Exhibit 7.3
VOTING AGREEMENT
This Voting Agreement is entered into as of July 20, 2000, by and between
Total Sports Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the
below-identified holder ("Holder") of the securities of Quokka Sports, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Parent").
Recitals
A. Parent and the Company are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
and Reorganization of even date herewith (the "Reorganization Agreement") which
provides (subject to the conditions set forth therein) for the merger of the
Company into Parent (the "Merger").
B. In order to induce the Company to enter into the Reorganization
Agreement, Holder is entering into this Voting Agreement.
C. Insofar as the Company may be deemed to become an "interested
stockholder" under Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law by virtue
of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties acknowledge that
the Board of Directors of Parent has approved this Agreement prior to the
parties' execution and delivery of this Agreement, thereby complying with
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Agreement
The parties to this Voting Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree
as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions
For purposes of this Voting Agreement:
(a) "Parent Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $.0001 per
share, of Parent.
(b) "Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) the date upon which the
Reorganization Agreement is validly terminated, or (ii) the date upon which the
Merger becomes effective.
(c) Holder shall be deemed to "Own" or to have acquired "Ownership" of a
security if Holder: (i) is the record owner of such security, with the right to
vote such security; or (ii) is the "beneficial owner" (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of such security, with the
right to vote such security; provided that Holder shall only be deemed to "Own"
or have acquired "Ownership" of securities held as record owner by MediaOne
Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and not securities held as record owner by
AtHome Corporation, Liberty QS, Inc. or other affiliates of AT&T Corporation.
(d) "Person" shall mean any (i) individual, (ii) corporation, limited
liability company, partnership or other entity, or (iii) governmental authority.
(e) "Subject Securities" shall mean: (i) all securities of Parent
(including all shares of Parent Common Stock and all options, warrants and other
rights to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock) Owned by Holder as of the date
of this Agreement; and (ii) all additional securities of Parent (including all
additional shares of Parent Common Stock and all additional options, warrants
and other rights to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock) of which Holder
acquires Ownership during the period from the date of this Agreement through the
Expiration Date.
(f) A Person shall be deemed to have effected a "Transfer" of a security if
such Person directly or indirectly: (i) sells, pledges, encumbers, grants an
option with respect to, transfers or disposes of such security or any interest
in such security; or (ii) enters into an agreement or commitment contemplating
the possible sale of, pledge of, encumbrance of, grant of an option with respect
to, transfer of or disposition of such security or any interest therein.
Section 2. Transfer Of Subject Securities
2.1 Transferee of Subject Securities to be Bound by this Agreement. Holder
agrees that, during the period from the date of this Voting Agreement through
the Expiration Date, Holder shall not cause or permit any Transfer of any of the
Subject Securities to be effected unless each Person to which any of such
Subject Securities, or any interest in any of such Subject Securities, is or may
be transferred shall have: (a) executed a counterpart of this Voting Agreement
and a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and (b) agreed to hold
such Subject Securities (or interest in such Subject Securities) subject to all
of the terms and provisions of this Voting Agreement.
2.2 Transfer of Voting Rights. Holder agrees that, during the period from
the date of this Voting Agreement through the Expiration Date, Holder shall
ensure that: (a) none of the Subject Securities is deposited into a voting
trust; and (b) no proxy is granted, and no voting agreement or similar agreement
is entered into, with respect to any of the Subject Securities, if in either
case such trust, proxy or agreement would entail obligations or restrictions
inconsistent with Holder's obligations under this Agreement.
Section 3. Voting Of Shares
3.1 Voting Agreement. Holder agrees that, during the period from the date
of this Voting Agreement through the Expiration Date:
(a) at any meeting of stockholders of Parent, however called, Holder
shall (unless otherwise directed in writing by the Company) cause all
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock that are Owned by Holder as of
the record date fixed for such meeting to be voted in favor of the approval
and adoption of the Reorganization Agreement and the approval of the
Merger, the issuance of Parent Common Stock in the Merger and in favor of
each of the other actions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement, in
each case on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the
Reorganization Agreement, as amended in accordance with the applicable
provisions thereof; provided that such amendments do not result in a
material change to the fundamental economic terms of the transaction set
forth in the Reorganization Agreement; and
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(b) in the event written consents are solicited or otherwise sought
from stockholders of Parent with respect to the approval or adoption of the
Reorganization Agreement, with respect to the approval of the Merger or
with respect to any of the other actions contemplated by the Reorganization
Agreement, Holder shall (unless otherwise directed in writing by the
Company) cause to be executed, with respect to all outstanding shares of
Parent Common Stock that are Owned by Holder as of the record date fixed
for the consent to the proposed action, a written consent or written
consents to such proposed action.
