusive upon the parties hereto.
(ii) If a determination of the Fair Market Value of the Shares is
required by this Agreement when there is a public trading market for the
Shares, such "Fair Market Value" shall mean the average daily closing sales
price of the Shares for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the date
the Fair Market Value of the Shares is required to be determined hereunder.
The closing price for each day shall be the last reported sales price regular
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way or, in case no such reported sale takes place on such day, the average of
the reported closing bid and asked prices regular way, in either case on the
principal national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed and
admitted to trading, or, if not listed and admitted to trading on any such
exchange on the NASDAQ National Market System, or, if not quoted on the
National Market System, the average of the closing bid and asked prices in
the over-the-counter market as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange
member firm selected from time to time by Western Multiplex's Board of
Directors for that purpose.
SECTION 6.01. Transfers. (a) Defined Terms. The following terms
shall have the following meanings:
"Involuntary Transfer" means any Transfer by Ripplewood or Seaview
of any shares of Common Stock or any Warrant, or of any beneficial ownership
thereof, upon death, appointment of a guardian, default, foreclosure,
forfeit, bankruptcy (voluntary or involuntary), court order, levy of
attachment, execution or otherwise than voluntarily by the Transferor;
provided, that a Transfer required pursuant to Section 6.01(g) shall not be
deemed an Involuntary Transfer.
"Permitted Transferee" means, (i) with respect to Ripplewood, (A)
any Affiliate of Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. ("Ripplewood Holdings"), (B) a
shareholder, partner, member or employee of Ripplewood Holdings or any
Affiliate of Ripplewood Holdings or (C) an employee, director or officer of
WMC or Western Multiplex or any subsidiary of WMC or Western Multiplex (up to
an aggregate of 5% of the outstanding Common Stock) and (ii) with respect to
Seaview, (x) Xxxxx, (y) a trust of which the beneficiaries consist solely of
Xxxxx, Xxxxx'x spouse or former spouse or Xxxxx'x children or (z) any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity all of
the equity interests of which are, and will at all times continue to be,
directly or indirectly owned solely by Xxxxx; provided, that such transferee
is (or becomes at the time of such Transfer) a party hereto.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
association, limited liability company, joint venture, joint-stock company or
any other entity or organization, including, without limitation, a government
or governmental agency.
"Third Party Purchaser" means, with respect to any proposed sale of
shares of Common Stock by Ripplewood or Seaview, a Person other than a
Permitted Transferee, who offers to purchase from Ripplewood or Seaview, as
the case may be, such shares pursuant to a bona fide written offer.
"Transfer" means any transfer, sale, conveyance, assignment, gift,
hypothecation, pledge or other disposition, whether voluntary or by operation
of law, of a share of Common Stock or any Warrant.
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"Transferee" means the transferee in a Transfer.
"Transferor" means the transferor in a Transfer.
"Unrestricted Shares" means shares of Common Stock previously (i)
Transferred by Ripplewood or any of its Permitted Transferees in a
transaction subject to Section 6.01(f) or (ii) Transferred by Seaview or any
of its Permitted Transferees pursuant to Section 6.01(f).
(b) Generally. Neither Ripplewood nor Seaview may Transfer all or
any portion of its shares of Common Stock or any Warrant, or any beneficial
ownership thereof, unless (A) such Transfer is in accordance with this
Section 6.01, (B) the Transferee executes and delivers a counterpart of the
signature page of this Agreement (or other appropriate assumption agreement)
in which the Transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement to the same extent as the Transferor, (C) the Transferee executes
and delivers any other agreements, documents or instruments reasonably
specified by WMC's Board of Directors (in the case of a Transfer of WMC
Common Stock) or Western Multiplex's Board of Directors (in the case of a
Transfer of Warrants or Western Multiplex Common Stock) (in each case, which
shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all transfers by Ripplewood
and Seaview) and (D) such transfer is pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
or a valid exemption from registration under the Securities Act and in
compliance with all applicable state and foreign securities laws. Any
Transfer made in violation of this Section 6.01(b) shall be null and void and
shall be subject to Section 6.01(e).
(c) Transfers by Ripplewood. (i) Subject to Section 6.01(b) and,
with respect to a Transfer by Ripplewood or any of its Permitted Transferees
to any Person other than a Permitted Transferee of Ripplewood, Section
6.01(f), Ripplewood (and its Permitted Transferees) shall have the right to
Transfer at any time all or any portion of its shares of Common Stock
(including, without limitation, any beneficial ownership thereof) to any
Person without the prior consent of any Person.
(ii) Subject to Section 6.01(b), any Unrestricted Shares may be
Transferred to any Person without the consent of any other Person and any
such Transfer will not be subject to Section 6.01(b).
(d) Transfers by Xxxxx. (i) Subject to Section 6.01(b), Seaview
(and its Permitted Transferees) shall have the right to Transfer at any time
all or any portion of its (or its Permitted Transferees') shares of Common
Stock and Warrants (including, without limitation, any beneficial ownership
thereof) to any of its Permitted Transferees without the prior consent of any
Person.
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(ii) Seaview (and its Permitted Transferees) shall not have the
right to Transfer all or any portion of its (or its Permitted Transferees')
shares of Common Stock or Warrants (including, without limitation, any
beneficial ownership thereof) to any Person other than Ripplewood, WMC or
Western Multiplex except in accordance with Section 6.01(b) and (A) pursuant
to Section 6.01(d)(i), (f), (g), (h) or (B) with the prior written consent of
WMC's Board of Directors and Ripplewood.
