STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
EXECUTION
VERSION
This
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT dated as of November 5, 2007 (this “Stockholders
Agreement”) is made and entered into by and among Entertainment
Distribution Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), Chap-Cap Activist Partners Master Fund, Ltd. and
Chap-Cap Partners II Master Fund, Ltd., Cayman Islands exempted companies
(collectively, the “Funds”), Xxxxxxx Capital L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (“Xxxxxxx Capital”) and Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Xx., an individual (“Xxxxxxx,” and together with the
Funds and Xxxxxxx Capital, each a “Stockholder” and,
collectively, the “Stockholders”).
WHEREAS,
each Stockholder is the beneficial owner of the number of shares of common
stock, par value $0.02 per share, of the Company (the “Common
Stock”) listed next to such Stockholder’s name on SCHEDULE I hereto
(the “Xxxxxxx Shares”); and
WHEREAS,
the Stockholders and the Company wish to provide for representation on the
Board
of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) for the
Stockholders and certain agreements as to the Common Stock beneficially owned
by
the Stockholders, or otherwise as to which a Stockholder has voting power,
all
as hereinafter set forth.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
in
this Stockholders Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINITIONS. Except
as otherwise specifically indicated, the following terms have the following
meanings for all purposes of this Stockholders Agreement:
“Affiliate”
has the meaning assigned thereto in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.
“Beneficially
Owns” (or comparable variations thereof) has the meaning set forth in
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
“Board
of Directors” is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Bylaws”
means the Restated Bylaws of the Company, as the same may be amended and
restated from time to time.
“Certificate
of Incorporation” means the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, as the same may be amended and restated from time to
time.
“Xxxxxxx”
is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Xxxxxxx
Capital” is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Xxxxxxx
Designee” means Xxxxxxx and any other individual subsequently
designated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1 by the Stockholders;
provided, however, that no individual who is an officer, director,
partner or stockholder of any competitor of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (other than a stockholder which owns less than 5% of the voting
stock or power of a competitor which is a publicly-traded company) shall
serve
as a Xxxxxxx Designee.
“Xxxxxxx
Shares” is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Stock” is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Company”
is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Convertible
Securities” means securities of the Company which are convertible or
exchangeable (whether presently convertible or exchangeable or not) into
Voting
Securities.
“Equity
Securities” means Voting Securities, Convertible Securities and Rights
to Purchase Voting Securities.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Funds”
is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Governmental
or Regulatory Authority” means any court, tribunal, arbitrator,
authority, agency, commission, official or other instrumentality of the United
States, any foreign country or any domestic or foreign state, county, city
or
other political subdivision, or any stock exchange or market in which the
Common
Stock is listed for trading or traded.
“Independent
Director” means any member of the Board of Directors who is not
excluded from qualification as an independent director (for all purposes
other
than service on the Company’s audit or compensation committees) by the
enumerated per se exclusions from such qualification contained in the
listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC for listed companies
not
utilizing the “controlled company” exception, and who satisfies all other
requirements set forth in the definition of “independent director” under Rule
4200 of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
“Joint
Release” is defined in Section 7.1 hereof.
“Outstanding
Voting Securities” means at any time the then issued and outstanding
Voting Securities (not including shares issuable upon the conversion of any
Convertible Securities or upon the exercise of any Rights to Purchase Voting
Securities).
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“Person”
means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
trust, other entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act).
“Reports”
is defined in Section 7.1 hereof.
“Representatives”
of any Person means such Person’s directors, officers, employees, legal,
investment banking and financial advisors, accountants and any other agents
and
representatives of such entity.
“Restricted
Group” means, collectively, (i) each Stockholder; (ii) any and all
Affiliates of any Stockholder and any Person as to which voting power over
Voting Securities, directly or indirectly, is controlled or shared by a
Stockholder; (iii) the then current officers, employees, directors or managing
members of any Person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above; (iv) with respect
to any Person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above who is an individual,
(a)
any and all immediate family members of such Person, (b) the heirs, executors,
personal representatives and administrators of any of the foregoing Persons,
(c)
any and all trusts established for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons
and (d) any and all charitable foundations the investment decisions of which
are
controlled by any of the foregoing Persons; and (v) the other members of
any and
all groups (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of
which
any Stockholder or any Person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above is a
member.
“Rights
to Purchase Voting Securities” means options and rights issued by the
Company (whether presently exercisable or not) to purchase Voting Securities
or
Convertible Voting Securities.
