Exhibit 3
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 1998 by and among Xxxxx Xxxxxx having an
address at 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 ("Seller"), Concord Camera
Corp., a New Jersey corporation having an address at 00 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxx 00000 (the "Company"), and each of the individuals whose names are set
forth at the foot of this Agreement, having an address care of the Company
(collectively, the "Purchasers").
WHEREAS, Seller is a participant in the Management Stock provisions of
the Company, pursuant to which he has purchased 100,000 shares of common stock
of the Company (the "Shares") and is the holder of an option to purchase 100,000
shares of common stock of the Company (the "Option") and is the obligor under a
promissory note to the Company in an outstanding principal amount equal to
$537,500 (Five Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) plus accrued
interest (the "Note").
WHEREAS, each of the Purchasers desires to purchase from Seller the
number of Shares and portion of the Option set forth opposite their respective
names at the foot of this Agreement in consideration of the assumption of each
of the Purchasers of all of Seller's obligations under the portion of the Note
set forth opposite their respective names at the foot of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company is willing to consent to such purchase, sale and
assumption and upon the occurrence thereof is willing to release Seller from any
further obligations under the Note.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby take the actions evidenced by this
Agreement and agree as follows:
1. Seller hereby represents and warrants to each of the Purchasers that
Seller is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares of the Option free and
clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances of any type whatsoever, except for
the pledge of the Shares to the Company as security for payment of the Note, and
that the outstanding principal amount of the Note is as set forth above.
2. Seller hereby sells, transfers and conveys to each of the
Purchasers, and each of the Purchasers hereby accepts, the number of Shares and
the portion of the Option set forth opposite each such Purchaser's name at the
foot of this Agreement and each of the Purchasers hereby assumes all of Seller's
obligations under the portion of the Note set forth opposite each such
Purchaser's name at the foot of this Agreement.
3. The Company hereby consents to the foregoing and releases Seller
from any and all obligations of Seller under the Note. Concurrently with the
execution and delivery hereof, the Company has returned to Seller the Note
stamped canceled.
4. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, each of the
Purchasers has delivered to the Company, and the Company has accepted, a new
promissory note evidencing the portion of the principal amount of the Note plus
accrued interest assumed by each Purchaser, a pledge agreement granting to the
Company a security interest in the Shares purchased by each Purchaser and the
certificate in the name of each Purchaser representing such Shares.
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5. Indemnification - The Company and the Purchasers acknowledge that in
acquiring the Shares and Options (a) the Purchasers are not relying upon any
representations or warranties by the Seller, either as to the financial
condition, business condition or prospects of the Company or as to the legal or
tax implications of the transfer of Shares and/or Option hereby; and (b) the
Purchasers are relying upon the Annual Report of the Company for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1997 and the report of the Company to the Securities and Exchange
Commission on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended March 31, 1998 and such other
statements, if any, as have been made to them by the Company. The Company
represents to the Purchasers that neither of the foregoing reports contains a
materially misleading representation or fails to disclose any fact, the omission
of which would cause any statement therein contained to be materially
misleading. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company
agrees to indemnify and hold the Seller harmless from and against any and all
expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs), judgments and fines incurred by
him or on his behalf in connection with any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding in which he is or becomes a party by virtue of the
transfer and/or sale of the Shares and Option contemplated hereby.
6. Amendment of Option Agreement - Section 10 of the Option Agreement
dated December 22, 1996 is hereby amended to permit the transfer of an Option to
purchase 48,333 shares of common stock of the Company by the Seller to the
Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
executed by its representatives thereunto duly authorized, and each of Seller
and the Purchasers has duly authorized, and each of Seller and the Purchasers
has duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
SELLER
______________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
CONCORD CAMERA CORP.
By:___________________________
Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Purchaser: Xxxxx Xxxx ______________________________
Xxxxx Xxxx
Number of Shares
Purchased: 23,750
Option with respect
to 17,083 Shares
Principal amount of
Promissory Note: $127,656.25
plus accrued interest
Purchaser: Xxx Xxxxxxx ______________________________
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Number of Shares
Purchased: 45,000
Principal amount of
Promissory Note: $241,875.00
plus accrued interest
Purchaser: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ______________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Number of Shares
Purchased: 31,250
Option with respect to
31,250 Shares
Principal amount of
Promissory Note: $167,968.75
plus accrued interest
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AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 1998 by Xxxxx Xxxx ("King"),
Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx.
Reference is made to (i) that certain Amended and Restated
Voting Agreement, dated February 28, 1997, among Concord Camera Corp., a New
Jersey Corporation (the "Company"), King, Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and
certain other parties signatory thereto (the "Voting Agreement") and (ii) that
certain Agreement, dated July 1, 1998 by and among Xxxxx Xxxxxx ("Jackel"), the
Company, King, Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (the "Xxxxxx Agreement").
Each of King, Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx hereby agrees, for
the benefit of the parties to the Voting Agreement, (i) that the shares of
common stock of the Company he is purchasing pursuant to the Jackel Agreement
and the shares of common stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of the
options he is purchasing pursuant to the Jackel Agreement shall be deemed to be
"Shares" as defined in the Voting Agreement and, as such, shall be subject to
the Voting Agreement, and (ii) to be bound by the Voting Agreement with respect
to the shares of common stock he is purchasing pursuant to the Jackel Agreement
and the shares of common stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of the
options he is purchasing pursuant to the Jackel Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, King, Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx have executed
this Agreement as of the date first written above.
______________________________
Xxxxx Xxxx
______________________________
Xxx Xxxxxxx
______________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
$127,656.25 As of November 7, 1995
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Xxxxx Xxxx ("Obligor") hereby promises to
pay to the order of CONCORD CAMERA CORP., a New Jersey corporation (the
"Company"), in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds,
at 00 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000, or at such other place as the
Company or any holder hereof may from time to time designate, the principal sum
of One Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Six and 25/100 Dollars
($127,656.25), on November 6, 2000 (or earlier as hereinafter provided), and to
pay interest at such office or place from the date hereof on the unpaid
principal balance hereof (calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and actual
days elapsed) at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, payable annually in
arrears on each anniversary of the date hereof, until such unpaid principal
balance shall be due and payable (whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), and thereafter, on demand. In no event shall the rate of interest
hereunder exceed the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law.
