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Stockholders Agreement
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by and among
CASTLE DENTAL CENTERS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"),
and
Bank of America Strategic Solutions, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
("B of A"),
FSC Corp.,
a Massachusetts corporation
("Fleet"),
Amsouth Bank,
a national banking association
("Amsouth"),
Xxxxxx Financial, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
("Xxxxxx"),
Midwest Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
("Midwest"),
and
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
July 19, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.................................................2
Section 1.01 Defined Terms................................................2
ARTICLE II. TRANSFERS OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES.................................9
Section 2.01 Restrictions Generally; Securities Act.......................9
Section 2.02 Legend.......................................................9
Section 2.03 Tag-Along Rights............................................10
Section 2.04 Notice of Open Market Sales.................................12
Section 2.05 Right of First Refusal......................................12
ARTICLE III. COMPANY OBLIGATIONS..............................................13
Section 3.01 Regulatory Problem..........................................14
ARTICLE IV. OTHER AGREEMENTS..................................................14
Section 4.01 Agreement Regarding Conversion..............................14
Section 4.02 Annual Meeting..............................................15
Section 4.03 Issuance of Senior Securities...............................15
ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS......................................................16
Section 5.01 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction...................16
Section 5.02 Entire Agreement; Amendments................................17
Section 5.03 Term........................................................17
Section 5.04 Inspection..................................................17
Section 5.05 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc., Affecting
Restricted Securities.......................................17
Section 5.06 Waiver......................................................17
Section 5.07 Successors and Assigns......................................18
Section 5.08 Remedies....................................................18
Section 5.09 Invalid Provisions..........................................18
Section 5.10 Headings....................................................18
Section 5.11 Further Assurances..........................................18
Section 5.12 Gender......................................................19
Section 5.13 Counterparts................................................19
Section 5.14 Notices.....................................................19
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Stockholders Agreement (this "Agreement") dated as of July 19, 2002, by
and among Castle Dental Centers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and (a) Banc of America Strategic Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("B of
A"), FSC Corp., a Massachusetts corporation ("Fleet"), Amsouth Bank, a national
banking association ("Amsouth") and Xxxxxx Financial, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Xxxxxx"), as initial holders of the Bank Warrants (as defined
below), (b) Xxxxxx and Midwest Mezzanine Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Midwest"), as initial holders of Series A-1 Stock (as defined
below), and (c) Xxxxxx, Midwest and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx ("Xxxxx"), as initial holders
of the New Money Warrants and Convertible Notes (each as defined below).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective
meanings ascribed thereto in Article I.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company and the Preferred Stockholders will enter into a Senior
Subordinated Note and Subordinated Convertible Note Exchange Agreement (the
"Exchange Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company will issue a Bank Warrant to each of B of A, Fleet,
Amsouth and Xxxxxx; and
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company and the New Money Stockholders will enter into a Note and
Warrant Purchase Agreement (the "Note Purchase Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Preferred Stockholders
will be issued the Series A-1 Stock; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the New Money
Stockholders will be issued the New Money Warrants and the Convertible Notes;
and
WHEREAS, each of the Bank Stockholders, the Preferred Stockholders, the
New Money Stockholders, the Management Stockholders (as hereinafter defined) and
the Company desire to enter into this Agreement to regulate certain aspects of
their relationship and to provide for, among other things, restrictions on the
transfer or other disposition of securities of the Company.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.
(a) The following capitalized terms, when used in this Agreement, have
the respective meanings set forth below:
"2002 Options" means options to purchase up to 15,287,218 shares of
Common Stock issued to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the
Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Company's 2002 Stock Option Plan.
"2002 Stock Option Plan" means the Castle Dental Centers, Inc. 2002
Stock Option Plan dated July 19, 2002.
"Affiliate" of any Person means (i) any Person directly or indirectly
controlled by, controlling or under common control with such first Person, (ii)
any director or officer of such first Person or of any Person referred to in
clause (i) above and (iii) if any Person in clause (i) above is an individual,
any member of the immediate family (including parents, spouse and children) of
such individual and any trust whose principal beneficiary is such individual or
one (1) or more members of such immediate family and any Person who is
controlled by any such member or trust. For purposes of this definition, any
Person which owns directly or indirectly ten percent (10%) or more of the
securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other
governing body of a corporation or ten percent (10%) or more of the partnership
or other ownership interests of any other Person (other than as a limited
partner of such other Person) will be deemed to "control" (including, with its
correlative meanings, "controlled by" and "under common control with") such
corporation or other Person.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Amsouth" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Annual Meeting" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
"B of A" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Bank Stockholders" means B of A, Fleet, Amsouth and Xxxxxx in their
capacity as the initial holders of the Bank Warrants, any Permitted Transferee,
any
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Person to whom any of the foregoing shall Transfer any Restricted Securities
pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.01 of this Agreement, and any Person to
whom B of A, Fleet, Amsouth, Xxxxxx and their Permitted Transferees shall
Transfer any Restricted Securities in compliance with Section 2.01(b) (other
than pursuant to an Open Market Sale or an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act); provided, however, in each case, such transferee has
agreed to be bound by the terms of this Agreement by executing a Joinder
Agreement. Xxxxxx shall not be considered a Bank Stockholder with respect to the
Series A-1 Stock, New Money Warrants or Convertible Notes issued to it, or any
shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any of
the Series A-1 Stock, New Money Warrants or Convertible Notes issued to it.
