MARGO CARIBE, INC. 6.5% CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE $250.00 PER SHARE)
XXXXX
CARIBE, INC.
6.5%
CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
(LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE $250.00 PER SHARE)
DATED
AS OF MAY 25, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENT
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ARTICLE
1 - DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
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SECTION
1.1.
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DEFINITIONS
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SECTION
1.2.
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RULES
OF CONSTRUCTION
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ARTICLE
2 - EXCHANGE OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR SECURITIES; TERMS OF THE
SECURITIES
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2
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SECTION
2.1.
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EXCHANGE
OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR SECURITIES
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2
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SECTION
2.2.
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TERMS
OF THE SECURITIES
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2
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ARTICLE
3 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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3
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SECTION
3.1.
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CORPORATE
EXISTENCE; COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
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3
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SECTION
3.2.
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CORPORATE
POWER; AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABLE OBLIGATIONS
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SECTION
3.3.
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NO
LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL BAR
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SECTION
3.4.
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NO
MATERIAL LITIGATION
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SECTION
3.5.
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TAXES
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SECTION
3.6.
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INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT
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3
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SECTION
3.7.
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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3
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SECTION
3.8.
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SOLVENCY
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ARTICLE
4 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SPECTORS
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SECTION
4.1.
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PURCHASE
FOR INVESTMENT; ACCREDITED INVESTOR
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SECTION
4.2.
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TRANSFEREES
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ARTICLE
5 - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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SECTION
5.1.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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ARTICLE
6 - MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION
6.1.
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NOTICES
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SECTION
6.2.
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STATEMENTS
OR OPINION
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SECTION
6.3.
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WHEN
TREASURY SECURITIES DISREGARDED
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SECTION
6.4.
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LEGAL
HOLIDAYS
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SECTION
6.5.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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SECTION
6.6.
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SUCCESSORS
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SECTION
6.7.
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MULTIPLE
ORIGINALS
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SECTION
6.8.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS; HEADINGS
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SECTION
6.9.
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SURVIVAL
OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS
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EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
dated as
of May 25, 2007, between XXXXX
CARIBE, INC,
a
Puerto Rico corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(the
“Spectors”).
WHEREAS,
the
Company has approximately $7,000,000 in outstanding indebtedness with the
Spectors (the “Indebtedness”);
WHEREAS,
the
parties have agreed to exchange the approximately $3,900,000 aggregate principal
amount of indebtedness (the “Exchanged Indebtedness”) into 15,600 shares of the
Company’s newly issued 6.5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Liquidation
Preference $250.00 per share) (the “Securities”);
NOW
THEREFORE,
each
party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal
and
ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
SECTION
1.1. DEFINITIONS
“Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute
then in effect.
“Agreement”
means this Agreement as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Board
of
Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof
duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.
“Business
Day” means any day that is not a Legal Holiday, as defined in Section 6.4
hereof.
“Capital
Stock” means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants,
options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however
designated) corporate stock, including any Preferred Stock.
“Company”
means the party named as such in this Agreement until a successor replaces
it
and, thereafter, includes the successor.
“Contractual
Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued
by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking to which such
Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar
federal statute then in effect.
“GAAP”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America in effect from time to time.
“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state, commonwealth or other
political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, and any entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of
or
pertaining to government.
“Holder”
or “Securityholder” means the person in whose name a Security is registered on
the Registrar’s books.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement or other similar lien.
“Market
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Designation.
“Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect with respect to (a) the
business, operations or financial condition of the Company, (b) the ability
of
the Company to pay and perform its obligations hereunder and under the
Securities, or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the
Securities or the rights and remedies of the Holders hereunder or
thereunder.
“Material
Amount” means, at any time, ten percent (10%) of the Company’s consolidated
stockholders’ equity, as set forth in the most recent annual or quarterly
financial statements of the Company delivered to the Holders.
“Officer”
means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President or the
Secretary of the Company.
“Officers’
Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Officer.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the
Holders. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the
Company.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Requirements
of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, the Articles or Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws or other organizational or governing documents of
such
Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation, and any final and binding
determination of an arbitrator or determination of a court or other Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of
its
property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Subsidiary”
means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of
which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or
other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard
to
the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors,
managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by (i) the Company, (ii) the Company and one or more Subsidiaries
or
(iii) one or more Subsidiaries.
