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EXHIBIT 5
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT between CBI INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation
("CBI"), and Xxxxx X. Xxxx ("Executive"), dated this 12th day of September,
1986.
WITNESSETH THAT
WHEREAS, CBI wishes to attract and retain well-qualified executives
and both CBI and the Executive desire continuity of management in the event of
any Change in Control of CBI;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties as
follows:
1. Effective Date. The "Effective Date of this Agreement shall be the
date on which a Change in Control of CBI (as defined in Section 2) occurs.
2. Change in Control. The term "Change in Control" shall mean the
occurrence at any time of any of the following events:
(a) An Acquiring Person (as defined below), has become such; or
(b) Continuing Directors (as defined below) cease to comprise a
majority of the board of directors of CBI.
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For purposes of this Agreement, the terms "Acquiring Person" and "Continuing
Directors" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in that
certain Rights Agreement dated March 4, 1986, between CBI and Xxxxxx Guaranty
Trust Company of New York as rights agent. the relevant portions of which for
convenience of reference are reproduced as Exhibit I to this Agreement.
3. Employment. CBI hereby agrees that if the Executive continues as an
employee of CBI from the date of execution hereof until the Effective Date, CBI
shall continue the Executive in its employ for the period commencing on the
Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of the third anniversary of
such date or the 65th birthday of the Executive (the "Employment Period"), to
exercise such authority and perform such executive duties as are requested of
him by CBI, which authority and duties shall be commensurate with the authority
being exercised and duties being performed by the Executive immediately prior to
the Effective Date. The Executive shall perform such requested services at the
location where the Executive was employed immediately prior to the Effective
Date, except for required travel on CBI's business to an extent substantially
consistent with the Executive's business travel obligations prior to the
Effective Date. The Executive agrees that while an employee during the
Employment Period he shall, to the extent required, devote substantially
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all of his business time to his executive duties as described herein and perform
such duties faithfully and efficiently.
4. Compensation, Compensation Plans, Benefits. During the Employment
Period, the Executive shall be compensated as follows:
(a) He shall receive an annual salary (to be paid in equal biweekly
installments) which is not less than his rate of annual salary in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Date, increased on each January 1 within
the remainder of the Employment Period by at least the greater of (i) the
average annual percentage salary increase for the Executive during the
period of three full calendar years immediately preceding the Effective
Date, or (ii) the percentage increase in the Implicit Price Deflator for
Gross National Product for the calendar year immediately preceding such
January 1, as published by the United States Department of Commerce in its
Survey of Current Business in December of each year, over such Implicit
Price Deflator for the calendar year next preceding such year.
(b) He shall be awarded and receive bonus, restricted stock award,
stock option, and other incentive compensation for each calendar year (or
other applicable bonus or incentive compensation
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period) any part of which is included in the Employment Period, which in the
aggregate shall not in value be a lesser percentage of his annual salary, as
determined in subsection (a) above, for such calendar year (or period), than
the aggregate bonus, restricted stock award, stock option, and other
incentive compensation during the period of three full calendar years
immediately preceding the Effective Date was of the Executive's aggregate
base salary for such three year period.
(c) He shall be entitled to receive all employee benefits to the extent
of the greater of the employee benefits provided by CBI to executives with
comparable duties or the employee benefits to which he was entitled
immediately prior to the Effective Date.
(d) During any period that Executive is unable to perform the services
for CBI specified in Section 3, whether as a result of total disability or
as a result of a physical or mental disability that is not total or is not
permanent and therefore is not a total disability, Executive shall continue
to receive base salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of any such
period, together with all other compensation and benefits that are payable
under this Agreement.
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(e) He shall be furnished at CBI's expense with an automobile, office,
reasonable secretarial help, club memberships, reimbursement for reasonable
entertainment expenses, and such other supplies, equipment, facilities,
services and emoluments appurtenant to his position to the extent of the
greater of such emoluments provided by CBI to executives with comparable
duties or the emoluments to which he was entitled immediately prior to the
Effective Date.
(f) He shall be covered by directors and officers liability and
indemnity insurance or equivalent protection arranged and funded by CBI, and
by corporate indemnity protection, to the extent of the greatest level of
protection afforded to such Executive under any and all policies of
directors and officers liability and indemnity insurance, by-law provisions
or any other arrangements or agreements, at any time within the period of
three full calendar years immediately preceding the Effective Date.
5. Termination. The term "Termination" shall mean the occurrence during
the Employment Period of:
(a) termination by CBI of the employment of the Executive for any
reason other than (i) death, (ii)
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physical or mental incapacity which would entitle Executive to permanent
disability benefits under CBI's appropriate plans, or (iii) a willful and
material breach of this Agreement by the Executive which causes a direct and
substantial injury to CBI or to its business, which is not cured by
Executive within 30 days after receiving written notice of such breach and
reasonable directions for cure from CBI; or
(b) the resignation of the Executive from his employment upon 30 days
written notice to CBI at any time following (i) a significant change in the
nature or scope of the Executive's authorities or duties from those
described in Section 3, a reduction in total compensation from that provided
in Section 4, or the breach by CBI of any other provision of this Agreement,
which change, reduction or breach is not restored or cured by CBI within 30
days after receiving written notice of such change, reduction or breach and
reasonable directions for restoration or cure from the Executive; or (ii) a
reasonable determination by the Executive that, as a result of the Change in
Control and a change in circumstances thereafter significantly affecting his
position, he is unable to exercise the authorities, powers, functions or
duties attached to his position as contemplated by Section 3.