"Bank Warrants" means the warrants to purchase Series A-2 Stock issued
to the Bank Stockholders contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and any warrants issued upon the partial exercise, Transfer,
exchange or replacement of such warrants.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which commercial banks in the City of New York, New York are authorized or
required by law or executive order to remain closed.
"Buyer" means any Person to whom Restricted Securities are to be
Transferred Subject to the Tag-Along Rights set forth in Section 2.03.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $.001
per share, any securities into which such Common Stock shall have been changed
or any securities resulting from any reclassification or recapitalization of
such Common Stock and all other securities of any class or classes (however
designated) of the Company the holders of which have the right, without
limitation as to amount, after payment on any securities entitled to a
preference on dividends or other distributions upon any dissolution, liquidation
or winding up, either to all or to a share of the balance of payments upon such
dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
"Common Stock Equivalents" means the number of shares of Common Stock
owned by a Stockholder directly or which are issued or issuable to such
Stockholder upon (a) conversion of the Series A-1 Stock, (b) conversion of the
Convertible Notes, (c) exercise of the New Money Warrants, and/or (d) conversion
of the Series A-2 Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of the Bank Warrants.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"Convertible Notes" means the notes dated the date hereof in the
aggregate principal amount of $1,700,000 initially convertible into
approximately 3,105,618 shares of Common Stock, issued to the New Money
Stockholders pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, and any notes issued upon
the partial conversion, assignment, transfer, sale, exchange or replacement of
such notes.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Exchange Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Fleet" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied.
"Xxxxxx" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Xxxxxx Designee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.
"Investor Rights Agreement" means that certain Investor Rights
Agreement dated as of July 19, 2002, among the Company, Xxxxxx and Midwest.
"Investor Stockholders" means, so long as any such Person shall hold
Restricted Securities, the Bank Stockholders, the Preferred Stockholders, and
the New Money Stockholders. Xxxxx shall be considered an Investor Stockholder
with respect to all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise or
conversion of New Money Warrants or Convertible Notes issued to him.
"Lien" means any lien, claim, charge, encumbrance, security interest or
other adverse claim of any kind, other than any restrictions imposed under this
Agreement or under federal or state securities laws.
"Liquidation" means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company.
"Management Stockholder" means Xxxxx, a Permitted Transferee of Xxxxx
and any Person (other than an Investor Stockholder) to whom Xxxxx shall Transfer
any Restricted Securities pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement; provided,
however, in each case, such transferee has agreed to be bound by the terms of
this Agreement by executing a Joinder Agreement. Xxxxx shall not be considered a
Management Stockholder with respect to the New Money Warrants and Convertible
Notes issued to him, or any shares of Common Stock issued or
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issuable upon conversion exercise of any of the New Money Warrants or
Convertible Notes issued to him.
"Midwest" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"New Money Stockholders" means Xxxxxx, Midwest and Xxxxx in their
capacity as the initial holders of the New Money Warrants and Convertible Notes,
any Permitted Transferee, and any Person to whom any of the foregoing shall
Transfer any Restricted Securities pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.01 of
this Agreement; provided, however, in each case, such transferee has agreed to
be bound by the terms of this Agreement by executing a Joinder Agreement. Xxxxxx
shall not be considered a New Money Stockholder with respect to the Series A-1
Stock, Series A-2 Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of Bank Warrants, or
Bank Warrants issued to it, or any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
upon conversion of any of the Series A-1 Stock or Series A-2 Stock issued to it.
Midwest shall not be considered a New Money Stockholder with respect to the
Series A-1 Stock issued to it, or any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable
upon conversion of any of the Series A-1 Stock issued to it.
"New Money Warrants" means the warrants to purchase Common Stock of the
Company issued to the New Money Stockholders pursuant to the Note Purchase
Agreement, and any warrants issued upon the partial exercise, assignment,
transfer, sale, exchange or replacement of such warrants.