SECTION
1.2. RULES
OF CONSTRUCTION
Unless
the context otherwise requires:
(1)
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a
term has the meaning assigned to
it;
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(2)
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an
accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to
it in
accordance with GAAP;
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(3)
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“or”
is not exclusive;
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(4)
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“including”
means including, without limitation;
and
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(5)
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words
in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include
the
singular.
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ARTICLE
2
EXCHANGE
OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR SECURITIES;
TERMS
OF THE SECURITIES
SECTION
2.1. EXCHANGE
OF INDEBTEDNESS
FOR
SECURITIES.
On the
closing dated of the exchange, which shall be a date mutually agreed by the
parties after the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 5.1, the
Company shall issue and deliver the Securities to the Spectors. Effective on
such closing date, the obligations of the Company with respect to Exchanged
Indebtedness shall terminate and cease to have any force and effect.
SECTION
2.2. TERMS
OF THE SECURITIES.
On or
prior to the closing date of the exchange, the Company shall file with the
Department of State of Puerto Rico a Certificate of Designation in the Form
of
Exhibit
A
(the
“Certificate of Designation”) creating the series of preferred stock
constituting the Securities. The terms of Exhibit A, including the definitions
contained therein, are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth
herein.
The
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
B,
which
is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Agreement. The
Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock
exchange rule, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage
(provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable
to the Company). Each Security shall be dated the date of its
issuance.
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ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
As
an
inducement to the Spectors to enter into this Agreement, the Company represents
and warrants to the Spectors that:
SECTION
3.1. CORPORATE
EXISTENCE; COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.
The
Company (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a
corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in each
jurisdiction where its ownership of property or conduct of business requires
such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have
a
Material Adverse Effect; (b) has the corporate power and authority and the
legal
right to own and operate its property and to conduct business in the manner
in
which it does and proposes so to do; and (c) is not in violation of any
Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation if such violation could have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.2. CORPORATE
POWER; AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABLE OBLIGATIONS.
The
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
this Agreement and the Securities and has taken all necessary corporate actions
to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. This Agreement and the
Securities, when issued, have been or will have been duly executed and delivered
on behalf of the Company and constitute or will constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with
their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
SECTION
3.3. NO
LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL BAR.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Securities,
including the use of the proceeds of the Securities, do not and will not (a)
violate any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, (b) require any license, consent, authorization,
approval or any other action by, or any notice to or filing or registration
with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, other than the filing
with
the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of a certified copy
of
the resolution of the Board of Directors approving the issuance of the
Securities and the terms of this Agreement, or (c) result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION
3.4. NO
MATERIAL LITIGATION.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.4, no litigation, investigation or proceeding of
or
before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or against any of the Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s properties or revenues
that, if adversely determined, could alone, or with any other litigation,
investigation or proceeding, affect the business, financial condition or results
of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in excess
of a Material Amount or could have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.5. TAXES.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all tax
returns that are required to be filed and have paid all taxes shown to be due
and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against them or any
of
their property other than taxes and assessments that are being contested in
good
faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which the Company or such Subsidiary
has established adequate reserves in conformance with GAAP.
SECTION
3.6. INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT.
The
Company is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not controlled by any “investment
company”.
SECTION
3.7. USE
OF PROCEEDS.
The
proceeds of the Indebtedness were used by the Company for its general corporate
purposes, including to finance its general working capital needs.
SECTION
3.8. SOLVENCY.
The
Company is able to pay its debts as they mature. The aggregate estimated fair
market value of the Company’s assets is greater than the Company’s liabilities
(including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities
and
any and all obligations hereunder and under the Securities), respectively.
The
Company has capital sufficient to carry on the business and transactions in
which it is engaged and all business and transactions in which it proposes
to
engage.
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4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SPECTORS
SECTION
4.1. PURCHASE
FOR INVESTMENT; ACCREDITED INVESTOR.
(a) The
Spectors are purchasing the Securities for their own account and not with a
view
to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution thereof within the meaning
of the Securities Act, provided that the Spectors have the right to dispose
of
the Securities, or any part thereof, if they deem it advisable to do so, either
pursuant to a registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. The Spectors understand that the Securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act, the Puerto Rico Uniform Securities Act
(“XXXXX”), or any other state or Commonwealth securities or blue sky laws and
they understand and agree that the Securities may be resold only if registered
pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from
registration is available thereunder.