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A Termination as contemplated by this Section 5, whether or not a
breach of this Agreement by CBI, shall entitle the Executive to Termination
benefits as provided by this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
the Executive from voluntarily resigning from his Employment upon 90 days
written notice to CBI under circumstances which do not constitute Termination as
defined in this Section 5, and no such resignation shall be deemed a breach of
this Agreement by the Executive.
6. Termination Payment. In the event of Termination of Executive during
the Period of Employment, CBI shall pay to the Executive a lump sum amount equal
(without discount to present value) to the sum of the amounts determined in
accordance with subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) below, and provide the
additional benefits described in subsections (w), (x), (y) and (z) below:
(a) An amount equal to the aggregate salary which would have been paid
to the Executive during the remainder of the Employment Period if he had
received the base salary specified by Section 4(a) above, increased by
assuming the salary increase on each January 1 during the remainder of the
Employment Period to be the greatest of the average annual percentage salary
increase or the percentage increase in the Implicit Price Deflator,
whichever is
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applicable, as of any January 1 within the three calendar years including or
preceding the Termination date.
(b) Bonus and incentive compensation for any calendar year (or other
applicable bonus or incentive compensation period) ending prior to the
Termination date but not previously paid.
(c) An amount equal to the aggregate bonus and incentive compensation
which would have been paid to the Executive during each calendar year (or
other applicable bonus or incentive compensation period) any part of which
is included in the remainder of the Employment Period if he had received
bonus and incentive compensation for any such year (or period) in the
minimum amount specified by Section 4(b) based on his increased salary
determined under subsection (a) above; provided, however, that in the event
any bonus year (or period) extends beyond the end of the Employment Period,
bonus or other incentive compensation for such year (or period) shall be
pro-rated in proportion to the number of days within and without the
Employment Period.
(d) In the event any shares of CBI common stock (or other securities
into which such shares may have
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been converted) previously awarded to Executive under any restricted stock
award plans of CBI or separate agreements between Executive and CBI are
forfeited by reason of such Termination, an amount in cash equal to the fair
market value of such forfeited common stock (or other securities) as of the
date of Termination. The rights afforded to Executive under this subsection
(d) are without prejudice to any other rights Executive has to shares of CBI
common stock (or other securities) under such plans or agreements or by
reason of the action of the CBI Board of Directors heretofore taken in
causing restrictions on such shares to be removed under certain
circumstances including Termination of the Executive.
CBI shall also provide to the Executive:
(w) In addition to the benefits provided under any pension benefit
plan, benefit restoration plan, profit sharing plan, or employee stock
ownership plan (whether or not funded or qualified under the Internal
Revenue Code) maintained by CBI ("Retirement Plans"), the difference (the
"Benefit Enhancement") between such benefits and the benefits (the "Enhanced
Benefits") that would have been provided under such Retirement Plans if
Executive had remained in the employ of CBI throughout the Employment Period
at the
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salary determined under subsection (a) above accruing additional age and
service credits under such Retirement Plans accordingly. If after giving
effect to such additional age and service credit Executive shall not have
the necessary age or credited service at the end of the Employment Period to
qualify under the CBI Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan") for an early
retirement pension, the Enhanced Benefits under this subsection (w) shall
nevertheless include an early retirement pension under the Pension Plan
beginning upon Executive attaining age 55 or upon the date Executive would
have attained 30 years of credited service had Executive remained
continuously employed by CBI but for Termination (whichever occurs first)
(the "Enhanced Early Retirement Pension"). The Enhanced Early Retirement
Pension shall be payable to the Executive or to the spouse of the Executive
(if applicable) commencing at the time Executive attains (or would have
attained) age 55 or would have otherwise attained 30 years of credited
service as provided aforesaid (whichever occurs first). The Enhanced Early
Retirement Pension shall only be subject to reduction at the rate of four
(4) percentum for each year by which the Executive's age is less than age 65
or the Executive's credited service is less than 40 years, whichever
produces the lesser
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reduction, pursuant to the first sentence of Section 5.2.3 of the Pension
Plan (as in effect on the date hereof). If Executive shall die after the end
of the Employment Period but before the date the Enhanced Early Retirement
Pension is payable, the spouse of Executive shall be entitled to an enhanced
survivor's pension under the Pension Plan as if Executive had died as an
employee of CBI, giving effect to service through the date of Executive's
death and Executive's earnings through the end of the Employment Period.
Such Benefit Enhancement will be paid beginning on the date the Enhanced
Benefits would have commenced and thereafter concurrently with the benefits
actually provided under such Retirement Plans; except that if the Executive
receives a distribution from any profit sharing or employee stock ownership
plan before the Benefit Enhancement required by this subsection in respect
of such Retirement Plan become determinable, the Benefit Enhancement in
respect of such plan shall be paid as soon thereafter as such benefits
become determinable. Nothing in this subsection (w) shall prevent the actual
commencement of benefits under any Retirement Plan, and the Benefit
Enhancements required by this subsection (w), before the end of the
Employment Period to the extent required or permitted under the terms of the
applicable Retirement Plan,
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giving effect to the additional age and service credit required by this
subsection (w).
