VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of December
30, 1996, by and between XXXXXXXX XXXXXX HOLDING CORP., a New York corporation
("SFHC"), and XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX, as voting trustee (the "Trustee").
SFHC is the holder of shares of Common Stock, par value $.01
per share, of EXTECH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
owns the number of shares set forth after its signature at the end of this
Agreement.
In order to ensure the safe, competent and stable management
of the Company, SFHC desires to create an irrevocable voting trust by depositing
all of the shares of Common Stock it presently owns in the Company with the
Trustee and authorizing the same to vote all of the shares.
The Trustee has consented to act under this Agreement for the
purposes herein provided.
In consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth
and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Agreement. Copies of this Agreement, and of all agreements
supplemental hereto or amendatory hereof, shall be filed in the registered
office of the Company in the State of Delaware located at 00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and in its principal office located at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, and shall be open to the inspection of any
stockholder of the Company daily during business hours. Copies shall also be
filed in the office of the Trustee, at the address hereinbelow stated. All
Voting Trust Certificates issued as hereinafter provided shall be issued,
received, and held subject to all the terms of this Agreement. SFHC, being
entitled to receive a Voting Trust Certificate representing its shares of
capital stock, and its respective transferees and assigns, upon accepting the
Voting Trust Certificate issued hereunder, shall be bound by the provisions of
this Agreement.
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2. Transfer of Stock to Trustee.
(a) SFHC shall deposit with the Trustee the certificates for
all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company presently owned by it (the
"Stock Certificates") which represent the number of shares set forth after its
signature at the end of this Agreement. SFHC may at any time deposit with the
Trustee additional certificates for shares of Common Stock of the Company that
it may hereafter acquire (the "Additional Certificates"), but SFHC shall not be
required to deposit Additional Certificates unless it so elects, except that
Additional Certificates representing shares acquired due to the distribution of
a stock dividend or split by the Company shall be held by the Trustee in
accordance with Section 4 hereof. All Stock Certificates shall be endorsed, or
accompanied by such instruments of transfer, as to enable the Trustee to cause
such certificates to be transferred into the name of the Trustee, as hereinafter
provided. Upon receipt by the Trustee of the Stock Certificates or Additional
Certificates and the transfer of the same into the name of the Trustee, the
Trustee shall hold the same subject to the terms of this Agreement, and shall
thereupon issue and deliver to SFHC a Voting Trust Certificate for the shares so
deposited in substantially the same form as is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(b) All Stock Certificates and Additional Certificates
transferred and delivered to the Trustee shall be surrendered by the Trustee to
the Company and cancelled, and new certificates therefor shall be issued to and
held by the Trustee in the name of "Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx as Voting Trustee U/A
Dated December 30, 1996". The fact that each new certificate is issued pursuant
to this Agreement shall be stated in the stock ledger of the Company.
(c) The Trustee shall keep a list of all Stock Certificates or
Additional Certificates transferred hereunder which shall include the name and
address of SFHC and the number of shares
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that its transferred certificate represents. In addition, the Trustee shall keep
a record of each Voting Trust Certificate issued hereunder which shall contain
copies of such Voting Trust Certificate issued and the name and address of SFHC
and the number of shares that each Voting Trust Certificate represents. Such
list and record shall be open to the inspection of SFHC at reasonable times at
the offices of the Trustee upon reasonable advance notification to the Trustee.
The Trustee shall cause a copy of each Voting Trust Certificate to be filed in
the books of the Company located in East Meadow, New York.
3. Rights of Trustee. The Trustee shall have the right to exercise, in
person or by his nominee or proxy, all stockholders' voting rights and powers in
respect of all shares deposited hereunder, and to take part in or consent to any
corporate or stockholders' action of any kind whatsoever. The right to vote
shall include the right to vote for the election of directors, and in favor of
or against any resolution or proposed action of any character whatsoever, which
may be presented at any meeting or require the consent of stockholders of the
Company. Without limiting such general right, it is understood that such action
may include the following, upon terms satisfactory to the Trustee or to his
nominees or proxies thereto appointed by him or them: the mortgage, creation of
a security interest in, or pledge of all or any part of the property of the
Company; the lease or sale of all or any part of the property of the Company,
for cash, securities, or other property; the dissolution of the Company; and the
consolidation, merger, reorganization or recapitalization of the Company.
