EXHIBIT 10.8
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
by and among
FS EQUITY PARTNERS IV, L.P.,
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX,
THE PARTHENON GROUP, INC.,
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX,
CENTURY AIRCONDITIONING SUPPLY, INC.
AND
CENTURY MAINTENANCE SUPPLY, INC.
JULY 8, 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions....................................................... 2
2. Rights Upon Issuance of Additional Securities..................... 4
2.1 Issuance Notice............................................. 5
2.2 Response Notice............................................. 5
2.3 Revised Issuance Notice..................................... 5
2.4 Pro Rata Share.............................................. 5
2.5 Termination and Assignment.................................. 5
3. Transfer of Shares by FS Stockholder or Existing Stockholders;
Rights of Inclusion............................................... 6
3.1 Right of Inclusion.......................................... 6
3.2 Third-Party Offer........................................... 6
3.3 Allocation of Included Shares............................... 9
3.4 Consummation................................................ 9
3.5 Termination and Assignment..................................11
4. Obligation to Sell Securities.....................................11
4.1 Sale Obligation.............................................11
4.2 Termination and Assignment..................................12
5. Restrictions on Transfers of Securities; Right of First Offer.....12
5.1 Transfer Restrictions.......................................12
5.2 Right of First Offer........................................14
6. Registration Rights...............................................17
7. Representation on the Board of Directors..........................17
7.1 The Board...................................................17
7.2 Termination and Assignment..................................18
7.3 Certain Actions of the Board................................18
8. Copy of Agreement.................................................18
9. Governing Law.....................................................18
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
10. Representations and Warranties....................................19
11. Amendment and Waiver; Successors; After Acquired Shares...........19
12. Interpretation....................................................19
13. Notices...........................................................19
14. Legends...........................................................21
15. Further Assurances................................................22
16. Injunctive Relief; Disputes.......................................22
17. Severability......................................................22
18. Entire Agreement..................................................22
19. Counterparts......................................................23
20. Opinions..........................................................23
21. Termination.......................................................23
Schedule 1 Ownership of Capital Stock by Stockholders Upon Consummation of
Transactions Contemplated by Merger Agreement
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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of July 8, 1998 by and among Century Maintenance Supply, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), FS Equity Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("FSEP IV" or the "FS Stockholder"), Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx ("Xxxxxxx"),
The Parthenon Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parthenon", and collectively
with Xxxxxxx, the "Additional Stockholders"), Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx ("Xxxxxxx") and
Century Airconditioning Supply, Inc., a Texas corporation ("CAC", and
collectively with Xxxxxxx, the "Existing Stockholders").
R E C I T A L S
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A. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 5, 1998
among the Company, Century Acquisition Corporation ("Investor"), the FS
Stockholder, the Existing Stockholders and certain other stockholders of the
Company (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), Investor will merge with and into
the Company (the "Merger"), so that after such Merger FS Stockholder will own a
majority of the Common Stock in the Company and the Existing Stockholders will
retain a substantial investment in the Company.
B. The Additional Stockholders have agreed to make an investment in
Investor, so that after the Merger the Additional Stockholders will also own
Common Stock in the Company.
C. To induce the FS Stockholder and the Existing Stockholders to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and to induce
the Additional Stockholders to make their investment in Investor, the FS
Stockholder, the Existing Stockholders, the Additional Stockholders and the
Company desire to execute this Agreement.
D. The FS Stockholder's and the Existing Stockholders' obligation to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is conditioned
upon the execution of this Agreement by the FS Stockholder, the Existing
Stockholders and the Company.
E. Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, the FS Stockholder, the Existing Stockholders, the Additional
Stockholders and the other stockholders of the Company will own the shares of
capital stock of the Company set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
F. The Existing Stockholders, the FS Stockholder, the Additional
Stockholders and the Company wish to establish through this Agreement certain
rights, obligations and restrictions with respect to the securities of the
Company.
A G R E E M E N T
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized
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terms shall have the following meanings:
Additional Securities: All Securities which are issued and sold by
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the Company other than (i) the Initial Shares, (ii) the options to purchase
1,642,500 shares of Common Stock granted or to be granted pursuant to the
Company's 1998 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (iii) the options to purchase
388,240 shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company's 1997 Incentive
Stock Plan, (iv) any Securities issued or issuable to all of the holders of
Common Stock then outstanding on a proportionate basis, (v) any Securities
issued or issuable to any Employees pursuant to any equity incentive plan,
individual agreement, bonus, award, stock purchase plan, stock option plan or
other stock agreement or arrangement which in each event is approved by the
Board, (vi) any Securities issued in exchange for debt securities of the Company
or any Subsidiary; provided, that the overall terms of the exchange transaction
are fair and in the best interests of the Company as determined in reasonable
good faith by the Board; provided, further, that if the FS Stockholder and any
other Stockholder or their respective Affiliates each own debt Securities being
exchanged, such other Stockholders shall have the right to participate in such
exchange on the same terms as the FS Stockholder or its Affiliates, (vii) any
Securities issued to any source of, or to any party arranging, financing for the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; provided, that the overall terms of
the financing transaction involving the issuance of debt and Securities are fair
and in the best interests of the Company as determined in reasonable good faith
by the Board, (viii) any Securities issued pursuant to a public offering
registered under the Securities Act, (ix) any Securities that are issued or
issuable in connection with the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of
any business, business assets or securities from any Person; provided, that such
Securities are not issued for less than their fair market value, as determined
in good faith by the Board, and (x) any Securities that are issued or issuable
upon the exercise of rights, options or warrants to purchase Securities
(including those referenced in (ii) and (iii) above), or upon the conversion or
exchange of Securities convertible into or exchangeable for Securities.
Additional Stockholders: Xxxxxxx and Parthenon.
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Affiliate: Such term shall have the meaning given to such term
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pursuant to Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Amended Shareholders Agreement: That certain Second Amended and
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Restated Shareholders Agreement dated as of July 8, 1998 by and among the
Company, Xxxxxxx, the FS Stockholders and certain other stockholders of the
Company that are parties thereto.
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Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.
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Business: The marketing, distribution and sale, at retail or
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wholesale or by catalog, and the rendering of services related thereto, of
maintenance, repair and operations supplies to apartments, hotels, prisons,
nursing homes, hospitals, military installations and schools or universities.
Closing: The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
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Agreement.
Common Stock: The Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
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Company.
Employee: Any employee, director or consultant of the Company or any
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Subsidiary of the Company.
FS&Co. Option: The option of the FS Stockholder to purchase 167,381
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shares of Common Stock from CAC pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
FS Principals: Xxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X.
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Xxxxxxx, J. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Xx. and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx.
Initial Shares: The 12,250,000 shares of Common Stock and the 400,000
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shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding on the date hereof.
Initial Stockholders: The FS Stockholder and the Existing
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Stockholders.
