STANDSTILL AGREEMENT
This Standstill Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2000, is by and among
Health Risk Management, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Issuer"), Chiplease,
Inc., a South Dakota corporation ("Chiplease"), Banco Panamericano, Inc., a
South Dakota corporation ("Banco"), Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, a resident of Chicago,
Illinois ("Jabine") and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, III, a resident of Chicago, Illinois
("Xxxxxxxxxx").
WHEREAS, Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx have represented that
as of the date hereof they and their respective affiliates collectively own of
record and/or beneficially an aggregate of 675,500 shares of common stock of the
Issuer, and as of the date hereof, the Issuer has 4,661,801 outstanding shares
of common stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock");
WHEREAS, on April 4, 1997, the Issuer entered into a Rights Agreement
amended October 1, 1999 (as amended, the "Rights Agreement") with Norwest Bank
Minnesota, N.A. as Rights Agent pursuant to which the Issuer declared a dividend
of preferred stock purchase rights;
WHEREAS, Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx wish to purchase
additional shares of the Issuer that would cause Chiplease, Banco, Jabine or
Xxxxxxxxxx to become an "Acquiring Person" as defined by the Rights Agreement;
WHEREAS, Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx acknowledge, for
themselves and on behalf of their respective affiliates, that all shares of the
Issuer's stock now or hereafter beneficially owned by Chiplease, Banco, Jabine,
Xxxxxxxxxx or their respective affiliates are, or shall be, held solely for
investment purposes, and not for the purpose of seeking to acquire control of
the Issuer; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer has agreed not to object to or protest any
purchases made in accordance with the terms hereof, and to take action under the
Rights Agreement or any other similar agreements in the future to permit the
acquisition of shares by Chiplease, Banco, Jabine or Xxxxxxxxxx up to the agreed
upon limits set forth herein without triggering any distribution under the
Rights Agreement, if Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx, for themselves and
on behalf of their respective affiliates, agree to and fully comply with the
terms and conditions of this Standstill Agreement, and Chiplease, Banco, Jabine
and Xxxxxxxxxx, for themselves and on behalf of their respective affiliates,
have agreed to such terms and conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements,
terms and conditions contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The Issuer agrees that it shall not object to, or file any protest
with, any agency with whom Chiplease, Banco, Jabine or Xxxxxxxxxx is required to
make a Regulatory Filing (defined below) as a result of beneficial ownership or
acquisition of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock, provided that Chiplease,
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Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective affiliates timely file and
cooperate with the Issuer in filing all applications for any permit, license,
clearance or other regulatory approval required by any federal, state or local
regulatory body (collectively a "Regulatory Clearance"), and promptly, within
the time period required by the regulatory body, comply with all requests by
such regulatory body for information from or about, or compliance by, Chiplease,
Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or any of their respective affiliates. If at any time
Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or any of their respective affiliates fails
to receive, or causes the Issuer to fail to receive, a Regulatory Clearance that
affects the business or prospects of the Issuer, then the Issuer and Chiplease,
Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective affiliates, will immediately
jointly use best efforts to satisfy the concerns and requirements of the
regulatory authority in order to secure such required Regulatory Clearance
within such period of time as will not cause the Issuer to lose the business
opportunity. In this regard, Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their
respective affiliates will immediately use best efforts to timely cooperate in
good faith and to take, within such time frame as will avoid loss of the
business opportunity, such actions as the regulatory authority may indicate are
required to secure the Regulatory Clearance or to make such Regulatory Clearance
unnecessary. Notwithstanding anything in this Standstill Agreement to the
contrary, at no time shall any one of Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or
any of their respective affiliates individually own of record or through
nominees 10% or more of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock.