(iii) Without the prior written consent of Ripplewood, Seaview (and
its Permitted Transferees) shall not have the right to Transfer to any Person
(other than a Permitted Transferee who complies with Sections 6.01(b)(B) and
(C)) all or any portion of its (or its Permitted Transferees') 10x Warrants,
5x Warrants or shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the 10x
Warrants or the 5x Warrants except (x) pursuant to Section 6.01(g) or
6.01(f), or (y) after the earlier of (A) such time as Ripplewood and its
Permitted Transferees have Transferred to Persons who are not Permitted
Transferees of Ripplewood an aggregate of two-thirds of the shares of Common
Stock issued to Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees, or (B) two years
after a Triggering Event (as defined in the 5x Warrants and the 10x Warrants)
described in clause (1) of the definition thereof.
(e) Involuntary and Impermissible Transfers. If an Involuntary
Transfer or a Transfer in violation of this Agreement shall occur with
respect to Seaview and, in the case of a Transfer in violation of this
Agreement, such violation has not been cured within 30 days after notice to
the applicable Transferor or Transferee, WMC shall give notice to Ripplewood
offering Ripplewood the right, exercisable by delivery of written notice to
the Transferee with respect to such Involuntary Transfer or Transfer within
90 days following the day on which such notice is given, to purchase all the
shares of Common Stock and/or Warrants acquired by such Transferee at a
purchase price equal to, in the case of an Involuntary Transfer, 100% or, in
the case of a Transfer in violation of this Agreement, 90% of the purchase
price determined pursuant to Section 5.01(a) as if such transfer were a
termination of Xxxxx'x employment for cause. The closing date of any
purchase described in this Section 6.01(e) shall be on the date specified by
WMC that shall not be later than the 30th day after a determination of the
Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock to be purchased is made.
Ripplewood may assign its rights under this Section 6.01(e) to any person.
(f) Tag-Along Rights. (i) If Ripplewood or its Permitted
Transferee desire to Transfer any portion of its shares of WMC Common Stock
to a prospective Transferee (or Transferees) other than to a Permitted
Transferee of Ripplewood, Ripplewood or its Permitted Transferee shall, as a
condition to such Transfer, (A) provide a notice to Seaview in writing (a
"Tag-Along Notice") of the material terms of the proposed Transfer at least
14 days prior to such Transfer and (B) permit Seaview and its Permitted
Transferees (or cause Seaview and its Permitted Transferees to be permitted)
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to sell (either to the prospective Transferee of Common Stock or to another
financially reputable Transferee reasonably acceptable to Seaview) the same
portion of its outstanding shares of Common Stock and Section 6.01(f) Vested
Warrants (as defined below) on the same terms and conditions, subject to the
same agreements and at the same price as the sale by Ripplewood or its
Permitted Transferees (in each case subject to Section 6.01(f)(iii)), which
sale shall take place on the date Ripplewood's (or its Permitted
Transferee's) shares of Common Stock (or such portion) are Transferred to
such Transferee (or Transferees). To calculate the number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock and Section 6.01(f) Vested Warrants that Seaview and
its Permitted Transferees can sell for the purposes of clause (i)(B) of this
Section 6.01(f), WMC and Western Multiplex shall be treated as a single
entity such that Seaview and its Permitted Transferees will be able to sell
the product of (x) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares
of WMC Common Stock being sold by Ripplewood, and the denominator of which is
the total number of shares of WMC Common Stock owned by Ripplewood,
multiplied by (y) the total number of shares of Common Stock and Section
6.01(f) Vested Warrants owned by Seaview and its Permitted Transferees (e.g.,
if Ripplewood is selling 75% of its interest in WMC Common Stock, Seaview and
its Permitted Transferees will be able to include 75% of their total
ownership of Common Stock and Section 6.01(f) Vested Warrants, calculated as
though WMC and Western Multiplex are a single entity). Should Seaview and/or
its Permitted Transferees exercise their rights pursuant to this Section
6.01(f) (i), Seaview and/or its Permitted Transferees shall be required to
Transfer Common Stock and Section 6.01(f) Vested Warrants held by them in the
following order of priority: (1) first, shares of Common Stock (until the
Transferor holds no shares of Common Stock), (2) second, Initial Warrants
(until the Transferor holds no Initial Warrants), (3) third, 5x Warrants
(until the Transferor hold no 5x Warrants), and (4) fourth, 10x Warrants.
Seaview and its Permitted Transferees shall have ten days from the date of
receipt of a Tag-Along Notice to exercise its right to sell pursuant to this
Section 6.01(f)(i) by delivering written notice to Ripplewood of its intent
to exercise such right. Seaview's and its Permitted Transferees' right to
sell in such transaction pursuant to the above shall terminate if not
exercised within such ten-day period. If Seaview or its Permitted Transferee
elects to exercise its right to sell pursuant to the above, it shall share,
on a pro rata basis, the legal, investment banking and other expenses of
Ripplewood or the Permitted Transferee incurred in connection with such
Transfer. For purposes hereof, "Section 6.01(f) Vested Warrants" means
Warrants that are then exercisable or which would become exercisable upon
completion of the transactions subject to this Section 6.01(f).
