STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
by and among
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Performance Control, LLC
and
Power Efficiency Corporation
Dated: August 7, 2000
STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Corporate Governance 2
1.1. Board of Directors. 2
1.2. Initial Officers of the Company. 4
1.3. Certain Actions Requiring Majority Stockholder Approval. 4
2. Transfers of Shares 6
2.1. Certain Restrictions. 6
2.2. Right of First Refusal on Percon Group Shares. 7
2.3. Right of First Offer on the Founders 8
Shares and "Take Along" Rights.
2.4. "Tag Along" Rights. 7
2.5 Legends; Shares Subject to this Agreement. 9
3. Management Stock Option Plan 9
3.1 Adoption of Management Stock Option Plan. 10
3.2 Administration by the Compensation Committee. 10
3.3 Issuance of Options to Purchase Common Stock. 10
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4. Miscellaneous 10
4.1. Legends on Stock Certificates. 10
4.2. Term. 11
4.3. Injunctive Relief. 11
4.4. Notices. 11
4.5. Successors and Assigns. 12
4.6. Company Information. 12
4.7. Governing Law. 13
4.8. Headings. 13
4.9. Entire Agreement; Amendment. 13
4.10. No Waiver. 14
4.11. Undertaking. 14
4.12. Counterparts. 14
STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of August 7, 2000 by and among Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, residing at 0000 000xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 ("Xxxxxxxx"), Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, residing at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 08807("Xxxxxxx"), Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, residing at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
("Xxxxxx"), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, residing at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, XX
00000 ("Xxxxxx"), Performance Control, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company
having an address at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
("Percon"), and Power Efficiency Corporation, a Delaware corporation with
temporary offices at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X, Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 (the
"Company"). Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx are sometimes collectively referred to herein
as (the "Founders"), and Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx and Percon are sometimes collectively
referred to herein as (the "Percon Group"). Each of the parties hereto (other
than the Company) and any other person who shall hereafter become a party to or
agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement (the "Agreement") is sometimes
referred to as a "Stockholder" and all of such parties are sometimes referred to
as the "Stockholders."
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and Percon are parties to an asset purchase
agreement of even date herewith (the "Asset Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the closing of the Asset Agreement, and
not giving effect to the proposed financing referenced in Section 6.7 to the
Asset Agreement, there were 4,383,600 shares of the Company's common stock,
$.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") outstanding;
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to
the closing of the Asset Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Asset Agreement, the members of the Percon
Group and the individuals listed on Schedule 1 hereto will be issued an
aggregate of 1,112,245 shares of Common Stock ("Acquisition Stock"); of which
50,000 shares of Acquisition Stock are being held in escrow pursuant to the
terms of the Asset Agreement;
WHEREAS, as of the closing of the Asset Agreement, the holdings of
Common Stock by the Stockholders (collectively, the "Shares") will be as
follows:
Stockholder Name Number of Shares
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 1,646,500
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 1,340,000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx 22,500
Percon LLC 1,004,853
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 64,843
WHEREAS, the parties hereto deem it in their best interests and in the
best interests of the Company to provide consistent and uniform management for
the Company and to regulate certain of their rights in connection with their
interests in the Company, and desire to enter into this Agreement in order to
effectuate those purposes; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto also desire to restrict under certain
circumstances the sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition
of the Shares, including issued and outstanding Shares as well as Common Stock
which may be issued hereafter, or which may become issuable pursuant to the
exercise of options or warrants hereafter granted and to provide for certain
rights and obligations with respect thereto as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants,
terms and conditions herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as
follows:
1. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
1.1. Board of Directors.
(a) Number of Directors. The Company shall be governed by a
Board of Directors consisting of three (3) members. The number of members may
not be increased or decreased except as provided in Section 1.3.
(b) Nomination and Election of Directors. The following
procedures shall govern the nomination and election of directors of the Company:
(i) For so long as the Founders shall beneficially own at least 65% of
the Shares held by them on the date hereof, they shall be entitled to
nominate and have elected two (2) directors acceptable to them in their
sole discretion (the "Founders Directors").