"New Securities" means (i) any capital stock of the Company or any
other securities or other obligations of the Company, including any equity or
profit participation rights, whether now authorized or not, (ii) any rights,
options, or warrants to purchase any such capital stock or rights, or to
purchase any securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become,
convertible into any such capital stock, and (iii) any securities of any type
whatsoever that are, or may become convertible into any such capital stock;
provided, however, the "New Securities" will not include (A) securities offered
to the public pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, (B)
options or securities issued or issuable to, or securities issued upon exercise
of options issued to, officers, directors, consultants or employees of the
Company (or its Subsidiaries) pursuant to stock option plans or agreements
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, (C) securities issued upon
conversion of the Series A-1 Stock or Series A-2 Stock, (D) securities issued
pursuant to the Bank Warrants, the New Money Warrants or the Convertible Notes,
(E) Common Stock issued upon exercise of options outstanding on the date hereof,
and (F) up to 150,000 shares of Common Stock issued to the directors of the
Company on the date hereof.
"Note Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
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"Offeree" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
"Open Market Sale" means a sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a
"brokers' transaction" within the meaning of Section 4(4) of the Securities Act
or in a transaction directly with a "market maker", as that term is defined in
Section 3(a) (38) of the Exchange Act.
"Open Market Sales Threshold" means, as of any particular date, a
number of shares of Restricted Securities which represent a number of Common
Stock Equivalents equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of
Common Stock then outstanding, without giving effect to the conversion, exchange
or exercise of any securities, and (ii) 50% of the average weekly trading volume
of the Company's Common Stock for the four consecutive calendar weeks
immediately prior to the week in which such date occurs.
"Permitted Transfer" means the Transfer of Restricted Securities (i) to
a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to a public offering pursuant to a
registration statement which shall have become effective under the Securities
Act, (iii) pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, (iv) pursuant to an Open
Market Sale, (v) pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Agreement, (vi) to Xxxxxx
Holders or Midwest Holders pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, (vii) by a
Preferred Stockholder to any person for an aggregate price per Common Stock
Equivalent equal to or less than the aggregate liquidation preference of such
securities divided by the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Series A-1 Stock to be Transferred (or the aggregate
liquidation preference of the Series A-1 Stock that was converted into the
shares of Common Stock to be Transferred divided by the number of shares of
Common Stock issued upon such conversion), not in violation of Section 2.03, or
(viii) by Xxxxx pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement dated July 19,
2002 between Xxxxx and the Company.
"Permitted Transferee" means, (a) for a Stockholder who is an
individual: (i) the spouse or lineal descendants of any Stockholder, (ii) any
trust for the benefit of such Stockholder or the benefit of the spouse or lineal
descendants of such Stockholder, any corporation or partnership in which such
Stockholder, the spouse and the lineal descendants of such Stockholder are the
direct and beneficial owners of all of the equity interests (provided such
Stockholder, spouse and lineal descendants agree in writing to remain the direct
and beneficial owners of all of the equity interests thereof), or (iii) the
personal representative of such Stockholder upon such Stockholder's death for
purposes of administration of such Stockholder's estate or upon such
Stockholder's incompetency for purposes of the protection and management of the
assets of such Stockholder; and (b) with respect to a Stockholder that is a
corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, or other entity, any
Affiliate or partner of such Stockholder; provided, however, in each case, that
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such transferee must agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement by
executing a Joinder Agreement.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, government
(or agency or political subdivision thereof) or any other entity of any kind.
"Preferred Stockholders" means Xxxxxx and Midwest in their capacity as
the initial holders of the Series A-1 Stock, any Permitted Transferee, and any
Person to whom any of the foregoing shall Transfer any Restricted Securities
pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.01 of this Agreement or clause (vii) of
the definition of Permitted Transfer; provided, however, in each case, such
transferee has agreed to be bound by the terms of this Agreement by executing a
Joinder Agreement. Xxxxxx shall not be considered a Preferred Stockholder with
respect to the New Money Warrants, Convertible Notes, Bank Warrants, or Series
A-2 Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of Bank Warrants issued to it, or any
shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any of
the New Money Warrants, Convertible Notes, or Series A-2 Stock issued to it.
Midwest shall not be considered a Preferred Stockholder with respect to the New
Money Warrants or Convertible Notes issued to it, or any shares of Common Stock
issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any of the New Money Warrants
or Convertible Notes issued to it.
