STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
Exhibit
G
STOCKHOLDERS’
AGREEMENT
THIS
STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September
21, 2007 among Universal American Financial Corp., a New York corporation
(the “Company”), and the securityholders listed on the
signature pages hereto (or which become a party to this Agreement after the
date
hereof pursuant to the terms hereof) (each, a
“Stockholder” and, collectively, the
“Stockholders”).
WHEREAS,
this is the Stockholders
Agreement referred to in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated
as of
May 7, 2007, among the Company and certain of the entities comprising the
Investors relating to an aggregate of 125,000 shares of Preferred Stock of
the
Company (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration
of the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending
to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Definitions.
(a) The
following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
“Affiliate”
means with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such first
Person. The terms “control” (including,
with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlling,” “controlled
by” and “under common control with”)
means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly,
of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of
such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise.
“Board”
means the board of directors of the Company.
“Business
Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized by law to close.
“Capital
Z/Union Square” means Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, L.P.,
Capital Z Financial Services Private Fund II, L.P. and Union Square
Universal Partners, L.P. collectively, or, any of such limited partnerships
in
the event only one such limited partnership remains a Stockholder.
“Common
Stock” means the Company’s authorized shares of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, and any stock into which such common stock may hereafter
be converted, changed or reclassified.
“Common
Stock Equivalents” means, without duplication, any rights,
warrants, options, convertible securities or exchangeable securities (including,
in each case, the Preferred Shares and NVC Shares), in each case, exercisable
for or convertible or exchangeable into, directly or indirectly, Common Stock,
whether at the time of issuance, upon the passage of time, or the occurrence
of
some future event.
“Company
Securities” means (i) the Common Stock (or any other capital
stock) issued by the Company and (ii) Common Stock Equivalents issued by
the
Company.
“Conversion
Limitation” means the limitations on conversion of Preferred
Shares and NVC Shares, as applicable, set forth in the Certificate of Amendment
to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company for such shares.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exempt
Transfer” means:
(a)
any
sale by a Stockholder of Company Securities:
(i)
in a public offering pursuant to a
registration statement that was filed with the SEC and declared effective
under
the Securities Act;
(ii)
in a sale to the public under Rule
144 under the Securities Act;
(iii)
in a block sale to a financial
institution in the ordinary course of such financial institution’s securities
business, or in a private sale transaction pursuant to an available exemption
from Securities Act registration requirements, in each case, in circumstances
where, to the knowledge (after reasonable inquiry) of the Stockholder on
whose
behalf such sale is being made, such sale will not result in the acquisition
by
any other Person of beneficial ownership of any such Company Securities to
the
extent that, after giving effect to such acquisition, such acquiring Person
(other than any underwriter acting in such capacity in an underwritten public
offering of Company Securities) would beneficially own Company Securities
entitled to in excess of 5% of the total number of votes that may be cast
generally in the election of directors of the Company (assuming conversion
in
full of all outstanding Preferred Shares and NVC Shares, and irrespective
of the
Conversion Limitation); or
(iv)
into a tender or exchange offer
for more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or pursuant
to a
merger agreement to which the Company is a party providing for the conversion
of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock into other securities, cash or other
property;
(b)
a
Transfer of Company Securities to the Company pursuant to any tender offer
or
exchange offer made by the Company that is open to substantially all holders
of
the class of Company Securities so Transferred;
(c)
a
Transfer by a Stockholder, of shares of Common Stock acquired by such
Stockholder pursuant to the MH Merger Agreement, back to the Company if and
as
required pursuant to the terms of the MH Merger Agreement;
(d)
in
the case of an Investor, a bona fide pro rata Transfer by such Investor
of Company Securities to its direct or indirect partners, limited partners,
members or stockholders; and
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(e)
in
the case of a Stockholder that is an officer of the Company, a sale pursuant
to
bona fide written “Rule 10b5-1 trading plans” adopted by such officer
as part of his or her long-term strategy for achieving asset diversification
and
liquidity, provided that such plans shall have been adopted and shall
operate in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Exchange Act
and the
Company’s securities trading policy for officers, and provided further
that, for purposes of qualifying as an “Exempt Transfer” under this Agreement,
such plans may not cover, in the aggregate, more than 35% of the Common Stock
beneficially owned by such officer unless the Board provides
otherwise.
For
purposes hereof, the terms “beneficial ownership” or
“beneficially own” are used within the
meaning of
Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, provided that a Person
shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the
right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable
immediately.
“Investor”
means each of Capital Z/Union Square, Xxx, Xxxxx and WCAS.
“Xxx”
means Xxx-Universal Holdings, LLC.
“MH
Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger
and Reorganization, dated as of May 7, 2007, among the Company, MHRx LLC,
MemberHealth, Inc. and the other parties thereto.
“NVC
Shares” means shares of non-voting common stock of the Company
that are convertible into shares of Common Stock.
“Permitted
Transferee” means, (a) with respect to any Stockholder that is an
entity, any entity that is an Affiliate of such Stockholder (and, with respect
to any such Stockholder that is an Investor, (i) without limiting the foregoing,
(A) any funds under common management with such Investor and (B) any individual
who is a managing member of the general partner of such Investor as well
as any
individuals who are employees of the manager of such Investor and any other
related or similar co-investors of such Investor (and, with respect to any
such
individual, any Person of the type referred to in clause (b) of this
definition), and (ii) any Person (“Pre-Closing
Assignee”) to which such Investor (the “Syndicating
Investor”) syndicated a portion of its equity commitment under the
Securities Purchase Agreement prior to the closing thereunder and which
purchased Preferred Shares from the Company at the closing thereunder, but
such
Pre-Closing Assignee shall constitute a Permitted Transferee of such Syndicating
Investor only for so long as such Syndicating Investor maintains beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act)
of all Company Securities directly or indirectly owned by such Pre-Closing
Assignee through such Syndicating Investor maintaining voting discretion
and
voting control over such Company Securities pursuant to a written agreement),
and (b) with respect to any Stockholder that is an individual, any spouse,
lineal descendant, sibling, parent, executor or administrator of such
Stockholder, or a trust, the beneficiaries of which, or a corporation or
partnership, the stockholders or partners of which, include only such
Stockholder and any spouse, lineal descendant, sibling or parent of such
Stockholder.
“Perry”
means Perry Partners, L.P., Perry Partners International, Inc., Perry Commitment
Fund, L.P., Perry Commitment Master Fund, L.P., Perry Private Opportunities
Fund, L.P. and Perry Private Opportunities Offshore Fund, L.P., collectively,
or, either of such entities in the event only one of such entities remains
a
Stockholder.
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“Person”
means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government
or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Preferred
Shares” means the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock of the Company.
“Registration
Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated
as of May 7, 2007, with the Company, as such Registration Rights Agreement
may
hereafter be amended or otherwise modified in accordance with its
terms.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests
representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary
voting
power (or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general
partnership interests) are, as of such date, owned by such Person or one
or more
Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
“Transfer”
means, with respect to any Company Securities, (i) when used as a verb, to
sell,
assign, dispose of, exchange, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise
transfer such Company Securities or any participation or interest therein,
whether directly or indirectly, or permit, agree or commit to do, any of
the
foregoing, and (ii) when used as a noun, a direct or indirect sale, assignment,
disposition, exchange, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or other transfer
of
such Company Securities or any participation or interest therein, or any
agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing.