(x) Participation in or coverage by all other employee benefits,
including, but not limited to, coverage under any health or medical benefit
insurance, plans, or arrangements, supplemental survivors' benefit plans, or
life insurance arrangements or programs, to the same extent to which he
would have been entitled under all employee benefit plans, programs,
arrangements or practices maintained by CBI if he had remained in the employ
of CBI through the Employment Period at the salary determined under
subsection (a) above.
(y) Continuation of disability income benefits pursuant to Section 4(d)
for so long as any disability may continue and continuation of directors and
officers liability and indemnity insurance and corporate indemnity
protection pursuant to Section 4(f) for so long as any liability may arise;
in either case without regard to the Termination of the Employment Period.
(z) Within 30 days after each written request therefor by the
Executive, cash advances or reimbursement for any fees or expenses actually
incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by the Executive in seeking
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employment, including without limitation all travel and relocation expenses
and all fees charged by any executive recruitment firm or firms or
employment consulting or counseling firm or firms selected by the Executive
in his sole discretion.
The amount of Termination payments described in subsections (a), (b), (c) and
(d) of this Section 6 shall be determined and paid in a lump sum within 30 days
of the Termination date by cashier's check or certified check of CBI or any of
its affiliated corporations delivered to Executive together with such
calculations, worksheets, or other information as may be necessary or
appropriate to ascertain the correctness of the computation of such amount and,
if applicable, of any reduction pursuant to Section 7. Any Termination payment
(or the value thereof) not paid on or before the date provided therefor by this
Section 6 shall bear interest after such date until paid at a rate per annum
during each month such amount remains unpaid of five percentage points in excess
of the prime rate as publicly announced by the First National Bank of Chicago or
its successor from time to time as in effect on the first day of each such
month.
7. Overall Limitations. Solely for the purposes of the computation of
benefits under this Agreement and notwithstanding any other provisions hereof,
payments to any Executive under this Agreement shall be reduced (but not below
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zero) so that the present value, as determined in accordance with Section
280G(d)(4) of the Code, of such payments plus any other payments that must be
taken into account for purposes of any computation relating to Executive under
Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Code, shall not, in the aggregate, exceed 2.99
times Executive's "base amount," as that term is defined in Section 280G(b)(3)
of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no reduction in
payments under the limitation contained in the immediately preceding sentence
shall be applied to payments hereunder which do not constitute "excess parachute
payments" within the meaning the Code. Any payments in excess of the limitation
of this Section 7 or otherwise determined to be "excess parachute payments" made
to Executive hereunder are deemed to be overpayments which shall constitute an
amount owing from the Executive receiving them to CBI with interest from the
date of receipt by the Executive to the date of repayment (or offset) at the
applicable federal rate under Section 1274(d) of the Code, compounded
semi-annually, which shall be payable to CBI upon demand; provided, however,
that no repayment shall be required under this sentence if in the written
opinion of tax counsel satisfactory to the Executive and delivered to the
Executive and CBI such repayment does not allow such overpayment to be excluded
for federal income and excise tax purposes from the Executive's income for the
year of receipt or afford the
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Executive a compensating federal income tax deduction for the year of repayment.
8. Non-Competition. Whether or not a Termination occurs, the Executive
agrees to continue all non-competition and confidentiality provisions, as
specified in any other agreement in effect on the Effective Date between the
Executive and CBI relating to confidential information, during (and to the
extent specified in such agreement, after) the Employment Period.
9. Mitigation. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other
employment or otherwise; provided, however, that if during the Employment Period
Executive accepts other employment in a position Substantially equivalent to or
better than the position held by him with CBI, current cash compensation
actually received by the Executive during the Employment Period from such other
employment shall be applied to reduce Termination payments otherwise due under
subsections (a) and (c) of Section 6 of this Agreement.
10. Legal Fees and Expenses:
(a) it is the intent of CBI that no Executive be required to incur the
expenses associated with the enforcement of his rights under this Agreement
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litigation or other legal action because the cost and expense thereof would
substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the
Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that
CBI has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement,
or in the event that CBI or any other person takes any action to declare
this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation designed
to deny, or to recover from, the Executive the benefits intended to be
provided to Executive hereunder, CBI irrevocably authorizes Executive from
time to time to retain counsel of his choice, at the expense of CBI as
hereafter provided, to represent Executive in connection with the initiation
or defense of any litigation, arbitration or other legal action, whether by
or against CBI or any director, officer, stockholder or other person
affiliated with CBI, in any jurisdiction. CBI shall advance to the Executive
within 30 days after each written request therefor any and all attorneys'
and related fees and expenses actually incurred or reasonably expected to be
incurred by the Executive in any such proceeding or otherwise as a result of
CBI's failure to perform this Agreement or any provision hereof or as a
result of CBI or any person contesting the validity or
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enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof; provided, however,
that to the extent the Executive does not prevail in any such litigation,
arbitration, or other legal action, the Executive shall repay to CBI the
amount (without interest) of such attorney's fees and related fees and
expenses previously advanced.