"Proposals" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
"Regulatory Problem" means any set of facts or circumstances wherein
any Investor Stockholder reasonably believes it is not entitled to hold, or
exercise any significant right with respect to, the Series A-1 Stock, Series A-2
Stock, or Common Stock.
"Restricted Securities" means the Series A-1 Stock, the Series A-2
Stock, the Bank Warrants, the New Money Warrants, the Convertible Notes, the
Stock Options, the Common Stock or Series A-2 Stock issued or issuable upon
conversion or exercise of any of the foregoing, and any securities issued with
respect thereto as a result of any stock dividend, stock split,
reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or
similar event or upon the conversion, exchange or exercise thereof. As to any
particular Restricted Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be
Restricted Securities when such securities are Transferred (i) pursuant to a
public offering pursuant to a registration statement which shall have become
effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) pursuant to an Open Market Sale.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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"Senior Securities" means all equity securities (including any rights
or options exercisable or convertible for such equity securities) of the Company
with which the Series A-1 Stock and Series A-2 Stock rank junior, whether with
respect to dividends or upon Liquidation or otherwise.
"Series A-1 Stock" means the Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A-1,
of the Company issued to the Preferred Stockholders pursuant to the Exchange
Agreement.
"Series A-2 Stock" means the Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A-2,
of the Company issued or issuable upon exercise of the Bank Warrants.
"Stock Options" means incentive stock options or nonqualified stock
options issued by the Company.
"Stockholder" means the Bank Stockholders, the Preferred Stockholders,
the New Money Stockholders, and the Management Stockholders.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation, association or other business
entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power are, at the time as of which
any determination is being made, owned or controlled by the Company or one or
more Subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries
of the Company.
"Tag-Along Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
"Tag-Along Offer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
"Tag-Along Right" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
"Transfer," including the correlative term "Transferred" and any noun
or verb tense of such word, means, directly or indirectly, any sale, transfer,
assignment, hypothecation, pledge or other disposition of any Restricted
Securities or any interests therein.
"Transferor" means a Stockholder proposing to Transfer Restricted
Securities subject to the Tag-Along rights set forth in Section 2.03.
"Transferor Shares" means the Restricted Securities proposed to be
Transferred by Transferor subject to the Tag-Along rights set forth in Section
2.03.
"Xxxxx" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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(b) Unless otherwise provided herein, all accounting terms used in this
Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with U.S. GAAP as in effect from
time to time.
ARTICLE II.
TRANSFERS OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES
Section 2.01 Restrictions Generally; Securities Act.
(a) Each Stockholder, other than the Bank Stockholders, agrees that it
will not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any Restricted Securities unless such
Transfer is a Permitted Transfer. Any attempt to Transfer any Restricted
Securities, other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, shall be null and void
and neither the issuer of such securities nor any transfer agent of such
securities shall give any effect to such attempted Transfer in its stock
records.
(b) Each Stockholder agrees that, in addition to the other requirements
herein relating to a Transfer, it will not Transfer any Restricted Securities
except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act,
or upon receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel to the Stockholder,
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or counsel to the Company, or other
evidence, reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that any such
Transfer will not be in violation of the Securities Act or other applicable
securities laws of any state, or any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder.
Section 2.02 Legend.
(a) Each certificate representing Restricted Securities shall be
endorsed with the following legends and such other legends as may be required by
applicable state securities laws:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SECURITIES
ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OR CONVERSION THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO
(i) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (ii) AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACTS.
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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 19, 2002. A
COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF AT THE COMPANY'S
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHOUT CHARGE.
(b) The legend regarding the status of the Restricted Securities under
the Securities Act set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue
a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Restricted Securities
upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by state securities
laws, (i) a registration statement with respect to such Restricted Securities
shall have become effective under the Securities Act, and such Restricted
Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration
statement, (ii) in connection with a Transfer permitted under or made in
compliance with this Agreement, such holder provides the Company, at the
Company's expense, with an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable form,
to the effect that a public sale, assignment or transfer of the Restricted
Securities may be made without registration under the Securities Act, or (iii)
the Restricted Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities
Act without any restriction as to the number of securities acquired as of a
particular date that can then be immediately sold.
(c) The legend regarding the applicability of this Agreement to the
Restricted Securities set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall
issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Restricted
Securities upon which it is stamped, if the Restricted Securities have been
Transferred pursuant to a Permitted Transfer (other than a Permitted Transfer to
a Permitted Transferee, pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement or pursuant to
Section 2.03).
Section 2.03 Tag-Along Rights.