Interest on this Note shall be payable in cash, except that so
long as Obligor remains an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof or
performs consulting activities for any thereof, Obligor may (i) apply the shares
of the Company's Common Stock pledged to the Company as provided below in
payment of interest, by delivering to the Company a letter in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company instructing it to apply the requisite
number of such shares to the payment of such interest (whereupon the number of
shares required for such payment shall be canceled), it being understood that
for this purpose such shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value (as
defined below) thereof on the date on which such letter is so delivered to the
Company, or (ii) deliver, as payment of interest, a secured promissory note
dated the date of payment of interest in the principal amount of such interest
payment and having substantially the same terms as this Note. Interest on this
Note may also be payable in any combination of cash, shares of the Company's
Common Stock or a secured promissory note, all on the terms described in the
preceding sentence. For the purposes hereof, the "Fair Market Value" per share
of Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") on any date means the average of
the closing prices for the Common Stock for the five consecutive trading days
immediately preceding such date. The closing price for the Common Stock on any
date shall be the closing price thereof officially reported on that date (or if
there were no sales on that date, on the next preceding date on which such
closing price was recorded) by the principal national securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if the Common Stock
is not listed or admitted to trading on any such national securities exchange,
the closing price as furnished by the National Association of Securities Dealers
through NASDAQ or a similar organization if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such
information, or, if the Common Stock is not reported on NASDAQ, as determined in
good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company (whose
determination shall be conclusive), based on the best information available to
it.
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Pursuant to an Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, among
Xxxxx Xxxxxx ("Jackel"), the Company, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, and the
Obligor (the "Agreement"), Jackel, with the Company's consent, sold to Obligor
the shares of Common Stock listed on Schedule A hereto (the "Shares"). Obligor
paid the purchase price for the Shares by delivering to the Company this Note in
partial substitution for that certain Amended and Restated Secured Promissory
Note, dated as of November 7, 1995, from Jackel to the Company in the principal
amount of $537,500 (the "Old Note"). Amounts not in excess of $127,656.25 in
principal, and accrued but unpaid interest on such principal amount, outstanding
under the Old Note on the date hereof shall be evidenced by and repayable in
accordance with this Note.
To secure the complete and timely performance by Obligor of
Obligor's obligations under this Note, Obligor hereby pledges to the Company,
and grants to the Company a security interest in, the Shares. To perfect such
pledge, the Company will maintain possession of the Shares, as evidenced by a
properly issued and countersigned stock certificate therefor and accompanied by
a duly executed stock power therefor endorsed in blank, and the Company hereby
acknowledges possession of the Shares and stock powers. The term "Pledged
Securities," as used herein, means the shares, certificate and stock power so
delivered, plus any additional money, property or securities delivered to or
otherwise held by the Company as additional security pursuant to the provisions
of this Note. Obligor does hereby create a further such security interest in all
dividends and distributions that may hereafter be declared or paid upon the
Pledged Securities as well as any securities issued in subdivision or
combination thereof, or in substitution therefor, to be received by the Company
and held as additional security for Obligor's obligations under this Note.
Obligor shall forthwith deliver to the Company any and all of such dividends,
distributions and securities that may be at any time received by Obligor (and
the Company is authorized to retain the same), to be held by the Company as
though the same were Pledged Securities, in accordance with the terms of this
Note. Any cash received and retained by the Company as additional security
hereunder pursuant to the foregoing provisions may at any time and from time to
time be applied (in whole or in part) by the Company, at the Company's option,
to the payment of interest on and/or principal of this Note (as the Company
shall in its sold discretion determined).
Obligor represents and warrants to the Company that Obligor
has, and will have while the Pledged Securities are on deposit with the Company
hereunder, good title to all of the Pledged Securities, free and clear of all
claims, mortgages, pledges, liens, encumbrances and security interests of every
nature whatsoever (except as provided herein); provided, however, that, (i) in
the event of any sale of Pledged Securities pursuant to the express terms and
conditions of Section 1(b) of the Agreement as amended on the date hereof,
Company shall release such Pledged Securities from the security interest granted
hereby and the same shall cease to be Pledged Securities for all purposes
hereunder, and (ii) in the event of any voluntary prepayment by Obligor of all
or any portion of the principal of this Note, Company shall release that number
of the Pledged Securities (rounded to the nearest whole share) as shall equal
the principal amount so prepaid divided by $5.375.
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So long as the Pledged Securities are on deposit with the
Company hereunder, Obligor shall be entitled to exercise, as Obligor shall think
fit, but in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Note, the voting
power with respect to the Pledged Securities, subject to the terms of the Voting
Agreement (as defined in the Agreement as amended on the date hereof).
Obligor hereby appoints the Company as Obligor's
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Agreement
as amended on the date hereof and taking any action and executing any instrument
which either may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof
or thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall
have the right and power to receive, endorse and collect all checks and other
orders for the payment of money made payable to Obligor representing any
interest or dividend or other distribution payable in respect of the Pledged
Securities or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if
Obligor ceases to be an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof or
ceases to be engaged in consulting activities for any thereof, all amounts owing
under this Note shall thereupon become and be immediately due and payable unless
the Company notifies the Purchaser otherwise.
If (i) Obligor shall fail to make any payment hereunder on or
prior to the date on which such payment is due (including pursuant to the
immediately preceding paragraph), (ii) Obligor shall die, (iii) Obligor shall
(A) be generally not paying his debts as they become due, (B) file, consent by
answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, default with respect to, or not
timely controvert, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any
other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any
bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, (C) make an assignment for the
benefit of Obligor's creditors, (D) be adjudicated insolvent; or (E) take action
for the purpose of any of the foregoing, or (iv) a court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order appointing a custodian,
receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to Obligor
or with respect to any substantial part of Obligor's property, or an order for
relief shall be entered in any case or proceeding for liquidation or
reorganization or otherwise to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency
law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation
of Obligor, or any petition for any such relief shall be filed against Obligor
and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days -- then and in any such
event (each such event referred to in this paragraph being referred to herein as
an "Event of Default"), in addition to all rights and remedies of the Company
under applicable law and otherwise, all such rights and remedies being
cumulative, not exclusive and enforceable alternatively, successively and
concurrently, the Company may, at its option, declare all amounts owing under
this Note to be due and payable, whereupon the maturity of this Note shall be
accelerated and all amounts owing hereunder shall forthwith become and be
immediately due and payable.