Permitted Transferee: Permitted Transferee shall mean, (i) with
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respect to the FS Stockholder, any investment fund or partnership that is
organized and controlled by three or more of the FS Principals, (ii) with
respect to CAC, Xxxxxxx, (iii) with respect to Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx, a family
trust, limited partnership, corporation or other entity established by Xxxxxxx
or Xxxxxxx, as applicable, all of the beneficiaries or owners of which are
immediate family members of Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx, as applicable, (provided, that
in the case of any entity established by Xxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx, as applicable,
pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) other than such family trust, the owners
thereof shall specifically agree that, notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, such owners shall not further Transfer their
ownership interests in such entity to any other Person), and (iv) with respect
to Parthenon, a limited partnership, corporation or other entity established by
Parthenon which serves as a deferred compensation vehicle for its personnel
(provided, that, in the case of any such entity established pursuant to this
subparagraph (iv), the owners thereof shall specifically agree that,
notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, such
owners shall not further Transfer their ownership interests in such entity to
any other Person).
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Person: Any individual, corporation, entity, partnership, joint
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venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity.
Preferred Stock: The 13-1/4% Series A Senior Exchangeable PIK
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Preferred Stock due 2010 of the Company, the 13-1/4% Series B Senior
Exchangeable PIK Preferred Stock due 2010 of the Company, and the 13-1/4% Series
C Senior Exchangeable PIK Preferred Stock due 2010 of the Company.
Public Market Sale: Any sale of Common Stock after the Initial Public
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Offering which is made in the manner described in paragraph (f) of Rule 144
promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act or which is made pursuant to a
registration statement filed with and declared effective by the SEC.
Public Offering: A public offering of shares of Voting Securities of
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the Company registered under the Securities Act, but shall not include an
offering registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or any substitute form that is
adopted by the SEC). The term "Initial Public Offering" shall mean an
underwritten Public Offering of Voting Securities which results in gross
proceeds to the Company in excess of $15 million from the sale of Voting
Securities.
SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Securities: Shall mean (i) Voting Securities, (ii) all rights,
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options, warrants to purchase such Voting Securities or the securities described
in the following clause and (iii) all other securities or capital stock of any
type whatsoever, including, without limitation, non-voting common stock,
preferred stock and securities that are, or may become, convertible into or
exchangeable for, or that entitle the holder to purchase, Voting Securities.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Stockholders: The Initial Stockholders and the Additional
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Stockholders.
Subsidiary: With respect to any Person, a corporation or other entity
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of which a majority of the shares of stock or other ownership interests are
owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
Voting Securities: All Securities of the Company which possess
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general voting power to elect members of the Board (not including, unless the
context dictates otherwise, any options or warrants to purchase Voting
Securities).
As used in this Agreement, all share numbers give effect to the Company's
2.30068 to 1 forward stock split to be effected immediately after consummation
of the Merger.
2. Rights Upon Issuance of Additional Securities. The Company hereby
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grants to each Initial Stockholder and to Xxxxxxx (collectively with the Initial
Stockholders, the "Notified
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Stockholders") the following rights with respect to any and all proposed
issuances or sales of Additional Securities by the Company:
2.1 Issuance Notice. The Company shall give to each Notified
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Stockholder written notice of the Company's intention to issue and sell
Additional Securities (the "Issuance Notice"), describing the type of Additional
Securities, the price at which the Additional Securities will be issued and sold
and the general terms upon which the Company proposes to issue and sell the
Additional Securities, including the anticipated date of such issuance or sale.
2.2 Response Notice. Each Notified Stockholder shall have 45 days
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from the date the Issuance Notice is received to agree to purchase all or any
portion of its Pro Rata Share (as defined below in Subsection 2.4) of such
Additional Securities by giving written notice to the Company of its desire to
purchase Additional Securities (the "Response Notice") and stating therein the
quantity of Additional Securities to be purchased. Such Response Notice shall
constitute the irrevocable agreement of such Notified Stockholder to purchase
the quantity of Additional Securities indicated in the Response Notice at the
price and upon the terms stated in the Issuance Notice. Any purchase by
Notified Stockholders of Additional Securities shall be consummated on the later
of (i) the closing date specified in the Issuance Notice or (ii) the closing
date on which Additional Securities described in the applicable Issuance Notice
are first issued and sold if other Persons are also purchasing Additional
Securities. Each Notified Stockholder that has elected to purchase its Pro Rata
Share of Additional Securities will have the right to purchase all or any
portion of the Additional Securities unsubscribed for by the other Notified
Stockholders, up to its pro rata share of such unsubscribed portion (determined
by the number of Voting Securities owned by the party or parties who elect to
purchase such unsubscribed for portion) if oversubscribed.
2.3 Revised Issuance Notice. The Company shall have 120 days from
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the date of the Issuance Notice to consummate the proposed issuance and sale of
the Additional Securities that are not being purchased by the Notified
Stockholders at a price and upon terms that are not materially less favorable to
the Company than those specified in the Issuance Notice. If the Company
proposes to issue Additional Securities after such 120-day period or at a price
and upon terms that are materially less favorable to the Company than those
specified in the Issuance Notice, it must again comply with this Section 2.
2.4 Pro Rata Share. For purposes of this Section 2, the Pro Rata
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Share of a Notified Stockholder shall be a fraction, (i) the numerator of which
shall be the total number of shares of Voting Securities then held by the
Notified Stockholder and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total number
of shares of Voting Securities then issued and outstanding.
2.5 Termination and Assignment. The rights provided to each of the
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Notified Stockholders under this Section 2 shall terminate upon the earlier to
occur of (i) with respect to all of the Notified Stockholders, upon the
consummation of an Initial Public Offering, (ii) with respect to the Initial
Stockholders, at such time as such Initial Stockholder's (including such Initial
Stockholder's Permitted Transferee's) percentage ownership of Voting Securities
in the
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Company (calculated on a fully diluted basis) falls below 10%, and (iii) with
respect to Xxxxxxx, at such time that the FS Stockholder's rights under this
Section 2.5 shall have terminated pursuant to subparagraph (ii) hereof. The
rights granted under this Section 2 shall not be assignable; provided, however,
that a Notified Stockholder may assign its rights under this Section 2 relating
to the shares which it is then transferring to a Permitted Transferee.
3. Transfer of Shares by FS Stockholder or Existing Stockholders; Rights
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of Inclusion.
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3.1 Right of Inclusion.
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(a) The FS Stockholder agrees not to Transfer (as defined in Section
5.1) all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other
Securities it holds to any Person (individually, a "Third Party" and,
collectively, "Third Parties") unless each Existing Stockholder and each
Additional Stockholder is given an opportunity to sell to the Third Party such
number of shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other Securities owned by
such Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder as is determined in
accordance with Subsection 3.3 of this Section 3; provided, however, that the
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Existing Stockholders and Additional Stockholders shall have no rights pursuant
to this Section 3 with respect to Transfers by the FS Stockholder or a Permitted
Transferee of the FS Stockholder of Securities to (i) any Permitted Transferee
of the FS Stockholder or Permitted Transferees of such Permitted Transferee or
(ii) to any limited or general partner or employee of the FS Stockholder or any
Permitted Transferee of the FS Stockholder.