(b) CBI shall at its sole cost and expense obtain a commitment for an
irrevocable clean letter of credit, substantially in the form of that
attached hereto as Exhibit II and incorporated herein by reference (the
"Letter of Credit"), to be issued by a commercial bank selected by CBI
having total assets equivalent to at least $6 billion and either
incorporated under the laws of, or having an office in, the United States or
any State (the "Bank"), to secure for the benefit of Executive the total
value of performance of CBI's obligations under this Agreement by providing
that the total amount of all payments due to be paid by CBI to Executive
under this Agreement shall be paid on a regular, periodic basis upon
presentation by Executive to the Bank of a statement or statements prepared
by Executive's counsel that such payments are due and owing, and that CBI
has not performed its obligation to make such payments. CBI
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shall at its sole cost and expense obtain the issuance of the Letter of
Credit pursuant to such commitment not later than the Effective Date and
shall pay all amounts and take all action necessary to maintain such Letter
of Credit during the Employment Period and for two years thereafter and if,
notwithstanding CBI's complete discharge of such obligations, such Letter of
Credit shall be terminated or not renewed, CBI shall obtain a replacement
irrevocable clean letter of credit on substantially the same terms and
conditions as contained in the Letter of Credit drawn upon a commercial bank
having total assets equivalent to at least $6 billion and either
incorporated under the laws of, or having an office in, the United States or
any State, which assures the Executive the benefits of this Agreement.
11. Notices. Any notices, requests, demands and other communications
provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent
by registered or certified mail to the Executive at the last address he has
filed in writing with CBI or, in the case of CBI, at its principal executive
offices.
12. Non-Alienation. The Executive shall not have any right to pledge,
hypothecate, anticipate or in any way create a
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lien upon any amounts provided under this Agreement; and no benefits payable
hereunder shall be assignable in anticipation of payment either by voluntary
or involuntary acts, or by operation of law.
13. Governing Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
14. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or cancelled by mutual
agreement of the parties in writing without the consent of any other person
and, so long as the Executive lives, no person, other than the parties
hereto, shall have any rights under or interest in this Agreement or the
subject matter hereof.
15. Successors to the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein,
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of CBI and any
successor of CBI.
16. Severability. In the event that any provision or portion of this
Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason,
the remaining provisions of this
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Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.
CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Executive
By: /s/ W. A. Xxxxx Title: Vice President
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Title: Chairman of the Board
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ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary
(SEAL)
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Section 1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms have the meanings indicated:
1.1 "Acquiring Person" shall mean any Person (as such term is
hereinafter defined) who or which, together with all Affiliates (as such term is
hereinafter defined) and Associates (as such term is hereinafter defined) of
such Person, shall be the Beneficial Owner (as such term is hereinafter defined)
of 20% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, but shall not
include the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of
the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any entity organized,
appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such
plan.
1.3 "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under
the Securities Exchange Act
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of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as in effect on the date of this
Agreement.
1.4 A Person shall be deemed the "Beneficial Owner" of, and shall be
deemed to "beneficially own," any securities:
(a) which such Person or any of such Person's Affiliates or Associates
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly;
(b) which such Person or any of such Person's Affiliates or Associates
has (i) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately
or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding (whether or not in writing) or upon the exercise of conversion
rights, exchange rights, rights (other than the Rights), warrants or
options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed
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"Beneficial Owner" of, or to "beneficially own," securities tendered
pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such
Person's Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are
accepted for purchase or exchange; or (ii) the right to vote pursuant to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing);
provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the "Beneficial Owner"
of, or to "beneficially own, any security under this clause (ii) if the
agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security: (A) arises
solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a public proxy or consent
solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules
and regulations of the Exchange Act, and (B) is not also then reportable by
such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or
successor report); or
(c) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other
Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) with
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which such Person or any of such Person's Affiliates or Associates has any
agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing), for the
purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy
as described in clause (ii) of paragraph (b) of this subsection 1.4) or
disposing of any voting securities of the Company.
1.7 "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, $2.50 par value per
share, of the Company, except that "Common Stock" when used with reference to
any Person other than the Company shall mean the capital stock of such Person
with the greatest voting power, or the equity securities or other equity
interest having power to control or direct the management, of such Person.
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1.8 "Continuing Director" shall mean any member of the Board, while
such person is a member of the Board, who is not an Acquiring Person, or an
Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, or a representative of an
Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate, and was a member of the
Board prior to the date of this Agreement. A "Continuing Director" shall also
mean any person who subsequently becomes a member of the Board, while such
person is a member of the Board, who is not an Acquiring Person, or an Affiliate
or Associate of an Acquiring Person, or a representative of an Acquiring Person
or of any such Affiliate or Associate, if (a) such person's nomination for
election or election to the Board is recommended or approved by resolution of a
majority of the Continuing Directors or (b) such person is included as a nominee
in a proxy statement of the Company distributed when a majority of the Board
consists of Continuing Directors.
1.9 "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership
or other entity.
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Exhibit II
From: ____________________________
Date:__________________________
To:________________________
By order of:
CBI Industries, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
We hereby issue our irrevocable Letter of Credit #__________ effective
__________________, 1986 for a principal amount of U.S. $____________ only,
expiring __________________, 1987, in Chicago, Illinois representing support for
an "Agreement" dated ______________ between CBI Industries, Inc. and the
beneficiary of this Letter of Credit.
Whole or partial drawings of the above Letter of Credit are available against
presentation of your draft(s) drawn at sight on us mentioning thereon our Letter
of Credit number and accompanied by (1) beneficiary's signed and dated statement
designating his counsel and (2) a signed and dated statement prepared by his
counsel reading to the effect that payments are due and owing under the
"Agreement" referred to above and that CBI Industries, Inc. has not performed
its obligation to make such payments.