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If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing (without
waiver), then, and in any such event, the Company shall be entitled to exercise
any and all rights and remedies with respect to the Pledged Securities or any
part thereof as are provided by the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
Jersey, as now or hereafter in effect, or other applicable law. In furtherance
of and without limiting the foregoing, in such event the Company shall be
entitled, at its option and upon five days' prior notice to Obligor, to apply
all or any part of the Pledged Securities in satisfaction of amounts due under
this Note, by canceling the Pledged Securities applied to the payment thereof
(and for the purposes hereof the Pledged Securities shall be valued at the Fair
Market Value thereof on the date of payment). Obligor recognizes that the
Company would be unable to effect a public sale of all or a part of the Pledged
Securities absent compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as now
or hereafter in effect, and/or applicable Blue Sky or other state securities
laws, as now or hereafter in effect, and that compliance with the foregoing
would subject the Company to considerable expense. Accordingly, Obligor agrees
that the Company shall be deemed to have acted in a commercially reasonable
manner by canceling Pledged Securities (in lieu of any sale thereof) as
aforesaid in satisfaction of amounts due under this Note.
Obligor and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties hereof
hereby severally waive diligence, demand, presentment, protest and notice of any
kind, and assent to extensions of the time of payment, release, surrender or
substitution of security, or forbearance or other indulgence, without notice.
Obligor may, at his or her option, at any time and from time
to time, prepay all or any part of the principal of this Note, without penalty
or premium (each such prepayment to be applied first to accrued interest and
then to principal).
This Note may not be changed, modified or terminated except by
an agreement in writing signed by the Company and Obligor.
Obligor agrees to pay all costs and expenses including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by any holder of this Note in investigating
and enforcing any of such holder's rights and remedies following an Event of
Default hereunder, whether or not suit is instituted.
In the event of any litigation with respect to any of this
Note or the Collateral, Obligor waives the right to a trial by jury. Obligor
hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New Jersey and of any federal court located in such State in connection with any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the Collateral.
Process in any such action or proceeding may be served on Obligor anywhere in
the world, whether within or without the State of New Jersey, by first class
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by
any other method allowed by law.
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This Note shall be governed by New Jersey law without regard
to the conflicts of law principles thereof.
__________________________________
Xxxxx Xxxx
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SCHEDULE A TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
PLEDGED SECURITIES
23,750 Shares No Par Value Concord Camera Corp. Common Stock
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SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
$241,875.00 As of November 7, 1995
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Xxx Xxxxxxx ("Obligor") hereby promises to
pay to the order of CONCORD CAMERA CORP., a New Jersey corporation (the
"Company"), in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds,
at 00 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000, or at such other place as the
Company or any holder hereof may from time to time designate, the principal sum
of Two Hundred One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Five and 00/100 Dollars
($241,875.00), on November 6, 2000 (or earlier as hereinafter provided), and to
pay interest at such office or place from the date hereof on the unpaid
principal balance hereof (calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and actual
days elapsed) at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, payable annually in
arrears on each anniversary of the date hereof, until such unpaid principal
balance shall be due and payable (whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), and thereafter, on demand. In no event shall the rate of interest
hereunder exceed the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law.
Interest on this Note shall be payable in cash, except that so
long as Obligor remains an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof or
performs consulting activities for any thereof, Obligor may (i) apply the shares
of the Company's Common Stock pledged to the Company as provided below in
payment of interest, by delivering to the Company a letter in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company instructing it to apply the requisite
number of such shares to the payment of such interest (whereupon the number of
shares required for such payment shall be canceled), it being understood that
for this purpose such shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value (as
defined below) thereof on the date on which such letter is so delivered to the
Company, or (ii) deliver, as payment of interest, a secured promissory note
dated the date of payment of interest in the principal amount of such interest
payment and having substantially the same terms as this Note. Interest on this
Note may also be payable in any combination of cash, shares of the Company's
Common Stock or a secured promissory note, all on the terms described in the
preceding sentence. For the purposes hereof, the "Fair Market Value" per share
of Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") on any date means the average of
the closing prices for the Common Stock for the five consecutive trading days
immediately preceding such date. The closing price for the Common Stock on any
date shall be the closing price thereof officially reported on that date (or if
there were no sales on that date, on the next preceding date on which such
closing price was recorded) by the principal national securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if the Common Stock
is not listed or admitted to trading on any such national securities exchange,
the closing price as furnished by the National Association of Securities Dealers
through NASDAQ or a similar organization if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such
information, or, if the Common Stock is not reported on NASDAQ, as determined in
good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company (whose
determination shall be conclusive), based on the best information available to
it.
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Pursuant to an Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, among
Xxxxx Xxxxxx ("Xxxxxx"), the Company, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, and the Obligor
(the "Agreement"), Jackel, with the Company's consent, sold to Obligor the
shares of Common Stock listed on Schedule A hereto (the "Shares"). Obligor paid
the purchase price for the Shares by delivering to the Company this Note in
partial substitution for that certain Amended and Restated Secured Promissory
Note, dated as of November 7, 1995, from Jackel to the Company in the principal
amount of $537,500 (the "Old Note"). Amounts not in excess of $241,875 in
principal, and accrued but unpaid interest on such principal amount, outstanding
under the Old Note on the date hereof shall be evidenced by and repayable in
accordance with this Note.
To secure the complete and timely performance by Obligor of
Obligor's obligations under this Note, Obligor hereby pledges to the Company,
and grants to the Company a security interest in, the Shares. To perfect such
pledge, the Company will maintain possession of the Shares, as evidenced by a
properly issued and countersigned stock certificate therefor and accompanied by
a duly executed stock power therefor endorsed in blank, and the Company hereby
acknowledges possession of the Shares and stock powers. The term "Pledged
Securities," as used herein, means the shares, certificate and stock power so
delivered, plus any additional money, property or securities delivered to or
otherwise held by the Company as additional security pursuant to the provisions
of this Note. Obligor does hereby create a further such security interest in all
dividends and distributions that may hereafter be declared or paid upon the
Pledged Securities as well as any securities issued in subdivision or
combination thereof, or in substitution therefor, to be received by the Company
and held as additional security for Obligor's obligations under this Note.
Obligor shall forthwith deliver to the Company any and all of such dividends,
distributions and securities that may be at any time received by Obligor (and
the Company is authorized to retain the same), to be held by the Company as
though the same were Pledged Securities, in accordance with the terms of this
Note. Any cash received and retained by the Company as additional security
hereunder pursuant to the foregoing provisions may at any time and from time to
time be applied (in whole or in part) by the Company, at the Company's option,
to the payment of interest on and/or principal of this Note (as the Company
shall in its sold discretion determined).