(b) The Existing Stockholders agree not to Transfer (as defined in
Section 5.1) all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock
or other Securities it holds to any Third Party unless the FS Stockholder and
the Additional Stockholders are given an opportunity to sell to the Third Party
such number of shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other Securities owned
by the FS Stockholder and the Additional Stockholders as is determined in
accordance with Subsection 3.3 of this Section 3; provided, however, that the FS
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Stockholder and the Additional Stockholders shall have no rights pursuant to
this Section 3 with respect to Transfers by the Existing Stockholders to any
Permitted Transferee of the Existing Stockholders.
3.2 Third-Party Offer.
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(a) Prior to the consummation of any sale of all or any portion of the
shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other Securities held by the FS
Stockholder to a Third Party, the FS Stockholder shall cause each bona fide
offer from such Third Party to purchase such shares from the FS Stockholder (a
"Third-Party Offer") to be reduced to writing and shall send written notice of
such Third-Party Offer (the "Initial Offer Notice") to the other stockholders of
the Company, including the Existing Stockholders and the Additional
Stockholders, who are parties to written agreements with the FS Stockholder
entitling such stockholders to include shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock
or other Securities in such sale
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(collectively, the "Company Stockholders"). Each Third-Party Offer shall include
an offer to purchase shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other Securities
from the Company Stockholders, in the amounts determined in accordance with
Subsection 3.3 of this Section 3, at the same time, at the same price and on the
same terms as the sale by the FS Stockholder to the Third Party, and according
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Initial Offer Notice shall be
accompanied by a true copy of the Third-Party Offer (including all material
information available to the FS Stockholder relating thereto). If an Existing
Stockholder or Additional Stockholders desires to accept the offer contained in
the Initial Offer Notice, such Existing Stockholder or Additional Stockholders
shall furnish written notice to the FS Stockholder, within 20 days after its
receipt of the Initial Offer Notice, indicating such Stockholder's irrevocable
acceptance of the offer included in the Initial Offer Notice and setting forth
the maximum number of Securities such Stockholder agrees to sell to the Third
Party (the "Acceptance Notice"). If an Existing Stockholder or Additional
Stockholders does not furnish an Acceptance Notice to the FS Stockholder in
accordance with these provisions by the end of such 20-day period, such
Stockholder shall be deemed to have irrevocably rejected the offer contained in
the Initial Offer Notice. All Securities set forth in the Acceptance Notices of
the Company Stockholders (including any Acceptance Notices received in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4(b) of the Amended Shareholders
Agreement), together with the Securities proposed to be sold by the FS
Stockholder to the Third Party, are referred to collectively as "All Offered
Shares". Within three days after the date on which the Third Party informs the
FS Stockholder of the total number of Securities which such Third Party has
agreed to purchase in accordance with the terms specified in the Initial Offer
Notice, the FS Stockholder shall send written notice (the "Final Notice") to the
participating Company Stockholders setting forth the number of Securities each
participating Company Stockholder shall sell to the Third Party as determined in
accordance with Subsection 3.3 of this Section 3, which number shall not exceed
the maximum number specified by a Company Stockholder in its Acceptance Notice.
Within five days after the date of the Final Notice (or such shorter period as
may reasonably be requested by the FS Stockholder to facilitate the sale), the
participating Existing Stockholders and Additional Stockholders shall furnish to
the FS Stockholder (i) a written undertaking to deliver, upon the consummation
of the sale of Securities to the Third Party as indicated in the Final Notice,
the certificates representing the Securities held by each Existing Stockholder
or Additional Stockholder, which will be transferred pursuant to such Third-
Party Offer (such shares shall be referred to herein as the "Included Shares")
and (ii) a limited power-of-attorney authorizing the FS Stockholder to transfer
the Included Shares pursuant to the terms of such Third-Party Offer. Each
Existing Stockholder and Additional Stockholder shall be required to make
customary representations and warranties in connection with such transfer with
respect to its own authority to transfer and its title to the Securities
transferred, together with such other representations and warranties as are made
by the FS Stockholder in connection with such sale (provided, that in connection
with such sale, the FS Stockholder shall make a good faith effort to negotiate
with such Third Party that, in the event of a breach of any such other
representation or warranty, the liability imposed upon each Existing Stockholder
and each Additional Stockholder therefor will be several, based upon such
Stockholder's proportionate share of the aggregate proceeds to be received by
all of the Stockholders in connection with such sale; provided further, that
regardless of the success of such efforts, the liability imposed upon each
Additional Stockholder will be several as described in this
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proviso). In any such transaction, the Existing Stockholders, the Additional
Stockholders and the Company will cooperate with all other Company Stockholders
to facilitate the transaction.
(b) Prior to the consummation of any sale of all or any portion of the
shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other Securities held by the Existing
Stockholders to a Third Party, and after complying with their obligations
pursuant to Section 5.2, the Existing Stockholders shall cause each bona fide
offer from such Third Party to purchase such shares from the Existing
Stockholders (a "Third-Party Offer") to be reduced to writing and shall send
written notice of such Third-Party Offer (the "Initial Offer Notice") to the FS
Stockholder as described in Section 5.2 and (if the FS Stockholder determines to
exercise its rights of inclusion pursuant to this Section 3.2(b) by delivery of
an Acceptance Notice as described in Section 5.2) to the Company Stockholders
(including the Additional Stockholders). Each Third-Party Offer shall include
an offer to purchase shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other Securities
from the FS Stockholder, the Additional Stockholders and the other Company
Stockholders, in the amounts determined in accordance with Subsection 3.3 of
this Section 3, at the same time, at the same price and on the same terms as the
sale by the Existing Stockholders to the Third Party, and according to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. The Initial Offer Notice shall be accompanied
by a true copy of the Third-Party Offer (including all material information
available to the Existing Stockholders relating thereto). If the FS Stockholder
desires to accept the offer contained in the Initial Offer Notice, the FS
Stockholder shall furnish the Acceptance Notice to the Existing Stockholders
within 20 business days after its receipt of the Initial Offer Notice (which
shall be concurrent with its receipt of the Stockholder Notice as described in
Section 5.2(a)). If the FS Stockholder does not furnish an Acceptance Notice to
the Existing Stockholders in accordance with these provisions by the end of such
20-day period, the FS Stockholder shall be deemed to have irrevocably rejected
the offer contained in the Initial Offer Notice. If the FS Stockholder does
furnish the Acceptance Notice in accordance with these provisions, the Existing
Stockholders will then transmit the Initial Offer Notice to the Additional
Stockholders in accordance with the provisions specified above, and to other
Company Stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4(b) of the
Amended Shareholders Agreement. The Company Stockholders (including the
Additional Stockholders) will then have an opportunity to accept the offer
contained in the Initial Offer Notice, within 20 days of their respective
receipt of the Initial Offer Notice, on the terms specified herein and therein.