(a) If (x) any Management Stockholder or New Money Stockholder proposes
to Transfer any Restricted Securities to any Person, or (y) any Preferred
Stockholder proposes to Transfer any Restricted Securities to any Person for an
aggregate price per Common Stock Equivalent in excess of the aggregate
liquidation preference of such securities divided by the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A-1 Stock to be Transferred
(or the aggregate liquidation preference of the Series A-1 Stock that was
converted into the shares of Common Stock to be Transferred divided by the
number of shares of Common Stock issued upon such conversion), in each case
other than (i) to a Permitted Transferee, (ii) pursuant to an Open Market Sale,
(iii) to Xxxxxx or Midwest pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, or (iv)
pursuant to a public offering pursuant to a registration statement which shall
have become effective under the Securities Act, then, as a condition to such
Transfer, the Transferor shall cause the Buyer to include an offer (the
"Tag-Along Offer") to each of the Investor Stockholders
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(collectively, the "Offerees"), to purchase from each Offeree, at the option of
each Offeree, up to a number of shares of Restricted Securities determined in
accordance with Section 2.03(b), on the same terms and conditions as are
applicable to the Transferor Shares. The Transferor shall provide a written
notice (the "Tag-Along Notice") of the Tag-Along Offer to each Offeree, which
may accept the Tag-Along Offer by providing a written notice of acceptance of
the Tag-Along Offer to the Transferor within 15-days of delivery of the
Tag-Along Notice.
(b) Each Offeree shall have the right (a "Tag-Along Right") to sell
pursuant to the Tag-Along Offer up to a number of shares of Common Stock
Equivalents equal to: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock Equivalents that
the Buyer is willing to purchase from the Transferor and the Offerees, in the
aggregate, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of shares of Common Stock Equivalents owned by such Offeree and the denominator
of which is the number of shares of Common Stock Equivalents owned by the
Transferor and all of the Offerees exercising their respective Tag-Along Rights;
provided, however, that, if all Common Stock Equivalents beneficially owned by
all Offerees are permitted to be sold to the Buyer, the Transferor shall be
entitled to sell the number of shares set forth in the Tag-Along Offer which any
Offeree has chosen not to sell without providing additional notice to the
Offerees.
(c) Upon exercise of a Tag-Along Right, at the closing of the proposed
Transfer (which date, place and time shall be designated by the Transferor and
provided to the Offerees in writing at least five Business Days prior thereto),
each Offeree shall deliver to the Buyer a certificate or certificates
representing (x) the shares of Common Stock to be sold or otherwise disposed of
pursuant to the Tag-Along Offer by such Offeree or (y), at the election of the
Offeree, Restricted Securities representing the number of shares of Common Stock
Equivalents to be sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the Tag-Along Offer
by such Offeree (plus an amount of cash or, if such Restricted Securities have a
cashless exercise option, additional Restricted Securities necessary to pay the
exercise price, if any, on any Restricted Securities so delivered (other than
Common Stock) which is required to be paid under the terms of such Restricted
Securities in order to acquire the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold
or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the Tag-Along Offer by such Offeree), in
either case free and clear of all Liens, against delivery of the purchase price
therefor; provided that neither the Transferor nor any Offeree shall sell any
Restricted Securities to any Buyer if such Buyer does not purchase,
simultaneously and pursuant to the same terms, all of the Restricted Securities
which the Offerees are entitled to sell to such Buyer pursuant to Section
2.03(b).
In the event that, following delivery of a Tag-Along Notice, the 15-day
period set forth in Section 2.03(a) shall have expired and the Transferor shall
not have received a written notice from any Offeree pursuant to Section 2.03(a),
the
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Transferor shall have the right, during the remainder of the 120-day period
following the expiration of such 15-day period, to sell the Transferor Shares to
the proposed Buyer, at a price not less than the price specified in the
Tag-Along Offer and on terms no more favorable to such proposed Buyer than the
terms of the Tag-Along Offer.
(d) Promptly after the consummation of the sale or other disposition of
the Transferor Shares and shares of Common Stock Equivalents of the Offerees to
the Buyer pursuant to the Tag-Along Offer, the Transferor shall notify the
Offerees thereof, and the Buyer shall pay to the Transferor and each of the
Offerees their respective portions of the sales price of the shares of Common
Stock Equivalents sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant thereto, and shall
furnish such other evidence of the completion of such sale or other disposition
and the terms thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Offerees.
