SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of May 22, 2000 between Koninklijke Philips
Electronics N.V., a corporation organized under the laws of The Netherlands
("Purchaser") and the beneficial owner ("Shareholder") of Shares of MedQuist
Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, in order to induce Purchaser to enter into the Tender Offer
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, with the Company (the "Tender Offer
Agreement"), Purchaser has requested Shareholder, and Shareholder has agreed, to
enter into this Agreement and an employment agreement with the Company, dated of
even date herewith, to become effective upon Purchaser's payment for Shares
pursuant to the terms of the Offer (the "Employment Agreement");
WHEREAS, to induce the Company to enter into the Tender Offer
Agreement, the Company has requested, and Purchaser has agreed, to enter into a
Governance Agreement and a License Agreement, each to become effective upon
Purchaser's payment for Shares pursuant to the terms of the Offer;
WHEREAS, Shareholder and Purchaser desire to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall
have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Tender Offer
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER; PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHAREHOLDER'S SHARES
SECTION 1.1 Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) Shareholder hereby agrees that, except as contemplated by Section
1.1(b) and Section 1.3 hereof (and provided that nothing herein shall prevent
Shareholder from exercising any option for Shares held by Shareholder), during
the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to and including the date
two years after the date hereof, the
undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to sell, tender for sale, enter into
a repurchase contract with respect to, lend, pledge, assign, hypothecate,
encumber, dispose of, grant any right (including without limitation, any put or
call option) to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of (i) any
Shares, or any options or warrants to purchase any Shares, or any securities
convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive
Shares, owned on the date hereof, (ii) any Shares issued upon the exercise of
options or warrants to purchase any Shares referred to in the preceding clause
(i), (iii) any options to purchase any Shares issued in accordance with the
option grant contemplated by the Employment Agreement or (iv) any Shares issued
upon the exercise of the options to purchase Shares referred to in the preceding
clause (iii), in each case, owned directly by the undersigned or with respect to
which the undersigned has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations
of the SEC (collectively the "Shareholder's Shares"). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that Shareholder shall not
engage in any derivative, hedging, swap or other transaction which is designed
to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or
disposition of, or reduction of economic risk with respect to, the Shareholder's
Shares even if such Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the
Shareholder.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions contained in subsection
(a) above, Shareholder may (x) transfer any of Shareholder's Shares (i) as a
bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be
bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (ii) to any trust for the
direct or indirect benefit of the Shareholder or the immediate family of the
Shareholder, provided that the trustee of the trust agrees to be bound in
writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and provided further that any such
transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, or (iii) with the prior
written consent of Purchaser or (y) take any of the actions that would otherwise
be prohibited by subsection (a) above with respect to or in respect of zero
Shares (which number of Shares includes, and is not in addition to, the
Purchased Shares (as defined in Section 1.3)). For purposes of this Agreement,
"immediate family" shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption,
not more remote than first cousin.
SECTION 1.2 Voting.
Shareholder hereby agrees that, during the time this Agreement is in
effect, at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company, however called, or in
any written consent in lieu
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thereof, Shareholder shall, or shall cause the record holder(s) of Shareholder's
Shares to (i) vote Shareholder's Shares against any action or agreement that
would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation
or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Tender
Offer Agreement; and (ii) vote Shareholder's Shares against any action or
agreement that would impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or attempt to
discourage the Offer, including, but not limited to: (A) any acquisition
agreement or other similar agreement related to an Acquisition Proposal, (B) any
change in the Company's management or the Company Board, except as otherwise
agreed to in writing by Purchaser or (C) any other material change in the
Company's corporate structure or business.