“WCAS”
means Welsh, Carson, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx IX, L.P. and Welsh, Carson, Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxx X, L.P. collectively, or, either of such limited partnerships in the
event only one such limited partnership remains a Stockholder.
(b) Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters. Unless otherwise expressly
provided, for purposes of this Agreement the following rules of interpretation
shall apply: (i) When calculating the period of time before which,
within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant
to
this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period
shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business
Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business
Day. (ii) The division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and
other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting
this Agreement. (iii) The word “including” shall be deemed followed
by “(but not limited to)”. (iv) The word “it” shall include references to the
male and female gender as the context requires.
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ARTICLE
2
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
SECTION
2.01. Composition
of the Board.
(a) Subject
to Section 2.01(b), commencing on the date of this Agreement, the Board shall
consist of thirteen directors, comprised as follows:
(i)
two
directors designated by Capital Z/Union Square;
(ii)
two
directors designated by WCAS;
(iii)
one
director designated by Xxx;
(iv) one
director designated by Perry (the directors referenced in sub-clauses (i),
(ii),
(iii) and (iv) of this Section 2.01(a) are sometimes referred to herein
each
as
an
“Investor Designee”);
(v) one
director who shall be the then current Chief Executive Officer of the Company;
and
(vi) six
additional directors who shall each satisfy the criteria for “independent
director” under the rules of the principal stock exchange on which the
Common
Stock
is
listed.
(b) Going
forward, (i) with respect to any Investor that is entitled, pursuant to Section
2.01(a), to designate more than one director, (A) at such time as such Investor,
together with its Permitted Transferees, holds a number of shares of Common
Stock that is less than 50% of the number (the “Start
Number”) of shares of Common Stock that such Investor holds on the
date of this Agreement, such Investor shall lose the right under this Agreement
to designate one of its Investor Designees, and (B) at such time as such
Investor, together with its Permitted Transferees, holds a number of shares
of
Common Stock that is less than 25% of such Investor’s Start Number, such
Investor shall no longer have a right under this Agreement to designate any
Investor Designees, and (ii) with respect to any Investor that is entitled,
pursuant to Section 2.01(a), to designate one director, at such time as such
Investor, together with its Permitted Transferees, holds a number of shares
of
Common Stock that is less than 50% of such Investor’s Start Number, such
Investor shall no longer have a right under this Agreement to designate any
Investor Designees. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, shares of
Common Stock held by a Person shall include shares issuable directly or
indirectly through conversion or exchange of outstanding Preferred Shares
and
NVC Shares held by such Person, and irrespective of the Conversion
Limitation. The foregoing calculations shall be appropriately
adjusted to take into account any stock reclassification, recapitalization
or
split, exchange of shares or similar transaction.
(c) Each
Stockholder agrees that, if at any time it is entitled to vote for the election
of directors to the Board, it shall vote all of its Company Securities that
are
entitled to vote or execute proxies or written consents, as the case may
be, and
take all other necessary action (including causing the Company to call a
special
meeting of stockholders) in order to ensure that the composition of the Board
is
as set forth in this Section 2.01.
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(d) If,
as a
result of the death, retirement, resignation or, subject to the other provisions
of this Section 2.01, removal, of an Investor Designee there shall exist
or
occur any vacancy on the Board, the Investor entitled to designate such director
pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall have the power to designate a person
to fill
such vacancy, whereupon each of the Stockholders agrees to take such action
as
is necessary to promptly elect such person to fill such vacancy (including,
if
necessary, causing the Company to call a special meeting of stockholders
(or
effecting a written consent in lieu thereof) and voting all Company Securities
that are entitled to vote or execute proxies or written consents to accomplish
such result).
(e) Directors
may resign at any time. An Investor Designee may be removed at any
time for any reason or no reason upon the written direction of the Investor
that
designated such Investor Designee, effective upon the delivery of such written
direction. If any Investor entitled to designate any directors
request that any of their respective Investor Designees be removed as a
director, each of the Stockholders shall vote all of its Company Securities
that
are entitled to vote or execute proxies or written consents, as the case
may be,
and take all other necessary action, to remove such Investor
Designee. Each Stockholder agrees that it shall not vote any of its
Company Securities in favor of, or take any other action related to, the
removal
of any Investor Designee who shall have been designated for election to the
Board by an Investor pursuant to this Section 2.01 unless the Investor entitled
to designate such director shall have consented to such removal in writing
or
unless such Investor shall have lost the right to designate such director
to the
Board pursuant to this Section 2.01. If any Investor’s right to
designate directors shall be reduced by one or more directors, such Investor
shall, if so requested by any member of the Board, promptly cause a number
of
Investor Designees designated by such Investor equal to the number by which
such
right to designate was reduced to resign from the Board.
(f) If
any
person serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
(“CEO”) shall cease to be the CEO, then, unless
otherwise determined by a majority of the other members of the Board, such
former CEO shall cease to be a member of the Board and the new CEO shall
be
appointed as a member of the Board in place of the former CEO.
(g) The
Company agrees to cause each individual designated for director pursuant
to this
Section 2.01 to be nominated, by all necessary and appropriate action, to
serve
as a director on the Board (including, to the extent required, by the Nominating
Committee of the Board recommending that such designees be included in each
slate of director nominees and by the Board presenting such slate for election
to the Board) and to take all other actions as may be necessary to ensure
that
the composition of the Board is as set forth in this Section 2.01.
(h) To
the
extent permitted by applicable law and the rules of the principal stock exchange
on which the Common Stock is listed, each Investor with an Investor Designee
serving on the Board shall be entitled to have at least one of its Investor
Designees serve on all committees of the Board.
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(i) Any
vacancies on the Board not filled pursuant to the forgoing principles shall
be
filled by an individual to be nominated by the Nominating Committee of the
Board.
(j) Subject
to the provisions of Section 4.01, an Investor Designee shall be entitled
to
supply details of any business transacted at Board meetings, and any other
information obtained by him or her in his or her capacity as a director of
the
Company, to the Investor that designated such director to the Board and to
that
Investor’s Affiliates and professional advisers.
(k) The
Company shall reimburse all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
the
members of the Board in connection with traveling to and from and attending
meetings of the Board and while conducting business at the request of the
Company.
(l) The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to purchase and maintain, at
its
expense, insurance, from reputable carriers and in an amount determined in
good
faith by the Board to be appropriate, on behalf of and covering the individuals
who at any time on and after the date of this Agreement are or become directors
or officers of the Company, or serve at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another company, joint venture, trust
or
other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss asserted against
or
incurred by such individual in any such capacity, or arising out of such
individual’s status as such, subject to customary exclusions.
(m) The
rights granted to a Stockholder hereunder are in addition to all rights to
which
such Stockholder is entitled as a security holder of the Company under the
Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws, as in effect from time to
time, and applicable law.