Obligor represents and warrants to the Company that Obligor
has, and will have while the Pledged Securities are on deposit with the Company
hereunder, good title to all of the Pledged Securities, free and clear of all
claims, mortgages, pledges, liens, encumbrances and security interests of every
nature whatsoever (except as provided herein); provided, however, that, (i) in
the event of any sale of Pledged Securities pursuant to the express terms and
conditions of Section 1(b) of the Agreement as amended on the date hereof,
Company shall release such Pledged Securities from the security interest granted
hereby and the same shall cease to be Pledged Securities for all purposes
hereunder, and (ii) in the event of any voluntary prepayment by Obligor of all
or any portion of the principal of this Note, Company shall release that number
of the Pledged Securities (rounded to the nearest whole share) as shall equal
the principal amount so prepaid divided by $5.375.
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So long as the Pledged Securities are on deposit with the
Company hereunder, Obligor shall be entitled to exercise, as Obligor shall think
fit, but in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Note, the voting
power with respect to the Pledged Securities, subject to the terms of the Voting
Agreement (as defined in the Agreement as amended on the date hereof).
Obligor hereby appoints the Company as Obligor's
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Agreement
as amended on the date hereof and taking any action and executing any instrument
which either may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof
or thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall
have the right and power to receive, endorse and collect all checks and other
orders for the payment of money made payable to Obligor representing any
interest or dividend or other distribution payable in respect of the Pledged
Securities or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if
Obligor ceases to be an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof or
ceases to be engaged in consulting activities for any thereof, all amounts owing
under this Note shall thereupon become and be immediately due and payable unless
the Company notifies the Purchaser otherwise.
If (i) Obligor shall fail to make any payment hereunder on or
prior to the date on which such payment is due (including pursuant to the
immediately preceding paragraph), (ii) Obligor shall die, (iii) Obligor shall
(A) be generally not paying his debts as they become due, (B) file, consent by
answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, default with respect to, or not
timely controvert, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any
other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any
bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, (C) make an assignment for the
benefit of Obligor's creditors, (D) be adjudicated insolvent; or (E) take action
for the purpose of any of the foregoing, or (iv) a court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order appointing a custodian,
receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to Obligor
or with respect to any substantial part of Obligor's property, or an order for
relief shall be entered in any case or proceeding for liquidation or
reorganization or otherwise to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency
law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation
of Obligor, or any petition for any such relief shall be filed against Obligor
and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days -- then and in any such
event (each such event referred to in this paragraph being referred to herein as
an "Event of Default"), in addition to all rights and remedies of the Company
under applicable law and otherwise, all such rights and remedies being
cumulative, not exclusive and enforceable alternatively, successively and
concurrently, the Company may, at its option, declare all amounts owing under
this Note to be due and payable, whereupon the maturity of this Note shall be
accelerated and all amounts owing hereunder shall forthwith become and be
immediately due and payable.
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If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing (without
waiver), then, and in any such event, the Company shall be entitled to exercise
any and all rights and remedies with respect to the Pledged Securities or any
part thereof as are provided by the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
Jersey, as now or hereafter in effect, or other applicable law. In furtherance
of and without limiting the foregoing, in such event the Company shall be
entitled, at its option and upon five days' prior notice to Obligor, to apply
all or any part of the Pledged Securities in satisfaction of amounts due under
this Note, by canceling the Pledged Securities applied to the payment thereof
(and for the purposes hereof the Pledged Securities shall be valued at the Fair
Market Value thereof on the date of payment). Obligor recognizes that the
Company would be unable to effect a public sale of all or a part of the Pledged
Securities absent compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as now
or hereafter in effect, and/or applicable Blue Sky or other state securities
laws, as now or hereafter in effect, and that compliance with the foregoing
would subject the Company to considerable expense. Accordingly, Obligor agrees
that the Company shall be deemed to have acted in a commercially reasonable
manner by canceling Pledged Securities (in lieu of any sale thereof) as
aforesaid in satisfaction of amounts due under this Note.
Obligor and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties hereof
hereby severally waive diligence, demand, presentment, protest and notice of any
kind, and assent to extensions of the time of payment, release, surrender or
substitution of security, or forbearance or other indulgence, without notice.
Obligor may, at his or her option, at any time and from time
to time, prepay all or any part of the principal of this Note, without penalty
or premium (each such prepayment to be applied first to accrued interest and
then to principal).
This Note may not be changed, modified or terminated except by
an agreement in writing signed by the Company and Obligor.
Obligor agrees to pay all costs and expenses including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by any holder of this Note in investigating
and enforcing any of such holder's rights and remedies following an Event of
Default hereunder, whether or not suit is instituted.
In the event of any litigation with respect to any of this
Note or the Collateral, Obligor waives the right to a trial by jury. Obligor
hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New Jersey and of any federal court located in such State in connection with any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the Collateral.
Process in any such action or proceeding may be served on Obligor anywhere in
the world, whether within or without the State of New Jersey, by first class
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by
any other method allowed by law.
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This Note shall be governed by New Jersey law without regard
to the conflicts of law principles thereof.
______________________________
Xxx Xxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE A TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
PLEDGED SECURITIES
45,000 Shares No Par Value Concord Camera Corp. Common Stock
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SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
$167,968.75 As of November 7, 1995
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ("Obligor") hereby promises
to pay to the order of CONCORD CAMERA CORP., a New Jersey corporation (the
"Company"), in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds,
at 00 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000, or at such other place as the
Company or any holder hereof may from time to time designate, the principal sum
of One Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Eight and 75/100 Dollars
($167,968.75), on November 6, 2000 (or earlier as hereinafter provided), and to
pay interest at such office or place from the date hereof on the unpaid
principal balance hereof (calculated on the basis of a 365-day year and actual
days elapsed) at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, payable annually in
arrears on each anniversary of the date hereof, until such unpaid principal
balance shall be due and payable (whether at maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise), and thereafter, on demand. In no event shall the rate of interest
hereunder exceed the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law.