“Schedule
13D Transaction” means any action or transaction described in any of
paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D promulgated by the
Commission, provided, that, “Schedule 13D Transaction” shall not
include any transaction described in paragraph (a) of Item 4 of Schedule
13D if,
after taking into account all such contemporaneous transactions, the aggregate
beneficial ownership of the Stockholders (i) does not exceed 20% of the total
outstanding Voting Securities of the Company (calculated in accordance with
Item
5 of Schedule 13D) and (ii) is not less than 5% of the total outstanding
Voting
Securities of the Company (calculated in accordance with Item 5 of Schedule
13D).
“Stockholder”
or “Stockholders” is defined in the recitals
hereof.
“Stockholders
Agreement” is defined in the recitals hereof.
“Termination
Date” is defined in Section 7.2 hereof.
“Termination
Event” means the earliest of: (i) the date of the annual stockholder
meeting of the Company to be held during 2009; (ii) the first date on which
there shall be no Xxxxxxx Designee then in office as a member of the Board
of
Directors and the Stockholders shall not have named a successor to the Xxxxxxx
Designee in accordance with Section 2.1(c) hereof; (iii) the first date on
which
(a) any member of the Restricted Group engages in any of the activities
prohibited by Article IV or breaches any other provision of this Agreement,
in
each
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case,
if
such violation is not wholly cured within three (3) business days following
written notice thereof by the Company, (b) any member of the Restricted Group
engages in a Schedule 13D Transaction, or (c) the filing of an amendment
to the
Schedule 13D previously filed by certain of the Stockholders with the Commission
indicating that any member of the Restricted Group has a plan or proposal
to
engage in, or that it has engaged in, a Schedule 13D Transaction (other than
an
amendment filed following the execution and delivery of this Stockholders
Agreement announcing such execution and delivery or subsequent filings
necessitated by the terms of this Agreement and actions by the parties
hereunder); (iv) the first date on which any member of the Restricted Group
(a)
sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any or all of the Voting Securities
such that the Restricted Groups’ aggregate beneficial ownership of Voting
Securities is reduced to less than 5% of the total outstanding Voting Securities
of the Company (calculated in accordance with Item 5 of Schedule 13D) or
(b) acquires any additional Voting Securities such that the Restricted
Groups’ aggregate beneficial ownership of Voting Securities is increased to
greater than 20% of the total outstanding Voting Securities of the Company
(calculated in accordance with Item 5 of Schedule 13D); or (v) the first
date on
which (a) the Company is no longer required to file periodic reports with
the
Commission pursuant to the requirements of Sections 13 or 15 of the Exchange
Act
or (b) any person or group of related persons (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) shall become the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of shares
representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented
by
the Company’s issued and outstanding voting stock.
“Voting
Securities” means the Common Stock and any other securities of the
Company of any kind or class having the power generally to vote for the election
of directors.
ARTICLE
II.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2.1 COMPOSITION
OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
(a) No
later
than November 5, 2007, the Board of Directors shall, pursuant to the powers
granted to it under the Bylaws, appoint Xxxxxxx as the initial Xxxxxxx Designee
to the appropriate class of the Board of Directors, determined in accordance
with the Certificate of Incorporation, to fill a current vacancy on the Board
of
Directors and to serve in such capacity from such date of election through the
Termination Date.
(b) Until
the
Termination Date, the Board of Directors shall, cause the nomination for
election or appointment of the Xxxxxxx Designee to the Board of Directors,
including as necessary by nominating the Xxxxxxx Designee to stand for election
as a director of the Company in accordance with the Company’s procedures for
nomination of directors as provided for in its Bylaws, recommend such election
and solicit proxies in respect thereof, and vote the shares of Common Stock
represented by all proxies granted by stockholders in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors in favor of the Xxxxxxx
Designee at any meeting where such election is considered, except for such
proxies that specifically indicate a vote to withhold authority with respect
to
the Xxxxxxx Designee.