(ii) If WMC sells any portion or all of its interest in Western
Multiplex, WMC shall, as a condition to such Transfer, (A) provide a notice
to Seaview in writing (a "MUX Sale Tag-Along Notice") of the material terms
of the proposed Transfer at least 14 days prior to such Transfer and (B)
permit Seaview and its Permitted Transferees (or cause Seaview and its
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Permitted Transferees to be permitted) to sell (either to the prospective
Transferee of Common Stock or to another financially reputable Transferee
reasonably acceptable to Seaview) a number of its outstanding shares of MUX
Common Stock and Section 6.01(f) Vested Warrants equal to (x) the percentage
of the outstanding shares of MUX Common Stock owned by WMC that are being
sold by WMC (e.g. if there are 2,000 shares of MUX Common Stock outstanding
of which WMC owns 1,800 shares and WMC is selling 180 shares, the percentage
under this clause (x) will be 10%) multiplied by (y) the number of shares of
MUX Common Stock and 6.01(f) Vested Warrants owned by Seaview or such
Permitted Transferee. Subject to Section 6.01(f)(iii) any such sale shall be
on the same terms and conditions, subject to the same agreements and at the
same price as the sale by WMC, which sale shall take place on the date WMC's
shares of MUX Common Stock (or such portion) are Transferred to such
Transferee (or Transferees). Should Seaview and/or its Permitted Transferees
exercise their rights pursuant to this Section 6.01(f), Seaview and/or its
Permitted Transferees shall be required to Transfer MUX Common Stock and
Section 6.01(f)(ii) Vested Warrants held by them in the following order of
priority: (1) first, shares of MUX Common Stock (until the Transferor holds
no shares of Common Stock), (2) second, Initial Warrants (until the
Transferor holds no Initial Warrants), (3) third, 5x Warrants (until the
Transferor hold no 5x Warrants), and (4) fourth, 10x Warrants. Seaview and
its Permitted Transferees shall have ten days from the date of receipt of a
MUX Sale Tag-Along Notice to exercise its right to sell pursuant to this
Section 6.01(f)(ii) by delivering written notice to WMC of its intent to
exercise such right. Seaview's and its Permitted Transferees' right to sell
in such transaction pursuant to the above shall terminate if not exercised
within such ten-day period. If Seaview or its Permitted Transferee elects to
exercise its right to sell pursuant to the above, it shall share, on a pro
rata basis, the legal, investment banking and other expenses of WMC incurred
in connection with such Transfer.
(iii) Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding,
upon any sale of Warrants pursuant to this Section 6.01(f), Seaview and/or
its Permitted Transferees shall be entitled to receive a price per Warrant
equal to the greater of (A) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrants multiplied by (y) the
difference between (1) the price per share to be receive by Ripplewood, its
Permitted Transferee or WMC (as applicable) as a result of such sale, and (2)
the exercise price per share of the Warrants, and (B) zero.
(g) Drag-Along Rights. (i) So long as Seaview and its Permitted
Transferees do not own in the aggregate at least 50% more shares of Common
Stock than Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees own in the aggregate, if
at any time Ripplewood and/or its Permitted Transferees desire to Transfer
all or any portion of its shares of Common Stock to any Third Party Purchaser
(or Third Party Purchasers), Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees shall
have the right to require that Seaview and its Permitted Transferees Transfer
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the same portion of their shares of Common Stock and Section 6.01(g) Vested
Warrants (as defined below) to such Third Party Purchaser (or Third Party
Purchasers) on the same terms and conditions, subject to the same agreements
and at the same price as the sale by Ripplewood and/or its Permitted
Transferees (in each case subject to Section 6.01(f)(iii)). To calculate the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock and Section 6.01(g) Vested
Warrants that Seaview and its Permitted Transferees can be required to sell
pursuant to this Section 6.01(g)(i), WMC and Western Multiplex shall be
treated as a single entity such that Seaview and its Permitted Transferees
can be required to sell the product of (x) a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of shares of WMC Common Stock being sold by Ripplewood, and the
denominator of which is the total number of shares of WMC Common Stock owned
by Ripplewood, multiplied by (y) the total number of shares of Common Stock
and Section 6.01(g) Vested Warrants owned by Seaview and its Permitted
Transferees (e.g. if Ripplewood is selling 75% of its interest in WMC Common
Stock, Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees will have the right to
require that Seaview and its Permitted Transferees transfer 75% of their
total ownership of Common Stock and Section 6.01(f) Vested Warrants,
calculated as though WMC and Western Multiplex are a single entity). Should
Ripplewood and/or its Permitted Transferees exercise their rights pursuant to
this Section 6.01(g)(i), Seaview and/or its Permitted Transferees shall be
required to Transfer Common Stock and Section 6.01(g) Vested Warrants held by
them in the following order of priority: (1) first, shares of Common Stock
(until the Transferor holds no shares of Common Stock), (2) second, Initial
Warrants (until the Transferor holds no Initial Warrants), (3) third, 5x
Warrants (until the Transferor holds no 5x Warrants), and (4) fourth, 10x
Warrants. Ripplewood shall provide a notice to Seaview in writing (a "Drag-
Along Notice") of such sale at least 10 days prior to such Transfer, and the
Drag-Along Notice shall identify such Third Party Purchaser (or Third Party
Purchasers), all material terms of the sale and the date of closing. Upon
the closing of any sale by Ripplewood and/or its Permitted Transferees of all
(or such portion) of its shares of Common Stock as described in a Drag-Along
Notice, such Third Party Purchaser (or Third Party Purchasers) shall pay to
Seaview and/or its Permitted Transferees the consideration payable to Seaview
and/or its Permitted Transferees in connection with such sale of all (or such
portion) of its shares of Common Stock or Warrants to such Third Party
Purchaser (or Third Party Purchasers), net of Seaview's and/or its Permitted
Transferees' proportionate share of the legal, investment banking and other
expenses of Ripplewood and/or its Permitted Transferees incurred in
connection with such sale, and Seaview's and/or its Permitted Transferees'
shares of Common Stock or Warrants (or such portion) shall be deemed
Transferred to such Third Party Purchaser (or Third Party Purchasers). For
purposes hereof, Section 6.01(g) "Vested Warrants" means Warrants that are
then exercisable or which would become exercisable upon completion of the
transactions subject to this Section 6.01(g).