All Securities set forth in the Acceptance Notices of the FS Stockholder,
together with the Securities proposed to be sold by the Existing Stockholders,
the Additional Stockholders and the other Company Stockholders, if applicable,
to the Third Party are referred to collectively as "All Offered Shares". Within
three days after the date on which the Third Party informs the FS Stockholder of
the total number of Securities which such Third Party has agreed to purchase in
accordance with the terms specified in the Initial Offer Notice, the Existing
Stockholders shall send written notice (the "Final Notice") to the FS
Stockholder, the Additional Stockholders and the other Company Stockholders
setting forth the number of Securities the FS Stockholder, the Additional
Stockholders and the other Company Stockholders shall sell to the Third Party as
determined in accordance with Subsection 3.3 of this Section 3, which number
shall not exceed the maximum number specified by the FS Stockholder, the
Additional Stockholders and the other Company Stockholders in their Acceptance
Notices. Within five days after the date of the Final
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Notice (or such shorter period as may reasonably be requested by the Existing
Stockholders to facilitate the sale), the FS Stockholder and the Additional
Stockholders shall furnish to the Existing Stockholders (i) a written
undertaking to deliver, upon the consummation of the sale of Securities to the
Third Party as indicated in the Final Notice, the certificates representing the
Securities held by the FS Stockholder and the Additional Stockholders which will
be transferred pursuant to such Third-Party Offer (such shares shall be referred
to herein as the "Included Shares") and (ii) a limited power-of-attorney
authorizing the Existing Stockholders to transfer the Included Shares pursuant
to the terms of such Third-Party Offer. The FS Stockholder and the Additional
Stockholders shall be required to make customary representations and warranties
in connection with such transfer with respect to its own authority to transfer
and its title to the Securities transferred. In any such transaction, the FS
Stockholder, the Additional Stockholders and the Company will cooperate with all
other Company Stockholders to facilitate the transaction.
3.3 Allocation of Included Shares. The maximum number of shares of
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Common Stock, Preferred Stock and other Securities that may be sold by FS
Stockholder, each Additional Stockholder, each Existing Stockholder and all
other holders of Securities who have rights to participate in sales of
Securities by the FS Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders pursuant to
written agreements by and between the FS Stockholder, the Existing Stockholder
or the Company and any such holder (the "Other Tag-Along Rights Holders"), in
any sale governed by this Section 3 shall be (i) All Offered Shares in the event
the Third Party has agreed to purchase All Offered Shares and all Securities
that the Other Tag-Along Rights Holders who have elected to participate in such
sale seek to include in such sale or (ii) such number of shares of Common Stock,
Preferred Stock or other Securities, as applicable, equal in each case to the
product of (a) the total number of shares of such type or class of security
which the Third Party has agreed to purchase times (b) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the total number of shares of such type or class of security owned
by the FS Stockholder, the Existing Stockholders, the Additional Stockholders or
each Other Tag-Along Rights Holder who is eligible to and has elected to
participate in such sale, as the case may be, on the date of the applicable
Final Notice, and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of such
type or class of security owned on the date of the applicable Final Notice by
the FS Stockholder, the Existing Stockholders, the Additional Stockholders and
the Other Tag-Along Rights Holders who have elected to participate in such sale;
provided, however, that, in the event the FS Stockholder, the Existing
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Stockholders, the Additional Stockholders or any Other Tag-Along Rights Holder
elects to sell a number of any type or class of security which is less than the
number such holder could sell pursuant to clause (ii) above, the shares of such
type or class of security that the others of such holders can sell in such
transaction shall be increased by an aggregate amount equal to the number of
shares which any of the FS Stockholder, the Existing Stockholders, the
Additional Stockholders or any Other Tag-Along Rights Holder could have sold in
such transaction but chose not to sell, and any such increase shall be allocated
among such other holders on a pro rata basis based upon the total number of
shares of such type or class of security owned on the date of the applicable
Final Notice by such other holders.
3.4 Consummation. The FS Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders
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shall have 180 days from the date of the applicable Final Notice in which to
sell to the Third Party the
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Securities owned by the FS Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders and the
Included Shares of the Additional Stockholders and the Other Tag-Along Rights
Holders on terms which are not materially less favorable to the sellers of
Securities than those specified in the applicable Initial Offer Notice;
provided, however, that in the event there is a decrease in the price to be
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paid by the Third Party for the Securities to be sold from the price set forth
in the applicable Initial Offer Notice, which decrease is acceptable to the FS
Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders, as applicable, or other material
change in terms which are less favorable to the FS Stockholder or the Existing
Stockholders, as the case may be, but which are acceptable to the FS Stockholder
or the Existing Stockholders, as the case may be, the FS Stockholder or the
Existing Stockholders, as the case may be, shall notify the participating
stockholders of such decrease or change in terms, and each of the participating
stockholders shall have five business days from the date of receipt of the
notice of such decrease or change in terms to reduce the number of Securities it
will sell to such Third Party as previously indicated in the applicable
Acceptance Notice, and the number of shares that all other participating
stockholders (including Other Tag-Along Rights Holders) may transfer shall be
increased in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3; and provided,
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further, that in the event there is an increase in the price to be paid
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by the Third Party for the Securities to be sold from the price set forth
in the applicable Initial Offer Notice or other material change in terms which
are more favorable to the FS Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders, as the
case may be, the FS Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders, as the case may
be, shall notify the other, the Additional Stockholders and the other Company
Stockholders of such increase or change in terms, and each of the stockholders
who was eligible to but did not elect to participate to the full extent of their
rights hereunder shall have five business days from the date of receipt of the
notice of such increase or change in terms to increase the number of Securities
it will sell to such Third Party, and the number of shares that all other
participating stockholders (including the Additional Stockholders and Other Tag-
Along Rights Holders) may transfer shall be decreased proportionately if
necessary. A Third Party purchaser of Securities which complies with this
Section 3 shall not be subject to the obligations contained in this Section 3
with respect to future sales of their shares. The FS Stockholder or the
Existing Stockholders, as the case may be, shall cause to be remitted to the
participating stockholders the total sales price of the Included Shares of the
participating stockholders sold pursuant thereto, which consideration shall be
in the same form and per share amount as the consideration received by the FS
Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders, as the case may be, and as specified
in the applicable Initial Offer Notice, net of the pro rata portion (based on
the total value of the consideration received by such Stockholder compared to
the aggregate consideration received by all Stockholders in the transaction) of
the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with a sale
consummated pursuant to this Section 3. The FS Stockholder or the Existing
Stockholders shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, such other evidence
of the completion and time of completion of such sale and the terms thereof as
may be reasonably requested by the participating stockholders including, without
limitation, evidence of the expenses incurred by the FS Stockholder or the
Existing Stockholders, as the case may be, in connection with such sale. If and
to the extent that, at the end of 180 days following the date of the applicable
Final Notice, the FS Stockholder or the Existing Stockholders, as the case may
be, has not completed the sale contemplated thereby, the FS Stockholder or the
Existing Stockholders, as the case may be, shall return to the other
participating stockholders all certificates representing the Included Shares and
all
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powers-of-attorney which the other participating stockholders may have
transmitted pursuant to the terms hereof.
3.5 Termination and Assignment. Any Permitted Transferee of the FS
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Stockholder and any assignee of the FS Stockholder's rights under Section 4
shall agree to be bound by this Section 3 to the same extent as the FS
Stockholder. Any Permitted Transferee of the Existing Stockholders shall agree
to be bound by this Section 3 to the same extent as the Existing Stockholders.