We hereby engage that drafts drawn under and in compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Letter of Credit will be duly honored upon presentation if
presented to us on or before __________________.
This credit is subject to the "Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary
Credits" (1983 revision), International Chamber of Commerce publication 400.
SIGNATURE
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ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM dated this 12th day of September, 1986, to the AGREEMENT
between CBI Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("CBI") and Xxxxx X. Xxxx
("Executive") of even date herewith (the "Agreement"):
WITNESSETH THAT
WHEREAS, CBI and the Executive mutually desire to modify in light of
the Agreement that certain Supplemental Survivor's Benefit Agreement (the
"Survivor's Agreement") dated January 31, 1984 by and between CBI and the
Executive;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual execution of the
Agreement and the premises thereof, it is further AGREED by and between CBI and
the Executive as follows:
1. A Termination of the Executive during the Employment Period shall be
deemed a "retirement" under the Survivor's Agreement entitling Executive in the
event of his death thereafter to the "post-retirement benefit" thereunder,
notwithstanding that Executive may no longer be employed by CBI nor except as
may otherwise be provided by the Agreement be retired for purposes of the
Pension Plan.
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CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Executive
By: /s/ W.A. Xxxxx Title: Vice President
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Title: Chairman of the Board
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ATTEST:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary
(SEAL)
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ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM dated as of and made effective the 1st day of June, 1995
to the Agreement between CBI industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("CBI")
and Xxxxx X. Xxxx ("Executive") of September 12, 1986 (the "Agreement").
WITNESSETH THAT
WHEREAS, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company ("Bridge"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of CBI, wishes to attract and retain well qualified executives and
both Bridge and the Executive desire continuity of management in the event of
any Change in Ownership of Bridge, and, accordingly Bridge is willing to
undertake the obligations hereinafter stated;
WHEREAS, Executive has been offered an executive position in the
employment of Bridge, and in order to induce Executive to accept such position,
CBI has assured Executive that he may at his election retain the benefits of the
Agreement in the event of a change of control of CBI notwithstanding that
Executive may at such time be an employee of Bridge.
WHEREAS, because of the similarity of the obligations undertaken by CBI
under the Agreement and the obligations to be undertaken by Bridge under this
Addendum, and for the general convenience of the parties, CBI and the Executive
mutually agree to permit Bridge, a Delaware corporation, to become a party to
this Addendum and for Bridge to assume the obligations hereinafter undertaken;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties to this
Addendum as follows:
1. For purposes of this Addendum the term "Change in Ownership" shall
mean the occurrence of an event pursuant to which the ultimate right to elect
directors of Bridge is not exercisable by CBI or another entity which directly
or indirectly acquires stock of Bridge in a leveraged buy-out in which the
senior management of CBI participates.
2. In the event of a Change in Ownership of Bridge, Bridge and
Executive agree to be bound by the terms of the Agreement as if the Agreement
were an agreement between Bridge and Executive, subject to the following
changes:
(a) "CBI Industries, Inc." and "CBI" shall be replaced by "Chicago
Bridge & Iron Company" and "Bridge," respectively, wherever those terms
appear in the Agreement, except in subsection 6(d).
(b) "Change in Control of CBI" and Change in Control" shall be
replaced by "Change in Ownership of Bridge" and "Change in Ownership,"
respectively, wherever those terms appear in the Agreement.
(c) Section 2 of the Agreement is deleted and replaced by a new
Section 2 for purposes of the obligations undertaken hereunder, which
contains the definition of "Change in Ownership" as set forth in
Section 1 of this Addendum.
(d) In Section 3 "date of execution hereof shall mean date of
execution of this Addendum.
(e) In subsection 4(b) the words "restricted stock award, stock
option" are deleted from the second and, ninth and tenth lines,
respectively.
(f) CBI's obligations under this Section 2 of this Addendum shall
be to provide continuing directors and officers liability and indemnity
insurance and corporate indemnity protection under subsections 4(f) and
6(y) covering the time Executive was an officer or director of CBI.
(g) In subsection 6(w):
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i. the second and third lines are deleted and replaced with
the following words: "any pension benefit plan or benefit
restoration plan."
ii. the words "; except that if... determinable" are deleted
from the fourteenth through twenty-first lines on page 11
of the Agreement
(h) Subsection 10(b) is deleted.
(i) Exhibits I and II are deleted.
3. It is understood and agreed by all parties to this Addendum that
Executive shall only be entitled to receive the benefits from either the
Agreement (between CBI and Executive only) or the Agreement as modified by this
Addendum (among and between Bridge, CBI and the Executive) and not from both.