(b) The
Spectors are “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation
D.
(c) The
Spectors acknowledge that the Securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act and may not be sold except as permitted below.
(d) The
Spectors understand and agree that the Securities are being offered only in
a
transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the
Securities Act, and that (A) if they decide to resell, pledge or otherwise
transfer any Securities on which the legend set forth below appears, such
Securities may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to the Company or
a
Subsidiary thereof, (ii) in a transaction entitled to an exemption from
registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act (if available),
(iii)
so long as the Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to
a
person whom the Spectors reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer
that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified
institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer
is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (iv) to an “Non U.S. Person” in an
“offshore transaction” pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act, (v)
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act to an
“accredited investor” within the meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7)
of Rule 501 under the Securities Act that is acquiring the Securities for its
own account, or for the account of such an “accredited investor,” for investment
purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any
distribution in violation of the Securities Act, or (vi) pursuant to another
available exemption from registration under the Securities Act, subject, in
the
case of clauses (v) or (vi), to the receipt by the Company of an Opinion of
Counsel or such other evidence acceptable to the Company that such resale,
pledge or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act, or (vii) pursuant to an effective registration statement, and
that (B) the Spectors will, and each subsequent purchaser of the Securities
is
required to, notify any purchaser of any Securities of the resale restrictions
referred to in (c) above and to deliver to the transferee (other than a
qualified institutional buyer) prior to sale a copy of the transfer restrictions
hereinafter set forth (copies of which may be obtained from the Company). The
Spectors understand that transfers of the Securities will be registered only
if
Securities are transferred in accordance with such transfer
restrictions;
(e) The
Spectors understand that the certificates evidencing Securities sold pursuant
to
the exemption from registration under the Securities Act contained in Regulation
will, unless otherwise agreed by the Company, bear a legend substantially to
the
following effect:
“THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER THE PUERTO RICO UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT OR ANY
OTHER STATE OR COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS
SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR
NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
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THE
HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS SECURITY, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF XXXXX
CARIBE, INC. THAT (A) THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED OTHER THAN (1) TO XXXXX CARIBE, INC. OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (2)
IN
A TRANSACTION ENTITLED TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (3) SO LONG AS THIS SECURITY IS
ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE
144A”), TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED
INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN
ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE
IS
GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A, (4) TO A “NON U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” PURSUANT TO
REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (5) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE
MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A) (1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR,” FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A
VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION
OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (6) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT, IN THE CASE OF CLAUSES (5)
OR
(6), TO THE RECEIPT BY XXXXX CARIBE, INC. OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR SUCH
OTHER
EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO XXXXX CARIBE, INC. THAT SUCH RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER
IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (7)
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THAT (B) THE HOLDER WILL,
AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY
OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION FOR
THE
SECURITIES AND DELIVER TO THE TRANSFEREE (OTHER THAN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER) PRIOR TO THE SALE A COPY OF THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE HERETO
(COPIES OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM XXXXX CARIBE, INC.).
IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND
TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY
THE
DECLARATION TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.”
(f) The
Spectors (i) are able to fend for themselves in the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement; (ii) have such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its
prospective investment in the Securities; (iii) have the ability to bear the
economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss
of
such investment; and (iv) may be required to bear the financial risks of this
investment for an indefinite period of time;
(g) It
is
understood that, in making certain of the representations set forth in this
Agreement, the Company is relying, to the extent applicable, upon your
representations set forth in this Section 4.1; and
(h) The
Spectors have consulted with their own legal, regulatory, tax, business,
investment, financial and accounting advisers in connection herewith to the
extent they have deemed necessary, (ii) they have had a reasonable opportunity
to ask questions of and receive answers from officers and representatives of
the
Company concerning its financial condition and results of operations and any
other matter relevant to the purchase of the Securities, and any such questions
have been answered to their satisfaction, (iii) they have had the opportunity
to
review all publicly available records and filings concerning the Company and
its
Subsidiaries and you have carefully reviewed such records and filings as they
considered relevant to making an investment decision, and (iv) they have made
their own investment decisions based upon their own judgment, due diligence
and
advice from such advisers as they have deemed necessary and not upon any view
expressed by the Company.