(ii) The Percon Group shall be entitled to nominate and have elected
one (1) director (the "Percon Director");
(c) Initial Board of Directors. The initial Board of Directors of the
Company shall consist of the following three members:
Name of Director Type of Director
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Founders Director
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Founders Director
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Percon Director
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(d) Removal of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 1.1(d), each holder of Shares agrees not to take any action or to cause
the Company to take any action to remove, with or without cause, any director of
the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, The Percon Group and/or the Percon
Director shall at all times have the right to recommend the removal, with or
without cause, of the Percon Director; and the Founders and the Founders
Directors shall have the right to recommend the removal, with or without cause,
of any Founders Director. If the removal of any director is recommended as
provided in the immediately preceding sentence, then the Stockholders shall
immediately cause a special meeting of stockholders to be held, or shall act by
written consent without a meeting, for the purpose of removing such director,
and each Stockholder agrees to vote all its Shares, or to execute a written
consent in respect of all such Shares, for the removal of such director.
(e) Vacancies. At any time a vacancy exists on the Board of
Directors, the remaining directors (if any) representing the Stockholder whose
Board seat is vacant shall have the right to designate and elect the person to
fill such vacancy. If no directors representing the Stockholder remain as a
result of such vacancy, the Stockholder shall have the right to designate and
elect the person to fill such vacancy. To the extent required by law, (i) all
directors on the Board and (ii) all holders of Shares, shall vote in favor of
electing such designated director to fill the vacancy and all such persons shall
take the necessary actions to amend the by-laws to reflect the provisions of
this Agreement.
(f) Covenant to Vote. Each of the Stockholders agrees to vote,
in person or by proxy, all of the Shares beneficially owned by such Stockholder,
at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company called for the
purpose of voting on the election of directors or by consensual action of
stockholders without a meeting with respect to the election of directors, in
favor of the election of the director(s) nominated by the Percon Group and the
Founders, respectively, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 1.1(b)
hereof. Each Stockholder shall vote the Shares owned by such Stockholder and
shall take all other actions necessary to ensure that the Company's Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws do not at any time conflict with the provisions of
this Agreement.
(g) Quorum. No action shall be taken at any meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company, except for the adjournment of such meeting,
unless at least two Founders Directors and one Percon Director shall be present.
For purposes of a quorum, any director may be present at any meeting in person,
by means of telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which each
person participating in the meeting can hear and speak to each other or, to the
extent permitted under applicable law, by proxy or by nominee director. No
action shall be taken at any meeting of stockholders of the Company unless a
majority of the Shares beneficially owned by the Founders and the Percon Group
are represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy.
(h) Committees of the Board. The Board shall appoint such
committees, including an audit committee and a compensation committee, as shall
be permissible under Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware and as the Board shall deem reasonable and necessary. At least half of
the members of any such committee shall be comprised of Founders Directors,
provided, that if the Board creates an executive committee, one member of such
committee must be a Percon Director.
(i) Special Meetings of Directors. Special meetings of the
Board may be called by the President of the Company and shall be called by the
President of the Company or the Secretary of the Company upon the written
request of a Percon Director or a Founders Director.
(j) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Special meetings of
stockholders may be called by the Board and shall be called by the President of
the Company or the Secretary of the Company upon the written request of a Percon
Director or a Founders Director.
(k) Board of Directors and Officers of Subsidiaries. The
composition of the board of directors and officers of each subsidiary of the
Company shall require the approval of the Percon Director and the Founders
Directors.
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1.2. Initial Officers of the Company. Each of the Stockholders agrees
to cause the Board of Directors of the Company initially to appoint the
following persons as officers of the Company in the following positions:
Office Name
President Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer to be agreed to by the Directors
Chief Operating Officer Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer to be agreed to by the Directors
Treasurer/Controller to be agreed to by the Directors
Secretary Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
If any of such officers are unable to serve, or cease for any reason to be an
officer of the Company, their successors shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Company. The parties hereto agree that the Company should enter
into employment agreements with each officer mentioned above to assure the
Company of such officer's services for a fixed period of time.
