EXHIBIT F Term Sheet for Parent Shareholders’ Agreement1
EXHIBIT F
Term Sheet for Parent Shareholders’ Agreement1
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Parties | • | Polaris Acquisition Corp. (“Parent”), as the surviving | ||
corporation in the merger of Xxxxxx Telematics, Inc. (the | ||||
“Company”) with and into Parent pursuant to the Merger | ||||
Agreement. | ||||
• | Communications Investors LLC (“Apollo”), who shall serve | |||
as the Escrow Representative. | ||||
• | the entities and individuals listed on Schedule I hereto (which | |||
may be expanded before the Closing without the consent of | ||||
Parent to include such persons who may hereafter become | ||||
equityholders of the Company and agree to the terms of this | ||||
agreement) (the “Company Shareholders”). | ||||
• | Xxxxx Business Ventures XX, LLC, Praesumo Partners, LLC, | |||
Xxxxx Holdings, LLC, Vinco Vincere Vici Victum LLC, | ||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Meritage Farms LLC, Cloobeck Companies, | ||||
LLC, Granite Creek Partners, L.L.C., Xxxxx Capital | ||||
Investments LLC, Odessa, LLC and Roxbury Capital Group | ||||
LLC Incentive Savings Plan (together, the “Founders”). | ||||
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Transfer Restrictions | ||||
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Company Shareholders | • | Each Company Shareholder agrees not to sell, transfer or | ||
Transfer Restrictions | otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Transaction | |||
Shares or Converted Option Shares underlying Converted | ||||
Options, in each case for 24 months post-Closing, except (i) | ||||
by gift to a member of such shareholder’s immediate family | ||||
or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is an Company | ||||
Shareholder or a member of an Company Shareholder’s | ||||
immediate family, (ii) by virtue of the laws of descent and | ||||
distribution upon death of any Company Shareholder, or (iii) | ||||
pursuant to a qualified relations order; provided, however, that | ||||
such permissive transfers may be implemented only upon the | ||||
respective transferee’s written agreement to be bound by the | ||||
terms and conditions of the Shareholders’ Agreement. | ||||
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1 Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and between Polaris and the Company, dated as of June 13, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”).
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• | Each Company Shareholder agrees not to sell, transfer or | |||||
otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Escrowed | ||||||
Earnout Shares (or Converted Option Shares underlying | ||||||
Earnout Options) until, with respect to any such share, the | ||||||
earlier of (a) 12 months following the distribution to | ||||||
shareholders of shares from escrow with respect to the | ||||||
applicable Tranche or (B) the end of the measurement period | ||||||
during which the applicable milestone (with respect to | ||||||
applicable Tranche) was achieved. | ||||||
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Founders Restrictions | • | The Parent common stock and the warrants to purchase Parent | ||||
common stock (the “Parent Warrants”) that are owned by the | ||||||
Founders and held in escrow pursuant to the Stock Escrow | ||||||
Agreement and the Warrant Escrow Agreement, both dated as | ||||||
of January 11, 2008, by and among Parent, certain of the | ||||||
Founders and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company | ||||||
(the “Founders Escrow Agreements”) shall continue to be | ||||||
subject to the restrictions and other provisions of the Founders | ||||||
Escrow Agreements and shall be released to the Founders as | ||||||
and when provided for under the Founders Escrow | ||||||
Agreements. | ||||||
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Governance | ||||||
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Voting of Escrowed Shares | • | For any matters brought to a vote of the Parent shareholders | ||||
during such time when any Escrowed Earnout Shares remain | ||||||
in escrow, the Company Shareholders shall be entitled to vote | ||||||
such Escrowed Earnout Shares without restriction. | ||||||
• | The Company Shareholders may vote the Escrowed | |||||
Indemnity Shares without restriction. | ||||||
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Initial Composition of the | • | Simultaneously with the Closing, the Board shall be expanded | ||||
Board of Directors of Parent | to 9 members and shall initially consist of the following | |||||
(the “Board”) | members: | |||||
• | The following 1 person designated by Apollo prior to | |||||
Closing (or such other person as Apollo shall designate | ||||||
prior to the Closing): | ||||||
• | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
• | 5 persons to be designated by Apollo prior to Closing, at | |||||
least one of whom shall be considered “independent” | ||||||
under applicable stock exchange rules. | ||||||
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• | The following 1 person who is currently on the Board (or | |||||
such other person as the Board shall designate prior to the | ||||||
Closing who is reasonably acceptable to the Escrow | ||||||
Representative): | ||||||
• | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
• | In addition, 2 persons who are considered “independent” | |||||
under applicable stock exchange rules shall be designated | ||||||
mutually by the Board and the Escrow Representative. | ||||||
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Founder Board Nominations | • | In the event of the death, disability, disqualification, | ||||
resignation or removal of Xxxx Xxxxx, or his failure to be | ||||||
elected, in each case, prior to the expiration of the Escrow | ||||||
Period, Parent shall nominate for election to the Board a | ||||||
replacement (the “Replacement Director”) designated by the | ||||||
Founders (as determined by a majority-in-interest (based on | ||||||
fully-diluted ownership of Parent common stock from time to | ||||||
time) of the Founders), who shall be entitled to serve until the | ||||||
expiration of the Escrow Period. Such Replacement Director | ||||||
shall meet any applicable requirements or qualifications under | ||||||
applicable law, stock exchange rules and Parent | ||||||
organizational documents to be a member of the Board. | ||||||
Nothing herein shall be deemed to require that any party | ||||||
hereto, or any affiliate thereof, act or be in violation of any | ||||||
applicable provision of law, legal duty or requirement or stock | ||||||
exchange or stock market rule. | ||||||
• | All of the parties to the Shareholders’ Agreement who are | |||||
entitled to vote with respect to the election of directors of the | ||||||
Board shall agree to vote their shares in favor of Xxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
or the Replacement Director until the earlier of (x) the | ||||||
termination of the Escrow Period and (y) the date when the | ||||||
Founders hold less than 50% of the outstanding Parent | ||||||
common stock held by the Founders at the Closing. | ||||||
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Unaffiliated Directors | • | For so long as any Escrowed Earnout Shares or Escrowed | ||||
Indemnity Shares remain in escrow (the “Escrow Period”) | ||||||
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the Board shall at all | ||||||
times include Xxxx Xxxxx or the Replacement Director or, if | ||||||
no such person is still a member of the Board, at least one | ||||||
Unaffiliated Director (as defined in Section 7.6 of the Merger | ||||||
Agreement). | ||||||
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Registration Rights | ||||||
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Registration Rights of the | • | The following registration rights shall extend to (A) the | ||
Founders and Company | Company Shareholders, with respect to their Parent common | |||
Shareholders | stock, and (B) the Founders, with respect to their Parent | |||
common stock, Parent Warrants and shares of Parent common | ||||
stock underlying the Parent Warrants (such securities of the | ||||
Company Shareholders and the Founders, together, the | ||||
“Registrable Securities”). As to any particular Registrable | ||||
Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable | ||||
Securities when: (a) a Registration Statement with respect to | ||||
the sale of such securities shall have become effective under | ||||
the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, | ||||
transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such | ||||
Registration Statement; (b) such securities shall have been | ||||
otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a | ||||
legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by | ||||
Parent and subsequent public distribution of them shall not | ||||
require registration under the Securities Act; (c) such | ||||
securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (d) the | ||||
Registrable Securities are saleable under Rule 144 and not | ||||
subject to the volume restrictions therein. | ||||
• | This agreement shall replace (A) all existing registration | |||
rights that the Company Shareholders may have with respect | ||||
to the Company and (B) the Founders’ existing registration | ||||
rights with Parent. | ||||
• | The registration rights of the Company Shareholders and the | |||
Founders shall be subject to the transfer restrictions on each | ||||
such holder’s Parent securities referenced herein, and no | ||||