The obligations of the FS Stockholder and the Existing Stockholders and any
Permitted Transferee or assignee pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3
shall terminate upon consummation of an Initial Public Offering. The rights
granted to the Stockholders under this Section 3 shall not be assignable except
to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with Article V; provided, that the
Permitted Transferee executes a written undertaking to be and becomes bound by
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the other
Stockholders. A distribution by the FS Stockholder to its partners of all or
any portion of its Securities shall not give rise to any rights under this
Section 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting rights of
inclusion in any Public Market Sale.
4. Obligation to Sell Securities.
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4.1 Sale Obligation. If the FS Stockholder proposes to sell to a
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third-party buyer all or (in a transaction which contemplates the partial
retention by the Company's existing securityholders of a portion of the
Company's issued and outstanding Securities) a substantial portion of the shares
of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and other Securities held by the FS
Stockholder (including its Permitted Transferees and assignees) (whether such
sale is by way of purchase, merger, recapitalization or other form of
transaction), upon the request of the FS Stockholder, each of the Existing
Stockholders and the Additional Stockholders shall sell the same percentages of
shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and other Securities beneficially owned
by such Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder to such third-party
buyer pursuant to the same terms and conditions negotiated by the FS Stockholder
for the sale of the Securities held by the FS Stockholder. Each of the Existing
Stockholders and the Additional Stockholders agrees to such sale and to execute
such agreements, powers of attorney, voting proxies or other documents and
instruments as may be necessary or desirable to consummate such sale. Each of
the Existing Stockholders and the Additional Stockholders further agrees to
timely take such other actions as the FS Stockholder may reasonably request as
necessary in connection with the approval of the consummation of such sale,
including voting all Voting Securities in favor of such sale and waiving any
dissenters' rights and, in the event such transaction is structured as a
recapitalization, agreeing to transfer and retain those percentages of
Securities as are requested by the FS Stockholder. Each Existing Stockholder
and each Additional Stockholder shall be required to make customary
representations and warranties in connection with such transfer with respect to
its own authority to transfer and its title to the Securities transferred,
together with such other representations and warranties as are made by the FS
Stockholder in connection with such sale (provided, that, in connection with
such sale, the FS Stockholder shall make a good faith effort to negotiate with
such Third Party that, in the event of a breach of any such other representation
or warranty, the liability imposed upon each Existing
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Stockholder and each Additional Stockholder therefor will be several, based upon
such Stockholder's proportionate share of the aggregate proceeds to be received
by all of the Stockholder's in connection with such sale; provided, further that
regardless of the success of such efforts, the liability imposed upon each
Additional Stockholder will be several as described in this proviso). Each
Existing Stockholder and each Additional Stockholder shall pay its pro rata
portion (based on the total value of the consideration received by such
Stockholder compared to the aggregate consideration received by all Stockholders
in the transaction) of the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with a sale consummated pursuant to this Section 4.
4.2 Termination and Assignment. The obligations of the Existing
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Stockholders and the Additional Stockholders pursuant to this Section 4 shall be
binding on any transferee of or purchaser of Securities from an Existing
Stockholder or an Additional Stockholder or from one of their respective
Permitted Transferees, and any subsequent transferee, except for a transferee
purchasing shares in a Public Market Sale, or any subsequent transferee thereof,
and an Existing Stockholder, an Additional Stockholder, Permitted Transferee or
any other transferee shall obtain and deliver to the FS Stockholder a written
commitment to be bound by such provisions from each such transferee or Permitted
Transferee prior to any Transfer. The obligations of the Existing Stockholders
and the Additional Stockholders pursuant to this Section 4, and the obligations
of any such transferee and Permitted Transferee, shall continue after the
consummation of an Initial Public Offering but shall terminate once the FS
Stockholder's (including its Permitted Transferee's) percentage ownership of
Voting Securities in the Company (calculated on a fully diluted basis) falls
below 20% or the percentage of Voting Securities then held by the Existing
Stockholders and their Permitted Transferees (provided, that when calculating
the percentage then held by the Existing Stockholders and their Permitted
Transferees, no effect shall be given to Securities purchased after the
Closing). The rights of the FS Stockholder under this Section 4 shall not be
assignable except to a Permitted Transferee or to a purchaser of more than 50%
of the shares of Common Stock then held by FS Stockholder and its Permitted
Transferees.
5. Restrictions on Transfers of Securities; Right of First Offer.
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5.1 Transfer Restrictions.
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(a) Transfer Restrictions Binding Stockholders. Neither the FS
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Stockholder nor the Existing Stockholders or the Additional Stockholders shall,
without the prior written approval of the FS Stockholder (in the case of any
Existing Stockholder or any Additional Stockholder) or Xxxxxxx (in the case of
the FS Stockholder), (i) pledge, hypothecate or encumber any Securities, (ii)
sell, assign, transfer, gift or otherwise dispose of ("Transfer") any
Securities, or any right, title or interest therein, except in compliance with
the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws, and (iii) Transfer
any Securities or any right, title or interest therein, except for Transfers of
Securities to Permitted Transferees and Transfers of Securities expressly in
compliance with this Agreement, including (without limitation) Subsection 5.2
(it being understood that the FS Stockholder is free to Transfer its Securities,
subject to the provisions of clause (iii)(y) below and the other provisions of
this Agreement). Notwithstanding
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the foregoing, (i) under no circumstances will the Existing Stockholders at any
time pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise Transfer the shares of Common
Stock that are subject to the FS&Co. Option (including Transfers to a Permitted
Transferee unless such Permitted Transferee executes and delivers to the FS
Stockholder a written undertaking to be likewise bound by the terms of the
FS&Co. Option); (ii) under no circumstances will the Existing Stockholders or
the Additional Stockholders Transfer Securities then held by them to any Person
who directly or indirectly carries on or participates in any business in
competition with the Business (whether conducted by the Company or any
Subsidiary or controlled Affiliate of the Company); and (iii) until the second
anniversary of the date of this Agreement (the "Permitted Transfer Date"), (x)
none of the Existing Stockholders or the Additional Stockholders may Transfer
any Securities, or any right, title or interest therein, other than to a
Permitted Transferee, and (y) unless consented to in writing by Xxxxxxx, neither
the FS Stockholder nor any of the Additional Stockholders will sell any of the
Securities then held by it to any of Wilmar Industries, Inc., The Home Depot,
Inc. or Xxxx'x Companies, Inc.; provided, that in the event that the Company's
EBITDA during any 12-month period during such two-year period falls below 90% of
the EBITDA projected by management for such period, then the restriction
contained in this subparagraph (y) shall no longer be applicable. For purposes
of this Agreement, "EBITDA" shall mean earnings before taking into consideration
interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense,
extraordinary charges related to the writeoff of deferred financing fees, and
non-cash compensation expenses, if applicable (and also includes the fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the recapitalization of the Company in July
1998, as well as in connection with any financing or other public offering).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EBITDA projected by management for such
periods will at all times be adjusted in the good faith discretion of the Board
of Directors of the Company, taking into account, for example, mergers,
acquisitions, asset sales, deviations from the Company's business plan in the
number of new distribution centers that are opened, other extraordinary
corporate events and extraordinary losses and gains, significant changes in the
level of capital expenditures, as well as changes in accounting treatment. The
Transfer of Securities from any Stockholder to a Permitted Transferee may be
made without complying with Section 5.2; provided, that each of such transferees
executes a written undertaking to be and becomes bound by this Agreement in the
same manner and to the same extent as such Stockholder and, in the case of
Permitted Transferees of the Existing Stockholders, Xxxxxxx or Parthenon,
respectively, (i) executes an irrevocable power of attorney appointing Bearden,
Johnson, or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx, respectively (or an individual
designated by such individuals, as applicable, if such individual is unable to
act due to death or disability) as such transferee's attorney-in-fact with sole
irrevocable power and authority to make all decisions on behalf of and take all
actions required to be taken by such transferee in connection with this
Agreement, including (without limitation) any required sale of Securities
pursuant to Section 4 hereof, and (ii) if requested by the FS Stockholder,
delivers an opinion of legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the FS
Stockholder that such undertaking is binding and enforceable.