1.3. Certain Actions Requiring Majority Stockholder Approval. For so
long as the Percon Group and the Founders shall collectively own shares
constituting at least 40% of the Common Stock then outstanding without either
(A) the prior unanimous vote of the Percon Director and the Founders Directors,
or (B) the prior affirmative vote of at least 75% of the Shares then
beneficially owned by the Founders and the Percon Group taken collectively
(either of (A) or (B) being referred to as a "Majority Vote"), the Company shall
not, and the Percon Director and the Founders Directors shall use their
respective best efforts to preclude the Company, directly or indirectly
(including through any Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) of the Company)
from taking the following actions:
(a) issue or sell any shares of, or cause or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of, any class or series of capital
stock of the Company or such Subsidiary, or any securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares of any class or series of capital
stock of the Company or such Subsidiary, other than (i) employee stock options
issued pursuant to the Company's Management Stock Option Plan (as hereinafter
defined in Section 3.1 hereof) or a plan approved by a Majority Vote (an
"Approved Plan"), (ii) shares issued upon exercise of stock options granted
pursuant to the Company's 1994 Incentive Stock Option Plan or an Approved Plan,
and (iii) other issuances expressly contemplated by the Asset Agreement (such as
the proposed financing referenced in Section 6.7 of the Asset Agreement). As
used herein, "Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership or other entity of
which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors (or other persons performing similar
functions) are at the relevant time directly or indirectly owned by the Company;
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(b) except as provided in or contemplated by the Asset
Agreement, purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire, or set aside any
assets or deposit any funds for the purchase, redemption, retirement or other
acquisition of, any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the
Company or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for,
any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company;
(c) purchase or otherwise acquire, or cause or permit any
Subsidiary to purchase or otherwise acquire in one transaction or a series of
related transactions (other than purchases of inventory or services in the
ordinary course of business), any significant business or assets from a third
party, whether through stock or asset purchase or otherwise;
(d) sell, lease, assign or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
or cause or permit any Subsidiary to sell, lease, assign or otherwise transfer
or dispose of, in one transaction or a series of related transactions (other
than sales of inventory or services in the ordinary course of business), all or
substantially all of the Company's assets to a third party, whether through
stock or asset sale or otherwise;
(e) enter into any agreement, or adopt any resolution, or
cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into any agreement or adopt any
resolution, in respect of (i) any merger of the Company or such Subsidiary with
or into any other corporation, partnership or other entity, (ii) any
consolidation of the Company or such Subsidiary with any other corporation,
partnership or other entity, (iii) any transaction or series of related
transactions in which the Company shall sell or otherwise transfer all or
substantially all of the Company's business, property or assets or (iv) any
dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company;
(f) amend, modify, alter or repeal its Articles of
Incorporation or By-Laws in any respect in contravention of this Agreement, a
true and complete copy of which have been delivered on the date hereof to the
Percon Group;
(g) effect any initial public offering of the securities of
the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act");
(h) amend or modify on behalf of the Company the terms,
provisions or conditions of this Agreement or extend the term of this Agreement;
or
alter the size of the Board of Directors.
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2. TRANSFERS OF SHARES
2.1. Certain Restrictions.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein,
no Stockholder or Transferee (as hereinafter defined in Section 2.5) shall
directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of including any disposition by way of a statutory merger or
consolidation involving a Stockholder that is not a natural person (collectively
a "Transfer") any Shares at any time, unless any such Transfer shall have been
effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) No Stockholder shall Transfer any Shares at any time if
such action would constitute a violation of any federal or state securities or
blue sky laws or a breach of the conditions to any exemption from registration
of Shares under any such laws or a breach of any undertaking or agreement of
such Stockholder entered into pursuant to such laws or in connection with
obtaining an exemption thereunder. Each Stockholder agrees that any Shares to be
received by such Stockholder pursuant to the Asset Agreement shall bear
appropriate legends restricting the sale or other transfer of such stock in
accordance with applicable federal or state securities or blue sky laws, as set
forth in Section 4.1 hereof.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no
Stockholder shall grant any proxy or enter into or agree to be bound by any
voting trust with respect to any Shares nor shall any Stockholder enter into any
stockholder agreements or arrangements of any kind with any person with respect
to any Shares inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not
such agreements and arrangements are with other Stockholders or holders of
Shares who are not parties to this Agreement), including agreements or
arrangements with respect to the acquisition, disposition or voting (if
applicable) of any Shares, nor shall any Stockholder act, for any reason, as a
member of a group or in concert with any other persons in connection with the
acquisition, disposition or voting (if applicable) of any Shares in any manner
which is inconsistent with this Agreement.
(d) None of the restrictions contained in this Agreement with
respect to Transfers of Shares shall apply to Transfers of Shares to (i) any
affiliate of a Stockholder (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) thereof (an
"Affiliate Transferee"); or (ii) to members of a Stockholder's immediate family
or his lineal descendants (a "Family Transferee"). Any such Affiliate Transferee
or Family Transferee shall be considered a "Permitted Transferee" for purposes
of this Agreement. Only in the event such Affiliate Transferee or Family
Transferee shall become an Affiliate of the Company as a result of any permitted
transfer hereunder, such Affiliate Transferee or Family Transferee shall agree
in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
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2.2. Right of First Refusal on Percon Group Shares.
