FORM OF STANDSTILL AND DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.4
Appendix C
THIS STANDSTILL AND DIRECTOR NOMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of
___, 2007, is made by and between Xxxxx Lemmerz International, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., a [___] corporation
(“DBSI”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the EPCA (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, DBSI and the Company have entered into that certain Equity Purchase and Commitment
Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2007 (the “EPCA”);
WHEREAS, DBSI has entered into a Principal Additional Investor Agreement with SPCP Group, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Principal Additional Investor”) which obligates
the Principal Additional Investor to purchase fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the
Unsubscribed Shares to be purchased pursuant to the EPCA; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the closing of the EPCA, DBSI is required to enter into this
Agreement and the Principal Additional Investor is required to enter into a Standstill and Director
Nomination Agreement, in each case, with the Company (the “Principal Additional Investor
Standstill Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements contained
herein and in the EPCA, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person; provided
that, for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the
terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share
or any other class of capital stock of the Company which is issued with respect to the Common Stock
or in substitution thereof.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“Person” shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, a trust or an
incorporated organization.
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock” shall mean, at any time, the issued and
outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company at such time.
ARTICLE II
RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
Section 2.1 Standstill. For the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the date which is two years and six
months from the date hereof, subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof (the
“Standstill Period”), neither DBSI nor any of its controlled Affiliates shall, without the prior
written consent of the Company:
(a) directly or indirectly, acquire, agree to acquire or make any proposal to acquire
beneficial ownership of Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock or any securities convertible into
or exchangeable for Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock, if after giving effect to such
acquisition, DBSI would beneficially own (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) more
than forty-five percent (45%) of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock, whether by purchase,
tender offer or exchange offer, through the acquisition of control of another Person, by joining a
partnership, limited partnership, syndicate association or other “group” (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act); provided, however, notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 2.1(a), DBSI shall not be required to dispose of any of its holdings of
Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock if (i) the number of shares constituting Shares of Then
Outstanding Capital Stock is reduced or if the aggregate ownership of DBSI is increased solely as a
result of a recapitalization of the Company and as a result of such transaction, DBSI’s ownership
exceeds forty-five percent (45%) of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock or (ii) a majority
of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company (other than any director appointed pursuant
to Article III hereof) approve a transaction pursuant to which DBSI’s ownership exceeds forty-five
percent (45%) of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock;
(b) propose to enter into, directly or indirectly, any merger or similar business combination
involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(c) propose that the Company or any of its subsidiaries enter into any plan of liquidation or
dissolution or engage in any recapitalization transaction or sell all or substantially all of its
assets;
(d) make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any “solicitation” of
“proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC or consents to vote, or seek to
advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of any voting securities
of the Company or initiate, propose or otherwise “solicit” shareholders of the Company for the
approval of shareholder proposals, whether made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act
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or otherwise, induce or attempt to induce any other Person to initiate any such shareholder proposal,
or otherwise communicate with the shareholders of the Company or others pursuant to the rules
governing the solicitation of proxies promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act with respect to
any such proposal;
(e) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
of the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of the Company;
(f) deposit any of the voting securities of the Company in any voting trust or subject any
such voting securities to any agreement or other arrangement with respect to the voting of any such
voting securities;
(g) execute any written consent as a stockholder with respect to the voting securities of the
Company;
(h) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence the
management, Board of Directors or policies of the Company;
(i) seek, alone or in concert with others, (I) to call a meeting of stockholders of the
Company, (II) representation on the Board of Directors of the Company except as provided in Article
III hereof, or (III) the removal of any member of the Board of Directors of the Company;
(j) take any action or publicly announce any plan or intent to take any action, inconsistent
with the foregoing;
(k) publicly request any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; or
(l) advise, assist or encourage any Person in connection with any of the foregoing.
provided that the mere voting, tender or exchange of any Shares of Then Outstanding Capital
Stock held by the Investor shall not constitute a violation of any of clauses (a) through (l)
above.
Section 2.2 Termination of Standstill. The restrictions contained in Section 2.1 shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i)
the public announcement by the Company to the effect that it is soliciting, directly or indirectly,
proposals to effect a change of control transaction; (ii) the acquisition by any third Person or
group other than DBSI or the Principal Additional Investor or any of their Affiliates or associates
(an “Offeror”) of beneficial ownership of Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock, which,
when combined with all other Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock beneficially owned by the
Offeror, represents more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voting power represented by all
Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock; (iii) the entry by the Company into a definitive
agreement with any Offeror with respect to a transaction which, if consummated, would result in a
“change of control,” (iv) the issuance by the Company to an Offeror of Shares of Then Outstanding
Capital Stock, which, when combined with all other Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock
beneficially owned by
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such Offeror, represents more than fifteen percent (15%) of the voting power
represented by all Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock, if the Company and such Offeror do not
enter into a standstill agreement for a time period and upon terms substantially similar to the
provisions of Section 2.1; (v) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
(other than to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company); (vi) a liquidation or dissolution of the
Company; (vii) receipt by the Company of a bona fide proposal from an Offeror with respect to a
change of control transaction, which is not made in violation of Section 2.1 hereof and which the
Company’s Board of Directors does not reject within (A) 10 business days following commencement of
any tender or exchange offer with respect to a proposal subject to Section 14(d) of the Exchange
Act or (B) 30 business days, with respect to any other proposal; or (viii) at such time as DBSI
beneficially owns less than fifteen percent (15%) of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock;
provided, however, that the restrictions contained in Section 2.1 shall not
terminate pursuant to this subsection (viii) unless and until DBSI shall have furnished to the
Company a certificate of a duly authorized officer of DBSI certifying that as of the date thereof,
DBSI beneficially owns less than fifteen percent (15%) of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital
Stock and setting forth therein, the number of Shares then beneficially owned by DBSI and a
calculation of the percentage of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock represented by such
amount.