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(ii) So long as Seaview and its Permitted Transferees do not own
in the aggregate at least 50% more shares of Common Stock than Ripplewood and
its Permitted Transferees own in the aggregate, if at any time WMC desires to
Transfer all or any portion of its shares of MUX Common Stock to any Third
Party Purchaser (or Third Party Purchasers), WMC shall have the right to
require that Seaview and its Permitted Transferees Transfer the same portion
of their shares of MUX Common Stock and Section 6.01(g) Vested Warrants to
such Third Party Purchaser (or Third Party Purchasers) on the same terms and
conditions, subject to the same agreements and at the same price as the sale
by WMC. Should WMC exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 6.01(g)(ii),
Seaview and or its Permitted Transferees shall be required to Transfer MUX
Common Stock and Section 6.01(g) Vested Warrants held by them in the
following order of priority: (1) first, shares of MUX Common Stock (until
the Transferor holds no shares of MUX Common Stock), (2) second, Initial
Warrants (until the Transferor holds no Initial Warrants), (3) third, 5x
Warrants (until the Transferor holds no 5x Warrants), and (4) fourth, 10x
Warrants. WMC shall provide a notice to Seaview in writing (a "MUX Sale
Drag-Along Notice") of such sale at least 10 days prior to such Transfer, and
the MUX Sale Drag-Along Notice shall identify such Third Party Purchaser (or
Third Party Purchasers), all material terms of the sale and the date of
closing. Upon the closing of any sale by WMC of all (or such portion) of its
shares of MUX Common Stock as described in a MUX Sale Drag-Along Notice, such
Third Party Purchaser (or Third Party Purchasers) shall pay to Seaview and/or
its Permitted Transferees the consideration payable to Seaview and/or its
Permitted Transferees in connection with such sale of all (or such portion)
of its shares of MUX Common Stock or Warrants to such Third Party Purchaser
(or Third Party Purchasers), net of Seaview's and/or its Permitted
Transferees' proportionate share of the legal, investment banking and other
expenses of WMC incurred in connection with such sale, and Seaview's and/or
its Permitted Transferees' shares of MUX Common Stock or Warrants (or such
portion) shall be deemed Transferred to such Third Party Purchaser (or Third
Party Purchasers).
(iii) Anything in the foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding,
upon any sale of Warrants pursuant to this Section 6.01(g), Seaview and/or
its Permitted Transferees shall be entitled to receive a price per Warrant
equal to the greater of (1) the product of (A) the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrants multiplied by (B) the
difference between (x) the price per share to be received by Ripplewood or
its Permitted Transferee or WMC (as applicable) as a result of such sale, and
(y) the exercise price per share of the Warrants, and (2) zero.
(h) At any time after an initial public offering of Common Stock,
Seaview will have the right to make written demands upon either of WMC or
Western Multiplex or both to register its Common Stock; provided that Seaview
shall be entitled to exercise its rights under this Section 6.01(h) on only
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two occasions. Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees and WMC (in the case
of any sale of MUX Common Stock) will have the right to have its Common Stock
registered pro rata with Seaview's at the same time Seaview's Common Stock is
registered in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. Seaview
will have the right to choose the managing underwriter of any such offering;
provided that such managing underwriter is reasonably satisfactory to
Ripplewood. WMC and/or Western Multiplex (as applicable) will be entitled to
postpone any demand registration by Seaview if such offering will interfere
with a pending financing, merger, sale of assets, recapitalization or other
similar corporate action of WMC and/or Western Multiplex (as applicable) or
an offering of Common Stock owned by Ripplewood or its Permitted Transferees
or WMC. WMC or Western Multiplex (as applicable) will pay all fees
(excluding any underwriter discount) and expenses in connection with a demand
registration by Seaview. In addition, Seaview will have the right to have
its Common Stock registered pro rata with Ripplewood (x) at any time any
public offering of Common Stock is made by Western Multiplex or WMC or (y) if
Ripplewood makes a demand upon Western Multiplex or WMC to register its
Common Stock. Such registration rights will be on customary terms and
conditions (including, without limitation, customary cut back and lock-up
provisions) established in good faith by Western Multiplex's or WMC's Board
of Directors and Ripplewood and applicable to Ripplewood. Subject to Section
6.01(d)(iii), at any time and from time to time after an initial public
offering by WMC, Seaview will have the right to sell to Western Multiplex any
shares of Common Stock. Seaview can exercise such right by delivering notice
to Western Multiplex and the closing of such sale will occur 10 business days
after delivery of such notice, unless the aggregate purchase price exceeds
$2.5 million, in which case Western Multiplex will have the right to postpone
the purchase for an additional 20 days. The purchase price per share will
equal the average closing price for the WMC Common Stock on the principal
trading exchange on which the WMC Common Stock is traded during the five
business days prior to delivery by Seaview of such notice (as equitably
adjusted to the extent that the number of outstanding shares of WMC Common
Stock does not equal the number of outstanding shares of MUX Common Stock
held by WMC). WMC and Western Multiplex shall be jointly and severally
liable for Western Multiplex's obligation to purchase Seaview's shares of
Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6.01(h).
(i) Ownership of Seaview and Certain Permitted Transferees. Xxxxx
agrees that for as long as Seaview or any Permitted Transferee of Xxxxx
described in (ii)(y) of the definition of Permitted Transferee hold any
Warrants or shares of Common Stock the Transfer of which are restricted by
Section 6.01(d), Xxxxx will directly or indirectly be the sole beneficial
owner of all of the equity of Seaview and/or such Permitted Transferee (as
applicable).
SECTION 7.01. Legend. Each of Ripplewood and Seaview agrees that
any and all certificates representing shares of WMC Common Stock will have
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inscribed conspicuously on the front or back of such certificates the
following legend: "The shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of
WMC Holding Corp. represented by this certificate are subject to one or more
agreements among shareholders or agreements between shareholders and WMC
Holding Corp. and may not be sold or otherwise transferred except in
accordance therewith. Copies of such agreement or agreements may be obtained
at the principal executive offices of WMC Holding Corp." Each of Ripplewood
and Seaview agrees that any and all certificates representing shares of MUX
Common Stock will have inscribed conspicuously on the front or back of such
certificates the following legend: "The shares of Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, of Western Multiplex Corporation represented by this
certificate are subject to one or more agreements among shareholders or
agreements between shareholders and Western Multiplex Corporation and may not
be sold or otherwise transferred except in accordance therewith. Copies of
such agreement or agreements may be obtained at the principal executive
offices of Western Multiplex Corporation."