(a) Except as may otherwise be set forth herein, if any member
of the Percon Group desires to Transfer any Shares now or hereafter beneficially
owned by it to any other person (other than (i) pursuant to a registered public
offering under the Securities Act; (ii) a public resale under Securities Act
Rule 144 effected in accordance with Section 2.2(d) hereof; or (iii) a Transfer
of all of its Shares to an Affiliate Transferee or a Family Transferee) such
Percon Group member shall before effecting such Transfer first give written
notice (a "Seller's Notice") to the Founders stating their desire to make such
Transfer, the identity of the party to whom such Shares are proposed to be
transferred (the "ROFR Transferee"), the number of Shares proposed to be
transferred (the "Offered Shares"), the cash price (the "First Offer Price")
agreed upon between the Percon Group member and the ROFR Transferee at which the
Stockholder proposes to sell the Offered Shares (it being understood and agreed
that the Founders may not Transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of Shares except
for cash) and any other material terms proposed for the sale of such Offered
Shares.
(b) Upon receipt of the Seller's Notice (the "First Offer"),
the Founders or any Affiliate of the Founders chosen by the Founders, shall have
the irrevocable and exclusive option (the "Option") to buy all of the Offered
Shares at the First Offer Price. The Founders' Option shall be exercisable by a
written notice to the holder of the Offered Shares (the "Buyer's Notice"), given
within 10 days from the date of the Seller's Notice.
(c) If the applicable Seller's Notice shall be duly given, and
if the Founders shall not have exercised their Option to purchase (or for their
designee to purchase) the Offered Shares at the First Offer Price within 45 days
of the date the applicable member of the Percon Group gave the Seller's Notice,
then, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the applicable member
of the Percon Group shall be free for a period of 90 days from the earlier of
(i) the 10th day following the date of the last Seller's Notice or (ii) the date
the applicable member of the Percon Group shall have received written notice
from the Founders stating their intention not to exercise the Option, to sell
the Offered Shares not to be purchased by the Founders to the ROFR Transferee at
a price not more than 10% below the First Offer Price and on the terms and
conditions not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, than those set forth
in the Seller's Notice. In any such sale the ROFR Transferee must agree to
become a party to and be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
(d) All other provisions of this Section 2.2 notwithstanding,
any member of the Percon Group intending to make a public resale of Shares
pursuant to Securities Act Rule 144, following satisfaction of the holding
period and other requirements thereof, may do so provided
(i) a Seller's Notice is provided to the Founders as in Section
2.2(a);
(ii) the Founder's Option is not exercised within 5 days, or if
exercised, the sale of the Shares to the Founders is closed
within 10 days; and
(iii)the number of Shares sold may not exceed the quarterly
volume limitation provided by Rule 144(e).
(e) If the Offered Shares are not sold by the member of the
Percon Group pursuant to Section 2.2(c) or 2.2(d) above, upon the expiration of
the 90 day period contemplated by Section 2.2(c) or the 10 day period
contemplated by Section 2.2(d), as applicable, the Offered Shares shall again
become subject to the right of first refusal provisions of this Section 2.2.
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2.3. Right of First Offer on the Founders Shares and "Take Along"
Rights.
(a) If a Founder desires to Transfer any Shares now or
hereafter beneficially owned by it to any other person (other than (i) pursuant
to a registered public offering under the Securities Act; (ii) a public resale
under Securities Act Rule 144 effected in accordance with Section 2.3(d) hereof;
or (iii) a Transfer to an Affiliate Transferee or a Family Transferee, including
a Founder) such Founder shall before effecting such Transfer first give written
notice (a "Founders Seller's Notice") to the Percon Group stating their desire
to make such Transfer, the identity of the party to whom such Shares are
proposed to be transferred (the "ROFR Transferee") the number of Shares proposed
to be transferred (the "the Founders Offered Shares"), the cash price (the "
Founders First Offer Price") agreed upon between such Founder and the ROFR
Transferee at which the Founder proposes to sell the Founders Offered Shares (it
being understood and agreed that Percon Group members may not Transfer, sell or
otherwise dispose of Shares except for cash) and any other material terms
proposed for the sale of such Founders Offered Shares.