(n) In
addition, subject to the last sentence of this clause, WCAS shall be entitled
to
designate one individual as a non-voting Board observer (“Non-Voting
Observer”). With the exception of meetings of the Board
(or portions thereof) at which an Investor Designee designated by WCAS pursuant
to Section 2.01(a)(ii) is recused, such Non-Voting Observer shall be allowed
to
attend and observe meetings of the Board, provided that such Non-Voting
Observer shall agree with the Company to maintain the confidentiality, in
accordance with Section 4.01, of all non-public information obtained in
connection with being a Non-Voting Observer. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Non-Voting Observer is not a director of the Company and shall
have
no right to vote on any matter coming to a vote of the Board. At such
time as WCAS, together with its Permitted Transferees, holds a number of
shares
of Common Stock that is less than 25% of WCAS’s Start Number, WCAS shall no
longer have a right to designate a Non-Voting Observer (for purposes of this
sentence, shares of Common Stock held by a Person shall include shares issuable
directly or indirectly through conversion or exchange of outstanding Preferred
Shares and NVC Shares held by such Person, and irrespective of the Conversion
Limitation; and the foregoing calculation shall be appropriately adjusted
to
take into account any stock reclassification, recapitalization or split,
exchange of shares or similar transaction).
(o) To
the
extent, if any, that any of the principles of this Article 2 conflict with
any
applicable law or any rules of the principal stock exchange on which the
Common
Stock is at the time listed and that are applicable to and binding upon the
Company, the Company and the Stockholders shall make such elections under
such
rules and take any and all other actions as may be necessary in order to
enable
the purposes and intents of this Article 2 to be carried out to the fullest
extent in compliance with such laws and rules.
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SECTION
2.02. Corporate
Opportunities. Each Investor Designee (other than any Investor
Designee who may also be an officer or employee of the Company or of any
of the
Company’s Subsidiaries) shall have no duty to present corporate opportunities to
the Company unless such opportunity was expressly offered to such Investor
Designee in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director of the Company,
and any Investor Designee who complies with this provision shall be deemed
to
have fully satisfied and fulfilled the fiduciary duty of such director to
the
Company and its stockholders with respect to such opportunity.
SECTION
2.03. Charter
and By-law Provisions. Each Stockholder agrees to vote all of its
Company Securities that are entitled to vote or execute proxies or written
consents, as the case may be, and to take all other actions necessary, to
ensure
that the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws (a) facilitate, and
do not at any time conflict with, any provision of this Agreement and (b)
permit
each Stockholder to receive the benefits to which each such Stockholder is
entitled under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
3
RESTRICTIONS
ON TRANSFER
SECTION
3.01. General
Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) Each
Stockholder understands and agrees that the Company Securities held by it
on the
date hereof may not have been registered under the Securities Act and may
be
restricted securities under the Securities Act. Each Stockholder
agrees that it shall not Transfer any Company Securities (or solicit any
offers
in respect of any Transfer of any Company Securities), except in compliance
with
the Securities Act, any other applicable securities or “blue sky” laws, and the
restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement.
(b) No
Stockholder shall Transfer, other than pursuant to Section 3.04, any Company
Securities acquired by such Stockholder from the Company pursuant to the
MH
Merger Agreement, until after 180 days following the closing date of such
acquisition.
(c) No
Stockholder shall Transfer, other than pursuant to Section 3.04, any Preferred
Shares acquired by such Stockholder from the Company pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement (or any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or NVC Shares
issued in exchange therefor, or any shares of Common Stock or NVC Shares
issued
upon conversion of any thereof) until after the first anniversary of the
closing
of the acquisition of such Preferred Shares pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement.
(d) No
Stockholder shall Transfer, other than pursuant to Section 3.04, any Preferred
Shares acquired by such Stockholder from the Company pursuant to the Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among the Company and certain
of the
entities comprising the Investors relating to an aggregate of 50,000 Preferred
Shares (or any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or NVC Shares issued in
exchange therefor, or any shares of Common Stock or NVC Shares issued upon
conversion of any thereof) until after the first anniversary of the closing
of
the acquisition of such Preferred Shares pursuant to such Purchase
Agreement.
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(e) No
Stockholder shall Transfer, other than pursuant to Section 3.04, any shares
of
Common Stock acquired by such Stockholder from Capital Z pursuant to the
Share
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2007, among certain of the entities
comprising the Investors, until after the first anniversary of the closing
of
such acquisition.
(f) The
180-day period referred to in Section 3.01(b), and the respective one-year
periods referred to in Sections 3.01(c), 3.01(d) and 3.01(e), respectively,
are
each herein referred to as the respective “Lock-Up
Period” with respect to the respective Company Securities to which
such periods relate under such Sections. After the applicable Lock-Up
Period, with respect to the Company Securities referred to in Sections 3.01(b),
3.01(c), 3.01(d) and 3.01(e), respectively, and with respect to all other
Company Securities owned by a Stockholder, any proposed Transfer by a
Stockholder of such Company Securities (or any shares of Series B Preferred
Stock or NVC Shares issued in exchange therefor, or any shares of Common
Stock
or NVC Shares issued upon conversion of any thereof), other than Transfers
pursuant to Section 3.04 or Exempt Transfers, shall be subject to the rights
of
first offer and tag-along rights as set forth in Section 3.02 and Section
3.03,
as applicable. Sections 3.01(b)-(f) are not intended to prohibit
exchanges by a Stockholder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock for shares
of
Series B Preferred Stock or NVC Shares, or conversions of Preferred Shares
or
NVC Shares into Common Stock.
(g) Sections
3.01(b), 3.01(c), 3.01(d) and 3.01(e) are not intended to prohibit Transfers
pursuant to a merger agreement to which the Company is a party providing
for the
conversion of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into other securities,
cash
or other property.
(h) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 3.01(b), a Stockholder will not be
prohibited under Section 3.01(b) from:
(i) exercising
“piggy-back” registration rights under, and subject to the provisions of, the
Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the shares referred to
in
Section 3.01(b) in any underwritten offering that occurs during the Lock-Up
Period referred to in Section 3.01(b) and that is initiated by the Company
or a
Company stockholder exercising demand registration rights with respect to
Company Securities; and
(ii) Transferring
shares of Common Stock acquired by such Stockholder pursuant to the MH Merger
Agreement back to the Company if and as required
pursuant
to the terms of the MH Merger Agreement.
(i) Any
attempt to Transfer any Company Securities not in compliance with this Agreement
shall be null and void, and the Company shall not, and shall cause any transfer
agent retained by it not to, give any effect in the Company’s records to such
purported Transfer.
(j) Without
limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, no Stockholder shall make
or
permit any Transfer of its Company Securities indirectly through any means
that
would not be permitted directly, in order to avoid the provisions of this
Agreement.
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(k) Each
certificate for Company Securities issued to any Stockholder shall bear a
legend
in substantially the form set forth below (in addition to any legend that
may be
required by applicable securities laws):
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO A STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON
FILE
WITH THE ISSUER OF THIS CERTIFICATE).
SECTION
3.02. Right
of First Offer.
