Exhibit 4.4
XXXXXX AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
This Affiliate Agreement (this "Affiliate Agreement") is made and entered
into as of June 5, 1997 (the "Effective Date") among THE INDUS GROUP, Inc. a
California corporation ("INDUS"), Newco Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Newco"), TSW International, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("TSW") and Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx ("Shareholder").
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A. This Affiliate Agreement is entered into pursuant to that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of June 5, 1997, as
such may be amended (the "Plan of Reorganization"), entered into by and among
INDUS, Newco and TSW. The Plan of Reorganization provides for the formation of
one California corporation and one Georgia corporation (collectively, the
"Subs"), as wholly-owned subsidiaries of Newco, and the statutory merger of one
Sub with and into INDUS (the "INDUS Merger") and the other Sub with and into TSW
(the "TSW Merger") (collectively, the "Merger"), all pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Plan of Reorganization and the Agreements of Merger to be
entered into between the one Sub and INDUS and the other Sub and TSW
(collectively, the "Agreements of Merger"). The Plan of Reorganization and the
Agreements of Merger are collectively referred to herein as the "Merger
Agreements." Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have
the meanings that such terms have in the Plan of Reorganization.
B. The Merger Agreements provide for the conversion of all of the issued
and outstanding stock of INDUS and TSW at the Effective Time of the Merger into
shares of Newco's Common Stock, all as more particularly set forth in the Plan
of Reorganization.
C. As a condition to the willingness of TSW to enter into the Plan of
Reorganization, TSW has required that Shareholder agree, and in order to induce
TSW to enter into the Plan of Reorganization Shareholder has agreed, to enter
into this Affiliate Agreement.
D. Shareholder understands that because (i) the Merger is intended by the
parties to qualify for "pooling-of-interests" accounting treatment and
Shareholder may be deemed to be an "affiliate" of INDUS within the meaning of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and (ii) the Merger
will be treated as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code, the shares of INDUS Common Stock which Shareholder owns,
any shares of INDUS Common Stock which Shareholder may hereafter acquire, and
any shares of Newco Common Stock (the "Newco Common Stock") acquired by
Shareholder pursuant to the Merger may be disposed of only in conformity with
the limitations described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. INDUS SECURITIES
Attachment 1 hereto sets forth all shares of INDUS capital stock and any
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other securities of INDUS owned by Shareholder, including all securities of
INDUS as to which Shareholder has sole or shared voting or investment power, and
all rights, options and warrants to acquire shares of capital stock or other
securities of INDUS granted to or held by Shareholder (such shares of INDUS
capital stock, other securities of INDUS and rights, options and warrants to
acquire shares of INDUS capital stock and other securities of INDUS are
hereinafter collectively referred to as "INDUS Stock"). As used herein, the
term "New INDUS Securities" means, collectively, any and all shares of INDUS
capital stock, other securities of INDUS and rights, options and warrants to
acquire shares of INDUS capital stock and other securities of INDUS that
Shareholder may purchase or otherwise acquire any interest in (whether of record
or beneficially), on and after the Effective Date of this Affiliate Agreement
and prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below). All New INDUS Securities
will be subject to the terms of this Affiliate Agreement to the same extent and
in the same manner as if they were INDUS Stock. The INDUS Stock and the New
INDUS Securities shall be collectively referred to herein as the "INDUS
Securities." As used herein, the term "Expiration Date" means the earliest to
occur of (i) the Effective Time of the Merger, or (ii) such time as the Plan of
Reorganization may be terminated in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 2. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF SHAREHOLDER
2.1 Reliance Upon Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Shareholder
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understands that the representations, warranties and covenants of Shareholder
set forth herein will be relied upon by INDUS, TSW and Newco and their
respective counsel and accounting firms and by INDUS's shareholders.
2.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Shareholder. Shareholder
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represents, warrants and covenants as follows:
(i) Authority; Affiliate Status. Shareholder has full power and
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authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform Shareholder's obligations
under this Affiliate Agreement and to make the representations, warranties and
covenants herein contained. Shareholder further understands and agrees that
Shareholder may be deemed to be an "affiliate" of INDUS within the meaning of
the 1933 Act and, in particular, Rule 145 promulgated under the 1933 Act ("Rule
145").
(ii) INDUS Securities Owned. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
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INDUS Disclosure Letter, at the date hereof, all the INDUS Stock owned by
Shareholder are, and at all times until and through the Expiration Date all the
INDUS Securities owned by Shareholder will be, free and clear of any rights of
first refusal, co-sale rights, security interests, liens, pledges, claims,
options, charges or other encumbrances.