3.2 Proxy; Further Assurances. Contemporaneously with the execution of this
Voting Agreement: (i) Holder shall deliver to the Company a proxy in the form
attached to this Voting Agreement as Exhibit A, which shall be irrevocable to
the fullest extent permitted by law (except at set forth in Section 8.13 below),
with respect to the shares referred to therein (the "Proxy"); and (ii) Holder
shall cause to be delivered to the Company an additional proxy (in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A) executed on behalf of the record owner of any
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock that are owned beneficially (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), but not of
record, by Holder.
Section 4. Waiver Of Appraisal Rights
Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees to cause
to be waived and to prevent the exercise of, any rights of appraisal, any
dissenters' rights and any similar rights relating to the Merger or any related
transaction that Holder or any other Person may have by virtue of the Ownership
of any outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock Owned by Holder.
Section 5. No Solicitation
Holder agrees that, during the period from the date of this Voting
Agreement through the Expiration Date, Holder shall not, directly or indirectly,
and Holder shall ensure that his Representatives (as defined in the
Reorganization Agreement) do not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate,
encourage or induce the making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition
Proposal (as defined in the Reorganization Agreement) or take any action that
could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) furnish
any information regarding Parent or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Parent
to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or
potential Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) engage in discussions with any Person
with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Holder shall immediately cease and
discontinue, and Holder shall ensure that his Representatives immediately cease
and discontinue, any existing discussions with any Person that relate to any
Acquisition Proposal.
Section 6. Representations And Warranties Of Holder
Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
6.1 Authorization, etc. If Holder is not an individual, Holder has the
corporate, limited liability company, partnership or other comparable
organizational power and authority to execute and deliver this Voting Agreement
and the Proxy and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. This
Voting Agreement and the Proxy have been duly executed and delivered by Holder
and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Holder, enforceable
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against Holder in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, and
(ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other
equitable remedies.
6.2 No Conflicts or Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Voting Agreement and the Proxy
by Holder do not, and the performance of this Voting Agreement and the
Proxy by Holder will not: (i) conflict with or violate any law, rule,
regulation, order, decree or judgment applicable to Holder or by which he
or any of his properties is or may be bound or affected and, if Holder is
not an individual, Holder's certificate of incorporation, formation
certificate, partnership agreement or comparable organizational document;
or (ii) result in or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time)
any breach of or default under, or give to any other Person (with or
without notice or lapse of time) any right of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result (with or without notice or lapse
of time) in the creation of any encumbrance or restriction on any of the
Subject Securities pursuant to, any contract to which Holder is a party or
by which Holder or any of his affiliates or properties is or may be bound
or affected.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Voting Agreement and the Proxy
by Holder do not, and the performance of this Voting Agreement and the
Proxy by Holder will not, require any consent or approval of any Person.
6.3 Title to Securities. As of the date of this Voting Agreement: (a)
Holder holds of record (free and clear of any liens or encumbrances) the number
of outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock set forth under the heading "Shares
Held of Record" on the signature page hereof; (b) Holder holds (free and clear
of any liens or encumbrances) the options, warrants and other rights to acquire
shares of Parent Common Stock set forth under the heading "Options and Other
Rights" on the signature page hereof; (c) Holder Owns the additional securities
of Parent set forth under the heading "Additional Securities Beneficially Owned"
on the signature page hereof; and (d) Holder does not directly or indirectly Own
any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, or any option,
warrant or other right to acquire (by purchase, conversion or otherwise) any
shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent, other than the shares and
options, warrants and other rights set forth on the signature page hereof.
Section 7. [Reserved]
Section 8. Miscellaneous
8.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by Holder in this
Voting Agreement shall survive the Expiration Date.
8.2 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Voting Agreement shall be paid by the party
incurring such costs and expenses.