Interest on this Note shall be payable in cash, except that so
long as Obligor remains an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof or
performs consulting activities for any thereof, Obligor may (i) apply the shares
of the Company's Common Stock pledged to the Company as provided below in
payment of interest, by delivering to the Company a letter in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company instructing it to apply the requisite
number of such shares to the payment of such interest (whereupon the number of
shares required for such payment shall be canceled), it being understood that
for this purpose such shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value (as
defined below) thereof on the date on which such letter is so delivered to the
Company, or (ii) deliver, as payment of interest, a secured promissory note
dated the date of payment of interest in the principal amount of such interest
payment and having substantially the same terms as this Note. Interest on this
Note may also be payable in any combination of cash, shares of the Company's
Common Stock or a secured promissory note, all on the terms described in the
preceding sentence. For the purposes hereof, the "Fair Market Value" per share
of Common Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") on any date means the average of
the closing prices for the Common Stock for the five consecutive trading days
immediately preceding such date. The closing price for the Common Stock on any
date shall be the closing price thereof officially reported on that date (or if
there were no sales on that date, on the next preceding date on which such
closing price was recorded) by the principal national securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if the Common Stock
is not listed or admitted to trading on any such national securities exchange,
the closing price as furnished by the National Association of Securities Dealers
through NASDAQ or a similar organization if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such
information, or, if the Common Stock is not reported on NASDAQ, as determined in
good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company (whose
determination shall be conclusive), based on the best information available to
it.
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Pursuant to an Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1998, among
Xxxxx Xxxxxx ("Xxxxxx"), the Company, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, and the Obligor
(the "Agreement"), Jackel, with the Company's consent, sold to Obligor the
shares of Common Stock listed on Schedule A hereto (the "Shares"). Obligor paid
the purchase price for the Shares by delivering to the Company this Note in
partial substitution for that certain Amended and Restated Secured Promissory
Note, dated as of November 7, 1995, from Jackel to the Company in the principal
amount of $537,500 (the "Old Note"). Amounts not in excess of $167,968.75 in
principal, and accrued but unpaid interest on such principal amount, outstanding
under the Old Note on the date hereof shall be evidenced by and repayable in
accordance with this Note.
To secure the complete and timely performance by Obligor of
Obligor's obligations under this Note, Obligor hereby pledges to the Company,
and grants to the Company a security interest in, the Shares. To perfect such
pledge, the Company will maintain possession of the Shares, as evidenced by a
properly issued and countersigned stock certificate therefor and accompanied by
a duly executed stock power therefor endorsed in blank, and the Company hereby
acknowledges possession of the Shares and stock powers. The term "Pledged
Securities," as used herein, means the shares, certificate and stock power so
delivered, plus any additional money, property or securities delivered to or
otherwise held by the Company as additional security pursuant to the provisions
of this Note. Obligor does hereby create a further such security interest in all
dividends and distributions that may hereafter be declared or paid upon the
Pledged Securities as well as any securities issued in subdivision or
combination thereof, or in substitution therefor, to be received by the Company
and held as additional security for Obligor's obligations under this Note.
Obligor shall forthwith deliver to the Company any and all of such dividends,
distributions and securities that may be at any time received by Obligor (and
the Company is authorized to retain the same), to be held by the Company as
though the same were Pledged Securities, in accordance with the terms of this
Note. Any cash received and retained by the Company as additional security
hereunder pursuant to the foregoing provisions may at any time and from time to
time be applied (in whole or in part) by the Company, at the Company's option,
to the payment of interest on and/or principal of this Note (as the Company
shall in its sold discretion determined).
Obligor represents and warrants to the Company that Obligor
has, and will have while the Pledged Securities are on deposit with the Company
hereunder, good title to all of the Pledged Securities, free and clear of all
claims, mortgages, pledges, liens, encumbrances and security interests of every
nature whatsoever (except as provided herein); provided, however, that, (i) in
the event of any sale of Pledged Securities pursuant to the express terms and
conditions of Section 1(b) of the Agreement as amended on the date hereof,
Company shall release such Pledged Securities from the security interest granted
hereby and the same shall cease to be Pledged Securities for all purposes
hereunder, and (ii) in the event of any voluntary prepayment by Obligor of all
or any portion of the principal of this Note, Company shall release that number
of the Pledged Securities (rounded to the nearest whole share) as shall equal
the principal amount so prepaid divided by $5.375.
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So long as the Pledged Securities are on deposit with the
Company hereunder, Obligor shall be entitled to exercise, as Obligor shall think
fit, but in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Note, the voting
power with respect to the Pledged Securities, subject to the terms of the Voting
Agreement (as defined in the Agreement as amended on the date hereof).
Obligor hereby appoints the Company as Obligor's
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Agreement
as amended on the date hereof and taking any action and executing any instrument
which either may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof
or thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall
have the right and power to receive, endorse and collect all checks and other
orders for the payment of money made payable to Obligor representing any
interest or dividend or other distribution payable in respect of the Pledged
Securities or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if
Obligor ceases to be an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof or
ceases to be engaged in consulting activities for any thereof, all amounts owing
under this Note shall thereupon become and be immediately due and payable unless
the Company notifies the Purchaser otherwise.
If (i) Obligor shall fail to make any payment hereunder on or
prior to the date on which such payment is due (including pursuant to the
immediately preceding paragraph), (ii) Obligor shall die, (iii) Obligor shall
(A) be generally not paying his debts as they become due, (B) file, consent by
answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, default with respect to, or not
timely controvert, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any
other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any
bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, (C) make an assignment for the
benefit of Obligor's creditors, (D) be adjudicated insolvent; or (E) take action
for the purpose of any of the foregoing, or (iv) a court or governmental
authority of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order appointing a custodian,
receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to Obligor
or with respect to any substantial part of Obligor's property, or an order for
relief shall be entered in any case or proceeding for liquidation or
reorganization or otherwise to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency
law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation
of Obligor, or any petition for any such relief shall be filed against Obligor
and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days -- then and in any such
event (each such event referred to in this paragraph being referred to herein as
an "Event of Default"), in addition to all rights and remedies of the Company
under applicable law and otherwise, all such rights and remedies being
cumulative, not exclusive and enforceable alternatively, successively and
concurrently, the Company may, at its option, declare all amounts owing under
this Note to be due and payable, whereupon the maturity of this Note shall be
accelerated and all amounts owing hereunder shall forthwith become and be
immediately due and payable.