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(iii) Transfer Restrictions on INDUS Securities. Shareholder agrees
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with INDUS not to sell, transfer, encumber or dispose of, or offer to sell,
transfer, encumber or dispose of any INDUS Securities until the Expiration Date,
and at such time, only as agreed pursuant to the terms hereof.
(iv) Further Assurances. Shareholder agrees to execute and deliver
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any additional documents reasonably necessary or desirable, in the opinion of
INDUS or TSW, to carry out the purposes and intent of this Affiliate Agreement.
(v) Transfer Restrictions on Merger Securities. As used herein, the
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term "Merger Securities" means, collectively, all shares of Newco Common Stock
that are or may be issued by Newco in connection with the Merger or the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreements, or to any former holder of
INDUS options, warrants or rights to acquire shares of INDUS Common Stock, and
any securities that may be paid as a dividend or otherwise distributed thereon
or with respect thereto or issued or delivered in exchange or substitution
therefor or upon conversion thereof. Shareholder agrees not to sell, transfer,
exchange, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, or make any offer or agreement
relating to, any of the Merger Securities and/or any option, right or other
interest with respect to any Merger Securities that Shareholder may acquire,
unless: (i) such sale, transfer, exchange, pledge or disposition is permitted
pursuant to Rule 145(d)(3) under the Securities Act (as contemplated by Section
3 hereof) and Newco's accountants have advised such Shareholder in writing that
such sale, transfer, exchange, pledge or disposition would not preclude pooling
of interests accounting treatment of the Merger; (ii) Newco's legal counsel or
legal counsel representing Shareholder, which counsel is reasonably satisfactory
to Newco, shall have advised Newco in a written opinion letter reasonably
satisfactory to Newco and Newco's legal counsel, and upon which Newco and its
legal counsel may rely, that no registration under the 1933 Act would be
required in connection with the proposed sale, transfer, exchange, pledge or
other disposition of Merger Securities by Shareholder; or (iii) a registration
statement under the 1933 Act covering the Merger Securities proposed to be sold,
transferred, exchanged, pledged or otherwise disposed of, describing the manner
and terms of the proposed sale, transfer, exchange, pledge or other disposition,
and containing a current prospectus, shall have been filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and been declared effective by the SEC under the
1933 Act; or (iii) an authorized representative of the SEC shall have rendered
written advice to Shareholder (sought by Shareholder or counsel to Shareholder,
with a copy thereof and all other related communications delivered to Newco and
its legal counsel) to the effect that the SEC would take no action, or that the
staff of the SEC would not recommend that the SEC take action, with respect to
the proposed disposition of Merger Securities, if consummated. Nothing herein
imposes upon Newco any obligation to register any Merger Securities under the
1933 Act.
(vi) Pooling Lock-Up. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
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Affiliate Agreement to the contrary, from and after the date of this Agreement,
Shareholder will not further sell, transfer, exchange, pledge or otherwise
dispose of, or in any other way reduce Shareholder's risk of ownership or
investment in, or make any offer or agreement relating to any of the foregoing
with respect to any INDUS Securities or any rights, options or warrants to
purchase INDUS Securities or any Merger Securities or other securities of Newco
during the time period (the "Lock-Up Period")
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beginning thirty (30) days immediately preceding the Effective Time and ending
at such time after the Effective Time as Newco has publicly released the
combined financial results of Newco, INDUS and TSW for a period of at least
thirty (30) days of combined operations of Newco, INDUS and TSW after the
Effective Time of the Merger. Newco agrees to publish such financial results
expeditiously in a manner consistent with INDUS' prior practices.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Newco agrees that any "affiliates" of INDUS
within the meaning of Rule 145 will be allowed, as a group, to sell up to 1% of
INDUS Stock under the "de minimis" exceptions to the pooling of interest
requirements, with each transaction to be approved in advance by Newco's
auditors.