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4. Dividends.
(a) In the event that the Company issues dividends and other
distributions, the Trustee shall accept and receive them. Upon receipt thereof,
the same shall be distributed to SFHC. In the event that the dividends are in
the form of share certificates having voting rights, the stock dividends shall
be held in trust hereunder and the Voting Trust Certificate shall be so amended.
(b) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4(a), the Trustee,
in lieu of receiving cash dividends upon the capital stock of the Company and
paying the same to SFHC pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, may
instruct the Company in writing to pay such dividends directly to SFHC. Upon
such instructions being given by the Trustee to the Company, and until revoked
by the Trustee, all liability of the Trustee with respect to such dividends
shall cease. The Trustee may at any time revoke such instructions and by written
notice to the Company direct it to make dividend payments to the Trustee.
5. Subscription Rights. In case any stock or other securities of the
Company are offered for subscription to SFHC, the Trustee, following receipt of
notice of such offer, shall mail a copy thereof to SFHC. Upon receipt by the
Trustee, at least five (5) days prior to the last day fixed by the Company for
subscription and payment, of a request from SFHC to subscribe in its behalf,
accompanied with the sum of money required to pay for such stock or securities
(not in excess of the amount subject to subscription in respect of the shares
represented by the Voting Trust Certificate held by SFHC), the Trustee shall
make such subscription and payment and, upon receiving from the Company the
certificates for shares or securities so subscribed for, shall issue to SFHC a
Voting Trust Certificate in respect thereof if the same be stock having general
voting powers, but if the same be securities other than stock having general
voting powers, the Trustee shall either mail or deliver such securities to SFHC
or instruct the Company to make delivery directly to SFHC.
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6. Dissolution of the Company. In the event of the dissolution or total
or partial liquidation of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the
Trustee shall receive the funds, securities, rights, or property to which SFHC
is entitled, and shall distribute the same to SFHC. Alternatively, the Trustee
may, in his discretion, deposit such funds, securities, rights, or property with
any bank or trust company with authority and instructions to distribute the same
as above provided, and upon such deposit all further obligations or liabilities
of the Trustee in respect of such funds, securities, rights, or property so
deposited shall cease.
7. Reorganization of Company. In the event that the Company is merged
into or consolidated with another corporation, or all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company are transferred to another corporation, then, in
connection with such transfer, the term "Company" for all purposes of this
Agreement shall mean and include any such successor corporation. The Trustee
shall receive and hold under this Agreement any stock of such successor
corporation received on account of the ownership, as Trustee hereunder, of the
stock held hereunder prior to such merger, consolidation, and transfer. Each
Voting Trust Certificate issued and outstanding under this Agreement at the time
of such merger, consolidation, or transfer may remain outstanding, or the
Trustee may, in his sole discretion, substitute for each Voting Trust
Certificate a new Voting Trust Certificate in appropriate form.
8. Trustee's Liability. The Trustee shall not be personally liable as
stockholder, trustee or otherwise for any action taken by him or by his agents,
except for his own individual actions or omissions which constitute willful
misconduct. In no event shall the Trustee's failure to act or vote be deemed
misconduct hereunder. In addition, the Trustee shall not be required to furnish
a bond or security for the discharge of his duties hereunder.
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9. Compensation and Reimbursement of Trustee. The Trustee shall serve
without compensation hereunder. The Trustee shall have the right, at his
expense, to incur and pay reasonable expenses and charges to employ and pay such
agents, attorneys and counsel as he may deem necessary and proper for carrying
this Agreement into effect. In the event dividends or other funds or property
are received by the Trustee on the stock deposited hereunder, the Trustee may
deduct such expenses and charges therefrom. Nothing herein contained shall
disqualify the Trustee, or incapacitate him from serving the Company or any of
its subsidiaries as an officer or director, or in any other capacity, and in any
such capacity, from receiving compensation.
10. Transfer of Voting Trust Certificates.
(a) Any Voting Trust Certificate to be issued hereunder has
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
and may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of
in the absence of either an effective registration statement for such
certificates under the Act or an opinion of Company counsel that such
registration is not required. Each Voting Trust Certificate shall bear a legend
setting forth the foregoing restrictions. It shall be an express prerequisite to
the transfer of any Voting Trust Certificate that the transferee shall first
agree in writing to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. The Voting Trust Certificates shall be transferable on the books of
the Company at the executive offices of the Company located in East Meadow, New
York, by the registered holder thereof, either in person or by attorney thereto
duly authorized, and the Trustee may treat the registered holder as the owner
thereof for all purposes whatsoever.
