EXHIBIT 10.20
VOTING AGREEMENT
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VOTING AGREEMENT dated as of December 22, 1997 (the "Agreement") between
the undersigned holder (the "Holder") of shares of the capital stock of Intirion
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Xxx-Xxxx Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("Parent").
The Company, Parent, MI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Sub"), and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx propose to
enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated the date hereof (the "Merger
Agreement"), pursuant to which Sub would be merged (the "Merger") with and into
the Company, and each outstanding share of capital stock of the Company would be
converted into the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock;
As a condition of its entering into the Merger Agreement, Parent has
requested the Holder to agree, and the Holder has agreed, to enter into this
Agreement;
Prior to the date hereof, Parent and the Holder had no agreement,
arrangement or understanding (as defined in Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "DGCL")) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of shares of Company Capital Stock; and
In consideration for the agreements contained herein, prior to the date
hereof, and prior to the time at and date on which Parent became an "interested
stockholder" for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL, the board of the directors
of the Company has approved the agreement of the Holder to vote as provided in
Section 2 of this Agreement and not to transfer shares of Company Capital Stock
as provided in Section 5(b) of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Representations and Warranties of the Holder. The Holder represents
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and warrants to Parent as follows:
(a) Ownership of Securities. The Holder is the record and beneficial
owner of the number of shares of Company Capital Stock (the "Existing
Securities") (together with any shares of Company Capital Stock or other
securities of the Company hereafter acquired by the Holder, the "Subject
Securities") set forth on the signature page to this Agreement. Other than as
disclosed in the Schedules to the Merger Agreement, the Holder does not own any
securities of the Company on the date hereof other than the Existing Securities.
The Holder has sole voting power and sole power to issue instructions with
respect to the voting of the Existing Securities, sole power of disposition,
sole power of exercise or conversion and the sole power to demand appraisal
rights, in each case with respect to all of the Existing Securities and, on the
date of the Special Meeting (as defined in the Merger Agreement), will have sole
voting power and sole power to issue instructions with respect to the voting of
all of the Holder's Subject Securities, sole power of disposition, sole power of
exercise
or conversion and the sole power to demand appraisal rights, in each case with
respect to all of the Holder's Subject Securities.
(b) Power; Binding Agreement. The Holder has full power and
authority to enter into and perform all of the Holder's obligations under this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
the Holder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Holder,
enforceable against the Holder in accordance with its terms, except that (i)
such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors' rights generally,
and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of
the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(c) No Conflicts. No filing with, and no permit, authorization,
consent or approval of, any state or federal public body or authority is
necessary for the execution of this Agreement by the Holder and the consummation
by the Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby and neither the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder nor the consummation by the Holder
of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by the Holder with any of
the provisions hereof shall conflict with or result in any breach of any
applicable organizational documents of the Company applicable to the Holder,
result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any third-party right of
termination, cancellation, material modification or acceleration) under any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
license, contract, commitment, arrangement, understanding, agreement or other
instrument or obligation of any kind to which the Holder is a party or by which
the Holder's properties or assets may be bound or violate any order, writ,
injunction, decree, judgment, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
the Holder or any of the Holder's properties or assets.
(d) No Liens. Except as set forth in the Schedules to the Merger
Agreement, the Existing Securities are now and, at all times during the term
hereof, the Subject Securities will be held by the Holder, or by a nominee or
custodian for the benefit of such Holder, free and clear of all liens, claims,
security interests, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, understandings or
arrangements or any other encumbrances whatsoever, except for any encumbrances
arising hereunder.
2. Agreement to Vote Shares. At every meeting of the stockholders of the
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Company called with respect to any of the following, and at every adjournment
thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders
of the Company with respect to any of the following, the Holder agrees that it
shall vote all the Subject Securities that it beneficially owns on the record
date of any such vote: (i) in favor of the Merger, the execution and delivery of
the Merger Agreement and the approval of the terms thereof and each of the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (ii) against the following
actions (other than the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement): (1) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or its
subsidiaries; (2) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of
the Company or its subsidiaries or a reorganization, recapitalization,
dissolution or liquidation of the Company or its subsidiaries; (3) (a) any
change in the majority of the board of directors of the Company; (b) any
material change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation; (c) any other material change in the
Company's corporate structure or business; or (d) any other action; which, in
the case of each of the matters referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d)
above, is intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with,
delay, postpone, discourage or materially adversely affect the contemplated
economic benefits to Parent of the Merger or the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement or this Agreement.
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3. IRREVOCABLE PROXY. THE HOLDER HEREBY GRANTS TO, AND APPOINTS SUB AND
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THE PRESIDENT OF SUB AND THE TREASURER OF SUB, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES AS
OFFICERS OF SUB, AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL HEREAFTER SUCCEED TO ANY SUCH
OFFICE OF SUB, AND ANY OTHER DESIGNEE OF SUB, EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, THE
HOLDER'S PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT (WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION) TO VOTE OR
ACT BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITH RESPECT TO THE HOLDER'S SUBJECT SECURITIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 HEREOF. THIS PROXY IS COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND
SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE, AND THE HOLDER WILL TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTION OR EXECUTE
SUCH OTHER INSTRUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS
PROXY AND HEREBY REVOKES ANY PROXY PREVIOUSLY GRANTED BY IT WITH RESPECT TO THE
SUBJECT SECURITIES.