Section 2.04 Notice of Open Market Sales. In any 90-day period, a Management
Stockholder may not sell a number of shares of Restricted Securities in excess
of the Open Market Sales Threshold then in effect unless and until all of the
following criteria shall have been met: (a) all of the Restricted Securities
then held by the Investor Stockholders either are (i) then registered for resale
under the Securities Act on a Form S-3 (or any successor or similar short-form
registration statement) that remains effective as of the date of such sale and
during the ten Business Days prior thereto, or (ii) freely transferable in Open
Market Sales, other than restrictions with respect to the number of securities
that can be sold pursuant to Rule 144; and (b) no less than two Business Days
prior to the placing with a broker of an order to execute such sale or the
execution directly with a market maker of such sale, such Management Stockholder
shall have filed with the Commission a notice of proposed sale on Form 144 with
respect to such sale and shall have delivered a copy thereof to each of the
Investor Stockholders.
Section 2.05 Right of First Refusal.
(a) Each of the Investor Stockholders shall have the right of first
refusal to purchase its proportionate number, or any lesser number, of any New
Securities which the Company may, from time to time, propose to sell and issue.
For purposes of this Section 2.05, each such Investor Stockholder's
"proportionate number" means the product obtained by multiplying the number of
New Securities proposed to be sold and issued by a fraction, the numerator of
which will be the number of shares of Common Stock Equivalents owned (or deemed
owned) by such stockholder and the denominator of which will be the total number
of shares of Common Stock Equivalents owned (or deemed owned) by all Investor
Stockholders.
(b) In the event the Company proposes to undertake an issuance of New
Securities, it will give each of the Investor Stockholders written notice of its
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intention to do so, describing the New Securities and the price and terms upon
which the Company proposes to issue the same, and setting forth the number of
shares which such Investor Stockholder is entitled to purchase and the aggregate
purchase price therefor. Each such Investor Stockholder will have 15 days from
the date of receipt of any notice to agree to purchase up to its proportionate
number of such New Securities, for the price and upon the terms specified in the
notice by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity
of New Securities to be purchased.
(c) In the event any Investor Stockholder fails to exercise such right
of first refusal within said 15-day period, the Company will have 90 days
thereafter to sell or enter into a binding and unconditional agreement (pursuant
to which the sale of New Securities covered thereby will be, and is, consummated
within 90 days from the date of said agreement) to sell the New Securities as to
which such Stockholder's rights were not exercised, at a price and upon such
other terms no more favorable to the purchasers thereof than those specified in
the Company's notice. In the event the Company has not sold such New Securities
within said 90-day period (or sold and issued New Securities in accordance with
the foregoing within 90 days from the date of said agreement), the Company will
not thereafter issue or sell any New Securities without first offering such New
Securities to the Investor Stockholders, in the manner provided above.
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ARTICLE III.
COMPANY OBLIGATIONS
Section 3.01 Regulatory Problem. In the event an Investor Stockholder determines
that it has a Regulatory Problem, such Investor Stockholder shall have the right
to transfer its entire interest in the Company without regard to any restriction
on transfer set forth in this Agreement (other than federal and state securities
laws restrictions), and the Company agrees to take all such actions as are
reasonably requested by such Investor Stockholder in order to (i) effectuate and
facilitate any transfer by such Investor Stockholder of its interests to any
person designated by such Investor Stockholder (subject to compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws) or (ii) permit such Investor
Stockholder (or any Affiliate thereof) to exchange all or any portion of the
Series A-1 Stock, Series A-2 Stock, or Common Stock then held by, or issuable
to, it on a "share-for-share" basis for interests of a class of non-voting
preferred stock or common stock of the Company, which non-voting preferred stock
or common stock shall be identical in all respects to such Series A-1 Stock,
Series A-2 Stock, or Common Stock, as the case may be, except such stock shall
be non-voting preferred stock or common stock and shall be convertible into
voting common stock on such terms as are requested by such Investor Stockholder
in light of regulatory considerations then prevailing. The Company and each
Stockholder agree to enter into such additional agreements, adopt such
amendments hereto and to the certificate of incorporation of the Company and to
take such additional actions as are reasonably requested by such Investor
Stockholder in order to effectuate the intent of the foregoing.
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS
Section 4.01 Agreement Regarding Conversion. Each of the Stockholders hereby
agrees that until the 76th day after the date of this Agreement not to convert
any shares of Series A-1 Stock or Series A-2 Stock or Convertible Notes into
Common Stock or exercise New Money Warrants.