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8.3 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be
delivered to either party under this Voting Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed properly delivered, given and received when delivered (by hand,
by registered mail, by courier or express delivery service or by facsimile) to
the address or facsimile telephone number set forth beneath the name of such
party below (or to such other address or facsimile telephone number as such
party shall have specified in a written notice given to the other party):
if to Holder:
at the address set forth below Holder's signature on the
signature page hereof
With a copy to:
Quokka Sports, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
if to the Company:
Total Sports Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Chance Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
8.4 Severability. If any provision of this Voting Agreement or any part of
any such provision is held under any circumstances to be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then (a) such provision or part thereof
shall, with respect to such circumstances and in such jurisdiction, be deemed
amended to conform to applicable laws so as to be valid and enforceable to the
fullest possible extent, (b) the invalidity or unenforceability of such
provision or part thereof under such circumstances and in such jurisdiction
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision or part
thereof under any other circumstances or in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the
invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of such provision or the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Voting Agreement. Each
provision of this Voting Agreement is separable from every other provision of
this Voting Agreement, and each part of each provision of this Voting Agreement
is separable from every other part of such provision.
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8.5 Entire Agreement. This Voting Agreement, the Proxy and any other
documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith constitute the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof and supercede all prior agreements and understandings between the
parties with respect thereto. No addition to or modification of any provision of
this Voting Agreement shall be binding upon either party unless made in writing
and signed by both parties.
8.6 Assignment; Binding Effect. Except as provided herein, neither this
Voting Agreement nor any of the interests or obligations hereunder may be
assigned or delegated by Holder or the Company and any attempted or purported
assignment or delegation of any of such interests or obligations shall be void.
Subject to the preceding sentence, this Voting Agreement shall be binding upon
Holder, the Company and their respective heirs, estate, executors, personal
representatives, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the
Company and its successors and assigns. Without limiting any of the restrictions
set forth in Section 2 or elsewhere in this Voting Agreement, this Voting
Agreement shall be binding upon any Person to whom any Subject Securities are
Transferred. Nothing in this Voting Agreement is intended to confer on any
Person (other than the Company and its successors and assigns) any rights or
remedies of any nature.
8.7 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Voting Agreement or the
Proxy was not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise
breached. Holder agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by
Holder of any covenant or obligation contained in this Voting Agreement or in
the Proxy, the Company shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that
may be available to it, including monetary damages) to seek and obtain (a) a
decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and
performance of such covenant or obligation, and (b) an injunction restraining
such breach or threatened breach. Holder further agrees that neither the Company
nor any other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or
similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy
referred to in this Section 8.7, and Holder irrevocably waives any right he may
have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar
instrument.
8.8 Non-Exclusivity. The rights and remedies of the Company under this
Voting Agreement are not exclusive of or limited by any other rights or remedies
which it may have, whether at law, in equity, by contract or otherwise, all of
which shall be cumulative (and not alternative). Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the rights and remedies of the Company under this Voting
Agreement, and the obligations and liabilities of Holder under this Voting
Agreement, are in addition to their respective rights, remedies, obligations and
liabilities under common law requirements and under all applicable statutes,
rules and regulations. Nothing in this Voting Agreement shall limit any of
Holder's obligations, or the rights or remedies of the Company, under any
Affiliate Agreement between the Company and Holder; and nothing in any such
Affiliate Agreement shall limit any of Holder's obligations, or any of the
rights or remedies of the Company, under this Voting Agreement.
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8.9 Governing Law. This Voting Agreement and the Proxy shall be construed
in accordance with, and governed in all respects by, the laws of the State of
Delaware (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws).
STOCKHOLDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS VOTING AGREEMENT OR THE PROXY OR THE
ENFORCEMENT OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS VOTING AGREEMENT OR THE PROXY.
8.10 Counterparts. This Voting Agreement may be executed by the parties in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
8.11 Captions. The captions contained in this Voting Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Voting
Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or
interpretation of this Voting Agreement.
8.12 Attorneys' Fees. If any legal action or other legal proceeding
relating to this Voting Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this
Voting Agreement is brought against Holder, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and disbursements (in
addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled).
8.13 Waiver. No failure on the part of the Company to exercise any power,
right, privilege or remedy under this Voting Agreement, and no delay on the part
of the Company in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this
Voting Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or
remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or
remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other
power, right, privilege or remedy. The Company shall not be deemed to have
waived any claim available to the Company arising out of this Voting Agreement,
or any power, right, privilege or remedy of the Company under this Voting
Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is
expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on
behalf of the Company; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any
effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.