(b) Upon receipt of the Founders Seller's Notice (the "the
Founders First Offer"), the Percon Group shall have the option (the "Percon
Option") to buy all of the Founders Offered Shares at the Founders First Offer
Price. The Percon Option shall be exercisable by a written notice to such
Founder (the "Percon Buyer's Notice"), given within 10 days from the date of the
Founders Seller's Notice.
(c) If the applicable Founders Seller's Notice shall be duly
given, and if the Percon Group shall not have exercised their Percon Option to
purchase the Founders Offered Shares at the Founders First Offer Price within 45
days of the date the Founders gave the Founders Seller's Notice, then the
Founders shall be free for a period of 90 days from the earlier of (i) the 10th
day following the date of the last the Founders Seller's Notice or (ii) the date
the Founders shall have received written notice from the Percon Group stating
their intention not to exercise the Percon Option, to sell the Founders Offered
Shares to the ROFR Transferee at a price not more than 10% below the Founders
First Offer Price and on terms and conditions not materially less favorable,
taken as a whole, than those set forth in the Founders Seller's Notice. In any
such sale the ROFR Transferee must agree to become a party to and be bound by
the terms of this Agreement and the Founders shall have the right to require the
Percon Group to sell or otherwise transfer to such ROFR Transferee Shares
beneficially owned by the Percon Group, at the same price per Share and in the
same proportion as such ROFR Transferee has offered to purchase the Founders
Offered Shares.
(d) All other provisions of this Section 2.3 notwithstanding,
any Founder intending to make a public resale of Shares pursuant to Securities
Act Rule 144, following satisfaction of the holding period and other
requirements thereof, may do so provided:
(i) a Founders Seller's Notice is provided to the Percon
Group as in Section 2.3(a);
(ii) the Percon Option is not exercised within 5 days, or if
exercised, the sale of the Shares to the Percon Group
is closed within 10 days; and
(iii)the number of Shares sold may not exceed the quarterly
volume limitation provided by Rule 144(e).
(e) If the Founders Offered Shares are not sold by the
Founders pursuant to Section 2.3(c) or 2.3(d) above, upon the expiration of the
90 day period contemplated by Section 2.3(c) or the 10 day period contemplated
by Section 2.3(d), as applicable, the Founders Offered Shares shall again become
subject to the right of first refusal provisions of this Section 2.3.
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2.4. "Tag Along" Rights.
(a) If the Founders intend to seek to sell or otherwise
transfer a Control Portion (as hereinafter defined) of their Shares to any other
person (other than a Permitted Transferee) the Founders shall first deliver to
the Percon Group a written notice (the "the Founders Tag Along Notice") advising
the Percon Group of the Founders' intention to sell a Control Portion of its
Shares and specifying the price at which the Founders proposes to sell such
Shares and any other material terms proposed for the sale. Within ten days after
the date of the Founders Tag Along Notice, the Percon Group must deliver to the
Founders a written notice (the "the Percon Group Tag Along Notice") indicating
whether the Percon Group shall require the Founders to have any of the Percon
Group's Shares included in the proposed sale in the same proportion as the
Founders propose to sell or transfer. The Percon Group's determination to
participate in such sale, as evidenced by the Percon Group Tag Along Notice,
shall be final and irrevocable, provided such sale is made on terms not
materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Founders and the Percon
Group from the terms specified in the Founders Tag Along Notice. The Percon
Group's determination not to participate in such sale, as evidenced by the
Percon Group Tag Along Notice, or the Percon Group's failure to timely deliver
the Percon Group Tag Along Notice, shall be final and irrevocable and the Percon
Group shall be deemed to have waived its right to participate in any such sale.
(b) For purposes of this Section 2.4, a "Control Portion" of
the Founders' Shares shall mean that number of Shares which, when effectively
transferred to another person (other than an Affiliate of the Founders) shall
result in such person beneficially owning on a fully diluted basis a greater
number of Shares than any other Stockholder and its Affiliates.