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Section 4.02 Annual Meeting. The Company agrees to place on the agenda for its
next annual meeting of stockholders or a special meeting of the stockholders,
which will take place on or before the 75th day following the date of this
Agreement (the "Annual Meeting"), (a) a proposal to amend its certificate of
incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or
cause a reverse stock split, in either case, sufficient to cause the Company to
have a number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance that is
sufficient for the Company to issue duly authorized shares of Common Stock to
each Person holding securities of the Company that are convertible into or
exercisable for shares of Common Stock upon such conversion or exercise, (b) a
proposal to amend its certificate of incorporation to delete Article IX thereof
which prohibits the taking of any action requiring a vote of the stockholders of
the Company by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders, (c) a
proposal to reduce the par value of the Common Stock such that the par value is
at or below the price required by Section 153(a) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, or any successor statute, to enable the full exercise of the
Bank Warrants and the subsequent full conversion of the Series A-2 Stock, and
(d) a proposal (together with the previous proposals, the "Proposals") to amend
the bylaws of the Company to delete Section 2.14 thereof. If the Proposals are
approved by the Company's stockholders, the Company shall file appropriate
amendments to its certificate of incorporation to effect the actions set forth
in the Proposals within one Business Day following such stockholder approval. In
addition, the Company shall take all actions necessary to effect the Proposals.
Furthermore, the Company agrees to recommend to its stockholders that they vote
in favor of, and to solicit proxies for the purpose of voting in favor of, the
Proposals at the Annual Meeting. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the
Stockholders agrees to take all actions within their respective power required
to approve the Proposals, including without limitation, the voting of all
capital stock of the Company held by the Stockholders in favor of the Proposals;
provided that the foregoing shall not require any Stockholder to convert
securities into voting securities of the Company or exercise any warrant or
other right to purchase voting securities of the Company.
Section 4.03 Approval of Issuances. So long as any of the Bank Warrants or the
Series A-2 Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Bank Warrants are outstanding
and held by the Bank Stockholders, the Company shall not, without first
obtaining (by written consent or at a special meeting of such holders) the
approval of at least sixty six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Common
Stock Equivalents represented by the then outstanding Bank Warrants and shares
of Series A-2 Preferred Stock held by the Bank Stockholders, (i) issue Senior
Securities in exchange for any consideration other than cash; or (ii) issue
options or securities issued or issuable to, or securities issued upon exercise
of options issued to, any officer, director, consultant or employee of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than the 2002 Options and Common Stock
issued upon exercise of the 2002 Options.
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ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.01 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall
be brought in the courts of the State of Delaware or of the United States of
America for the district of Delaware, and, by execution and delivery of this
Agreement, each of the Company and each Stockholder hereby accepts for itself
and (to the extent permitted by law) in respect of its property, generally and
unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. The Company and each
Stockholder hereby irrevocably waives any objection, including, without
limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of
forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any
such action or proceeding in such respective jurisdictions.
(c) Nothing herein shall affect the right of any holder to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
(d) The Company and each Stockholder hereby (i) irrevocably and
unconditionally waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, trial by jury in
any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and for any
counterclaim therein; (ii) irrevocably waive, to the maximum extent not
prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any such
litigation any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, or damages
other than, or in addition to, actual damages; (iii) certify that no party
hereto nor any representative or agent of counsel for any party hereto has
represented, expressly or otherwise, or implied that such party would not, in
the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers, and (iv)
acknowledge that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby among other things, the mutual waivers and
certifications contained in this Section 5.01.
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Section 5.02 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any and all previous oral or written communications, representations
or agreements. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified,
supplemented or waived only by a written instrument duly executed by the Company
and (i) Bank Stockholders holding sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of
the Common Stock Equivalents then held by Bank Stockholders subject to this
Agreement, (ii) New Money Stockholders holding a majority of the Common Stock
Equivalents then held by New Money Stockholders subject to this Agreement, and
(iii) Preferred Stockholders holding a majority of the Common Stock Equivalents
then held by Preferred Stockholders subject to this Agreement; provided,
however, no amendment, modification, supplement or waiver can be effected if, by
its terms, such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver adversely affects
one Bank Stockholder, New Money Stockholder or Preferred Stockholder without
having the same adverse effect on all Bank Stockholders, New Money Stockholders
or Preferred Stockholders, as the case may be, without the prior written consent
of such adversely affected Bank Stockholder, New Money Stockholder or Preferred
Stockholder.
Section 5.03 Term. This Agreement will terminate at such time as the Restricted
Securities owned by the Investor Stockholders, in the aggregate, represent less
than 25% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted
basis.
Section 5.04 Inspection. For so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect,
this Agreement shall be made available for inspection by any Stockholder at the
principal executive offices of the Company.
Section 5.05 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc., Affecting Restricted Securities.