(a) If
any
Stockholder or Stockholders acting in concert (a
“Transferor”) desire to Transfer (other than pursuant
to an Exempt Transfer) Company Securities that represent, in the aggregate,
more
than 5% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (assuming conversion
in
full of all outstanding Preferred Shares and NVC Shares, and irrespective
of the
Conversion Limitation), such Transferor shall give each Stockholder (other
than
the Transferor and its Permitted Transferees, as applicable) that, together
with
its Permitted Transferees, holds more than 5% of the then outstanding shares
of
Common Stock (for this purpose, shares of Common Stock held by a Person shall
include shares issuable upon exercise of Company stock options, or directly
or
indirectly through conversion or exchange of outstanding Preferred Shares
and
NVC Shares, held by such Person, and irrespective of the Conversion Limitation)
and the Company (collectively, the “Option Holders”)
prior written notice of such proposed Transfer, which notice shall
(i) specify the amount and type of Company Securities to be Transferred
(the “Subject Securities”), the consideration to be
received therefor, and the other material terms on which the Transferor proposes
to Transfer the Subject Securities and (ii) contain the offer described
below (collectively, the “Transferor’s
Notice”). The Transferor’s Notice shall contain an
offer to sell (the “Option”) the Subject Securities to
the Option Holders in accordance with this Article 3 for the consideration
and
on the other terms specified in the Transferor’s Notice; provided that
to the extent such consideration shall consist of anything other than cash,
each
Option Holder shall be entitled, at its option, to instead pay in cash the
value
of such consideration as determined by mutual agreement of all such Option
Holders so electing to pay cash and the Transferor, or if such agreement
is not
reached within 5 days of receipt of the Transferor’s Notice, as determined by an
investment banker or appraiser of national reputation reasonably acceptable
to
both the Transferor and such Option Holders (the fees and expenses of which
shall be shared equally by the Transferor, on the one hand, and all such
Option
Holders requesting such valuation, on the other hand), in which case the
date of
the Transferor’s Notice shall be deemed the date the cash value of such
consideration is so determined.
(b) The
Company, at the election of the Board (acting by majority vote, excluding,
for
purposes of this Section (i) if the Transferor is an Investor (or Permitted
Transferee thereof), any Investor Designee designated to the Board by such
Investor pursuant to Article 2 hereof (and if such Transferor is WCAS (or
Permitted Transferee thereof), also excluding Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx if he is then
an
Investor Designee of WCAS), and (ii) if the Transferor is Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
or any
of his Permitted Transferees or Affiliates, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx is then a
director of the Company, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx), shall have the first right and
option, exercisable at any time within the first 10 days following the date
of
the Transferor’s Notice, to exercise the Option to purchase from the Transferor
the Subject Securities pursuant to the Option. If the Option is not
exercised by the Company within the first 10 days after the date of the
Transferor’s Notice, then the other Option Holders shall have the right and
option, exercisable at any time within the first 20 days following the date
of
the Transferor’s Notice, to exercise the Option and purchase from the Transferor
the Subject Securities pursuant to the Option, in which event, such other
Option
Holders may elect to purchase the Subject Securities in the proportions upon
which they mutually agree or, if they are unable to agree upon an allocation
of
such Subject Securities among themselves, then in the proportion that the
number
of shares of Common Stock held by each such Option Holder which desires to
participate in the purchase of such Company Securities pursuant to the Option
bears to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held by all such
Option
Holders that desire to participate in the purchase of such Company Securities
pursuant to the Option. For purposes of the foregoing sentence,
shares of Common Stock held by a Person shall include shares issuable upon
exercise of Company stock options, or directly or indirectly through conversion
or exchange of outstanding Preferred Shares and NVC Shares, held by such
Person,
and irrespective of the Conversion Limitation. Acceptance of the
Option by an Option Holder shall be in a writing delivered to the Transferor
and
the Company, which shall deliver copies thereof to the other Option
Holders.
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(c) If
the
Option is accepted in a manner such that all Company Securities covered by
the
Transferor’s Notice are to be purchased by the Option Holders, the Transferor
shall, subject to Section 3.03, Transfer such Company Securities free of
all
liens and encumbrances (other than restrictions imposed by this Agreement)
to
the respective Option Holder purchasers thereof against delivery by the Option
Holder purchaser of the applicable consideration payable to the Transferor
therefor. Unless, through exercise of the Option, all the Company
Securities proposed to be transferred in the Transferor’s Notice are to be
acquired by one or more Option Holders, the Transferor may, subject to Section
3.03, either (i) Transfer the Company Securities subscribed for by the
Option Holders at the applicable purchase price therefor to the Option Holders
or (ii) Transfer the Subject Securities that were subject to the Option to
a third party Transferee at the same purchase price set forth in the
Transferor’s Notice (or at a higher price) and on terms and conditions no less
favorable to the Transferor than the terms and conditions set forth in the
Transferor’s Notice; provided, however, that such Transfer shall occur
no later than 90 days after the date of the Transferor’s Notice. If
such Transfer does not occur within such 90 day period, then the Company
Securities shall be re-offered to the Option Holders under this
Section 3.02 prior to any subsequent Transfer otherwise covered by this
Section 3.02. The transactions contemplated by this Section 3.02
shall be consummated in accordance with Section 3.03.
SECTION
3.03. Tag-Along
Rights.
(a) In
connection with each Option pursuant to Section 3.02, the Stockholders
shall have the “tag along rights” set forth in this
Section 3.03. Upon expiration or waiver of the rights of first
offer under Section 3.02 and at least 20 days prior to any Transfer of any
Company Securities to any proposed third party Transferee (“Proposed
Transferee”) or Option Holder, as contemplated by Section 3.02(c),
the Transferor shall deliver a notice (the “Sale
Notice”) to each of the Company and the Stockholders stating
(i) in reasonable detail the identity of the prospective transferee(s), the
Subject Securities to be Transferred and the terms and conditions of such
Transfer, and (ii) whether or not Option Holders elected pursuant to
Section 3.02 to purchase all of the Subject Securities (the
“Electing Stockholders”). If Electing
Stockholders elect to purchase all of the Subject Securities pursuant to
Section 3.02, the other Stockholders shall have the “tag along rights”
under this Section 3.03 with respect to the Transfer to Electing
Stockholders, and, if Electing Stockholders did not so elect to purchase
all of
the Subject Securities, such other Stockholders shall also have “tag along
rights” under this Section 3.03 with respect to the proposed Transfer to
the Proposed Transferee (the Stockholders that are entitled to exercise their
“tag along rights” hereunder are referred to as the “Eligible
Stockholders”).