2.5. Legends; Shares Subject to this Agreement. Unless otherwise
expressly provided herein or in the Management Stock Option Plan, no Stockholder
shall Transfer any Shares to any person (regardless of the manner in which such
Stockholder initially acquired such Shares) nor shall the Company issue, sell or
otherwise transfer any Shares to any person (all persons acquiring Shares from a
Stockholder or from the Company, regardless of the method of transfer, shall be
referred to collectively as "Transferees" and individually as a "Transferee")
unless (i) such Shares bear legends as provided in Section 4.1 and (ii) such
Transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Company, as a condition
precedent to any acquisition of such Shares, an instrument in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company confirming that such Transferee agrees to
become a party to this Agreement and takes such Shares subject to all the terms
and conditions of this Agreement; provided that the provisions of this Section
2.4 shall not apply in respect of a sale of Shares included in a registered
public offering under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. The Company shall not transfer upon their books any
Shares to any person except in accordance with this Agreement.
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3. MANAGEMENT STOCK PLAN
3.1. Adoption of Management Stock Option Plan. The Board shall adopt a
management stock incentive plan (the "Management Stock Option Plan") at such
future date and containing such terms and conditions as a majority of the Board
of Directors, including an affirmative vote by the Percon Directors, shall
determine.
3.2. Administration by the Compensation Committee. The Management Stock
Option Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors.
3.3. Issuance of Options to Purchase Common Stock. The Management Stock
Option Plan shall be authorized and entitled to issue to management personnel of
the Company (as identified by the Compensation Committee) options to purchase up
to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock.
4. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1. Legends on Stock Certificates A copy of this Agreement shall be
filed with the Secretary of the Company and kept with the records of the
Company. Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees that each outstanding
certificate representing Shares subject to this Agreement shall bear legends
reading substantially as follows:
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(a) THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION, UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS.
(b) THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, AND CERTAIN VOTING RESTRICTIONS, ON THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT DATED AS
OF AUGUST 7, 2000, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY OR
FROM THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE. NO TRANSFER OF SUCH SHARES WILL
BE MADE ON THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY EVIDENCE OF
COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH AGREEMENT.
(c) THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AGREES FOR SUCH PERIOD AS THE
COMPANY'S INVESTMENT BANKER SHALL REASONABLY REQUEST AND TO THE EXTENT
ALSO AGREED TO BY THE FOUNDERS (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE
SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT), NOT TO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OFFER, SELL
(INCLUDING BY EFFECTING ANY SHORT SALE), CONTRACT TO SELL,
HYPOTHECATE, PLEDGE, GRANT ANY OPTION FOR THE SALE OF, ACQUIRE ANY
OPTION TO DISPOSE OF, TRANSFER OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY COMMON
STOCK, WITHOUT OBTAINING THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF SUCH INVESTMENT
BANKER, WHICH CONSENT MAY BE WITHHELD OR GRANTED IN SUCH INVESTMENT
BANKER'S SOLE DISCRETION.
Such certificate shall bear any additional legend required by the Asset
Agreement or required for compliance with state securities or blue sky laws.
4.2. Term. This Agreement shall terminate on the date of the first to
occur of the following events: (i) the closing of the sale by one or more of the
Founders pursuant to one or more offerings registered under the Securities Act
to any person or group of persons who are not, and who do not become, at the
time of sale, parties to this Agreement of a number of Shares equal to at least
50% of the maximum total number of Shares beneficially owned by all of the
Founders at any time; (ii) Bankruptcy, receivership, or dissolution of the
Company; (iii) the voluntary agreement of all the parties who are then bound by
the terms hereof; (iv) the acquisition of all the Shares by one of the
Stockholders; or (v) five years from the date of this Agreement.
4.3. Injunctive Relief. It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it
will be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the
parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and
that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved person will be irreparably
damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such person 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.
4.4. Notices. All notices, statements, instructions or other documents
required to be given hereunder, shall be in writing and shall be given either by
hand delivery, by overnight delivery service, by facsimile transmission or by
mailing the same in a sealed envelope, first-class mail, postage prepaid and
either certified or registered, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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if to the Percon Group, to: Performance Control, LLC
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
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with a copy to their counsel: Seyburn, Kahn, Xxxx, Xxxx and Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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if to the Founders, send Power Efficiency Corporation
notices to them at the notice
address given of the signature
page hereof, or the Company, to:
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with a copy to their counsel: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, Esq.
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx & XxXxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
and to the other parties at their addresses reflected in the stock records of
the Company. Each Stockholder, by written notice given to the Company in
accordance with this Section 4.4 may change the address to which notices,
statements, instruction or other documents are to be sent to such Stockholder.