The provisions of this Agreement shall apply, to the full extent set forth
herein with respect to the Restricted Securities, to any and all shares of the
Company's capital stock or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by
merger, consolidation, sale of assets, or otherwise, including shares issued by
a parent corporation in connection with a triangular merger) which may be issued
in respect of, in exchange for, or in substitution of, Restricted Securities and
shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits,
combinations, reclassifications and the like occurring after the date hereof.
Section 5.06 Waiver. No waiver by any party of any term or condition of this
Agreement, in one or more instances, shall be valid unless in writing, and no
such waiver shall be deemed to be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
or default of the same or similar nature.
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Section 5.07 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors
and permitted assigns, as the case may be; provided, however, that nothing
contained herein shall be construed as granting any Stockholder the right to
transfer any of its Restricted Securities except in accordance with this
Agreement.
Section 5.08 Remedies. In the event of a breach by any party to this Agreement
of its obligations under this Agreement, the loss of any right as provided in
this Agreement as a result of such breach shall not be the sole and exclusive
remedy of any party injured by such breach. Any such injured party will be
entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement, in addition
to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of
damages. The parties agree that the provisions of this Agreement shall be
specifically enforceable, it being agreed by the parties that the remedy at law,
including monetary damages, for breach of any such provision will be inadequate
compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific
performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived.
Section 5.09 Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to
be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the
rights or obligations of any party hereto under this Agreement will not be
materially and adversely affected thereby, (i) such provision will be fully
severable, (ii) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof,
(iii) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision or by its severance herefrom and (iv) in lieu of such illegal, invalid
or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this
Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.
Section 5.10 Headings. The headings used in this Agreement have been inserted
for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions
hereof.
Section 5.11 Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall cooperate and shall
take such further action and shall execute and deliver such further documents as
may be reasonably requested by any other party in order to carry out the
provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
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Section 5.12 Gender. Whenever the pronouns "he" or "his" are used herein they
shall also be deemed to mean "she" or "hers" or "it" or "its" whenever
applicable words in the singular shall be read and construed as though in the
plural and words in the plural shall be construed as though in the singular in
all cases where they would so apply.
Section 5.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 5.14 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for herein
(including, without limitation, any modifications of, or waivers or consents
under, this Agreement) shall be given or made by telex, telecopy, courier or
U.S. Mail or in writing and telexed, telecopied, mailed or delivered to the
intended recipient at the address specified below; or, as to any party, at such
other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to each other
party:
If to the Company:
Castle Dental Centers, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
If to Xxxxxx Financial, Inc.
Xxxxxx Financial, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
If to Midwest Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.
Midwest Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
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If to Banc of America Strategic Solutions, Inc.
Banc of America Strategic Solutions, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xx., 00xx Xxxxx
XX0-000-00-00
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx
Telecopy: 000-000-0000
If to FSC Corp.
FSC Corp.
c/o Banc Boston Capital Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
If to Amsouth Bank
Amsouth Bank
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxx XxXxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
If to Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications
shall be deemed to have been duly given when transmitted, if transmitted before
1:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day (otherwise on the next succeeding
Business Day) by telex or telecopier and evidence or confirmation of receipt is
obtained, or personally delivered or, in the case of a mailed notice, three (3)
Business Days after the date deposited in the mails, postage prepaid, in each
case given or addressed as aforesaid.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Stockholders Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY
Castle Dental Centers, Inc.
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
STOCKHOLDERS:
Xxxxxx Financial, Inc.
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
Midwest Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.
By: ABN AMRO Mezzanine Management
II, L.P., its general partner
By: ABN AMRO Mezzanine Management
II, Inc., its general partner
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
Banc of America Strategic Solutions, Inc.
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
FSC Corp.
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
Amsouth Bank
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Exhibit A
Form of Joinder Agreement
Castle Dental Centers, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Gentlemen:
In consideration of the transfer to the undersigned of ________ shares
of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, [Describe any other security being
transferred] of Castle Dental Centers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), the undersigned represents that it is a Permitted Transferee of
[Insert name of transferor] and agrees that, as of the date written below, [he]
[she] [it] shall become a party to, and a Permitted Transferee as defined in,
that certain Stockholders Agreement dated as of July 19, 2002, as such agreement
may have been amended from time to time (the "Agreement"), among the Company and
the persons named therein, and as a Permitted Transferee shall be fully bound
by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Agreement
that were applicable to the undersigned's transferor, as though an original
party thereto and shall be deemed a [Bank] [Preferred] [New Money] [Management]
Stockholder for purposes thereof.
Executed as of the _________ day of __________________________________.
TRANSFEREE:
_________________________________________
Address: ________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED:
CASTLE DENTAL CENTERS, INC.
By: _____________________________________
Name: ___________________________________
Title: __________________________________