SECTION 1.3 Purchase and Sale of Shares by Purchaser. Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, promptly following expiration of the Offer (and in no
event later than five (5) business days thereafter), and provided that Purchaser
shall have accepted for payment and paid for Shares pursuant to the terms of the
Offer, Shareholder shall sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from
Shareholder, 74,570 Shares (the "Purchased Shares") at a price equal to the
price to be paid per Share in the Offer (the aggregate amount to be paid for the
Shares being the "Purchase Price"). The closing of the transaction constituting
the sale and purchase of the Shares shall take place at such location, time and
date as Purchaser and Shareholder shall mutually agree (the "Closing"). At the
Closing, (i) Purchaser shall pay Shareholder the Purchase Price in immediately
available funds by wire transfer to a bank account designated by Shareholder and
(ii) Shareholder shall deliver to Purchaser (A) certificates representing the
Purchased Shares, duly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by duly
executed blank stock powers together will all necessary stock transfer stamps
affixed thereto, and such instruments as shall reasonably be required by
Purchaser to transfer to Purchaser all right, title and interest in the Shares,
free and clear of any liens or encumbrances and (B) such other documents and
instruments as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser.
SECTION 1.4 Expiration. Except as provided in Section 5.12, this
Agreement and all of Shareholder's obligations hereunder shall terminate
concurrent with the earlier of (a) the termination of the Tender Offer Agreement
in accordance with its terms and (b) the occurrence of any of the conditions
that result in a revocation of the Waiver (as such term is defined in Section
5(b) of the Employment Agreement).
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDER
SECTION 2.1 Valid Title; Absence of Liens. Shareholder is the sole,
true, lawful and beneficial owner of Shareholder's Shares. Shareholder owns the
Purchased Shares free and clear of any liens or encumbrances of any kind and
there is no restriction on Shareholder's ability, power or right to transfer or
dispose of the Purchased Shares. Upon delivery of the certificate or
certificates for the Purchased Shares at the Closing, Purchaser will acquire
valid title to the Purchased Shares free and clear of any encumbrances or liens
of any kind other than restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws.
SECTION 2.2 Authority; Enforceability;
Noncontravention.
(a) Shareholder has the requisite power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Shareholder and the
consummation by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all necessary action (including any consultation,
approval or other action by or with any other person). This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by Shareholder and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of Shareholder, enforceable against Shareholder in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to
or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Shareholder does
not, and the consummation by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and compliance by Shareholder with the provisions of this
Agreement will not, conflict with or result in any violation of, or default
(with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or result in the
creation of any lien or encumbrance upon the Purchased Shares under, any
provision of applicable law or regulation or of any agreement, judgment,
injunction, order, decree, or other instrument binding on Shareholder. No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with or exemption by any Federal, state or local government or any court,
administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other governmental
authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is required by or with respect to
Shareholder in connection with
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the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Shareholder or the consummation
by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for
applicable requirements, if any, of (a) Sections 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations thereunder and (b) the HSR Act.
SECTION 2.3 Total Shares. Schedule 2.3 sets forth (i) a true and
accurate number of the number of Shares beneficially owned by Shareholder as of
the date hereof, and (ii) a true and complete list of all options held by
Shareholder as of the date hereof and the number, exercise price, vesting date
and expiration date of each option.
SECTION 2.4 Proxy. Shareholder represents that any proxy heretofore
given with respect to the Shareholder's Shares is not irrevocable.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
SECTION 3.1 Corporate Power and Authority; Enforceability. Purchaser
has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights
and to general equity principles.
SECTION 3.2 Investment Intent; Financing. Purchaser is acquiring the
Purchased Shares for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a
view to, or for sale or resale in connection with, any public distribution
thereof or with any present intention of selling, distributing or otherwise
disposing of the Purchased Shares. Purchaser is an "accredited investor" within
the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act. Purchaser has and will have
at the Closing the funds necessary to pay the Purchase Price.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS OF SHAREHOLDER
SECTION 4.1 Covenants of Shareholder. For so long as the Agreement is
in effect, Shareholder agrees as follows:
(a) Shareholder shall not, except as contemplated by the terms of this
Agreement, knowingly take any action that would in any way restrict, limit or
interfere with the performance of its obligations hereunder or the purchase of
the Purchased Shares.