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(b) The transfer of the Voting Trust Certificate is also
restricted pursuant to the terms and conditions of a certain letter agreement of
even date by and among SFHC, the Trustee and the Company.
11. Replacement of Voting Trust Certificates. In the event that a
Voting Trust Certificate is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Trustee,
in his discretion, may issue a duplicate of such certificate upon receipt of
each of the following: (a) evidence of such fact satisfactory to him; (b)
indemnity satisfactory to him; (c) the existing certificate, if mutilated; and
(d) his reasonable fees and expenses in connection with the issuance of a new
certificate. The Trustee shall not be required to recognize any transfer of a
Voting Trust Certificate not made in accordance with the provisions hereof,
unless the person claiming such ownership shall have produced indicia of title
satisfactory to the Trustee, and shall in addition deposit with the Trustee an
indemnity satisfactory to him.
12. Successor Trustee. In the event of the death of the Trustee,
then his legal representative shall act as substitute Trustee (the "Successor
Trustee") for the limited purpose of complying with the provisions of paragraph
13 below.
13. Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall terminate, and the Trustee shall be
relieved of all liability and responsibility hereunder, upon the earlier of the
second anniversary of the date hereof or the death of the Trustee.
(b) Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Voting Trust
Certificates shall cease to have any effect, and SFHC shall have no further
rights under this Agreement other than to receive certificates for stock of the
Company and any theretofore undistributed dividends.
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(c) Within thirty (30) days after the termination of this
Agreement, the Trustee or Successor Trustee shall deliver to SFHC, upon the
surrender of the Voting Trust Certificates properly endorsed (such delivery to
be made in each case at the offices of the Trustee), stock certificates for the
number of shares of stock of the Company represented thereby.
(d) As an alternative to the procedure set forth in paragraph
13(c) above, at any time within thirty (30) days after the termination of this
Agreement, the Trustee or Successor Trustee may deposit with the Company stock
certificates representing the number of shares of stock represented by the
Voting Trust Certificates then outstanding, with authority in writing to the
Company to deliver such stock certificates in exchange for the Voting Trust
Certificates representing a like number of shares of stock of the Company, and
upon such deposit all further liability of the Trustee or Successor Trustee for
the delivery of such stock certificates and the delivery or payment of dividends
upon surrender of the Voting Trust Certificate shall cease, and the Trustee or
Successor Trustee shall not be required to take any further action hereunder.
14. Notices.
(a) Any notice to be given to the Trustee hereunder shall be
sufficiently given if sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, to the Trustee at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or
at such other address as the Trustee may from time to time designate by written
notice given to SFHC.
(b) Any notice to be given to SFHC shall be sufficiently given
if sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
address of SFHC appearing on the records maintained by the Trustee. Every notice
so given shall be effective whether or not actually received, and such notice
shall for all purposes be deemed to have been given on the date of mailing
thereof.
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(c) Any notice to be given to the Company hereunder shall be
sufficiently given if mailed in the above manner to the Company at its principal
executive offices.
15. Amendment or Modification Agreement. SFHC and the Trustee may
modify or amend this Agreement only by written agreement between them. Copies
of any modifications of amendments must be filed in the registered office of the
Company in the State of Delaware, in the books of the Company and in the records
of the Trustee to be effective.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties. Any oral or written representations, agreements, under-
standings and/or statements not contained herein shall be of no force and
effect.
17. Gender. The use herein of (a) any gender includes all others
and (b) the singular number includes the plural and vice-versa, whenever the
context so requires.
18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to principles of conflicts of law.
19. Binding Effect. Subject to any provision of this Agreement
that may prohibit or curtail assignment of any rights hereunder, this Agreement
shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective heirs, assigns, personal
representatives, and successors of the parties hereto.
20. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or condition
of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
21. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts and each shall be deemed to be an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this
Agreement to evidence their respective acceptance of the irrevocable voting
trust created hereby, as of the day and year first above written.
Number of
Shares
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XXXXXXXX XXXXXX HOLDING CORP.
