CDRV Acquisition Corporation 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 Exchange and Registration Rights AgreementVWR International, Inc. • August 30th, 2004 • New York
CDRV Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the Purchasers (as defined herein) upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) its 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014. As an inducement to the Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and in satisfaction of a condition to the obligations of the Purchasers thereunder, the Company agrees with the Purchasers for the benefit of holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) as follows:
and the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto as Subsidiary Guarantors and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee INDENTURE DATED AS OF APRIL 7, 2004 67/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2012VWR International, Inc. • August 30th, 2004 • New York
INDENTURE, dated as of April 7, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Indenture”), among CDRV Acquisition Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, as issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto, as Subsidiary Guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee.
CDRV ACQUISITION CORPORATION as Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto as Subsidiary Guarantors and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee INDENTURE DATED AS OF APRIL 7, 2004 8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2014Indenture • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
INDENTURE, dated as of April 7, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Indenture”), among CDRV Acquisition Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, as issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto, as Subsidiary Guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTEmployment Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • Pennsylvania
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the 1st day of Janaury, 2000, between VWR Scientific Products Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”) and George Gunther (the “Employee”).
ContractSupplemental Indenture • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 7, 2004 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), among VWR International, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below.
Exchange and Registration Rights AgreementAnd Registration Rights Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Banc of America Securities LLC BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Barclays Capital Inc. PNC Capital Markets, Inc.,
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT made byGuarantee and Collateral Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2004, made by CDRV Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holding”), CDRV Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition Corp.” and, together with any assignee of, or successor by merger to, Acquisition Corp.’s rights and obligations hereunder as provided herein, the “Parent Borrower”), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto (the “Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers”), and certain other Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower that are signatories hereto, in favor of Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions (collectively, the “Lenders”; individually, a “Lender”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2004 (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of,
CREDIT AGREEMENT among CDRV ACQUISITION CORPORATION (The Rights and Obligations of which Hereunder are to be Assumed by VWR INTERNATIONAL, INC.) THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO THE SEVERAL LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME...Credit Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2004, among CDRV ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition Corp.” and, together with any assignee of, or successor by merger to, Acquisition Corp.’s rights and obligations hereunder as provided herein, the “Parent Borrower”), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers (as hereinafter defined) (the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Parent Borrower, being collectively referred to as the “Borrowers” and each being individually referred to as a “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to this Agreement (as further defined in Section 1.1, the “Lenders”), DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBAG”), as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. (“CNAI”), as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“BOA”), BNP PARIBAS (“BNPP”) and BARCLAYS BANK PLC (“Barcla
Employee Stock Option AgreementEmployee Stock Option Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
This Employee Stock Option Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2004, between CDRV Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Employee whose name appears on the signature page hereof, is being entered into pursuant to the CDRV Investors, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. The meaning of capitalized terms may be found in Section 8.
ContractConsulting Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
This CONSULTING AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2004 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among CDRV Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Investors”), CDRV Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), CDRV Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“AcquisitionCo”), CDRV Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MergerCo” and, together with Investors, Holdings and AcquisitionCo, the “Company Group”), and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CD&R”).
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTIndemnification Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2004 (the “Agreement”), among CDRV Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Investors”), CDRV Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Investors (“Holdings”), CDRV Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (“AcquisitionCo”), CDRV Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (“MergerCo”), Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CD&R”), and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (together with any other investment vehicle managed by CD&R, the “CD&R Fund”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement.
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTAssumption Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2004 (this “Agreement”), between CDRV Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”), and VWR International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignee”), and consented to by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions (the “Lenders”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Merger and Plan of Reorganization • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc.
WHEREAS, the Corporation, acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the VWR International Corporation, a Delaware corporation and certain designees of the Corporation acquired a 10% ownership interest in VWR International Immobilien GmbH, a German limited liability company, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2004, by and among Merck KGaA, a German partnership limited by shares, Merck Holding GmbH, a German private limited liability company, VWR International Holding Europe GmbH, a German private limited liability company, EMD Chemicals Inc., a New York corporation, and the Corporation (the “Acquisition”);
REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTRegistration and Participation Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • Delaware
REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2004, among CDRV Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (together with any successor investment vehicle managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., the “CD&R Fund”), Banc of America Capital Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BACI”), SSB Capital Partners (Master Fund) I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SSB”) and CGI Private Equity L.P., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CGI”, and together with BACI and SSB, collectively, the “Co-Investors”) and the other stockholders of the Company who may become parties hereto from time to time pursuant to Section 7.1 or Section 7.7 (such other stockholders, the CD&R Fund and the Co-Investors, collectively, the “Stockholders”). The meanings of capitalized terms are found in Article VI.
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTStock Subscription Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2004, between CDRV Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (together with any other investment vehicle managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., the “Purchaser”).
Employee Stock Subscription AgreementEmployee Stock Subscription Agreement • August 30th, 2004 • VWR International, Inc. • New York
This Employee Stock Subscription Agreement, dated as of [ ], between CDRV Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Employee whose name appears on the signature page hereof, is being entered into pursuant to the CDRV Investors, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. The meaning of each capitalized term may be found in Section 10.