(vii) Intent. Shareholder does not now have, and as of the Effective
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Time of the Merger will not have, any present plan or intention to engage in a
further sale, exchange, transfer, distribution, pledge, disposition or any other
transaction which would result in a direct or indirect disposition or an equity
swap or other risk diminishing transaction (a "Sale") of more than fifty
percent (50%) of the Newco Common Stock (or other Merger Securities) that
Shareholder may acquire in connection with the Merger, or any securities that
may be paid as a dividend or otherwise distributed thereon or with respect
thereto or issued or delivered in exchange or substitution therefor or upon
conversion thereof ("Derivative Securities"). Shareholder is not aware of, nor
is Shareholder participating in, any plan on the part of INDUS shareholders to
engage in Sales of Newco Common Stock (or other Merger Securities) to be issued
in the Merger such that the aggregate fair market value, as of the Effective
Time of the Merger, of the shares subject to such Sales would exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the aggregate fair market value of all shares of outstanding
INDUS Securities immediately prior to the Merger. For purposes of this
representation, INDUS Securities (or any portion thereof) (i) with respect to
which a INDUS shareholder receives consideration in the Merger other than Newco
Common Stock (including, without limitation, cash received in lieu of fractional
shares) and/or (ii) with respect to which a Sale occurs during the period
beginning with the commencement of negotiations (whether formal or informal)
between INDUS and TSW regarding the Merger and ending on the Effective Time of
the Merger (the "Pre-Merger Period"), shall be considered shares of outstanding
INDUS Common Stock exchanged for Newco Common Stock received in the Merger and
then disposed of pursuant to any plan on the part of INDUS shareholders.
(viii) Xxxxxx Lock-up. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
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Affiliate Agreement to the contrary, from and after the date of this Agreement,
Shareholder will not further sell, transfer, exchange, pledge or otherwise
dispose of, or in any other way reduce Shareholder's risk of ownership or
investment in, or make any offer or agreement relating to any of the foregoing
with respect to any INDUS Securities or any rights, options or warrants to
purchase INDUS Securities or any Merger Securities or other securities of Newco
during the time period (the "Xxxxxx Lock-up Period") beginning the date hereof
and ending six months after the Effective Time.
SECTION 3. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES
Shareholder understands that, in addition to the restrictions imposed under
Section 2 of this Affiliate Agreement, the provisions of Rule 145 currently
limit Shareholder's public resales of Merger Securities, in the manner set forth
in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) below, until such time as Shareholder has
beneficially owned, within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the 1933 Act, the
Merger Securities
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for a period of at least one (1) year (or in some cases two (2) years) after the
Effective Time of the Merger, and thereafter if and for so long as Shareholder
is an affiliate of Newco:
(i) 145(d)(1). Unless and until the restriction "cut-off"
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provisions of Rule 145(d)(2) or Rule 145(d)(3) set forth below become available,
public resales of Merger Securities may be made by Shareholder only in
compliance with the requirements of Rule 145(d)(1). Rule 145(d)(1) permits such
resales only: (i) if Newco meets the public information requirements of Rule
144(c); (ii) in brokers' transactions or in transactions with a market maker;
and (iii) where the aggregate number of Merger Securities sold at any time
together with all sales of restricted Newco Common Stock sold by or for
Shareholder's account during the preceding three-month period does not exceed
the greater of: (A) one percent (1%) of the shares of Newco Common Stock
outstanding as shown by the most recent report or statement published by Newco;
or (B) the average weekly volume of trading in Newco Common Stock on all
national securities exchanges, or reported through the automated quotation
system of a registered securities association, during the four calendar weeks
preceding the date of receipt of the order to execute the sale.
(ii) 145(d)(2). Shareholder may make unrestricted resales of
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Merger Securities pursuant to Rule 145(d)(2) if: (i) Shareholder has
beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the 0000 Xxx) the
Merger Securities for at least one (1) year after the Effective Time of the
Merger; (ii) Shareholder is not an affiliate of Newco; and (iii) Newco meets the
public information requirements of Rule 144(c).
(iii) 145(d)(3). Shareholder may make unrestricted resales of
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Merger Securities pursuant to Rule 145(d)(3) if Shareholder has beneficially
owned (within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the 0000 Xxx) the Merger
Securities for at least two (2) years after the Effective Time of the Merger and
is not, and has not been for at least three (3) months, an affiliate of Newco.
INDUS and Newco each acknowledges that the provisions of Section 2.2(v) of
this Affiliate Agreement will be satisfied as to any sale by the undersigned of
the Merger Securities pursuant to Rule 145(d), by a broker's letter and a letter
from Shareholder with respect to that sale stating either that (i) each of the
above-described requirements of Rule 145(d)(1) has been met or (ii) are
inapplicable by virtue of Rule 145(d)(2) or Rule 145(d)(3) and each of the
above-described requirements of Rule 145(d)(2) or (d)(3) (as applicable) have
been met; provided that in each case Newco has no reasonable basis to believe
such sales were not made in compliance with such provisions of Rule 145(d).