/s/Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, President 1,800,000
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, President
TRUSTEE
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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EXHIBIT A
The transferability of this Voting Trust Certificate is restricted by
the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement and Transfer Restriction Agreement (each
as defined below).
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE UNDER SAID ACT OR (B) AN OPINION OF
COMPANY COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
No. Shares
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VOTING TRUST CERTIFICATE
EXTECH CORPORATION
Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
This certifies that Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Holding Corp. ("SFHC"), or
its registered assigns, is entitled to all of the benefits arising from the
deposit with Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, as Voting Trustee (the "Trustee"), under the
Voting Trust Agreement of certificates evidencing ____ shares of Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share, of EXTECH Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), as provided in the Voting Trust Agreement and subject to the terms
thereof.
Subject to the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement, the
registered holder hereof is entitled to receive payment equal to the amount of
cash dividends, if any, received by the Trustee upon the number of shares of
capital stock of the Company in respect of which this certificate is issued.
Dividends received by the Trustee in Common Stock or other stock of the Company
having general voting powers shall be payable in Voting Trust Certificates, in
form similar hereto. Until the Trustee shall have delivered the stock held under
the Voting Trust Agreement to the holder of the Voting Trust Certificate, or to
the Company, as specified in the Voting Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall
possess and shall be entitled to exercise all rights and powers of an owner of
such stock, as specified in the Voting Trust Agreement, including the right to
vote thereon for every purpose, it being expressly stipulated that no voting
right passes to the holder hereof under this certificate or any agreement,
expressed or implied.
This certificate is issued, received, and held under, and the
rights of the holder hereof are subject to, the terms of each of that certain
Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of December 30, 1996, by and among SFHC and the
Trustee (the "Voting Trust Agreement") and that certain letter
agreement, dated as of December 30, 1996, by and among the Company, the Trustee
and SFHC, restricting the transfer or disposition by SFHC of this certificate
(the "Transfer Restriction Agreement"). Copies of each of the Voting Trust
Agreement and Transfer Restriction Agreement, and of every agreement amending or
supplementing each of the same, are on file in the principal office of the
Company in East Meadow, New York and in the registered office of the Company in
the State of Delaware, and shall be open to the inspection of any stockholder of
the Company, daily during business hours. The holder of this certificate, by
acceptance hereof, assents and is bound by all the provisions of each of the
Voting Trust Agreement and Transfer Restriction Agreement as if such Voting
Trust Agreement and Transfer Restriction Agreement had been originally signed by
it.
In the event of the dissolution or total or partial
liquidation of the Company, subject to the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement,
the funds, securities, rights or property received by the Trustee in respect to
the stock deposited under the Voting Trust Agreement shall be distributed to the
registered holder hereof.
In the event that any dividend or distribution other than in
cash or stock of the Company having general voting powers is received by the
Trustee, subject to the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall
distribute the same to the registered holder hereof as provided in the Voting
Trust Agreement.
Stock certificates for the number of shares of capital stock
then represented by this certificate, and any undistributed dividends shall be
due and deliverable hereunder upon the termination of the Voting Trust Agreement
upon and subject to the terms provided therein.
The Voting Trust Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect unless and until terminated as provided therein.
This certificate is transferable on the books of the Company
at its office in East Meadow, New York or elsewhere as designated by the
Trustee, by the holder hereof, either in person or by attorney duly authorized,
in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Voting Trust Agreement and
Transfer Restriction Agreement and on surrender of this certificate properly
endorsed. The holder hereof agrees that delivery of this certificate, duly
endorsed by the holder hereof, shall vest title hereto and all rights hereunder
in the transferee; provided, however, that the Trustee may treat the registered
holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof and all rights and interests
represented hereby for all purposes whatsoever, and the Trustee shall not be
bound or affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that no
delivery of stock certificates hereunder, or the proceeds thereof, shall be made
without surrender hereof properly endorsed; and provided further that the
Trustee need not recognize or give effect to any transfer of this certificate
made in violation of the terms of the Voting Trust Agreement or the Transfer
Restriction Agreement.
This certificate shall not be valid for any purpose until duly
executed by the Trustee.
The term "Trustee" as used herein means the Trustee or any
Successor Trustee acting under the Voting Trust Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has duly executed this
certificate as of this 30th day of December, 1996.
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Trustee
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