Upon the first to occur of either a Change in Control of CBI or a Change in
Ownership of Bridge, Executive shall be required within thirty (30) days to give
to both CBI and Bridge notice in writing as to which contractual arrangement
provided for herein Executive desires to apply to his employment with Bridge,
after which notice the other contractual arrangement shall be null and void. In
the event Executive elects to receive the benefits of the Agreement between CBI
and Executive only without application of Section 2 of this Addendum, Bridge
shall be responsible for continuing Executive's employment and compensation
within the meaning of Sections 3 and 4 of the Agreement commencing on the date
of the event giving rise to Executive's notice hereunder, and CBI shall be
responsible for termination payments under Section 6 of the Agreement in the
event the employment of Executive with Bridge is terminated within the meaning
of Section 5 of the Agreement
CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Chairman
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CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxx
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Title: VP & Treasurer
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ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM dated this 5th day of June , 1987, to the AGREEMENT
between CBI Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("CBI") and Xxxxx X. Xxxx
("Executive") dated the 12th day of September 1986 (the "Agreement"):
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, CBI and the Executive mutually desire to modify the Agreement
in light of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, it is hereby AGREED
by and between CBI and the Executive that the Agreement shall be modified as
follows:
1. Section 3 of the Agreement is amended by adding the following new
sentence immediately after the first sentence thereof:
CBI shall maintain the position of Executive such that Executive is
able to exercise the authorities, powers, functions and duties attached
thereto as contemplated by this Section 3.
2. Subsection (b) of Section 5 of the Agreement is amended to read as
follows:
(b) the resignation of the Executive from his employment upon 30
days written notice to CBI at any time following a significant change
in the nature or scope of the Executive's authorities or duties from
those described in Section 3, a reduction in total compensation
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from that provided in Section 4, or the breach by CBI of any other
provision of this Agreement, which change, reduction or breach is not
restored or cured by CBI within 30 days after receiving written notice
of such change, reduction or breach, reasonable directions for
restoration or cure, and an offer to work from the Executive.
3. Section 5 of the Agreement is amended by deleting the words ",
whether or not a breach of this Agreement by CBI," from the sentence
following subsection (b).
4. Section 6 of the Agreement is amended (i) by deleting from the
introductory material preceding subsection (a) the words "equal (without
discount to present value) to the sum of" and substituting in lieu thereof the
words "equal to the present value (discounted at the greatest rate of interest
then payable by the First National Bank of Chicago on any federally insured
account into which Executive could deposit such lump sum amount and made
withdrawals therefrom without penalty at least as rapidly as compensation under
Section 4 would have been payable) of"; (ii) deleting from subsections (a) and
(c) the words "An amount equal to the aggregate" and substituting in lieu
thereof the word "The"; and (iii) deleting from the sentence following
subsection (z) the word "reduction" and substituting in lieu thereof the word
"enhancement".
5. The first sentence of subsection (d) of Section 6 is amended to read
as follows:
In the event any shares of CBI common stock (or other securities into
which such shares may have been converted) previously awarded to
Executive under any restricted stock award plans of CBI or separate
agreements between Executive and CBI are forfeited by reason of such
Termination, or in the event any stock option previously granted to
Executive under any stock option plan of CBI terminates or ceases to be
exercisable by
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reason of such Termination, an amount in cash equal to the fair market
value of such forfeited common stock (or other securities) as of the
date of Termination plus the excess of the fair market value as of the
date of Termination of stock subject to any such terminated option over
the exercise price of such terminated option.
6. Section 7 of the Agreement is amended to read as follows:
7. Overall Indemnity. The parties intend that the payments in the
nature of compensation to be made by CBI to Executive under this
Agreement shall be reasonable compensation for personal services to be
rendered on or after the date of the Change in Control, including
payments to an individual as damages for breach of contract, within the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"). In the event that notwithstanding the previous
sentence any excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code is imposed on
Executive as a direct or indirect result of payments made by CBI or its
affiliates, whether or not such payments are made pursuant to this
Agreement, CBI shall pay Executive an amount or, from time to time,
amounts, equal to (i) the sum of all excise taxes imposed on Executive
in respect of such payments, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of any
interest, penalties, fines or additions to any tax which are imposed in
connection with the imposition of such excise tax, plus (iii) all
income and excise taxes imposed on Executive under the laws of any
United States Federal, state or local government or taxing authority by
reason of the payments required under clause (i) and clause (ii) and
this clause (iii). CBI's obligation to pay such amounts to Executive
pursuant to this Section 7 shall continue for the period specified in
Section 6501 of the Code during
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which a tax may be assessed under Section 4999 of the Code (including
any extensions of such period provided under Section 6503(a)(1) of the
Code or requested by the Internal Revenue Service in connection with an
audit of one or more of Executive's tax returns).
If the Internal Revenue Service makes a claim against Executive
which, if successful, would require CBI to make a payment under this
Section 7, Executive agrees to contest the claim on request of CBI
subject to the following conditions:
(a) Executive shall notify CBI of any such claim within 10 days of
becoming aware thereof. In the event CBI desires the claim to be
contested, it shall promptly (but in no event more than 30 days after
the notice from Executive or such shorter time as the Internal Revenue
Service may specify for responding to such claim) request Executive to
contest the claim. Executive shall not make any payment of any tax
which is the subject of the claim before Executive has given the notice
or during the 30-day period thereafter unless Executive receives
written instructions from CBI to make such payment together with an
advance of funds sufficient to make the requested payment plus any
amounts determined pursuant to clause (il) and clause (iii) above as if
such advance were an amount described in clause (i) above, in which
case Executive will act promptly in accordance with such instructions.