(b) Conditions to Transfer. Any attempt to Transfer, pledge,
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hypothecate or encumber Securities, or any right, title or interest therein, not
in compliance with this Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall
not give effect to any such attempted transaction or Transfer. Any Securities
Transferred pursuant to the terms and
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requirements of this Agreement (including Sections 3, 4 and 5) shall be
Transferred free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, charges and
security interests or encumbrances, or any obligations or liabilities in
connection therewith, other than obligations under this Agreement of
transferees. Each Stockholder, on the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
agrees that such Stockholder will not Transfer any Securities prior to delivery
to the Company of an opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company with respect to compliance with the Securities Act,
or until a registration statement with respect to such Securities under the
Securities Act has become effective; except that no opinion shall be required in
the case of a Transfer by any Stockholder to a Permitted Transferee or by the FS
Stockholder or a Permitted Transferee to any limited or general partner or
employee of the FS Stockholder or any Permitted Transferee. Except as expressly
provided to the contrary herein, all transferees of Securities will be bound by
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the transferor and
prior to any Transfer must deliver to the Company and the non-transferring
Stockholders a written undertaking to be and become so bound. Upon completion of
any Transfer in compliance with this Agreement, the transferee shall be entitled
to the rights expressly provided to the transferee hereunder.
(c) Termination. Subject to the terms and provisions of Section 5.2
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and Section 6 of this Agreement, the restrictions upon the Stockholders
contained in this Section 5.1 will terminate upon consummation of an Initial
Public Offering.
5.2 Right of First Offer.
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(a) Right of First Offer. Each of the Existing Stockholders and each
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of the Additional Stockholders hereby agrees not to Transfer any of the Common
Stock, Preferred Stock or other Securities held by it to any Person (other than
its Permitted Transferees) unless the FS Stockholder (or any third person(s)
designated by FS Stockholder, which may include Affiliates of FS Stockholder or
the Company) is given the right to acquire such Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this paragraph (a). If an Existing Stockholder or an Additional
Stockholder receives an offer from any Person (other than its Permitted
Transferees) to acquire any such Securities, or decides to solicit or cause to
be solicited a proposal or proposals to acquire such Securities, such Existing
Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder, as the case may be, shall first give
FS Stockholder written notice (the "Stockholder Notice") of such intention,
which notice shall include a term sheet stating, among other material terms, the
minimum cash sales price (the "Target Price") that such Existing Stockholder or
such Additional Stockholder would entertain for the shares of Common Stock,
Preferred Stock or other Securities to be sold (the "Offered Securities"). FS
Stockholder (or its designee) shall have the right for a period of 20 business
days following the delivery of the Stockholder Notice (the "Acceptance Period")
to accept the offer to purchase all or any portion of the Offered Securities at
the Target Price and upon the other terms provided with the Stockholder Notice
(or, in the alternative in the case of delivery of a Stockholder Notice by an
Existing Stockholder, to indicate its irrevocable acceptance of the offer
included in the Stockholder Notice and setting forth the maximum number of
securities the FS Stockholder agrees to sell to the Third Party in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3.2(b) of this Agreement (the "Acceptance
Notice")). The FS Stockholder
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(or its designee) shall exercise its rights under this subparagraph (a) by
delivering to such Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder an
irrevocable written notice of its election prior to 4:00 p.m. Los Angeles time
on the final day of the Acceptance Period. If the FS Stockholder (or its
designee) exercises its rights under this subparagraph (a), the sale of the
Offered Securities shall be consummated within 15 business days of the final day
of the Acceptance Period (the "Purchase Period"). If the FS Stockholder (or its
designee) does not elect to purchase the Offered Securities on such terms (and
the failure to deliver an irrevocable notice of acceptance shall be conclusively
deemed to be rejection of such opportunity) or fails to consummate a purchase of
the Offered Securities for cash within the Purchase Period, such Existing
Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder shall have the right (without
limitation to other rights it may have) to consummate the sale of the Offered
Securities on terms not materially more favorable to the purchaser than
specified in the Stockholder Notice for a period of 90 days (the "Consummation
Period") after the expiration of the Acceptance Period or, if applicable, the
Purchase Period. If such Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder
does not complete such sale, transfer or conveyance within the Consummation
Period, such Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder shall not have
the right to sell, transfer or convey any of the Offered Securities without
again complying with this subparagraph (a). In the event such Existing
Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder, as applicable, intends to sell the
Offered Securities for consideration other than cash, such Existing Stockholder
or such Additional Stockholder shall notify the FS Stockholder (or its designee)
of the terms of such non-cash consideration. FS Stockholder (or its designee)
may elect within 30 days of such notice to have the fair market value of such
non-cash consideration determined, with the parties jointly selecting an
investment banking firm to resolve any dispute regarding the fair market value
of such non-cash consideration; in the absence of agreement on such firm, a
third investment banking firm (designated by the firms proposed by the FS
Stockholder and the Existing Stockholders or the Additional Stockholder, as
applicable) shall determine such fair market value. If the sum of the fair
market value of the non-cash consideration and the cash consideration (in the
case of a sale that is partially for cash) is less than the cash price offered
to FS Stockholder (or its designee) pursuant to this subparagraph (a), then (i)
the Existing Stockholder or the Additional Stockholder, as applicable, shall
have the right to terminate the proposed transaction in its entirety (as it
relates both to the FS Stockholder as well as to the Person that originally
proposed to acquire the Offered Securities), and (ii) to the extent that the
Existing Stockholder or the Additional Stockholder, as applicable, do not
terminate the proposed transaction in its entirety, the FS Stockholder (or its
designee) may, within 20 days of the determination of the fair market value of
the non-cash consideration, elect to purchase the Offered Securities proposed to
be sold for an amount in cash equal to the sum of (i) the fair market value of
the non-cash consideration and (ii) the cash consideration, if any. Such
purchase must be consummated within 15 business days of the determination of
fair market value. If such Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder
receives a written offer for the Offered Securities at any time during the
Consummation Period which is acceptable to such Existing Stockholder or such
Additional Stockholder but is less than the Target Price or is upon terms
materially less favorable to such Existing Stockholder or such Additional
Stockholder than the terms provided to FS Stockholder (or its designee) in the
Stockholder Notice (the "Below Target Price Offer"), such Existing Stockholder
or such Additional Stockholder, as applicable, shall promptly deliver a copy of
such written offer to FS Stockholder (or its designee). During the 20
15
business day period following delivery of such written offer, FS Stockholder (or
its designee) shall have the right to accept the offer to purchase the Offered
Securities on the terms reflected in such written offer. FS Stockholder (or its
designee) shall, if it so desires, exercise such right by delivery to such
Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder, as applicable, written
notice of its election to purchase all but not less than all of the Offered
Securities prior to 4:00 p.m. Los Angeles time on the final day of such
additional 20 business day period and the sale of the Offered Securities shall
be consummated within 15 business days of the delivery of such written notice.