4. Representations and Warranties of Parent.
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(a) Power; Binding Agreement. Parent has full corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform all of Parent's obligations under this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Parent and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Parent, enforceable
against Parent in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement
may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now
or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors' rights generally, and (ii) the
remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable
relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(b) No Conflicts. No filing with, and no permit, authorization,
consent or approval of, any state or federal public body or authority is
necessary for the execution of this Agreement by Parent and the consummation by
Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby and neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Parent nor the consummation by Parent of the
transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by Parent with any of the
provisions hereof shall conflict with or result in any breach of any
organizational documents applicable to Parent or result in a violation or breach
of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default
(or give rise to any third-party right of termination, cancellation, material
modification or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, contract, commitment,
arrangement, understanding, agreement or other instrument or obligation of any
kind to which Parent is a party or by which Parent's properties or assets may be
bound or violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment, order, statute,
rule or regulation applicable to Parent or any of Parent's properties or assets.
5. Covenants of the Holder. The Holder hereby agrees and covenants that:
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(a) No Solicitation. The Holder shall not, directly or indirectly,
solicit (including by way of furnishing information) or respond to any inquiries
or the making of any proposal by any person or entity (other than Parent or any
affiliate of Parent) with respect to the Company that constitutes or could
reasonably be expected to lead to an acquisition or purchase of all or (other
than in the ordinary course of business) a portion of the assets of, or any
equity interest in, the Company, any merger or business combination with the
Company or any public or private offering of interests in the Company. If the
Holder receives any such inquiry or proposal, then it shall promptly inform
Parent of the terms and conditions, if any, of such inquiry or proposal and the
identity of the person making it. The Holder will immediately cease and cause
to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any
parties conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing.
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(b) Restriction on Transfer, Proxies and Noninterference. The Holder
shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) except pursuant to the terms of the
Merger Agreement offer for sale, sell, transfer, tender, pledge, encumber,
assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other
arrangement or understanding with respect to or consent to the offer for sale,
sale, transfer, tender, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of,
any or all of the Holder's Subject Securities; (ii) except as contemplated by
this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, grant any proxies
or powers of attorney, deposit any such Subject Securities into a voting trust
or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any of the Holder's Subject
Securities; or (iii) take any action that would make any representation or
warranty contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing
or disabling such Holder from performing its obligations under this Agreement.
6. Assignment; Benefits. The rights (but not the obligations) of Parent
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hereunder may be assigned, in whole or in part, to Sub or any other direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, to the extent and for so long as it remains a
direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Other than as permitted in the
preceding sentence, this Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto
without the prior written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall be
binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Holder, Parent and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
7. Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant
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hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made
if and when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by electronic
transmission, with confirmation received, to the telecopy numbers specified
below:
If to the Holder:
With a copy to:
White & XxXxxxxxx, P.C.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx XxXxxxxxx, Esq.
If to Parent or Sub:
Xxx-Xxxx Corporation
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to:
Xxxxxxx, Procter & Xxxx XXX
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Cable, Esq.
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or to such other address or telecopy number as any party may have furnished to
the other parties in writing in accordance herewith.
8. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable harm
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would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. It
is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state
thereof having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which
they are entitled at law or in equity.
9. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except by an
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instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of each of the parties hereto. This
Agreement may not be waived by either party hereto, except by an instrument in
writing signed by or on behalf of the party granting such waiver.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
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enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to
its rules regarding conflict of laws.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
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which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
12. Defined Terms. Terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have
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the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.
13. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the
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consummation of the Merger or (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement
pursuant to its terms. The date and time at which this Agreement is terminated
in accordance with this Section 13 is referred to herein as the "Termination
Date." Upon any termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall thereupon
become void and of no further force and effect, and there shall be no liability
in respect of this Agreement or of any transactions contemplated hereby or by
the Merger Agreement on the part of any party hereto or any of its directors,
officers, partners, stockholders, employees, agents, advisors, representatives
or affiliates; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any party
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from any liability for such party's wilful breach of this Agreement; and
provided further that nothing herein shall limit, restrict, impair, amend or
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otherwise modify the rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of any person
under any other contract or agreement, including, without limitation, the Merger
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by or on behalf of
each of the parties hereto, all as of the date first above written above.
XXX-XXXX CORPORATION
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
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By: Xxxxxxx X. XxxXxxxxx
Title: President
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Shares of Common Stock: 227,568
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Shares of Series A
Preferred Stock:
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Shares of Senior Redeemable
Preferred Stock:
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EASTECH II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx II
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Its: General Partner
Shares of Common Stock: 36,000
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Shares of Series A
Preferred Stock: 16,000
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Shares of Senior Redeemable
Preferred Stock:
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EASTECH III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx II
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Its: General Partner
Shares of Common Stock: 54,000
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Shares of Series A
Preferred Stock: 24,000
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Shares of Senior Redeemable
Preferred Stock:
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