SECTION 8.01. Voting Agreements and Directors. (a) From and
after the date hereof, so long as Seaview and its Permitted Transferees do
not own in the aggregate at least 50% more shares of Common Stock than
Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees own in the aggregate, Seaview and
its Permitted Transferees: (i) shall vote all of the shares of Common Stock
held by them (including, without limitation, shares acquired after the date
hereof) in the same manner as the shares of Common Stock held by Ripplewood
or WMC (in the case of MUX Common Stock) are voted on all matters acted upon
at any annual or special meeting of shareholders or by written consent in
lieu of a meeting and (ii) irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Person
who is at the time the Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
of Ripplewood Holding his proxy to vote all of the shares of Common stock
held by Seaview or such Permitted Transferee in the same manner as the shares
of Common Stock held by Ripplewood or WMC (in the case of MUX Common Stock)
are voted on all matters acted upon at any annual or special meeting of
shareholders or by written consent in lieu of a meeting; provided that this
Section 8.01(a) shall be inapplicable with respect to any matters which would
both adversely affect the rights of the shares of Common Stock held by
Seaview or such Permitted Transferee and treat Seaview or such Permitted
Transferee differently from other holders of shares of Common Stock (it being
understood that a conversion of WMC to a limited liability company will not
be deemed to adversely affect the rights of Seaview or such Permitted
Transferee and Seaview and its Permitted Transferees hereby agree that their
shares of Common Stock will be voted in favor of any such action). The
voting agreements and proxies granted pursuant to this Section 8.01(a) are
coupled with an interest and shall be valid for the term of this Agreement.
Seaview represents that it has not granted and is not party to any proxy,
voting trust or other agreement which in each case is inconsistent with or
conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement, and Seaview and its
Permitted Transferees shall not grant any proxy or become a party to any
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voting trust or other agreement which in each case is inconsistent with or
conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Each of Ripplewood and Seaview will have the right to nominate
such number of members of each of WMC's and Western Multiplex's Board of
Directors as reflects the percentage of the outstanding Common Stock
(calculated as though WMC and Western Multiplex are a single entity) owned by
(x) Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees and Seaview, respectively (such
number to be rounded to the whole number closest to such percentage of the
total number of members of WMC's Board of Directors); provided that Seaview
will be entitled to nominate at least one member to each of WMC's and Western
Multiplex's Board of Directors; provided further that, so long as Seaview and
its Permitted Transferees do not own at least 50% more of the Common Stock
(calculated as though Western Multiplex and WMC are a single entity) than
Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees own, Ripplewood will have the right
to nominate the majority of the members of each of WMC's and Western
Multiplex's Board of Directors. It is presently contemplated that the each
of the Boards of Directors of WMC and Western Multiplex at the Closing will
consist of Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, two designees of Ripplewood and the
President of Western Multiplex.
SECTION 9.01. Preemptive Rights. (a) Except for (i) issuances of
pro rata dividends to all holders of Common Stock, (ii) stock issued to
employees, officers or directors of WMC or its subsidiaries (including,
without limitation, Western Multiplex) in connection with management options
or incentive plans approved by WMC's Board of Directors, (iii) stock issued
in connection with any merger, acquisition, business combination, joint
venture, partnership or limited liability company of WMC or its subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, Western Multiplex), (iv) issuances pursuant
to the exercise of the Warrants or pursuant to the exercise, conversion or
exchange of any security whose issuance was subject to this Section 9.01(a),
Ripplewood and Seaview and their respective Permitted Transferees, in order
to enable them to maintain their respective fully diluted percentage
ownership of the Common Stock (calculated as though WMC and Western Multiplex
are a single entity), shall have preemptive rights, as hereinafter set forth,
to purchase any capital stock (subject to the proviso below), including any
warrants or securities convertible into capital stock, of WMC hereafter
issued by WMC so that each of Ripplewood and Seaview and their respective
Permitted Transferees shall hereafter be entitled to acquire a percentage of
capital stock which is hereafter issued equal to the same percentage of the
issued and outstanding Common Stock (calculated as though WMC and Western
Multiplex are a single entity) as is held by such holder immediately prior to
the date on which the capital stock is to be issued, provided, however, that
any shares of Common Stock or warrants or securities convertible into Common
Stock purchased by Ripplewood and its Permitted Transferees pursuant to this
Section 9.01(a) shall be shares of or warrants or securities convertible into
WMC Class B Common Stock and any shares of capital stock or warrants or
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securities convertible into capital stock purchased by Seaview and its
permitted transferees pursuant to this Section 9.01(a) shall be shares of or
warrants or securities convertible into WMC Class A Common Stock. As used
herein, "issue" (and variations thereof) includes sales and transfers by WMC
of treasury shares.
(b) WMC shall, before issuing any additional capital stock (other
than in accordance with the exceptions referred to in Section 9.01(a)
hereof), give written notice thereof to Ripplewood and Seaview. Such notice
shall specify what type of instrument WMC intends to issue and the
consideration which WMC intends to receive therefor. For a period of twenty
(20) days following receipt by Ripplewood and Seaview of such notice, WMC
shall be deemed to have irrevocably offered to sell to each of them and their
respective Permitted Transferees a sufficient number of shares of such
capital stock so that each such holder, if such holder elects to acquire such
shares as hereinafter set forth, shall be capable of acquiring the same
percentage of shares of WMC Common Stock as the percentage of outstanding
Common Stock beneficially owned by such holder at the time of such notice.