2. For a period commencing the date hereof and ending on the later of
(i) the date on which the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Issuer's Common
Stock of Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective affiliates is
collectively less than 10% of the then outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer
and (ii) the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, neither Chiplease nor Banco
nor Jabine nor Xxxxxxxxxx, nor any of their respective affiliates, will directly
or indirectly:
(a) own, hold or acquire, or agree to acquire, ownership
(beneficial or otherwise) of any shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, or rights
or options or convertibles to acquire any such shares, that would result in the
aggregate beneficial ownership of Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their
respective affiliates to exceed collectively 1,165,000 shares of the total
outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer, as adjusted to reflect stock dividends
or stock splits, during the years of this Standstill Agreement; provided,
however, neither Chiplease nor Banco nor Jabine nor Xxxxxxxxxx, nor any of their
respective affiliates, shall effect any purchase of Common Stock of the Issuer
otherwise permitted by this Standstill Agreement unless they first as a
precondition thereto fully comply with all Regulatory Filings;
(b) make, or in any way participate in, any "solicitation" or
request for "proxies" (as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) or become
a "participant" in or in any way encourage or facilitate any "election contest"
(as such terms are defined or used under the Exchange Act) to vote any
securities of the Issuer;
(c) demand, or join in any demand for, a meeting of the
shareholders of the Issuer, or initiate or propose any shareholder proposals for
submission to a vote of shareholders of the Issuer except for a shareholder
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resolution required by Minnesota Statutes ss. 302A.671 to give full voting
rights to shares acquired and held in compliance with this Standstill Agreement,
or nominate or otherwise propose, any person for election to the Board of
Directors of the Issuer, except during the period of the agreements under this
Section 2, Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective affiliates
may nominate Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, or such other individual reasonably acceptable
to the Issuer's Board of Directors, (the "Designated Director") to be a member
of the Issuer's Board of Directors, and the Issuer will include the Designated
Director in its nominees for election to the Issuer's Board of Directors and
will use all reasonable efforts to cause the Designated Director to be elected
to such Board of Directors, including but not limited to recommending
shareholders vote for the Designated Director and members of the Issuer's Board
of Directors voting their shares for him;
(d) communicate with, seek to advise, encourage or influence
any person or entity, in any manner, with respect to the voting of any Common
Stock of the Issuer (including by taking a public position with respect to any
matter to be submitted to shareholders of the Issuer for their approval);
(e) vote the shares of Common Stock in any manner other than
in accordance with the recommendations of the Issuer approved by a majority of
the Issuer's directors who are not also officers or employees of the Issuer and
are not the Designated Director; provided, if no such recommendation is made,
then Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective affiliates shall
vote all Common Stock beneficially owned by any of them in the same proportion
as the votes cast by other holders of Common Stock; further provided, upon
request from the Issuer approved by a majority of the Issuer's directors who are
not also officers or employees of the Issuer and are not the Designated
Director, Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective affiliates
shall cause to be executed and delivered to the Issuer, at least two weeks prior
to any scheduled shareholder meeting, sufficient written proxies appointing as
agent or proxy one or more of the Issuer's officers or directors to vote as
required by this Section all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by any of
them upon the matters that are voted upon by the shareholders at the meeting;
further provided, neither Chiplease nor Banco nor Jabine nor Xxxxxxxxxx nor any
of their respective affiliates nor any record holder of Common Stock
beneficially owned by Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or any of their
respective affiliates shall appoint a person, other than a director or officer
of the Issuer as provided above, as its proxy without the written consent of the
Issuer; further provided, Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their
respective affiliates shall be present, either in person or by such proxy
requested by the Issuer's directors, at all meetings of shareholders for
purposes of determining the existence of a quorum at such meeting; provided,
however, the Issuer's Board of Directors will cause the Issuer to comply with
the requirements of the Minnesota Control Share Acquisition Act and will allow
the other parties hereto to encourage and vote for a resolution submitted
pursuant to such Act with respect to all shares acquired pursuant to and in
compliance with this Standstill Agreement if and when such Act becomes
applicable;
(f) make an offer to acquire the Issuer or cause such an offer
to be made unless another offer is made first by an independent party not acting
jointly or in concert with, or otherwise encouraged or assisted by, Chiplease,
Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or any of their respective affiliates or associates in
connection with such an offer, and the Board of Directors invites Chiplease,
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Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or any of their respective affiliates or associates to
make such an offer or to cause such an offer to be made;
(g) otherwise seek to control the management or policies of
the Issuer or any of its affiliates;
(h) institute, prosecute or pursue against the Issuer (or any
of its officers, directors, representatives, trustees, employees, attorneys,
advisors, agents, affiliates or associates) any claim with respect to any action
hereafter approved by a majority of the Issuer's directors who are not also
officers or employees of the Issuer (other than any claim: (x) to enforce this
Standstill Agreement, (y) for any intentional fraudulent acts, or (z) any
intentional violations of securities laws);
(i) form, join or in any way participate in a "group" (as such
term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act or under the Minnesota
Business Corporation Act) with respect to any securities of the Issuer in
connection with any action or matter otherwise prohibited by the terms of this
Standstill Agreement;
(j) offer, sell or transfer, directly or indirectly,
beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock to any person or group of
persons who would after such sale beneficially or of record own more than 5% of
the total outstanding Common Stock, unless such purchaser agrees, prior to such
purchase, in a writing satisfactory to the Issuer to abide by the terms of this
Standstill Agreement for the remaining period of the Standstill Agreement;
provided, however, that the exemptive action taken under the Rights Agreement as
described in Section 5 hereof shall not apply to any such purchaser; further
provided, the foregoing restriction shall not prevent Chiplease, Banco, Jabine,
Xxxxxxxxxx or their respective affiliates from tendering shares of Common Stock
to a person making a tender offer or exchange offer which is not in violation of
Section 2(f) hereof if it is recommended to the Issuer's shareholders by the
Issuer's Board of Directors; or
3. Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx, for themselves and on
behalf of their respective affiliates, jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Issuer that the beneficial ownership information required by and
set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto is true and complete, as of the date
hereof, and such parties understand and intend that the Issuer will rely upon
such information in entering into and proceeding with the terms and provisions
of this Standstill Agreement, and such parties agree to deliver promptly to the
Issuer within not more than ten days a revised, updated Schedule 3 in the event
of any change to any information required by such Schedule 3.
4. Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx, for themselves and on
behalf of their respective affiliates, hereby agree to sign and deliver Exhibit
A to the Issuer upon execution of this Standstill Agreement and hereby and
thereby authorize and direct all transfer agents, inspectors of election, vote
tellers, proxy tabulators, brokers, banks, depositories, or other nominees, and
their representatives or agents, including but not limited to ADP Investor
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Communication Services, to provide promptly to the Issuer upon the Issuer's
request information as may be necessary to confirm the beneficial ownership of
Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective affiliates and to
confirm their compliance with the voting, transfer and other agreements of this
Standstill Agreement. Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx, for themselves
and on behalf of their respective affiliates, will promptly upon the Issuer's
request provide such additional written authorizations and directions as may be
necessary to obtain such confirming information.
5. The Issuer shall, following the execution of this Standstill
Agreement and compliance by Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their
respective affiliates and provided that the representations and warranties made
pursuant to Section 3 are true and correct, take action under the Rights
Agreement, and under any future rights agreements that are adopted by the
Issuer, to provide that Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx shall not become
an Acquiring Person as a result of purchase(s) of Common Stock made in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof provided that, prior to such
purchase(s), Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective
affiliates have fully complied with all of the terms and conditions of this
Standstill Agreement. Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective
affiliates, shall nonetheless become an Acquiring Person if their aggregate
beneficial ownership of Common Stock collectively exceeds the limits set forth
in Section 2 above.
6. If any party to this Agreement shall fail to comply with any
provisions of this Standstill Agreement, then (in addition to any injunctive
and/or damage remedies that may be available to the Issuer) the non-prevailing
party shall be responsible for and pay to the prevailing party all expenses and
costs, including legal and other professional fees, incurred by the prevailing
party in enforcing the provisions of this Standstill Agreement, and while such
failure to comply continues, the exemptive action provided in Section 5 above
shall no longer remain effective for further increases in the beneficial
ownership of shares of the Issuer by Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, and Xxxxxxxxxx or
their respective affiliates.
7. Each party hereto represents and warrants for itself or himself that
such party has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this
Standstill Agreement, that the execution and delivery hereof by such party has
been duly authorized and that this Standstill Agreement constitutes a valid,
binding and enforceable agreement of such party in accordance with its terms.
8. All notices or other communications to a party required or permitted
under this Standstill Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by hand
delivery, courier service (with acknowledgment of receipt), telecopy (with
confirmation of transmission), or by certified mail, postage prepaid with return
receipt requested, addressed to the applicable party as follows:
if to the Issuer, to:
Health Risk Management, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
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and if to Chiplease, Banco, Jabine or Xxxxxxxxxx, to:
Banco Panamericano, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: President
Telecopy Number: (000) 000-0000
Any party may change the above-specified recipient and/or mailing address by
notice to all other parties given in the manner herein prescribed. All notices
shall be deemed given on the day when actually delivered as provided above (if
delivered personally, by courier or by telecopy) or on the day shown on the
return receipt (if delivered by mail).
9. As used herein, the terms "affiliate," "beneficial ownership,"
"beneficially own," and "beneficial owner" have the meanings ascribed thereto by
the Rights Agreement or the Minnesota Business Corporation Act.
10. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Standstill
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions of this Standstill Agreement shall remain in full force and effect,
unless such action would substantially impair the benefits to either party of
the remaining provisions of this Standstill Agreement.
11. This Standstill Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the
benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, successors, assigns, and affiliates, but shall not be
assignable or transferable, whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of
law or otherwise, by Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or any of their
respective affiliates, without the prior written consent of the Issuer.
12. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage
will occur if any of the provisions of this Standstill Agreement is not
performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. It is
accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Standstill
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this
being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled by law or
equity.
13. This Standstill Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota applicable to
contracts made and to be performed therein. The parties agree and consent to be
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and exclusive venue in, the U.S.
District Court for the District of Minnesota and, in the absence of such federal
jurisdiction, the parties agree and consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of
the District Court for the State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin, and the
parties irrevocably waive any defense of an inconvenient forum to the
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maintenance of any action or proceeding in such courts. Further, the parties
hereto specifically agree that either party may effect valid service of process
by any means authorized under Minnesota law.
14. For the convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts of
this Standstill Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto and each such
executed counterpart shall be, and shall be deemed to be, an original
instrument. The parties acknowledge that delivery of executed copies of this
Standstill Agreement may be effected by facsimile transmission or other
comparable means.
15. This Standstill Agreement, together with the Schedules and Exhibit
hereto, sets forth and integrates the entire understanding between the parties
and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements
or representations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Standstill
Agreement may not be altered or amended except by a subsequent written agreement
signed by the parties.
16. Effective upon the execution of this Standstill Agreement,
Chiplease, Banco, Jabine and Xxxxxxxxxx, for themselves and on behalf of their
respective affiliates, hereby: (a) agree to file a dismissal with prejudice,
pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, of all of their
claims in (i) Banco Panamericano, Inc. et al v. Health Risk Management, Inc.,
(Banco I) currently pending before the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (Court File No. 99 C 2529), and
(ii) Banco Panamericano, Inc. v. Health Risk Management, Inc. (Court File No.
00-1164 HK/JMM) currently pending before the United States District Court for
the District of Minnesota; (b) withdraw their demand contained in their February
26, 1999 letter or in any other correspondence to the Issuer for a special
meeting of the shareholders of the Issuer; (c) withdraw the shareholder proposal
set forth in their November 17, 1999 letter or in any other correspondence to
the Issuer or to the Securities and Exchange Commission for consideration at the
Issuer's 2000 annual meeting of shareholders, including the withdrawal of their
counsel's April 25, 2000 letter and other correspondence to the Securities and
Exchange Commission regarding such shareholder proposal; (d) agree to notify the
Court Commissioner of the Minnesota Supreme Court that Banco I, the underlying
case in Court File No. C5-00-63, has been dismissed; and (e) agree to execute
and file such letters, documents, orders and forms to effect or confirm the
foregoing as may be reasonably requested by the Issuer or its counsel.
17. The Issuer shall, within five (5) business days of the other
parties' delivery to the Issuer of evidence of such other parties' compliance
with their agreements set forth in Sections 4 and 16, pay $50,000 of the legal
expenses incurred by such other parties in connection with this Standstill
Agreement and the litigation matters referenced in Section 16 to Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has executed this Standstill
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT, INC. CHIPLEASE, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxx By:/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer President
BANCO PANAMERICANO, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx by Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, III
Attachments:
Schedule 3
Exhibit A
Updated (As of May 24, 2000) Schedule 3 to Standstill Agreement
dated May 19, 2000
The following sets forth true and complete responses to the information
requested with respect to all shares of the Issuer's Common Stock beneficially
owned by Chiplease, Banco, Jabine, Xxxxxxxxxx or any of their respective
affiliates:
Total
number
of shares
Name of beneficially
beneficial owner owned
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Chiplease, Inc. 32,400
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Banco Panamericano, 415,750
Inc.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 71,000
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, 156,400
III
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Loop Corporation 40,400
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Loop Properties, Inc. -0-
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Loop Telecom, Inc. -0-
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Scattered Corporation -0-
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Rumpelstiltskin -0-
U.S.A. Corp.
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Total
number
of shares
Name of beneficially
beneficial owner owned
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Acclaim Hospitality -0-
Communications, Inc
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Greater Chicago -0-
Videopath, Inc.
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EZ Links Corp. -0-
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Other Affiliates -0-
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SIGNATURES: Chiplease, Inc. Banco PanAmericano, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx III
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx by Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
RECEIVED: Health Risk Management, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