(b) If CBI so requests, Executive will contest the claim by, at
the direction of CBI, either paying the tax claimed and suing for a
refund in the appropriate court or contesting the claim in the United
States Tax Court; provided, however, that any request by CBI for
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Executive to pay the tax shall be accompanied by an advance from CBI to
Executive of funds sufficient to make the requested payment plus any
amounts determined pursuant to clause (ii) and clause (iii) above as if
such advance were an amount described in clause (i) above. If directed
by CBI in writing Executive will take all action necessary to
compromise or settle the claim, but in no event will Executive
compromise or settle the claim, or cease to contest the claim without
the written consent of CBI; provided, however, that Executive may take
any such action if Executive waives in writing his right to a payment
under this Section 7 for any amounts payable in connection with such
claim. Executive agrees to cooperate in good faith with CBI in
contesting the claim and to comply with any reasonable request from CBI
concerning the contest of the claim, including the pursuit of
administrative remedies, the appropriate forum for any judicial
proceeding, and the legal basis for contesting the claim. Upon request
of CBI, Executive shall take appropriate appeals of any judgment or
decision that would require CBI to make a payment under this Section 7.
Provided that Executive is in compliance with the provisions of this
section, CBI shall be liable for and indemnify Executive against any
loss in connection with all costs and expenses, including attorneys'
fees, which may be incurred as a result of contesting the claim, and
shall provide to Executive within 30 days after each written request
therefor by the Executive cash advances or reimbursement for all such
costs and expenses actually incurred or reasonably expected to be
incurred by the Executive as a result of contesting the claim.
(c) If CBI requests that Executive contest a claim and otherwise
complies with its obligations under
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this Section 7, it shall, except as otherwise stipulated in this
Section 7, have no obligation to pay any amounts under Section 7 in
respect of the claim until final determination occurs regarding
Executive's liability under the claim. CBI's obligation to pay amounts
under this Section 7 will be reduced by any refund obtained by
Executive and interest paid thereon.
7. Section 9 of the Agreement is amended to read as follows:
If during the Employment Period Executive accepts other employment
in a position substantially equivalent to or better than the position
held by him with CBI, compensation actually received by the Executive
during the Employment Period from such other employment shall be
applied to reduce Termination payments otherwise due under subsections
(a) and (c) of Section 6 of this Agreement; and coverage of the
Executive under employee benefit plans described in subsection (x) of
Section 6 of this Agreement shall be reduced or eliminated to the
extent Executive is covered under similar plans incident to such other
employment. In the event of any reduction under this Section 9 of
Termination payments already paid by CBI to Executive, Executive shall
upon 30 days written request from CBI repay to CBI the amount by which
such Termination payment is reduced, without interest, and further
reduced by any taxes attributable to such Termination payments to the
extent Executive cannot recover such taxes through deductions of
equivalent or greater value. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be
construed to require Executive in mitigation of damages to accept
employment in a position not substantially equivalent to or better than
position held by him with CBI or to accept employment more than
reasonable daily commuting
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distance from the principal residence of the Executive as of the date
of Termination.
CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Executive
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: Pres CBI Services
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Title: Chairman of the Board
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ATTEST:
/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary
[SEAL]
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ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM dated this 8th day of September, 1987, to the Agreement
between CBI Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CBI") and X.X. Xxxx
("Executive") of September 12, 1986 (the "Agreement").
WITNESSETH THAT
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of CBI approved an early retirement
change in the CBI Pension Plan effective September 8, 1987, and CBI desires to
make such change applicable to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties to this
Addendum as follows:
1. The sentence appearing in Subsection 6(w) of the Agreement
commencing in the sixth line from the bottom of page 10 and ending in
the third line of page 11 presently reading:
"The Enhanced Early Retirement Pension shall only be subject to
reduction at the rate of four (4) percentum for each year by which
the Executive's age is less than age 65 or the Executive's
credited service is less than 40 years, whichever produces the
lesser reduction, pursuant to the first sentence of Section 5.2.3
of the Pension Plan (as in effect on the date hereof)."
Is hereby amended to read:
"The Enhanced Early Retirement Pension shall only be subject to
reduction at the rate of four (4) percentum
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for each year by which the Executive's age is less than age 62 or
the Executive's credited service is less than 35 years, whichever
produces the lesser reduction, pursuant to the first sentence of
SectIon 5. 2.3 of the Pension Plan (as in effect on the date
hereof)."
CBI INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ W.A. Xxxxx /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Chairman of the Board Executive
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ATTEST:
/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary
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ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM effective the 1st day of June, 1993, to the AGREEMENT
between CBI Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CBI") and X.X. Xxxx
("Executive") dated the 12th day of September, 1986, as previously amended (the
"Agreement").
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, CBI and the Executive mutually desire to modify the Agreement
to eliminate the requirement for CBI to provide an irrevocable clean letter of
credit to secure for the benefit of the Executive the total value of performance
of CBI's obligations under the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of $10 and the premises herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, it is hereby AGREED by and between CBI and the Executive
that the Agreement shall be modified as follows:
1. Subsection 10(b) is deleted.
2. Exhibit II is deleted.
CBI INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx Executive: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Chairman of the Board
Title: ---------------------------
ATTEST:
/s/ CCT
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Secretary
[SEAL]
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ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM dated as of and made effective the 27th day of August,
1993 to the Agreement between CBI Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("CBI") and X.X. Xxxx ("Executive") of September 12, 1986 (the "Agreement").