In the event any such offer is accepted, in whole or in part, by a holder,
WMC shall sell such shares (which number may be adjusted downward on a pro
rata basis if the original numbers of shares proposed to be issued is
reduced) to such holder for the consideration and on the terms set forth in
WMC's notice (given under the first two sentences of this paragraph). In the
event that Ripplewood or Xxxxx or any of their respective Permitted
Transferees elects not to, or fails to, exercise its rights under this
Section 9.01 within the twenty (20) day period, then WMC may issue the shares
of capital stock offered to, but not purchased by, such holder to third
persons but only for the same consideration set forth in WMC's notice (given
under the first two sentences of this paragraph) and no later than sixty (60)
days after the expiration of such twenty day period. The closing for such
transaction shall take place as proposed by WMC with respect to the shares of
capital stock proposed to be issued, at which closing WMC shall deliver
certificates for the shares of capital stock or other securities in the
respective names of the purchasers against receipt of the consideration
therefor.
SECTION 10.01. Indemnification. (a) Scope. (i) General Rule.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, WMC shall indemnify Xxxxx on an
after-tax basis against any liability incurred in connection with any
proceeding in which Xxxxx may be involved as a party or otherwise by reason
of the fact that Xxxxx is or was serving in an indemnified capacity,
including, without limitation, liabilities resulting from any actual or
alleged breach or neglect of duty, error, misstatement or misleading
statement or act giving rise to strict or products liability; provided that
no indemnity shall be payable hereunder against any liability incurred by
Xxxxx by reason of (i) Xxxxx'x fraud, wilful violation of law, gross
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negligence, breach of this Agreement or bad faith or (ii) the receipt by
Xxxxx from WMC of a personal benefit to which Xxxxx is not legally entitled.
(ii) Partial Payment. If Xxxxx is entitled to indemnification in
respect of a portion, but not all, of any liabilities to which Xxxxx may be
subject, WMC shall indemnify Xxxxx to the maximum extent legally permissible
for such liabilities.
(iii) Presumption. The termination of a proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent shall not of itself create a presumption that the indemnified
representative is not entitled to indemnification under this Section
10.01(a).
(iv) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 10.01: (i)
"indemnified capacity" means any and all past, present and future service by
Xxxxx in one or more capacities as a director, officer, manager, employee or
agent of WMC or Western Multiplex, or, at the request of WMC or Western
Multiplex, as a member, director, officer, manager, employee, agent,
fiduciary or trustee of another corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or
enterprise, (ii) "liability" means any damage, judgment, amount paid in
settlement, fine, penalty, punitive damages, excise tax assessed with respect
to any employee benefit plan, or cost or expense of any nature (including,
without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements) and (iii) "proceeding"
means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, appeal or other
proceeding of any nature, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, whether formal or informal, and whether brought by or in the
right of WMC or Western Multiplex, its shareholders or otherwise.
(b) Advancing Expenses. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
WMC shall pay the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees
and disbursements) incurred in good faith by Xxxxx in advance of the final
disposition of a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
Xxxxx to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that Xxxxx is not
entitled to be indemnified by WMC pursuant to this Section 10.01.
(c) Securing of Indemnification Obligations. To further effect,
satisfy or secure the indemnification obligations provided in this Section
10.01 or otherwise, WMC may maintain insurance, obtain a letter of credit,
act as self-insurer, create a reserve, trust, escrow, cash collateral or
other fund or account, enter into indemnification agreements, pledge or grant
a security interest in any assets or properties of WMC, or use any other
mechanism or arrangement whatsoever in such amounts, at such costs, and upon
such other terms and conditions as WMC's Board of Directors shall deem
appropriate.
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(d) Scope. The rights granted by this Section 10.01 shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification,
contribution or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any statute,
agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested shareholders or otherwise,
both as to action in an indemnified capacity and as to action in any other
capacity. The indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses
provided by or granted pursuant to this Section 10.01 shall continue as to
Xxxxx after he has ceased to be a director, officer and employee of WMC in
respect of matters arising prior to such time, and shall inure to the benefit
of the successors, heirs, executors, administrators and personal
representatives of Xxxxx.
(e) D&O Insurance. WMC and Western Multiplex shall provide
directors' and officers' liability insurance to Xxxxx in his capacity as a
director and officer of WMC and Western Multiplex under the same insurance
policy covering Ripplewood designees to the Board of Directors of WMC and
Western Multiplex, or under a different policy providing the same level of
coverage as such policy.
SECTION 11.01. Termination of Xxxxx'x Employment. Xxxxx'x
employment shall terminate:
(a) upon written notice by WMC or Western Multiplex to Xxxxx of
WMC's termination of Xxxxx'x employment hereunder for "cause", which
shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) Xxxxx is
convicted of, pleads guilty to, confesses to, or enters a plea of nolo
contendere to, any felony or any crime that involves moral turpitude or
any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (ii) Xxxxx has
engaged in a fraudulent act to the damage or prejudice of Ripplewood,
WMC, Western Multiplex or any of their respective Affiliates; (iii) any
act or omission by Xxxxx involving malfeasance or gross negligence in
the performance of Xxxxx'x duties hereunder and, within 30 days after
written notice from WMC of any such act or omission, Xxxxx has not
corrected such act or omission; (iv) Xxxxx otherwise fails to comply
with the terms of this Agreement or deviates from any written policies
or directives of the WMC Board of Directors and, within 30 days after
written notice from WMC of such failure or deviation, Xxxxx has not
corrected such failure or deviation; (v) the death of Xxxxx; (vi) Xxxxx
becomes mentally or physically disabled (as reasonably determined by an
independent physician selected by WMC); or (vii) as provided in Section
1.01(c) of this Agreement;
(b) upon 60 days prior written notice by WMC or Western Multiplex
to Xxxxx of WMC's termination of Xxxxx'x employment hereunder (other
than for cause pursuant to Section 11.01(a)); or
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(c) upon 60 days prior written notice by Xxxxx to WMC or Western
Multiplex of Xxxxx'x termination of his employment hereunder.