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If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing (without
waiver), then, and in any such event, the Company shall be entitled to exercise
any and all rights and remedies with respect to the Pledged Securities or any
part thereof as are provided by the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
Jersey, as now or hereafter in effect, or other applicable law. In furtherance
of and without limiting the foregoing, in such event the Company shall be
entitled, at its option and upon five days' prior notice to Obligor, to apply
all or any part of the Pledged Securities in satisfaction of amounts due under
this Note, by canceling the Pledged Securities applied to the payment thereof
(and for the purposes hereof the Pledged Securities shall be valued at the Fair
Market Value thereof on the date of payment). Obligor recognizes that the
Company would be unable to effect a public sale of all or a part of the Pledged
Securities absent compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as now
or hereafter in effect, and/or applicable Blue Sky or other state securities
laws, as now or hereafter in effect, and that compliance with the foregoing
would subject the Company to considerable expense. Accordingly, Obligor agrees
that the Company shall be deemed to have acted in a commercially reasonable
manner by canceling Pledged Securities (in lieu of any sale thereof) as
aforesaid in satisfaction of amounts due under this Note.
Obligor and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties hereof
hereby severally waive diligence, demand, presentment, protest and notice of any
kind, and assent to extensions of the time of payment, release, surrender or
substitution of security, or forbearance or other indulgence, without notice.
Obligor may, at his or her option, at any time and from time
to time, prepay all or any part of the principal of this Note, without penalty
or premium (each such prepayment to be applied first to accrued interest and
then to principal).
This Note may not be changed, modified or terminated except by
an agreement in writing signed by the Company and Obligor.
Obligor agrees to pay all costs and expenses including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by any holder of this Note in investigating
and enforcing any of such holder's rights and remedies following an Event of
Default hereunder, whether or not suit is instituted.
In the event of any litigation with respect to any of this
Note or the Collateral, Obligor waives the right to a trial by jury. Obligor
hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New Jersey and of any federal court located in such State in connection with any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note or the Collateral.
Process in any such action or proceeding may be served on Obligor anywhere in
the world, whether within or without the State of New Jersey, by first class
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by
any other method allowed by law.
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This Note shall be governed by New Jersey law without regard
to the conflicts of law principles thereof.
______________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE A TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
PLEDGED SECURITIES
31,250 Shares No Par Value Concord Camera Corp. Common Stock
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OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 1996, between Xxxxx Xxxx
(the "Optionee"), with a business address at c/o Concord Camera Corp., 00 Xxxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000, and CONCORD CAMERA CORP. ("Concord"), a New
Jersey corporation.
WHEREAS, the Optionee is presently employed by Concord or a subsidiary
(as defined in Concord's Incentive Plan (the "Plan")) thereof (collectively, the
"Concord Group of Companies"); and
WHEREAS, Concord is desirous of increasing the incentive of the
Optionee to exert his utmost efforts to contribute to the future success and
prosperity of the Concord Group of Companies; and
WHEREAS, with Concord's consent, pursuant to that certain Agreement,
dated as of July 1, 1998, by and among Xxxxx Xxxxxx ("Xxxxxx"), the Optionee,
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, the Optionee has purchased from Jackel the
right and option to purchase an aggregate of 17,083 shares of Concord's no par
value common stock (the "Common Stock"); and
WHEREAS, upon execution of this Option Agreement, that certain Option
Agreement, dated as of December 22, 1996, by and between Jackel and Concord is
being canceled and replaced in part by this Option Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option.
Pursuant to the Plan, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
therein and herein, Concord hereby grants to the Optionee the right and option
(the "Option") to purchase an aggregate of 17,083 shares (the "Option Shares")
of Concord's no par value common stock (the "Common Stock") which Option is
intended to qualify as an incentive stock option, as defined in Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
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2. Purchase Price.
The purchase price (the "Purchase Price") of the Option Shares shall be
$1.8125 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 6.
3. Time of Exercise
(a) The Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option: (1) as to
20% of total number of Option Shares as of the date hereof, and (ii) as to an
additional 1/48 of the total number of remaining Option Shares on December 31,
1996 and on the last day of each subsequent calendar month until November 30,
2000.
(b) The Option shall expire and shall not be exercisable after December
21, 2006, unless the Option shall be sooner terminated pursuant to Paragraph 4.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the
average Fair Market Value (as defined below) of one share of Common Stock shall
be equal to or greater than $5.00 for 90 consecutive trading days, the Option
shall immediately become exercisable as to all the underlying shares of Common
Stock.
4. Exercise of Option After Termination of Employment or Death.
(a) Except as provided in subparagraph 4(b) below, if the employment of
the Optionee with a member of the Concord Group of Companies shall be terminated
for any reason and immediately after such termination the Optionee shall not
then be employed by any other member of the Concord Group of Companies, the
Option to the extent not therefore exercised or exercisable shall expire
forthwith unless otherwise agreed to by Concord.
(b) If the Optionee's employment with a member of the Concord Group of
Companies shall be terminated for cause by Concord or voluntarily by Optionee
without the consent of Concord, the Option, to the extent not exercised, shall
immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable. If the Optionee's employment
is terminated by death, disability, without cause by Concord or voluntarily by
Optionee with the consent of Concord, then any unvested portion of the Option
shall be forfeited and the Option may be exercised as to the vested portion at
any time or from time to time until earlier of four years from the date of
termination or December 21, 2006.
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(c) The Option may not be exercised pursuant to this Paragraph 4 except
to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the time
of the termination of his employment, or at the time of his death, and in any
event may not be exercised after December 21, 2006.
5. Leave of Absence.
In the event the Optionee is on military or sick leave or other bona
fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment by the United States or any
state government), the Optionee shall be considered as remaining in the employ
of his employer for 90 days or such longer period as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors of his employer.
6. Adjustment upon Changes in Capitalization.
(a) In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock are
hereafter changed by reason of reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination or exchange of
shares and the like, or dividends payable in shares of Common Stock, an
appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board of Directors of Concord in the
aggregate number of Option Shares and Purchase Price. If Concord shall be
reorganized, consolidated, or merged with another corporation, or if all or
substantially all of the assets of Concord shall be sold or exchanged, the
Optionee shall thereupon, be entitled to receive upon the exercise of the Option
the same number and kind of shares of stock or the same amount of property, cash
or securities as he would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of
any such corporate event as if he had been, immediately prior to such event, the
holder of the number of Option shares covered by the Option; provided, however,
that if any of such events occur, the Board of Directors of Concord shall have
the discretionary power to prevent the Option from being disqualified as an
incentive stock option.
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(b) Any adjustment under this Paragraph 6 in the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to the Option shall apply proportionately to only the
unexercised and unexercisable portion of the Option. If fractions of a share
would result from any such adjustment, the adjustment shall be revised to the
next lower whole number of shares.