(c) Until
the
Termination Date, the Board of Directors shall cause any vacancy created
on the
Board of Directors by reason of the death, resignation or removal of the
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then
serving Xxxxxxx Designee to be filled promptly by a successor Xxxxxxx Designee
named by the Stockholders as follows:
(i) In
the
event of the death or disability of a Xxxxxxx Designee, or following the
termination of employment of a Xxxxxxx Designee with all of the Stockholders,
the Stockholders shall be entitled to designate a replacement for the vacancy
left by the death or disability, or termination of such full-time employment,
of
such Xxxxxxx Designee by written notice delivered to the Company to serve
on the
Board of Directors in accordance with Section 7.4 of this Agreement. Such
subsequently designated Xxxxxxx Designee shall be an individual of high personal
integrity and ethics, relevant expertise and professional experience and
such
other qualifications, as determined by the nominating committee of the Board
of
Directors. Such subsequent nomination shall be promptly reviewed by and subject
to the approval of the nominating committee of the Board of Directors and
thereafter such replacement shall be promptly elected or appointed to the
Board
of Directors, provided such approval of the nominating committee and of the
Board of Directors shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(ii) The
Stockholders shall provide the information requested pursuant to Section
2.2 to
the Company and the Board of Directors regarding any substitute Xxxxxxx Designee
permitted under this Section 2.1(c).
(d) While
serving on the Board of Directors and any committee thereof, the Xxxxxxx
Designee shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of the other
directors and committee members, including, without limitation, access to
the
Company’s outside advisors; provided, that, the Xxxxxxx Designee
shall not be entitled to participate in or observe, and shall upon the good
faith request of the Board of Directors or any such committee recuse himself
or
herself from, any meeting or portion thereof at which the Board of Directors
or
any such committee is evaluating and/or taking action with respect to (x)
the
ownership of Voting Securities specifically by any member of the Restricted
Group, (y) the exercise of any of the Company’s rights or enforcement of any of
the obligations of any member of the Restricted Group under this Stockholders
Agreement or (z) any transaction proposed by, or with, or any other matter
related specifically to, any member of the Restricted Group. The Board of
Directors or any such committee shall be entitled to take such actions as
it
shall deem reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions
of
the preceding sentence.
(e) The
Stockholders shall no longer be entitled to have a Xxxxxxx Designee serve
on the
Board of Directors from and after the Termination Date, at which time the
Stockholders will cause the Xxxxxxx Designee to immediately resign from the
Board of Directors. In furtherance thereof, the parties agree that
this Stockholders Agreement shall constitute the Xxxxxxx Designee’s resignation
upon the occurrence of the Termination Date and such resignation shall
automatically be effective on the Termination Date without any further action
by
any party.
2.2 INFORMATION
ABOUT THE XXXXXXX DESIGNEE. The Stockholders shall promptly provide
to the Company, as the Company may from time to time reasonably request,
information regarding the Xxxxxxx Designee for purposes of determining whether
the Xxxxxxx Designee is an Independent Director or for inclusion in any form,
report, schedule,
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registration
statement, definitive proxy statement or other documents required to be filed
by
the Company with the Commission or any other Governmental or Regulatory
Authority.
2.3 BOARD
AND
COMPANY POLICIES. It shall be a precondition to the right of the
initial Xxxxxxx Designee, and his respective successors, to attend any meeting
of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that such individual shall
have
agreed, in the same manner as each other member of the Board of Directors,
to
abide by the policies of the Board of Directors and the committees thereof
(including, without limitation, the Company’s Code of Ethics) and any policies
of the Company applicable to members of the Board of Directors (including,
without limitation, any xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy).
ARTICLE
III.
VOTING OF SHARES
VOTING OF SHARES
3.1 VOTING
OF
SHARES BY THE RESTRICTED GROUP. Until the Termination Date, at each
meeting of stockholders of the Company held for the purpose of electing any
member of the Board of Directors, the Stockholders shall cause all Voting
Securities beneficially owned by any member of the Restricted Group to be
present at such meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum and to be voted
(x) for the nominees recommended by the Board of Directors (provided such
nominees include the Xxxxxxx Designee as necessary to continue the Xxxxxxx
Designee’s position on the Board of Directors) and (y) on all other proposals of
the Board of Directors not covered by clause (z) below, as such member of
the
Restricted Group determines is appropriate, and (z) in accordance with the
recommendation of the Board of Directors on any proposals of any other
stockholder of the Company who is also proposing one or more nominees for
election as director in opposition to the nominees of the Board of Directors
at
such meeting. No later than five business days prior to each such
meeting of stockholders, the Stockholders shall cause all Voting Securities
beneficially owned by any member of the Restricted Group to be voted in
accordance with this Section 3.1. No Stockholder shall revoke or change any
vote
in connection with any such meeting of stockholders unless such revocation
or
change is required or permitted in accordance with the first sentence of
this
Section 3.1.
ARTICLE
IV.