(d) upon termination of Xxxxx'x employment with WMC or Western
Multiplex pursuant to Section 11.01(a), (b) or (c), Xxxxx'x employment with
the other company (i.e. Western Multiplex or WMC) shall automatically
terminate and be deemed terminated pursuant to such same Section.
SECTION 12.01. Termination. This Agreement (other than Sections
3.01, 4.01 and 10.01) shall terminate when Seaview no longer owns any shares
of Common Stock or any Warrants; provided that Seaview disposes of all of its
shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sections 5.01(a), 6.01 (other than Sections
6.01(b)(D), 6.01(d)(iii) and 6.01(h)) and 9.01 of this Agreement shall
terminate upon an initial public offering of the Common Stock.
SECTION 13.01. Representation and Warranties.
(a) Seaview Representations and Warranties. Seaview represents
and warrants to Ripplewood and WMC:
(i) Seaview acknowledged that the Common Stock and the Warrants
are subject to the restrictions on transferability contained in this
Agreement, and the Common Stock and Warrants cannot be transferred, sold or
otherwise disposed of, except in accordance with such restrictions and that
any transfer that does not comply with such restrictions shall be void and
shall not bind WMC.
(ii) Seaview acknowledges that he has been advised that (i) a
restrictive legend in the form heretofore set forth shall be placed on the
certificates representing the Common Stock and that a restrictive legend in
the form set forth in the Warrants is contained therein and (ii) a notation
shall be made in the appropriate records of WMC indicating that the Common
Stock and Warrants are subject to restrictions on transfer and appropriate
stop transfer restrictions will be issued to WMC's transfer agent with
respect to the Common Stock. Seaview also acknowledges that (1) the Common
Stock and the Warrants must be held indefinitely and Seaview must continue to
bear the economic risk of the investment in the Common Stock and the Warrants
unless a transfer or exercise, as the case may be, is permitted under the
terms of this Agreement, (2) when and if shares of the Common Stock may be
disposed of pursuant to the terms hereof without registration in reliance on
Rule 144 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act,
such disposition can be made only in limited amounts in accordance with the
terms and conditions of such Rule and (3) if the Rule 144 exemption is not
available, sale without registration will require compliance with some other
exemption under the Act.
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(iii) Seaview further represents and warrants that with respect to
the Common Stock and Warrants to be purchased hereunder (i) Seaview is an
"Accredited Investor" (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated
under the Securities Act), (ii) Seaview has been given the opportunity to
obtain any additional information or documents and to ask questions and
receive answers about such documents, WMC and the business and prospects of
the WMC as Seaview deems necessary to evaluate the merits and risks related
to an investment in the Common Stock and Warrants, and no representations
concerning such matters or any other matters have been made to Seaview except
as set forth in this Agreement, (iii) Seaview's net worth and financial
condition is such that Seaview can afford to bear the economic risk of
holding the unregistered Common Stock and Warrants for an indefinite period
of time and has adequate means for providing for Seaview's current needs and
contingencies, (iv) Seaview can afford to suffer a complete loss of Seaview's
investment in the Common Stock and Warrants, (v) all information which
Seaview has provided to WMC concerning Seaview and Seaview's financial
position is correct and complete in all material respects as of the date of
this Agreement, (vi) Seaview understands and has taken cognizance of all risk
factors related to the purchase of the Common Stock and Warrants, (vii)
Seaview's knowledge and experience in financial and business matters are such
that Seaview is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of
the Common Stock and Warrants as contemplated by this Agreement and (viii)
Seaview is acquiring the Common Stock and Warrants for Seaview's own account.
(iv) Seaview has all requisite legal capacity to acquire and hold
the Common Stock and Warrants and to execute, deliver and comply with the
terms of each of the documents required to be executed and delivered by
Seaview in connection with the purchase of Common Stock and Warrants. The
execution and delivery by Seaview, and compliance by Seaview with, this
Agreement, and each other document required to be executed and delivered by
Seaview in connection with the purchase of Common Stock and Warrants does not
conflict with, or constitute a default under, any instruments governing
Seaview, any law, regulation or order, or any agreement to which Seaview is a
party or by which Seaview is bound. This Employment and Co-Investment
Agreement has been duly executed by Seaview and constitutes a valid and
legally binding agreement of Seaview.
(b) WMC Representations and Warranties. WMC represents and
warrants to Seaview:
(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Ripplewood and WMC. The execution and delivery by Ripplewood
and WMC, and compliance by Ripplewood and WMC with, this Agreement, and each
other document required to be executed and delivered by Ripplewood and WMC in
connection with the purchase of Common Stock and Warrants does not conflict
with, or constitute a default under, any instruments governing Ripplewood or
WMC, as the case may be, any law, regulation or order, or any agreement to
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which Ripplewood or WMC, as the case may be, is a party or by which
Ripplewood or WMC, as the case may be, is bound. This Employment and Co-
Investment Agreement has been duly executed by Ripplewood and WMC and
constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of Ripplewood and WMC.
(ii) The Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Section 2.01, the
Warrants and any shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants,
when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will be duly
authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Upon transfer
of the purchase price by Seaview to WMC, good and valid title to the Common
Stock and the Warrants will pass to Seaview, free and clear of any liens
other than the restrictions on transferability described in this Agreement
and by federal and state securities laws.