registration rights shall be available for any securities prior to | ||||
the expiry of such transfer restrictions with respect to such | ||||
securities. | ||||
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Demand Rights | • | Availability: Beginning after the expiry of the transfer | ||
restrictions applicable to the given securities of the Company | ||||
Shareholders’ or the Founders, as the case may be, the | ||||
Company Shareholders (as a group as determined by a | ||||
majority-in-interest) and the Founders (as a group as | ||||
determined by a majority-in-interest) may issue to Parent a | ||||
written request (a “Demand Notice”) that Parent effect the | ||||
registration of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities | ||||
(a “Demand Registration”). Parent shall not be required to (i) | ||||
effect more than two (2) Demand Registrations initiated by | ||||
the Founders or more than four (4) Demand Registrations | ||||
initiated by the Company Shareholders or (ii) effect a Demand | ||||
Registration (x) requested by the Founders if such Founders | ||||
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request a registration of shares with a value of less than | ||||
$2,000,000 or (y) requested by the Company Shareholders if | ||||
such Company Shareholders request a registration of shares with a value of less than $20,000,000. | ||||
• | Cutbacks: See “Cutbacks” under “Piggyback Rights.” | |||
• | Withdrawal: The demanding party (based on the majority-in- | |||
interest) may withdraw the Demand Notice at any time prior | ||||
to the effective date of the registration statement filed in | ||||
response to such Demand Notice if (a) it disapproves of the | ||||
terms of any underwriting or (b) it is not entitled to include all | ||||
of its requested Registrable Securities in the offering. Parent | ||||
shall be responsible for all expenses relating to withdrawn | ||||
registrations. | ||||
• | Underwriter: Following the date that is 24 months after the | |||
Closing Date, the holders of (A) a majority of Registrable | ||||
Securities or (B) the Founders as a group, provided that their | ||||
demand relates to Registrable Securities with a value of | ||||
$20,000,000 or more, may elect to have an underwritten | ||||
offering, and may select an underwriter mutually agreed upon | ||||
with Parent (subject to both parties acting reasonably). | ||||
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Piggyback Rights | • | Availability: Company Shareholders and the Founders shall | ||
have unlimited piggyback rights (including with respect to | ||||
Demand Registrations initiated hereunder) (beginning after | ||||
the expiry of the transfer restrictions applicable to the given | ||||
securities of the Company Shareholders’ or the Founders, as | ||||
the case may be), provided that they shall have no piggyback | ||||
rights for registration statements (i) filed on Form S-8 or | ||||
otherwise in connection with any employee stock option or | ||||
other benefit plan, (ii) filed on Form S-4 or otherwise for an | ||||
exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the | ||||
Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt | ||||
that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or | ||||
(iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan. | ||||
• | Notice: Parent shall give notice of an intended registered | |||
offering to the Company Shareholders and Founders as soon | ||||
as practicable, but no less than 10 days prior to anticipated | ||||
filing date (after which such holders shall have 5 days to | ||||
respond). | ||||
• | Cutbacks: Cutbacks will be permitted in an underwritten | |||
offering if the underwriter determines in good faith that | ||||
selling the number of shares requested to be included in the | ||||
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offering would materially and adversely affect the initial | ||||
requesting party’s ability to sell the shares at the desired | ||||
offering price. If the offering is for Parent’s account, then | ||||
priority will be given to the shares being sold by Parent, then | ||||
to the Company Shareholders and the Founders (pro rata | ||||
based on the number of shares that each elects to include in | ||||
the registration), then to other holders of Parent shares. If the | ||||
offering is initiated by Parent shareholders other than the | ||||
Company Shareholders or the Founders, priority shall be to | ||||
those other shareholders, then to the Company Shareholders | ||||
and the Founders (pro rata based on the number of shares that | ||||
each elects to include in the registration), then to the shares | ||||
being sold by Parent. If the offering is initiated by the | ||||
Company Shareholders or the Founders pursuant to a Demand | ||||
Notice, then priority shall be to the demanding party, then to | ||||