7. Method of Exercising Option.
(a) The Option shall be exercised by the delivery by Optionee to
Concord at its principal office (or at such other address as may be established
by Concord's Board of Directors) of written notice of the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised accompanied by
payment in full of the Purchase Price of such shares. Payment of the Purchase
Price for such shares of Common Stock may be made (i) in U. S. dollars by
delivery of cash or personal check, bank draft or money order payable to the
order of Concord or by money transfers or direct account debits; (ii) by
delivery of certificates representing shares of Common Stock having a fair
market value (as defined below) equal to the such Purchase Price; (iii) pursuant
to a broker-assisted "cashless exercise" program if established by Concord; and
(iv) by any combination of the methods of payment described in (i) through (iii)
above.
(b) For purposes hereof, the fair market value of a share of Common
Stock on any date means the closing price for the Common Stock on such date. The
closing price for the Common Stock on any date shall be the closing price
thereof officially reported on that date (or if there were no sales on that
date, on the next preceding date on which such closing price was recorded) by
the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed
or admitted to trading, or if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to
trading on any such national securities exchange, the closing price as furnished
by the National Association of Securities Dealers through NASDAQ or a similar
organization if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such information, or, if the
Common Stock is not reported on NASDAQ, as determined in good faith by
resolution of the Board of Directors of Concord (whose determination shall be
conclusive), based on the best information available to it.
8. Withholding.
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Concord's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of the Option shall be subject to the payment by the Optionee of any
applicable federal, state and local withholding tax. Concord shall, to the
extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind
otherwise due to the Optionee any federal, state or local taxes required to be
withheld with respect to such payment. Subject to the right of Concord's Board
of Directors or any committee thereof to disapprove any such election and
require the withholding tax in cash, the Optionee shall have the right to elect
to pay the withholding tax with shares of Common Stock to be received upon
exercise of the Option or which are otherwise owned by the Optionee. Any
election to pay withholding taxes with stock shall be irrevocable once made.
9. Representations.
(a) Unless prior to the exercise of the Option the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise are the subject of a registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and there is then in effect a
prospectus filed as part of such registration statement meeting the requirements
of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, the notice of exercise with respect
to the Option shall be accompanied by a representation or agreement of the
Optionee to Concord to the effect that such shares are being acquired for
investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, or
such other documentation as may be required by Concord, unless, in the opinion
of counsel to Concord, such representation, agreement or documentation is not
necessary to comply with the Securities Act. If appropriate, certificate(s) for
the Option Shares issued upon the exercise of the Option shall bear a legend
reciting that such Option Shares may only be transferred if there is then in
effect a prospectus filed as part of such registration statement meeting the
requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act unless, in the opinion of
counsel to Concord, such registration is not required. Concord may also issue
"stop transfer" instructions with respect to Option Shares acquired by the
exercise of the Option.
(b) Concord shall not be obligated to issue or sell any shares of
Common Stock until they have been listed on each securities exchange on which
the shares of Common Stock may then be listed and until and unless, in the
opinion of counsel to Concord, Concord may issue such shares pursuant to a
qualification or an effective registration statement, or an exemption from
registration, under such state and federal laws, rules or regulations as such
counsel may deem applicable. Concord shall use reasonable efforts to effect such
listing, qualification and registration, as the case may be.
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10. Option Cannot be Transferred.
Unless otherwise agreed to by Concord, the Option is not transferable
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option
may be exercised during Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee. Any attempt to
transfer the Option in contravention of this Paragraph 10 is void ab initio. The
Option shall not be subject to execution, attachment or other process.
11. No Rights in Option Shares.
The Optionee shall have none of the rights as a shareholder with
respect to any Option Shares until such Option Shares shall be issued to him
upon exercise of the Option.
12. Not a Contract of Employment.
Nothing contained herein shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
remain in the employ of any member of the Concord Group of Companies.
13. Miscellaneous.
This Option Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. This
Option Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof. This Option Agreement has been executed in the State
of New Jersey and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of New Jersey. The paragraph headings herein are intended for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Option Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
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CONCORD CAMERA CORP.
By: ______________________
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chairman & CEO
Optionee:
_________________________
Xxxxx Xxxx
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OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 1996, between Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(the "Optionee"), with a business address at c/o Concord Camera Corp., 00 Xxxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000, and CONCORD CAMERA CORP. ("Concord"), a New
Jersey corporation.
WHEREAS, the Optionee is presently employed by Concord or a subsidiary
(as defined in Concord's Incentive Plan (the "Plan")) thereof (collectively, the
"Concord Group of Companies"); and
WHEREAS, Concord is desirous of increasing the incentive of the
Optionee to exert his utmost efforts to contribute to the future success and
prosperity of the Concord Group of Companies; and
WHEREAS, with Concord's consent, pursuant to that certain Agreement,
dated as of July 31, 1998 by and among Xxxxx Xxxxxx ("Jackel") the Optionee, Xxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, the Optionee has purchased from Jackel
the right and option to purchase an aggregate of 31,250 shares of Concord's no
par value common stock (the "Common Stock"); and
WHEREAS, upon execution of this Option Agreement, that certain Option
Agreement, dated as of December 22, 1996, by and between Xxxxx and Concord is
being canceled and replaced in part by this Option Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of Option.
Pursuant to the Plan, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
therein and herein, Concord hereby grants to the Optionee the right and option
(the "Option") to purchase an aggregate of 31,250 shares (the "Option Shares")
of Concord's no par value common stock (the "Common Stock") which Option is
intended to qualify as an incentive stock option, as defined in Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
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2. Purchase Price.
The purchase price (the "Purchase Price") ofthe Option Shares shall be
$1.8125 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 6.
3. Time of Exercise
(a) The Optionee shall be entitled to exercise the Option: (1) as to
20% of total number of Option Shares as of the date hereof, and (ii) as to an
additional 1/48 of the total number of remaining Option Shares on December 31,
1996 and on the last day of each subsequent calendar month until November 30,
2000 (see attached "Exhibit A" vesting schedule).
(b) The Option shall expire and shall not be exercisable after December
21,2006. unless the Option shall be sooner terminated pursuant to Paragraph 4.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the
average Fair Market Value (as defined below) of one share of Common Stock shall
be equal to or greater than $5.00 for 90 consecutive trading days, the Option
shall immediately become exercisable as to all the underlying shares of Common
Stock.