(iii) As of the Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of WMC
will consist of 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 100,000,000
shares of Class B Common Stock. As of the Closing Date, the issued and
outstanding capital stock of WMC is expected to be as set forth on Annex I
hereto, subject to change due to the adjustment mechanisms in the Redemption
and Purchase Agreement or there being additional cash available (thereby
reducing the amount of capital to be contributed by Ripplewood). All shares
of Common Stock to be purchased by Ripplewood on the Closing Date will be
purchased for a cash purchase price of $.50 per share. Except for the Co-
Investment Agreement among WMC, Ripplewood, Western Multiplex Corporation,
The Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Family Trust and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx of even date
herewith, the Warrants and options or warrants issued to management of
Western Multiplex in connection with the acquisition of Western Multiplex as
unanimously approved by WMC's Board of Directors, there are no options,
warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, "phantom" stock
rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance rights or contract
of any kind to which WMC or Ripplewood is a party or by which either of them
is bound (i) obligating WMC to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity
interests in, or any security convertible or exchangeable into any capital
stock or other interest in WMC, (ii) obligating WMC to issue, grant, extend
or enter into such option, warrant, call, right, security or contract, or
(iii) that give any person the right to receive any economic benefit or right
similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights accruing to
holders of Common Stock.
SECTION 14.01. General Provisions. (a) Amendments. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the
parties hereto.
(b) Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with
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respect to the subject matter hereof, and is not intended to confer upon any
person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent any of the provisions of this
Agreement are inconsistent with the terms of the Prior Agreement, the terms
of this Agreement shall control and the terms of the Prior Agreement will not
have any force or effect. Neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or transferred by any
party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, except
as provided in Section 14.01(h) and except that Ripplewood may assign, in its
sole discretion, any or all of its rights and obligations to any direct or
indirect Affiliate of Ripplewood Holdings; provided that no assignment by
Ripplewood shall limit or affect the assignor's obligations hereunder.
Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective
successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of this
Agreement shall be void and of no force and effect.
(c) Notices. All notices or other communications required or
permitted by this Agreement shall be made in writing and any such notice or
communication shall be deemed delivered when delivered in person, transmitted
by telecopier, or one business day after it has been sent by a nationally
recognized overnight courier, at the address for notices as follows:
(i) if to Ripplewood,
Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C.
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(ii) if to WMC or Western Multiplex,
WMC Holding Corp.
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to Ripplewood at its address set forth above
and a copy to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx at its address
set forth above.
(iii) if to Seaview or Xxxxx,
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to
Xxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Communications by telecopier also shall be sent concurrently by
first class mail or overnight courier, but shall in any event be effective as
stated above. Each party may from time to time change its address for
notices under this Section 14.01(c) by giving at least five days' notice of
such changed address to the other parties hereto.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement,
and shall become effective when one or more of the counterparts have been
signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being
understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
(e) Headings. 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.
(f) Governing Law. This letter shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts executed and to be performed entirely within such states.
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(g) Obligations of WMC. Neither Seaview, Xxxxx or Ripplewood will
have any liability or obligation to any other party for the failure of WMC to
perform any of its obligations hereunder.
(h) Conversion to LLC. Each of Xxxxx and Seaview acknowledges and
agrees that WMC shall have the right to convert to a limited liability
company and/or distribute to the shareholders of WMC all of the capital stock
of Western Multiplex held by WMC. In the event of any distribution of the
capital stock of Western Multiplex held by WMC, (x) the holders of WMC Class
A Common Stock may receive shares of MUX Class A Common Stock having the same
relative rights as the WMC Class A Common Stock and the holders of WMC Class
B Common Stock may receive shares of MUX Class B Common Stock having the same
rights as the WMC Class B Common Stock, provided that the MUX Class B Common
Stock may also be held by the current stockholders of Western Multiplex and
their transferees, (y) Western Multiplex shall assume all rights and
obligations of WMC hereunder and be deemed to be "WMC" hereunder and all
references to "WMC Common Stock" shall be deemed references to "MUX Common
Stock" and (2) to the extent WMC is dissolved and Xxxxx'x employment with WMC
is thereby terminated, Xxxxx'x employment with WMC shall not be deemed to
have terminated for purposes of this Agreement.
(i) Capitalization. Whenever WMC issues shares of WMC Class A
Common Stock or WMC Class B Common Stock, WMC shall use the proceeds to
purchase the same number of shares of the equivalent class of MUX Common
Stock. In the event either of WMC or Western Multiplex effects a stock
split, reclassification, recapitalization or any other subdivision,
combination or consolidation of its outstanding shares of WMC Common Stock or
MUX Common Stock, as the case may be, the other company shall effect an
equivalent stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, subdivision,
combination or consolidation such that a share of WMC Common Stock is
economically comparable to a share of MUX Common Stock.
(j) Treatment as Single Entity. Except as expressly provided in
this Agreement, where this Agreement makes reference to treating Western
Multiplex and WMC as a single entity, they will be treated as a single entity
so that the percentage owned by a person will be the percentage equivalent of
a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock owned by such person and the denominator of which is the
aggregate number of outstanding shares of Common Stock minus the number of
outstanding shares of MUX Common Stock that are owned by WMC; for these
purposes, all shares issuable upon exercise of options, warrants or other
rights to acquire Common Stock that are then exercisable shall be deemed
outstanding.
(k) Business. WMC will not hold any assets or conduct any
business other than its ownership of capital stock of Western Multiplex and
receipt of any cash dividends or distributions in respect thereof.
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(l) Legal Expenses. WMC shall pay the reasonable legal fees and
expenses payable to Xxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx by Xxxxx and Seaview incurred as a
result the negotiation and execution of this Agreement.
(m) Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be effective as of the
date set forth above without the signature of Western Multiplex Corporation.
At the Common Stock Closing, WMC shall cause Western Multiplex to execute and
deliver this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Ripplewood, WMC, Seaview and Xxxxx have duly
executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
RIPPLEWOOD PARTNERS L.P.
by
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Principal
WMC HOLDING CORP.,
by
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
SEAVIEW HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
by
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Manager
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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XXXXXXXX X. XXXXX
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Western Multiplex has duly executed this
Agreement as of November 1, 1999.
WESTERN MULTIPLEX CORPORATION,
by
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
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Annex I
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