WITNESSETH THAT
WHEREAS, CBI and the Executive mutually desire to modify the Agreement
to include a requirement that CBI provide an irrevocable clean letter of credit
to secure for the benefit of the Executive the payment of up to $100,000 for
attorneys fees incurred in enforcing the Agreement following a Change of
Control;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties to this
Addendum that the Agreement shall be modified as follows:
1. Section 10 of the Agreement is amended by adding a new subsection
(b) to read as follows:
(b) CBI shall at its sole cost and expense obtain a commitment for
an irrevocable clean letter of credit, substantially in the form of that
attached hereto as Exhibit II and incorporated herein by reference (the
"Letter of Credit"), to be issued by a commercial bank selected by CBI
having total assets equivalent to at least $6 billion and either
incorporated under the laws of, or having an office in, the United States or
any State (the "Bank"), to secure for the benefit of Executive the payment
of up to $100,000 for attorneys fees incurred in enforcing the Agreement
pursuant to Section 10(a) upon presentation by Executive to the Bank of a
statement or statements prepared by Executive's counsel that such payments
are due and owing and that CBI has not performed its obligations to make
such payments. CBI shall at its sole cost and expense obtain the issuance of
the Letter of Credit pursuant to such commitment not later than the
Effective Date and shall pay all amounts and take all action necessary to
maintain such Letter of Credit during the Employment Period and for two
years thereafter and if, notwithstanding CBI's complete discharge of such
obligations, such Letter of Credit shall be terminated or not renewed, CBI
shall obtain a replacement irrevocable clean letter of credit on
substantially the same terms and conditions as contained in the Letter of
Credit drawn upon a commercial bank having total assets equivalent to at
least $6 billion and either incorporated under the laws of, or having an
office in, the United States of any State, which
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assures the Executive the benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this
subsection (b) shall limit in any way CBI's obligations under subsection 10
(a).
CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Title:
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EXHIBIT II
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, NEW YORK BRANCH
IRREVOCABLE STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT
______________________ , 19__
Letter of Credit No. ______________
(Beneficiary's Name and Address)
Dear ___________________:
At the request and for the account of CBI Industries, Inc., 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, we hereby establish our Irrevocable Standby
Letter of Credit No. _______________ (this "Letter of Credit") in your favor in
an aggregate amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), representing
support of the "Agreement") dated _______________, by and between yourself and
CBI Industries, Inc., as it may be amended from time to time, available by your
draft drawn at sight, presented to this Bank, bearing this Letter of Credit
Number and accompanied by this Letter of Credit and both:
1. Your signed certificate dated the date of such draft indicating the
name, address and signature of your designated counsel, with both your
signature and your designated counsel's signature notarized; and
2. Your designated counsel's signed and notarized statement dated the
date of such draft stating: "Payments are due and payable to (Beneficiary)
under the Agreement dated _______________ between (Beneficiary) and CBI
Industries, Inc., as such Agreement may have been amended from time to time,
and CBI Industries, Inc. has not performed its obligation to make such
payments. (Beneficiary) through the undersigned counsel is enforcing his/her
rights under such Agreement."
Only one draft, in the amount of $100,000 may be presented under this Letter of
Credit.
We hereby agree that all drafts drawn under and in compliance with the
terms of this Letter of Credit will be honored upon presentation at Royal Bank
of Canada, New York Branch, New York Operations Center, Pierrepont Plaza, 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Loan Administration
Manager, facsimile number (___) ___-____ Presentation is to be
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made by facsimile transmission of all required documents to this Bank, followed
by overnight courier delivery of all originals as provided in this paragraph.
Any Draft hereunder must be presented on or before _________________.
This Letter of Credit shall automatically expire and be null and void at the
close of business on _________________ or, in the event the expiry date hereof
is extended by us in writing, at the close of business upon such extended expiry
date.
This Letter of Credit sets forth in full the terms of our undertaking,
and this undertaking shall not in any way be modified, amended, amplified or
limited by reference to any document, instrument or agreement referred to herein
or in which this Letter of Credit is referred to or to which this Letter of
Credit relates, except for the certificates, statements and the sight drafts
referred to therein. This Letter of Credit is not transferrable.
This irrevocable Letter of Credit is subject to The
Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (1983
Revision), ICC Publication 400.
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
NEW YORK BRANCH
By_______________________________
Its____________________________
By______________________________
Its____________________________
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ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM dated this 12th day of January, 1995 to the Agreement
between CBI Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CBI") and Xxxxx X. Xxxx
("Executive") of September 12, 1986 (the "Agreement").
WITNESSETH THAT
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of CBI on January 11, 1995, adopted a
resolution amending Section 2 of the Agreement, and CBI and the Executive
mutually desire to modify the Agreement by incorporating said amendment into the
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties to this
Addendum as follows:
1. Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Change in Control. The Term "Change in Control" shall mean the
occurrence at any time of any of the following events:
(a) An "Acquiring Person" (as defined below) has become such;
or
(b) "Continuing Directors" (as defined below) cease to
comprise a majority of the Board of Directors of CBI.
For purposes of this Agreement, the terms "Acquiring Person" and
"Continuing Directors" shall have the same meaning as ascribed to
such terms in that certain Amendment and Restatement dated as of
August 8, 1989, of Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1986,
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between CBI and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights
Agent, as has been or may be amended from time to time.
CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title:
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ATTEST:
/s/ CCT
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Secretary
[Seal]