SECTION
4.2. TRANSFEREES.
Any
transferee of the Securities shall, by its acceptance of such Securities, be
deemed to have made the same representations regarding the purchase of the
Securities as the Spectors made pursuant to Section 4.1, above.
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ARTICLE
5
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
SECTION
5.1. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT.
It shall
be a condition precedent to the exchange of the Exchanged Indebtedness for
the
Securities that the Spectors shall have received the following documents and
that the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) a
certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company
approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Securities and the transactions contemplated herein and therein;
(b) a
certificate of an Officer certifying the names and true signatures of the
Officers of the Company authorized to sign this Agreement and the Securities
and
the other documents required to be executed and delivered hereunder, in each
case dated as of the date of exchange;
(c) a
copy,
stamped as filed with the Department of State of Puerto Rico, of the Certificate
of Designation in the form of Exhibit A;
(d) a
copy of
the By-laws of the Company, certified by an Officer of the Company as of the
date of exchange, as being accurate and complete;
(e) an
Officer’s Certificate of the Company confirming compliance with the covenants
and confirming the accuracy of the representations set forth herein as of the
date of exchange;
(f) evidence
satisfactory to the Spectors that all acts and conditions (including the
obtaining of any necessary regulatory approvals and the making of any required
filings, recordings or registrations) required to be done and performed and
to
have happened prior to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Securities and to constitute the same legal, valid and binding
obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, shall have
been done and performed and shall have happened in due and strict compliance
with all applicable laws;
(g) such
other documents or legal opinions as the Spectors or its counsel may reasonably
request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Spectors;
(h) all
documentation, including documentation for corporate and legal proceedings
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Securities, shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Spectors and its counsel;
(i) the
Company shall have paid all fees required to have been paid under this Agreement
and the Securities;
(j) no
default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
ARTICLE
6
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
6.1. NOTICES.
Any
notice or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed
by
first-class mail addressed as follows:
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If
to the Company:
Xxxxx
Caribe, Inc.
ROAD
000
XXXXXXXXX 0 0
XXXX
XXXX
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-000-0000
If
to the Spectors:
Telephone:
(787)
Telecopier:
(787)
The
Company or the Spectors by notice to the other may designate additional or
different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any
notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to the
Securityholder at the Securityholder’s address as it appears on the registration
books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within
the
time prescribed.
Failure
to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall
not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice
or
communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether
or not the addressee receives it.
SECTION
6.2. STATEMENTS
OR OPINION.
Each
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition
provided for in this Agreement shall include:
(1)
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a
statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has
read such
covenant or condition;
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(2)
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a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in
such
certificate or opinion are based;
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(3)
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a
statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such
examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express
an
informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition
has been
complied with; and
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(4)
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a
statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such
covenant or condition has been complied
with.
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SECTION
6.3. WHEN
TREASURY SECURITIES DISREGARDED.
In
determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities
have concurred in any waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company or
by
any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded and deemed
not
to be outstanding. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding
at the time shall be considered in any such determination.
SECTION
6.4. LEGAL
HOLIDAYS.
A “Legal
Holiday” is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are not
normally open in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. If a payment date is a Legal
Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal
Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. If a regular
record date is a Legal Holiday, the record date shall not be affected.
SECTION
6.5. GOVERNING
LAW.
This
Agreement and the Securities shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico but without giving effect
to
applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application
of
the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
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SECTION
6.6. SUCCESSORS.
All
agreements of the Company in this Agreement and the Securities shall bind its
successors.
SECTION
6.7. MULTIPLE
ORIGINALS.
The
parties may sign any number of copies of this Agreement. Each signed copy shall
be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One
signed copy is enough to prove this Agreement.
SECTION
6.8. TABLE
OF CONTENTS; HEADINGS.
The
table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement
have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be
considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms
or
provisions hereof.
SECTION
6.9. SURVIVAL
OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
The
provisions set forth in Articles 1, 3, 4 and 6 shall survive the redemption
or
conversion of the Securities. All other covenants and provisions of the
Agreement shall expire upon redemption or conversion of all the Securities,
provided that rights or causes of action accrued prior to such payment or
conversion shall survive.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first
written above.
XXXXX
CARIBE, INC.
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By:
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Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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