4. Exercise of Option After Termination of Emplovment or Death.
(a) Except as provided in subparagraph 4(b) below, if the employment of
the Optionee with a member of the Concord Group of Companies shall be terminated
for any reason and immediately after such termination the Optionee shall not
then be employed by any other member of the Concord Group of Companies, the
Option to the extent not therefore exercised or exercisable shall expire
forthwith unless otherwise agreed to by Concord.
(b) If the Optionee's employment with a member of the Concord Group of
Companies shall be terminated for cause by Concord or voluntarily by Optionee
without the consent of Concord, the Option, to the extent not exercised, shall
immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable. If the Optionee's employment
is terminated by death, disability, without cause by Concord or voluntarily by
Optionee with the consent of Concord, then any unvested portion of the Option
shall be forfeited and the Option may be exercised as to the vested portion at
any time or from time to time until earlier of four years from the date of
termination or December 21, 2006.
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(c) The Option may not be exercised pursuant to this Paragraph 4 except
to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the time
of the termination of his employment, or at the time of his death, and in any
event may not be exercised after December 21, 2006.
5. Leave of Absence.
In the event the Optionee is on military or sick leave or other bona
fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment by the United States or any
state government), the Optionee shall be considered as remaining in the employ
of his employer for 90 days or such longer period as shall be determined by the
Board of Directors of his employer.
6. Adjustment upon changes in Capitalization.
(a) In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock are
hereafter changed by reason of reorganization, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination or exchange of
shares and the like, or dividends payable in shares of Common Stock, an
appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board of Directors of Concord in the
aggregate number of Option Shares and Purchase Price. If Concord shall be
reorganized, consolidated, or merged with another corporation, or if all or
substantially all of the assets of Concord shall be sold or exchanged, the
Optionee shall thereupon, be entitled to receive upon the exercise of the Option
the same number and kind of shares of stock or the same amount of property, cash
or securities as he would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of
any such corporate event as if he had been, immediately prior to such event, the
holder of the number of Option shares covered by the Option; provided, however,
that if any of such events occur, the Board of Directors of Concord shall have
the discretionary power to prevent the Option from being disqualified as an
incentive stock option.
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(b) Any adjustment under this Paragraph 6 in the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to the Option shall apply proportionately to only the
unexercised and unexercisable portion of the Option. If fractions of a share
would result from any such adjustment, the adjustment shall be revised to the
next lower whole number of shares.
7. Method of Exercising Option.
(a) The Option shall be exercised by the delivery by Optionee to
Concord at its principal office (or at such other address as may be established
by Concord's Board of Directors) of written notice of the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised accompanied by
payment in full of the Purchase Price of such shares. Payment of the Purchase
Price for such shares of Common Stock may be made (i) in U. S. dollars by
delivery of cash or personal check, bank draft or money order payable to the
order of Concord or by money transfers or direct account debits; (ii) by
delivery of certificates reoresenting shares of Common Stock having a fair
market value (as defined below) equal to the such Purchase Price; (iii) pursuant
to a broker-assisted "cashless exercise" program if established by Concord; and
(iv) by any combination of the methods of payment described in (i) through (iii)
above.
(b) For purposes hereof, the fair market value of a share of Common
Stock on anv date means the closing price for the Common Stock on such date. The
closing price for the Common Stock on any date shall be the closing price
thereof officially reported on that date (or if there were no sales on that
date, on the next preceding date on which such closing price was recorded) by
the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed
or admitted to trading, or if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to
trading on any such national securities exchange, the closing price as furnished
by the National Association of Securities Dealers through NASDAQ or a similar
organization if NASDAQ is no longer reporting such information, or, if the
Common Stock is not reported on NASDAQ, as determined in good faith by
resolution of the Board of Directors of Concord (whose determination shall be
conclusive), based on the best information available to it.
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8. Withholding.
Concord's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of the Option shall be subject to the payment by the Optionee of any
applicable federal, state and local withholding tax. Concord shall, to the
extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind
otherwise due to the Optionee any federal, state or local taxes required to be
withheld with respect to such payment. Subject to the right of Concord's Board
of Directors or any committee thereof to disapprove any such election and
require the withholding tax in cash, the Optionee shall have the right to elect
to pay the withholding tax with shares of Common Stock to be received upon
exercise of the Option or which are otherwise owned by the Optionee. Any
election to pay withholding taxes with stock shall be irrevocable once made.
9. Representations.
(a) Unless prior to the exercise of the Option the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise are the subject of a registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and there isthen in effect a
prospectus filed as part of such registration statement meeting the requirements
of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, the notice of exercise with respect
to the Option shall be accompanied by a representation or agreement of the
Optionee to Concord to the effect that such shares are being acquired for
investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, or
such other documentation as may be required by Concord, unless, in the opinion
of counsel to Concord, such representation, agreement or documentation is not
necessary to comply with the Securities Act. If appropriate, certificate(s) for
the Option Shares issued upon the exercise of the Option shall bear a legend
reciting that such Option Shares may only be transferred if there is then in
effect a prospectus filed as part of such registration statement meeting the
requirements of Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act unless, in the
opinion of counsel to Concord, such registration is not required. Concord may
also issue "stop transfer" instructions with respect to Option Shares acquired
by the exercise of the Option.
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(b) Concord shall not be abligated to issue or sell any shares of
Common Stock until they have been listed on each securities exchange on which
the shares of Common Stock may then be listed and until and unless, in the
opinion of counsel to Concord, Concord may issue such shares pursuant to a
qualification or an effective registration statement, or an exemption from
registration, under such state and federal laws, rules or regulations as such
counsel may deem applicable. Concord shall use reasonable efforts to effect such
listing, qualification and registration, as the case may be.
10. Option Cannot be Transferred.
Unless otherwise agreed to by Concord, the Option is not transferable
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Qption
may be exercised during Optionee's lifetime only by the Optionee. Any attempt to
transfer the Option in contravention of this Paragraph 10 is void ab initio. The
Option shall not be subject to execution, attachment or other process.
11. No Rights in Option Shares.
The Optionee shall have none ofthe rights as a shareholder with respect
to any Option Shares until such Option Shares shall be issued to him upon
exercise of the Option.
12. Not a Contract of Emplovment.
Nothing contained herein shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
remain in the employ of any member of the Concord Group of Companies.
13. Miscellaneous.
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This Option Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. This
Option Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof. This Option Agreement has been executed in the State
of New Jersey and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of New Jersey. The paragraph headings herein are intended for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Option Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
CONCORD CAMERA CORP.
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
_____________________
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chairman & CEO
Optionee:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
___________________________
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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