EX-2.4 3 a2226237zex-2_4.htm EX-2.4 AMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.4
AMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of November 6, 2015 (this “Amendment”), to the Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2015 (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”), by and among Darwin Holdings Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), OCI N.V., a public company with limited liability (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under the law of The Netherlands (“Oxford”), Capricorn Capital B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands (“Capricorn”), Xxx Capital B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands (“Xxx”) and Aquarius Investments B.V., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands (“Aquarius”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Shareholders’ Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company, Oxford, Capricorn, Xxx and Aquarius entered into the Shareholders’ Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Clause 9.12 of the Shareholders’ Agreement, the Company, Oxford, Capricorn, Xxx and Aquarius desire to amend certain terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement, as set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Clause 2.2(e) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(i) except as otherwise disclosed to Cambridge prior to the execution hereof, or with respect to an amount of shares in the aggregate not exceeding one million (1,000,000) at any one time, as may be transferred from time to time in accordance with the terms of that certain Global Master Securities Lending Agreement, by and between X.X. Xxxxxx Securities plc and Capricorn, dated as of September 17, 2013, as amended and restated on October 23, 2015, as in effect as of October 23, 2015, all shares of Oxford Beneficially Owned by the S Shareholders or any of their Affiliates are owned of record directly by the S Shareholders or any of their Affiliates in the amounts set forth on Schedule B and (ii) upon completion of the Distribution, (A) except as otherwise disclosed to Cambridge prior to the execution hereof or set forth on Schedule B, all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the S Shareholders or any of their Affiliates (other than Oxford) will be owned of record directly by the Shareholders or any of their Affiliates, and (B) such Beneficial Ownership shall not exceed the Ownership Limit.
2. Schedule B is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Annex A hereto.
3. Shareholders’ Agreement in Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly provided hereby, this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver or amendment of any term or condition of the Shareholders’ Agreement, or any documents delivered pursuant thereto, and all such terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Upon the execution hereof, this Amendment and the Shareholders’ Agreement shall constitute one agreement. The term “Agreement,” as used in the Shareholders’ Agreement shall mean the Shareholders’ Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
4. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Amendment shall become effective when each Party shall have received counterparts thereof signed and delivered by the other Parties. Signatures transmitted electronically shall be accepted as originals for all purposes of this Amendment.
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Signed for and on behalf of Darwin Holdings Limited by: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Chairman |
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Signed for and on behalf of OCI N.V. by: |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx |
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Group CFO |
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Signed for and on behalf of Aquarius Investments B.V. by:
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/s/ X.X. Xxxx |
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/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Proxyholder |
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[Signature Page to Holdco Shareholders’ Agreement Amendment]
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Signed for and on behalf of Capricorn Capital B.V. by: |
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/s/ X.X. Xxxx |
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/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Proxyholder |
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Signed for and on behalf of Xxx Capital B.V. by: |
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/s/ X.X. Xxxx |
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/s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Proxyholder |
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[Signature Page to Holdco Shareholders’ Agreement Amendment]
ANNEX A
Schedule B
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S Shareholder Oxford Shares: |
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Capricorn Capital B.V. |
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60,672,376 |
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Xxx Capital B.V. |
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36,491,859 |
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Aquarius Investments B.V. |
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11,522,425 |
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Oxford Shares held by Affiliates of the S Shareholders: | ||
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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51 |
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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68,000 |
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NNS Holding |
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1,105,723 |
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OS Holding |
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25,000 |
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OCI N.V. 3.875 per cent. Convertible Bonds due 2018: | ||
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NNS Holding |
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€53,300,000 |