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(b) Each
Eligible Stockholder may elect to participate in the contemplated Transfer
on
the same conditions and terms (including selling the percentage of its Company
Securities specified below in this Section 3.03), and at the same price as
the Transferor, by delivering written notice to the Transferor, with a copy
to
the other Stockholders, within 10 days after the delivery of the Sale
Notice. Each Eligible Stockholder that elects to participate in such
Transfer (a “Tag Along Electing Stockholder”) shall be
entitled to sell in the contemplated Transfer, on the same conditions, terms
and
at the price described above, a portion of its Company Securities equal to
the
lesser of 100% of its Company Securities and such number of its Company
Securities that represent the product of (A) the number of shares of Common
Stock represented by the Subject Securities multiplied by (B) a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock held
by
such Tag Along Electing Stockholder and the denominator of which is the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held by all Stockholders electing
to
participate in the Transfer; provided that in order to be entitled to
exercise its right pursuant to this Section 3.03 to Transfer Company
Securities to the Proposed Transferee or the Electing Stockholders, as the
case
may be, a Tag Along Electing Stockholder must agree to make to the Proposed
Transferee or the Electing Stockholders, as the case may be, the same
representations and warranties (to the extent applicable to such Tag Along
Electing Stockholder), and the same covenants, indemnities and agreements,
in
each case, as the Transferor agrees to make in connection with the proposed
Transfer of its Subject Securities; provided, however, that (i) no Tag
Along Electing Stockholder shall be required to become subject thereby to
a
covenant not to compete or similar restrictive covenant without such
Stockholder’s consent, (ii) each Tag Along Electing Stockholder shall be
obligated to join, severally but not jointly, on a pro rata basis
(based on each such Tag Along Electing Stockholder’s share of the aggregate
proceeds paid with respect to the Company Securities included in such Transfer)
in any indemnification obligation to the Proposed Transferee that the Proposed
Transferee requires of the Transferor in connection with the proposed Transfer,
other than any such obligations that relate specifically to a particular
Stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and
warranties given by a Stockholder regarding such Stockholder’s title to and
ownership of Company Securities, and (iii) each Tag Along Electing Stockholder’s
aggregate liability under such agreements shall be limited to no more than
the
aggregate proceeds received by such Tag Along Electing Stockholder from the
acquirer(s) in such Transfer; and provided further, however, that if
the Proposed Transferee refuses to purchase (x) the total amount of Company
Securities offered by the Tag Along Electing Stockholders and (y) the
Subject Securities, the amount of Company Securities to be Transferred by
the
Tag Along Electing Stockholders and the Transferor shall be reduced to the
amount of the Subject Securities or (if greater) such amount of the sum of
the
Company Securities in clauses (x) and (y) above as the Proposed
Transferee may agree to purchase, which amount of Company Securities shall
be
allocated among the Tag Along Electing Stockholders and the Transferor pro
rata, in proportion to the relative amount of Common Stock held by
them. For purposes of the preceding sentence, shares of Common Stock
held by a Person shall include shares issuable upon exercise of Company stock
options, or directly or indirectly through conversion or exchange of outstanding
Preferred Shares and NVC Shares, held by such Person, and irrespective of
the
Conversion Limitation. If any Tag Along Electing Stockholder elects
to exercise its right to participate in a Transfer pursuant to this
Section 3.03, the Transferor shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the
agreement of the Proposed Transferee to the participation of such Tag Along
Electing Stockholder(s) in the contemplated Transfer. The Transferor
shall not Transfer any of its Company Securities to any prospective
transferee(s) if such prospective transferee(s) decline(s) to allow the
participation of such Tag Along Electing Stockholders in accordance with
this
Section 3.03.
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(c) The
closing of any purchase and sale of Company Securities pursuant to
Section 3.02 and Section 3.03 shall take place on the first Business
Day 20 days after delivery of the Sale Notice; provided that such
period may be extended for up to an additional 90 days solely to the extent
necessary to obtain any required governmental regulatory
approvals. At such closing, the Proposed Transferee(s) or Electing
Stockholders, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Transferor and, if
applicable, each Tag Along Electing Stockholder a wire transfer or a certified
check in the entire amount of the applicable purchase price against delivery
of
instrument(s) evidencing the Company Securities, in each case duly endorsed
for
Transfer to, such third party transferee(s) or Electing Stockholders, as
the
case may be. At or prior to the closing of any such purchase or sale
to any third party transferee, such third party transferee shall execute
and
deliver to the Company all agreements and instruments required by Section
3.05.
SECTION
3.04. Certain
Transfers Excluded. Sections 3.01(b)-(e), 3.02 and 3.03 shall not
apply to any Transfer by a Stockholder of Company Securities to a Permitted
Transferee of such Stockholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if,
while a Permitted Transferee holds any Company Securities, such Person would
cease to qualify as a Permitted Transferee in relation to the initial
transferring Stockholder from whom or which such Permitted Transferee or
any
previous Permitted Transferee of such initial transferring Stockholder received
such securities (an “Unwinding Event”), then the
relevant initial transferor Stockholder shall forthwith notify the other
Stockholders and the Company of the pending occurrence of such Unwinding
Event
and, prior to such Unwinding Event, such initial transferor Stockholder and
such
transferee shall take all actions necessary to effect a Transfer of all the
Company Securities held by such transferee either back to such initial
Stockholder or to another Person that qualifies as a Permitted Transferee
of
such initial Stockholder.
SECTION
3.05. Transferees
Bound. No Stockholder shall Transfer any Company Securities
pursuant to Section 3.04, or to a Proposed Transferee pursuant to Sections
3.02-3.03, unless (in each case) as a condition to the effectiveness of such
Transfer, the Stockholder shall cause the proposed transferee to agree, pursuant
to a written joinder agreement to this Agreement (which joinder agreement
shall
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company), to take
and
hold such Company Securities subject to the obligations and restrictions
applicable to a Stockholder under this Agreement and to be bound by the
provisions of this Agreement. Any Person that hereafter becomes a
Stockholder shall provide its contact details to the Company, which shall
promptly provide such information to each other Stockholder. This
Section 3.05 shall not apply to Exempt Transfers.
ARTICLE
4
CERTAIN
OTHER PROVISIONS
SECTION
4.01. Confidentiality. Unless
otherwise approved by the Board, each Stockholder shall maintain the
confidentiality of any and all non-public information furnished by the Company
and received by such Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement, by using the
same
degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, as such
Stockholder uses to protect its own confidential information,
except:
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(a) to
the
extent such information shall have become publicly available otherwise than
through a breach of this Agreement by such Stockholder or any of its
Affiliates;
(b) to
the
extent required (i) to comply with any subpoena or similar demand to which
a
Stockholder becomes subject or (ii) by applicable law or regulation, or stock
exchange rule; provided that in each such case such Stockholder shall
give the Company prompt notice of such requirement or demand (as applicable),
to
the extent practicable, so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective
order or similar relief (and the Stockholder shall cooperate reasonably with
such efforts by the Company, at the Company’s expense);
(c) in
the
case of an Investor, to Affiliates of such Investor and its and their respective
directors, officers, employees, counsel, accountants and other professional
advisors with whom such Investor reasonably determines it is necessary to
share
such information in connection with such Investor’s investment in the Company
and that are informed of the confidential nature of the information and agree
to
keep it confidential (and such Investor shall be liable for any disclosure
made
by such Persons that is not permitted hereunder), in each case, subject to
any
limitations under applicable law; or
(d) in
the
case of an Investor, to a bona fide prospective purchaser of such
Investor’s Company Securities if such prospective purchaser shall have first
executed and delivered to the Company a non-disclosure agreement in favor
of the
Company and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Company.