the non-demanding party (i.e. the Company Shareholders or | ||||
the Founders), then to shares being sold by Parent, and then to | ||||
other shareholders; provided that in the case of a demand by | ||||
either party with respect to which the other party has | ||||
exercised piggyback rights, if the underwriter has determined | ||||
there should be a cutback, the party exercising piggyback | ||||
rights may convert its piggyback election to a demand, such | ||||
that the converting party and the demanding party will be | ||||
treated pro rata in such cutback (based on the number of | ||||
shares that each elects to include in the registration); provided | ||||
further that in the event a party converts a piggyback election | ||||
to demand election, such conversion shall be counted as a | ||||
demand. | ||||
• | Withdrawal: Any Company Shareholder or Founder may | |||
withdraw from a piggyback registration at any time. Parent | ||||
shall be responsible for all expenses relating to withdrawn | ||||
registrations. | ||||
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Shelf Rights | • | Availability: Shelf registration rights shall be available to the | ||
Company Shareholders (as a group as determined by a | ||||
majority-in-interest) and the Founders (as a group as | ||||
determined by a majority-in-interest) after such time as Parent | ||||
becomes S-3 eligible (and beginning after the expiry of the | ||||
transfer restrictions applicable to the given securities of the | ||||
Company Shareholders’ or the Founders, as the case may be). | ||||
The number and frequency of takedown demands (a “Shelf | ||||
Notice”) to which the Company Shareholders (as a group as | ||||
determined by a majority-in-interest) and the Founders (as a | ||||
group as determined by a majority-in-interest) are entitled | ||||
shall be the same as the entitlement for demand registrations. | ||||
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Parent shall not be required to effect a shelf registration | ||||
through an underwritten offering. Parent shall not be required | ||||
to give effect to a Shelf Notice if (a) Form S-3 is not available | ||||
for such an offering or (b) the holders requesting participation | ||||
in the offering propose to sell securities valued at less than | ||||
$2,000,000 (with respect to the Founders) or $20,000,000 | ||||
(with respect to the Company Shareholders). | ||||
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Registration Procedures; | • | The registration procedures and indemnification applicable to | ||
Indemnification and | registrations hereunder shall be substantially similar to the | |||
Contribution | provisions in Sections 3 and 4 of the Founders Registration | |||
Rights Agreement. | ||||
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Other | ||||
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Charter and Bylaws | • | The parties shall take or cause to be taken all lawful action | ||
necessary to ensure at all times as of and following the | ||||
Closing Date that the certificate of incorporation and by-laws | ||||
of Parent are not inconsistent with the provisions of this | ||||
agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. | ||||
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Termination | • | This agreement shall terminate (a) with respect to the | ||
Company Shareholders, on the date when the Company | ||||
Shareholders hold less than 10% of the outstanding Parent | ||||
common stock, and (b) with respect to all parties, on the date | ||||
of a change of control of Parent, provided that, in either case, | ||||
the registration rights of the Company Shareholders shall | ||||
survive until the Company Shareholders no longer own any | ||||
Parent common stock, and the registration rights of the | ||||
Founders shall survive until the Founders no longer own any | ||||
Parent common stock or Parent warrants, and the | ||||
indemnification provisions shall survive any termination. | ||||
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Schedule I
Company Shareholders
1. | Communications Investors LLC | |
2. | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
3. | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
4. | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
5. | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
6. | Xxxxx Xxxx | |
7. | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
8. | Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
9. | Xxx XxXxxxx | |
10. | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
11. | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
12. | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
13. | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Grantor Retained Annuity Trust | |
14. | Xxxxxx Family LLC |
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