STANDSTILL AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
STANDSTILL AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
4.1 STANDSTILL. From
the date hereof through the Termination Date, no member of the Restricted
Group
will, directly or indirectly, (i) engage in any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as
such terms are used in the proxy rules promulgated under the Exchange Act,
but
disregarding the exclusion in clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(l)(2) but including
any
exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b)(1) or (2)), submit any proposal
(including nominations of director candidates, except as provided in Section
2.1) for consideration at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders
of
the Company (including pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange
Act), (ii) form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (as defined in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any Equity Securities
which proposes to take any action or enter into any transaction that is
prohibited by this Section, nor will they provide any financing to any
such
group for any such purpose, or (iii) engage in any Schedule 13D Transaction
or
file any amendment to the Schedule 13D previously filed by the Stockholders
with
the Commission indicating that any member of the Restricted Group has a plan
or
proposal to engage in, or that it
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has
engaged in, a Schedule 13D Transaction (other than an amendment filed following
the execution and delivery of this Stockholders Agreement announcing such
execution and delivery or subsequent filings necessitated by the terms of
this
Agreement and actions by the parties thereunder); provided, that,
the foregoing prohibition shall not impair or affect the exercise by the
Xxxxxxx
Designee of his or her fiduciary duties as a director of the Company in his
or
her capacity as such or prohibit filings believed in good faith to be required
by law as a consequence thereof; and provided, further, that any
such filings shall be provided to the Company in advance of filing and the
Company shall be provided at least two days to comment thereon (it being
understood that such filings may be required to be filed with the Commission
promptly).
4.2 NON-DISPARAGEMENT. Except
as set forth in Section 7.1, from the date hereof through the Termination
Date,
(A) all members of the Restricted Group shall at all times refrain from taking
any action or making publicly any statement (whether orally or in writing)
that
denigrates, disparages or defames the goodwill or reputation of the Company,
its
Affiliates or any of their respective current of former officers, directors,
employees, partners or securityholders and (B) no member of the Restricted
Group
shall make any negative statement to third parties (whether orally or in
writing
and, including without limitation, in any Schedule 13D filing with the
Commission) regarding the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective
current of former officers, directors, employees, partners or
securityholders.
4.3 FIDUCIARY
AND OTHER DUTIES. The Xxxxxxx Designee acknowledges his obligations
under Section 2.4 of this Agreement are in addition to the fiduciary duties
and
common law duties of trust and confidentiality under which every member of
the
Board of Directors of a Delaware company operates.
ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Each
Stockholder hereby represents and
warrants to the Company as follows:
5.1 AUTHORITY. This
Stockholders Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
each
Stockholder and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Stockholder enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
5.2 NO
CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery by each Stockholder of this
Stockholders Agreement do not, and the performance by each Stockholder of
such
Stockholder’s obligations under this Stockholders Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will not:
(a) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any term or provision of any law,
statute, rule or regulation or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority applicable to such Stockholder or any of such
Stockholder’s properties or assets; or
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(b) (i)
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, (ii) constitute (with
or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (iii) require such
Stockholder to obtain any consent, approval or action of, make any filing
with
or give any notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of, or (iv)
result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of such Stockholder’s
properties or assets under, any contract, agreement, plan, permit or license
to
which such Stockholder is a party.
5.3 GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVALS AND FILINGS. No consent, approval or action of, filing with
or notice to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority on the part of any
Stockholder is required in connection with the execution and delivery of
this
Stockholders Agreement, other than any filing with the Commission required
in
connection with the execution and/or delivery of this Stockholders Agreement
or
the joint press release referred to in Section 7.1.
5.4 XXXXXXX
SHARES. Except for the Xxxxxxx Shares listed on
Schedule I hereto, the members of the Restricted Group do not
beneficially own any shares of Common Stock.
ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Stockholders as follows:
6.1 INCORPORATION. The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Stockholders
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
6.2 AUTHORITY. The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Stockholders Agreement, and
the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, have been duly and
validly authorized by the Board of Directors, no other corporate action on
the
part of the Company or its stockholders being necessary. This
Stockholders Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
the
Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered
in
a proceeding in equity or at law).
6.3 NO
CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Stockholders Agreement do not, and the performance by the Company of its
obligations under this Stockholders Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not:
(a) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;
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(a) conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any term or provision of any law,
statute, rule or regulation or any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority applicable to the Company or any of its properties
or
asset; or
(b) (i)
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, (ii) constitute (with
or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (iii) require the
Company to obtain any consent, approval or action of, make any filing with
or
give any notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of or (iv) result
in the creation or imposition of any lien upon the Company or any of its
properties or assets under, any contract, agreement, plan, permit or license
to
which the Company is a party.