Nothing
in this Section 4.01 or
elsewhere in this Agreement is intended to limit any duties, covenants or
other
obligations that a Stockholder who is an officer or employee of the Company
or
its Subsidiaries may have pursuant to any agreement with the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or any applicable law.
SECTION
4.02. Information
Rights; VCOC Rights.
(a) The
Company shall, for so long as an Investor (together with its Permitted
Transferees) shall continue to hold at least 5% of the outstanding shares
of
Common Stock, (i) afford such Investor (or Affiliate or Permitted Transferee
thereof), during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, reasonable
access and consultation rights at all reasonable times to its officers, offices
and books and records, and (ii) afford such Investor (or Affiliate or Permitted
Transferee thereof) the opportunity to discuss the Company’s affairs, finances
and accounts with the Company’s officers from time to time as such Investor (or
Affiliate or Permitted Transferee thereof) may reasonably request.
(b) Any
Investor (or Affiliate or Permitted Transferee thereof) that is intended
to
qualify as a “venture capital operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R.
2510.3-101(d) (each such entity, a “VCOC Investor”)
shall have the right, for so long as such Investor (together with its Permitted
Transferees) holds at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
to
receive from the Company any written information or written materials provided
by the Company to members of the Board; provided that the VCOC Investor
receiving such information shall agree to maintain the confidentiality of
such
information in accordance with Section 4.01.
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(c) For
purposes of this Section, shares of Common Stock held by a Person shall include
shares issuable upon exercise of Company stock options, or directly or
indirectly through conversion or exchange of outstanding Preferred Shares
and
NVC Shares, held by such Person, and irrespective of the Conversion
Limitation.
SECTION
4.03. Additional
Covenant.
No
Investor or Affiliate thereof, nor
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx or Affiliate of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, shall acquire beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange
Act, without regard to the 60-day limit in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), but in each
case
excluding any beneficial ownership solely by reason of the express terms
of this
Agreement) of any additional shares of Common Stock except:
(i) if
such acquisition is pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for outstanding
shares of Common Stock, or a merger pursuant to a merger agreement with the
Company, that in each case (A) is approved by not less than a majority of
the
members of the Board then in office (x) who have not recused themselves from
the
vote of the Board in respect of such approval, (y) who satisfy the criteria
for
“independent director” under the rules of the principal stock exchange on which
the Common Stock is listed, and (z) who are not Investor Designees (such
tender
offer or exchange offer, an “Approved Offer”, and such
merger, an “Approved Merger”), and (B) in such
Approved Offer, not less than a majority of the Subject Shares (as defined
below) are tendered into such Approved Offer and not withdrawn prior to the
final expiration of such Approved Offer, or in such Approved Merger, not
less
than a majority of the Subject Shares that are affirmatively voted (in person
or
by proxy) on the related merger proposal (and not withdrawn) are voted for
(i.e., in favor) of such proposal. As used in this Section 4.03,
“Subject Shares” means, where such an offer or
acquisition referred to in this clause (i) is made by or on behalf one or
more
Investors or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx or any of their respective Affiliates or any
combination of the foregoing (each such Person making such offer or acquisition
or on whose behalf such offer or acquisition is made, together with its
Affiliates, a “Subject Person”), the then outstanding
shares of Common Stock not owned by any such Subject Person or Affiliate
thereof;
(ii) acquisitions
of Company Securities issued or sold to such Investor or its Affiliates pursuant
to the Merger Agreement or any of the Purchase Agreements referred to in
Section
3.01 or directly or indirectly through conversion or exchange of Preferred
Shares or NVC Shares issued to such Investor or its Affiliates pursuant to
any
of such Purchase Agreements;
(iii) acquisitions
of shares issued (including pursuant to exercise of stock options granted)
with
the approval of a majority of the Board or the Compensation Committee of
the
Board to any Investor Designee of such Investor in respect of such Investor
Designee’s service on the Board;
(iv) acquisitions
of shares pursuant to any stock split, stock dividend or the like effected
by
the Company;
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(v) acquisitions
by an Investor or any of its Affiliates that would not result in such Investor
(together with its Affiliates) owning a percentage of the then outstanding
Common Stock that is greater than such Investor’s Cap Percentage (as hereafter
defined) (assuming for this purpose conversion in full of all Preferred Shares
and NVC Shares (irrespective of the Conversion Limitation), and it being
understood that no Person shall be in violation of this Section as a result
of
any reacquisition by the Company of any Company Securities provided
that such reacquisition shall have been approved by not less than a majority
of
the members of the Board then in office who (x) have not recused themselves
from
the vote of the Board in respect of such approval, (y) are not Investor
Designees and (z) satisfy the criteria for “independent director” under the
rules of the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is listed
(each,
an “Approved Reacquisition
Transaction”));
(vi) in
the case of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, acquisitions of equity based compensation awards,
including stock option grants and restricted stock grants, that have been
approved by a majority of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the
Board,
and shares acquired upon exercise of such awards; or
(vii) acquisitions
by an Investor or Affiliates thereof of securities of companies (each, a
“Portfolio Company”) that own shares of Common Stock,
provided that (A) the purpose of such acquisition
by such Investor or
its Affiliates was not the acquisition of beneficial ownership of additional
shares of Common Stock and (B) such Portfolio Company owns no more than 0.5%
of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
As
used in this Section
4.03:
“Base
Cap
Percentage”
means (1) in respect of CapitalZ/Union Square 24%, (2) in respect of Xxx,
7%,
(3) in respect of Perry, 14%, and (4) in respect of WCAS,
18%.
“Cap
Percentage” means, in respect of any Investor, a percentage equal
to such Investor’s Base Cap Percentage plus such Investor’s
Intra-Investor Buy Percentage (as hereafter defined) and less such
Investor’s Intra-Investor Sale Percentage (as hereafter defined),
provided that no Investor’s Cap Percentage shall exceed 25% (the
“Ceiling Percentage”), provided further,
however, that an Investor’s Cap Percentage, and the Ceiling Percentage,
shall be equitably increased for (A) acquisitions permitted under clauses
(iii)
and (vii) above and (B) Approved Reacquisition
Transactions. “Intra-Investor Buy Percentage”
of any Investor means the percentage of the outstanding
Common
Stock acquired by such Investor (or any Affiliate of such Investor) in an
Intra-Investor Private Transfer (as hereafter defined), determined as of
the
time of such acquisition (assuming for this purpose conversion in full of
all
Preferred Shares and NVC Shares (irrespective of the Conversion
Limitation)). “Intra-Investor Private
Transfer” means any sale by an Investor (or Affiliates thereof) to
one or more of the other Investors (or Affiliates of such other Investor)
in a
private transaction, including a sale pursuant to the right of first offer
or
tag-along rights contemplated by Sections
3.02-3.03. “Intra-Investor Sell Percentage”
of any Investor means the percentage of the outstanding
Common
Stock sold by such Investor (or any Affiliate of such Investor) in an
Intra-Investor Private Transfer, determined as of the time of such sale
(assuming for this purpose conversion in full of all Preferred Shares and
NVC
Shares (irrespective of the Conversion Limitation)).