If FS Stockholder (or its designee) does not elect to accept the offer to
purchase the Offered Securities on such terms within such 20 business day period
or fails to consummate the purchase of the Offered Securities within 15 business
days of the date of FS Stockholders (or its designee's) acceptance of the Below
Target Price Offer, such Existing Stockholder or such Additional Stockholder, as
applicable, shall have (without limitation to any other rights it may have) 90
days to consummate the sale of the Offered Securities at a price and upon terms
that are not materially less favorable to such Existing Stockholder or such
Additional Stockholder, as applicable, than the price and terms specified in the
written offer delivered to FS Stockholder (or its designee). In the event a
Below Target Price Offer involves any non-cash consideration, the procedures for
valuing such non-cash consideration set forth above shall be utilized to
determine the fair market value of such non-cash consideration and all time
periods specified herein, extended accordingly.
(b) Termination and Assignment. The obligations of an Existing
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Stockholder or an Additional Stockholder pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall not
apply to a Public Market Sale, and shall continue after the consummation of an
Initial Public Offering, but shall terminate once the FS Stockholder's
(including its Permitted Transferee's) percentage ownership of Voting Securities
in the Company (calculated on a fully diluted basis) falls below 20% or the
percentage of Voting Securities then held by the Existing Stockholders and their
Permitted Transferees (provided, that when calculating the percentage then held
by the Existing Stockholders and their Permitted Transferees, no effect shall be
given to Securities purchased after the Closing). The rights granted to FS
Stockholder under subparagraph (a) shall not be assignable except to a Permitted
Transferee or to a purchaser of more than 50% of the shares of Common Stock then
held by FS Stockholder and its Permitted Transferees. Any transferee of
Securities from an Existing Stockholder or an Additional Stockholder, other than
a purchaser of shares in a Public Market Sale or any subsequent transferee of a
purchaser in a Public Market Sale, shall be bound by the provisions of this
Section 5.2, and the Existing Stockholder or the Additional Stockholder shall
obtain and deliver to each other Stockholder a written commitment by such
transferee to be bound by such provisions prior to any transfer.
(c) Ownership of CAC by Xxxxxxx. CAC hereby agrees to immediately
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Transfer to Xxxxxxx, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1 of this
Agreement, any Securities of the Company then held by it if at any time Xxxxxxx
should fail to control 100% of the outstanding capital stock of CAC. Xxxxxxx
hereby guarantees that CAC will comply with this obligation.
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6. Registration Rights. FSEP IV, the Existing Stockholders and the
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Additional Stockholders shall be entitled to certain registration rights with
respect to their shares of Common Stock (the "Registration Rights"). The terms
of the Registration Rights are set forth in that certain Registration Rights
Agreement of even date herewith by and among the Company, the FS Stockholder,
the Existing Stockholders, the Additional Stockholders and the other
stockholders of the Company.
7. Representation on the Board of Directors.
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7.1 The Board.
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(a) The parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
ensure that the Board consists of not more than eight members. Subject to
Section 7.2, the FS Stockholder shall be entitled, but not required, to nominate
five members (the "FS Nominees") of the Board (initially, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, J. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxx X. Xxxxx).
Subject to Section 7.2, the Existing Stockholders as a group shall be entitled,
but not required, to nominate three members (the "Xxxxxxx Nominees") of the
Board. If necessary, the Board shall elect such additional independent members,
if any, as may be required under applicable law or stock exchange requirements
or by the National Association of Securities Dealers or underwriters in
connection with the Initial Public Offering, and the FS Stockholder, the
Existing Stockholders and the Additional Stockholders shall each take all
actions necessary in connection therewith (provided, that such independent
directors shall be elected by a majority of the Board and reasonably acceptable
to Xxxxxxx). The Existing Stockholders, the Additional Stockholders and any
Transferee of the Existing Stockholders or the Additional Stockholders agree not
to nominate as a member of the Board any nominee or representative of a Person
that competes with the business of the Company as conducted by the Company as of
the date of such nomination.
(b) (i) Each of the Stockholders agrees to vote or cause to be
voted all of the shares beneficially owned or held of record by such Stockholder
at any regular or special meeting of the Stockholders of the Company called for
the purpose of filling positions on the Board, or in any written consent
executed in lieu of such a meeting of stockholders, and agrees to take or cause
to be taken all actions otherwise necessary, to ensure the election to the Board
of the Xxxxxxx Nominees and the FS Nominees.
(ii) Each of the Company and each Stockholder hereby agrees to
use its best efforts to call, or cause the appropriate officers and directors of
the Company to call, a special meeting of stockholders of the Company, and each
Stockholder hereby agrees to vote or cause to be voted all of the Voting
Securities beneficially owned or held of record by such Stockholder for, or to
take or cause to be taken all actions by written consent in lieu of any such
meeting necessary to cause, the removal (with or without Cause) of (A) any
Xxxxxxx Nominee if Xxxxxxx requests such director's removal for any reason, and
(B) any FS Nominee if the FS Stockholder requests such director's removal for
any reason. The Existing Stockholders or the FS Stockholders shall have the
right to nominate a new nominee in the event any Xxxxxxx
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Nominee or FS Nominee, as the case may be, shall be so removed or shall vacate
his directorship for any reason.
(c) Except as provided in Section 7.1(b)(ii), each Stockholder hereby
agrees that, it will not vote in favor of the removal of any Xxxxxxx Nominee or
FS Nominee unless such removal shall be for Cause. For the purposes of this
Section 7.1, "Cause" shall mean the willful and continued failure by a director
substantially to perform his duties as a director of the Company, the willful
engaging by a director in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious
to the Company, or the director's conviction of any crime constituting a felony
which involves moral turpitude.
(d) Subject to Section 7.2, if at any time from and after the date
hereof, any director previously nominated by FS Stockholder or the Existing
Stockholders to serve on the Board ceases to be a director (whether by reason of
death, resignation, removal or otherwise), FS Stockholder or the Existing
Stockholders, as the case may be, shall be entitled to nominate a successor
director to fill the vacancy created thereby, and the FS Stockholder, the
Existing Stockholders and the Additional Stockholders agree to exercise voting
rights with respect to the shares of Voting Securities held of record or
beneficially owned by them so as to elect such nominee as a director of the
Company.
7.2 Termination and Assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing (i) at
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such time as the Existing Stockholders and their Permitted Transferees which
held Securities no longer hold a percentage ownership of Voting Securities in
the Company (calculated on a fully diluted basis) greater than or equal to 10%,
their rights to nominate members of the Board shall terminate, (ii) at such time
as the FS Stockholder and their Permitted Transferees which held Securities no
longer hold a percentage ownership of Voting Securities in the Company
(calculated on a fully diluted basis) greater than or equal to 20%, their rights
to nominate members of the Board shall terminate. The rights contained in
Section 7 shall not be assignable other than by the FS Stockholder to a
Permitted Transferee.