(b) Shareholder will not, except as contemplated by the terms of this
Agreement, (a) knowingly take, agree or commit to take any action that would
make any representation or warranty of Shareholder hereunder inaccurate in any
respect as of any time prior to the termination of this Agreement or (b)
knowingly omit, or agree or commit to omit, to take any action necessary to
prevent any such representation or warranty from being inaccurate in any respect
at any such time.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.1 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred by any party in
connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or
expense (it being understood that Shareholder's costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement may be paid for by the Company).
SECTION 5.2 Specific Performance. Shareholder agrees that irreparable
damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement
were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise
breached. It is accordingly agreed that Purchaser shall be entitled to an
injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Federal courts of
the United States of America located in the State of New Jersey, this being in
addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
SECTION 5.3 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if
delivered personally or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery)
or by telecopy (with copies by overnight courier) to Purchaser at its
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address set forth in the Tender Offer Agreement or Shareholder at the address
for the Company set forth in the Tender Offer Agreement or to such other address
as such party may have furnished to the other parties in writing in accordance
herewith.
SECTION 5.4 Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, amended,
altered or supplemented, except upon the execution and delivery of a written
agreement executed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 5.5 Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of
the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the
parties without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that
Purchaser may assign, in its sole discretion, any or all of its rights,
interests and obligations hereunder to any direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Purchaser (it being understood that no such assignment shall
relieve Purchaser of its obligations hereunder). Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
Shareholder agrees that this Agreement and the obligations of Shareholder
hereunder shall attach to Shareholder's Shares and shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of any person or entity to which legal or beneficial
ownership of such Shares shall pass, whether by operation of law or otherwise,
including Shareholder's heirs, guardians, administrators or successors.
SECTION 5.6 (a) Governing Law and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE
INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS WHOLLY MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH
STATE. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the Federal
courts of the United States of America located in the State of New Jersey solely
in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this
Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement and in respect of
the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert,
as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or
enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or
that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable
in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this
Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the
parties hereto irrevocably agree that
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all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and
determined in such a New Jersey Federal court. The parties hereby consent to and
grant such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the
subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers
in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in
Section 5.3 or in such other manner as may be permitted by law shall be valid
and sufficient service thereof.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY
ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY
HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY
UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY
MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.6.
SECTION 5.7 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed
(including by facsimile) in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party
hereto shall have received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other
parties hereto.
SECTION 5.8 Stop Transfer Restriction. In furtherance of this
Agreement, Shareholder hereby authorizes Purchaser's counsel to notify the
Company's transfer agent that there is a stop transfer restriction with respect
to all of Shareholder's Shares (and that this Agreement places limits on the
voting and transfer of such shares).
SECTION 5.9 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and (ii) is not intended to confer upon any
person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
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SECTION 5.10 Shareholder Capacity. By executing and delivering this
Agreement, Shareholder makes no agreement or understanding herein in his
capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company. Shareholder signs solely in his capacity as the beneficial owner of
Shareholder's Shares and nothing herein shall limit or affect any actions taken
by Shareholder in his capacity as an officer or director of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company.
SECTION 5.11 Severability. If any term or other provision of this
Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law
or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any
term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the
parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to
effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are
fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.
SECTION 5.12 Survival. Sections 1.4 (Expiration), 5.1 (Expenses), 5.2
(Specific Performance), 5.3 (Notices), 5.5 (Successors and Assigns), 5.6
(Governing Law), 5.9 (Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries), 5.11
(Severability) and this Section 5.12 shall survive expiration of this Agreement.
All other representations, warranties, agreement and covenants in this Agreement
shall not survive the termination of this Agreement.
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The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
the day and year first above written.
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
By: /s/ A. Baan
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Name: A. Baan
Title: Executive Vice President
Royal Philips Electronics
By: /s/ J.H.M. Hommen
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Name: J.H.M. Hommen
Title: Executive Vice President
Royal Philips Electronics
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: SVP