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For
purposes of this Section 4.03, an
Associate (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
shall be deemed an Affiliate of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
The
agreements of the several Investors
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx hereunder are several and not joint.
All
of the restrictions set forth above
in this Section 4.03 shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of:
(A) June
30, 2010;
(B) the
entry by the Company into a definitive agreement with any Person (other than
such an agreement with a Subject Person made in contravention of this Section
4.03) providing for: (x) a recapitalization, merger, share exchange, business
combination or similar extraordinary transaction as a result of which the
Persons possessing, immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction,
beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company entitling them to
exercise at 100% of the voting power of all outstanding securities entitled
to
vote generally in elections of directors of the Company, would cease to possess,
immediately after consummation of such transaction, beneficial ownership
of
voting securities entitling them to exercise at least 60% of the total voting
power of all outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in elections
of
directors of the Company (or, if the Company is not the surviving or resulting
entity from such transaction, in elections of directors (or equivalent governing
body) of such surviving or resulting entity); (y) a sale of all or substantially
all of the assets the Company (determined on a consolidated basis), in one
transaction or series of related transactions; or (z) the acquisition (by
purchase, merger or otherwise) by any such Person (including any syndicate
or
group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of
beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company entitling that Person
to exercise 50% or more of the total voting power of all outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in elections of directors of the Company (for
purposes of this subsection, “beneficial ownership” shall be determined in
accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, provided
that a Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such
Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable
immediately) (the transactions described in clauses (x), (y) and (z) of this
subsection being each hereinafter referred to as a “Transaction
Agreement”);
(C) the
commencement (within the meaning of the Exchange Act) by any Person of a
tender
offer or exchange offer for voting securities of the Company entitling the
holders thereof to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all
outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in elections of directors
of
the Company (other than a tender offer or exchange offer (i) pursuant to
a
Transaction Agreement or (ii) made by or on behalf of an Investor (or Affiliate
thereof) in violation of this Section 4.03 or that would be in violation
of this
Section 4.03 if such tender offer or exchange offer were consummated), which
offer is not withdrawn within 5 days after it is commenced; or
(D) at
such time as the Investors and their respective Affiliates, collectively,
own in
the aggregate less than 20% of the then outstanding Common Stock (assuming
for
this purpose conversion in full of all Preferred Shares and NVC Shares
(irrespective of the Conversion Limitation)), provided that at such
time no Investor (or Affiliate thereof) has disclosed in a Schedule 13D filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it or any of its Affiliates
has
any specific plan or proposal to acquire additional securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in elections of directors of the Company that
is
required to be disclosed under Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the
contrary in Section 5.03, neither the provisions of this Section 4.03 nor
the
penultimate sentence of Section 5.04 may be amended unless such amendment
is
approved by not less than a majority of the members of the Board then in
office
who (x) have not recused themselves from the vote of the Board in respect
of
such approval, (y) are not Investor Designees and (z) satisfy the criteria
for
“independent director” under the rules of the principal stock exchange on which
the Common Stock is listed.
ARTICLE
5
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
5.01. Binding
Effect; Assignability; Benefit.
(a) This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and their respective successors, legal representatives, heirs and permitted
assigns; provided that rights granted to any Stockholder hereunder may
only be assigned in connection with a Transfer of Company Securities in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and provided further that
an Investor’s right to designate Investor Designees (or a Non-Voting Observer)
pursuant to Article 2 hereof are only assignable with the written consent
of the
Company in connection with a Transfer of Company Securities by such Investor
to
the purported assignee. Any purported assignment not in accordance
with this Agreement shall be null and void. Except as may otherwise
be expressly provided in this Agreement, any Stockholder that ceases to hold
any
Company Securities shall cease to be entitled to the benefits of this
Agreement.
(b) Nothing
in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person
other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors, legal
representatives, heirs and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations
or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
SECTION
5.02. Notices. All
notices, requests and other communications to any party shall be in writing
and
shall be delivered in person, sent by reputable overnight courier service,
or
sent by facsimile transmission,
if
to the
Company, to Universal American Financial Corp., 0 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000; Attention: General Counsel;
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000,
if
to
Stockholders, at their respective addresses set forth in Schedule
I,
or,
in
each case, at such other address or fax number as such party may hereafter
specify for the purpose of notices hereunder by written notice to the other
parties hereto. All notices, requests and other communications shall
be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received
prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day
in the
place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or
communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next
succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt. Any notice, request
or other written communication sent by facsimile transmission shall be confirmed
by personal delivery or by reputable overnight courier, made within two Business
Days after the date of such facsimile transmissions.
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SECTION
5.03. Waiver;
Amendment.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, no failure or delay by any party in exercising
any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall
any single or partial exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
power
or privilege. No provision of this Agreement may be waived except by
an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom the waiver is
to be
effective.
(b) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, no provision of this Agreement may be amended
or
otherwise modified except by an instrument in writing executed by the Company
and Stockholders holding more than 50% of the Common Stock held by the
Stockholders (for this purpose, shares of Common Stock held by the Stockholders
shall include shares issuable upon exercise of Company stock options, or
directly or indirectly through conversion or exchange of outstanding Preferred
Shares and NVC Shares, held by the Stockholders, and irrespective of the
Conversion Limitation); provided, however, that (i) any amendment or
modification of this Agreement that treats a Stockholder individually in
an
inconsistent and materially adverse manner in relation to all other Stockholders
shall require the consent of such Stockholder, (ii) any amendment of (A)
Investors’ rights to designate Investor Designees (or a Non-Voting Observer)
pursuant to Article 2 or (B) Investors’ information rights under Section 4.02,
shall require the consent of all affected Investors, and (iii) any amendment
of
clause (v) or (vi) of Section 2.01(a) shall require the consent of the
Company.
SECTION
5.04. Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate upon the first to occur of any of the following
events:
(a) consummation
of the acquisition of “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3
and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), by any Person, of all of the Company
Securities subject to this Agreement without violation of this Agreement
(provided that no Person shall be deemed to beneficially own another
Person’s Company Securities for these purposes solely by fact of the existence
of the voting and transfer covenants contained in this Agreement);
(b) if
the
Company shall admit in writing its general inability to pay its debts as
they
become due, shall make a written assignment for the benefit of creditors,
or the
appointment of a liquidator, bankruptcy receiver or similar occurrence under
applicable law shall have occurred with respect to the Company and such
proceeding shall not have been dismissed or stayed within 60 days after the
commencement thereof;
(c) duly
authorized winding up, liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
or
(d) the
written consent to such termination by Stockholders holding not less than
70% of
the Common Stock held by all the Stockholders (for this purpose, shares of
Common Stock held by the Stockholders shall include shares issuable upon
exercise of Company stock options, or directly or indirectly through conversion
or exchange of outstanding Preferred Shares and NVC Shares, held by the
Stockholders, and irrespective of the Conversion Limitation);
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provided
that, (i) without the consent of the affected Investors, (A) an Investor’s
right to designate Investor Designees (or a Non-Voting Observer) pursuant
to
Article 2 and (B) an Investor’s information rights under Section 4.02, shall
survive any termination under clause (b), (c) or (d) of this Section, and
(ii)
without the consent of the Company, the provisions of clauses (v) and (vi)
of
Section 2.01(a) shall survive any termination under clause (b), (c) or (d)
of
this Section.