8.14 Termination of Agreement. In the event that the Effective Time of the
Merger has not occurred on or prior to December 31, 2000, then, in such event,
Holder shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time subsequent
to December 31, 2000 by providing notice of such termination to the Company in
accordance with Section 8.3 hereof.
8.15 Construction.
(a) For purposes of this Voting Agreement, whenever the context
requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the
masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the
feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the
neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders.
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(b) The parties agree that any rule of construction to the effect that
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be
applied in the construction or interpretation of this Voting Agreement.
(c) As used in this Voting Agreement, the words "include" and
"including," and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of
limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without
limitation."
(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Voting
Agreement to "Sections" and "Exhibits" are intended to refer to Sections of
this Voting Agreement and Exhibits to this Voting Agreement.
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In Witness Whereof, the Company and Holder have caused this Voting
Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
Total Sports Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Holder: MediaOne Interactive Services, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Address: 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xx. Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
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Additional Securities
Shares Held of Record Options and Other Rights Beneficially Owned
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3,897,437 shares of 653,934 shares of Common Stock
Common Stock to be received in the pending
Xxxx.xxx transaction
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Exhibit A
Form Of Proxy
The undersigned stockholder of Quokka Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Parent"), hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent permitted by law) appoints
and constitutes Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx III and Total Sports Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and each of them, the attorneys and
proxies of the undersigned with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
to the full extent of the undersigned's rights with respect to (i) the
outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent owned of record by the undersigned
as of the date of this proxy, which shares are specified on the final page of
this proxy, and (ii) any and all other shares of capital stock of Parent which
the undersigned may acquire on or after the date hereof. (The shares of the
capital stock of Parent referred to in clauses "(i)" and "(ii)" of the
immediately preceding sentence are collectively referred to as the "Shares.")
Upon the execution hereof, all prior proxies given by the undersigned with
respect to any of the Shares are hereby revoked, and the undersigned agrees that
no subsequent proxies will be given with respect to any of the Shares.
Except as provided below, this proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an
interest and is granted in connection with the Voting Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, between the Company and the undersigned (the "Voting Agreement"),
and is granted in consideration of the Company entering into the Agreement and
Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of the date hereof, among Parent,
Merger Sub (as that term is defined in the Reorganization Agreement defined
herein) and the Company (the "Reorganization Agreement").
The attorneys and proxies named above will be empowered, and may exercise
this proxy, to vote the Shares at any time until the earlier to occur of the
valid termination of the Reorganization Agreement or the effective time of the
merger contemplated thereby (the "Merger") at any meeting of the stockholders of
Parent, however called, or in connection with any solicitation of written
consents from stockholders of Parent, in favor of the approval and adoption of
the Reorganization Agreement and the approval of the Merger, and in favor of
each of the other actions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement, in each
case on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the Reorganization
Agreement, as amended in accordance with the applicable provisions thereof;
provided that such amendments do not result in a material change to the
fundamental economic terms of the transaction set forth in the Reorganization
Agreement.
The undersigned may vote the Shares on all other matters.
This proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal
representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned (including any
transferee of any of the Shares).
If any provision of this proxy or any part of any such provision is held
under any circumstances to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then
(a) such provision or part thereof shall, with respect to such circumstances and
in such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to conform to applicable laws so as to
be valid and enforceable to the fullest possible extent, (b) the
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invalidity or unenforceability of such provision or part thereof under such
circumstances and in such jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of such provision or part thereof under any other circumstances
or in any other jurisdiction, and (c) the invalidity or unenforceability of such
provision or part thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of such provision or the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this proxy. Each provision of this proxy is separable from every
other provision of this proxy, and each part of each provision of this proxy is
separable from every other part of such provision.
This proxy shall terminate upon the earlier of the valid termination of the
Reorganization Agreement or the effective time of the Merger and is terminable
at the option of the undersigned stockholder at any time after December 31,
2000.
Dated: ___________, 2000.
Name of
stockholder:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Number and type of shares of stock of
Parent owned of record as of the date of
this proxy:
Type/class of securities Number of securities
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