6.4 GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVALS AND FILINGS. No consent, approval or action of, filing with
or notice to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority on the part of the
Company
is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Stockholders
Agreement, other than any filing with the Commission required in connection
with
the execution and/or delivery of this Stockholders Agreement or the joint
press
release referred to in Section 7.1.
ARTICLE
VII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1 PUBLICITY. The
Company and Xxxxxxx Capital will cooperate with each other in connection
with
the preparation and filing with the Commission of the reports and any other
filings required of the Company and the Restricted Group in connection with
the
execution and delivery of this Stockholders Agreement (the
“Reports”), and no member of the Restricted Group shall submit
or file any Reports with the Commission without the prior written approval
of
the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld). Following the execution of this Stockholders Agreement,
Xxxxxxx Capital and the Company will issue a joint press release announcing
the
execution and delivery of this Stockholders Agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “Joint
Release”). Other than with respect to the Reports and the
Joint Release, no member of the Restricted Group shall (a) make any filing
with,
or submit any documents to, the Commission or (b) issue any public announcement
or press release, regarding the subject matter of this Stockholders Agreement
or
with respect to the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective current
of former officers, directors, employees, partners or securityholders, without
the prior written approval of the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld); provided, however, the Company’s prior written approval
shall not be required for (i) the filing with the Commission of a Form 4,
Form 5
or an amendment to the Schedule 13D previously filed by certain of the
Stockholders, in each case, that is required to be filed to report a transaction
which is expressly permitted by this Stockholders Agreement and (ii) any
filing or submission to the Commission or the issuance of any public
announcement or press release, if the contents thereof are limited to the
information included in the Joint Release.
7.2 TERMINATION
This
Stockholders Agreement shall terminate and be of no further effect upon the
earliest occurrence of a Termination Date (as defined below).
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(a) Upon
the
occurrence of a Termination Event contemplated by clauses (i) or (ii) of
the
definition thereof, this Stockholders Agreement shall automatically terminate
and be of no further effect without further action by any party (such date
shall
be a “Termination Date”).
(b) Upon
the
occurrence of a Termination Event contemplated by clauses (iii), (iv) or
(v) of
the definition thereof, the Company shall cause the Board of Directors to
meet
within four weeks after becoming aware of the occurrence of such Termination
Event to determine whether to waive such Termination Event or to terminate
this
Stockholders Agreement. Promptly following the Board of Directors’
determination, the Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Restricted
Group of (y) the Board of Directors’ determination to waive the Termination
Event, in which case this Stockholders Agreement shall continue in full force
and effect or (z) the Board of Directors’ determination to terminate this
Stockholders Agreement, in which case this Stockholders Agreement shall
automatically terminate and be of no further effect without further action
by
any party (the date of such notice shall be a “Termination
Date”). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge
that the approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors,
other
than the Xxxxxxx Designee, shall be sufficient for the Board of Directors
to act
pursuant to this Section 7.2(b).
7.3 AMENDMENT
AND WAIVER.
(a) This
Stockholders Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified only by a
written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of each party
hereto.
(b) Neither
this Stockholders Agreement nor any term hereof may be waived other than
by a
written instrument. No waiver by any party of any term or condition of this
Stockholders Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to
be or
construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition of this
Stockholders Agreement on any future occasion. Failure by either party to
enforce any term of this Stockholders Agreement will not be deemed a waiver
of
future enforcement of that or any other term in this Stockholders Agreement
or
any other agreement that may be in place between the
parties. All remedies, either under this Stockholders
Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded, will be cumulative and not
alternative.
7.4 NOTICES.
(a) For
all
purposes of this Stockholders Agreement, the Company shall not be required
to
recognize any notice purportedly delivered by or on behalf of any Stockholder
or
any other member of the Restricted Group unless such notice is delivered
to the
Company by or on behalf of Xxxxxxx Capital.
(b) All
notices, requests and other communications hereunder must be in writing and
will
be deemed to have been duly given only if delivered personally or by facsimile
transmission
or by reputable overnight courier (postage prepaid) to the parties at the
following addresses or facsimile numbers:
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If
to any Stockholder or other member
of the Restricted Group, to:
Xxxxxxx
Capital L.L.C.
0000
X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx.