In
addition, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and his Permitted Transferees shall cease to the
bound
by, and shall cease to be entitled to rights and benefits under, this Agreement
at such time as Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx shall cease to be the Chief Executive Officer
of
the Company; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, even after
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx ceases to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
if he
shall remain a member of the Board he shall nonetheless not constitute an
“independent director” for purposes of any of the matters requiring approval of
“independent directors” under Section 4.03.
Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, Section 5.05 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement.
SECTION
5.05. Fees
and Expenses. Each party shall pay its own costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the preparation and execution of this Agreement,
or
any amendment or waiver hereof, and (except as otherwise provided herein
or
separately agreed in writing) the transactions contemplated hereby and all
matters related hereto. In any action or proceeding brought to
enforce any provision of this Agreement, or where any provision hereof or
thereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful party shall be entitled
to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other available
remedy.
SECTION
5.06. Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial; Etc. All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation
and
enforceability of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to any
choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of New York
or any
other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than New York. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding that may be based
upon,
arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or
performance hereof, shall be brought and determined exclusively in any state
courts of New York County of the State of New York, or in the event (but
only in
the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over
such
action or proceeding, in any federal District Court sitting in New York City.
Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any
such
action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally
and
unconditionally, to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid
courts
and agrees that it will not bring any such action in any court other than
the
aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim
or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement,
(a)
any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above
named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance
with
this Section, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from
jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such
courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment,
attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise)
and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, any claim
that
(i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient
forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii)
this Agreement, or the subject mater hereof, may not be enforced in or by
such
courts. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to process
being served by any party to this Agreement in any legal action or proceeding
by
delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.02
without prejudice to the right of any party to serve process pursuant to
applicable laws. The consents to jurisdiction set forth in this
paragraph shall not constitute general consents to service of process in
the
State of New York and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided
in
this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other
than
the parties hereto. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives any and all rights to trial by jury in any legal proceeding
arising out of or related to this Agreement.
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SECTION
5.07. Specific
Enforcement; Cumulative Remedies. The parties hereto acknowledge
that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for violations of this
Agreement and that any party, in addition to any other rights and remedies
which
the parties may have hereunder or at law or in equity, may, in its sole
discretion, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance
or injunction (without any requirement to post a bond or other security)
or such
other relief as such court may deem just and proper in order to enforce this
Agreement or prevent any violation hereof and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, each party waives any objection to the imposition of such
relief. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement
or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative
and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any
thereof by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise
of
any other such rights, powers or remedies by such party.
SECTION
5.08. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Securities Purchase
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, constitute the entire agreement
and understanding among the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter
hereof and thereof and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing,
supersede all prior agreements and understandings (including that certain
Shareholders Agreement dated as of July 30, 1999) and contemporaneous agreements
and understandings, both oral and written, among the parties hereto, or between
any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
SECTION
5.09. Severability. If
any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a
court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall
in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. Upon such a
determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby
be
consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent
possible.
SECTION
5.10. Drafting. The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting
of this
Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties
hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring
any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.
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SECTION
5.11. Counterparts;
Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, with the same
effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stockholders Agreement
to
be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and
year
first above written.
UNIVERSAL AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
STOCKHOLDERS:
XXX-UNIVERSAL HOLDINGS, LLC | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: CFO | |||
WELSH,
CARSON, XXXXXXXX & XXXXX, IX, L.P., By: WCAS IX ASSOCIATES LLC, its General Partner |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Member | |||
WELSH,
CARSON, XXXXXXXX & XXXXX, X, L.P., By: WCAS X ASSOCIATES LLC, its General Partner |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Member | |||
CAPITAL
Z FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND II, L.P. By: Capital Z Partners, L.P., its General Partner By: Capital Z Partners, Ltd., its General Partner |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Authorized Signatory | |||
CAPITAL
Z FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE FUND II, L.P. By: Capital Z Partners, L.P., its General Partner By: Capital Z Partners, LTD., its General Partner |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Authorized Signatory | |||
UNION
SQUARE UNIVERSAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: UNION SQUARE UNIVERSAL GP, LLC, its General Partner |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Authorized Signatory | |||
PERRY
PARTNERS, L.P., By: PERRY CORP., its General Partner |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: General Counsel | |||
PERRY
PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: PERRY CORP., its Investment Manager |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: General Counsel | |||
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
PERRY
PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES OFFSHORE FUND, L.P.
By: PERRY PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES OFFSHORE FUND
(CAYMAN) GP, L.L.C., its General Partner,
By: PERRY CORP., its Managing Member |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: General Counsel | |||
PERRY
PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
By: PERRY PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND GP, L.L.C.,
its General Partner,
By: PERRY CORP., its Managing Member |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: General Counsel | |||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. xx Xxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
D.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxx
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Rather | |
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Rather | |||
Title: Attorney-in-Fact | |||
WCAS
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Rather | |
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Rather | |||
Title: Treasurer | |||
THE
XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
2004 IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | |||
THE
XXXXXXX XXXXX
2004 IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: Trustee | |||
DE
NICOLA HOLDINGS L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. xx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx X. xx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Authorized Signatory | |||
SELECT
GLOBAL INVESTORS, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx x. Oretnzio | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: General Partner | |||
XXXXXXXX
X. RATHER – XXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
& CO., INC. CUSTODIAN
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Rather | |
Xxxxxxxx X. Rather | |||
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
SCHEDULE
I
STOCKHOLDER
NAME
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CONTACT
DETAILS
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XXX-UNIVERSAL
HOLDINGS, LLC
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760
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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WELSH,
CARSON, XXXXXXXX & XXXXX, IX, L.P.
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320
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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WELSH,
CARSON, XXXXXXXX & XXXXX, X, L.P.
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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CAPITAL
Z FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND II, L.P.
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Spass/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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CAPITAL
Z FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE FUND II, L.P.
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Spass/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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UNION
SQUARE UNIVERSAL PARTNERS, L.P.
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Spass/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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XXXXX
PARTNERS, L.P.
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760
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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PERRY
PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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PERRY
PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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PERRY
PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES OFFSHORE FUND, L.P.
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
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c/o
Universal American Financial Corp.
6
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. xx Xxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
D.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
X. Xxx
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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c/o
Welsh, Carson, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx
320
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Xhone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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WCAS
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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THE
XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
2004
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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THE
XXXXXXX XXXXX
2004
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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DE
NICOLA HOLDINGS L.P.
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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XXXXXXXX
X. RATHER – XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX & CO., INC.
CUSTODIAN
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SAME
AS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE.
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SELECT
GLOBAL INVESTORS, L.P.
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c/o
Select Medical Corporation
4700
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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66
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Xacsimile: (000)
000-0000
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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c/o
MemberHealth, LLC
29000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxx,
Xxxx 00000
Xacsimile: (000)
000-0000
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