Section 2.3 Voting Agreement. During the Standstill Period and so long as the Company is not in breach of its obligations
under Article III hereof. DBSI shall vote or cause to be voted all shares of Common Stock which it
beneficially owns in favor of the slate of directors nominated by the Board of Directors at the
Annual Meetings of the Company’s Stockholders to be held in 2007 and 2008.
Section 2.4 Change of Control. For purposes this Agreement, a “change of control” shall mean (i) a merger or consolidation to
which the Company is a party and as a result of which the Persons who were stockholders of the
Company immediately prior to the effective date of such merger or consolidation beneficially own
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock
of the surviving parent entity outstanding immediately following the effectiveness of such merger
or consolidation; (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (other than to a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company); or (iii) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
ARTICLE III
BOARD REPRESENTATION
Section 3.1 Number of Board Members. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Certificate of
Incorporation to be amended to increase the number of members on the Board of Directors of the
Company to accommodate any additional directors, including, without limitation, the Investor
Nominee, to be designated by DBSI pursuant to the terms hereof and/or the Principal Additional
Investor pursuant to the Principal Additional Investor Standstill Agreement.
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Section 3.2 Board Appointment Rights. (a) In the event that immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the EPCA, DBSI and its Affiliates beneficially own fifteen percent (15%) or more (excluding any
shares of Common Stock held by DBSI and its Affiliates prior to the date hereof) of the Shares of
Then Outstanding Capital Stock, DBSI shall have the right to designate a nominee (the “DBSI
Nominee”) to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, such DBSI Nominee
must be (i) “independent”, as defined within the meaning of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules, (ii) not
employed by or affiliated with DBSI or the Principal Additional Investor and (iii) approved by a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors of the
Company shall promptly appoint such DBSI Nominee to serve as a director of the Company for the
remainder of the term of such class of directors in which such nominee is appointed.
(b) In the event that immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the EPCA, either (i) DBSI and its Affiliates or (ii) the Principal Additional Investor and its
Affiliates beneficially own thirty percent (30%) or more (excluding any shares of Common Stock held
by DBSI and its Affiliates or the Principal Additional Investor and its Affiliates prior to the
date hereof) of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock, the DBSI Nominee and the Silver Point
Nominee (as defined in the Principal Additional Investor Standstill Agreement) shall jointly have
the right to designate an additional nominee who meets the requirements set forth in the proviso to
Section 3.2(a) above (the “Investor Nominee”) to serve on the Board of Directors of the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Principal Additional Investor owns
less than fifteen percent (15%) of the Shares of Then Outstanding Capital Stock immediately
following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the EPCA, such Investor Nominee
shall be designated by DBSI, subject to the proviso set forth in Section 3.2(a) above. The Board
of Directors of the Company shall promptly appoint such Investor Nominee to serve as a director of
the Company for the remainder of the term of such class of directors in which such nominee is
appointed.
(c) The provisions of this Article III shall be of no further force or effect (A) with respect
to the right to designate any Nominee, unless (x) the identity of the Nominee and (y) all
reasonable information concerning the Nominee requested by the Company is provided to the Company
no earlier than 75 days nor later than 90 days following the date hereof and (B) on and after the
date that all Nominees which are entitled to be appointed to the Board pursuant to this Article III
have been so appointed.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement will be in writing and
will be deemed given (and will be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) if delivered
personally, sent via electronic facsimile (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified
mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the
parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as will be specified by
like notice):
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If to the Company:
Xxxxx Lemmerz International, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
00000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
If to DBSI:
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: [_________]
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: [_________]
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
with a copy to:
White & Case LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
White & Case LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Section 4.2 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of
the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement
will be assigned by any of the parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior
written consent of the other party hereto. This agreement (including the documents and instruments
referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any person other than
the parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement.
Section 4.3 Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the agreements attached as exhibits to and the documents and
instruments referred to in this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, between
the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except that the parties hereto
acknowledge that any confidentiality agreements heretofore executed among the parties will continue
in full force and effect.
Section 4.4 GOVERNING LAW; VENUE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE. THE INVESTORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF, AND VENUE IN,
THE CHANCERY COURT IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION
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BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY
ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE
EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 4.5 Specific Performance. DBSI acknowledges that the Company would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages
in the event that the agreements and covenants set forth herein were not performed in accordance
with their terms and therefore agrees that the Company shall be entitled to specific enforcement
of, and injunctive relief to prevent any violation of the terms hereof, in addition to any other
remedy or relief available at law or in equity.
Section 4.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which will be considered
one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of
the parties and delivered to the other party (including via facsimile or other electronic
transmission), it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.
Section 4.7 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the
terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by all
the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of
any party in exercising any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement will operate as a
waiver thereof, nor will any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power or privilege
pursuant to this Agreement, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege pursuant to this Agreement, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and
remedies provided pursuant to this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or
remedies which any party otherwise may have at law or in equity.
Section 4.8 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not in any way affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.
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