SECTION 4. LEGENDS
Shareholder also understands and agrees that stop transfer instructions
will be given to Newco's transfer agent with respect to certificates evidencing
the Merger Securities to enforce (i) Shareholder's compliance with Shareholder's
representations in Subsections 2.2 (vi) and (viii), (ii) Shareholders'
agreements in Section 3, and (iii) Shareholder's compliance with applicable
securities laws regarding the Merger Securities, and that there will be placed
on the certificates evidencing such
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Merger Securities such legends as Newco or its counsel may reasonably require,
including without limitation, a legend providing substantially as follows:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED, EXCHANGED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND THE OTHER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN
THAT CERTAIN AFFILIATE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 5, 1997 AMONG THE INDUS
GROUP, INC., NEWCO GROUP, INC., TSW INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND THE HOLDER OF
SUCH SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE INSPECTED BY THE HOLDER OF THIS
CERTIFICATE AT THE OFFICES OF NEWCO. NEWCO WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, A
COPY THEREOF TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
THEREFOR."
SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to
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be given under this Affiliate Agreement will be in writing, will be delivered
personally, by telecopier (with a hard copy also mailed), or by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid and will be deemed given upon delivery, if
delivered personally, one business day after transmission by telecopier with
confirmation of receipt, or three (3) days after deposit in the mails, if
mailed, to the following addresses:
(i) If to INDUS or to Newco:
THE INDUS GROUP, Inc.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
(ii) If to TSW:
TSW International, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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With a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx
00 X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
(iii) If to Shareholder:
To the address for notice for such Shareholder set forth on
Attachment I hereto or to such other address as a party may have
furnished to the other parties in writing pursuant to this
Section 5.1.
5.2 Termination. This Affiliate Agreement shall be terminated and shall
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be of no further force and effect upon the termination of the Plan of
Reorganization pursuant to its terms.
5.3 Counterparts. This Affiliate Agreement may be executed in any number
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of counterparts, each of which will be an original as regards any party whose
signature appears thereon and all of which together will constitute one and the
same instrument. This Affiliate Agreement will become binding when one or more
counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, will bear the signatures of
all parties reflected hereon as signatories.
5.4 Assignment; Binding Upon Successors and Assigns. Neither party hereto
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may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto. This Affiliate Agreement will be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
5.5 Waiver and Amendment. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof or
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default in the performance hereof will not be deemed to constitute a waiver of
any other default or any succeeding breach or default. This Affiliate Agreement
may be amended by the parties hereto upon the execution and delivery of a
written agreement executed by the parties hereto at any time before or after
approval of the Merger by the INDUS shareholders, but, after such approval, no
amendment will be made which by applicable law requires the further approval of
the INDUS shareholders without obtaining such further approval.
5.6 Governing Law. The internal laws of the State of Delaware
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(irrespective of its choice of law principles) will govern the validity of this
Affiliate Agreement, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and
enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties hereto.
5.7 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
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Affiliate Agreement (or of the Plan of Reorganization) is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of
the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Affiliate Agreement
(or of the Plan of Reorganization, as the case may be) will remain in full force
and effect and will in no way be effected, impaired or invalidated. The parties
further agree to replace such
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invalid or unenforceable term with a valid and enforceable provision that will
achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and other
purposes of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
5.8 Construction of Agreement. This Affiliate Agreement has been
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negotiated by the respective parties hereto and their attorneys and the language
hereof will not be construed for or against either party. A reference to a
Section will mean a Section in this Affiliate Agreement unless otherwise
explicitly set forth. The titles and headings herein are for reference purposes
only and will not in any manner limit the construction of this Affiliate
Agreement which will be considered as a whole.
5.9 Attorneys' Fees. Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any
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part of this Affiliate Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to
recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable
attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court (including without limitation, costs,
expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing party will be entitled to
recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final
judgment.
5.10 Partnership. Newco, INDUS and TSW agree that if Shareholder is a
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limited partnership, Shareholder's general and limited partners shall in no
event be liable for any obligations or liabilities of Shareholder under this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Affiliate
Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
THE INDUS GROUP, INC. TSW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
a California corporation a Georgia corporation
By: By:
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Name: Name:
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Title: Title:
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NEWCO GROUP, INC. SHAREHOLDER:
a Delaware corporation
By:
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Name: Name:
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Title:
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ATTACHMENT 1
INDUS STOCK
Shareholder's Address for Notice
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Number of shares of INDUS capital stock
beneficially owned by the undersigned:
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Number of options, warrants or other
convertible securities convertible into
INDUS capital stock beneficially owned by
the undersigned:
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