EXHIBIT 32a
LOCK-UP LETTER AGREEMENT
February 7, 2005
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
JMP SECURITIES LLC
XXXXXXX & COMPANY, INC.
As the several
Underwriters named in Schedule 1
to the Underwriting Agreement,
c/x Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
World Financial Tower
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
The undersigned understands that you and certain other firms propose to
enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") providing
for the purchase by you and such other firms (the "Underwriters") of shares (the
"Shares") of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") held by
the undersigned stockholder of the Company (the "Selling Stockholder"), and that
the Underwriters propose to reoffer the Shares to the public (the "Offering").
In consideration of the execution of the Underwriting Agreement by the
Underwriters, and for other good and valuable consideration, the undersigned
hereby irrevocably agrees that, without the prior written consent of Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc. and Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated, on behalf
of the Underwriters, the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (1) offer
for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction
or device that is designed to, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the
disposition by any person at any time in the future of) any shares of Common
Stock (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock that may be deemed
to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and shares of Common Stock
that may be issued upon exercise of any option or warrant) or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (other than the Shares) owned
by the undersigned on the date of execution of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement or
on the date of the completion of the Offering, or (2) enter into any swap or
other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of such shares of Common
Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to
be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or
otherwise, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the
final Prospectus relating to the Offering.
The foregoing sentence shall not apply to bona fide gifts, sales or
other dispositions of shares of any class of the Company's capital stock, in
each case that are made exclusively between and among the undersigned or members
of the undersigned's family, or affiliates of the undersigned, including its
partners (if a partnership) or members (if a limited liability company);
provided that it shall be a condition to any such transfer that (i) the
transferee/donee agrees to be bound by the terms of the lock-up letter agreement
(including, without limitation, the restrictions set forth in the preceding
sentence) to the same extent as if the transferee/donee were a party hereto,
(ii) no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), shall be
required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with such transfer or
distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or
13D-A or 13G-A) made after the expiration of the one hundred eighty (180)-day
period referred to above), (iii) each party (donor, donee, transferor or
transferee) shall not be required by law (including without limitation the
disclosure requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
Exchange Act) to make, and shall agree to not voluntarily make, any public
announcement of the transfer or disposition, and (iv) the undersigned notifies
Xxxxxx Brothers' Equity Capital Markets and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Equity Capital Markets
at least two business days prior to the proposed transfer or disposition.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company and its Transfer Agent are
hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer
would constitute a violation or breach of this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
It is understood that, if the Company notifies you that it does not
intend to proceed with the Offering, if the Underwriting Agreement does not
become effective before April 30, 2005, or if the Underwriting Agreement (other
than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be
terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Shares, we will be released
from our obligations under this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters will
proceed with the Offering in reliance on this Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of
factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to
an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between
the Company, the Selling Stockholder and the Underwriters.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has
full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Letter Agreement and that,
upon request, the undersigned will execute any additional documents reasonably
necessary in connection with the enforcement hereof. Any obligations of the
undersigned shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
TPG WAFER HOLDINGS LLC
By: TPG Wafer Partners LLC,
its Managing Member
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Dated: February __, 2005