All notices, statements, instructions and other documents hereunder that are (i)
mailed shall be deemed to have been given on the date of mailing, (ii) sent by
hand delivery or by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been given
when received, or (iii) sent by overnight delivery service shall be deemed to
have been given one business day after sent. Whenever pursuant to this Agreement
any notice is required to be given by any Stockholder to any other Stockholder
or Stockholders, such Stockholder may request from the Company a list of
addresses of all Stockholders of the Company, which list shall be promptly
furnished to such Stockholder.
4.5. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties, and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. If any Transferee of any Stockholder shall acquire any
Shares, or any right to acquire Shares, in any manner, whether by operation of
law or otherwise, such Shares shall be held subject to all of the terms of this
Agreement, and by taking and holding such Shares such person shall be
conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement.
4.6. Company Information. The Company agrees to deliver to each
Stockholder, without charge, so long as such Stockholder owns any Shares:
(a) Within 45 days after the end of each quarterly fiscal
period (except the last) in each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and their consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end
of such quarter, and consolidated statements of income and cash flow of the
Company and their consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarter and the portion of
the fiscal year ending with such quarter, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods a year earlier and
the figures set forth in the Company's budget for such periods and accompanied
by a narrative description of such financial statements in reasonable detail
prepared by the chief accounting or financial officer of the Company.
(b) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and their consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, and consolidated statements of
income, and cash flows for such fiscal year, in each case prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and the figures set
forth in the Company's budget for such fiscal year.
(c) Promptly after receipt of a request therefor, any
information required by or necessary for a Stockholder to comply with local,
state or federal regulatory or tax filing requirements.
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(d) Permit representatives of the Founders and the Percon
Group at reasonable times upon prior reasonable notice to visit and inspect such
financial records and the premises of the Company at reasonable times on
reasonable notice and to make copies of such records as such representatives
deem necessary, other than documents subject to the attorney-client privilege or
the attorney work product privilege, and to discuss the business, operations,
assets, properties and financial and other conditions of the Company with
officers and employees of the Company and with their independent accountants.
(e) With reasonable promptness, such other data and
information as from time to time may be reasonably requested.
4.7. Governing Law. Regardless of the place of execution, this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware, applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely
within such state.
4.8. Headings. All headings are inserted herein for convenience only
and do not form a part of this Agreement.
4.9. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement and the other
agreements referenced herein contain the entire agreement among the parties
hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and supersede all
prior written agreements and negotiations and oral understandings, if any, and
this Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or discharged except by an
instrument in writing signed by all the Stockholders. Concurrently with such
amendment or modification of this Agreement or as soon thereafter as is
practicable the Certificate of Organization and By-Laws of the Company shall be
amended by necessary corporate action. In the event that any Stockholder, or the
Company shall be required, as a result of the enactment, amendment or
modification, subsequent to the date hereof, of any applicable law or
regulations, or by the order of any governmental authority, to take any action
which is inconsistent with or which would constitute a violation or breach of
any terms of this Agreement, then the Stockholders, and the Company shall use
their best efforts to negotiate an appropriate amendment or modification of, or
waiver of compliance with, such terms.
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4.10. No Waiver. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any
right, power or privilege of a party hereunder shall operate as a waiver nor a
consent to the modification of the terms hereof unless given by that party in
writing.
4.11. Undertaking. the Founders and the Company hereby agree that
before completing any extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Company,
the Founders and the Company will consider, and will consult with Percon Group
with respect to, methods to minimize or eliminate any adverse income tax
consequences to Percon Group that could arise as a result of such extraordinary
corporate transaction, and the Founders and the Company will take such actions
as they deem necessary or appropriate to minimize or eliminate any such adverse
income tax consequences to Percon Group, so long as in the opinion of counsel to
the Founders and the Company such actions will not have any adverse consequence
or effect on the Founders or the Company.
4.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Fax copy signatures shall
be given the same effect as original signatures.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties here have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed on the date first written above.
PERFORMANCE CONTROL, LLC POWER EFFICIENCY CORPORATION
By: By:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Managing Member Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, President
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Individually Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Individually
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 000xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Individually Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Individually
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
SCHEDULE 1
DETAIL OF ACQUISITION STOCK
Name of Holder Number of Shares
Xxxxxx Xxxxx 22,500
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 64,843
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 12,273
Xxx Xxxxxxxx 4,026
Xxxxx Xxxxxx 3,750
Percon 954,853
Percon (shares held by Escrow Agent pursuant to terms of Asset Agreement) 50,000
TOTAL 1,112,245