7.3 Certain Actions of the Board. Notwithstanding the terms and
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provisions of Section 7.1, no action of the Company, which under Delaware law
would have required the prior approval of a majority of the Company's
stockholders, will be taken unless and until a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Company (as opposed to a committee thereof) has been called and convened
(upon prior notice duly given in accordance with the bylaws of the Company) for
the purpose of discussing such action.
8. Copy of Agreement. A copy of this Agreement and all amendments hereto
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shall be filed with the Secretary of Company and shall be kept at the principal
executive offices of Company.
9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
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enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
the conflicts of laws rules thereof.
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10. Representations and Warranties. Each Stockholder represents and
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warrants (a) that such Stockholder has full power, capacity, right and
authority, and any requisite approvals or consents to enter into and perform
this Agreement; (b) that this Agreement and the performance of its obligations
hereunder have been duly authorized, and that this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by such Stockholder and is a valid and binding agreement,
enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms; and (c) that
such Stockholder owns beneficially and of record the shares of Common Stock and
Preferred Stock set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1 hereto, free and clear
of any lien, claim, charge, option, security interest, restriction or
encumbrance.
11. Amendment and Waiver; Successors; After Acquired Shares. This
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Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and compliance with any
provision hereof may be waived, only with the written consent of the FS
Stockholder and, except in order to add additional parties who are purchasers of
Securities in circumstances that would affect the rights of all Stockholders
equally (other than to the extent that any such Stockholder may lose rights due
to the dilution in its percentage ownership caused by such addition), to the
extent the Existing Stockholders' or the Additional Stockholders' specific
rights would be prejudiced thereby, the Existing Stockholders and the Additional
Stockholders, as the case may be. Any such amendment, modification, supplement
or waiver so consented to in writing shall be binding upon the parties hereto
and their successors and Permitted Transferees and assigns (if any). This
Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and their successors,
transferees, assigns, heirs and personal representatives; provided however, that
unless expressly permitted herein to an assignee or Permitted Transferee, this
Agreement and the rights granted hereunder shall not be assignable without the
written consent of all of the parties hereto, which consent may be withheld in
each such party's sole discretion. If any right hereunder is not assignable, it
shall not be transferred to any subsequent holder of Securities by reason of the
transfer of Securities to such holder. The Agreement shall apply to all
Securities now owned or hereafter acquired by any Stockholder. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the FS Stockholder may amend this Agreement at any time to
specifically impose upon a Permitted Transferee the Obligation to Sell
Securities contained in Section 4 and the Right of First Offer contained in
Section 5.2.
12. Interpretation. The headings of the Sections contained in this
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Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement
of the parties and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
13. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party
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hereunder shall be in writing (including telex, telecopy or similar writing) and
shall be given as follows:
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if to FS Stockholder:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: J. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx & XxXxxxxx
000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00/xx/ Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
if to Existing Stockholders:
Century Maintenance Supply, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, L.L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxxx, 00/xx/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
if to Xxxxxxx:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fed Ex: 0000 Xx Xxxxxxx
Mail: X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Connecticut Home Address:
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Home: (000) 000-0000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
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with copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
XxXxxxxx & Associates
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to Parthenon:
The Parthenon Group, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx and Xxxx
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or telecopy number and with such other copies, as such
party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties.
Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (a) if
given by telecopy, when such telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number
specified in this Section and evidence of receipt is received or (b) if given by
any other means, upon delivery or refusal of delivery at the address specified
in this Section 13.
14. Legends. All certificates evidencing Securities which are issued to
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any of the FS Stockholder, the Existing Stockholders or the Additional
Stockholders shall be legended as follows (in addition to any other legend
required to be placed thereon):
"THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS AND OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER, PLEDGE,
HYPOTHECATION, DISTRIBUTION AND VOTING THEREOF AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 8, 1998, WHICH MAY BE REVIEWED AT
THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
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OF THE CORPORATION AND A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATION
WITHOUT CHARGE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR."
15. Further Assurances. The Stockholders shall exercise, or cause to be
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exercised, voting rights with respect to Voting Securities held of record or
beneficially owned by them in a manner so that, and shall otherwise take any
necessary actions in order that, the covenants and understandings of the parties
set forth in this Agreement shall be implemented. Each party hereto agrees to
perform any further acts and execute and deliver any documents which may be
reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement and to make
appropriate changes to the procedures set forth herein to implement such rights
to the extent necessary to conform to the Delaware General Corporation Law or
other applicable law. The Company covenants and agrees that it will act in good
faith to preserve for each of the Stockholders the benefits of this Agreement
and that it will take no voluntary action to impair the benefit hereof or to
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be
observed or performed hereunder or to deny to any of the Stockholders any of the
benefits or protections contemplated hereby.
16. Injunctive Relief; Disputes. It is acknowledged that it will be
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impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the parties
hereto fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and
that, in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved party hereto will be
irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such party
shall, therefore, be entitled to injunctive relief, including specific
performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in
equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties
hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
17. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
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invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public
policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the
parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that
this Agreement be enforced as originally contemplated to the greatest extent
possible.
18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Company's
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof,
constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties pertaining
to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior agreements, whether
written or oral, relating hereto.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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20. Opinions. Upon the execution of this Agreement, FS Stockholder shall
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receive an opinion from Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx with respect to the enforceability of
this Agreement against the Existing Stockholders, and the Existing Stockholders
shall receive an opinion from Xxxxxxx & XxXxxxxx with respect to the
enforceability of this Agreement against FS Stockholder.
21. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of
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any of the following:
(a) the written agreement of the Initial Stockholders;
(b) the tenth anniversary of the date hereof;
(c) Stockholders together shall own less than 10% of Common Stock
outstanding; or
(d) the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
CENTURY MAINTENANCE SUPPLY, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
CENTURY ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President and Secretary
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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CENTURY AIRCONDITIONING SUPPLY, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Its: Vice President
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FS EQUITY PARTNERS IV, L.P.
a Delaware limited partnership
By: FS Capital Partners, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxx X. Xxxxx
Managing Member
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XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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THE PARTHENON GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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SCHEDULE 1
Ownership of Capital Stock
by Stockholders Upon Consummation of
Transactions Contemplated by Merger Agreement
Series A
Common Preferred
Stockholder Stock Stock
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FS Equity Partners IV, L.P. 6,745,119 40,000
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx None 80,000
Century Airconditioning 3,917,381 None
Supply, Inc.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx 515,462 None
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 475,033 None
Xxxxx Xxxxxx 105,694 None
Xxxxx Xxx 97,727 None
Xxxxxxx Xxxx 95,624 None
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx 90,634 None
Xxxxx Xxxxx 38,199 None
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx 31,312 None
Xxx Xxxxxx 27,951 None
Xxxxx Xxxxx 22,364 None
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx 75,000 None
The Parthenon Group, Inc. 12,500 None
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