#000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000
Facsimile
No.: (000)
000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Attn: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx,
Xx.
If
to the Company, to:
Entertainment
Distribution Company,
Inc.
000
0xx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000)
000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
Attn: Jordan
X.
Xxxxxxx
with
a copy to:
Paul,
Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000)
000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Attn: Xxxxxxxxx
X. Xxx,
Esq.
All
such
notices, requests and other communications will (i) if delivered personally
to
the address as provided in this Section, be deemed given upon delivery, (ii)
if
delivered by facsimile transmission to the facsimile number as provided in
this
Section, be deemed given upon receipt, and (iii) if delivered by overnight
courier in the manner described above to the address as provided in this
Section, be deemed given upon receipt (in each case regardless of whether
such
notice, request or other communication is received by any other person to
whom a
copy of such notice, request or other communication is to be delivered pursuant
to this Section). Any party from time to time may change its address, facsimile
number or other information for the purpose of notices to that party by giving
notice specifying such change to the other parties hereto.
7.5 ENTIRE
AGREEMENT. This Stockholders Agreement and the Schedule hereto
supersede all prior discussions and agreements among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and contains the sole and entire agreement
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
7.6 NO
THIRD
PARTY BENEFICIARY. The terms and provisions of this Stockholders
Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and the
other
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members of the Restricted Group, and it is not the
intention
of the parties to confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any other
Person.
7.7 NO
ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. Neither this Stockholders Agreement nor
any right, interest or obligation hereunder may be assigned by any parties
hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any
attempt to do so will be void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Stockholders Agreement is binding upon, inures to the benefit of and is
enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
and legal representatives.
7.8 SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE. The parties acknowledge that money damages are not an
adequate remedy for violations of any provision of this Stockholders Agreement
and that any party may, in such party’s sole discretion, apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction for specific performance for injunctive or such other
relief as such court may deem just and proper in order to enforce any such
provision or prevent any violation hereof and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, each party waives any objection to the imposition of such
relief.
7.9 HEADINGS. The
headings used in this Stockholders Agreement have been inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.
7.10 INVALID
PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Stockholders Agreement is held
to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law,
and if
the intended rights of any party hereto under this Stockholders Agreement
will
not be forfeited in any material respect as a result thereof (i) such provision
will be fully severable, (ii) this Stockholders Agreement will be construed and
enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never
comprised a part hereof and (iii) the remaining provisions of this Stockholders
Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by
the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance
herefrom.
7.11 GOVERNING
LAW. This Stockholders Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to a contract
executed and performed in such State, without giving effect to the conflicts
of
laws principles thereof.
7.12 CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS. Each party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court of competent
jurisdiction in the State of New York in any action, suit or proceeding arising
in connection with this Stockholders Agreement, agrees that any such action,
suit or proceeding shall be brought only in such courts (and waives any
objection based on forum non conveniens or any other objection to venue
therein to the extent permitted by law), and agrees to delivery of service
of
process by any of the methods by which notices may be given pursuant to Section
7.4, with such service being deemed given as provided in such Section;
provided, however, that such consent to jurisdiction is solely for
the purpose referred to in this Section 7.12 and shall not be deemed to be
a
general submission to the jurisdiction of said courts or in the State of
New
York other than for such purpose. Nothing herein shall affect the right of
any
party to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against
the other in any other jurisdiction.
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7.13 COUNTERPARTS. This
Stockholders Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of
which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute
one
and the same instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto
has signed this Stockholders Agreement, or caused this Stockholders Agreement
to
be signed on its behalf, as of the date first above written.
ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC.
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By: _/s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Chairman of the Board
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CHAP-CAP
ACTIVIST PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD.
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By: _/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Managing Member of the Investment Manager
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CHAP-CAP
PARTNERS II MASTER FUND, LTD.
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By: _/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Managing Member of the Investment Manager
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XXXXXXX
CAPITAL L.L.C.
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By: _/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Managing Member
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XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXX, XX.
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_/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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SCHEDULE
I
SHARES
OF
COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS
STOCKHOLDER
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NUMBER
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.*
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9,053,680
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Xxxxxxx
Capital L.L.C.*
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9,053,680
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Chap-Cap
Activist Partners Master Fund, Ltd.
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5,534,814
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Chap-Cap
Partners II Master Fund, Ltd.
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3,518,866
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*
The
indicated Stockholders beneficially own the shares indicated by virtue of
their
control of the other Stockholders.
EXHIBIT
A
JOINT
RELEASE